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http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=56948

Those following the game's path to the PC - having enjoyed success and widespread critical acclaim on the Xbox this August - will recall that this is a new "Developer's Cut" version, which looks more detailed than its Xbox counterpart and features a number of new gameplay elements.

According to VU's press literature, those new elements consist of "exclusive content in the form of a mech for players to control, as well as a new arena where players can test their survival skills against some of the most hardened criminals in the galaxy."

"We envision The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay - Developer's Cut to be the latest iteration in an ongoing franchise of games based-on and inspired by the Riddick universe," says Cos Lazouras, production executive, Tigon Studios.

"Like the console version, players of the Developer's Cut will be treated to a game that blends multiple gaming genres into one seminal gaming experience. However, for the developers cut we further refined the experience adding more action, enemies and locations for the player to explore."

 

[Slo]

Well, the resolution increase does help. The game was already gorgeous.

 

[solarplexus]

Wow, awesome! I'll definitively buy this.

 

[dark10x]

Thank god they ditched that nasty filter...

I normally love post processing effects, but the one used in the XBOX game was just nasty and made the game looked ultra blocky at times.

I'd enjoy playing it again on the PC. Fun game, I must say. Sorta felt like Deus Ex-lite, only it was a bit too short...

 

[Brofist]

Never played it, can't wait to pick this version up.

 

[Deku Tree]

According to VU's press literature, those new elements consist of "exclusive content in the form of a mech for players to control, as well as a new arena where players can test their survival skills against some of the most hardened criminals in the galaxy."

That sounds to me like a multiplayer mode which would have been a sweet addition to my xbox version!

 

[DSN2K]

DOOM3 owned.

 

[dark10x]

Honestly, looking at it again, it really stands up to Doom 3 very well (in some ways, it even seems to exceed it). The only thing holding it back is the fairly simple world geometry (Doom 3's areas were EXTREMELY complex and very dense, despite their small size).

 

[Redbeard]

Can't say it's that big a difference.

Xbox

PC

 

[Insertia]

That looks pretty damn good. Better then Halo2 and almost Doom III.

I'll be picking this up.

 

[olimario]

I like the XBOX version better, I think.

 

[ArcadeStickMonk]

ATI owned

 

[teepo]

the pc and xbox comparison is like a ps2 and xbox one.

the pc one is just sharper, better details, better shadows, and so on. much better overall.


still doesn't look as good as doom3 to me.

 

[dark10x]

The ground texture actually look worse in the PC shot...

However, that still does not properly represent the XBOX version. That nasty filter made parts of the game look as if they were running in some incredibly low resolution. It was just awful looking...

 

[epmode]

still doesn't look as good as doom3 to me.

yeah. at least it's a better game.

dark10x, the low-res riddick issue wasn't a filter, as far as i can tell. if it is, then it's a bug, because it would go from nice 640x480 to a pixely mess in the same room, depending on where you were looking. my guess is that it was implemented to keep the framerate from dropping. looks like shit on a vga monitor, though.

 

[Redbeard]

What "filter" is this? Are you talking about when the game got kind of blurry at times?

 

[Shompola]

the pc and xbox comparison is like a ps2 and xbox one.

the pc one is just sharper, better details, better shadows, and so on. much better overall.


still doesn't look as good as doom3 to me.

ehh they look virtually the same. and shadows? you mean because those particular shadows are black instead of gray? that's because of where the point lights are positioned in those particular shots.

 

[DaCocoBrova]

Like Silent Hill 2, there's a grain/noise filter applied IIRC.

 

[DopeyFish]

that xbox shot is fucked up too. the xbox version of the level looks identical to the PC version, not that screenshot from ign. Plus you can see the dudes face in the front on the xbox version as well.

 

[jonhuz]

Better suited to a console methinks.

 

[DaCocoBrova]

How could it be identical at a 640 x 480? The PC version is at least 1024x768.

 

[Brofist]

How could it be identical at a 640 x 480? The PC version is at least 1024x768.

shit I run most of my PC games at 1600 x 1200, at pretty high detail. No f'n way the Xbox version will look close to the version I'll be running on PC.

 

[epmode]

Like Silent Hill 2, there's a grain/noise filter applied IIRC.

try playing it with a vga adapter. while there are atmospheric effects in some areas, there's no grain filter.

 

[DopeyFish]

i meant geometry wise jackass

 

[Project Midway]

Riddick, my GOTY until Halo 2 arrives.

 

[Apharmd Battler]

Sweet indeed! I'll have to keep an eye out for the PC version. Way to go StarBreeze. Now if we could get them to chnage their minds and develop a sequel to Enclave....

 

[dark10x]

shit I run most of my PC games at 1600 x 1200, at pretty high detail. No f'n way the Xbox version will look close to the version I'll be running on PC.

Holy shit, 1600x1200? What kind of beast do you have?

 

[ArcadeStickMonk]

Holy shit, 1600x1200? What kind of beast do you have?

It's either from the future or it's a 30 Frame Machine

 

[Brofist]

Holy shit, 1600x1200? What kind of beast do you have?

X800 Pro
P4 3.2 GHz 800 FS (OC'ed to 3.6)
1 GB Corsair PC 3200

Obviously not the fastest rig you can get now, but I don't mind sacrificing a few fps for high res/detail (I still mean in the 60 fps range though)

 

[Brofist]

It's either from the future or it's a 30 Frame Machine

For Doom 3 yeah you're right... at 1600 of course...most games no prob (UT2K4, Far Cry for ex.) Dunno about Riddick though...

 

[Dilbert]

Is Riddick an FPS, or a different kind of game? Those screens look pretty damn sweet.

 

[tedtropy]

Character models look great, and this game should run/look much better on the PC, but it looks like they yanked the level textures straight out of the X-Box version. Hopefully the game will be supporting higher-res textures in that regard...

 

[dark10x]

Character models look great, and this game should run/look much better on the PC, but it looks like they yanked the level textures straight out of the X-Box version. Hopefully the game will be supporting higher-res textures in that regard...

What's wrong with the textures present? They look higher res than the textures in Doom 3 (even though there is less texture variety).

 

[SantaC]

starbreeze owns

 

[jonhuz]

Yeah primarily FPS, with some stealth action. Fight system could have done with a bit more work.
Nice Riddick vision effects
Worth playing if your a fan of the films, ties a few things together and has probably best voice acting in any game.

 

[epmode]

Worth playing if your a fan of the films

the riddick films are teh suck, but i still love this game.

 

[Brannon]

Yeah primarily FPS, with some stealth action.

I was thinking more along 60% stealth if you weren't rich/observant enough. I was amazed when I realized that I'd been without a gun in an FPS for an extended period of time, and multiple times at that.

Still love the Prototype Rifle. The power of the Sun in the palm of my hands and all that...

 

[nathkenn]

Yeah primarily FPS, with some stealth action. Fight system could have done with a bit more work.
Nice Riddick vision effects
Worth playing if your a fan of the films, ties a few things together and has probably best voice acting in any game.

I enjoyed the fight system, i loved the left and rights hooks, then throwing in an uppercut. I felt like i was playing punchout heh

 

[jett]

Can't say it's that big a difference.

Xbox

PC

The difference is you'll be actually playing at those resolutions in your PC.

That's goddamn fucking impressive.

 

[jetjevons]

You know what? Riddick is mighty pretty, but that isn't the ace up its sleeve.