Warm Machine
Member
Phonomezer said:Just tried the trial, it really is good looking for an XBLA game. Gameplay is pretty fun but it crashed on me twice
Yeah I had it crash on me as well.
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Section 8: Prejudice |OT| Thread of ridiculously good value $15 PSN/XBLA/GFWL
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Yeah I had it crash on me as well.
It didn't leave a good first impression on me, I like the map size and concept, but the execution is lacking. The gunplay and basic movement (overdrive sprint and jetpack being the exception) feels clunky. I played the E3 demo way back in 09 for 2 hours and it had the same feeling. I was hoping that this release would have smoother and more polished gameplay, but it just doesn't play right to me.charsace said:
I like the server browsing and player count, with dedicated servers and everything, it is refreshing (pun). But, the core gameplay is just not appealing to me, I'll play a little more and hopefully begin to enjoy it. It does have a ton of content and value for 15 bucks, but I need to have fun playing it to justify the purchase regardless.
SapientWolf
Trucker Sexologist
Maybe it's better with a m/kb. Devs do all kinds of trickery to make the gamepad feel less clunky.Booshka said:
Get mad at Microsoft for their shitty service. It's not about creating account, it's that GFWL is still crap once you have an account.LocoMrPollock said:
Not going to go through all the reasons why again. There was already a thread here about why people think GFWL is terrible. It's not "hyperbolic bullshit", the service literally makes every PC game it's involved with worse.
Yeah, in some ways it's better than Starforce or Securom or some other nonsense. Congratulations, Microsoft, on not being the absolute worst. Now try actually being good.
And say what you will about other DRM services with activation limits, but as far as I know they don't actively prevent developers from patching/updating their games for weeks at a time.
MickeyKnox
Member
It's the same price as a 6-pack, so that pretty much makes it an impulse buy.
MickeyKnox
Member
I wish that were the case.I Push Fat Kids said:
NemesisPrime
Banned
Come on... MOAR people need to get this (on 360). I am ranked 158 in the world. How is that even possible? (No I am not that good). We need 1000000s of players. It is an awesome game.
I guess I will get the PC version as well so I have more options.
Make it so GAF.
I guess I will get the PC version as well so I have more options.
Make it so GAF.
NemesisPrime
Banned
daviyoung said:
Catch 22.
NemesisPrime
Banned
subversus said:
Not out yet I think. Next week no? Anway.. It was good before on PC so I cannot image it being bad now.
Alex Connolly
Member
May 4th.
The_Player
Member
G4WL? No buy!
NemesisPrime
Banned
The_Player said:
*Yawn*.
The_Player
Member
I know what kind of problems comes with G4WL, so I'll prefer to refuse to use it. Though the game is pretty good and I loved to play vanilla Section 8 @ Xbox.NemesisPrime said:
NemesisPrime
Banned
The_Player said:
And what problems would that be?
Seriously... you start the game, log in and play.
NemesisPrime said:
AND THEN IT CRASHES
AND THEN IT OCCASIONALLY DOES NOT LOG IN
AND THEN IT FAILS TO UPDATE
AND THEN IT FAILS TO FIND ANY GAME EVEN IF THE MASTER SERVER IS WORKING
AND THEN IT LAGS LIKE A MOTHERFUCKER
AND THEN IT DESTROYS YOUR SAVES
NemesisPrime
Banned
subversus said:
In 1995?
Mr. Spinnington
Banned
i didn't go crazy over the original Section 8 but if they can tighten the screws in Prejudice this could be something special
The aiming to me is a little clunky to me when moving diagonally, but the jetpack jumping feels right. What I like is that the characters feel like they have some weight, like shadowrun and halo. It feels like there's a body and not just hands and a gun. I do wish some of the levels had more actual vertical levels to them so that the jetpack jumping can get more use. I can see myself playing this as much as I play monday night combat.Booshka said:
Phonomezer
Banned
The way this game handles reminds me of TimeShift.
Neuromancer
Member
I got irritated in the story mode, waiting while the ship above took out that huge bunker thing meanwhile missiles are raining down from the bad guys. Turns out you can get killed even when you're not in the red impact area, pretty assy Timegate. So that's where I quit last night.wwm0nkey said:
Overall though it seems all right. Graphically it's a slight improvement over the last one. Haven't done any real matches yet, I want to finish the story first.
For $15 it's a decent enough game. I just wish there were more options for bot matches, I looked through the menus and it's the same thing from the last game where you can't turn off autobalance or pick how many bots are on each side, or how long the match is.
SneakyStephan
Banned
Definately get this on pc if you can.
The gameplay just screams for mouse controls (large distance aiming, tribes-light gameplay).
Playing a game like this with auto aim and an analog stick just does not compute.
Also IGN is just sending a message: bribe or bust.
The gameplay just screams for mouse controls (large distance aiming, tribes-light gameplay).
Playing a game like this with auto aim and an analog stick just does not compute.
Also IGN is just sending a message: bribe or bust.
Wow, this game really surprised me. I've only played the demo, but I really liked what I played. The battlefield stuff and objectives are all fun, and intense. I really want to get this, but I get a feeling the community will die out fast. It's a shame, because for $15 this is an amazing online game.
SneakyStephan
Banned
jtrov said:
Why would it die out fast though? Support your arguments with some logic.
There is plenty of variation through the dynamic objective system (which sounds like some bullshit marketing came up with, but works really well), the turret/vehicle summoning and the air drops.
They make the maps infinitely more replayable and make the gameplay last a long long time.
My only issues with the game are the lock on system (combined with increased damage from the original game it really is too much) and the worry that servers might be laggy like they ended up being in the original. (not an issue during beta though)
If they release mod tools (I believe they promised they would?) the lock on shouldn't be an issue, every tribes or battlefield fan server host will turn that shit off.
Servers, well blame GFWL =(
LocoMrPollock
Banned
JB1981 said:
Dedicated. East, West and Central. The net code is actually really good.
forgeforsaken
Member
JB1981 said:
It's both, there was rumors of a PC server for 360 clients to be publicly released too I thought.
InfectedZero
Member
Did MS lift the amount of achievements allowed in XBLA games? Because their are 20 for Section 8. Just wondering.
SneakyStephan said:
Well for starts, I said "I get a feeling", meaning that's what I see happening. But if you want logic here it goes. With the game coming out during such a crowded release week, and with the Blops map pack, along with Brink (another Objective based game) around the corner, I just don't know how long the community will last. I have no interest in playing bots, so when that happens, this game won't be worth the purchase "to me".
Like i said earlier, I really enjoyed the gameplay. I may end up buying the game anyway, because I really like big teams / objective based shooters. Still, I have every right to worry about how long the community will last.
EDIT: As I scroll up to read more of this page I see I'm not the only one with this concern as well.
LocoMrPollock
Banned
rac said:
I guess it will if people are too stupid to play it because of that.
As far as multiplayer shooters go, even non-GFWL titles have to deal with their communities being small, (Save COD and Battlefield and TF 2) so I don't think it's gonna really make it or break it. If people play the game and it is fun, they will continue to play it, hopefully.
If it was using Steamworks, I don't think it would be any different. Monday Night Combat, Shattered Horizon and Lead and Gold all have to deal with the same issue.
Neuromancer
Member
It's a similar aesthetic but it must be said this game looks nowhere near as good as say, Halo Reach. Still though it's a different kind of game and certainly a different kind of price.Grisby said:
Warm Machine
Member
m0ngo said:
If no one buys it I can guarantee no one will be playing it. ATM there are lots of servers with 32 people playing at a time. There is a community so if barren servers are your gate to entry the gate is currently open.
Diablohead
Member
Half of this thread is moaning about gfwl, wtf.
My 360 is back and running now so downloading to give the game a shot.
My 360 is back and running now so downloading to give the game a shot.
I think its more foolish to release a game on windows live when the reputation is so bad and there are better services to use other than GFWL. Why is it the consumers fault? If you release a GFWL title its not going to get much support.LocoMrPollock said:
Those aren't great games though. Good for a free weekend to play something new and then go back to your regularly played mp games. Also at least they gave their games a fighting chance, better than throwing your game out on a dead service.
LocoMrPollock
Banned
rac said:
If a game is good, I don't give a shit what service it's on.
And I've never had any problems with GFWL, so I'm pretty indifferent to it.
Oh, and Monday Night Combat is pretty awesome. I would definitely consider it a great game.