Split/Second Demo Out Now on XBLM
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BenjaminBirdie
Banned
FINALLY gave the demo a shot. I was wary after loving Blur and hearing so so things about this but fuuuuuccccckkkkk that, this game is jawmazing. It's like okay fun until you open up the new paths and the B-splosions and then, yeah, it's phenomenal.
Preordered.
No idea when I'll get to play it with Alan and James both arriving on the same day, but $45 is too good a price to miss.
Preordered.
No idea when I'll get to play it with Alan and James both arriving on the same day, but $45 is too good a price to miss.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
Totobeni said:
Yup. It's like a two week November.
cool gfx, decent speed, fun arcade game. I love the explosions but why is there no boost ? 
it's still a fun game as I kept replaying the demo over and over.:lol
this is making me miss burnout. no paradise is not the same as it's an open world game which at times ends up frustrating me, however the sense of speed in burnout is unreal.
I cant wait to see what criterion does next with the new game they are working on ( i hope they are truly working on NFS )
it's still a fun game as I kept replaying the demo over and over.:lol
this is making me miss burnout. no paradise is not the same as it's an open world game which at times ends up frustrating me, however the sense of speed in burnout is unreal.
I cant wait to see what criterion does next with the new game they are working on ( i hope they are truly working on NFS )
Shinraven said:
Burnout Paradise is way better than all other Burnouts (imo) the sandbox gameplay is just fantastic but then again I am way too much superior and can drive well in open city/roads and don't need tiny narrow roads to enjoy.
but why is there no boost ?
to force the player to use the the Power Play I guess.
Magnus said:
yup , all of them in less than 8 days.
May/18
Alan Wake
Red Dead Redemption
Split/Second
May/23
Super Mario Galaxy 2
May/25
Blur
ModNation Racers
these arcade racers are going against some of the biggest games this gen ,they will fucking bomb then Sony ,Activation and Disney will blame the gamers and say the arcade racing genre is dead let's make more shooters.
Net_Wrecker
Member
DeadGzuz said:
WTF? No credit is better than credit? You know you can also apply it to preorders right? Who in their right mind would turn that down?
I'm SOOOO close to preordering this, especially with this $10 gift card, and $45 price, but I still think I enjoy Blur more.
Team Klimt
Member
Prince of Persia is the 18th as well. I'm an Ubi Montreal fanboy, so I'll probably throw that one in firstTotobeni said:
I can't remember a single week EVER that had so many high-profile releases. So stupid -all of these games risk losing sales to each other. Lost Planet the week before too. God damn.
wtf i forgot about the pop. I dont know about that one though. Visuals are very unimpressive, and the game screams of Movie Cash-in symptoms.Team Klimt said:Prince of Persia is the 18th as well. I'm an Ubi Montreal fanboy, so I'll probably throw that one in first
I can't remember a single week EVER that had so many high-profile releases. So stupid -all of these games risk losing sales to each other. Lost Planet the week before too. God damn.
oh , I noticed that Amazon just add $10 Video Games Credit to the PS3 version , it's still for $56.99 ( 360 for $45.98 ) but at least they put $10 Credit to it.
Yeah, incredibly stupid decision from either Activision or Disney to release SS and Blur almost simultanously. I forgot which company made the ultimate decision to change the release date accordingly, but at least it was Activision who delayed Blur by 6 months or so. Either way, the release dates will hurt sales of both games.Totobeni said:
Lagspike_exe
Member
SapientWolf said:
I definitely would, but unfortunately I don't own a gaming rig atm.
Metalmurphy said:
Uh, yeah, since the game renders 1km^2 maps with huge draw distance and like... 256 players? Oh, yeah, also has antialiasing.
Truespeed
Member
Totobeni said:
Which is odd since the game is using the Pure engine which was 720p on both versions. Looks like the reduction of 48 lines on the 360 version was to keep that frame rate at a constant 30FPS. If there's any consolation, the 360 version tears at 4% while the PS3 version comes in at 11%, but it's barely noticeable considering the location of the tearing.
whatevermort
Member
Truespeed said:
It also says that the 360 has lower levels of tearing. I think that whichever version you buy, you're getting a great game.
Here's the DF report.
Fortinbras
Member
So higher resolution or better framerate and less tearing?
I'll flip a coin for this one.
I'll flip a coin for this one.
Lagspike_exe
Member
The reduced resolution in the 360 version probably doesn't make a noticeable difference, since 360 has a very good scaler that upscales to 720p with very good quality.
So, it's less tearing, a little smoother fps and a little better post process vs. a bit higher res. I'd go for 360 if you're going strictly by the numbers, although this difference is like 1% strong.
So, it's less tearing, a little smoother fps and a little better post process vs. a bit higher res. I'd go for 360 if you're going strictly by the numbers, although this difference is like 1% strong.
Fortinbras
Member
If you feel the game is too slow you can always buy faster cars:
http://www.vg247.com/2010/05/09/splitsecond-dlc-is-hyper-car-pack/
http://www.vg247.com/2010/05/09/splitsecond-dlc-is-hyper-car-pack/
Stormwatch
Member
I hope the hyper cars won't be available online unless the cars are unlocked for everyone participating. Otherwise it seems like these cars could become an automatic win button.Fortinbras said:
wind_steaker
Member
I imagine they are just comparable to some of the better cars a normal player would unlock later, not better than that. Or even just the same cars you'd get by playing though the game.
So I gave the demo another chance and for some reason I liked it. Now I'll probably buy it from Amazon but before I do I would like to know if I buy both Read dead Redemption and Split Second I'll have 2 Gift cards with the Amount of $30, can I then use both of them at once to buy Blur ?
PjotrStroganov
Member
whatevermort said:
The cars in the PS3 version looks sharper but also more pronounced against the background. I hope it's a mixture of post processing and AA that makes the cars in the Xbox version look softer. When first playing the Xbox demo, I did think the game looked a bit low res though. I'd have to play the PS3 version too to be sure.
Or just buy the pc version.
magnificent83
Member
I don't see why not, they normally add the credit a day or so after when the game ships.Karram said:
GillianSeed79
Member
Totobeni said:
True. The one good thing is that it's been like this all year. I can't remember a year where there's been such a consistent string of at least one to two amazing games each month in a long time if ever.
I'm picking up 3DOT Heroes and will get Alan Wake, RDR and SMG2 in the coming weeks. S/S and Blur are on my maybe if it's $20 down the road list as it stands now.
Hmmm... mixed feelings about the demo. I liked Pure a lot (great game which looked amazing) so i was curious to see and try Blackrock's next game.
Like with Pure, the presentation is great. Visually, it looks really nice allthough not as a nice as Pure (which seems understandable, with all the destruction going on). It seems a bit rough around the edges (literally). Still, great.
As a game, it certainly has that "one more time" feeling for me so i played the demo quite a lot. But somehow, i wonder if it will keep being interesting after a while.
Not sure yet. The demo has not convinced me in either way (buy or not) so far so i'll definately keep an eye on reviews and good purchase deals.
Also, respect to Blackrock for equal performance on both consoles. As a ps3 only user, it is something of a rarity and can't be applauded enough.
Like with Pure, the presentation is great. Visually, it looks really nice allthough not as a nice as Pure (which seems understandable, with all the destruction going on). It seems a bit rough around the edges (literally). Still, great.
As a game, it certainly has that "one more time" feeling for me so i played the demo quite a lot. But somehow, i wonder if it will keep being interesting after a while.
Not sure yet. The demo has not convinced me in either way (buy or not) so far so i'll definately keep an eye on reviews and good purchase deals.
Also, respect to Blackrock for equal performance on both consoles. As a ps3 only user, it is something of a rarity and can't be applauded enough.
