UT 2004 Demo Review
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I never thought UT2003 was that bad, but then I never put in really serious time in UT - I don't think I got attached to it to the extent of more devoted gamers.
On the whole though, I think all of you have made a good review - some of the immediacy of UT has come back. I think it's only now I've played UT2003 a lot recently, then played the UT2004 demo, that I've noticed this. There was a huge leap in the graphics department to UT2003, but there's now been time for the rest of the game to catch up.
On the whole though, I think all of you have made a good review - some of the immediacy of UT has come back. I think it's only now I've played UT2003 a lot recently, then played the UT2004 demo, that I've noticed this. There was a huge leap in the graphics department to UT2003, but there's now been time for the rest of the game to catch up.
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Great review! The greatest difference in my book is the feel of the character movement. 2K3 was floaty. 2K4 is much crisper and much more controllable. Is it me or have the special moves been toned down a bit? They are still there but just seem a bit less easy.
Vehicles are great. The control of the flying units is very intuitive but I find the ground vehicles take some getting used to. Disconcerting to look one way and go another (too much Halo).
Overall I think we have a winner!
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Vehicles are great. The control of the flying units is very intuitive but I find the ground vehicles take some getting used to. Disconcerting to look one way and go another (too much Halo).
Overall I think we have a winner!
DocB
Yeah, fixed, thanks. Wasn't intentional... I like DOM a lot, it just got on the backburner of my mind because it wasn't represented in the demo.
This was the best description and review of teh demo I've seen.
You gave us analytic, articulate and fair observations on every aspect.
I hope other Unreal sites link to BeyondUnreal for this article. It's a must read.
Great job, guys. :tup:
(Edit: I also really hope someone at Epic reads this review. Hey CliffyB: drop us a quick note of you read it.
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You gave us analytic, articulate and fair observations on every aspect.
I hope other Unreal sites link to BeyondUnreal for this article. It's a must read.
Great job, guys. :tup:
(Edit: I also really hope someone at Epic reads this review. Hey CliffyB: drop us a quick note of you read it.
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yeah, the best review I have read for the demo yet and one of the top reviews I have seen of any kind. Very well written hal and I love the insertion of other peoples input. It's like reading multiple reviews at once without the hassel. Great work.
Thanks for the positive feedback, guys! :tup:
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Compared to Onslaught.. yeah. It's like Onslaught and CTF combined.
The player classes instantly make XMP something that you just can't jump right into. The fact that only certain classes can have certain weapons and do certain things makes it more complex. Then there is the aspect of having to bring artifacts back to your base.
It's not a bad thing, it's what people like about XMP.
When I said hyper complex, I was contrasting the two games because there were many people who were already familiar with XMP. And as far as First Person Shooters go, it IS complex. Not Universal Combat complex, mind you.
Onslaught has a depth, but it's in the gameplay and not the objectives or rules.
The player classes instantly make XMP something that you just can't jump right into. The fact that only certain classes can have certain weapons and do certain things makes it more complex. Then there is the aspect of having to bring artifacts back to your base.
It's not a bad thing, it's what people like about XMP.
When I said hyper complex, I was contrasting the two games because there were many people who were already familiar with XMP. And as far as First Person Shooters go, it IS complex. Not Universal Combat complex, mind you.
Onslaught has a depth, but it's in the gameplay and not the objectives or rules.
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Great review and having a great blast playing the demo. Have not had this much fun since the last time I was in Vegas, if you know what I mean
Great review and having a great blast playing the demo. Have not had this much fun since the last time I was in Vegas, if you know what I mean
While you do mention the weak sound of the sniper rifle the totally annoying and crappy smoke effect + the not existing recoil effect makes the weapon feel totally like a toy
hal said:
I feel this addresses the whole "Arsenal on your back" syndrome of FPSers. Having 9 plus weapons available at any given time is a bit much. I would like to see a mod that limits what a player can carry and make it effeicient and easy to comprehend. Some RTS games try to do this but still go overboard. I'm not proposing "realism" as much as a wysiwyg style of combat where someone can't wip a Deemer outa their shorts. Afterall, when was the last time you saw someone throw a teammate a weapon?
Maybe a "one in the hand" and one on the back visible weapon models, oh sure side arms like the Translocator and a Enforcer(s). BTW, where's the Enforcer? Rumor is the Razorjack is making a comeback, just hope the net code won't lag the game. Last, I miss the feign death, it would be fun to go ragdoll on command without a suicide.
Twrecks said:
Yeah, feign death was nice, if a bit useless. I think the explanation given for why it isn't going to happen was that once the player model goes into "ragdoll", there's no getting it back. Not to mention the fact that very few bodies in this game seem to be left "intact".