- Joined
- Nov 10, 2004
- Location
- Sword Base
I think I must be the only person who was seriously disappointed by this game. The story wasn't too bad, fairly generic sci-fi plot made somewhat more interesting by including a dash of modern politics [extreme nationalism, shady corporate interests, slavery]. The graphics were quite good though nothing remarkable.
But the combat and movement were ridiculously clunky compared with say Fallout 3. Why can't I jump, and why do I have to use their absurd cover system rather than just crouching behind something?
The art design was also disappointing, it seemed like every level looked like it was filled with lighting and props from a cheesy massive trance show. It's almost like they looked at the dirty neon cyberpunk of Bladerunner and stripped out all of the 'dirty' and most of the 'cyber.'
But the worst thing was the dialogue. It felt vaguely 'cinematic', almost like the worst movie I had ever seen. The characters seemed like absurd stereotypes that you couldn't possibly care about, by contrast in Fallout 3 I felt genuinely sad when a huge inhuman robot died.
But the combat and movement were ridiculously clunky compared with say Fallout 3. Why can't I jump, and why do I have to use their absurd cover system rather than just crouching behind something?
The art design was also disappointing, it seemed like every level looked like it was filled with lighting and props from a cheesy massive trance show. It's almost like they looked at the dirty neon cyberpunk of Bladerunner and stripped out all of the 'dirty' and most of the 'cyber.'
But the worst thing was the dialogue. It felt vaguely 'cinematic', almost like the worst movie I had ever seen. The characters seemed like absurd stereotypes that you couldn't possibly care about, by contrast in Fallout 3 I felt genuinely sad when a huge inhuman robot died.