Binary Domain-Good port?

Well, i just played the demo on steam and right when i launched the game i was welcome with "Press start", all i could thing of was Crysis 2 hehe, anyways has anyone played the full game? i just want to know if the controls are consolized like the demo (Press start, aim assist option, etc.)

Thanks for the comments guys, it's a shame that it has bad controls :/

Controls-wise, it's a bad port. Mouse aim is sloppy, like they're applying the gamepad sensitivity curve to the mouse input, and you can't even use the mouse in the menus, just your keyboard movement keys and whatever is the sprint/take cover/leap over/confirm key (defaults to Space). I hate to say it, but a gamepad is the only way I can comfortably play this game, and it's a shooter-something that should benefit from the precision of a mouse, proven over decades. Even other infamous ports like Saints Row 2 didn't completely botch the controls. Performance-wise, however, it's at least decently optimized. Runs fine on my Q6600 (3.2 GHz)/8800 GT setup, with no obvious framerate issues (60 FPS most of the time), even if the only graphics options you can customize are resolution and shadow detail. The underlying game itself is quite good. Blowing apart those robots gets pretty satisfying with their reactions to missing limbs. Summary: Good game, lousy port. Buy it if you don't mind playing with an Xbox 360 gamepad.NamelessPlayer

Thanks for the heads-up. I considered buying this on Steam, but the ratings for the other platforms kind of turned me off (7.5).

With the lack of good mouse control, I don't see the PC version getting anything but a 7.5, maybe even a 7.0

Just tried the demo and actually enjoyed it. Seems like some cool concepts in there, and it does cover-based shooting way better than Gears... at least for now. The little boss fight was pretty cool as well. The game runs ok on my system, not amazing nor does it look very pretty, but it's not terrible.

The only issue I had with the controls were the menu controls, which took a few seconds to figure out... in-game seems find and I had no issues with mouse movement. Maybe I'm more used to mouse acceleration, idk.. but I was still shooting heads with the sniper rifle.

My main concern is that the voice recognition mechanic seems to be very integrated into the game's mechanics, and yet I can't get the game to recognize my voice commands no matter how much I fiddle with the settings in the menu. Literally, I said "Yes" and the game recognized "Nope."

Well, the game i'ts actually good, Funny characters i must say im surprised so far.

Well, the game i'ts actually good, Funny characters i must say im surprised so far.

dav2693

Yeah reminds me of Vanquish meets Gears of War, with a touch of Deus Ex Human Revolution.

Edit: I just started playing it. I am actually playing it NOW, but I alt-tab out just to tell you guys it's a really, really good game. People get the wrong idea when they hear consolized port. Sure it is. And so are many multiplatform games. Like 99% of them are console ports. All you have to do is bootup the configuration launcher and change the control key mapping. It's not a big deal.

As for the controls, it's fluid. It doesn't feel laggy or out of place at all. If that bothers you, just play with an xbox 360 controller but I find it to be perfectly fine with keyboard and mouse. Hell, Assassin's Creed series was annoying for me with KB+M but not Binary Domain. Feels fine.

The graphics look great. Game looks sharp, crisp, and no nasty low-res textures. Very nice looking game

I'm already liking it a lot more than Vanquish. Levels are varied. You get to do some really cool stuff, that's all I gotta say. It's like an espionage adventure game.

As for the characters, voice acting, and dialogue, they are not bad at all. Some of the characters like "Big Boi" who is basically your team leader/partner is funny as hell. Voice acting isn't top-notch but they're not bad either.

Gunplay feels aligned with what a console port, third-person shooter would feel like. Aim feels right. No weird input lag or anything like that. Hit detection is good. And enemies aren't bullet-sponges.

Character animations look great. It's something that I always watch out first, and foremost. I hate it when animations look straight up stupid. I haven't tried playing with a microphone yet. You could issue out voice commands via microphone. Like "FIRE" or "Regroup" and your A.I. team will follow the command. Doesn't seem glitchy or bugged at the moment. The response is very good.

There's also an upgrade system and a shop where you could buy weapons and equipment. The upgrade system reminds me of Dead Space mixed with Alpha Protocol, but less depth. It's more like a pitstop shop of upgrades if anything.

Cover system feels "just right." No weird popping in and out involuntarily. Character sticks, but doesn't get STUCK :lol:. All of it feels very fluid. You can BLINDFIRE - yay :D

Awesome, AWESOME setpieces and boss battles!

I'm really picky about which games I play. But I'm not going to be quick about dismissing games that could be full of potential-goodness. Binary Domain is worth a playthrough. Maybe not at $60, but perhaps $40 or lower. I've actually been looking forward to this one for a while and I'm glad I wasnt' disapointed. This game surprised me and I hope you give it a chance.

[QUOTE="dav2693"]

Well, the game i'ts actually good, Funny characters i must say im surprised so far.

Elann2008

Yeah reminds me of Vanquish meets Gears of War, with a touch of Deus Ex Human Revolution.

Edit: I just started playing it. I am actually playing it NOW, but I alt-tab out just to tell you guys it's a really, really good game. People get the wrong idea when they hear consolized port. Sure it is. And so are many multiplatform games. Like 99% of them are console ports. All you have to do is bootup the configuration launcher and change the control key mapping. It's not a big deal.

As for the controls, it's fluid. It doesn't feel laggy or out of place at all. If that bothers you, just play with an xbox 360 controller but I find it to be perfectly fine with keyboard and mouse. Hell, Assassin's Creed series was annoying for me with KB+M but not Binary Domain. Feels fine.

The graphics look great. Game looks sharp, crisp, and no nasty low-res textures. Very nice looking game

I'm already liking it a lot more than Vanquish. Levels are varied. You get to do some really cool stuff, that's all I gotta say. It's like an espionage adventure game.

As for the characters, voice acting, and dialogue, they are not bad at all. Some of the characters like "Big Boi" who is basically your team leader/partner is funny as hell. Voice acting isn't top-notch but they're not bad either.

Gunplay feels aligned with what a console port, third-person shooter would feel like. Aim feels right. No weird input lag or anything like that. Hit detection is good. And enemies aren't bullet-sponges.

Character animations look great. It's something that I always watch out first, and foremost. I hate it when animations look straight up stupid. I haven't tried playing with a microphone yet. You could issue out voice commands via microphone. Like "FIRE" or "Regroup" and your A.I. team will follow the command. Doesn't seem glitchy or bugged at the moment. The response is very good.

There's also an upgrade system and a shop where you could buy weapons and equipment. The upgrade system reminds me of Dead Space mixed with Alpha Protocol, but less depth. It's more like a pitstop shop of upgrades if anything.

Cover system feels "just right." No weird popping in and out involuntarily. Character sticks, but doesn't get STUCK :lol:. All of it feels very fluid. You can BLINDFIRE - yay :D

Awesome, AWESOME setpieces and boss battles!

I'm really picky about which games I play. But I'm not going to be quick about dismissing games that could be full of potential-goodness. Binary Domain is worth a playthrough. Maybe not at $60, but perhaps $40 or lower. I've actually been looking forward to this one for a while and I'm glad I wasnt' disapointed. This game surprised me and I hope you give it a chance.

[QUOTE="dav2693"]

Well, the game i'ts actually good, Funny characters i must say im surprised so far.

Elann2008

Yeah reminds me of Vanquish meets Gears of War, with a touch of Deus Ex Human Revolution.

Edit: I just started playing it. I am actually playing it NOW, but I alt-tab out just to tell you guys it's a really, really good game. People get the wrong idea when they hear consolized port. Sure it is. And so are many multiplatform games. Like 99% of them are console ports. All you have to do is bootup the configuration launcher and change the control key mapping. It's not a big deal.

As for the controls, it's fluid. It doesn't feel laggy or out of place at all. If that bothers you, just play with an xbox 360 controller but I find it to be perfectly fine with keyboard and mouse. Hell, Assassin's Creed series was annoying for me with KB+M but not Binary Domain. Feels fine.

The graphics look great. Game looks sharp, crisp, and no nasty low-res textures. Very nice looking game

I'm already liking it a lot more than Vanquish. Levels are varied. You get to do some really cool stuff, that's all I gotta say. It's like an espionage adventure game.

As for the characters, voice acting, and dialogue, they are not bad at all. Some of the characters like "Big Boi" who is basically your team leader/partner is funny as hell. Voice acting isn't top-notch but they're not bad either.

Gunplay feels aligned with what a console port, third-person shooter would feel like. Aim feels right. No weird input lag or anything like that. Hit detection is good. And enemies aren't bullet-sponges.

Character animations look great. It's something that I always watch out first, and foremost. I hate it when animations look straight up stupid. I haven't tried playing with a microphone yet. You could issue out voice commands via microphone. Like "FIRE" or "Regroup" and your A.I. team will follow the command. Doesn't seem glitchy or bugged at the moment. The response is very good.

There's also an upgrade system and a shop where you could buy weapons and equipment. The upgrade system reminds me of Dead Space mixed with Alpha Protocol, but less depth. It's more like a pitstop shop of upgrades if anything.

Cover system feels "just right." No weird popping in and out involuntarily. Character sticks, but doesn't get STUCK :lol:. All of it feels very fluid. You can BLINDFIRE - yay :D

Awesome, AWESOME setpieces and boss battles!

I'm really picky about which games I play. But I'm not going to be quick about dismissing games that could be full of potential-goodness. Binary Domain is worth a playthrough. Maybe not at $60, but perhaps $40 or lower. I've actually been looking forward to this one for a while and I'm glad I wasnt' disapointed. This game surprised me and I hope you give it a chance.

Yeah man! I'm playing it right now and i agree with you 100%

btw i'm also using KB+M.

>make the AI trust you and behave based on how you treat it

>have AI that keeps jumping in your line of fire and then gets pissed at you

Cool game otherwise.

>make the AI trust you and behave based on how you treat it

>have AI that keeps jumping in your line of fire and then gets pissed at you

Cool game otherwise.

Baranga

Thank you for pointing these out. I agree. Aside from these two, gimmicky features in the game, Binary Domain is one cool game.

This game gets better and better each level! seriously people this game is so much fun you should give it a try!

Having played the demo, I'm convinced I'm going to buy it. It looks like an extremely solid action game with great mechanics that's very reminiscent of Gears of War. However, considering the oddities in the menus, controls and configuration, I'm going to wait for it to go on sale. This is not what a PC game should be like.

ELANN your a trip lol:D But I appreciate your assesment.

I will prolly be picking it up on sale in the future, right now saving money for dish-washer.

Elann, thanks for your impressions of the game. I've been interested in it for a while, and tried the demo on console, and liked it. However, I'll probably wait for the price to drop a little.

Too many other expenditures coming up at the moment. :/

ELANN your a trip lol:D But I appreciate your assesment.

I will prolly be picking it up on sale in the future, right now saving money for dish-washer.

Lach0121

Elann, thanks for your impressions of the game. I've been interested in it for a while, and tried the demo on console, and liked it. However, I'll probably wait for the price to drop a little.

Too many other expenditures coming up at the moment. :/

RobertBowen

I couldn't get past the gamepad control prompts and general wierd feel of the demo. It letterboxed it as well for some reason, with black bars all along the edge. Maybe its something in the configuration thing.

I might give it another try after the positive feedback in this thread.

HOLY MOLY just finished the game and i have to say i'm really surprised, wasn'texcepting anything great but it was and i don't always finish singleplayer games.

I couldn't get past the gamepad control prompts and general wierd feel of the demo. It letterboxed it as well for some reason, with black bars all along the edge. Maybe its something in the configuration thing.

I might give it another try after the positive feedback in this thread.

with_teeth26

You can change button prompts in the configuration utility and the black bars in the in-game screen settings.

Im really surprised with this game! the only thing that annoys me is the mouse acceleration.

it feels like you are playing a bad qualty youtube video instand of a game driect from your 3d appp

i dont like the resolution at all

The game is really cool IMO. The graphics are clear and smooth! I can't believe people don't like it maybe others are just pretending they have the game. Play it and you'll like it.

they fixed everyhting people complained about in the first patch. Pretty good game, runs well, has fov options, plays much better with keyboard and mouse vs gamepad.

It looks and runs great.

However... Plug in a controller. It has bad KB/M controls. There's some odd mouse acceleration that's very noticable if you prefer low sensitivity and the menu access is goddamn confusing - It uses 'Enter' to open up menus, there's no mouse cursor to navigate and it uses things like "Q" and "F" to navigate through them.

Other than that, it's a surprisingly entertaining game, the boss fights are wonderful, as with the gunplay and it has some very nice themes to it and at times, it's actually quite funny in a so-bad-it's-good-way.

Edit: Eh, old thread, bit still feel the same way. Game deserves abit more recognition than it got me thinks.