lolBrink

Man, it always cracks me up when a game is this super, over-promoted, and then flops hard core.

For the past six months you couldn't search for a game on gamespot without brink coming up in the "also try this!" list.

And now... it has been relegated to the "average" hall of fame on virtually every gaming site, and from all my friends that own it that I've talked to.

SW: ToR anyone? ;)

First up, I don't own brink, however,

others here seem to be enjoying it, what I can is that as a general rule, I just play games to have fun. Some games I own and play reviewers hated, shadow harvest for example, but I still play, I really don't focus on scores or others opinion too much, I try squeeze as much fun that I can out of a game even when I'm dissapointed with it.

gamespot, where is the pc review?

It's great that you get some satisfaction out of a product's supposed failure.
I usually hope that games are successful, if only because by buying some games I feel that I am supporting the work of developers, and when I see a mediocre score I feel like the support has been misplaced.
This game, however, looks more like a hit or miss. Quite a lot of good reviews if you look around. Game itself looks interesting; I'll probably wait and see how the community evolves before getting it, though, as I always do with multiplayer-centric games.

Haven't you heard? Gamespot doesn't do PC reviews any more. Just wait a few months and they'll copy-paste the console reviews into the PC space.

I'm disappointed in what I've heard of Brink. I was really looking forward to it; it just looked so different. It's also lame that you can't make girl characters, because I guess they were too lazy to make new skeletons with different animations. I do applaud them for now doing the Bioware thing and giving a girl character the same animations as a guy. Jock walk ahoy!

Still sad. Looked fun in the previews :|

Wasnt expecting much but this game is a breath of fresh air, the gameplay is fantastic.

With a few patches this could be one of the top multiplayer games this gen imo.

Glad I dont trust game reviews!

Wasnt expecting much but this game is a breath of fresh air, the gameplay is fantastic.

With a few patches this could be one of the top multiplayer games this gen imo.

kozzy1234

This.

Haters gonna hate.

People always have lofty and unrealistic expectations. It would be nice if PC releases actually ran properly, though.. damn. Blops, Homefront, Brink, all have performance issues at launch.

But TOR.. I've already seen gameplay videos, I know that one's gonna suck. WoW in space.

People always have lofty and unrealistic expectations. It would be nice if PC releases actually ran properly, though.. damn. Blops, Homefront, Brink, all have performance issues at launch.

But TOR.. I've already seen gameplay videos, I know that one's gonna suck. WoW in space.

MyopicCanadian

with 0 shadows to boot ;P

Yesterday I explained why we would not be reviewing Brink right away, and I still believe that was a good decision. However, the PC review code arrived and we have played for a few hours. This still isn't a standard review, not with the short amount of time played, but we can happily report that the technical issues found in the Xbox 360 version pre-patch are nowhere to be seen.

The graphics look good, the game plays like a dream online, and aiming with a mouse and keyboard comes with the expected advantages. I feel like I have finally played Brink, and I'm having a great time doing so. To whet your appetite for a more in-depth appraisal in the coming weeks, here are a few notes on the PC version of the game.

Most of the reviews are for xbox version, seems like the PC version is alot better.

Man, it always cracks me up when a game is this super, over-promoted, and then flops hard core.

For the past six months you couldn't search for a game on gamespot without brink coming up in the "also try this!" list.

And now... it has been relegated to the "average" hall of fame on virtually every gaming site, and from all my friends that own it that I've talked to.

SW: ToR anyone? ;)

snared04

[QUOTE="MyopicCanadian"]

People always have lofty and unrealistic expectations. It would be nice if PC releases actually ran properly, though.. damn. Blops, Homefront, Brink, all have performance issues at launch.

But TOR.. I've already seen gameplay videos, I know that one's gonna suck. WoW in space.

ionusX

with 0 shadows to boot ;P

Need to borrow some glasses? :P

[QUOTE="ionusX"]

[QUOTE="MyopicCanadian"]

People always have lofty and unrealistic expectations. It would be nice if PC releases actually ran properly, though.. damn. Blops, Homefront, Brink, all have performance issues at launch.

But TOR.. I've already seen gameplay videos, I know that one's gonna suck. WoW in space.

wis3boi

with 0 shadows to boot ;P

Need to borrow some glasses? :P

[QUOTE="ionusX"]

[QUOTE="MyopicCanadian"]

People always have lofty and unrealistic expectations. It would be nice if PC releases actually ran properly, though.. damn. Blops, Homefront, Brink, all have performance issues at launch.

But TOR.. I've already seen gameplay videos, I know that one's gonna suck. WoW in space.

wis3boi

with 0 shadows to boot ;P

Need to borrow some glasses? :P

i see evry few if no character shadows.. i also see terrible terrain textures and not a single piece of that looks pleasing to the eye anyway..

id also like to point out the distinct lack of AA in the pic.

the PC version of brink is the one that was meant to be played. there are little to no bugs.... just some balance issues. i have run into zero lag, zero graphical issues (some jump animations but that is all) and lots of fun.Roland123_basic

Glad to hear you are enjoying it bud, besides a few small bugs and the server browser being bad, Ive not had any issues either. Just a really fun team based game that is all about team work and has a slight learning curve.

Whats your steam name? Should do some games up sometime, have already done some good games with two gamepsot members so far.

Man, it always cracks me up when a game is this super, over-promoted, and then flops hard core.snared04

SW: ToR anyone? ;)

snared04

[QUOTE="wis3boi"]

[QUOTE="ionusX"]

with 0 shadows to boot ;P

ionusX

Need to borrow some glasses? :P

i see evry few if no character shadows.. i also see terrible terrain textures and not a single piece of that looks pleasing to the eye anyway..

id also like to point out the distinct lack of AA in the pic.

Man, it always cracks me up when a game is this super, over-promoted, and then flops hard core.

For the past six months you couldn't search for a game on gamespot without brink coming up in the "also try this!" list.

And now... it has been relegated to the "average" hall of fame on virtually every gaming site, and from all my friends that own it that I've talked to.

SW: ToR anyone? ;)

snared04

[QUOTE="wis3boi"]

[QUOTE="ionusX"]

with 0 shadows to boot ;P

ionusX

Need to borrow some glasses? :P

i see evry few if no character shadows.. i also see terrible terrain textures and not a single piece of that looks pleasing to the eye anyway..

id also like to point out the distinct lack of AA in the pic.

[QUOTE="ionusX"]

[QUOTE="wis3boi"]

Need to borrow some glasses? :P

NomNOMNOMNo

i see evry few if no character shadows.. i also see terrible terrain textures and not a single piece of that looks pleasing to the eye anyway..

id also like to point out the distinct lack of AA in the pic.

Im loving it on PC :) being a heavy owns and light is super fast :P

Im loving it on PC :) being a heavy owns and light is super fast :P

devious742

hell yeah! I agree. I was playing heavy yesterday tons now today the light and wow, what a difference! Finding all these new ways to get to objectives and man, just a great team oriented shooter, it really feels like you MUST work as a team and together and non of this rambo stuff that plags so amny shooters these days.

Add me on steam if you want to do up soem games sometime bud (kozzy420 on steam)

[QUOTE="NomNOMNOMNo"][QUOTE="ionusX"]

i see evry few if no character shadows.. i also see terrible terrain textures and not a single piece of that looks pleasing to the eye anyway..

id also like to point out the distinct lack of AA in the pic.

Roland123_basic

I do believe TOR will make them money. I recently started thinking that the reason there are so many MMOs that just get destroyed within a year is most likely because even when that happens they most likely do end up turning a profit off of hype and boxes sold. I mean, I just can't understand why so many publishers would be putting all this money in just for a slight chance that their MMO might be 1 of the 10 being released that month to not fail within a year.

bioware has never made a bad game.ionusX

BAHAHAHAHA, Dragon Age any one? any one?

[QUOTE="ionusX"]bioware has never made a bad game.l0ner_1

BAHAHAHAHA, Dragon Age any one? any one?

Dragon Age 2 definitely had its flaws, but it was by no means a bad or awful game.. That being said I was really turned off to what I saw of Brink on my friend's 360.. The game gave me the same kind of feeling the moment I launched Hellgate London demo for the first time..

Ya I'm not sure why all the hate for the PC version - I just spent a couple hours playing some of the challenges with a buddy and it was really good. We found the challenges to be difficult but fair (i.e. we didn't blow through them but once we figured out what we had to do they we able to be completed). There was no lag to be found, the game controls well and looks good enough.

I have read some horrid reviews and seen some terrible scores but the games were reviewed on consoles - as we posted previously alot of the bugs or issues that have held the game back on consoles are not relevant in the PC version.

Point is, nowaydays game companies hype games much more than how good they really are. I wouldnt be suprised if i see deus ex and rage fail :cry:dakan45

I sure hope that Deus Ex is as open-ended as they make it out to be. But it's gonna fail, probably.

[QUOTE="dakan45"] Point is, nowaydays game companies hype games much more than how good they really are. I wouldnt be suprised if i see deus ex and rage fail :cry:yourmajesty90

I sure hope that Deus Ex is as open-ended as they make it out to be. But it's gonna fail, probably.

[QUOTE="yourmajesty90"]

[QUOTE="dakan45"] Point is, nowaydays game companies hype games much more than how good they really are. I wouldnt be suprised if i see deus ex and rage fail :cry:dakan45

I sure hope that Deus Ex is as open-ended as they make it out to be. But it's gonna fail, probably.

[QUOTE="NomNOMNOMNo"][QUOTE="ionusX"]

i see evry few if no character shadows.. i also see terrible terrain textures and not a single piece of that looks pleasing to the eye anyway..

id also like to point out the distinct lack of AA in the pic.

Roland123_basic

wel come to 5 years ago, bioware is going in decline, TOR is going to fail it will get probably 1-2 million subs at the beginning but wait 5-6 months....

btw have you even played DA 2 lol?

yet the game will sell like 5 million copies, once again proving reviews mean nothing.

yet the game will sell like 5 million copies, once again proving reviews mean nothing.

TerrorRizzing

Brink is poor man's TF2 :PJohn_Read

No, it's actually not. It's more like rich man's Wolf:ET

[QUOTE="ionusX"]bioware has never made a bad game.l0ner_1

BAHAHAHAHA, Dragon Age any one? any one?

Dragon age is pretty good. Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood on the other hand... well....yeah.

Wasnt expecting much but this game is a breath of fresh air, the gameplay is fantastic.

With a few patches this could be one of the top multiplayer games this gen imo.

Glad I dont trust game reviews!

kozzy1234

Agreed, I was very frustrated with the first release on Monday night/ Teusday but a quick patch fixed some of the lag issues. I really hope they continue to develop this game. There is a lot of potential with it as long as they focus on fixing the issues.

[QUOTE="kozzy1234"]

Wasnt expecting much but this game is a breath of fresh air, the gameplay is fantastic.

With a few patches this could be one of the top multiplayer games this gen imo.

Glad I dont trust game reviews!

Jetset314

Agreed, I was very frustrated with the first release on Monday night/ Teusday but a quick patch fixed some of the lag issues. I really hope they continue to develop this game. There is a lot of potential with it as long as they focus on fixing the issues.

Yup, already having a blast on this game and more enjoyable then most online shooters, but if they keep supporting this game (they have said there is another pc patch coming soon to) and maybe add another map or two I could see this being my online FPS game for years (with some Battlefield3 tossed in there to im sure hehe).

Its always nice when a game surprises ya and this one definatly has for me, its just in a whole nother league when it comes to team work and fun factor imo ;)

Man, it always cracks me up when a game is this super, over-promoted, and then flops hard core.

For the past six months you couldn't search for a game on gamespot without brink coming up in the "also try this!" list.

And now... it has been relegated to the "average" hall of fame on virtually every gaming site, and from all my friends that own it that I've talked to.

SW: ToR anyone? ;)

snared04

Say what it hasnt flopped..Enjoying the hell out of the game..Its not to shabby..Its very fun and addicting..Stop listening to review scores..Its how alpha protocol got a bad score and that was a fun game..

[QUOTE="yellosnolvr"][QUOTE="CellAnimation"]I fired up Brink for the first time last night after work. It was interesting to see how badly it ran on my machine, the frame rate was shocking, the game is ugly even on the highest settings. Here's hoping they patch it to a working state soon. Now before anyone says "oh your machine is probably too crap to run it"... Core i7 970 hex core, 12 GB RAM, 2x GTX 480s SLId... blah blah blah. As it stands IMO the game is a broken piece of garbage!CellAnimation

The singleplayer is

[QUOTE="yellosnolvr"][QUOTE="CellAnimation"]I fired up Brink for the first time last night after work. It was interesting to see how badly it ran on my machine, the frame rate was shocking, the game is ugly even on the highest settings. Here's hoping they patch it to a working state soon. Now before anyone says "oh your machine is probably too crap to run it"... Core i7 970 hex core, 12 GB RAM, 2x GTX 480s SLId... blah blah blah. As it stands IMO the game is a broken piece of garbage!CellAnimation

it's the way listen servers on IDTech4 work... just play the campaign or challenges on a dedicated server and you'll have as much FPS as your pc can provide.