Brink fans, unite!

[Legendairy314]

Just waiting to get it for now. I'm really excited for it and am glad to see that a lot of the problems gamers are having is actually a miscommunication between developers and consumers. Many people complain that the AI is horrible in that you seem to have to do most of the work. This is actually because the developers have them programmed to allow the player do most of the heroics while they provide support. They actually take the initiative during the home stretch but most people filed them away as just stupid AI. As such they're working on adjusting it so this behavior is actually stifled. They even provided a day one patch alleviating most of the lag issues. The amount of support they're giving this game already is astounding. Can't wait to create a small army of characters with different weapons, body builds, and playstyles.

 

[MysteriousStranger]

I don't read or listen to reviews from anyone, let alone IGN.

Why would I care what they think about a game?

It's MY opinion that matters at the end of the day.

Here Here! +1

This is something i have never understood. How good a game is, is surely a matter of opinion. If everyone listened to reviewers then people wouldn't buy anything other than CoD and Halo (a bit of an exaggeration) however thats what it would be like.

This is how good games slip the net, because one big name reviewer didnt rate it! I for one would never have played and enjoyed the first Two Worlds, sure it had it faults but thats what made it quirky and FUN!

After all, isn't that what gaming is all about. Having fun! I really wish people would go out and make a decision based upon their own thoughts, and not that of a few people..

My own opinion on Brink wontbe made until i have played it first hand, and not because of a few words.

 

[Aura Guardian]

With all the negativity thats been going on about Brink lately (people giving up on the game because of a negative IGN review, or because you can't be a sniper or a female character) I think that Brink desirves a positive thread for once.
So, all you Brink fans here on The Escapist; what is it about Brink that still makes you want to play it as quick as possible?

As for me; I can't way to become a lightweight medic with a shotgun, so that I can freerun towards a downed teammate, while I gun down everyone who runs in my way.

You thought IGN's was bad. Check out G4's review. It's horrible...but then again...that's g4 for you.

 

[TriggerHappyAngel]

Agh! I have to wait until Friday. Damn you Europe and me for being born there!

Same here, I pre-orderd the game in 2010, I pre-loaded it monday, but I still have to wait till friday to play... why Steam?! whyyyyy

 

[Pedro The Hutt]

Yes, for Team Fortress 2 INVENTED THE VERY CONCEPT OF AUTOMATED TURRETS, MINI GUNS AND BLACK PEOPLE! Also, what black man with a grenade launcher? You can be any skin colour with any weapon. Having some similar weapons to anothergame is not indicative of the entire gameplay.

All caps don't make your points more valid, sorry to say. =p

And the GDC 2010 Brink trailer featured a grenade launcher wielding guy who could very well have been the Demoman's rastafarian cousin. Do pardon me for thinking that was a definite design.

As far as I know, the original Team Fortress was the first FPS to feature automated deployable turrets, of which TF2 is, of course, the successor. And all I said was that the minigun in Brink looks an ~awful lot~ like that of the Heavy. If either of those were the sole similarity to TF2 I wouldn't have said a thing, but that's three and counting and that's just in one ~trailer~ that was used to pitch the idea to people.

From what I've seen and read about the game, it's basically Enemy Territory meets TF2, both games that do better what Brink tries to do, in my humble opinion. And sorry, parcours mechanics don't cut it for me, that's basically a path that takes more button to press than another one. Back in my day we called that bunny hopping, trick jumping or rocket jumping.

Don't get me wrong, I'm pretty sure that Brink is a decent game at the end of the day, the Metacritic average attests that at this point in time (69/100 average score), but I don't see why I should stop playing TF2, or stop myself from dusting off either the Quake Wars or Wolfenstein Enemy Territories and instead go and get Brink.

(And the fact that Splash Damage also made the two Enemy Territory games kind of disappoints me, I quite enjoyed them so I was expecting a bit more from Brink)

 

[Oskamunda]

Inane to posit opinions on a game we have no access to. Wait for it to come out first, then attack or defend it.

 

[Hop-along Nussbaum]

I bought it yesterday and played for about 45 minutes after a long day at work. I was tired, and probably not mentally prepared to learn a fast paced shooter's mechanics.

I was, in a word, overwhelmed. Overwhelmed by the speed, the chaos and trying to learn the mechanics all at the same time. I put it down and watched a movie. Hopefully tonight, I'll be less tired and ready for another go.

I see promise, but fasten your seatbelts.

 

[migo]

Free running. The SMART system.(I think that's what it's called) That's what I want the most from this game.

That and it is different to the mainstream ctrl+c, ctrl+v shooters that have been coming out recently.

Pretty much. I was thinking I'd want it on PC because it's an FPS, but who am I kidding, I'm gonna be playing a light 100% of the time, wall hopping and doing baseball slide takedowns.

 

[AlternatePFG]

Yeah, I'm really enjoying Brink, but I just don't think I'm gonna play it anymore after completing the Resistance campaign, there just isn't much content at all, which is a shame.

I hope there is DLC and it's free (at least the first one) but I doubt it.

Also, singleplayer teammate bots are really stupid. If you plan on only playing singleplayer, this game is NOT for you.

 

[WanderingFool]

Okay, question.

My laptop has an Intel Core2 Duo P7350 CPU that runs at 2.00 GHz, but its specs say I need at least 2.4 GHz or an equivalent to run it. Same thing for Homefront and I think COD: BO, both games I was, and still capable, of running on my laptop. I got the game, loaded it, and tried to play it, but it wont start; it keeps experiencing an error. Would my specs actually make the game unable to even start? Or is this something else?

 

[Agayek]

I honestly dont see why everyone is formulating an opinion based on reviews that have been made through the offline singleplayer. At least game informer is waiting awhile to give their full review so they can give a full honest review.

The single player is the same as multiplayer but with bots (ones who probably do objectives as opposed to players who like in every other game play it as team deathmatch). I seriously doubt that with a human element the scores would change that much more. If you read a lot of reviews they are talking about style, movements, mechanics, and gunplay which doesn't seem to them to be all that great.

Actually, the bots are several orders of magnitude worse than most players when it comes to objectives. The only thing the bots do better than players is teammate assist (ie, distributing ammo or revive syringes, etc).

As for the gameplay itself, it's actually quite good IMO. It really needs a tutorial to explain it all, but once you get the hang of it it is a lot of fun.

 

[StrangerQ]

Free running. The SMART system.(I think that's what it's called) That's what I want the most from this game.

That and it is different to the mainstream ctrl+c, ctrl+v shooters that have been coming out recently.

So it's so original that it's not in the slightest bit similar to, oh, say, Team Fortress 2? Just ignore that automated sentry, just ignore that minigun that looks amazingly like Sasha, just ignore the black man with a grenade launcher, all coincidental, truly!

To be fair, you can also be a white man with a grenade launcher.

Or a very slimmy yellowish guy with green rasta wearing pieces of old sweat shirt with some random letters... WITH ZE NOTHING DOING GOGGLES!!!


and my honest opinion after being stressed over mixed rewievs...
I love it and i have not enjoyed this much from Fps after i gave up from tf2 due hat and random weapons spree.
and this is my opinion so i suggest getting personal one

 

[Xyphon]

I'm actually enjoying myself so far (when they bots aren't busy being complete and utterly retarded, that is). One complaint I don't understand is the parkour being clunky. It's actually quite smooth. I'm starting to wonder if the people complaining about it are pressing the SMART button and just letting it go instead of keeping it pressed down.