Bulletstorm...WHY?

[Autohellion]

Ive seen a bunch of people on this board fired up about Bulletstorm and i honestly cant tell why. Can someone please explain why this Duke Nukem-esq foul mouthed shooter is getting so much hype? I usually like the games epic puts out but i don't get why shooting a random baddie in the ass 4598309 times and then listing to a 12 year old swear is so awesome.

 

[Mr.Pandah]

Because its not taking itself seriously and just having a good time with itself? Being the pure essence of what a game should always strive to be? Which is fun?

That, or you could have no interest in the game, which is perfectly fine because everyone has different tastes.

 

[Layz92]

Because they are making a game that is just throwing it's hands up in the air and discarding realism, seriousness and self control to make a great looking over the top fun experience. Hell I'll take that or Duke Nukem over any gritty real game. It is the influence of People Can Fly studio coming in. The makers of Painkiller and Gears of War/Unreal Tournament getting together can end in nothing but fun times.

It is like the difference between Saving Private Ryan and Machete. Both violent movies, but Machete is the more fun one for being a good old rip roaring giggle of a time. Less deep emotional impact deffinately, but still more basic fun.

 

[Thaluikhain]

Puerile nonsense has always found it's fans, there's nothing surprising about that.

It has long been recognised that mindless violence, bad language and nudity (ok, naked women, the target audience is very quick to assert its heterosexuality) is an easy and effective substitute for putting effort into the creation of entertainment.

Not that those things are neccesarily a sign of lack of effort (though, statistically it's more than likely).

 

[blue spartan 11]

Because they are creating a pure shoot-em up without any pretension, hidden meaning and grittyness? A game where killing is all you do, but in plus you are rewarded for actually putting style in those kills. As Yahtzee said about painkiller, which is pretty similar due to it being made by People can fly too:"It serves as an antidote to the fancy-pants complex that affects modern FPS."

 

[CheckD3]

For me, when I saw People Can Fly's name on the label I instantly was intrigued.

It seems unique. The more of something you have, the less fun it is, and I've had enough "realistic" shoot-em ups to last me for awhile. From what I've seen, read and heard, it seems that Bulletstorm is more about the kill rather than the killing.

What I understand this to be is, that rather than taking out X amount of enemies, or having to survive for X amount of time, it's about HOW you kill, or HOW you survive. Being able to choose how you kill, sounds great. Do I want to kick this guy, shoot him straight up, or blow his ass up to kingdom come? Will I push him back and kill him, or bring him in and tear his ass to pieces?

CoD, even Halo, they're fun (and yes, I know Halo isn't realistic), but what is the point of CoD? To kill people as quick as possible. Halo? Kill as quick as possible. Sure you can aim for the head or chose grenades over bullets, but it's about the easiest, quickest way to kill. From what I've seen, Bulletstorm isn't built on the quickest, but the most FUN way to kill.

Taste is objective totally, and what seems amazing to myself may seem shit to you, that's what's beautiful about the entertainment fields, everything is different. I'm just tired of seeing the same old shit over and over again until I can quote myself from Yahtzee as to having clairvoyance and knowing just what will happen next. I'll take a unique game, filled with tasteless violence, unnecessary sexual appeal, and cuss words abound more than there are extra pounds here in America, than I would a samey game, dull story and risk free controls and features.

 

[p3t3r]

because fuck realism. vanquish made me realize that i don't want to be average joe. i want to be a baddass super man kicking ass in the coolest way possible. hopefully bullet storm delivers

 

[Frozen Donkey Wheel2]

Well, see, I have a theory about that. It's a little crazy, but stay with me. It's because....THEIR OPINIONS ARE DIFFERENT FROM YOURS.

It's strange, I know. It takes a while to get used to, but once you do, the internet makes a lot more sense.

 

[maddawg IAJI]

Same reason everyone got hyped up for Borderlands. Just replace a large amount of guns with a large amount of creative and fun ways to dispatch enemies. Its a mindless shooter that breaks the trend that has been set by Call of Duty and Halo and just has fun with it.

 

[MercurySteam]

I usually like the games epic puts out but i don't get why shooting a random baddie in the ass 4598309 times and then listing to a 12 year old swear is so awesome.

Watch and learn:

 

[thedeathscythe]

Did you not play Unreal Tournament? Another great game that Epic made? That game, though it tried to have a real story line in Unreal Tournament 3, is all about fast combat, sick weapons, and wicked maps. It doesn't try to have a deep story line, it's all about having fun. I'm all for it, I'm not losing my shit for it like some people are, but I'll defend it that it's supposed to just be for fun, and if you claim you usually like Epic games, then I'm not sure how you can forget about Unreal Tournament, their bread and butter.

 

[Valagetti]

Its been ages since a game like that has been released. And it seems it going to lead the charge of over the top shooters because, the whole gritty realism sub genre, seems to be dying down for now.

 

[JUMBO PALACE]

Because it's basically just an adrenaline shot of pure awesome and fun. It's completely over the top in characters, violence, and language. How can I say no to that? I can't!

 

[migo]

Same reason Gears was popular, it had fancy graphics, and some interesting gameplay mechanics, like stomping them in the face when they're down. It's impressive the first time, but gets boring fast, but not fast enough to keep the hype from spreading.

Bulletstorm seems to have a couple one trick ponies with it as well.

 

[Baron von Blitztank]

Because it kicks realism in the ass, tethers it in the air and then rips it in half with a chain-grenade!
It has been a bit too long since we've had a game which embraces over-the-top violence and swearing and so we've become excited for a game which takes out realism and story and just replaces with fun entertainment!

 

[Dark Knifer]

Same reason Gears was popular, it had fancy graphics, and some interesting gameplay mechanics, like stomping them in the face when they're down. It's impressive the first time, but gets boring fast, but not fast enough to keep the hype from spreading.

Bulletstorm seems to have a couple one trick ponies with it as well.

I say it has more then gears of war did. Once you got past the chainsaw and curb stomping that was about it. This seems to have put more effort into doing new things, but I doubt it will be groundbreaking. I'll give it a go I suppose. Looks different from the other shooters we have in store for this year at least.