Poll: Bulletstorm, an end to the FPS slump?

[Projo]

Every time they kicked I thought YES DUKE NUKEM I LOVE YOU

 

[Raptor Defence Engineer]

Reminds me of Borderlands tbh, with less cartoony style I don't particularly know why.

 

[James Hueick]

This looks badass! Count me in!

 

[AnAngryMoose]

I like Gears. I like Painkiller.

Epic People Can Fly

Take those 2 devs...You get my shooter heaven.

Here here!

It looks frikkin' awesome! The protagonist sounds suspiciously like Marcus Fenix.

 

[SlyderEST]

I hope it saves the FPS genre from the countless remakes, ripoffs and retreads of the same ground.

That's exactly what I was thinking.

What, your not going to like Call of Duty IX: Modern Warfare V when it comes out?[small]/sarcasm [/small]

 

[Anticitizen_Two]

Could be good. I like People Can Fly, they never try to take FPS's seriously.

 

[SlyderEST]

I'm tired of just shooting people down until they are all dead. Maybe someone should create a story for a FPS that can match with the top RPG game's stories! I don't know anything specific about the game's story but isn't one of the points of the game to have fun using different creative methods of killing enemies? That doesn't amuse me for long. I think the FPS genre needs a big change. Like many say that JRPGs need a big change to become likable again.

I agree with you. I don't really see how Call of Duty sells anymore since it's been done and done alot. I'm really bored with the shooters. In fact, probably the only shooters I'm now looking forward to (possibly ever be looking forward to) are shooters with a twist or that aren't in modern age/WW2/WW1 (Portal, RD:R for the PC, Bulletstorm and so on).

 

[Bealzibob]

It doesn't seem like anythink to new but I just love the fact that the basically made a gears of war sequel the way all sequels should be made( At least all the ones not set up with a cliff-hanger or for some kinda trilogy).

They simply took the gameplay, graphics and map style and added one or two new things and created a new world with it. The characters are look extremely similiar to GOW and so do the chest-high walls(And the terrian models) yet it's something unique.

Can't be that hard people.

I'm sure that rant was far to pretentious, anyway THIS LOOOKS AWESOME!

 

[Wayneguard]

I would like to see more weapon variety though. I realize that barely any footage is out for this game so I can cut it some slack; but, unreal tournament was a major innovator when it was released because of the insane weapons and alt fires. Bulletstorm needs to at least match that.

I also hope this. I'm fed up of only being able to choose between 8 weapons.

Your sarcasm was unnecessary >_> I'm talking about weapon usage more than sheer number of weapons. For instance, unreal tournament's flak cannon could be used like a shotgun; but, if that's all you used it for, you would be missing the point entirely. Through its two firing modes, the weapon's usability increased immensely. Or take the shock rifle. If you used it as a hitscan sniper rifle, you'd be missing its point entirely. That's the kind of creativity in weaponry that is 1) missing in today's modern shooters and 2) necessary in bulletstorm for it to claim the throne of competitive fps gaming.

 

[The DSM]

Im getting it.

It new, colourful and fun.

Remeber that Developers? ,before realism mattered?

 

[notyouraveragejoe]

It actually does look pretty good. I'm quite interested. Also I noticed the three character thing. Does that mean that there will be awesome offline multiplayer co-op a la Borderlands? If there is then I am definitely getting this game. Here's to waiting for new information.

 

[nick n stuff]

fast paced and varied. looks alright to me

 

[NorthernTrooper]

At first I was excited by the idea, but damn it looks like it's going to get bland. Where's the challenge? The enemies don't seem hard at all. Why can't we have enemies that make us cry and run away when we see them?

 

[Willeus]

I just wish Epic Games would make a main character that isn't a buff jackass with terribly cliche catch phrases.

 

[ShakesZX]

Well, to be entirely honest I don't think the problem with the FPS genere is that everyone is trying to emulate a handfull of successful games. I simply think it's a pretty basic form of gaming and is getting to be worn out due to general over production.

This is exactly what happens to every other form of medium out there. There is one great idea, say FPS, or in the case of movies: Vampires, that makes a lot of money, then everyone wants to do it and cash in, pretty soon the market becomes flooded and people get tired of it. Then it eases off for a while and other stuff gets made. Then when there is a lull people see that it can make a comeback and we see the gradual over-saturation again. We're at about the point where people are getting sick of the FPS's comeback, so...

it will ever disappear, and due to the ease of production we're likely to see plenty of attempts to make successful ones despite a slump.

Although you did sum up the game pretty well...

Looking at Bulletstorm it looks pretty typical to me, you've basically got shooting, a melee attack/kick mapped to another button, and apparently a physics gun type abillity that doesn't require a device that lets you move and throw opponents.

The killer plants bit is a unique take on the genere it seems though, moving away from the demons, undead, and space aliens you see everywhere else.

That said, I'll be very surprised if this goes anywhere despite what seems to be a relatively fresh idea for a bestiary/rogues gallery.

 

[masterblaze0]

I think it's precisely what the FPS genre needs right now.

I also wish people would stop assuming it's going to suck or be generic.

 

[Uber Waddles]

Not excited at all. From the look of it, it looks like its mixing First Person Action with QTE and Spectacle Shooters. Which means you'll probably be given a bit of handy, awesome moves, but will only need to use two. It also seems like people are obsessed with First Person Kicking in the gameplay; which I could see getting old really really fast.

Ive been wrong before, but for a game like this, I dont think I can fully judge it from just a gameplay demo. Need to see more on it. But for now, Im going with a "meh". Its hard to be excited about ANYTHING EA shows off, just as hard to be excited for spectacle shooters.

 

[TheRightToArmBears]

Looks ok, but not as pants-crappingly awesome as people seem to be making out it is. I'm looking forward to Brink, thanks.

I think it's precisely what the FPS genre needs right now.

I also wish people would stop assuming it's going to suck or be generic.

So it's not ok to think it looks generic (because in my opinion it kinda does) but it is ok to think it's some kind of FPS-messiah? Huh.