Brink Review
If you can look past the problems, there's a lot of fun to be had here.
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If you can look past the problems, there's a lot of fun to be had here.
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Brink Review
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I don't really know if I have the time to devote two hours to learning how to play a game before it starts to get good anymore, especially now that Steam is offering stuff up daily.
Still deciding whether or not to buy this game. I was really looking forward to it but don't know if I want to drop 50-60 bucks on it right now.
inb4 "Spy sappin mah sentry!"
While this game certainly looks pretty fun in a TF2 sort of way, I unfortunately won't be getting it thanks to L.A. Noire sappin all my monies away.
While this game certainly looks pretty fun in a TF2 sort of way, I unfortunately won't be getting it thanks to L.A. Noire sappin all my monies away.
Glad you liked it! I'm loving it, and with the new ATI hotfix, it actually fixed the game for me. Loving it more!
I wish I could like this game. I really do. If only to justify the $90 AUD I paid for it.
I mean, there's some really good stuff in there. I like the visual design, I like the setting (to the extent that it matters), I like the objective-based missions.
But on the other hand, the good stuff is overshadowed by the bad. The game is sorely lacking in variety. All classes play the same. The customization is amusing but useless because it has almost no effect on gameplay. S.M.A.R.T. doesn't really do anything that a jump button couldn't. Worst of all, the maps are unbalanced, always giving a huge advantage to the defenders.
I uninstalled it after 17 hours.
I mean, there's some really good stuff in there. I like the visual design, I like the setting (to the extent that it matters), I like the objective-based missions.
But on the other hand, the good stuff is overshadowed by the bad. The game is sorely lacking in variety. All classes play the same. The customization is amusing but useless because it has almost no effect on gameplay. S.M.A.R.T. doesn't really do anything that a jump button couldn't. Worst of all, the maps are unbalanced, always giving a huge advantage to the defenders.
I uninstalled it after 17 hours.
I've been having fun with it. Finished both campaigns, and tried online, but that isn't going so well. The online needs to be fixed, sounds cuts out half the time, and sometimes all the character models just disappear. It has been happening to a ton of the people I've played with, too.
Yes a favorable review for Brink. They do exist! And I agree with you 100 %. Glad you didn't say something like this game is repetitive, nothing like Borderlands, and I can level up a guy max in one day. I am so tired of those lies...
Good review. Though I'm not getting the "cumbersome interface" bit. I can't say it's truly distracting (except for the sticky grenade indicator).
Ow and it's "Smooth Movement Across Random Terrain". And yeah it takes some getting used to (for example when running up to cover), but I love it. Hell of a lot of fun to be found in being a light.
Ow and it's "Smooth Movement Across Random Terrain". And yeah it takes some getting used to (for example when running up to cover), but I love it. Hell of a lot of fun to be found in being a light.
Good to see atleast one reviewer understands that Brink is not trying to be COD, and shouldnt be comapred to COD (I think more shoorters are ruined becasue of people comparing them to COD).
Also its so good to have a game where I feel im part of a team again.
Also its so good to have a game where I feel im part of a team again.
I want to get it, but I dunno. Bethesda says theve fixed alot of the bugs now, but that 'acquired taste' isnt really worth risking £30-£40.
I mean, I love objective based games, because in games like cod even objective modes always end up in a deathmatch via camping and stuff, with how many players going for the objective on each team deciding who wins the game, and I love class based games when they work (TF2) so it should be up my alley. But the bad stuff kinda puts my opinion of it down.
I guess its just about waiting to see if alot of people are still playing it after a while...
. Does it run ok? I dont have an amazin gaming computer, and the specs reccomend an i5 processor, and I only have an i3.
also, is the mission selction stuff easier do you think?
I mean, I love objective based games, because in games like cod even objective modes always end up in a deathmatch via camping and stuff, with how many players going for the objective on each team deciding who wins the game, and I love class based games when they work (TF2) so it should be up my alley. But the bad stuff kinda puts my opinion of it down.
I guess its just about waiting to see if alot of people are still playing it after a while...
Judging by this, you have pc or mac copyZhukov said:
. Does it run ok? I dont have an amazin gaming computer, and the specs reccomend an i5 processor, and I only have an i3.also, is the mission selction stuff easier do you think?
I really like Brink. It's pretty fun, if a little frustrating sometimes, but I think the fun far outweighs the frustration. And who are these people that say it's not sniper friendly, and that you can't snipe in it? I'm having no trouble sniping and counter sniping when I see snipers. I've switched away from my assault rifle and picked the bold actin sniper rifle as my secondary with an SMG as my primary, and I snipe people just fine, as have some of the snipers I've run across.
This review pretty much sums up where I stand on the game. I'm on the love it side of things. There are some things I am definitely looking forward to being fixed, but I still have a lot of fun with it.
Hrrrrm...definitely gotta get this. Though maybe not for the full price. I'll look for noobs angry that this isn't the next CoD on Craigs list.
Damnit man, I was on the fence about this game and that didn't help me!
The terrifying puppets in question. Those about made me cry as a kid...and I loved the muppets.
The terrifying puppets in question. Those about made me cry as a kid...and I loved the muppets.
No sir, they are all terrifying melted puppets.HankMan said:
I installed it on a MacBook 6.1 and it worked, mostly. Considering that it's below the minimum specs and at minimum settings, I forgive it the slowdowns. It's more important what your video card is, really.LightningBanks said:Judging by this, you have pc or mac copy
My issue with Brink is the AI (I can't play online). Around level 10, the enemy AI becomes much better than the friendly AI -- who you can't give direction to, and is therefore impossible to work with as a team. I end up having to lone-wolf stuff -- particular tasks that require a specific class -- and that's really not how Brink is meant to be played.
I think the interface is pretty decent -- even at 640x480, it didn't crowd my vision. I don't really know where Mr. Butts is coming from on the cluttered UI.
The learning curve isn't as steep as TF2's -- where veteran's will tell you that you need 100+ hours with a class to know what you're doing. I will argue that the weapons aren't presented well. Most of the weapons start out unlocked, then you have to do solo challenges to unlock the rest. You should do that first because it's a solo thing against the AI and the AI ramps up as you level.
SMART is neat, unless you run into the corner of something you can climb -- then instead of quickly stepping past the obstacle, you slowly mantle up onto it.
I might really get into the online play if I build a gaming PC later this year.