So I'm surprised this thread doesn't exist yet, unless it does and I'm too dense to find it. There were a couple of threads about PC users having problems running it, but nothing yet from those lucky enough to have no problems or those ingenious enough to play it on a console and so avoid all that bollocks. So from those guys and gals - what do you think so far?
Personally I'm very impressed. I was worried it might not live up to the hype, but so far it has exceeded it for me. My feelings about FC3 were very conflicted (I'm a huge FC2 fan), but all the stuff I disliked there seems to fit in perfectly here because the tone suits it better. Possibly this is because Blood Dragon is a lot more of a gamey game as far as setting and story goes, while for me, the theme and setting of FC3 didn't match the gamey mechanics. The wildlife in Blood Dragon also feels more awesome and intimidating, rather than just annoying as I found it to be in FC3. And you flip-cock the 1887, as God intended. It hits all the buttons I expected it to hit, and is surprisingly funnier than I had hoped, and less one-note. There seems to be actual innovation here rather than just a lot of pop culture references for my generation, although there's certainly a lot of those, too, which is fine by me.
So how is everyone else liking it? Is anyone disappointed, and if so, why? Does it herald the beginning of a brave new world of official mods that all gamers can enjoy and developers can use to get more mileage out of their IPs, or is it just a gimmick? You can probably tell I vote for 'brave new world', but how about you?
Personally I'm very impressed. I was worried it might not live up to the hype, but so far it has exceeded it for me. My feelings about FC3 were very conflicted (I'm a huge FC2 fan), but all the stuff I disliked there seems to fit in perfectly here because the tone suits it better. Possibly this is because Blood Dragon is a lot more of a gamey game as far as setting and story goes, while for me, the theme and setting of FC3 didn't match the gamey mechanics. The wildlife in Blood Dragon also feels more awesome and intimidating, rather than just annoying as I found it to be in FC3. And you flip-cock the 1887, as God intended. It hits all the buttons I expected it to hit, and is surprisingly funnier than I had hoped, and less one-note. There seems to be actual innovation here rather than just a lot of pop culture references for my generation, although there's certainly a lot of those, too, which is fine by me.
So how is everyone else liking it? Is anyone disappointed, and if so, why? Does it herald the beginning of a brave new world of official mods that all gamers can enjoy and developers can use to get more mileage out of their IPs, or is it just a gimmick? You can probably tell I vote for 'brave new world', but how about you?