How's Brink treating you?

[VanityGirl]

Afternoon Escapists.

I'd like to know how Brink has been treating you?
I, myself, have not yet purchased the game since I am low on cash, but I shall be buying it and having a good time with it myself.

I haven't seen many threads on the game since its release, so I'd like to know if any of you are enjoying it or not and why.

 

[Iwata]

Afternoon Escapists.

I'd like to know how Brink has been treating you?
I, myself, have not yet purchased the game since I am low on cash, but I shall be buying it and having a good time with it myself.

I haven't seen many threads on the game since its release, so I'd like to know if any of you are enjoying it or not and why.

Like a Russian mail-order bride: she looked stunning in all the pictures, but in person she's a boring, annoying, ugly tart.

 

[FallenTraveler]

I think it's actually pretty neat, but it needs some updating. I also think that it really should not be played too much single player.

It is very frenetic and fun, the style is really appealing to me, but the game gets a little too complicated too quickly. AND IT IS DAMN HARD WITH THE BOTS!!!! ERGGHHHH

the bots on your team in single player are ridiculously stupid.

 

[VanityGirl]

Like a Russian mail-order bride: she looked stunning in all the pictures, but in person she's a boring, annoying, ugly tart.

Funny comment aside. How is it boring? It seemed almost like a strange version of Team Fortress.

 

[AlternatePFG]

I've been enjoying it on PC but ONLY in co-op. The bots are retarded as far as teammates go.

I don't get the complaints on how the shooting feels clunky, is it a console thing?

 

[Iwata]

Like a Russian mail-order bride: she looked stunning in all the pictures, but in person she's a boring, annoying, ugly tart.

Funny comment aside. How is it boring? It seemed almost like a strange version of Team Fortress.

I generally buy games for single-player, I don't give a rat's ass about multiplayer. What I got was an endless sequence of bot-shooting scenarios, like a prolonged tutorial for a Battlefield game. For a game that based its marketing on how unique it was among shooters, it's one of the blandest experiences I've played in the last year.

 

[Fenreil]

I think it's actually pretty neat, but it needs some updating. I also think that it really should not be played too much single player.

It is very frenetic and fun, the style is really appealing to me, but the game gets a little too complicated too quickly. AND IT IS DAMN HARD WITH THE BOTS!!!! ERGGHHHH

the bots on your team in single player are ridiculously stupid.

Good Lord, those bots made me scream harder than I ever have at a video game.

On the plus side, the customization stuff is pretty fun.

 

[VanityGirl]

Afternoon Escapists.

I'd like to know how Brink has been treating you?
I, myself, have not yet purchased the game since I am low on cash, but I shall be buying it and having a good time with it myself.

I haven't seen many threads on the game since its release, so I'd like to know if any of you are enjoying it or not and why.

Like a Russian mail-order bride: she looked stunning in all the pictures, but in person she's a boring, annoying, ugly tart.

This is a summary of 80% of the things I've heard about the game. OP, I would look elsewhere if I were you, the hype is broken (as in, obliterated) and the game seems like a bit of a gamble.

If only we had a demo!

I've been following this game for almost 2 years and I will get it regardless. I've heard some people that love it, and others that hate it. I had a friend on xbox360 rant about how much he loved the game.
I don't give into hype usually anyway, so don't worry about that.

 

[Senor Smoke21]

Like a Russian mail-order bride: she looked stunning in all the pictures, but in person she's a boring, annoying, ugly tart.

Funny comment aside. How is it boring? It seemed almost like a strange version of Team Fortress.

I generally buy games for single-player, I don't give a rat's ass about multiplayer. What I got was an endless sequence of bot-shooting scenarios, like a prolonged tutorial for a Battlefield game. For a game that based its marketing on how unique it was among shooters, it's one of the blandest experiences I've played in the last year.

If you don't give a 'rats ass' about multiplayer why would you buy a game that was designed to be multiplayer focussed?

 

[Iwata]

Like a Russian mail-order bride: she looked stunning in all the pictures, but in person she's a boring, annoying, ugly tart.

Funny comment aside. How is it boring? It seemed almost like a strange version of Team Fortress.

I generally buy games for single-player, I don't give a rat's ass about multiplayer. What I got was an endless sequence of bot-shooting scenarios, like a prolonged tutorial for a Battlefield game. For a game that based its marketing on how unique it was among shooters, it's one of the blandest experiences I've played in the last year.

If you don't give a 'rats ass' about multiplayer why would you buy a game that was designed to be multiplayer focussed?

What shooter these days isn't multiplayer focused? But there's a vast difference between not having single player (and hence, I'll know to avoid it unless it's a Battlefield game), and pretending to have one when in fact it's just a bait-&-switch.

 

[Senor Smoke21]

Like a Russian mail-order bride: she looked stunning in all the pictures, but in person she's a boring, annoying, ugly tart.

Funny comment aside. How is it boring? It seemed almost like a strange version of Team Fortress.

I generally buy games for single-player, I don't give a rat's ass about multiplayer. What I got was an endless sequence of bot-shooting scenarios, like a prolonged tutorial for a Battlefield game. For a game that based its marketing on how unique it was among shooters, it's one of the blandest experiences I've played in the last year.

If you don't give a 'rats ass' about multiplayer why would you buy a game that was designed to be multiplayer focussed?

What shooter these days isn't multiplayer focused? But there's a vast difference between not having single player (and hence, I'll know to avoid it unless it's a Battlefield game), and pretending to have one when in fact it's just a bait-&-switch.

But Brink was never marketted as single player game like other multiplayer focussed games. Yeah it has a 'story' but the developers always said that the single player would just be the multipayer maps but with bots. It was never designed to stand on it's single player merits.

 

[AetherWolf]

Huh. It looks appealing to me, but I keep hearing about how unpolished it is.

Maybe I should wait for an update or sequel then?

 

[Iwata]

Like a Russian mail-order bride: she looked stunning in all the pictures, but in person she's a boring, annoying, ugly tart.

Funny comment aside. How is it boring? It seemed almost like a strange version of Team Fortress.

I generally buy games for single-player, I don't give a rat's ass about multiplayer. What I got was an endless sequence of bot-shooting scenarios, like a prolonged tutorial for a Battlefield game. For a game that based its marketing on how unique it was among shooters, it's one of the blandest experiences I've played in the last year.

If you don't give a 'rats ass' about multiplayer why would you buy a game that was designed to be multiplayer focussed?

What shooter these days isn't multiplayer focused? But there's a vast difference between not having single player (and hence, I'll know to avoid it unless it's a Battlefield game), and pretending to have one when in fact it's just a bait-&-switch.

But Brink was never marketted as single player game like other multiplayer focussed games. Yeah it has a 'story' but the developers always said that the single player would just be the multipayer maps but with bots. It was never designed to stand on it's single player merits.

We must've read vastly different previews, since I never knew about the ghastly "campaign" until I actually played the thing.

But even if the campaign was indeed a story-driven affair with linear levels, the gameplay itself is, well... boring. There's nothing to separate this game from, say, Bulletstorm, another recent "look-at-me-i'm-so-different-oh-wait-no-I'm-not" shooter. Except of course, at least Bulletstorm had a story and handled well. For a game that emphasizes free-flow movement so proeminently, the controls feel stiff and unresponsive, especially when you're trying to do parkour all over the place.

The bottom line is, the game's just not very good. After the disapointment of Bulletstorm, I was rellying on Brink to save the day, but it ended up being even worse! Ah well... money poorly spent.

 

[staika]

I just got it and I am enjoying it, it's true that the single player is not actually a campaign but more of a single player multi player just with bots instead of people and yes its true that the bots on your team suck and the other bots are much better than your bots. but until PSN comes back on I'll relegate myself to the single player for now.

 

[Doclector]

Horribly.

The game still hasn't come out with a patch that fixes ATI compatibility. Which is a shame because the game is actually really good.

ATI? what's that?

I'm in the uk, so i'm just here for more info. From what i've heard, it really depends how much you like teamwork focused gaming.

 

[Senor Smoke21]

We must've read vastly different previews, since I never knew about the ghastly "campaign" until I actually played the thing.

Wait what? I was arguing that the game was marketted as not having a campaign but being solely multiplayer with an offline mode.

 

[Zipa]

Horribly.

The game still hasn't come out with a patch that fixes ATI compatibility. Which is a shame because the game is actually really good.

ATI? what's that?

I'm in the uk, so i'm just here for more info. From what i've heard, it really depends how much you like teamwork focused gaming.

ATI make the Radeon graphics cards.

 

[Ironic Pirate]

Like a Russian mail-order bride: she looked stunning in all the pictures, but in person she's a boring, annoying, ugly tart.

Funny comment aside. How is it boring? It seemed almost like a strange version of Team Fortress.

I generally buy games for single-player, I don't give a rat's ass about multiplayer. What I got was an endless sequence of bot-shooting scenarios, like a prolonged tutorial for a Battlefield game. For a game that based its marketing on how unique it was among shooters, it's one of the blandest experiences I've played in the last year.

Well, all along they were saying the single player was pretty much multiplayer with bots.

 

[Tibs]

For a SP only game so far( PSN down) its treating me well. I am bored of the SP already though, but I look forward to the multiplayer.