Zero Punctuation: Brink

[AK-00]

What I want to know is, as someone who doesn't actually like or see the point in team Fortress 2, would I like Brink? Or, in other words, is Brink for people who don't like Team Fortress 2?

Also, parkour works perfectly well from a first person perspective, provided you have even a rudimentary sense of spatial awareness.

 

[jazaaboo]

The irony of a dude who wears a trilby in real life griping about virtual hats because they look too silly = AWESOME

 

[Jumplion]

Thank you for pointing out the inanity of having indiscernible character classes from one another.

This is a huge complaint I have with most multiplayer games nowadays, it's that every single one of my opponents look exactly the same. You don't know what weapon they're holding, what perks they have, what abilities they have, or even if they're on your team in some cases until they fire their weapon or you fire on them. And by the time you've offed them, or they offed you, you've already forgotten what skills/weapons/perks they had and move on to the next victim.

I don't mind customization, and I'd imagine the customization in Brink is quite indepth, but it means nothing if I can't tell what weapon/perk/ability my opponent has in a glace. That's what makes TF2 extremely well designed, you look at a Heavy and you instantly know what weapons he can carry and what strategy you need to use against him. You look at a Sniper, you understand what they do and don't excell at. You look at an Engineer and you know that you need to look for a teleporter or watch out for a sentry. Quick, easy, and accessible multiplayer.

 

[Azmael Silverlance]

Alright its settled. Screw Brink im buying Prejudice!

lol epic drinking game

You know guys lately i find myself enjoying the escapist show alot more. It feels like the old days :> very enterteining.

 

[ElectrifiedSorcerer]

I saw this review and I thought...it's just not fair. it's like watching a gladiator fight where the gladiator squares off against a dying paraplegic rat. The humanity!

 

[civver]

"Easter Island statue for a head."
I knew there had to be a comment about the long faces.

 

[spaceman_jan]

In canada some call it screen watching but most just call it Screen Cheating
little tid bit for you yahtzee next time you try using that so yah

 

[FallenMessiah88]

Well my realtionship with BRINK has really been somewhat of a rollercoaster ride.

First I was pretty interested, going by the initial trailers and the unique art style.

Then I was disappointed by seeing the actual gameplay, because it just looked like another generic modern shooter.

Then my enthusiasm went up again as I saw some behind the scenes videos and how the developers seemed really dedicated about bringing together well known elements to make a unique experience.

Then the game was acutally released and now im down again, because pretty much everyone says its crap and that it, in some instances, is pretty much unplayable.

But somewhere down the line im probably gonna give it a shot anyway. You should always at least try something before passing judgement.

 

[mbug]

mmm i agree, i played brink the other day at a mates house and it was rather... a let down i guess. as soon as i saw the coloured teams and the attempt to be kind of "cartoony" i thought tf2... and about the whole run to point a to point b, spam the use button and hope not to die is basically what happens =.=" maybe the multi is better... i'll try this game again...one day...

 

[-Dragmire-]

"...a blank screen you stare at until you unlock the start game button."

this exists, it's called the loading screen...

 

[TJM8]

i regret getting this game. i had such high hopes for it.... i was let down

 

[alinos]

EDIT 2: In an Extra Punctuation, he mentioned playing mostly multiplayer games single player because multiplayer isn't his thing. Yet in this review, the only time he even mentioned single player was once and that was hardly a sentence. Even if it was just multiplayer with bots, Borderlands was almost entirely a multiplayer game, yet he barely gave it a try. Surely you see what I'm trying to say here, yes?

Borderlands was only a multiplayer game if you played it that way as a single player experience it works.

Splashdamage said we would get a singleplayer campaign as good as any AAA shooter.

instead we have the exact same maps as MP, and a bunch of retarded bot's.

In my mind their is simply little reason the SP is their since it is essentially MP anyway albeit with morons

 

[Spider Expert]

I really don't get why Yahtzee hates Mirrors Edge, I never had camera angle issues with that game, I don't think anybody I know has.

 

[Flying Pilgrim]

Honestly, this review was terrible. I didn't think it was funny and almost nothing he said made any sense. I still laugh at the reviews of games I like, but this was just bad.

 

[Chezza]

Loved Yahtzee's last comment, loved it!

 

[daxterx2005]

Great review as always yahtzee
cheers

 

[Squilookle]

At least it HAS bots. That's a step in the right direction any way you look at it.

Captcha: areaus returns. Who's Areaus?

 

[Scarlet Mongoose]

yeah, this game was a HUGE disappointment.
I work at a GameStop, and we had TONS of people reserving this before it came out. And we had TONS of annoyed gamers bringing it back in after only a few days.

 

[Metalrocks]

I really don't get why Yahtzee hates Mirrors Edge, I never had camera angle issues with that game, I don't think anybody I know has.

i also dint had any problems with this game. sure it took some time to get used to the controls but otherwise it was really good to play. and i played it on the PC with M&K. mirrors edge is among my favorite games.

i am glad i saved my money so that i can spend it on the good old duke nukem i stick with TF 2. this is fun.