EvaUnit02 on 11/11/2008 at 19:19
The demo has gone public.
Malf on 11/11/2008 at 20:49
Having played the PC demo, I decided to try the 360 demo. One of my workmates is looking to buy a game; he's only got enough cash to spare for 1, and he's leaning towards CoD: WaW.
I figured if he tried this he might change his mind.
Problem is, after playing it on the PC, I feel like a right grip-chimp trying to play with a controller.
I'd never tried a Valve game on a console before, and it's rather refreshing.
They make few if any concessions.
No auto-aim, maybe a few less zombies, but that's about it
So while the control feels fast and natural on the PC, it feels like your fighting against the pad on a console.
Maybe my friend will fare better, but it's just sent me scurrying back to the comfort of my mouse & keyboard.
pdenton on 12/11/2008 at 01:29
It's good, it's solid, it's fun...is it worth a rental or just a purchase? Hard to tell...but man is it fun.
foldy on 12/11/2008 at 02:54
I think also playing as the boss infected will keep me coming back for more. I'm anxious to try all of them.
Malf on 12/11/2008 at 07:09
I read over on the official forums that the AI Director doesn't track your stats for the demo, so the full game will play significantly differently once you've played a few games.
kidmystik101 on 15/11/2008 at 03:29
Welp, went and plonked down a pre-order at the local games dealer so I'm all set for release, hell yeah!
catbarf on 15/11/2008 at 03:42
I pre-ordered it. I've played the demo so many times, yet it doesn't get old- and the full game is ten times longer. The randomness of the encounters alone is sure to keep me coming back.
I hope the full game has more guns than the demo.
kidmystik101 on 15/11/2008 at 04:14
I -think- there's another 2 or 3 sets of weapons above the m16 -auto shotty- hunting rifle set.
Gaph on 15/11/2008 at 04:44
Quote Posted by kidmystik101
I -think- there's another 2 or 3 sets of weapons above the m16 -auto shotty- hunting rifle set.
That ending video is just poorly worded. If you assume that there's 10 new weapons then you've also got to assume that there will be 20 new maps. That would be another 4 campaigns ontop of the ones we already know of and that's not happening. The weapons are:
1. (Dual) Pistols
2. Shotgun
3. Uzi
4. Autoshotgun
5. M16
6. Hunting Rifle
7. Molotov
8. Pipe Bomb
9. Stationary Minigun
10. Propane tank/gas can/oxygen cylinder
EvaUnit02 on 15/11/2008 at 05:45
BTW if you hate the console-esque matchmaking system (I do, it keeps connecting me to distant and laggy Yank servers), then just use the "hidden" server browser.
Enable the console and then type in openserverbrowser. I've bound this to a hotkey.
Eg bind f12 openserverbrowser.
