Brink

[BigSams50]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brink_(video_game)

http://www.gamespot.com/events/quakecon2010/story.html?sid=6273400&pid=960407&mode=previews

http://uk.xbox360.ign.com/articles/108/1087530p1.html

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I think it looks pretty good. I'm definitely gonna check it out when it's released. What do ya'll think about it?

[Soapy]

What do I think? I think it seems like an interesting game, but I find the character design to be extremely off-putting.

[zenith16]

oh i mentioned this on here a while ago in another thread. what I Think is this is a crazier version of TF2. which team fortress 2. which my pro gamer team was playing in tournaments for. the the design was made to be cartoon cause it's let people know this still a game to chill and not take thing so freaking seriously.

it's the first game to use the crysis tech engine. that the crysis and crysis 2 are using.

this is gonna be interesting. this and the agency have similar formats to Tf2 but have a lot of new and different things to add to the table that set them apart from that game.

Here's some stuff from both games


GC 10: Customizing and Classes Interview - Brink (http://www.gametrailers.com/video/gc-10-brink/703965)



The Agency panel pt.2 [HQ] (http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=414883271475&ref=mf)
The Agency panel pt.2






The Agency panel pt.3 [HQ] (http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=414885141475&ref=mf)
The Agency panel pt.3

the people that'll get this are those that have played Quake or have played TF2 and have/ get the humour. this game is made for jokes sakes.

[Soapy]

Well, they should have gone all the way and made the people look like they were from TF2 or Monday Night Combat. Because right now they look like "normal" people, just severely deformed.

[zenith16]

no one wants to do that cause It'll be a rip off
and you know how people act once the see some thing is too close to what came first. and copies it completely. Their written off.

The only things they wanted the same is may be how you play a bit( I'm sure their different strategies) and to make cartoon like. but with brink and the agency they want people to create your own design.

[zenith16]

No one wants to make a game that's too close to what came before them cause of how some certain people act that'll use that as an excuse to write it off and not play it. if they copy tf2 completely this game is doomed. so they have to set it apart from but make similar enough to get players that only particular to that game to want to try this.

with both brink and the Angency they wanted to make them both cartoon like but add some thing new in the games and show what's set them apart from simlar games as well. The Agency will mostly have spy gadgets and other things since it's a MMO. But has the option that sets it apart of other MMos cause it can set it's self for those people that like to "drop in and out" just coming to shoot things like in TF2 and with this game theres playing the indept story in the MMo.

In brinks case it'll will really be cool game play depending on how you design your character. Like body weight. among other things. and there's a cool story as well. which TF2 doesn't really have. beside it's funny comics.

With brink and the Agency they showed you can design your characters to look how ever you like. unlike TF2 which their all basically the same no matter what colour clothes you have on. and all play the same. With these two they won't be the same case.

oh they they allow for women characters in the Agency. so there's lot's to set the 3 of them apart from each other.

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

With brink and the Agency they showed you can design your characters to look how ever you like. unlike TF2 which their all basically the same no matter what colour clothes you have on. and all play the same. With these two they won't be the same case..

That's not true at all, the player can be customized with different sets of hats and some case like the sniper, a stab proof shield on his back. Making the players look completely different color wise and physical wise would be illogical game play as well as the character wise, as that's what the games uses, characters. Depending on what is used, one person with the same class from another can play completely different. e.g. with the cloak and dagger the spy more or less cloaks and de-cloaks in order to get close to targets. With the dead ringer, the spy cannot cloak until actually hit, making him appear killed but in actuality being cloaked, which needs fully recharged to be used again. It changes the entire dichotomy of how one spy would play from another.

-k3KaAoyQU8

Recently with the Engineer update instead of bulking up a sentry level by level the engineer can now throw one on the fly, move it around as he pleases and directly control it himself, with it being much weaker than other optional sentry.

ofe-a8phaTY

The player has options, they just aren't piled on for the sake of piling them on.

[Donut]

As long as we get cool ass looking armor I am good

[zenith16]

That's not true at all, the player can be customized with different sets of hats and some case like the sniper, a stab proof shield on his back. Making the players look completely different color wise and physical wise would be illogical game play as well as the character wise, as that's what the games uses, characters. Depending on what is used, one person with the same class from another can play completely different. e.g. with the cloak and dagger the spy more or less cloaks and de-cloaks in order to get close to targets. With the dead ringer, the spy cannot cloak until actually hit, making him appear killed but in actuality being cloaked, which needs fully recharged to be used again. It changes the entire dichotomy of how one spy would play from another.

-k3KaAoyQU8

Recently with the Engineer update instead of bulking up a sentry level by level the engineer can now throw one on the fly, move it around as he pleases and directly control it himself, with it being much weaker than other optional sentry.

ofe-a8phaTY

The player has options, they just aren't piled on for the sake of piling them on. kez,


I did say I was playing in tournaments for this game and i know what's going down. I was one of the first to get the Engie up date. look when both brink and the angency come out you'll see how different they are. the will be small simularitys that' bring tF2 player like us in and stuff that'll make different from TF2 as well.

Ok now to add a nother new video made to day.

http://www.gametrailers.com/moses/moviesthumbs/704077-t_brink_mindsb_doc_thumb.jpg (http://www.gametrailers.com/video/minds-on-brink/704077) http://www.gametrailers.com/images/HDupper.gif (http://www.gametrailers.com/video/minds-on-brink/704078)http://www.gametrailers.com/images/SDlower.gif (http://www.gametrailers.com/video/minds-on-brink/704077)

Brink (http://www.gametrailers.com/game/brink/11373)
Minds on the Brink Diary (http://www.gametrailers.com/video/minds-on-brink/704077) - Push the boundaries of video game design with the developers in...
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[zenith16]

ok I found an article that put up some time earlier in another thread. but it gives examples on what set it apart from TF2. so I'll put up a quote and I'll let you read the rest of that article on you when i put up the fallowing url.

here's the quote

GS AU: Character customization looks to be a huge part of Brink. How much will the body type of your character determine your physical abilities and maneuverability?
RH: The body type you choose for your character has a huge impact on how you play the game. The bigger you get, the stronger you are, which means you can carry and use the biggest, most powerful guns in the game and shrug off more gunfire. But you’re also a lot slower, so you’re always last to the party, and you can barely climb over a three-foot-tall barricade. So you give up a lot of maneuverability for all that firepower.
On the other hand, if you go for the light body type, you’re much faster, can climb up 15-foot-tall walls, do wall jumps, slide farther, and are harder to hit. But you are really physically weak, meaning you can only carry the lighter guns and can’t withstand much damage.
The medium guy, of course, is somewhere in the middle. Everyone starts the game with the medium body type, and as they level up, the option to upgrade to one of the other two becomes available, along with tons of other character abilities.http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/brink/news.html?sid=6253783&mode=previews&om_act=convert&om_clk=previews&tag=previews;title;4

and here the video on customising the weapons to your own personal spec's that you'd like on them.

E3 2010: Walkthrough - Brink (http://www.gametrailers.com/video/e3-2010-brink/700692)

I'm done on this for tonight.

[BigSams50]

I'm loving the customization for this. All i'm hoping for is split screen co-op (not sure if its been announced or not)

[Alchemyst]

This game is gonna be great

[zenith16]

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Brink (http://www.gametrailers.com/game/brink/11373)
PAX 10: Bomb Defusal Walkthrough (Cam) (http://www.gametrailers.com/video/pax-10-brink/705430) - Pierce the wall and escort the bomb defusal robot...
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Enjoy and discussions in session.

[Sgt.Pepper]

The Splash Damage shooter releases in the US on May 17 and May 20 in Europe.

This game looks good but I'll probably pick it up at a later date.

Source (http://www.vg247.com/2011/01/27/brink-dated-for-may-20-in-europe/)

[ProjectPat2280]

So just what is the game all about? I mean is it just another shooter with the ability to control both sides of the fight? What gameplay mechanics are gonna set it apart from other shooters.

[Soapy]

As far as I can tell, the biggest thing that sets it apart from other shooters mechanically is that it has a traversal mechanic similar to Mirror's Edge.

[Sgt.Pepper]

You play as a fully customizable character for either factions , "Resistance" or "Security", and both the factions include complete story campaigns.

But I think the most unique feature in Brink is that it allows you to seamlessly move between single player, co-op with friends, and intense multiplayer action by a hit on a button.

[zenith16]

Brink preview: Return to Enemy Territory (http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/01/brink-preview/)

[zenith16]

http://www.gametrailers.com/moses/moviesthumbs/711462-t_brink_somethingforeverybody_int_gt_hd.jpg (http://www.gametrailers.com/video/something-for-brink/711462) http://www.gametrailers.com/images/HDupper.gif (http://www.gametrailers.com/video/something-for-brink/711463)http://www.gametrailers.com/images/SDlower.gif (http://www.gametrailers.com/video/something-for-brink/711462)

Brink

(http://www.gametrailers.com/game/brink/11373)
Something for Everybody Interview (http://www.gametrailers.com/video/something-for-brink/711462) - Find out how Brink's multiplayer plans to become the best...
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this especially directed at those that have been complaining about multiplayer. they're woking to change the problem that started the complaints.

Enjoy and discussions in session.

[zenith16]

Board the 'Ark' at PAX East for an early demo of Brink (http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/09/board-the-ark-at-pax-east-for-an-early-demo-of-brink/)

[zenith16]

Board the 'Ark' at PAX East for an early demo of Brink (http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/09/board-the-ark-at-pax-east-for-an-early-demo-of-brink/)

[KALEL114]

The more I hear about this game and videos I see, the more intrigued I get. Check this out:

No doubt people who pick up Brink (http://brinkthegame.com/) mid-May will be a fan of one of the many other FPS games available, and therefore have a prefered button layout. Well, Splash Damage have you covered with a number of different controller schemes that will be familiar from many popular FPS’s. There will be 6 control schemes – or button layouts – for you to choose from in total;

“DUTY CALLS”
“GREEN MARINE CHIEF”
“ZONE OF KILLING”
“OH MY GEARS”
“FIELD OF BATTLE”
“ZOMBIE KILLER”

The eagle-eyed amongst you will instantly be able to recognise that each of those phrases refers to a well-known shooter franchise. For those that don’t, here are the games they refer to:

“CALL OF DUTY”
“HALO”
“KILLZONE”
“GEARS OF WAR”
“BATTLEFIELD”
“LEFT 4 DEAD”

Rest assured that you’ll be able to jump straight into Brink without having to learn a new button layout (which is nice). Brink launches May 17th in North America & May 20th in Europe.



That is an awesome idea and wonder if it will get other devs to do the same in the future.

[zenith16]

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Brink

(http://www.gametrailers.com/game/brink/11373)
A Matter of Class Trailer (http://www.gametrailers.com/video/a-matter-brink/711733) - Every mission needs the right person--and the right person is a matter of class. http://www.gametrailers.com/images/plat_pc_default.gif http://www.gametrailers.com/images/plat_ps3_default.gif http://www.gametrailers.com/images/plat_xb360_default.gif

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[zenith16]

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Brink

(http://www.gametrailers.com/game/brink/11373)
Preview (http://www.gametrailers.com/video/preview-brink/711886) - Brink might be agile enough to stand out in a sea of similar games.
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[zenith16]

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Overview Interview (http://www.gametrailers.com/video/overview-interview-brink/713031)


Refined combat roles and loadouts described and explained in this interview!




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Get SMART Series: The Basics (http://www.gametrailers.com/video/get-smart-brink/713302)

Apr 27, 2011
Helpful advice on how to get to grips with the new FPS Brink.

comin in 2 weeks

[Benstamania]

Niiiiiice with the whole control layout. Perfect Dark on XBL did something similar. I agree that most FPS devs should do this.

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

I think this game will bomb sales wise.

[zenith16]

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Brink
(http://www.gametrailers.com/game/brink/11373)Get SMART Series: HUD (http://www.gametrailers.com/video/get-smart-brink/713471) - A walkthrough of the heads-up display in Brink.



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Brink
(http://www.gametrailers.com/game/brink/11373)Get SMART Series: Classes (http://www.gametrailers.com/video/get-smart-brink/713533) - Learn how to leverage the different fighter classes to your...

[zenith16]

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Brink

(http://www.gametrailers.com/game/brink/11373)
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[zenith16]

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Brink

(http://www.gametrailers.com/game/brink/11373)
2010 Parkour Tour: Llabaca vs. Brink Featurette (http://www.gametrailers.com/video/2010-parkour-brink/713643) - Brink faces off against a Parkour expert in...
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[zenith16]

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Brink

(http://www.gametrailers.com/game/brink/11373)



Launch Trailer

Posted: May 9, 2011 | Views: 4,848 The bright future of humankind becomes a pit of despair--and it's time to fight back.http://www.gametrailers.com/images/plat_pc_default.gif http://www.gametrailers.com/images/plat_ps3_default.gif http://www.gametrailers.com/images/plat_xb360_default.gif

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enjoy clips from the story mode .

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

Man, they sure punt out alot of trailers for this game.
I will cave in and give it ago in faith, I enjoyed Enemy Terrority and still play Team Fortress 2 pretty much every day. Still, kinda get the impression this will die off fast or have a small community in the long run.

[gregtestagent]

Comes out tomorrow apparently.

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

Says three days here. UK shafted again.

[GhostPoet]

eh...to be honest...I think this game looks pretty boring.

[KALEL114]

My copy shipped today. Can't wait to play it. :up:

[Soapy]

I'm more interested in the premise of the campaign than the multiplayer, but not enough to actually buy it.

Though if it gets a lot of positive buzz, I might reconsider.

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

SP and MP are one in the same thing aren't they?
Even with the over-kill of trailers i'm still not sure what this game is all about, I bet it's the case with the most people.

[Soapy]

I don't know if single player and multiplayer are "the same" or not, but I know there's some kind of integration.

As for the story: It takes place several decades in the future where the polar ice caps have melted. It's about some kind of prototype for a self-sustaining "green" city that's designed to hold 5,000 people, but it's found by 50,000 refugees.

The refugees are all like, "Give us your food and medicine." And the original inhabitants are like, "No."

That pretty much sets up the conflict you see in the game.

[Soapy]

I don't know if single player and multiplayer are "the same" or not, but I know there's some kind of integration.

As for the story: It takes place several decades in the future where the polar ice caps have melted. It's about some kind of prototype for a self-sustaining "green" city that's designed to hold 5,000 people, but it's found by 50,000 refugees.

The refugees are all like, "Give us your food and medicine." And the original inhabitants are like, "No."

That pretty much sets up the conflict you see in the game.

[socool]

To clear up confusion, both multiplayer and singleplayer are nearly identical. They both have the exact same gameplay (two teams with a opposite objectives) In singleplayer, you can play with up to 8 people (all on your side) and completing the objective gives you a cutscene to push the story forward. Multiplayer is just singleplayer with two teams of 8 and completing the objective ends the round, not the level.

So it's basically a multiplayer game you can play by yourself.

[Soapy]

Quick Look: Brink (http://www.giantbomb.com/quick-look-brink/17-4101/)

[The Squirrel]

Are there any other MP modes other than the Objective based one?

[Wolvieboy17]

Hmmmm not sure about this game. The customisation looks awesome and the gameplay looks fun, but i'm just not sure if it's enough to warrant a purchase.

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

http://www.g4tv.com/games/xbox-360/61917/brink/review

Watching a 20 minute video on how to play the game. Seems abit on the ridiculous side. I seriously doubt it's complex as a game like Civ or Shogun 2 and even those can ease you in pretty fast without the need of having to bother with tutorials.

[The Morningstar]

The cinematic looked awesome. Gameplay looks pretty well, boring really.

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

http://img848.imageshack.us/img848/1951/1305042382138.png

lol.

[ProjectPat2280]

Haha.

EVERY team based game needs a message like that. Altho it should be mandatory.

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

God it uses GFWL. Wish I knew that before hand.
Getting pretty crap reviews as well.

[Upset Spideyfan]

http://img848.imageshack.us/img848/1951/1305042382138.png

lol.


That's really hilarious.

[Soapy]

From what I hear that video is like 30 minutes long as well.

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

According to that gaint bomb video you posted it isn't even explained well.

[Benstamania]

I paid off my copy of L.A. Noire yesterday and I asked my friend (manager of EB) if he got to play Brink early. He said no, but when he opened he had guys lined up to get it.

I was kind of surprised, however he then said that that same line brought them back for trade in four hours later and said the game was awful.

Sucks in a way as I was pretty interested in it... now however, I'll wait until they get a ton in used and they have to drop the price to check it out... If then...

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

I was at least expecting it to be decent (for me at least it could still be). Wolfenstein: Enemy Terriority and Quake: Wars were pretty enjoyable.
Quake Wars had some nice ideas, you could built stuff on the fly almost like an RTS for example.

[ChrisBaleBatman]

I'd be curious as to how many of those people are PS3 owners. Because after listening to the Giantbombcast...it sounds like with PSN down, Brink is pretty much unplayable.

[Benstamania]

The used copies at EB were 360.

[Soapy]

I'd be curious as to how many of those people are PS3 owners. Because after listening to the Giantbombcast...it sounds like with PSN down, Brink is pretty much unplayable.

Yeah, this situation with PSN has been really unfortunate for a lot of developers. At least Brink is multiplatform though. Socom is pretty much useless until Sony gets their **** together.

[Bubonic]

I thought that it was supposed to have a comprehensive single player mode that simulated actual online play?

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

It's more like Quake 3 with bots and a cut-scene in-between rounds.
Apparently the game only had 8 maps, that's it, the entire content.

[Soapy]

It's more like Quake 3

I might be more interested in this game if that were true. :funny:

[Nathan]

I actually pre-order this. And then cancelled it. Part of the reason is PSN being down. And I generally had some kind of gut feeling that it might not be as good as I hoped it would be. So after taking some time to think about it, I decided to rent it first.

[Bubonic]

It's more like Quake 3 with bots and a cut-scene in-between rounds.
Apparently the game only had 8 maps, that's it, the entire content.

I hate games that purposely come out incomplete in order to exploit the DLC system.

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

I might be more interested in this game if that were true. :funny:

Well the games what? £39.99 UK $59.99 US for those 8 maps. You can play Quake 3 right now, including Team Arena with all the content for the price of $0/£0. Just checking Team Fortress 2 a second ago, I counted 50 maps. With multiple game mods at a price of £6.99. I get the impression this would have worked better as a downloadable game or a free2play. The game size is only 5gb from what the download was saying.

[Soapy]

Well, to me anyway, eight multiplayer maps would be perfectly acceptable if there were an actual campaign to go along with it, but those maps are shared with the single player.

[Donut]

Is there a story mode to this at all

[Benstamania]

Yes. Apparently very, very short.

[Soapy]

Well the games what? £39.99 UK $59.99 US for those 8 maps. You can play Quake 3 right now, including Team Arena with all the content for the price of $0/£0.

I do play Quake Live. Pretty frequently, not as much lately. Though whenever I do, it never lasts for more than a few matches as I'm quickly reminded that Quake III came out 12 years and I am BEYOND rusty. :funny:

Anyway, I wasn't totally 100% serious with that comment. I like modern shooters like Battlefield (and Call of Duty even though that's not a popular opinion), but lately I've just been wistfully looking back at the days when Quake and Unreal ruled the roost.


I get the impression this would have worked better as a downloadable game or a free2play. The game size is only 5gb from what the download was saying.

I get the impression that's what the game was originally supposed to be.

[Donut]

I guess I will wait for the game to go on sale

[Benstamania]

I get the impression that's what the game was originally supposed to be.

Yup, me too.

[Lando81]

This game is fantastic. If you love FPSs and you're sick of CoD and such, this is such a fresh breath.

[gregtestagent]

some of the challenges are insane, in a bad way.

[Lando81]

some of the challenges are insane, in a bad way.

I haven't had any problems.

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

From first impressions it seems to me for all the character customization, it really doesn't add anything in the way of "character". Once you get past that screen, you end up still pretty much interchangeable from all the other people running around. Team Fortress 2 still ends up having more character with less options because regardless of how you change them aesthetically or gameplay wise, there is a core set of characters underneath it. here you have generic grunt man slightly different from every other generic grunt man.

The video prompt doesn't seem to make any logical sense either, it prompts saying it was created for console users but the lady specifically mentions things like the "alt key". I can only assume it is nothing more than a insult for the sake of an insult.

Also in my second match playing the sound cut out half-way through (it's working fine on the desktop so it's the game) on dedicated servers the running animations to be jerking alot and ambient occlusion seems to be optimized terribly.

While the models look pretty good some of the textures are really crap.
They haven't even used the stylized look to hide it or upped the textures for the pc's memory, some textures just look like a pixelated mess.

http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/577796899266300848/A28319E3DB8E78E02951218B8C19D02C273139D7/

Saying that though, the game mostly looks alright. It has the weird Killzone 2 depth of field thing though. Also in they have a menu for "DLC". Be pretty limp if they try sell us them considering the price point for 8 maps. It's not like Left4dead were it's 4-5 campaigns of strung maps, it's just, 8 multiplayer maps.

Hopefully there is some amazing redeeming factor. So far the negative reviews seem pretty much on point.

[Wolvieboy17]

This review has made me rethink this game

http://www.co-optimus.com/review/762/page/1/brink-co-op-review.html

I generally trust their reviews. It seems like, at the end of the day, playing co-op with a team of humans is still a lot of fun.

[Tanin]

This review has made me rethink this game

http://www.co-optimus.com/review/762/page/1/brink-co-op-review.html

I generally trust their reviews. It seems like, at the end of the day, playing co-op with a team of humans is still a lot of fun.


I bought and love the game. This is a very fair review. The AI on the opposing team is merciless and the bots on your team suck. So if you aren't playing Multiplayer... you will probably be slaughtered.

[Wolvieboy17]

Yeah, most of the reviews i've read say how this game isn't as good as 'xxxx' game as far as class based stuff goes, but they're games I never really played anyway, so all I want to know is if it's fun to play with friends. I'm a huge character customisation fiend, so that plays into it as well. I dunno, i'm considering buying it now off the back of that review

[Lando81]

It's definitely in need of a few patches but overall it's really fun.

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

After firing it up again it seems every single person on the server was getting there sound cut out.

[Wolvieboy17]

Alright, my friend and I decided we're buying it this arvo from EB and we're going to play it over the weekend. If we don't like it after that, we're both returning it thanks to the 7 day money back policy and putting that money into LA Noire. Bang!

[Wolvieboy17]

Spock, what are you playing on?

[ProjectPat2280]

Spock, what are you playing on?

Not a console.

[Wolvieboy17]

Groovy. I heard with consoles it's fine in party chat, and they build it so you can tell what strategies your team is implimenting from looking at the screen if they don't have mics.

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

There also doesn't seem to be a option to turn the cut-scenes off, only skip them. For people who plan on playing for months, that will just become anoying.

Groovy. I heard with consoles it's fine in party chat, and they build it so you can tell what strategies your team is implimenting from looking at the screen if they don't have mics.


It isn't just mics, it's the entire game sound thats cutting out for people on a server.

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

http://www.videogamer.com/news/brink_halves_player_count_to_fight_lag.html

[Wolvieboy17]

New maps and modes is pretty good, especially for free and so soon. You know, this game is slowly growing on me. If it keeps getting the regular updating and love and attention, it could definitely work wonders for the overall game. It really is a shame there is no split screen though. I'd love some more customisation options for the characters too. There really doesn't seem to be as many options as i first thought there would be. It's only like 10-15 different types of everything (jackets, shirts, pants etc). The way it was hyped up, I was anticipating to be able to make many, many, different characters.

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

I tried getting into it, it just isn't very good game that doesn't deliver enough content. The 8 maps aren't super polished and so well designed that it gets over that hump. There are just better alternatives. The obvious one being Team Fortress 2. Which has been updated for years. Brink will be lucky if the community doesn't die out by the end of the year. Waste of money.

If you are looking for a decent team game, play this, they made it, it's free, it's better and probably still quite active.

http://download.cnet.com/Return-to-Castle-Wolfenstein-Enemy-Territory-full-install/3000-7441_4-10243511.html

Hell, go use your money to order several takeaways, it's better than playing this game. I wish I did.

[Wolvieboy17]

Well theres already free DLC coming out. I think it depends on how much more stuff they offer. If they keep offering regular things, more maps and costumes weapons, that would change things

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

After the amount of content they gave i'd probably be pretty angry if they charged. Charging for multiplayer maps in general is pretty anoying.
A few trusted freinds people say the game is actually great once you "get it". Might give one last go even though the game sure as hell does it darnest to put you off it.

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

http://www.gamepro.com/article/news/220740/brink-dlc-releasing-in-early-july-free-for-two-weeks/