PSU Open Beta for 360

Muzza · Post by **Muzza** » 18 Oct 2006 12:23 am

Bah, go play some Top Spin 2.

I think you should give it another try jizz, it gets a whole lot better after awhile, when you get to grips with everything!

jizzlobber · Post by **jizzlobber** » 18 Oct 2006 12:29 am

fuck that, I hated everything about the game.
i'll just grab splinter cell in a few days, then cod3 and rainbow six instead.

Cletus · Post by **Cletus** » 18 Oct 2006 01:33 am

If Splinter gets the following it deserves and Vegas turns out to be good,then it won't be worth me buying PSU.

Having a persistant online character that gets stronger and better gear(as in WoW) certainly has some appeal.The game doesn't need to be great(as in WoW) to keep you coming back either.

lestat · Post by **lestat** » 18 Oct 2006 09:42 am

Jismlobber wrote:i'm thinking you are all nuts for liking this heap of crap.
it'll cost over $100 then it's a $10US monthly fee... madness!

The beta didn't leave me impressed, it seemed very sloppy and poorly executed. I can't see myself paying $10us a month to play it. Especially when there are so many other great games coming out in the next few days.

The game reminds me a lot of guild wars in execution and that's free, there is no reason why they should be charging a monthly fee for it.

Talez · Post by **Talez** » 18 Oct 2006 09:50 am

Cletus wrote:If Splinter gets the following it deserves

Gabe from Penny Arcade wrote:If you follow PA you know that Robert and I played a lot of Splinter Cell multiplayer. The demo dropped this weekend for the new multiplayer portion of Double Agent and for me at least it’s a huge disappointment.

On the Merc side they have completely removed your ability to alter or manage your environment. For me the thrill of playing as a Merc was setting up my defenses. Trying to anticipate the spy’s moves and then laying out my inventory of mines and motion sensors. One of the best feelings in that game was hearing a mine explode and know that you got one. Or hearing a motion sensor trip and knowing exactly where the spy was coming from. Laying traps for spies was what made being a merc fun.

As if removing your ability to protect the level wasn’t bad enough they also removed all the built in cameras. It used to be that the spys had to deal not only with a merc’s improvised defenses but also a network of built in motion alarms and cameras. As a merc it made you feel like the level was actually your ally. Without the strategy of learning to read the level’s built in defenses or placing your own, the merc side of the game devolves into a generic Halo style FPS. There’s no tactical element beyond the basic hide and go seek stuff that’s always been there.

Oddly enough breaking the merc side has also broken the spy side. It used to be that the spy had to navigate the map without being detected or blown to shit. It wasn’t just spy vs. merc it was spy vs. the level and the fucking merc. You had no idea how the merc might have laid out their defenses so you really had to sneak. Every game was different and exciting. The feeling of creeping through a level slowly disabling a mercs traps and then hacking the system without ever giving away your position was incredible. That was the thrill of being a spy. Now it’s just don’t get seen by the guy with the gun.

They’ve dumbed the game down in an effort, I assume to appeal to a wider audience. They want those FPS twitch kiddies and they want them bad. My feeling is that they’ve missed the mark though. They’ve dumbed it down to a point where the people like me that used to enjoy it don’t anymore but it’s still too strange for the Halo 2 crowd. The first time MaZteRCH33pH jumps into a game and sees some fucking ninja with no gun snap his neck he’s done.

There’s some neat stuff in the game. It’s not a complete waste. It’s just that they are not additions to the game I already liked. If things like the ability to hack from a distance or escape moves had simply been in addition to everything I already liked I’d be one happy camper. Instead they created a completely different game. You can like this game, that’s fine. But it really is a new game. This isn’t Splinter Cell multiplayer, this is Halo hide and seek.

-Gabe out

Fuck that if its true. Pandora Tomorrow was the peak of the series for me in terms of multiplayer. So many wasted hours at the PC.

Cletus · Post by **Cletus** » 18 Oct 2006 03:28 pm

I'm open to the changes if it makes it easier for noobs to pick up and play.

If there's a better balance then it'll be fine.