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This thread has been linked to the game 'The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay'.
Got this yesturday and only just started playing it today and I must say it's one of the finest games I've enjoyed for a long long time. From the moment you put the disk in you just have that feeling that it's going to be a great and I have to admit rare game to movie that's actually worth buying and playing.
The graphics while jaggy at times are certainly one of the strongest parts of the game, they've got vin disel's looks spot on, It's certainly one of the best if not best at times on the Xbox. I also love the way the elements of the gameplay work, the counter system is brilliant and provides a lot more depth to the gameplay than your average FPS, although in my mind this isn't the average run of the mill FPS.
I've only been playing the game for an hour but from what I've played this is certainly one of the best games I've played all year, I think decent single player games have been lacking recently but this has restored my faith in single player titles, more of this please.
Oh and how is this game not an 18? It's brutal, it's got swearing and plenty of it yet it's only an advisory 16+? Someone managed to sneak this past the BBFC I rekon!
The graphics while jaggy at times are certainly one of the strongest parts of the game, they've got vin disel's looks spot on, It's certainly one of the best if not best at times on the Xbox. I also love the way the elements of the gameplay work, the counter system is brilliant and provides a lot more depth to the gameplay than your average FPS, although in my mind this isn't the average run of the mill FPS.
I've only been playing the game for an hour but from what I've played this is certainly one of the best games I've played all year, I think decent single player games have been lacking recently but this has restored my faith in single player titles, more of this please.
Oh and how is this game not an 18? It's brutal, it's got swearing and plenty of it yet it's only an advisory 16+? Someone managed to sneak this past the BBFC I rekon!
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True.
The only non-linear bit was the mine but that's because I chose to charge past loads of troops and robots dodging their shots when no doubt I should have been sneaking along the edges.
I got thoroughly lost in that mines and ended up accidentally sneaking way back up to the top before I'd met who I needed to meet and picked up what I needed to get. I then found yet another way to sneak back down, sorting out my objectives this time) and another way to sneak back up.
Very cool bit of the game. :)
The only non-linear bit was the mine but that's because I chose to charge past loads of troops and robots dodging their shots when no doubt I should have been sneaking along the edges.
I got thoroughly lost in that mines and ended up accidentally sneaking way back up to the top before I'd met who I needed to meet and picked up what I needed to get. I then found yet another way to sneak back down, sorting out my objectives this time) and another way to sneak back up.
Very cool bit of the game. :)
Riddick looks great, but it's way too linear. I mean, why the hell did the makers of Riddick and Splinter Cell think gamers would want to be lead along a linear path without the option to explore and take alternate routes.
I lik it when the bad mens nex brake
Hedfix wrote:
> Great game.
>
> Thief 3 knocks seven bells out of it however.
Thief 3 annoyed me. riddicks graphics are amazing though i must admit
> Great game.
>
> Thief 3 knocks seven bells out of it however.
Thief 3 annoyed me. riddicks graphics are amazing though i must admit
Haven't received it yet but Hotmail has been running slow for me recently.
ÂLŠ†ÂÎR wrote:
> By the way, dropped you an email over the CS jobby.
Yup got it mate, did you get my reply mate? Add me to your friends list in game "Spikecast", will see you on there at 9:30 tonight!
> By the way, dropped you an email over the CS jobby.
Yup got it mate, did you get my reply mate? Add me to your friends list in game "Spikecast", will see you on there at 9:30 tonight!
By the way, dropped you an email over the CS jobby.
I'm hoping to get back to Riddick today, 9% left on Burnout 3 which is getting rock hard now :(
Great game.
Thief 3 knocks seven bells out of it however.
Thief 3 knocks seven bells out of it however.
A shame too - it truly is an excellent game.
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