TheSixthAxis writes: "Unreal Tournament has always been a flagship multiplayer FPS for PC gamers, with its terrific pace and innate playability providing one of the best FPS multiplayer experiences on the PC. Now, Unreal Tournament has been bought to the Playstation 3, complete with next gen graphics, new vehicles and weapons, but with the core gameplay still intact. And we at TSA have to say, 'good lord, this is fantastic!'
Before we go ahead, forget everything you know about console FPSs. This is not a generic console FPS, it is, as the name implies, Unreal. It is not meant to be realistic, so it doesn't even try. However, Unreal Tournament has never been a game that is supposed to be played single player, and it still isn't. There is a storyline, one of those 'aliens are invading, fight them off' storylines, but the single player missions themselves are essentially multiplayer matches against bots. The storyline justifies this by saying 'they respawn when you kill them, you must kill them a certain amount of times so they run out of respawners' and throws you into a team deathmatch. In UT3, you play as the leader of a four man (three men, one woman) mercenary team called Ronin, who are fighting for humanity's survival. Before each mission, whilst the screen is loading, your leader will give you a reason why you're about to do the mission in a gruff, manly voice, which provides a small back-story to the area you're fighting in, who you're fighting and why you're fighting them. It should also be noted that you can play the campaign via online co-op for 4 players, also."
Opinion is divided on this one for sure! Is motion blur good for gaming? Why do developers include it?
I hate any game that has motion blur and the first thing I do is switch off the motion blur in games. It just makes me nauseous.
I agree with Alex here, many implementations are terrible but when it is done right it improves the experience.
Alex from GamersFTW writes:
“In all seriousness though, I feel like DOOM’s success will be measured by how much the game has to offer. Graphically it’s looking spectacular, and I’m sure the latest multiplayer trailer caught all of our attention. Personally, the game is beginning to remind me of those late nights playing Unreal Tournament 3, which is totally a good thing. This, in addition to the promise of user-generated content, is making DOOM look like the best first-person shooter I’ve seen in ages.”
The campaign looks brilliant, like a true nostalgia trip to the original DOOM titles of old! The multiplayer equally looks like a trip down memory lane to fast-paced and frantic arena games a-la Quake, and honestly the MP REALLY makes me want to the get game at launch to capitalise on the hype. Problem is I'm not overly fussed with multiplayer typically in games, they can get weary after a while, and buying a game solely for its MP is risky - especially on console - as it's heavily dependant on the community!
Rock to my left, hard place to my right..
EDIT: On the MP note, does anyone know if it'll have bots available, similar to Unreal Tournament 3? I still give that a quick play time to time with bots (and all the mad mutators).
I’m exactly the same, usually multiplayer games are of no interest to me. But DOOM has sparked my curiosity, especially as someone who used to enjoy multiplayer first person shooters like Quake/Unreal. Totally understand your concerns about it being heavily dependant on the community, too. Which is just another reason they should include bots, in case the numbers need to be made up. I’m hoping the community will be good, considering the creative freedoms they’re handing over with the SnapMap thing.
Its basically a "console" ahead, in terms of graphics, of another shooter called Homefront thats getting ready to release. LOL
Great selections as always and they are...
Final Fantasy
Metal Gear Solid
Super Smash Bros.
Crypt of the Necrodancer
Unreal Tournament
Advance Wars
Payday 2
