Bulletstorm Leaves Me Wanting More, Not In The Good Way

Bullletstorm, a game which touts play so intriguing it will “pucker your butt hole,” left me wanting a few things that surprised me from the development company of Gears of War. Sitting down with the newest Epic Games title, I felt robbed of my FPS freedoms, while reigning down clunky controls, and yearning for a decent combination from a system which is very unclear, and inconsistent.

[wallis]

Do you know why games journalists are taken as seriously as a hairdressing degrees? Because people like you don't do any bloody research. This is your job and you're clearly putting not a bit of bloody effort into it. The development team is people can fly. The people who make gears are making gears 3, not this. This is made by the people who did painkiller, epic are helping them with guidance. Jesus Christ I've watched one trailer and read one article and I know more than you.

[HarryMonogenis]

Haha! My thoughts exactly. By the way, this "website" has an Alexa rating of over 4 million -- we now know why.

I'm actually pretty excited for Bulletstorm. Not only because of what I've seen and played, but also because the developers, People Can Fly, are Polish! Go Polish! :D

EDIT: Just read the bottom of this post:

"if you’re really looking for something to do, pick it up on a rental before moving to purchase the game."

He writes like he's played the full game. Pathetic.

[hay]

@HarryMonogenis: What's up with the game makers and nationalities?

[r1sh12]

It really shouldnt matter where a game is made...I mean thats not what gaming is about.
I played the demo this morning, its sort of the FPS of gears (sort of)...
Its got the crazy gore everywhere (love it), I do like it. Its a change from COD, im not to sure how competitive multiplayer will work, but the single player/co-op looks like it could be pretty good.
I never really got into gears, I do like third person games, but I didnt have time to get into gears.
Since Im not gonna be buying activision games, this looks like a great alternative.
This year is looking pretty nice for gamers...
I do recommend the demo, and hopefully I will recommend the final game, because 2010 was full of s**t. Very few good games came out, but 2011 looks packed.

[ksense]

except that it doesnt have competitive multiplayer from what i hear

[dabri5]

Yep, he acts like he has played the full game, which is more open, and allows more combos like he is complaining the demo doesn't. The demo area was made to be confined to give people a taste of the system without letting them go as crazy as they can within the full game. Also, if you notice, all the guns and leash weapons are fully upgraded in the demo, something you have to work on in the full game.

[Active Reload]

That article was garbage! It seems this person went into the game with a *pre-dislike* for it.

[JoeIsMad]

Actually, you'd be surprised how much I was flamed for "controversially" saying that I figured this game had more sales potential than Killzone 3. I had no predisposition of this game, other than the obvious similarities between this and Duke Nukem.

[Azfargh]

Looks a noob too...

But even so, the game doesn´t seems interesting. It forces too much to be "cool" and "brutal"... kinda Devi May Cry 3 cutscene with Dante using a missile like a airboard and shouting "WoooHOOOOOEW!".

And the first-person camera loses most of the melee impact in a non pre-scripted animation...

Anyway, the guy just didn´t seem to care for getting deeper inside the combo system. People like that just make internet reviews loose more credibility.

[The Meerkat]

Bulletstorm was the better of the two demos yesterday.

Bulletstorm felt new.
Crysis 2 felt like an average FPS.

[Dread]

i agree
i did not like Crysis 2 that much,

and i have to admit the graphics did not impress either.

[Neckbear]

"hurr durr"

"durr hurr"

"lol duek is better"

That pretty much sums up this article.

Never change, gaming community. With your silly rivalries and autistic behaviors.

[Legionaire2005]

This maybe be a little off topic but this relates to Epic and Insomniac games. Fact!!! Gears of War and Resistance series release around the same time as each other!!! I guess both game studio has been spying on each other lol!!! Its really true. Gears of War and resistance part 1 release 2006, Gears and Resistance part 2 release 2008, and now Gears and Resistance part 3 is coming out this fall most likely in September for both. Both storylines are very similar with the doomsday for mankind concept where in part 3 both have the alien side at a huge advantage. Resistance and Gears are brothers lol!!! By the way Bulletstorm was a short but good demo. Can it compete with Duke Nukem don't know about that call them brothers too lol!!!

[divideby0]

didnt read the article..

the DEMO was meh... did not convince me to buy the game.. now its a rental for me..

also releasing this game the same day as KZ3 is just stupid
curious if anyone who owns PS3 gonna buy this game ?
DAs will probably single console owners.. not a bash

[blackburn5]

I kinda agree.I had fun the first time I played the demo but the second and third time around I could see how it could get tedious. Somehow it seemed limited to kick or grab and then shoot.But I took into fact that it was just a demo. Maybe with more weapons and environments it will get better. Also like someone said before my teammates really didn't do anything. They basically just stood there with bullets hitting them and me barely ever killing an enemy or even aiming properly to hit them.

Now before you attack me for dissing Bulletstorm just know I was hyped for this game as well. I may be wrong about it and it might end up being an epic shooter but the demo definitely didn't sway me from buying KZ3. Just my opinion

[Twilightx7]

Well, People Can Fly revealed their release date nearly 3 months before Guerrilla said anything about Killzone 3's release date, and Bulletstorm is multiplatform, so why would you bother changing the release date? It's entirely feasible that Bulletstorm will sell more copies just BECAUSE it's on both platforms.

To be clear, I enjoyed the demo, and I'll probably pick up the game for the full experience, but I'm still buying Killzone 3.

[jdktech2010]

I own both consoles, am buying KZ3 and will buy this game...I've played the demo 4-5 times and it's still fun.

Sorry you don't like it, but Bulletstorm is a breath of fresh air from the serious shooters out there like COD, KZ3, BC2 and even Reach (even though I love those games minus COD)

[dabri5]

I liked the demo. If you want to get an idea of the depth of the combat system, watch a video of someone getting close to 20k score in the demo.

The demo has no steered me away from buying the game. I never was going to buy it.....I get a free copy. :)

[dabri5]

example
http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[orange-skittle]

The demo was better than Crysis 2's MP and left me wanting more. Using the elevator smash enemies is classic. I know there's more creative levels to explore.

[theballa113092]

Yet to play the demo. But have it installed already!