Originally posted by: pontifex
Originally posted by: BD2003
So far I'm unimpressed. The game runs like total dogsh*t.
Running a 2.8ghz c2d and a 7600gt at 1280x1024 w/ no AA shouldnt net 20fps with the way it looks. Oblivion looks twice as good and runs twice as fast on the same hardware, and changing the graphics settings do very little for performance.
It seems like they have the right idea, but the execution is way off. I do these silly little side missions that get me artifacts, and equipping them jacks up the radiation so I'm dead within 30 seconds. Doesnt make any sense. Ammo is limited, but the guns are woefully inaccurate, so it's becoming a situation of quicksaving, and reloading if I don't get enough hits to down them, otherwise I have to run a mile back across town to pick up more ammo. I'd probably be better off getting much closer to the enemies, but with the shoddy framerate any sort of evasive moves become near impossible, not to mention the slightest bit of movement raises the already terrible accuracy to impossible levels.
The PDA system is also far too complicated for it's own good.
And as of right now, the story is *entirely* incomprehensible. Any comparison to masterpieces such as system shock 2 or deus ex is absurd.
man, whats up with all the conflicting reviews of this game?
this review here scares me.
the other reviews by the game sites and stuff seemed pretty good.
Game sites are different in several key ways.
Firstly, their systems are almost always high-end. They rarely have performance problems. I could imagine supreme commander is quite impressive on a dual monitor SLI system, but its nearly unplayable on typical hardware IMO.
They are also judging it based on far more categories than the average gamer does...we just want to know if it's fun or not.
Something like a terrible interface or terrible performance could turn an otherwise good game into a pointless waste of time for a gamer, but no review site with a conscience would drop a game from an 8 to a 5 because of a quirky interface.
Maybe its just my particular point of view. IMO, there are far too many brilliant games released across PC and 3 consoles nowadays to waste my time on anything but the finest. I don't judge games on a 10 point scale, it's the four point scale. 1)Immediately uninstall because its a waste of disk space 2) interesting but I'll likely not finish it, 3) play it through once, 4) or on my hard drive for eternity. Right now, stalker is hovering in the "interesting but I'll likely not finish it" category.
I've not quite given up on it yet, but at this point, I kinda want my money back. It feels unfinished, and is completely lacking polish.
