So Brink.. success or mega failure..

[riteshshergill]

Just bought a copy of Brink.. apart from the Bad fps, the gameplay isn't too bad.. very similar to quake wars though.. still.. what's the people's verdict?

 

[Maleficus]

mega failure. I could have told you this the second it was announced.

Splash Damage = fail.

 

[marmasatt]

Judging by the number of responses you are even getting in this thread, there isn't much interest, lol. Either that, or its so freakin' awesome that people can't stop playing it to respond.

 

[gorcorps]

Judging by the number of responses you are even getting in this thread, there isn't much interest, lol. Either that, or its so freakin' awesome that people can't stop playing it to respond.

Or we're just sick of these guys who can't seem to figure out how to reply to threads already in progress.

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2158891

 

[penske2298977]

Is it that the SP or the MP sucks or both?...would like to know from those who have played it. Thanks.

 

[gothamhunter]

Is it that the SP or the MP sucks or both?...would like to know from those who have played it. Thanks.

Well the SP and the MP are basically the same thing, but one with bots and the other with people.

The game isn't bad, you just have to know what kind of game it is - if you played something like Enemy Territory Quake Wars you'll understand.

I honestly just have a hard time enjoying any shooter as much as I enjoy TF2. Everytime I think I'll enjoy one I just go back to playing TF2 and never touch them again (COD (any), Brink, Crysis, etc...)

 

[Texashiker]

It seems that brink was released without proper play testing. The issues with popular ATI cards shows proof of that.

How did splash damage play test the game on ATI cards, and then release it in its current state? They did not play test, thats how.

Will Brink be great or a flop? I think Brink has been tarnished due to splashdamge dropping the ball. With so much bad press on release day, I doubt the sales are going to be very good.

I honestly just have a hard time enjoying any shooter as much as I enjoy TF2.

You have not tried Fortress Forever have you?

 

[Hippiekiller]

Or we're just sick of these guys who can't seem to figure out how to reply to threads already in progress.

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2158891

OMG, you mean not everyone is as much of a loser as you to read every thread and average 5.9 posts per day to anandtech????????? Who'd a thunk it?

 

[WhipperSnapper]

mega failure. I could have told you this the second it was announced.

Splash Damage = fail.

Consolization = fail

 

[gorcorps]

OMG, you mean not everyone is as much of a loser as you to read every thread and average 5.9 posts per day to anandtech????????? Who'd a thunk it?

any old bitty with a computer knows how to search for things, why the hell can't you people learn to do the same thing and search for things first?

And you think calling me a loser hurts my feelings? Ha! I'm spending time talking to complete strangers on the internet, I already know. And guess what? You're in the same boat! Welcome! Congratulations on taking time out of your day to engage in a nerd fight on teh interwebz. You've now brought yourself down the same level you seem to look down on so much.

 

[MemberSince97]

I feel burned , so I bought TW2 to cheer up.

 

[Washoe]

been reading reviews of Brink. for some reason I can't get too excited about it...

 

[NoSoup4You]

Brink reminds me heavily of Return to Castle Wolfenstein, which is a very good thing indeed. Yet, I cannot recommend a purchase at this time because the game is quite buggy still. I've had the sound cutout on one map everytime (just that one map, the others are fine), random OpenGL crashes to desktop, and poor performance on top of all that. I don't believe the developer deserves your money until they fix this nonsense.

 

[Red Hawk]

The general consensus on Brink is that it has a unique style and interesting ideas, but is marred by poor execution.

 

[Blitzvogel]

The general consensus on Brink is that it has a unique style and interesting ideas, but is marred by poor execution.

This^

The first thing the game needs is a fix to the stuttering feel to the framerate even if it is running at high FPS (an OpenGL problem?).

 

[riteshshergill]

They've come out with 4 major patches now.. gameplay certainly is much improved.. definitely a Quak Wars clone.. not too many people online though.. Still.. it seriously ain't that bad

 

[Red Hawk]

If they had to release so many patches in such a short time, then the game shouldn't have been released yet in the first place.

 

[gothamhunter]

You have not tried Fortress Forever have you?

Yes, I have, and TF2 is superior in my opinion. Those that mainly like FF more is because they're stuck on the TF1 gameplay and do not accept the TF2 gameplay.

 

[Texashiker]

Those that mainly like FF more is because they're stuck on the TF1/TFC gameplay and do not accept the TF2 gameplay.

Fixed that for you.

I have to agree, I play FF because I do not like the direction that tf2 has gone. I bought the Orange box when it came out, and did not like tf2 the first time I played it.

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As for Brink, I have not played it, I bought it for my son, and he says he likes it.

From looking at the game play, I think there needs to be a wider assortment of weapons besides rifles and pistols. There needs to be "something" that mixes it up a little bit.

After watching my son play Brink, the game seems "bland".

 

[aigomorla]

Just bought a copy of Brink.. apart from the Bad fps, the gameplay isn't too bad.. very similar to quake wars though.. still.. what's the people's verdict?

seemed like someone was stuck in TF2 genre, and couldnt get himself out of it.

So figured he would put in a lot of customization on clothe and weapons but yet try to keep the TF2 foundation on the game.

Meh.. short... after playing the demo, i started missing TF2.

 

[ahenkel]

I'm still curious to play it. However based on the reviews I don't think its worth it at its current price point. Once steam offers it for less than 10 bucks I'll snag a copy.

 

[dpodblood]

Brink is a game I was really looking forward to, but ended up being not what U expected at all. I'm still somewhat interested, but I will wait for some patches and a price drop. Most reviewers concur that the game came out in an incomplete state.

 

[RandomSanity]

I pre-ordered Brink during a D2D sale for $28.25. Was really looking forward to this game and was rather disappointed. However, I feel it was worth the money, it's not as bad as everyone seems to think.

I could never get into TF2 because I was so many years behind. It is not noob friendly in the least.

 

[43st]

Brink reminds me heavily of Return to Castle Wolfenstein, which is a very good thing indeed. Yet, I cannot recommend a purchase at this time because the game is quite buggy still. I've had the sound cutout on one map everytime (just that one map, the others are fine), random OpenGL crashes to desktop, and poor performance on top of all that. I don't believe the developer deserves your money until they fix this nonsense.

For some reason Quake Wars never felt quite right to me, but Brink really gives me that RtCW feeling. I'm having a hell of time getting good fps settings with my 6970 though, so it still needs work.

It's not designed for the casual fps player (you will get it in the face by an old school twitch player on occasion), and that coupled with the launch problems has really hurt it.

 

[NeoV]

it's not bad

I think they only tested it on brand new hardware - I've never had a stutter issue at all but I have a brand new rig

I've enjoyed it so far, but I'm a sucker for any team-oriented FPS on-line action