Bappo Posted September 5, 2003 Report Share Posted September 5, 2003 Is there any one else getting this rag with disk? November 2003 Of interest to me was the Metal Arms and Voodoo Vince demos. Both quite fun. There were also save game states for PDO and a couple others that basically unlock everything. I have NOT installed them. yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heavy liquid Posted September 5, 2003 Report Share Posted September 5, 2003 Just picked it up a couple of hours ago. While I've only played around with it for about 40 minutes, Metal Arms and Voodoo Vince are the ones that caught my attention as well. I was surprised at how much I was enjoying Metal Arms, though. Maybe because I haven't read too much about it. I'll definitely have to play through the whole demo tomorrow. And maybe pick it up when it comes out. DOA:Online seems to be coming along well, based on the video. They seemed proud to show off their rain and snow effects, which ARE very well done. I'm looking forward to this one. On a side note, there were some clips that looked to be DOA 1 with *maybe* slightly better-than Saturn graphics. I thought they said they had updated the original to DOA:X-Volleyball graphics and engine? The review for Simpsons: Hit & Run was pretty good too (8.8/10). I'd love to play a Simpsons game that's actually good. Maybe... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan B. Posted September 5, 2003 Report Share Posted September 5, 2003 If it weren't for the truly awful camera in Dino Crisis 3, that would have been a fun little game too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heavy liquid Posted September 5, 2003 Report Share Posted September 5, 2003 I haven't tried that demo yet. I think I'm afraid after some of the reviews. I really want to like Dino Crisis 3, too! The camera's that bad then, eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orpheus Posted September 5, 2003 Report Share Posted September 5, 2003 If it weren't for the scratches and fogging on my disc, I think I would have tried the demos, especially ESPN NHL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bappo Posted September 5, 2003 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2003 Saying the camera in Dino Crisis is "that bad" is an understatement. I shot at more critters off screen in the few minutes I played that demo than in the last 10 years. You have no, none, zippo control over where you are shooting or looking, and rarely are the 2 the same. Very disappointing as I was kinda looking forward to the game. The way it moves from cut scene to action was well done though. You are supposed to control the camera with the right thumb stick but it never did anything for me so maybe it's broken? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbert Posted September 5, 2003 Report Share Posted September 5, 2003 On a side note, there were some clips that looked to be DOA 1 with *maybe* slightly better-than Saturn graphics. I thought they said they had updated the original to DOA:X-Volleyball graphics and engine? I thought it was DOA2 like they said at E3? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heavy liquid Posted September 5, 2003 Report Share Posted September 5, 2003 Yeah, you're right, I remember now. DOA 2 & 3 are upgraded, and I think 1 is just a port with maybe a little polish. Sorry about that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelley Posted September 5, 2003 Report Share Posted September 5, 2003 DOA1 is just a pure port, DOA2 is upgraded with the DOAX engine. They claim DOA2 will look better then DOA3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoisonJam Posted September 5, 2003 Report Share Posted September 5, 2003 You are supposed to control the camera with the right thumb stick but it never did anything for me so maybe it's broken? Glad someone else posted this, because I thought the same thing. I sincerely hope that the game won't ship like that! With a controllable camera, I think the game could be pretty decent. It was certainly pretty enough. Although if the ratio of cinematics-versus-gameplay in the demo is representative of the full game, I'm going to give it a pass even without the issues with the camera. As far as demos in general, I don't know anymore. At first the idea seemed great, and I did indeed buy a few games after playing the demo on the OXM disc. But with some other games (specifically Panzer Dragoon Orta and Otogi), the demo actually killed my interest in the game and it wasn't until I read some glowing reviews that I decided to take a chance on them. Definitely a double-edged sword for developers (no Otogi pun intended). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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