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Enter The Matrix - Patches, No Reviews?

Posted by simoniker on from the enter-the-stealth-release dept.

Thanks to an anonymous reader for pointing out a patch for the PC version of Enter The Matrix, just a couple of days after its release, and a FAQ which rather horrifyingly orders you that "The Vampires should be dispatched in the rooms you find them in" to stop the game from crashing completely. If you add to this the almost complete lack of official reviews, do we get a still-decent game that simply happened to stealthily launch in the week of E3 (when nobody was around to review it), or a rushed license that's deliberately trying to take advantage of gamers who buy based on subject matter? Spoiler-free opinions welcome, especially from those who've bought the game.

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  1. Re:Real Soon by Phleg · · Score: 2, Insightful

    This game came out just a couple of days ago, you have to admit it's a little bit early for a patch...

    Makes you think they didnt even finish the game properly, kind of reminds of a game called Ultima IX

    Or Diablo II, or Morrowind, or Neverwinter Nights, or Unreal Tournament 2003...

    Seriously, releasing a patch nearly the day of release is Standard Operating Procedure for video game development nowadays.
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  2. Never, never, never... by Nice2Cats · · Score: 4, Insightful

    ...buy a game before it has been on the shelves for about a month and you can read a bunch of reviews by magazines and real people. I violated this rule once in the last five years for Master of Orion 3, and it turned out to be crap. If a game is really good, you can afford to wait another three or four weeks; if it is bad, you're better off letting other people find out.

    1. Re:Never, never, never... by joto · · Score: 1, Insightful
      Or simply, never never never buy a game at all. They are all crap. They cost too much money, and take too long to play through. And they almost never work perfectly on my (or anybody elses) computer.

      If you absolutely need some games, download them from kazaa. The games that are easiest to find there, are the most popular ones, and therefore likely to be better than anything you pick up in the shop after reading a few reviews. Besides, they are more likely to be running at all, since they are cracked versions.

      Or just buy a TV-console system...

  3. This is what happens... by skinfitz · · Score: 2, Insightful

    ...when you actually enforce programming deadlines. This game was rushed to be out on the same day of the movie, but as we all know often it's simply not that simple with code!

    Lets hope they get it patched up pretty soon - I'm looking forward to playing it.

    Anyone know if it contains movie spoilers? I heard it's linked with the plot etc. so I don't want to play it until the movie comes out in the UK (21st)

  4. Hacking Console by someguy · · Score: 2, Insightful

    What I'm disappointed with is the lack of support for the hacking console. There are a few urls referred to as places to look for more codes for the hacking console, but one of them has never been a registered domain and the other just has a graphic about the company being shut down. I was really looking forward to having an interactive portion outside of the game.

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