This move really surprises me, but maybe it shouldn't.
The way I see it, one of Epic's ways of bringing in cash is through liscensing out the Unreal engine. Not too surprising, since it is fairly extensible. But I'm not sure that going DirectX-only is a good way to attract potential liscensees, as it at least appears to cut down on the versatility of the engine.
I strongly disagree. I played through the game, beginning to end, and enjoyed every minute of it. It had quite a few strong points.
It seemed challenging. I suppose the AI couldn't really be considerred brilliant or anything, but one thing it did really well was make you feel like you're having to really work for your kills, at least in most cases. The Skaarj were seemingly invincible, at times dodging flak cannon shots at very close range. Compare this to the almost-oblivious behavior of enemies in previous 3D shooters...
The levels made you feel like you really were in a crashed space-ship, an old mine, or a mercenary outpost. Almost every level was an artful masterpiece, and very rarely left you wonderring "Where do I go now?" (that is, if you paid attention to the translator...)
It could be scary. I beleive I've lost count of the number of times that game has made me nearly jump out of my skin. Most of my friends were the same way. Something about the game seems to really get you immersed to the point where you can be startled like that. No other game I have played does that to me.
I'm not even going to mention the graphics because, while they were spectacular, they aren't what made the game good. (I could only play at 320x200@18fps anyway. Ouch..)
But enough rambling. In summary, I must say that if there was anything bad about that game that is really worthy of critisizm, it was the multi-player. Unreal's legendary bad net code turned out to be it's undoing. If you're going to critisize this game, aim your insults at the correct aspect.
What exactly is McCain's position on internet censorship? And where do the other candidates stand on this and other issues that would be important to the typical/. reader?
Does anyone else like the idea of having slashdot interviews with the presidential canidates?
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This move really surprises me, but maybe it shouldn't.
The way I see it, one of Epic's ways of bringing in cash is through liscensing out the Unreal engine. Not too surprising, since it is fairly extensible. But I'm not sure that going DirectX-only is a good way to attract potential liscensees, as it at least appears to cut down on the versatility of the engine.
I strongly disagree. I played through the game, beginning to end, and enjoyed every minute of it. It had quite a few strong points.
It seemed challenging.
I suppose the AI couldn't really be considerred brilliant or anything, but one thing it did really well was make you feel like you're having to really work for your kills, at least in most cases. The Skaarj were seemingly invincible, at times dodging flak cannon shots at very close range. Compare this to the almost-oblivious behavior of enemies in previous 3D shooters...
The levels made you feel like you really were in a crashed space-ship, an old mine, or a mercenary outpost. Almost every level was an artful masterpiece, and very rarely left you wonderring "Where do I go now?" (that is, if you paid attention to the translator...)
It could be scary.
I beleive I've lost count of the number of times that game has made me nearly jump out of my skin. Most of my friends were the same way. Something about the game seems to really get you immersed to the point where you can be startled like that. No other game I have played does that to me.
I'm not even going to mention the graphics because, while they were spectacular, they aren't what made the game good. (I could only play at 320x200@18fps anyway. Ouch..)
But enough rambling. In summary, I must say that if there was anything bad about that game that is really worthy of critisizm, it was the multi-player. Unreal's legendary bad net code turned out to be it's undoing. If you're going to critisize this game, aim your insults at the correct aspect.
What exactly is McCain's position on internet censorship? And where do the other candidates stand on this and other issues that would be important to the typical /. reader?
Does anyone else like the idea of having slashdot interviews with the presidential canidates?