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Playstation/Gaming Discussions => PS3 Discussion => Topic started by: Ethan_Hunt on November 04, 2001, 11:49:02 PM
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Ok on it you have 8 demos to play
1.wwf smackdown \'just bring it \'
2.Wipeout Fusion
3.Silent Hill 2
4.Airblade
5.World Rally Championship 2001
6.Dark cloud
7. Baldur\'s gate:Dark Alliance
8.Tarzan Freeride
and there are 9 videos
1.devil may cry
2.jak and daxter
3.Fifa 2002
4.Crash Bandicoot
5.World Rally Championship
6.Jet Ski Riders
7.Parappa the rapper 2
8.The simpsons
9.GTC: Africa
I haven\'t got to play it yet, but i will tonight and will let you know what it is like.
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its out already?! in the previous mag it says its out on the 7th!
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You gotta give us full impression on Wipeout Fusion, WRC, and GTC Africa...
Man, I can\'t wait till the 10th when import copies will start arriving in Australian stores!
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is it out now??? or have you some how got it early????? whats silent hill 2 like???????
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Ethan, are all those playable demo\'s \'timed\'. or can you take your time on them?
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AAARRRRRGGGHHHHHH :mad: I WANT THAT!! lol
Seriously tho\' Ethan, where did u pick it up from? was it from your workplace or from a news stand.. me want it :(
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Cool, cool.
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COOL!! Let us know how WipeOut is like. :D
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Ok first off i got the mag from my work place, how many more times do i have to tell you guys how i get the mag early, you really don\'t listen to me do you!
And for that you don\'t get an of my thoughts on the demos!:D
Ok i was only kidding.
To tell you the truth i wasn\'t that impressed at all, which was a shame because was really looking forward to this demo disk.
But please remeber that these are my feels, and don\'t let me put you off of getting the demo\'s, as you might really like them, OK
1.wwf smackdown \'just bring it \'
Ok my brother played this one, he had SD2 and he really liked it, but he said this was just more of the same, and was slow!
So i didn\'t go near it as i really don\'t like WWF games, so sorry i carn\'t give my thoughts over.
2.Wipeout Fusion
I probably enjoyed this one the most, but agian it is just more of the same, the jaggies really got to me, sometimes it is hard to see which way the next turn is because of the jaggies, but it does run smooth, and the handling is much better i think.
Also the load time must have been about 20-25 seconds, which is crap IMO
3.Silent Hill 2
Ok i didn\'t play silent hill 1, as it didn\'t intrest me, iwas more of a Resident evil man, but i thought i would give this ago, the graphics are pretty good, when the cut scene finshed, i stood there for a while, and didn\'t realise that the game has started, but once i got out side, i didn\'t think it looked that great.
Also i ran up to a van, and pressed all the buttons and nothing happen, so i ran off down some stairs, then some righting come sup and say\'s " there is a map in the van it could be useful"!
WTF this really turned me off of the game, it may seem stupid to you guys, but that is just the way i am.
4.Airblade
Now i had high hopes for this game, as on the dvd videos i thought it looked really good.
Right the graphics were good, detailed and i thought the lighting was good, but i think i would rather play some Tony hawks, this game didn\'t draw me in as much as what THPS2 did.
The controlers were good, i thought the board handling was good and it is easy to pull off trick, you simply push square to pull off a trick, and to grind you use triangle, to spin you use L1 and L2, but there just didn\'t seem to much there to keep me playing, not liked i hoped.
5.World Rally Championship 2001
Now when i first played this demo all i could think was this game is ****, but i thought i would give it another go, and am pretty happy i did, the graphics are ok, there probably look better from the view from the helicopter, the handling isn\'t bad, but sometimes it just felt like all you had to do was press the accelorator and steer around the corners, no use of the brake, i would say you only need your brake around a couple of corners(the track i played was argentina, and remember i have only played two tracks, so it might be better later in the game)
The damage was ok, nothing special, like the first try i had i hit the wall go about 10-15 mph( can\'t remeber if it is mph,or it is the same as GT3) and i had smoke comming from my engine, and then the car kept pulling to the right,which i didn\'t like to much, but the damage was better later on, like when i fell down the cliff.
One thing is i don\'t know how early this build is, but it seemed abit choppy.
One of the best bits was probably the music on the replys, the first song is Garbage, which was good.
6.Dark cloud
I have this game on import, i am not a lover of it, but i will let you guys make your minds up on this one, as i know of pther people that really like it.
7. Baldur\'s gatedark Alliance
This game was ok the graphics are pretty good, but it is not my type of game, so sorry i can\'t really give you any impressions, ias i hardly played it.
8.Tarzan Freeride
To tell you the truth i didn\'t play this game, as the name put me off all together.
Ok so as you can see it is a mixed bag really, but please take what i say with a grain of salt, as you will probably like the demo.
But for me i am not really that impressed with my PS2 anymore, it hasn\'t lived up to the hype for me, i am just happy that games like SSX, Onimusha, MGS2 and Devil may cry came out, as i would probably feel like crying that i brought a PS2 at all, and am really thinking about selling my english one, i think i listened to sony\'s hype machine to much.:)
Also the only game that i played that was timeed was Airblade, which plays like the game i guess.
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Ethan, what tracks and cars are avalialbe on the WRC 2001 demo?
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What ? Playable Demos of ..........
1.wwf smackdown \'just bring it \'
2.Wipeout Fusion
3.Silent Hill 2
4.Airblade
5.World Rally Championship 2001
And
6. Baldur\'s gate:Dark Alliance
The demo disk could be cover in Donkey Doo Doo and ill still drool over it !
p.s. Already got DARK CLOUD and think its SUPERB !
But ill give Tarzan Freeride a damn good going too :D
*ooseven writes letter to OPM*
DEAR OPM
Could you please have your cover disks covered in DONKEY DOO DOO from now on.
Yours
ooseven
;) :P
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Chill Ethan m8.. i was only asking just in case it was available in the shops early.
I\'m quite saddened by your overall view of this months Demodisk. I was under the impression that it
is the best one yet.. anyway, give them a chance m8. I truely believe that your dissapointments
come from having played all the latest games because of your import ps2 purchase.
We havn\'t yet had chance to savour Devil May Cry and the likes of Tony Hawks 3.
Seriously m8.. if youre unhappy with the PS2, which is what i\'m gathering from your last post, take a
serious look at the other machines.. Ask yourself what type of games do you like.. also consider future
releases on each console and see which one has the best offerings for your taste.
Nobody\'s going to give you any jip for crossing over to another console m8.. we all enjoy gaming
be it from a black console or a white one.
I\'m still looking forward to this demo disk m8.. i\'ll post my own impressions, once iv\'e had chance to play them.
At least try to give them some time and consider them unfinished products. they only relfect part of the final game/code
Speak to you later bud. :0)
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Originally posted by StAnZo
Chill Ethan m8.. i was only asking just in case it was available in the shops early.
I\'m quite saddened by your overall view of this months Demodisk. I was under the impression that it
is the best one yet.. anyway, give them a chance m8. I truely believe that your dissapointments
come from having played all the latest games because of your import ps2 purchase.
We havn\'t yet had chance to savour Devil May Cry and the likes of Tony Hawks 3.
Seriously m8.. if youre unhappy with the PS2, which is what i\'m gathering from your last post, take a
serious look at the other machines.. Ask yourself what type of games do you like.. also consider future
releases on each console and see which one has the best offerings for your taste.
Nobody\'s going to give you any jip for crossing over to another console m8.. we all enjoy gaming
be it from a black console or a white one.
I\'m still looking forward to this demo disk m8.. i\'ll post my own impressions, once iv\'e had chance to play them.
At least try to give them some time and consider them unfinished products. they only relfect part of the final game/code
Speak to you later bud. :0)
I was only playing mate, can\'t remember if i put a smilely in, if i didn\'t sorry i should have.:D (that one\'s for you StAnZo)
Any i am abit saddened about the way i felt after the demo as well, i was really looking forward to playing most of the games, but it just felt like i have been there and done that with most of the game.
But like i said PLEASE don\'t let me put you off of the demo, as that is the way i am feeling, and you guys will probably come on the board once you get it and say, WTF was you talikng about Ethan.
The games that i thought were ok was WRC and Wipeout, but with WRC the code on the demo still seems pretty incomplete to me, it didn\'t feel polished.
And i am getting and Xbox on the 21st of November(fingers crossed there delivery doesn\'t get delayed) and I am really looking forward to that.
I don\'t think i will sell my PS2, i went through to much to get that little black box at launch, the games will get better, like MGS2 and Devil may cry is a very very good game, and pro evolution soccor, so i am still happy i got my PS2, but i am only going to get the games that i know for sure are going to be great like MGS2!(hopefully get that for christmas).
BUT AGIAN PLEASE TRY THE DEMO DISK FOR YOURSELF!:D
And let me know if you agree with anything i said, or if you don\'t agree and why.
See ya people:)
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Thats kewl ethan.. as allways man, We cool.. i\'ll hopefuly have that demo disk tomorrow..
I kinda hope that i\'m going to enjoy it but if i dont, i\'ll give you
my honest opinion m8 and see if my initial impressions are simlar to yours.youv\'e allways been close to the mark with your first impressions and i respect your
judgement. We tend to see things the same but i\'m hoping (as a big WRC fan) that the game uses
the Official licence in a good enough way to make me buy the final product..
Cheers Ethan..
Oh, BTW... iv\'e just sent of for my tickets for the Rally of GB, so i\'ll be in the cold welsh forests come the 23rd.
I\'ll be staying there for a couple of days to chase the drivers around. The championship is still wide open
but i want Burnsie to win..
Current Standings in the WRC
Tommi Makkinen... 42 Points
Colin McRae...........41 Points
Richard Burns........40 Points
This is going to make an excelent UK Rally.. Right, off to get my maps sorted out
See u l8r bud..
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Yeah, I got the new mag today, and a summary of the demos are as follows:
WIPEOUT FUSION: Very smooth, and the analogue control is great. The ship looks great too, but there are a lot of \'jaggies\' in the scenery, although it doesn\'t detract from the game. I think this\'ll be excellent.
SILENT HILL 2: Great-looking character, atmospheric camera\'s, and a fantastic, eerie fog-effect, which is great to watch. However, this is a timed demo, so don\'t expect to hang around too long.
AIRBLADE: If you\'ve played Trickstyle, you know how the floaty board feels. Lovely, colourful graphics and smooth gameplay. This has potential. Another timed demo.
WRC 2001: Complete anti-climax. The car feels way too floaty, and doesn\'t seem to fit in with the rest of the track. A maddenig feature is the way the game forces you back onto the road is you stray too far - I thought the developers were touting the \'openess\' of the game. Hmm. A lot of work to be done, methinks.
BALDURS GATE: Wow! Ultra smooth, finely-detailed, wonderful animation and great water/fire effects. This game looks hot!!! Watch the movement of the rats. Yuk! Sadly, another timed demo.
TARZAN FREERIDE: A ride down the rapids which is unspectacular and very basic looking. One for the kiddies.
I didn\'t try WWF, as wrestling isn\'t my cup of tea.
I just wish the demos wouldn\'t be timed, as I like to take my time and marvel at a levels features, and it\'s also a pain in the ass to always keep resetting/restarting. Still, beter than their previous efforts.
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Don\'t worry Ethan, I was feeling similar towards my PS2 for a while there.
Then I saw the X-box and GC in person, and that regained my faith in the PS2. Sad but true.
On top of that, I played the X-box and GC today, and boy, do I feel good that I\'m saving all that money. :D (though I still *kinda* want a GC.)
/ dm /
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I must own this demo disc. Finally OPS2 has pulled their thumbs out their arses and produced something which would actually be quite good.
:)
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just got back from college, gonna play it in a min, but had to come on here first
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Well, i actually managed to pick this beauty up today and imho WRC is really good. You may not like it
at first but after a few plays and trying to beat my bro\'s & mates times it comes into its own.
Don\'t forget, this is just a demo and your\'e not really racing against computer controlled opponents.
I reckon this will be a sleeper hit guys. yeah, the handling is a little bit like cmr but imho it\'s actually
better in some ways.. it\'s hard to explain but once youv\'e played it a few times, you tend to get a
feel for it. The car sounds are Awesome and the graphics are some of the best iv\'e seen in a PS2 game
I really like it
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Originally posted by datamage
Don\'t worry Ethan, I was feeling similar towards my PS2 for a while there.
Then I saw the X-box and GC in person, and that regained my faith in the PS2. Sad but true.
On top of that, I played the X-box and GC today, and boy, do I feel good that I\'m saving all that money. :D (though I still *kinda* want a GC.)
/ dm /
What Xbox games did you play, please don\'t say it was the oddworld demo!
Have you played HALO?
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LMAO :laughing: Just checked out the WRC 2001 demo..
Now turn the music volume all the way down.. now turn down the co-drivers volume then back up... now thats funny
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Originally posted by StAnZo
Well, i actually managed to pick this beauty up today and imho WRC is really good. You may not like it
at first but after a few plays and trying to beat my bro\'s & mates times it comes into its own.
Don\'t forget, this is just a demo and your\'e not really racing against computer controlled opponents.
I reckon this will be a sleeper hit guys. yeah, the handling is a little bit like cmr but imho it\'s actually
better in some ways.. it\'s hard to explain but once youv\'e played it a few times, you tend to get a
feel for it. The car sounds are Awesome and the graphics are some of the best iv\'e seen in a PS2 game
I really like it
Soooo do you think its better than Colin Mcrae? I loved the handling in that game!
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The big question is do any of these games have screen centering / 50 / 60 hz options. :) ? If the demo does the final game will.
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Also the demo disk has a TOC of 4.31gigs, hmmmmmm could be interesting for those in the know ;).
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Originally posted by TheGeezer
Soooo do you think its better than Colin Mcrae? I loved the handling in that game!
Yeah, i suppose i do.
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thank fook for that Stanzo..... the earlier views before you posted were starting to get me a tad worried
keep rockin
:bounce:
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haha... i\'m really looking forward to playing the final product. i\'m unsure while people will find it crap
it\'s a chalenging game, all rally games should be.. i would have prefered and hopefull
that they have the option of retirements in the final game.. this would put more pressure on the player
and if the player succeded in winning the rally, it would make them feel as tho\' they\'ve achieved a tough goal
StAnZo awaits the final product....