babaganoosh13 Posted July 25, 2013 Posted July 25, 2013 So, does it have CEG attached to it? You see, ever since the whole Doritos Locos Tacos thing, Taco Bell thinks they can do whatever they want.
Labadal Posted July 25, 2013 Posted July 25, 2013 I like what I have played so far, no doubt about it. But, the lack of looting enemies and manual saving will be a minus in my book. I like the graphics and the writing is better than I though. I haven't delved deep into combat yet, but the few fights I have been in have been good.
alanschu Posted July 25, 2013 Posted July 25, 2013 The looting is meh. The saving was a bit annoying, as I told my boss I had to finish this level. Fortunately, he understood
Gfted1 Posted July 25, 2013 Posted July 25, 2013 How frequent are the checkpoints? "I'm your biggest fan, Ill follow you until you love me, Papa"
SophosTheWise Posted July 25, 2013 Posted July 25, 2013 How frequent are the checkpoints? It depends. I'd say most of them are between 15 and 30 minutes. Can get annoying though, especially in later fights.
alanschu Posted July 25, 2013 Posted July 25, 2013 The levels were all reasonably short I found, and it seems an autosave happens when you change levels. In the early going it'd be about 5-10 minutes it seems, assuming you figure "I just have to finish this level first" 2 seconds after the previous save point as being a not entirely insane way of assessing the system.
Hurlshort Posted July 25, 2013 Posted July 25, 2013 Heh, my kids are less understanding about the saving situation. I am absolutely loving it so far. They've really nailed the Shadowrun vibe, I love the skill progression and my character is awesome. I went with a Street Samurai Ork who loves pistols. That's the same character I made in the PnP game in middle school, so I'm definitely basking in the memories. Combat is slick and simple. The writing has been very well done so far too. I'm very happy, it has blown away my initial expectations when I pledged on Kickstarter.
Tale Posted July 25, 2013 Posted July 25, 2013 I'm debating between Decker and Mage. Are there lots of opportunities for being a Decker to be worthwhile? "Show me a man who "plays fair" and I'll show you a very talented cheater."
Tale Posted July 25, 2013 Posted July 25, 2013 I haven't even started playing yet. Unlike some people, I'm not allowed to play at work. "Show me a man who "plays fair" and I'll show you a very talented cheater."
SophosTheWise Posted July 25, 2013 Posted July 25, 2013 I'm debating between Decker and Mage. Are there lots of opportunities for being a Decker to be worthwhile? Not necessarily. It's not like you simply can enter any system during combat and rerout systems freely. There are two or maybe three situations where you can really get to decking (although it's still very linear) and sometimes it helps you extract info.
alanschu Posted July 25, 2013 Posted July 25, 2013 (edited) I guess there's a pretty clear homage to the SNES version XD (I know it, but no spoilers for others) Edited July 25, 2013 by alanschu
Hurlshort Posted July 25, 2013 Posted July 25, 2013 You mean Jake Armitage? He's right at the start, so I don't think it's much of a spoiler.
C2B Posted July 25, 2013 Posted July 25, 2013 You mean Jake Armitage? He's right at the start, so I don't think it's much of a spoiler. He also became known a while ago.
alanschu Posted July 25, 2013 Posted July 25, 2013 (edited) Fair enough. I didn't know this, so I didn't want to spoil for others (I never played the original). It was a great surprise for my friend who just shared his experience with me on Steam (since he didn't follow the game). So on that grounds, I considered it a spoiler as he found it awesome and unexpected. Especially with the "I wonder if sending me to a morgue is an homage to the original?" (Remember, not everyone actively follows the development of a game either). Edited July 25, 2013 by alanschu
Labadal Posted July 25, 2013 Posted July 25, 2013 Brutus the Troll is killing stuff with his fists. That's the only way to do it (for now). I wasn't sure a Physical Adept would work out, but I've gotten a spell that improves unarmed damage and another one that gives me magic resistance. My new armor will make me an even better bullet sponge.
alanschu Posted July 25, 2013 Posted July 25, 2013 My friend also loaded up a Physical Adept, due to his love of him meleeing things (it's become a running joke that I will sass his avoidance of firearms, and he will sass my embracing of firearms, from FONV to now this ). I was leaning towards rifle, but think that handgun may be better suited for a Decker type. I haven't invested any skills into specializations yet, but will have to mull it over (since I doubt there are cloud saves for this beastie I'll need to redo the start anyways).
Labadal Posted July 25, 2013 Posted July 25, 2013 I know nothing of character building in this universe. I'm just randomly picking what I think will work.
Tale Posted July 25, 2013 Posted July 25, 2013 I'm debating between Decker and Mage. Are there lots of opportunities for being a Decker to be worthwhile? Not necessarily. It's not like you simply can enter any system during combat and rerout systems freely. There are two or maybe three situations where you can really get to decking (although it's still very linear) and sometimes it helps you extract info. Better off with Mage, got it. Are there interesting utility/debuff spells or is it nuke and heal? "Show me a man who "plays fair" and I'll show you a very talented cheater."
alanschu Posted July 25, 2013 Posted July 25, 2013 I know nothing of character building in this universe. I'm just randomly picking what I think will work. That's pretty much the way it is for me too. I am just associating "Decker" with "Hacker" haha.
Lord of Lost Socks Posted July 25, 2013 Posted July 25, 2013 Played it for 3 hours now. Didn't notice the time pass.My main problem with the game is the lack of a save system. Currently it relies on checkpoint, although, I haven't had to redo anything yet.Otherwise, I really like the atmosphere, story, sound assets and graphics. The only downside is the animations which are a tad clunky. The UI is easy to navigate and understand, and the combat is easy to understand and fluid. Haven't encountered any bugs. Playing a Dwarf Mage called Steely Greg Mainly spend my time nuking stuff and healing, but there are some buff/debuff spells as well. But I prefer the ones that combine debuffs with damage.Looking forward to the user created content, and I hope they do well enough to make a Shadowrun 2. That fixes the few remaining issues So far, based on my first impressions, I'd give the game a 8.5/10, dragged down primarily due to lack of manual saving. My thoughts on how character powers and urgency could be implemented: http://forums.obsidi...nse-of-urgency/
Oner Posted July 25, 2013 Posted July 25, 2013 (edited) Screen goes black when I click new game launch campaign. Yay. Think the problem is on my end though. Edited July 25, 2013 by Oner Giveaway list: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DgyQFpOJvyNASt8A12ipyV_iwpLXg_yltGG5mffvSwo/edit?usp=sharing What is glass but tortured sand?Never forget! '12.01.13.
Keyrock Posted July 25, 2013 Posted July 25, 2013 I've played for about an hour. I'm playing an Ork Shaman named Restless Wolf. I'm definitely liking the game so far. I love reading all the flavor text and dialogue, they absolutely nailed the Shadowrun vibe, which they damn well should have since Jordan Weisman created the game in the first place. I basically have just the bare minimum ranged skill to wield a rifle right now and try to keep back and let my summons do the dirty work. RFK Jr 2024 "Any organization created out of fear must create fear to survive." - Bill Hicks
babaganoosh13 Posted July 25, 2013 Posted July 25, 2013 Wow, DRM and Steam sucks. I can't get an answer on if they added CEG on the Shadowrun or the Steam forums. Say what you will about Origin and Uplay, this wouldn't be an issue on those services because they at least let me play my games whenever I want. I really hate lugging my desktop computer into town. I probably should have just asked for a refund, but man; it's Shadowrun. You see, ever since the whole Doritos Locos Tacos thing, Taco Bell thinks they can do whatever they want.
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