Bulletstorm (PS3/360)

[cake612]

Re: Bulletstorm (PS3/360)

Wow, I don't even want to watch anymore previews, already so excited for this game and their just gonna make me mad that I can't play it. It's going to be a long wait.

[Valdarez]

Re: Bulletstorm (PS3/360)

I'll preface this by pointing out I'm not a huge FPS fan. I've only recently started enjoying shooters with Red Dead Redemption being my favorite (and it's a 3rd Person Shooter) and Transformers: War for Cybertron being close behind (again, 3rd Person shooter). I've seen multiple previews for this game, and I don't get the hook. There's no real story that I've seen, the game play seems silly, and doesn't look fun.

What are you guys seeing in it that makes it a must buy? Or even a must play? What's the draw?

[Sandman42]

Re: Bulletstorm (PS3/360)

I'll preface this by pointing out I'm not a huge FPS fan. I've only recently started enjoying shooters with Red Dead Redemption being my favorite (and it's a 3rd Person Shooter) and Transformers: War for Cybertron being close behind (again, 3rd Person shooter). I've seen multiple previews for this game, and I don't get the hook. There's no real story that I've seen, the game play seems silly, and doesn't look fun.

What are you guys seeing in it that makes it a must buy? Or even a must play? What's the draw?

It looks fun and different from most other FPS'.

[judgejudy]

Re: Bulletstorm (PS3/360)

I'll preface this by pointing out I'm not a huge FPS fan. I've only recently started enjoying shooters with Red Dead Redemption being my favorite (and it's a 3rd Person Shooter) and Transformers: War for Cybertron being close behind (again, 3rd Person shooter). I've seen multiple previews for this game, and I don't get the hook. There's no real story that I've seen, the game play seems silly, and doesn't look fun.

What are you guys seeing in it that makes it a must buy? Or even a must play? What's the draw?

is it a sequel? nope
is it war themed? nope
can you shoot people [what what] in the butt and get EXTRA points for doing so? yes

i'm sold.

[Flawless]

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Double-barrel shotgun? No, Quad-barrel is how Bulletstorm rolls.

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[Jonesy]

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This and any Gears game thread makes me wish the word e-p-i-c was censored. I thought they did it as a joke at first but it's still there?

This game looks like its going to be heaps of fun and will prob be my next FPS purchase.

[Flawless]

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[Flawless]

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New dev walkthrough:

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[Flawless]

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[ChaseB]

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This trailer inspired me to write things that would not be out of place if said in Bulletstorm.

(Shamelessly pulled from my Twitter account)

"HERE, TOUCH MY GUN. BUT BE CAREFUL, IT MIGHT GO OFF...IN YOUR FACE!"

"TAKE MY GUN, TAKE ALL OF IT!"

"MY GUN'S BIGGER THAN YOURS!"

"THIS GUN JUST GAVE ME A SCREAMING ERECTION!"

[Flawless]

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Gamespot: Multiplayer Hands-on

Anarchy mode is a take on the wave-based gameplay of Gears of War 2's Horde mode. You team up with up to three friends and face off against waves of enemies, trying to get the highest score possible. Each wave gets progressively harder, with enemies becoming increasingly more intelligent and larger in number. The twist is in how you complete each wave. Instead of simply trying to kill the opposition, you have to kill them in specific ways to earn skill points. This might involve kicking them off a bridge to earn a "vertigo" kill or pushing them into electricity pylons to earn a "shocker" kill.

We got to play Anarchy on a small map, set atop a rocky mountain. A metal platform surrounded a central area, which contained a raging tornado. Surrounding the map were man-eating plants, electricity pylons, and jagged rocks. These all proved extremely useful for gathering skill points during each wave. With our team's help, we were able to pull off a number of gruesome kills. By using our electric leash we could pull enemies into the air and then kick them into the central tornado, which tore them to shreds. Similarly, we could kick enemies into the man-eating plant, where they were instantly devoured.

Most of the points we gathered came from team-based kills. By working together, we could pull off kills that wouldn't be possible on our own. For example, one kill required us to latch onto an enemy with our leashes while another team member kicked him. This caused him to split into several pieces and shower the floor with blood. Another insane move involved sending enemies into the air with the leash, while a team member hit them with a charged-up triple-barrel shotgun, instantly setting them on fire and netting us 300 points for the "acid rain" kill. The number of different kills on offer is impressive, and no matter how gruesome the combo, chances are you can pull it off.

The second new mode is Echo, which is a single-player experience with the addition of multiplayer leaderboards. You play through the single-player map of your choice--minus the dialogue and cutscenes--and try to get the highest score possible. You can see all of your friends' scores on a leaderboard, so you keep track of how much better or worse you are. Like in Anarchy, you gain points by trying to kill in the most imaginative and gruesome ways possible. We managed to pull off even more gore-filled moves in Echo, including our favourite, "flyswatter." This involved using the leash to fling enemies through a steel grating, which cut them up into several square-shaped meat pieces.

Both Anarchy and Echo modes hold true to Bulletstorm's overarching tagline, "Kill with skill." The brutal kills and amusing combo names put a different spin on the traditional multiplayer experience, harking back to the days of high-score chasing. It looks good too, with ****'s Unreal engine providing the many globules of blood and gore that spray from butchered enemies.

Gameplay footage and interview

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[Flawless]

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Bulletstorm demo confirmed

A demo of People Can Fly's first-person shooter Bulletstorm will release on 25th January on Xbox Live and 26th January on the PlayStation Network, EA has announced.

No mention was made of a PC demo.

The demo features a slice of Echo mode, a cooperative mode that tracks and compares player scores while they play through locations found in the campaign. The location in the demo is a collapsed building, which players must traverse.

The idea is you use the Skillshot system to kill bad guys in as creative a fashion as possible. The more creative the kill, the more points you'll score.

The Bulletstorm demo also lets players unlock platform-specific upgrades to use in the full game's Anarchy multiplayer mode. These include the Crimson Leash and Stealth Armour.

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[countryboy]

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looking forward to trying out the demo. Interested in this game, but it comes out around some heavyweight must buy games for me. Wanna make sure that its worth dropping $60 on.

[Eton Rifles]

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looks like a total 'Dude-bro' shooter.

[LingeringRegime]

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looks like a total 'Dude-bro' shooter.

Yeah, totally man.

Pretty spectacular looking though. I may be forced to turn off that dialogue though. I am already annoyed by it.