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Well I just got back from a friends house. He had got Deus Ex Invisble War for free from some contest and I asked him to give me 2 or 3 hours of playtime. He agreed, so I went over and played all the way through Seattle, the first "level"
Now I cant comment on the story, since I only played a small amount, but gameplay wise, heres what we have.
Graphics:
Ugh... It looks like someone took Quake 2 Graphics, throw a hacked up lightning and shadowing element into it, and then glossed it over, doing something like anti-anisotropic filtering. They're not bad. But giving Max Payne 2 a 9.5 out of 10 in graphics, I'd say DX2 gets a 4 or 5. They just looked horrible. Textures were bad, Polygons were horrific, and the colors were washed out (this was without the "bloom" effect)
Physics:
If you want Havok physics, play Max Payne 2. These are bad, everything has really messed up weights, and dont act realistic. Example: I can abrely move a 55 gallon drum across the floor standing up, but when i knock it over it slides around like its on rollerblades. That and Wooden Pallets seem to be made of some kind of elastic element.
Fighting:
Battles are very awkward. The AI is very unrealisitc, even Half Life is better, and it just seems clunky. The FPS hit taken when people are fighting doesnt help either. Theres absolutely no good stealth ways to kill someone except from a distance with a sniper rifle, but thats where second part comes in.
Level Design:
Very small, very cramped, and disgusting load times. This is the worst part of the game. There are no outside maps so far in this city. All the "outside" parts are in alleys or closed off spaces that seem more like an office building with a skymap instead of a cieling.
Also, the levels are hacked up bad, presumably to make it play on the XBox. To walk about a quater mile, from a church, through an alley, to an apartment building, into a hangar, you go through 4 load points, each take about 5-7 seconds. Its ridiculous and annoying. I gave up some missions just cuz I didnt want to go through 11 load points in the same city to collect a reward.
Sound:
Sound is good, medicore. Voice acting is ok, but nothing to write home about.
Overall, I would not spend more than 10 dollars on this game, and I wont be buying it. Ill probably borrow it off my friend once hes done. BTW: I played it weith the 1.1 patch installed.
Peace.
Now I cant comment on the story, since I only played a small amount, but gameplay wise, heres what we have.
Graphics:
Ugh... It looks like someone took Quake 2 Graphics, throw a hacked up lightning and shadowing element into it, and then glossed it over, doing something like anti-anisotropic filtering. They're not bad. But giving Max Payne 2 a 9.5 out of 10 in graphics, I'd say DX2 gets a 4 or 5. They just looked horrible. Textures were bad, Polygons were horrific, and the colors were washed out (this was without the "bloom" effect)
Physics:
If you want Havok physics, play Max Payne 2. These are bad, everything has really messed up weights, and dont act realistic. Example: I can abrely move a 55 gallon drum across the floor standing up, but when i knock it over it slides around like its on rollerblades. That and Wooden Pallets seem to be made of some kind of elastic element.
Fighting:
Battles are very awkward. The AI is very unrealisitc, even Half Life is better, and it just seems clunky. The FPS hit taken when people are fighting doesnt help either. Theres absolutely no good stealth ways to kill someone except from a distance with a sniper rifle, but thats where second part comes in.
Level Design:
Very small, very cramped, and disgusting load times. This is the worst part of the game. There are no outside maps so far in this city. All the "outside" parts are in alleys or closed off spaces that seem more like an office building with a skymap instead of a cieling.
Also, the levels are hacked up bad, presumably to make it play on the XBox. To walk about a quater mile, from a church, through an alley, to an apartment building, into a hangar, you go through 4 load points, each take about 5-7 seconds. Its ridiculous and annoying. I gave up some missions just cuz I didnt want to go through 11 load points in the same city to collect a reward.
Sound:
Sound is good, medicore. Voice acting is ok, but nothing to write home about.
Overall, I would not spend more than 10 dollars on this game, and I wont be buying it. Ill probably borrow it off my friend once hes done. BTW: I played it weith the 1.1 patch installed.
Peace.
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