New Brink Screens

[DoctorFinger]

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Bethesda and Splash Damage have provided us with new images from Brink. Announced at this past E3, Brink is a shooter boasting an impressive 8-person co-op mode. The game will also feature RPG-like skill advancement, a dynamic quest system and a persistent online world, where your actions on one mission can affect the experience of other gamers down the road.

Brink is scheduled for a spring 2010 release on the 360, PS3 and PC.

[DoctorFinger]

From what I've heard about it, Brink will probably the big 'buzz' game for the spring, much like Borderlands has been for this fall.

[Wilkz07]

will it be more than Present day fallout 3? (haven't heard much about Brink yet)

[Spectre-7]

Originally Posted by Wilkz07

will it be more than Present day fallout 3? (haven't heard much about Brink yet)

Errrr.... Considering that Brink isn't set in the present day and has remarkably little in common with Fallout 3, I'm tempted to say, "Yes."

[Iron Past]

So this is an MMO or what? I'm tired of this beating around the bush bullshit that devs pull; tell me what it is so I know whether to interested in it or not. I can't be the only one who immediately gets turned off to a game when it turns out the only thing that makes it worth playing are online features.

Edit: I know it's not an MMO pre se, but if it's only meant to be played online and in coop, it's an online only game which is much the same in my eyes. I lose more interest every time I hear more about the title, though I know it's an inverse situation for other people.

[Spectre-7]

Originally Posted by Iron Past

So this is an MMO or what?

Oooh, I know this one. No.

[Wilkz07]

Originally Posted by Spectre-7

Oooh, I know this one. No.

you're full of non-sarcastic helpful advice today aren't you?

[Spectre-7]

Originally Posted by Iron Past

Edit: I know it's not an MMO pre se, but if it's only meant to be played online and in coop, it's an online only game which is much the same in my eyes. I lose more interest every time I hear more about the title, though I know it's an inverse situation for other people.

No per se about it. It's not online only. One of their primary stated goals is to blur the line between solo and online play, so that playing alone is essentially the same experience as playing with friends.

Originally Posted by Wilkz07

you're full of non-sarcastic helpful advice today aren't you?

Quality answers for quality questions.

[DoctorFinger]

Did you play Chromehounds? It sounds like the persistent world in Brink will be similar. And there is an offline, SP component but the game will nudge you to play online if you can.

[Iron Past]

Originally Posted by Spectre-7

No per se about it. It's not online only. One of their primary stated goals is to blur the line between solo and online play, so that playing alone is essentially the same experience as playing with friends

"Blurring the lines" means you still need access to online components, so it still counts as an online game. Single-player means offline without any input from other outside sources. That's like saying WoW isn't an MMO because you just play by yourself all the time.

Originally Posted by DoctorFinger

Did you play Chromehounds? It sounds like the persistent world in Brink will be similar. And there is an offline, SP component but the game will nudge you to play online if you can.

See, I just hope that's not the case, because I don't recall Chromehounds having a particularly good single-player. It was one of those games where you "needed to play with friends to truly appreciate it," as the review line usually goes.

[Adam Blue]

This is pretty much just like Call of Duty except more agility (depending on class, climbing, sliding), and more options in terms of earning XP (class specific, change class/objectives mid mission, but not load-outs).

Also the game allows for a lot of character customization, which you can see in my videos I recorded.

[Adam Blue]

Originally Posted by Iron Past

See, I just hope that's not the case, because I don't recall Chromehounds having a particularly good single-player. It was one of those games where you "needed to play with friends to truly appreciate it," as the review line usually goes.

If you play by yourself, you just have more classes and objectives to choose from. Not any better or worse, just a different experience. Kind of like Brute Force or Conflict: Denied Ops.

[axion]

Originally Posted by Spectre-7

Errrr.... Considering that Brink isn't set in the present day and has remarkably little in common with Fallout 3, I'm tempted to say, "Yes."

But didn't you see the sheet metal shanty shacks? If that's not Fallout 3 then I don't know what you want.

[Iron Past]

Originally Posted by Adam Blue

If you play by yourself, you just have more classes and objectives to choose from. Not any better or worse, just a different experience. Kind of like Brute Force or Conflict: Denied Ops.

Now that I'm cool with.

[wyeast]

8 player co-op. *gurgles*

[Food Nipple]

Originally Posted by wyeast

8 player co-op. *gurgles*

I don't know about this, part of me feels like the marketing department found a really nice sounding way to spin bot matches.

By the same logic Shadowrun had 8 player co-op, and Perfect Dark Zero had 16 player co-op.

[bryan]

Originally Posted by Food Nipple

I don't know about this, part of me feels like the marketing department found a really nice sounding way to spin bot matches.

By the same logic Shadowrun had 8 player co-op, and Perfect Dark Zero had 16 player co-op.

Totally agree with you, the main thrust of the game is for multiplayer. I doubt they'd spent much dev time to make 8 player co-op actually much fun. I'd love to be proven wrong and they give us a robust SP campaign.

Otherwise I'm greatly looking forward to this.