Blacksite: Area 51 DEMO IS UP



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Originally Posted by Krone7 /forum/post/0


I enjoyed it. It seems to me like a mix of quake 4 and resistance. Worth a rent.

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Thanks for the tip! I've been waiting to see a demo of this one. I'm already looking forward to downloading this as soon as I get home.

Ok, a few random thoughts after playing through it.


I liked it for the most part. I especially like his remark about gas prices if you toss a grenade at the gas sign right at the beginning of the level (nice hidden touch). Good graphics, I like controlling the squad, the environment/atmosphere was good, etc.


However, I have a few complaints (and a lot of this applies to most FPS, not just this one in particular). I guess I expect too much from games...but that probably comes from stepping away from playing for the PS2 generation and coming back expecting a big step up 2 generations later, but it seems they're still the same game mechanics.

1. I can't shoot my own squad mates? Not even a reaction? Yeah, that's the first thing I tried.
2. I hate invisible walls (try to walk down the road right that's right at the beginning).
3. No bullet holes in walls/cars when you shoot them (although quite a bit is destructable). That seems pretty basic, and maybe will be in the full game.
4. Bodies still disappear (really quickly it seemed)
5. After the gas station, there is that section where those aliens are charging you (they look like the bugs from Starship Troopers). My seasoned marine (?) still can't climb up the slightly angled walls.
6. Same section, I ran past an alien, turned around and he had disappeared.
7. Same section, but if you go up the ramp, then back the sides (behind the railings): More invisible walls towards the end. Again, my full grown adult male cannot possibly scale that 3 foot high railing to jump down below. Also, my squadmate blocked me in and I couldn't get out until I used my squad command to redeploy him somewhere else.

Again, I probably expect too much given current hardware and development time, but I like a little more realism. It just seems to me that I keep playing the same games over and over, with just better graphics. I want to be able to crawl under that truck (there's a good 3 feet of clearance under most trucks). I want to be able to shoot the tires out of all those cars sitting around. I want to be able to scale a 3 foot railing. I don't want railway cars to block my path, since in real life I can easily crawl under or between the cars, etc...


Anyways, I did like the feel of the game overall, and will probably pick this up. Maybe I'm just in cynical mood tonight. Sorry.