What The Hell Happened To Resistance 3?

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What The Hell Happened To Resistance 3?

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Started 1 year ago by frostquake
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frostquake
Moderator

I WILL POST NO SPOILERS SO ENJOY!

The Game, Fallout Called and they want their Engine Back!

First, Lets get my Fan Boy out of the way. I love the Resistance Series. I love any, "Alien Invades Earth, then Tries to Terraform Earth, War of the Worlds Style." I bought the Resistance Toys and proudly Display them in my video game cabinet, I bought the Resistance Comics from the Sony Store and read them on my PSP. So I love the Story of Resistance and all it Entails!

I knew the Game was still in House but under new direction, but I also knew they had 2 good games to work from, and expected a Spectacular third game, but WOW, I was WRONG!!!

Lets Put aside the typical failings of SP games like this with Atrocious AI, yes it still sucks. The Chimera enemies still follow a very scripted path and will just stand there while you shoot them 6 times in the head, not forgivable, but I am used to it.

1. Pop the Disc in the first time and you get the Patch Update, Patch 1.03 and the Patch is a HUGE 637 megs, Over half a Gig, not a Good Sign. The Bigger the Patch, the Bigger Chances of Problems and Bugs.

2. So I start walking around and I just randomly bump some dining Room Chairs, and WOW...I am Some Repulsion God...just barely touching them with my imagined Hip or legs, sends some Flying all the way across the room so hard they half disappear into a wall or they sink into the floor like it is lava.

3. The Cut Scenes show me as a tall man, but yet in First Person Mode, I must shrink down to a Level 1 dwarf, because I am always looking up at people, and never feel like I am looking at them eye to eye, Killzone had this problem too!

4. Try a Jump, I dare you. White Men really can't jump, not even a few inches it appears.

5. Next,try climbing a ladder. First they Flash for you in-game so the developer obviously wants you to use them, but some mysteriously flash but won't allow usage. The HUGE problem is climbing them. When your Character starts to climb them, he gets Turrets Syndrome all of a sudden and jerks his way up...say what???

6. This One I LOVE and call the Chimera Balloons. Sometimes when you kill a Chimera, they start to float up in the air like a Balloon, until this mysterious tether stops them, and they just float like a Balloon tied to a rail. I have actually video taped this and will YouTube it when I get a Chance and add the link later at the bottom. Maybe the Chimera have pouches of Helium that Expand upon Death?? ROFL

7. Speaking of a Dead Chimera, don't walk up and look at them when you kill them, because PS1 Graphics Chip called and they want their Chimera's Back. What the Hell Happened to the richly detailed Chimera? For some reason when you shoot them, their Color fades to a gray dull color, and this may be intentional on the developer part, but wow the details of the dead Chimera are Horrible. In game 2 the dead ones were richly detailed and looked great, now they look like they are made out of play-doh!

8. Oh and don't look at the Guns that you are holding, they looking Play-Doh'y too!

9. Finally..BUGS BUGS BUGS...which may explain the MASSIVE Patch that downloads right away. Some Chimera when they Drop out of Drop Ships actually go halfway into the nice hard ground like it is LAVA, yet again. One Chimera got stuck and started vibrating so hard, I thought he would lock up the game, but I shot him and when he fell, he mysteriously whet to the Center of the Earth, One of many Glitches

Ok the GOOD NEWS...The Team that did the Scenery and Scenery Ambiance did an INCREDIBLE JOB, sadly so far with an hour of playing, that is all the good news I have to say.

I have yet to MP, so someone else will have to speak on that...but Wow I feel like I am playing a really BUGGY Fallout Game.

Stay Frosty My Friends!

Posted 1 year ago #
Christopher Jack
Member

The only legit complaint that I see is dumb AI, everything else seems to be good for a laugh.

Posted 1 year ago #
HeavyD-Love
Member

Just beat R3 last night (NO WORRIES - NO SPOILERS). For the record, I thought part 1 sucked. I enjoyed part 2, but the fact that i got it for $6 new on clearance helped a bit i think (would NOT have been happy if I payed $60 for R2), and I got R3 for $20 with coupons. I REALLY enjoyed R3 and could not put it down at some times.

To your points.

1. I was shocked at first too. But I read it was a patch to fix multiplayer issues based on the beta. My opinion? Kudos to the devs for making the improvements.

2. That never happened to me.

3. I did notice that in Killzone 2, but now that you mention it did not notice it in R3.

4. Yeah, I hear ya there, I never expect much out of FPS in way of jumping but yeah.

5. Agreed. Whoever was responsible for the ladder climbing animation should be ashamed.

6. Either that never happened to me, or I certainly never noticed it. And i think that'd be something I'd notice.

7. I never looked at dead ones so have no real comment on this one.

8. Granted the guns appearance/sound were not on par with Killzone or COD, they weren't bad by any means. And speaking of guns, the variety of weapons in this game and the creativity in their design was a real breath of fresh air in today's over saturated market. Special mention should be made to that point.

9. Honestly, I did not have any issues with bugs throughout my playthrough.

A few things I'll add of my own.

My wife loves watching me play certain videogames, but she HATES FPS's. She can't stand COD, KZ, Halo, etc. But for some reason, she took to this game and watched me play the entire way through. When asked her reason, she told me the story and story telling methods were much more prominent than in the other FPS games I mentioned, and it literally grabbed her attention and held it the entire way. Again, this is my wifes perception for what it's worth. I would also agree with her on this one..

I honestly thought the moving weather effects (snow in particular) in this game were quite literally the best I've ever seen in a game to date. And I'm well aware that's a very bold statement, but I do stand by it. The snowing levels impressed me to a point where I felt I was seeing something on screen I'd never seen before. It was a real treat. I'm not talking about accumulated snow on the ground, I think U2 has that crown thus far, but rather falling/blowing snow has never looked better than in R3 in my opinion. (for those wondering, I've been gaming steadily since Atari 2600).

All in all, and with complete respect ofcourse, I think your thread topic heading is a bit off base and misleading as my experience was quite the opposite from yours. But I love being able to have the freedom to talk about our likes and dislikes.

Game on fellow gamers!

Posted 1 year ago #
Ireland Michael
Moderator

"What The Hell Happened To Resistance 3?"

It's Resistance. You answered your own question.

Posted 1 year ago #
frostquake
Moderator

Here is the YouTube Link of a Chimera I shot in the Head with an Auger, and it turning into a floating upside down Chimera Balloon. It actually went up in the sky and got yanked back down to the ground..LOL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZGtjNVC-w8

Stay Frosty My Friends!

Posted 1 year ago #
Erthazus
Member

What happened to Resistance? Like Michael said.

It's a horrible trash and it's hard for them to separate itself from the packed FPS crowd. Insomniac or Guerrilla will never reach the experience of developers like in Epic games, 4A games, GSC Gameworld, DICE, VALVE, ID software, Irrational Games and etc.

Game is pretty much the king of generic FPS games. But what can you expect from the studio that never made shooters? Insomniac is a very good studio for making platformers.

Posted 1 year ago #
Lounds
Member

I've played FoM and 2, personally FoM is a better game the gameplay was more fun and the graphics although low of texture were smooth and it was pleasent on the eyes, R2 gameplay changed a little bit, but dam the resolution and the AA was no where to be seen, the textures seemed so blurry, it was hard to look at, I found it hard to belive reviewers gave it a 9/10, because it felt like a 6, if it wasn't for the last 2hours of the game being some what fun I probably wouldn't of finished it. Also hated how weak the carbine felt in R2, the weapons were cooler and more fun in FoM (which is my favourite PS3 shooter).

R3, a BIG improvement on the first two, the graphics look better, the guns feel better, I have only played 30mins and the game is so atmosphiric. Auger actually is better and we have an actually scope/iron sights, the Bullseye has a weird but alien iron sight, but overall big improvment on the guns. Story is more there this time, the characters feel more beliveable compared to the first two games. I can't score the game as I haven't completed or played the MP, but so far it's a huge improvement, but to me this is how the game should of been made back in 2006.

Posted 1 year ago #
reask
Member

@ frostquake.
I would advise you to stay away from mp if you thought sp was buggy.
I kid you not.

I am playing campaign because of the bug ridden multi.
I am in NY atm and enjoying it for what it is.
Nothing special but decent enough.

I was actually thinking to myself did Sony cut back on this one as it looks for the most part to me that the devs done the best with what they had.

Shame really if true as this was a flagship title for PS3.

Posted 1 year ago #
Lounds
Member

@reask, you didn't play R2 then because that is utter garbage, it looks painful, if it wasn't for the last 5 missions of that game I wouldn't of finished it. I felt R3 did a good job. Also KZ2/3 is there flagship title and I can say that KZ2 is more fun to play, but KZ3 has amazing graphics for a console, better than crysis 2.

Posted 1 year ago #
reask
Member

I played 2 as well as some of rfom.
I just thought rfom was an upgraded ps2 game tbh.
Not trying to be funny or clever but that was my impression of it.

I came to both games fairly late so had been spoilt for choice beforehand I suppose.
R2 I actually enjoyed sp tbh and tried the multi but I just plain sucked and I mean big time.
I never got it for some reason.
No matter what gun I used I was useless at it.

I feel 3 could be good fun if they can iron it out a bit.
Story in 3 is OK imo and the game has its moments but it just feels like it could have been better in some departments.

1 example.
I was trying to get the freeze mutate burn trophy in the subway, I kill the grim then run up to the ravager to try and get myself killed.
I stand beside him and nothing.
I melee him and he shoots me with the atomizer then turns away to go for the grims again.

Happened a few times as I was constantly reloading it to get trophy.
I mean I am happy I got it but I just thought it would be a bit better in some depts.

They are working on a patch for multi so I hope it sorts it out.
I just think if they linger folks will trade it in and move on.

Posted 1 year ago #
Lounds
Member

I was late to PS3, only got one at Xmas, been PC gaming for 4 years, so kinda been spoiled with good graphics. Yes FoM is a bit dull, but the gameplay is amazing, tbh imsomniac didn't use alot of power of the PS3, but 2006 game i'll let it off although compared to PC it looks 2002. R2 tried to add new features which for me killed it a bit, the guns weren't the same, Sub-HD was just too bad it hurt my eyes, it was only on the later levels of the game the textures and Rez look a bit higher that I could enjoy the game a bit more.

Posted 1 year ago #
themadjock
Member

I'm really enjoying Resistance 3, I'll agree that two was a boring mess but the Auger and magnum are fun and the healthpack system over regen actually adds to the tension. Finding it a bit easy though, however some of the set peices are epic

Posted 1 year ago #
frostquake
Moderator

I will say the Ambiance and Atmosphere and Set Pieces are Gorgeous. When there is a Wind Storm, there is debris flowing all around you, so you really feel like you are in a Wind Storm. So the Set Pieces are GORGEOUS! I will say the "Sights" of the Guns do look Better, the Auger is Better, but really that is all I feel like is improved. I stand my ground though that this game is a Buggy Mess!

This is a Game that could have been a Flagship for the PS3, but you HAVE to improve each game, and from all aspects, and Insomniac did NOT do this. You Fix things from 2, but you don't break things that were working from 2. This Series is no longer a Day One Purchase for me...And can you imagine if this was on caliber with COD or BF series or even Gear???

Posted 1 year ago #
Kuwabara
Member

You guys all fucked on meth or something?? I HAvnt finished R3 yet and it's already the best sci fps ive played ON A CONSOLE. How could you hate on this and not call halo trash is beyond belif. Ive had more fun with this just by the weapons alone and the awesome combos ive pulled, not to mention the graphics are at times amongst the best, ranking up with uncharted, continuing the trend of ps3 exclusives with great graphics. Certainly looks better than gears of war 3 when it comes to graphics. The game is the best in the series , xbox 360 fanboys keep hating.

Posted 1 year ago #
Ireland Michael
Moderator

Because obviously only Xbox 360 users could possibly dislike this game, right?

Seriously, grow the fuck up.

Posted 1 year ago #
Gekidami
Member

Wow, this is probably one of the most pathetic nitpicking lists i've ever seen. Well done frostquake, you should win an award.

All this really confirms is that if you go into a game not wanting to like it, you wont.

Posted 1 year ago #
Christopher Jack
Member

@Gekidami, I've seen worst, it's not as if he's personally insulting Insomniac, it's just the bugs & glitches have clearly effected his entertainment- I've gotten half way through Fallout New Vegas before I had a glitch that sent me back to around quarter finished because I forgot to save.

Posted 1 year ago #
Ge0force
Member

I really like Resistance 3. Okay it's not the best FPS I've ever played, but the campaign is better than most other shooters of this generation.

Posted 1 year ago #
LiamR
Member

Ah, Turrets syndrome. The Engineer's worst nightmare.

Posted 1 year ago #
strikkebil
Member

i dont agree with OP at all. i think the game is solid. one of the better games this year. maybe a bit short but other than that its ace.

the only problem i have is the multiplayer lag/framerate issues. its really bad sometimes.

Posted 1 year ago #
frostquake
Moderator

Wow..the Venom Flows..LOL. Actually I am a HUGE Resistance fanboy..LOL. I just expect more and more perfection with each new iteration of the game.

As I have said, the Scenery is GORGEOUS! And Yes, it is one of the BEST looking games this year.

The Ladder climbing is inexcusable, but does it break the game, nope! The Floating Dead Chimera are funny, but really shouldn't be happening. The Fact that you can't Save anywhere, that you have to make it to Check points, I really, REALLY Hate, but I am sure to most that is no big Deal! The NPC's can be REALLY ugly at times, looking PS2ish, but still not a game breaker.

I don't Hate the game at all, I am just disappointed. Insomniac pushed in interviews, that they were really going to focus on SP this time around, and really immerse the player this time. These little glitches take me out of the games frame of mind, that is all. Story line is great so far.

This was not a Review, I didn't score it, I just gave my little opinion..that is all. I really Hope this game does well, so there is a R4 and this new team that worked on it will get the chance to top it!

Just take it with a grain of salt and know there was no Hate...

Stay Frosty My Fiends...LOL

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