UT III

asandir · Unread postby **asandir** » 16 Oct 2007, 01:13

I'm super excited about this, anyone else keen on this little sucker?

A bit of recent info is here

winterfate · Unread postby **winterfate** » 16 Oct 2007, 02:24

That game is sporting some uber graphics!

Of course, I'm leery of any FPS that's NOT called Halo (and that because of the regenerative shield concept and one or two other things).

We'll see though.

asandir · Unread postby **asandir** » 16 Oct 2007, 02:55

oh dear .... a halo fanboy who's wary of another fps .... now there's a surprise

try UT, and give it a real chance, it'll blow your mind!

as for looking good:

winterfate · Unread postby **winterfate** » 16 Oct 2007, 03:00

stefan wrote:oh dear .... a halo fanboy who's wary of another fps .... now there's a surprise

I can't disappoint!

try UT, and give it a real chance, it'll blow your mind!

We'll see.

Before that, I have a list of other games I want to play though.

asandir · Unread postby **asandir** » 16 Oct 2007, 03:02

bugger that .... UT is teh bomb .... what else could you possibly want to play

winterfate · Unread postby **winterfate** » 16 Oct 2007, 03:06

Besides being a Halo, Yu-Gi-Oh! and Dragon Ball/Dragon Ball Z fanboy, I'm also an RPG fanboy.

(The bolded part answers your question.

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asandir · Unread postby **asandir** » 16 Oct 2007, 03:20

not to my satisfaction

Omega_Destroyer · Unread postby **Omega_Destroyer** » 16 Oct 2007, 03:23

Timed exclusives are really starting to annoy me, so just like Puzzle Quest, it will be a cold day in Hell before I pick up UT3. That and I don't have a decent connection to play multiplayer, so there really isn't any point in me getting it.

But to be leery of any first person shooter that isn't Halo? That's just foolish Fate. Bioshock and Half-Life 2 are phenomenal first person shooters that should be played. Besides (and I really do hate to expose my hypocrisy), when does liking a game bar you from liking another? They aren't mutually exclusive.

asandir · Unread postby **asandir** » 16 Oct 2007, 03:43

Timed exclusives are really starting to annoy me, so just like Puzzle Quest, it will be a cold day in Hell before I pick up UT3. That and I don't have a decent connection to play multiplayer, so there really isn't any point in me getting it.

but this is exactly where UT shines!!!!

AI controlled bots that are SMART! if you want them to be, dumb if you're not very good ..... an offline online experience, minus the trash talking!

it's goddam good stuff, amazing other shooters haven't followed suit!

Omega_Destroyer · Unread postby **Omega_Destroyer** » 16 Oct 2007, 03:55

I played the original and liked it, but I have no urge to play this one. TimeSplitters 4 on the other hand...

asandir · Unread postby **asandir** » 16 Oct 2007, 04:09

must be amateur hour then

Omega_Destroyer · Unread postby **Omega_Destroyer** » 16 Oct 2007, 04:13

I'll take a moneky with a gun over one of the meat-heads from UT any day.

asandir · Unread postby **asandir** » 16 Oct 2007, 04:20

there's meat-heads amongst us??? damn, since when?

everyone loves their favourite poison

ThunderTitan · Unread postby **ThunderTitan** » 16 Oct 2007, 15:45

@ asandir

what's with all the post-processed screens? Even if the game does look like that during play there's no way screens taken would look that good.

Infiltrator · Unread postby **Infiltrator** » 16 Oct 2007, 18:44

The game looks almost as good as those screens (demo hasn't got all available settings), I can confirm the info first hand..

I'm having one heck of a time blasting through deathmatches. One thing I love is how UT3 went back to the roots of the original UT, for those who are familiar with it I strongly recommend checking the demo out.

asandir · Unread postby **asandir** » 17 Oct 2007, 02:52

Original UT is nuts, 2003 was a waste, 2004 was very, very good .... so I'm keen

and TT

TheUndeadKing · Unread postby **TheUndeadKing** » 17 Oct 2007, 22:55

ThunderTitan wrote:@ asandir

what's with all the post-processed screens? Even if the game does look like that during play there's no way screens taken would look that good.

I was going to ask the same question, but then I played the demo and... wow... I was surprised to find out that the game has its own in-game "post-processing effects" option. The game does look great - just don't play it with an older video card that doesn't support SM3.

winterfate · Unread postby **winterfate** » 18 Oct 2007, 00:07

Omega wrote:But to be leery of any first person shooter that isn't Halo? That's just foolish Fate. Bioshock and Half-Life 2 are phenomenal first person shooters that should be played. Besides (and I really do hate to expose my hypocrisy), when does liking a game bar you from liking another? They aren't mutually exclusive.

Well...it's not that I hate other FPS (or dislike for that matter). It's just I still remember the "good old" days of mindless FPS...

Most FPS feel like an endless killing romp between stimpacks.

As for Bioshock, I've been hearing good things about it.

No comment on Half-Life...

asandir · Unread postby **asandir** » 18 Oct 2007, 00:48

I'm so keen on this sucker, I hope the release is at the same time here as over in the states .... november would be good, christmas pressie here I come

AngelEyes · Unread postby **AngelEyes** » 18 Oct 2007, 13:47

I was into UT99 big time. Played in a clan and with my college buddies, etc all the time. IMO, it was the greatest multiplayer FPS ever made.

Unfortunately, I found the last two sequels disappointing. I'm willing to give this a shot though. I just downloaded the demo last night and I'll give it a try over the next few days.

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