charmed699
12-04-09, 09:40
Hello everyone,
I though this area needed a lot more interested so decided on writting up about what happened at the event. Anyone else that want to add to this with their own experiences of event feel free to. I hope it will help others like me decide if they want to get the game.
The day started off with a glorious sunny day but it soon became very windy. As I made my way too soon to the area I ended up going to a few shops around the local King's Mall. When I arrived at around 2 pm I was greeted by a very friendly CAPCOMnite which led me to the room. There wss one other person playing the tutorial when I arrived. I was invited to find a seat and start playing which I happily did.
I decided to try the tutorial first too as I was really terrible at playing Rearmed. After a few minutes trying it decided it was time to go into the real game. The tutorial has a machine which can be used to choose specific tutorials after getting hang of basic functions. At this time a few more people had arrived and started playing tutorial. The nice CAPCOM staff also put some Bionic tunes in the background to add to the atmosphere.
The game starts off with backstory to what happened to Bionic soldiers. It's very handy as it all leads to the story in the game.After it beging by finding where the bionic arm was put. It's still a bit of an introduction to the game as it is fairly easy. After this there was a moment where it felt like poor Spencer was already making his way to a crushing death. It was fortunate that he had some strong boots which meant he escaped death. It felt a bit like the jump of faith from Assassin's Creed but without the haystack.
The swinging in this game is very easy and completely different from how it works in Rearmed.In Rearmed when swinging stopped it meant being stuck in that area which usualy was followed by Spencer falling into spikes. With this game momentum can be regained by moving stick forwards/backwars. The new technique involves letting go of trigger at right time in order to advance far enough into another object. The grapple automaticaly locks on any object/area that can it can hold on to.
As for how game works it is about going from a to b by following markers on a map.The challenges involved doing tasks like deactivating mines and crashing into pipes to advance into new areas. The city is filled with all kinds of dangers such as radioactive areas. These must be avoided at all costs and usualy mean finding alternate paths such as tunnels.In further sections that are flooded it is vital not to drop in the water. The water does not mean an instant kill but it is very hard to try and get out using grapple as there is a timer. It was slightly confusing to not see a health bar, but when hurt the screen would turn a shade of darker red, with more damage taken. There are various checkpoints spread throughout the game meaning dying will not equal beginning of level. They are very handy as further challenges have tougher enemies.
In the beginning enemies are fairly easy to defeat but more advanced mechanical robots appear. These involved using a specific skill in order to defeat them. There are different types of enemies but mercenaries seem to be the norm around city. In terms of weapons avaiable they kept appearing throughout city when challenges were finished. Not much progress was done due to spending so much fun playing multiplayer.
When it came to the multiplayer it was problably what I got into the most. It consists of the usual modes such as deathmatch and get the flag. All the maps we played were quite short in size but provided some interesting combat areas. All all moves from game were avaiable it turned into swinging and shooting madness. It was a blast with full 8 player matches and the CAPCOM guys even joined in. Some of the weapons are so powerful that one blast can take out a couple of opponents! It was definetly a lot of fun and something I will be on for sure come May. There was a talk of levelling up online but it wasn't in our offline matches. Would be nice to get new characters when reaching new levels and other rewards.
When it was time to go the brilliant guys at CAPCOM had a surprise in the form of some cool Bionic gifts. There were items like tshirts, posters,socks,etc. It was good enough to be able to play game almost 2 months early! I came with the goal of trying out the game as I wasn't sure on getting it. I came with the idea it would be hard as nails like Rearmed. However, it was the complete opposite as the swinging is very easy to get used and game was beyong my expectations.In fact swinging felt a lot like in the Spider Man 3 game if it is of help to anyone.
After while waiting for the bus I seen something which deserved a picture. It was a couple of girls holding a bunch of Mickey Mouse ballons which was really funny. It was either going to be one special birthday or for a Walter Disney fan.
Warning!Warning!The following picture contains lots of Mickey Mouse ballons.
http://www.blueherogaming.co.uk/mickey.jpg
Hope it is of help to anyone undecided on getting the game and that it wasn't too long.I will also add more info if that's even possible on my website and add link here. :)
If anyone has any questions about the game please ask as one of us that went could happily answer them. I asked about any plans for a special edition but no plans at the moment.
I though this area needed a lot more interested so decided on writting up about what happened at the event. Anyone else that want to add to this with their own experiences of event feel free to. I hope it will help others like me decide if they want to get the game.
The day started off with a glorious sunny day but it soon became very windy. As I made my way too soon to the area I ended up going to a few shops around the local King's Mall. When I arrived at around 2 pm I was greeted by a very friendly CAPCOMnite which led me to the room. There wss one other person playing the tutorial when I arrived. I was invited to find a seat and start playing which I happily did.
I decided to try the tutorial first too as I was really terrible at playing Rearmed. After a few minutes trying it decided it was time to go into the real game. The tutorial has a machine which can be used to choose specific tutorials after getting hang of basic functions. At this time a few more people had arrived and started playing tutorial. The nice CAPCOM staff also put some Bionic tunes in the background to add to the atmosphere.
The game starts off with backstory to what happened to Bionic soldiers. It's very handy as it all leads to the story in the game.After it beging by finding where the bionic arm was put. It's still a bit of an introduction to the game as it is fairly easy. After this there was a moment where it felt like poor Spencer was already making his way to a crushing death. It was fortunate that he had some strong boots which meant he escaped death. It felt a bit like the jump of faith from Assassin's Creed but without the haystack.
The swinging in this game is very easy and completely different from how it works in Rearmed.In Rearmed when swinging stopped it meant being stuck in that area which usualy was followed by Spencer falling into spikes. With this game momentum can be regained by moving stick forwards/backwars. The new technique involves letting go of trigger at right time in order to advance far enough into another object. The grapple automaticaly locks on any object/area that can it can hold on to.
As for how game works it is about going from a to b by following markers on a map.The challenges involved doing tasks like deactivating mines and crashing into pipes to advance into new areas. The city is filled with all kinds of dangers such as radioactive areas. These must be avoided at all costs and usualy mean finding alternate paths such as tunnels.In further sections that are flooded it is vital not to drop in the water. The water does not mean an instant kill but it is very hard to try and get out using grapple as there is a timer. It was slightly confusing to not see a health bar, but when hurt the screen would turn a shade of darker red, with more damage taken. There are various checkpoints spread throughout the game meaning dying will not equal beginning of level. They are very handy as further challenges have tougher enemies.
In the beginning enemies are fairly easy to defeat but more advanced mechanical robots appear. These involved using a specific skill in order to defeat them. There are different types of enemies but mercenaries seem to be the norm around city. In terms of weapons avaiable they kept appearing throughout city when challenges were finished. Not much progress was done due to spending so much fun playing multiplayer.
When it came to the multiplayer it was problably what I got into the most. It consists of the usual modes such as deathmatch and get the flag. All the maps we played were quite short in size but provided some interesting combat areas. All all moves from game were avaiable it turned into swinging and shooting madness. It was a blast with full 8 player matches and the CAPCOM guys even joined in. Some of the weapons are so powerful that one blast can take out a couple of opponents! It was definetly a lot of fun and something I will be on for sure come May. There was a talk of levelling up online but it wasn't in our offline matches. Would be nice to get new characters when reaching new levels and other rewards.
When it was time to go the brilliant guys at CAPCOM had a surprise in the form of some cool Bionic gifts. There were items like tshirts, posters,socks,etc. It was good enough to be able to play game almost 2 months early! I came with the goal of trying out the game as I wasn't sure on getting it. I came with the idea it would be hard as nails like Rearmed. However, it was the complete opposite as the swinging is very easy to get used and game was beyong my expectations.In fact swinging felt a lot like in the Spider Man 3 game if it is of help to anyone.
After while waiting for the bus I seen something which deserved a picture. It was a couple of girls holding a bunch of Mickey Mouse ballons which was really funny. It was either going to be one special birthday or for a Walter Disney fan.
Warning!Warning!The following picture contains lots of Mickey Mouse ballons.
http://www.blueherogaming.co.uk/mickey.jpg
Hope it is of help to anyone undecided on getting the game and that it wasn't too long.I will also add more info if that's even possible on my website and add link here. :)
If anyone has any questions about the game please ask as one of us that went could happily answer them. I asked about any plans for a special edition but no plans at the moment.