The Conduit - Page 2

Dizzy · 07-11-2009, 08:19 PM

Once I get my Wii hooked up to the internet, I'll have to remember to try an Online multiplayer.

Mushman will probably slaughter me.

**X-3** · 07-11-2009, 08:25 PM

Single-player was lame, and the ending just left a bad taste in my mouth.

Multi-player has been fun so far, though that ONE GLITCH WITH THE SPAWNING is irritating.

Spritedude · 07-11-2009, 09:01 PM

Here's my friend code:
3652-8299-7180

If anyone wants to play, just ask.

Dizzy · 07-12-2009, 12:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by X-3

Single-player was lame, and the ending just left a bad taste in my mouth.

I haven't made it to the ending quite yet, but getting close. It's a bit like GoldenEye, in some respects, but not a whole lot of potential was unleashed.

Rainbow Dash · 07-12-2009, 10:25 AM

the commercial I saw that states this is the best FPS for wii is severely wrong

Redshirt · 07-12-2009, 12:48 PM

^It's the best one I've played, granted I've only played one other FPS on the Wii. (COD:WAW)

Unless you count Twilight Princess as a FPS.

Quote:

Originally Posted by DarkZero

Once I get my Wii hooked up to the internet, I'll have to remember to try an Online multiplayer.

Mushman will probably slaughter me.

I'm not that good, yet.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spritedude

Here's my friend code:
3652-8299-7180

If anyone wants to play, just ask.

Added, yay I have a friend now.

Rainbow Dash · 07-12-2009, 01:06 PM

Metroid Prime 3 is a pretty cool FPS/A/A

Redshirt · 07-12-2009, 09:02 PM

I'm going to be playing the conduit pretty much all night.

Spritedude · 07-12-2009, 09:06 PM

I'll be on for a while as well.

***Cosmonautical*** · 07-12-2009, 09:51 PM

Apparently I was wrong about the date and it's not out until the 16th? Whatever. Like I really needed that dutch translation.

Spritedude · 07-12-2009, 10:32 PM

Well, I'm done for now. Very well played, Mushman.

Redshirt · 07-13-2009, 07:56 AM

So that was you, now if I could remember which match that was.

Spritedude · 07-13-2009, 02:15 PM

The last few matches of Team Objective, before you switched to Free-For-All, I believe.

Redshirt · 07-13-2009, 02:23 PM

^Oh yeah I think I remember now, I'm better at those.

Anyone else want to share thier friend code.

Spritedude · 07-13-2009, 03:53 PM

Once again, good match, Mushman.

...we need more people to play with us.

Redshirt · 07-13-2009, 04:29 PM

Agreed on both things.

***Cosmonautical*** · 07-18-2009, 01:16 AM

Okay, so I beat the single player on Guarded mode, and have had some time to reflect on the experience.

First thing I notice about the game: The environments are very complete and recognizable. The airport looks exactly like an airport, and there are very few areas that resemble one another, except those that do intentionally. The use of locations around DC is original and inspired in a way that games usually do not have the aim to achieve, and did not feel at all contrived. Normally in this sort of genre, we get fictional or uniform military installations or environments that don't always seem to play by the rules of logic.

The gameplay is incredibly linear. That's not a horrible thing, though. Every bit of ground is hard-won and fought for, and the action only slows when you choose not to progress. Also, the environments are very seamless and diverse in their own way. Because of the linearity and the way that gameplay elements are handled, it seems to present that old school video game feel that was so present in older titles. A good game, and FPS games especially, have the ability to draw you into an environment. The abilities of the A.S.E. help to ensure that you are compelled to explore every inch, once you've won an area.

To criticize its execution: the game is short by today's standards, in part because of its linearity. That is not an issue to me, as most games do not maintain the same level of diversity, subtly increasing in difficulty the whole game through. I am quite used to the days of action games that you could expect to last 6 hours at the very most, and I would liken the Conduit more to those - in that respect, a solid 12 or more hours of nonstop gameplay is satisfying to me. I'm also mature enough to realize that this game did not have a publisher secured up until its point of release, and was therefore developed on High Voltage's own finances.

Overall, I can see why people are accusing this game of mediocrity, but I disagree. I can't stand military games like Call of Duty, because they feel so bland and uninspired. It's been quite a while since Nintendo owners were treated to a sci-fi shooter, and Gheist wasn't truly up to the job. The Timesplitter series has always been fantastic, but it's been years since Future Perfect, and that series never took itself seriously.

On the technical side of things, the game has a fantastic breadth of effects at play. The lighting effects are so well done, I wish they played a heavier role in the game than showing the muzzle flash of whatever weapon you're firing. The water effects are dramatic and realistic. The gloss-mapping and real mapping are there, although much more subtle and in smaller amounts than the heavy use of bump-mapping in id Software's recent titles. More surprising was the use of detail mapping. Detail textures are so underused and often ignored, so it was an added touch that I greatly appreciated.

Graphically, I would definitely say that the Conduit does not have the artistic grace of the Metroid Prime series, but then again the makers of the Conduit did not have the luxury of a totally original style of environment as Prime does.

Oftentimes when a game receives a tremendous amount of hype, gamers seem to expect it to superceed the bounds of gaming in general. I've yet to see the game that can do that, though, and I actually enjoy the minor play-world feeling I get from a complete video game environment.

07-12-2009, 09:02 PM	#28
Redshirt Wiggidy Wack Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: A place with things Gender: Posts: 16,699 Thanks: 704 Thanked 1,006 Times in 695 Posts Blog Entries: 50	I'm going to be playing the conduit pretty much all night. Last edited by Redshirt; 07-13-2009 at 04:35 PM.

07-13-2009, 02:15 PM	#33
Spritedude Calibrating... Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: The Centennial State Gender: Posts: 1,425 Thanks: 70 Thanked 84 Times in 51 Posts	The last few matches of Team Objective, before you switched to Free-For-All, I believe. __________________

07-18-2009, 01:16 AM	#37
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,102 Thanks: 2,157 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	Okay, so I beat the single player on Guarded mode, and have had some time to reflect on the experience. First thing I notice about the game: The environments are very complete and recognizable. The airport looks exactly like an airport, and there are very few areas that resemble one another, except those that do intentionally. The use of locations around DC is original and inspired in a way that games usually do not have the aim to achieve, and did not feel at all contrived. Normally in this sort of genre, we get fictional or uniform military installations or environments that don't always seem to play by the rules of logic. The gameplay is incredibly linear. That's not a horrible thing, though. Every bit of ground is hard-won and fought for, and the action only slows when you choose not to progress. Also, the environments are very seamless and diverse in their own way. Because of the linearity and the way that gameplay elements are handled, it seems to present that old school video game feel that was so present in older titles. A good game, and FPS games especially, have the ability to draw you into an environment. The abilities of the A.S.E. help to ensure that you are compelled to explore every inch, once you've won an area. To criticize its execution: the game is short by today's standards, in part because of its linearity. That is not an issue to me, as most games do not maintain the same level of diversity, subtly increasing in difficulty the whole game through. I am quite used to the days of action games that you could expect to last 6 hours at the very most, and I would liken the Conduit more to those - in that respect, a solid 12 or more hours of nonstop gameplay is satisfying to me. I'm also mature enough to realize that this game did not have a publisher secured up until its point of release, and was therefore developed on High Voltage's own finances. Overall, I can see why people are accusing this game of mediocrity, but I disagree. I can't stand military games like Call of Duty, because they feel so bland and uninspired. It's been quite a while since Nintendo owners were treated to a sci-fi shooter, and Gheist wasn't truly up to the job. The Timesplitter series has always been fantastic, but it's been years since Future Perfect, and that series never took itself seriously. On the technical side of things, the game has a fantastic breadth of effects at play. The lighting effects are so well done, I wish they played a heavier role in the game than showing the muzzle flash of whatever weapon you're firing. The water effects are dramatic and realistic. The gloss-mapping and real mapping are there, although much more subtle and in smaller amounts than the heavy use of bump-mapping in id Software's recent titles. More surprising was the use of detail mapping. Detail textures are so underused and often ignored, so it was an added touch that I greatly appreciated. Graphically, I would definitely say that the Conduit does not have the artistic grace of the Metroid Prime series, but then again the makers of the Conduit did not have the luxury of a totally original style of environment as Prime does. Oftentimes when a game receives a tremendous amount of hype, gamers seem to expect it to superceed the bounds of gaming in general. I've yet to see the game that can do that, though, and I actually enjoy the minor play-world feeling I get from a complete video game environment. Last edited by Cosmonautical; 07-18-2009 at 01:30 AM.

07-11-2009, 08:19 PM	#21
Dizzy Podiaphobe Join Date: Oct 2007 Gender: Posts: 19,359 Thanks: 1,764 Thanked 1,162 Times in 805 Posts Blog Entries: 116	Once I get my Wii hooked up to the internet, I'll have to remember to try an Online multiplayer. Mushman will probably slaughter me.

07-11-2009, 08:25 PM	#22
X-3 Useful as an Owl Join Date: Jan 2004 Gender: Posts: 15,947 Thanks: 753 Thanked 1,213 Times in 790 Posts Blog Entries: 10	Single-player was lame, and the ending just left a bad taste in my mouth. Multi-player has been fun so far, though that ONE GLITCH WITH THE SPAWNING is irritating.

07-11-2009, 09:01 PM	#23
Spritedude Calibrating... Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: The Centennial State Gender: Posts: 1,425 Thanks: 70 Thanked 84 Times in 51 Posts	Here's my friend code: 3652-8299-7180 If anyone wants to play, just ask.

07-12-2009, 10:25 AM	#25
Rainbow Dash been dreamin', i've been waitin' Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: a bomb-ass cloud house bachelorette pad Gender: Posts: 24,402 Thanks: 173 Thanked 1,179 Times in 716 Posts	the commercial I saw that states this is the best FPS for wii is severely wrong

07-12-2009, 01:06 PM	#27
Rainbow Dash been dreamin', i've been waitin' Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: a bomb-ass cloud house bachelorette pad Gender: Posts: 24,402 Thanks: 173 Thanked 1,179 Times in 716 Posts	Metroid Prime 3 is a pretty cool FPS/A/A

07-12-2009, 09:06 PM	#29
Spritedude Calibrating... Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: The Centennial State Gender: Posts: 1,425 Thanks: 70 Thanked 84 Times in 51 Posts	I'll be on for a while as well.

07-12-2009, 09:51 PM	#30
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,102 Thanks: 2,157 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	Apparently I was wrong about the date and it's not out until the 16th? Whatever. Like I really needed that dutch translation.

07-12-2009, 10:32 PM	#31
Spritedude Calibrating... Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: The Centennial State Gender: Posts: 1,425 Thanks: 70 Thanked 84 Times in 51 Posts	Well, I'm done for now. Very well played, Mushman.

07-13-2009, 07:56 AM	#32
Redshirt Wiggidy Wack Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: A place with things Gender: Posts: 16,699 Thanks: 704 Thanked 1,006 Times in 695 Posts Blog Entries: 50	So that was you, now if I could remember which match that was.

07-13-2009, 02:23 PM	#34
Redshirt Wiggidy Wack Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: A place with things Gender: Posts: 16,699 Thanks: 704 Thanked 1,006 Times in 695 Posts Blog Entries: 50	^Oh yeah I think I remember now, I'm better at those. Anyone else want to share thier friend code.

07-13-2009, 03:53 PM	#35
Spritedude Calibrating... Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: The Centennial State Gender: Posts: 1,425 Thanks: 70 Thanked 84 Times in 51 Posts	Once again, good match, Mushman. ...we need more people to play with us.

07-13-2009, 04:29 PM	#36
Redshirt Wiggidy Wack Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: A place with things Gender: Posts: 16,699 Thanks: 704 Thanked 1,006 Times in 695 Posts Blog Entries: 50	Agreed on both things.