Okay, upon playing 10 minutes of the demo I have to come back...
This is, without a doubt, one of the most interesting action games I have played in a while.
I am once again reminded that my hardware is not lame; everyone lse's graphics engine is lame. This is also one of the few good looking games that is actually properly optimized :)
Both HalfLife 2 (with HDR in Ep1) and this run at acceptable frame rates with high graphics quality and native screen resolution.
It drew me in very quickly with a nice demo of the interface (yay! interactive control panels like Doom3, demonstrated with working arcade games!) and some attractive interactive lighting.
So far I haven't noticed much painful loading, and the portals are excellent effects. They're actually one of the few game elements that I've actually thought "what the heck!?" and had to go back and study them for a good reason :)
To really see how well they work, you have to see them for yourself... what is so cool about them is that they're very natural (and realistic) looking. Just a completely clean opening to another location. (Really obvious, but rarely done).
This is, without a doubt, one of the most interesting action games I have played in a while.
I am once again reminded that my hardware is not lame; everyone lse's graphics engine is lame. This is also one of the few good looking games that is actually properly optimized :)
Both HalfLife 2 (with HDR in Ep1) and this run at acceptable frame rates with high graphics quality and native screen resolution.
It drew me in very quickly with a nice demo of the interface (yay! interactive control panels like Doom3, demonstrated with working arcade games!) and some attractive interactive lighting.
So far I haven't noticed much painful loading, and the portals are excellent effects. They're actually one of the few game elements that I've actually thought "what the heck!?" and had to go back and study them for a good reason :)
To really see how well they work, you have to see them for yourself... what is so cool about them is that they're very natural (and realistic) looking. Just a completely clean opening to another location. (Really obvious, but rarely done).