Serious Sam 2 demo - slashdotting the net

Post by **Don Carlos** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 4:22 pm

now brisk has said its shit, i for one shall not download it

Post by **plained** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 4:27 pm

this thing is great, mind ive notried this or any of them but i dl'ed this thing three and a half times so far

Post by **reefsurfer** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 4:27 pm

Don Carlos wrote:now brisk has said its shit, i for one shall not download it

Brisk is using Aimbot deluxe 3000 that came with a bundle for Q3A.
That maffacka is mean on the rail... bastard i say. :icon33:

Post by **Deathshroud** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 4:31 pm

brisk wrote:Jesus Christ, if it jerked any harder my monitor would bleed semen. I couldn't even finish the demo because it got so bad. And I played around with the graphic settings, and it didn't do much either. Its not like i've got a shit system (AMD64 3000, 1024GB RAM, ATI X800 PRO etc...) but in its current state its pretty much unplayable for me.

And it looks like another dumb console port. The control configuration is stupid, and it took me about 15 minutes to even get mouselook working properly.

The graphics aren't so bad, but if HL2 and D3 can look better and run smoothly, there is no reason why an inferior looking game shouldn't be able to do the same.

What a mess.

My thoughts exactly.

Post by **Foo** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 4:35 pm

MKJ wrote:
Mr.Magnetichead wrote:
Thanks Cro. Thanks for ****ing us over like so many other companies by making games for consoles and then porting them to the PC. (Badly)
thats a bit unfair. Serious Sam Xbox is more polished, balanced and more complete than the pc version.

I think that's exactly the point he was making.

Post by **SoM** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 4:37 pm

brisk wrote:Jesus Christ, if it jerked any harder my monitor would bleed semen. I couldn't even finish the demo because it got so bad. And I played around with the graphic settings, and it didn't do much either. Its not like i've got a shit system (AMD64 3000, 1024GB RAM, ATI X800 PRO etc...) but in its current state its pretty much unplayable for me.

And it looks like another dumb console port. The control configuration is stupid, and it took me about 15 minutes to even get mouselook working properly.

The graphics aren't so bad, but if HL2 and D3 can look better and run smoothly, there is no reason why an inferior looking game shouldn't be able to do the same.

What a mess.

i played it at maxed settings @ 1024x768 no AA and it was smooth..

xp 2500+
1gig 3200
6800 unlocked

Post by **Deathshroud** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 4:39 pm

SoM wrote:
brisk wrote:Jesus Christ, if it jerked any harder my monitor would bleed semen. I couldn't even finish the demo because it got so bad. And I played around with the graphic settings, and it didn't do much either. Its not like i've got a shit system (AMD64 3000, 1024GB RAM, ATI X800 PRO etc...) but in its current state its pretty much unplayable for me.

And it looks like another dumb console port. The control configuration is stupid, and it took me about 15 minutes to even get mouselook working properly.

The graphics aren't so bad, but if HL2 and D3 can look better and run smoothly, there is no reason why an inferior looking game shouldn't be able to do the same.

What a mess.
i played it at maxed settings @ 1024x768 no AA and it was smooth..

xp 2500+
1gig 3200
6800 unlocked

Had mine auto set the graphics, and it ran choppy as hell

Athlon 64 3000+ @2.0GHz
1Gig 3200
Radeon 9700 Pro o/c'd

Post by **R00k** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 5:12 pm

I've got

Athlon XP 3200+ (@ 2.2gHz)
1gig ram
ATI 9600XT

From you guys' comments, I have a feeling it's going to run like shit when I get back home to play it.

Post by **SoM** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 5:17 pm

Deathshroud wrote:
SoM wrote:
brisk wrote:Jesus Christ, if it jerked any harder my monitor would bleed semen. I couldn't even finish the demo because it got so bad. And I played around with the graphic settings, and it didn't do much either. Its not like i've got a shit system (AMD64 3000, 1024GB RAM, ATI X800 PRO etc...) but in its current state its pretty much unplayable for me.

And it looks like another dumb console port. The control configuration is stupid, and it took me about 15 minutes to even get mouselook working properly.

The graphics aren't so bad, but if HL2 and D3 can look better and run smoothly, there is no reason why an inferior looking game shouldn't be able to do the same.

What a mess.
i played it at maxed settings @ 1024x768 no AA and it was smooth..

xp 2500+
1gig 3200
6800 unlocked
Had mine auto set the graphics, and it ran choppy as hell

Athlon 64 3000+ @2.0GHz
1Gig 3200
Radeon 9700 Pro o/c'd

yes i did that too and it set me to 800x600 @ medium n all that crap, so i manually changed everything to maximum but only changed the rez and AA and its smooth..

hell, i get smooth play with farcry at maxed settings

Post by **Freakaloin** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 5:20 pm

lol...lots of no0b systems round here...

Post by **SoM** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 5:22 pm

go wash the dishes

Post by **SoM** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 5:23 pm

page 2 slaughtered

Post by **Grudge** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 5:49 pm

It ran great on my 9800Pro, XP2600+ and 1GB RAM machine. Although the graphics feels a bit "2-3 years ago".

My biggest gripe is that it feels just like UT2004. It's got the same "floaty" slow movement, and all the weapons lack that "oomph" that the weapons in all the Q3 engine games has.

Post by **Foo** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 5:49 pm

Grudge wrote:It ran great on my 9800Pro, XP2600+ and 1GB RAM machine. Although the graphics feels a bit "2-3 years ago".

My biggest gripe is that it feels just like UT2004. It's got the same "floaty" slow movement, and all the weapons lack that "oomph" that the weapons in all the Q3 engine games has.

Can you dodge jump?

Post by **Grudge** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 5:50 pm

uh, no I don't think so

Post by **Foo** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 5:54 pm

o rite.

Post by **bork[e]** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 6:58 pm

I have never played the first one, so maybe this is why I feel the way I do...but this demo kicks ass.

Post by **MKJ** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 8:05 pm

Foo wrote:
MKJ wrote:
Mr.Magnetichead wrote:
Thanks Cro. Thanks for ****ing us over like so many other companies by making games for consoles and then porting them to the PC. (Badly)
thats a bit unfair. Serious Sam Xbox is more polished, balanced and more complete than the pc version.
I think that's exactly the point he was making.

he said it like its a bad thing

Post by **Geebs** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 8:25 pm

Mr.Magnetichead wrote:I've been a fan of the SS franchise since forever, just ask Rod i've been registered on his forums since 2001.

Seriously, man, you're fucked up

Post by **Foo** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 8:25 pm

MKJ wrote:
Foo wrote:
MKJ wrote: thats a bit unfair. Serious Sam Xbox is more polished, balanced and more complete than the pc version.
I think that's exactly the point he was making.
he said it like its a bad thing

You think leaving the PC version less well finished as opposed to the console versions is a good thing?

Post by **MKJ** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 8:27 pm

Foo wrote:
MKJ wrote:
Foo wrote: I think that's exactly the point he was making.
he said it like its a bad thing
You think leaving the PC version less well finished as opposed to the console versions is a good thing?

no no. see, the xbox version was released about a year later than the pc version, so they took the time to make it a) one game and b) more polished. so Croteam really isnt "one of those companies that dumbs down the pc version to go along with the console version".

its a moot point, really

Post by **Psyche911** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 8:31 pm

Well, glad I had a chance to play it before buying it. It looked like a blast, but it's not so great.

Any game with a stupid jump-between-platforms level or part of the level isn't worth my time or money.

Post by **o'dium** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 8:45 pm

Hmmm... just got the demo, not to in love just yet...

It just feels to old, ya' know? Enemies dont flinch whe nyou shoot them, bright red blood clouds, weapons dont even cock back when you fire, enemies have animation just like Quake 3... Hell you could fool somebody into thinking you were playing Quake 3.

My frame rate just wasn't consistent with what I was seeing either... Its not drawing that much. HDR and bloom worked fine and smooth, but even with them off, it just looked exactly the same.

Gameplay wise, it was a lot like theo lder games, but i couldn't help but think "DE 2" when i started playing. The horrible woman voice with the shitty weapons shooting at wooden enemies...? Its all so 1995.

Ill give it another try tomorrow, I am quite tired, but it has let me down a little bit thus far.

Post by **dzjepp** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 8:51 pm

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Post by **SOAPboy** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 9:03 pm

o'dium wrote:Hmmm... just got the demo, not to in love just yet...

It just feels to old, ya' know? Enemies dont flinch whe nyou shoot them, bright red blood clouds, weapons dont even cock back when you fire, enemies have animation just like Quake 3... Hell you could fool somebody into thinking you were playing Quake 3.

My frame rate just wasn't consistent with what I was seeing either... Its not drawing that much. HDR and bloom worked fine and smooth, but even with them off, it just looked exactly the same.

Gameplay wise, it was a lot like theo lder games, but i couldn't help but think "DE 2" when i started playing. The horrible woman voice with the shitty weapons shooting at wooden enemies...? Its all so 1995.

Ill give it another try tomorrow, I am quite tired, but it has let me down a little bit thus far.

Yeah ok buddy..

The games fantastic looking..