The official "Brink" Discussion Thread

[JojoTheDragon]

Brink

About the game: Brink is a Sci-Fi action game set in a dystopian future.
Genre: Sci-Fi First Person Shooter
Platform(s): PS3, X360 , PC
Publisher and Developer : Bedestha Softworks and Splash Damage
Release Date : May 17, 2011
Official Site: Brink Game Official Site | Splash Damage | Bethesda Softworks
Special Mention: Supports 8vs8 co-op gameplay!

Trailer:

[gameranand]

I loved the trailers of this game. The most important part is weapon modification. You can change about everything in the weapon.

@jojojthedragon
Bro trailers is not working a white rectangle is coming please correct that.

[vamsi_krishna]

Seriously.. they have to fix the BOB effect. Else, many players will have difficulty playing this game.

[gameranand]

^^ What is BOB effect????

[vamsi_krishna]

Camera will be moving up and down as the player moves. That effect makes many player's stomach go crazy. Few games ( like Half Life, Doom) has a feature to adjust that BOB effect. Every game incorporates BOB effect, but this game has too much of it.

[gameranand]

I played all half life games never felt that. Whats the full form of BOB???

[NVIDIAGeek]

It looks cool. But I don't like the setting and all. And it's MP only game. The only good thing is about the customization.

[vamsi_krishna]

Originally Posted by gameranand

I played all half life games never felt that. Whats the full form of BOB???

I don't know the full form. But BOB is the name of that technique. I had really bad time playing Fear, Half Life. Particularly when we are in closed situations.

[JojoTheDragon]

Thanks Vamsi for correcting the tag.

[gameranand]

Brink has 102 quadrillion unique characters

There are 102 quadrillion different character variations in forthcoming FPS Brink, according to publisher Bethesda Softworks.

The stupidly high figure comes from a developer stat dump which reveals, among other things, that the game has 26,000 lines of dialogue and 4500 different weapon sounds.

Here are the boasts in full, as detailed on the Bethesda Blog:
Number of ways to die – 45
Lines of dialogue – 26,000
Individual weapon sounds – 4,500
Voice Packs – 8
Minutes of Music – 60
Weapon/attachment combinations (not counting Resistance variations or pre-order content) – 4963
Unique Security Characters (not counting minor tint variations or body types) – 4,530,240
Unique Security Characters (not counting minor tint variations but including body types) – 13,590,720
Unique Security Characters (including minor tint variations, but not body types) – 15,775,119,360,000,000
Unique Security Characters (including minor tint variations and body types)- 47,325,358,080,000,000
Unique Resistance Characters (not counting minor tint variations or body types) – 4,530,240
Unique Resistance Characters (not counting minor tint variations but including body types) – 13,590,720
Unique Resistance Characters (including minor tint variations, but not body types) – 18,307,441,152,000,000
Unique Resistance Characters (including minor tint variations and body types) – 54,922,323,456,000,000
Total Unique Characters (including minor tint variations and body types – 102,247,681,536,000,000

Source EuroGamer

[NVIDIAGeek]

^Meh, too much is too bad. Seriously, there's something called "limit" and it's most important.

[vamsi_krishna]

Yes, I feel the same. too much stuff will only lead us to oblivion... and a feel in our gut that we haven't really completed the game. Then again, it depends on how one takes it.

[gameranand]

Originally Posted by vamsi_krishna

Yes, I feel the same. too much stuff will only lead us to oblivion... and a feel in our gut that we haven't really completed the game. Then again, it depends on how one takes it.

Well I guess these are just looks of the characters so it won't actually affect the gameplay at all. I mean does it really matter that you have to complete the game 6 times with 6 different characters which are different only in looks??? I guess not but still its just too much and just a way to advertise the game for more sales.

[NVIDIAGeek]

Brink Launch Trailer:

[vamsi_krishna]

I was kind of expecting this.

A mediocre 6 from IGN

Brink Review - Xbox 360 Review at IGN

[NVIDIAGeek]

Originally Posted by vamsi_krishna

I was kind of expecting this.

A mediocre 6 from IGN

Brink Review - Xbox 360 Review at IGN

As everyone says, they're IGNorant b*stardi. If it ain't CoD, no 9.5. Nobody trusts IGN.

Every other sites are saying it's good. "Don't go looking for great story, this is a strictly MP game." 8/10 from every other site.

[vamsi_krishna]

critics are pretty mixed up about the game.

80 from euogamer and 79 from gametrailers

25 from 1up, 40 from joystiq, 60 from IGN

[Piyush]

i think IGN is biased towards the games which are sold like hot cakes and nothing else
i prefer gamespot to some extent , gamesradar and eurogamer

[Zangetsu]

Damn...no SP...

[JojoTheDragon]

oh crap, was thinking of buying this game.

[NVIDIAGeek]

Originally Posted by JojoTheDragon

oh crap, was thinking of buying this game.

Let me tell you a suggestion. Most MP games which are NOT military tend to fail. As soon as I saw this '80s punk-like designed game with id Tech 4, I lost interest.

Military MP games are best. So, hold on till BF3.

[gameranand]

This game has a very mixed reviews. Its kinda rare to see that someone is giving a game 8.0 rating and other 2.5 so its a game you gotta play to find out how good it is.

[NVIDIAGeek]

Originally Posted by gameranand

This game has a very mixed reviews. Its kinda rare to see that someone is giving a game 8.0 rating and other 2.5 so its a game you gotta play to find out how good it is.

By the looks of it, I'd go with 2.5.

[JojoTheDragon]

Originally Posted by NVIDIAGeek

Let me tell you a suggestion. Most MP games which are NOT military tend to fail. As soon as I saw this '80s punk-like designed game with id Tech 4, I lost interest.

Military MP games are best. So, hold on till BF3.

Well, i'm kid of getting bored playing only military fps, no i need something that's moves off the beaten track.

[gameranand]

Well yes looks are not that good but looks does not completely define a game. Gameplay does and we can't comment on it just by watching videos now can we??

[NVIDIAGeek]

Why we're not reviewing Brink, and why you shouldn't buy it (yet)

[.=Pyro=.]

the game did not get good reviews, but i am gonna get it for sure just for its parkour elements.

[gameranand]

Well after reading what Geek posted I am gonna stay from it until it gets patched or PC reviews get somewhat good rating because I already regretted getting Shift 2 and after 1 month it got patch and same with crysis 2. Better wait for the patch.

[.=Pyro=.]

I don't think i will be able to wait if patch doesn't come out soon. what about crysis 2.? It is good without the patch i guess. i am playing it currently and its great.

[gameranand]

Originally Posted by Pyro

I don't think i will be able to wait if patch doesn't come out soon. what about crysis 2.? It is good without the patch i guess. i am playing it currently and its great.

So gameplay is very good??? How good is optimization I mean would it run on mid range and low end PCs finely or not??? Damn these reviewers. Why the heck they always criticizes the games.