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Richard M · 04-05-2004, 15:03

Oh

my

god

What a game!
I bought this on Saturday and spent most of the weekend playing it.
At first I thought it was a typical jungle warfare type of game but it's much, much more than that.
It starts off in the stunning beach/jungle areas but it evolves into something closely resembling Doom III with it's swinging dynamic lights, spooky shadows and strange creatures that suddenly jump at you, slashing with their claws.
I've never felt true fear in a game since Resident Evil on the PSX and this game brings it right back.

The AI and game engine is stunning, virtually everything can be interacted with like you can in Half Life 2 which means that something being knocked into something else will also move that object; for example, a shotgun blast against a filing cabinet.

The graphics are out of this world, I've never seen graphics this good - they are almost Half Life 2/Doom III standard, in fact, this is a game which will satisfy that craving for Doom because it's so similar.
The steam effects are stunning but you'll need a fully DirectX 9 compliant card to make the most of the amazing pixelshader effects.

It has a few bugs though, the worst of which is the sound which is pretty good in 5.1 on my SB Audigy 2 ZS 7.1/Creative Gigaworks 350 7.1 combo but after a few hourse of play it makes unpleasant crackling and pops. I hope they fix this with a patch.

This is still one of the best games I've played since Call Of Duty came out though.
Anyway, on to the screenshots!

This one demonstrates the stunning beach scene by moonlight:
http://www.richardm.co.uk/images/for...rCry%20(5).jpg

Nice doggy, good doggy!

http://www.richardm.co.uk/images/for...Cry%20(26).jpg

Stunning steam effect, like heat haze:
http://www.richardm.co.uk/images/for...Cry%20(31).jpg

Welcome to paradise:
http://www.richardm.co.uk/images/for...Cry%20(55).jpg

Sun UltraSPARC servers!
http://www.richardm.co.uk/images/for...Cry%20(66).jpg

Getting ripped to shreds:
http://www.richardm.co.uk/images/for...Cry%20(70).jpg

Doom III, anyone?
http://www.richardm.co.uk/images/for...Cry%20(39).jpg

I have uploaded over 70 grabs at 1024x768 on the link below and no, I'm not using AA because my Radeon 9600XT struggles enough as it is!
http://www.richardm.co.uk/images/for...20Cry%20Grabs/ (average 300K each)

04-05-2004, 15:03	#29
Richard M Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA Age: 46 Posts: 6,343	* Spoilers * Oh my god What a game! I bought this on Saturday and spent most of the weekend playing it. At first I thought it was a typical jungle warfare type of game but it's much, much more than that. It starts off in the stunning beach/jungle areas but it evolves into something closely resembling Doom III with it's swinging dynamic lights, spooky shadows and strange creatures that suddenly jump at you, slashing with their claws. I've never felt true fear in a game since Resident Evil on the PSX and this game brings it right back. The AI and game engine is stunning, virtually everything can be interacted with like you can in Half Life 2 which means that something being knocked into something else will also move that object; for example, a shotgun blast against a filing cabinet. The graphics are out of this world, I've never seen graphics this good - they are almost Half Life 2/Doom III standard, in fact, this is a game which will satisfy that craving for Doom because it's so similar. The steam effects are stunning but you'll need a fully DirectX 9 compliant card to make the most of the amazing pixelshader effects. It has a few bugs though, the worst of which is the sound which is pretty good in 5.1 on my SB Audigy 2 ZS 7.1/Creative Gigaworks 350 7.1 combo but after a few hourse of play it makes unpleasant crackling and pops. I hope they fix this with a patch. This is still one of the best games I've played since Call Of Duty came out though. Anyway, on to the screenshots! This one demonstrates the stunning beach scene by moonlight: http://www.richardm.co.uk/images/for...rCry%20(5).jpg Nice doggy, good doggy! http://www.richardm.co.uk/images/for...Cry%20(26).jpg Stunning steam effect, like heat haze: http://www.richardm.co.uk/images/for...Cry%20(31).jpg Welcome to paradise: http://www.richardm.co.uk/images/for...Cry%20(55).jpg Sun UltraSPARC servers! http://www.richardm.co.uk/images/for...Cry%20(66).jpg Getting ripped to shreds: http://www.richardm.co.uk/images/for...Cry%20(70).jpg Doom III, anyone? http://www.richardm.co.uk/images/for...Cry%20(39).jpg I have uploaded over 70 grabs at 1024x768 on the link below and no, I'm not using AA because my Radeon 9600XT struggles enough as it is! http://www.richardm.co.uk/images/for...20Cry%20Grabs/ (average 300K each)