SiN: Episodes

spoodie · Post by **spoodie** » July 14th, 2005, 10:25

... looks pretty awesome and will be delivered by Steam. As I've had no problems with Steam I like that idea. It's in the latest PC Gamer if you're interested, I can post the screenshots from the DVD if requested.

Anyone play the original?

Lee · Post by **Lee** » July 14th, 2005, 10:57

I'd like to see the screenshots, I was looking for some when it was first in the steam update news but couldnt find any. I never played the original but I'm interested to find out more about this new one.

Edit: Are these them? http://www.gamecloud.com/article.php?article_id=668 Looks pretty cool.

spoodie · Post by **spoodie** » July 14th, 2005, 11:07

That's them.

Apparently the first episode will involve a lot of vehicle action, your AI partner driving while you shoot at the enemy. You can move to different seats in the car including taking over driving.

Post by **Grimmie** » July 14th, 2005, 11:27

Yeah! I played and still have the original, somewhere..

It was fucking awful!

Jinxx · Post by **Jinxx** » July 14th, 2005, 13:03

At least it wasn't as bad as Daikatana.

spoodie · Post by **spoodie** » July 14th, 2005, 13:28

I'm glad I missed out on both of them then.

Post by **Grimmie** » July 14th, 2005, 15:54

I played the daikatana demo.
I laughed.
I uninstalled it.

And that was it.

cashy · Post by **cashy** » July 14th, 2005, 16:08

wow this looks sweet as pie

Post by **deject** » July 14th, 2005, 17:15

SiN would have been decent if Half-Life hadn't come out 2 months later.

TheJockGit · Post by **TheJockGit** » July 14th, 2005, 20:07

SiN's biggest problem was it was as buggy as hell when released.. they rushed it out and no one wanted to buy a buggy game...

Post by **TezzRexx** » July 14th, 2005, 20:27

Does it use the source engine?

Jinxx · Post by **Jinxx** » July 14th, 2005, 20:28

TheJockGit wrote:SiN's biggest problem was it was as buggy as hell when released.. they rushed it out and no one wanted to buy a buggy game...

Hmm... Tell that to EA.

Post by **TezzRexx** » July 14th, 2005, 20:33

Jinxx wrote:
TheJockGit wrote:SiN's biggest problem was it was as buggy as hell when released.. they rushed it out and no one wanted to buy a buggy game...
Hmm... Tell that to EA.

...

Post by **deject** » July 14th, 2005, 21:57

TezzRexx wrote:Does it use the source engine?

Indeed it shall. I'd bet they'll do HDR lighting from the start, unlike HL2.

Post by **TezzRexx** » July 14th, 2005, 22:36

Shweet, might have a look into it.

Post by **FatherJack** » July 15th, 2005, 21:49

I like the idea a lot, and rather enjoyed most(1) of the original game - but six episodes at 12 notes each means at 72 quid it rivals my most expensive game(2) ever!

I depends how long each episode is, of course:
- I'd be disappointed if it was about the same as the bits in-between the white text in HL2, while some were longer than others (and some just seemed longer) there were about 14 of those and each on it's own weren't that long, especially on re-play. Six of those is only half a normal game.
- If it was like Quake1, which had four(3) episodes of about six levels each that woiuld be good, as six episodes would make the whole almost twice as large as a regular game, and worth the extra cash.

What I find exciting is that they promise to listen to feedback before releasing extra episodes, so each episode should theoretically increase in value. The downside of that is that it may take a long time to get the completed game, although tweaks through Steam would probably ensure the Source engine's longevity, and protracted releases would lessen the perceived cost.

(1) "That sign's not getting up" and other dialogue was great, the "stealth" and underwater missions took me much longer than they had a right to.
(2) £90 for Genesis Super Streetfighter II, not counting games I bought the system or upgrades in order to play.
(3) I only remember three, but the FAQ says four.

spoodie · Post by **spoodie** » May 10th, 2006, 10:45

Out tonight I think, so assuming Steam plays ball I will be playing this later.

Has anyone tried the original Sin?

Post by **Dog Pants** » May 10th, 2006, 10:48

Original Sin? Isn't that murder or something?

I did have Sin and it was okay. It was a bit rough around the edges, but it introduced some nice touches like locational damage modelling. I doubt I'd have played it through if I wasn't a bored student at the time though.

spoodie · Post by **spoodie** » May 10th, 2006, 11:17

Dog Pants wrote:Original Sin? Isn't that murder or something?

I did have Sin and it was okay. It was a bit rough around the edges, but it introduced some nice touches like locational damage modelling. I doubt I'd have played it through if I wasn't a bored student at the time though.

Original Sin might be when Adam eat the apple or something, maybe he also ate an iPod to go with it.

You get Sin 1 and Sin 1 multiplayer with the new Sin Episodes. I tried it and it's hard and I think I noticed the damage modelling thing as the baddies died quicker with headshots.

Post by **FatherJack** » May 10th, 2006, 15:00

I have the original, and it didn't seem any different to me.