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Crackdown 3 preview thread - ''Without revolutionizing the genre, Crackdown 3 promises good hours of fun''
- Thread starter SuikerBrood
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Which is strange, given the multiplayer has far more of the destruction elements.
its REALLY not a looker. still, it should be fun exploring the world - and its free on gamepass, so i'm in
For the guy who wrote our preview, Wrecking Zone could be very fun, but :
Not so hot visually speaking
It kind be very messy because of full destruction
I'm not expecting the next Red Dead Redemption 2 from this, so some of those previews talking about how it doesn't feel revolutionary or even comparing it to some of the competition's games feel odd. If I can get a good 30 hours of fun out of this, I'll feel more than fine with the game. Blessed be Gamepass.
Looks promising - i hope for different bosses and cool weapons. Launch can't come soon enough
I agree.
I'm not interested in shooters or multi player games but I don't see anything wrong with that quote...
Loving the graphics! Can't wait to experience on my 4k hdr tv :)
Not strange at all. The previous games never had destruction and were a lot of fun (the first in particular), so it's more of a case that they just haven't created a compelling MP mode in 3.
That Gamespot video was kinda weird. I don't get why they're complaining about being a nobody with no powers at the beginning. Isn't that kinda the point? Orbs man.
I'm getting flashbacks to the first game with these reviews. By no means an amazing game but stupid fun platforming and orb collecting. I'm down.
Incredibly subdued previews, reminds me of when those Shadow of the Tomb Raider previews came through last year. But hey, at least it sounds like the campaign isn't terrible.
Sounds like they should have done a RDR2 and delayed the multiplayer so it didn't get factored in to the reviews etc!
I honestly thought the campaign was going to be the weak point, given how little we've seen of it. Didn't expect it to be the multiplayer dragging the package down.
Sounds like they should have done a RDR2 and delayed the multiplayer so it didn't get factored in to the reviews etc!
I honestly thought the campaign was going to be the weak point, given how little we've seen of it. Didn't expect it to be the multiplayer dragging the package down.
Ryan is still somebody who loves xbox and wants them to do great. That's why i don't understand why he would write something like that. Normally hes pretty chill on his xbox show
This looks so much fun. Can't wait for awesome clips of movement and cluch wins with the cloud destruction
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So to conclude a bit, the previews basically found nothing really negative besides the expected (and intentionally designed) old-school nature of the whole game.
Pretty much everyone agreed that the game is a ton of fun, but doesn't reinvent the wheel. I expected to get the best Crackdown game to date - and I'm sure now I will get that.
Pretty much everyone agreed that the game is a ton of fun, but doesn't reinvent the wheel. I expected to get the best Crackdown game to date - and I'm sure now I will get that.
The running and jumping could use some more animation frames, it looks so robotic and janky. Nice art style though.
I can't wait to just exist in this city and cause all kinds of mayhem in Crackdown's sandbox. Looking forward to trying out the multiplayer too as a nice palette cleanser to Smash, Overwatch, Halo, Sea of Thieves, etc.
I'm fully expecting hours of laughter while playing co-op with friends.
Console wars are shitty.
I'm fully expecting hours of laughter while playing co-op with friends.
This is actually pretty messed up.. I'm disappointed how Crackdown doesn't seem to be getting a fair shake on its own merits as it has the weight of Xbox's first party stigma on its shoulders.
Console wars are shitty.
The IGN video looks good and crisp. It has the shadows and everything too and looks fine. The other footage that lack shadows really must be PC where the shadows setting is off. Can't think of anything else because it sure looks polished.
It's not just IGN, a couple of the previews in the OP go for the Microsoft vs Sony AAA debate.
Shits terrible. And has no business in a preview about any game.
That poster should read our news at the beginning of the gen. Beeing focused on Xbox doesn't equal to beeing biased. We aren't getting paid by MS or what, it's a non professionnal site, everyone has a job and write on their free time.
I don't know beyond repeated insistence from Spencer and the devs that it is AAA. A simple Google search of Crackdown 3 AAA yields several articles about it.
The behind the scenes stories about this game will be very interesting. They've clearly put a huge amount of work into trying to wrangle a troubled project into something fun. Open world games go off the rails very easily, and are extremely difficult to hammer into something cohesive.
The key will be whether the game is fun. I think some people want Crackdown to have some Game Awards-bait story or something like that. Wanting the game to be some sort of "prestige" Microsoft exclusive designed to make people jealous. It's not that sort of game. It's Crackdown.
The difference between Saints Row and Agents of Mayhem, for example, is that Saints Row was fun, and Agents of Mayhem was kinda... not very fun. Crackdown 3 needs to be more of the former, less of the latter.
The key will be whether the game is fun. I think some people want Crackdown to have some Game Awards-bait story or something like that. Wanting the game to be some sort of "prestige" Microsoft exclusive designed to make people jealous. It's not that sort of game. It's Crackdown.
The difference between Saints Row and Agents of Mayhem, for example, is that Saints Row was fun, and Agents of Mayhem was kinda... not very fun. Crackdown 3 needs to be more of the former, less of the latter.
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I can't unsee that, it looks so bad.
Edit: I see it's only some footage, weird.
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It will be fun with some friends, I suppose. As a fan of the original, I find it hard to be too excited about this sequel.
I think Microsoft says it best:"When everybody plays, we all win!"
And i hope (probably won't happen) that with next gen the console wars could be put aside
Just grab a buddy and play it in coop. Look really fun and as a fan of the OG crackdown i am sure that you will a least like it