We get screwed again, no PC demo for Dark Void

[AMD_Gamer]

I was really excited about this today, it was reported that NVIDIA will be showing off GPU PhysX in Dark Void at CES this week on a new FERMI card http://www.gamephys.com/2010/01/05/dark-void-with-gpu-physx-will-be-shown-at-ces-2010/

The Console demos are coming this week http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/61810

but guess what? no PC Demo http://www.gamephys.com/2010/01/05/no-physx-enabled-dark-void-pc-demo-planned/

 

[refraxion]

I don't understand why there wouldn't be a PC demo.. not even a benchmark like they have been doing?

 

[AMD_Gamer]

I don't understand why there wouldn't be a PC demo.. not even a benchmark like they have been doing?

Might be a bad port, but who knows these days with the way us PC gamers have been getting treated.

 

[dmonkey]

Moreover, user Zed X, referring to invitation for CES show, reports on XtremeSystems.com forums that NVIDIA will showcase one GF100 (Fermi) card running Dark Void on three monitors setup, with PhysX effects and 3D Vision enabled.

three monitors setup, with PhysX effects and 3D Vision enabled.

three monitors setup

So... are they gonna be using a triplehead or what?

 

[Ragenrok]

So... are they gonna be using a triplehead or what?

well if they have there own triple moniter solution lets hope it doesnt include a display port. A 3 dvi solution would make nvidia tops in that department in my books

 

[refraxion]

So... are they gonna be using a triplehead or what?

Very interesting indeed!!!

 

[SixtyWattMan]

Never even heard of this game until this thread.

 

[g1xx3r]

I don't understand why there wouldn't be a PC demo.. not even a benchmark like they have been doing?

I believe Capcom is only the publisher so none of the love tthat pcom usually shows on this one.

 

[Q-BZ]

No demo usually means something not be bothered with.

 

[Jakalwarrior]

Capcom never struck me as caring about the PC platform much.

 

[Q-BZ]

Capcom never struck me as caring about the PC platform much.

You haven't been paying very close attention. Look at something like Street Fighter 4 as a recent example. Gorgeous, optimized for the PC from top to bottom.

 

[Riftsaw]

I still hold Capcom in high esteem despite this.

 

[Q-BZ]

I still hold Capcom in high esteem despite this.

So do I for the most part.

 

[quadnad]

Well the only review available on Metacritic is from PC Zone UK, and it's a 53. Unless they're a complete outlier in terms of rating, I don't think lack of a demo is a big deal.

A criminal waste of time and energy, as standard and generic a game as you could hope to find. [Feb 2010, p.74]

 

[RexPokinghorn]

No demo usually means something not be bothered with.

How many games have you bought that had a demo available beforehand?

 

[AMD_Gamer]

How many games have you bought that had a demo available beforehand?

just several years ago putting out a really nice demo for a game sometimes months before the actual release was pretty standard and expected for a PC title.

 

[RexPokinghorn]

just several years ago putting out a really nice demo for a game sometimes months before the actual release was pretty standard and expected for a PC title.

I guess I should have qualified that with "recently".

 

[quadnad]

just several years ago putting out a really nice demo for a game sometimes months before the actual release was pretty standard and expected for a PC title.

I don't remember trying out demos for a long time, unless by "several" you mean 5+.

 

[gravityparade]

It's disappointing. Don't read too much into the reason that there's not a PC demo. It could simply be a budget constraint.

 

[quadnad]

Well the only review available on Metacritic is from PC Zone UK, and it's a 53. Unless they're a complete outlier in terms of rating, I don't think lack of a demo is a big deal.

Looks like GamePro gave it a 60 for the 360 version.

 

[phide]

Never even heard of this game until this thread.

Ditto.

 

[LeninGHOLA]

How many games have you bought that had a demo available beforehand?

Recently, The Witcher, Anno 1404, Divinity II, Batman AA, hmm a couple others I don't remember at this moment.

 

[indokyne]

Might be a bad port, but who knows these days with the way us PC gamers have been behaving

fixed

 

[SixtyWattMan]

Well the only review available on Metacritic is from PC Zone UK, and it's a 53. Unless they're a complete outlier in terms of rating, I don't think lack of a demo is a big deal.

But... but... IT HAS PHYSX!!!!11!!!11

 

[AMD_Gamer]

fixed

don't give me that shit, we have been behaving(whatever way you think) for a damn good reason.

 

[sirmonkey1985]

well if they have there own triple moniter solution lets hope it doesnt include a display port. A 3 dvi solution would make nvidia tops in that department in my books

3 DVI is impossible with the fermi's.. maybe 2 with HDMI or 1 dvi and 2 hdmi.. but 3 DVI is impossible.. that card will create way to much heat to give up that much real estate on the back of that card.. if anything they will use display ports.. intel has already moved to display ports i see no reason why nvidia wont.. its less money they have to spend since its an open standard and doesnt carry a royalty fee like hdmi..

 

[AMD_Gamer]

But... but... IT HAS PHYSX!!!!11!!!11

hey PhysX is cool , look at batman arkham asylum

 

[LstBrunnenG]

Is there a demo for the soundtrack?

Also, PhysX can't be that much of a game-changer, given that the title was developed for consoles concurrently...

Well the only review available on Metacritic is from PC Zone UK, and it's a 53. Unless they're a complete outlier in terms of rating, I don't think lack of a demo is a big deal.

Hmmph. Poor Bear.

 

[SixtyWattMan]

hey PhysX is cool , look at batman arkham asylum

Oh yes Batman, nvidia's physx love child, one of two non crap games to have hardware Physx.

 

[indokyne]

don't give me that shit, we have been behaving(whatever way you think) for a damn good reason.

lol ok ok

 

[GabooN]

Funny up until now I thought this game was nothing but a console release.. Has anyone tried it on the consoles is it even fun?

 

[g1xx3r]

Funny up until now I thought this game was nothing but a console release.. Has anyone tried it on the consoles is it even fun?

Just played in the PS3..No loss for us PC gamers...game is HORRIBLE!!..1st wave UE3 console junk!

 

[refraxion]

Just played in the PS3..No loss for us PC gamers...game is HORRIBLE!!..1st wave UE3 console junk!

Then I feel sorry for Brad Pitt. Lawl!

 

[Decko87]

The game play for this game looked like repetitious dog shit since it's inception. The enemies are all the SAME and you have one gun. This game was destined to be one monotonous doldrum. They spent too much time on the jet pack mechanic, and not enough on the rest of a the brown shit colored game.

 

[Soggy_Popcorn]

Well the only review available on Metacritic is from PC Zone UK, and it's a 53. Unless they're a complete outlier in terms of rating, I don't think lack of a demo is a big deal.

Lol, nowadays, that just means the publisher didn't pay the reviewer enough

 

[Derangel]

I believe Capcom is only the publisher so none of the love tthat pcom usually shows on this one.

Correct. Though this is going to make it sound worse, the devs are former FASA employees.

 

[Åndhrimnir]

Lol, nowadays, that just means the publisher didn't pay the reviewer enough

Ah, so cynical

I've seen stuff from this game on youtube though, and it looks like your average console junk. People complain that PC gamers get less, and we do, but we get all the gems

 

[merlin704]

LOL It looks like The Rocketeer.

 

[polydiol]

Patience my young Padawans - soon (by blizzards standards) we will have Starcraft 2 and there will be balance in the force.

 

[Q-BZ]

http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/61859