The Chronicles Of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay

SkinnYSkinnY Join Date: 2002-11-07 Member: 7500Members
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<div class="IPBDescription">coming to denmark</div> heard all sorts of great things about this game, but due to me living in europa ( denmark ) it's not in stores yet, so i went to the local EBgames store, and found out that it's coming, huzzah.. only to find out it's coming out same date as Doom3... so now i have to choose <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif' /><!--endemo-->


help me jebus...
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  • JimmehJimmeh Join Date: 2003-08-24 Member: 20173Members, Constellation
    If you do not get Doom 3, satan will come from hell itself and KILL YOU.
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  • VerthandiVerthandi Join Date: 2002-12-12 Member: 10687Members, NS1 Playtester
    Then he'll have to drop by my place some time. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • 343_guilty_spark343_guilty_spark Join Date: 2003-06-18 Member: 17462Members
    Anyone know if Riddick will be Xbox live ?
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  • RaVeRaVe Join Date: 2003-06-20 Member: 17538Members
    Go for DOOM 3

    Chronicles of Riddick can wait <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • DefianceDefiance Join Date: 2003-12-01 Member: 23847Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Jimmeh+Aug 5 2004, 02:52 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Jimmeh @ Aug 5 2004, 02:52 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> If you do not get Doom 3, satan will come from hell itself and KILL YOU. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    This is true, very, very true.

    But Riddick is an awesome X-Box game, you'll like it I'm sure. I know I did, from start finish it's an excellent game. Best graphics out on the X-Box currently, except the fact that Doom 3 is coming out // already came out on X-Box? (not sure yet)
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  • spikeminodaspikeminoda Join Date: 2004-08-02 Member: 30312Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Jimmeh+Aug 5 2004, 05:52 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Jimmeh @ Aug 5 2004, 05:52 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> If you do not get Doom 3, satan will come from hell itself and KILL YOU. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    lol jimmeh is teh master at doom 3 i played him and he beat me like 30 kills to 4
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  • BaconTheoryBaconTheory Join Date: 2003-09-06 Member: 20615Members
    Doom 3 FTW.
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  • coilcoil Amateur pirate. Professional monkey. All pance. Join Date: 2002-04-12 Member: 424Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    Riddick is definitely worth a rental at the least. It's short - I finished it in a few days of heavy playing - but EXCELLENT. Beautiful, very well-paced, stays interesting, the whole nine yards. One thing I love is that aside from Thief 3, it is the only game to my knowledge that actually attaches the player's POV to a physical model in the game. It makes for an extremely realistic feeling to the movement. The controls are tight, and they do an excellent job of making melee combat viable all the way through if you're so inclined. Frequently you *have* to be so inclined... all of the guns in the game are DNA-encoded to guards and give you an unpleasant shock if you so much as try and pick one up. But hey, that's what clubs are for. Gameplay is varied and always interesting, with an emphasis on sneaking around (after all, Riddick can see in the dark a hell of a lot better than the guards can).

    It is not Live-enabled; there's no multiplayer component. It is Live-aware, however.

    Replayability is low to moderate, IMO. There are cigarette cartons scattered throughout the game that unlock various extras - mostly concept artwork and similar features. So replay is encouraged to find 100% of the cartons. Secondly, it's just fun! It reminds me a little of Max Payne in that you're not just trying to get through the game - you're trying to get through with *style*. Sure, you could run around the corner and shoot that guard... but you could also wait for him to turn his back, and cap him in the head. Or sneak up behind him and snap his neck, or stab him with your shiv. Or climb up onto the scaffold overhead and drop on him. Or, for the win, get in close, grab his gun, and blow his brains out while he's still holding it! The point is, the story, acting, visuals, and gameplay are all good enough that you'll want to do it again once you've finished. And it's a pretty damn big game, even accepting how quickly I finished it.

    Should you get it *or* DOOM3? Well, I had the choice between Ninja Gaiden and Riddick, and ended up getting Gaiden. I'll probably get DOOM3 for Xbox (PC can't handle it) before I get Riddick, as well. However, that's because I did rent it for a month and play the hell out of it (gg Blockbuster game pass) already.
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  • ShloomShloom Join Date: 2002-07-25 Member: 997Members
    Riddick is possibly one of the best games I'v ever played (but it is kinda short) I highly suggest you play it.
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  • 343_guilty_spark343_guilty_spark Join Date: 2003-06-18 Member: 17462Members
    Whats the AI like in Riddick Coil? So far i'm tempted to buy Riddick or Sudeki.
    Also when is Riddick out for you Skinny ?
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  • coilcoil Amateur pirate. Professional monkey. All pance. Join Date: 2002-04-12 Member: 424Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    The AI in Riddick is FOUL-MOUTHED.

    I don't know that I've ever had a guard give up once he's seen me, though they will return to patrol patterns after "investigating a strange noise" or similar. They react to corpses not hidden away, and have pretty good hearing and eyesight. If you shoot out lights, they get nervous and use their flashlights well.

    Because of the hiding-in-darkness element, it's frequently possible to get the drop on guards even after you've lost the actual element of surprise - they may know that you're nearby, but they don't know where.

    I can't remember anything ever standing out about the AI, but that's a good thing -- I don't remember anything particularly cool, but I don't remember ever running into a glaring flaw in the AI, either.

    And they swear like sailors. Well, no. Sailors would probably watch their mouths if their mothers were around... I don't think these guys would even do that.

    Oh, and I forget which it is, but one of the generic guard voices is done by either Bender or Fry from <i>Futurama</i>. (:
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  • SkinnYSkinnY Join Date: 2002-11-07 Member: 7500Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-343_guilty_spark+Aug 5 2004, 01:57 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (343_guilty_spark @ Aug 5 2004, 01:57 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> [...]
    Also when is Riddick out for you Skinny ? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    it's coming 13th this month... same as doom3.... but i already preorder doom3 now <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo--> got a tshirt and a poster with the preorder... <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->


    so riddick has to wait till next time i get some cash... or i'll have to spend some of my "im-old-enough-to-move-away-from-home"-cash...
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