Unreal II: User Rating - Page 2

Mark Rein · 07-04-2003, 04:02 PM

Lack of multiplayer is a temporary issue with Unreal2.

Legend are currently reviving their XMP design for mulitplayer and it will be released as a FREE downloadable add-on for people who own Unreal2.

07-04-2003, 04:06 PM

Well I can stop preparing now...

Theresa · 07-04-2003, 04:08 PM

Thanks for the heads-up Mark, we've been waiting eagerly to hear what the news is. This is way more than I expected actually...it's great to hear!

MikeSobe · 07-04-2003, 04:21 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Mark Rein
Lack of multiplayer is a temporary issue with Unreal2.

Legend are currently reviving their XMP design for mulitplayer and it will be released as a FREE downloadable add-on for people who own Unreal2.

Best news I have heard in a while.

w00t

Lor · 07-04-2003, 04:35 PM

OMG

1) Fantastic news
2) What time do you call this!

communist · 07-04-2003, 04:52 PM

Ah here comes the guy that announced the lack mp in u2 - and now does the opposite.
But dont fool us again

Ahab the GWH · 07-04-2003, 05:00 PM

did i just read that. okey now the shock is wearing off and now i now what scott meant whe he said "Licoln will be pleased". and they did it on independence day. so do you think it was just coincidence they released the info today? or do you guys think they planed it?

MikeSobe · 07-04-2003, 05:09 PM

Ya but why not "Washington will be please"

What does Lincoln have to do with the 4th? maybe even Jefferson.. but Lincoln??

Oh well who really cares.

Lor · 07-04-2003, 05:12 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by MikeSobe
Ya but why not "Washington will be please"

What does Lincoln have to do with the 4th? maybe even Jefferson.. but Lincoln??

Oh well who really cares.

who cares! XMP ffs, **** lincoln! XMP!!!!

Agent-X(UK) · 07-04-2003, 05:18 PM

Cant wait !!

It seems that epic is becoming what it was in the unreal 1 / UT days, and i ******* like i !

SnowBawl · 07-04-2003, 05:22 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Mark Rein
Lack of multiplayer is a temporary issue with Unreal2.

Legend are currently reviving their XMP design for mulitplayer and it will be released as a FREE downloadable add-on for people who own Unreal2.

Hell yes. R3d33m3d!

dinwitty · 07-04-2003, 05:27 PM

go Legend! you had a cool thing going, but focused on SP.

well, youse gots the time to make it work

AutoPilot · 07-04-2003, 06:57 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by DarkWorlds
I would give it a 30%

Why...
(Negitives)
Bad story
Bad GFX (miss alligned textures for god sakes, and little to no bumb mapping!)
Bad Sound FX (tested on diffent machines, doesnt sound right... and the fact they couldnt get the EAX controlers to work)
Shipped Buggy
Patched Buggy (Me and my friends still have the same problem....)
No Support
Bad Scripting
Easy as all hell
No MP
Bad choice of wepons.... You rarely use any of them except for one.
Too short
No enough enemys
No Replay value
Adia looks like a tramp
Cartoonish <--- wasnt creeped out at all, the orginal had me jumping!

(Pro's)
Music
Community (only becuse im not n00b here, I beleave some of the n00bs would prolly put this in the "con" side. )

OMG.... I actually agree with DW, on most eveything he said.

*EXCEPT*

The Music. Are you on drugs again? WHAT music?

The Original Unreal had (and still has) the Finest soundtrack of any First Person Shooter made. Nothing finer than killing Skaarj to the melow new-age music waifing through the hallways and rooms of a Napali castle or temple.

The music set the mood for every level, cresendoing perfectly with the action.

Original Unreal also came with all the music on a CD. I *love* that CD and play it alot, even now.

Unreal II didn't come with ****.

-=AutoPilot=-

07-04-2003, 06:58 PM

Unreal II was said to be the best first person shooter ever - Legend said so itself. I played the game, and found that beneath the pretty graphics lies a weak storyline, an even worse execution of that storyline, very mediocre gameplay, poor sound (a machinegun you can use all the time, but that sounds as dangerous as my mobile phone?), little to no replayability, bad physics (with that I mean your own movement) and... Well, let's just say I'm not at all happy with Unreal II as a "best FPS ever".

The good points about the game were definitely the defense missions, the graphics (although, for such bad performance they'd better have been good), *thinks hard*... Err... There's gotta be something else about Unreal II that was good... Ah! The hype. I got all excited about the game, and consider that a good thing.

And I suppose the ragdoll physics (which are better done in UT2003, but present nonetheless) could also go into this department.

If I'd have to rate Legend's Game - The Awakening, I'd rate it some 80%, tops. The game can be enjoyed. However, I'm not rating Legend's Game - The Awakening. I'm rating Unreal II - The Awakening, as a sequal to Unreal. Also, I'm keeping in mind the promises Legend made. In thát light, I'd give it a 50% or something. The game completely and utterly fails as the sequal to one of the best first person shooters ever, and it fails to deliver what Legend said it would.

As for the multiplayer: UT2004 is coming, there's a ton of singleplayer games coming this year alone to keep us busy, and I'd personally rather NOT touch Unreal II - The Awakening. I consider it a shame Legend is still working on this title.

By the way, when's Unreal II gonna be released? Please tell me The Awakening was just an intro or something.

st_trooper · 07-04-2003, 07:15 PM

The only problems I had with U2 was the length, the LONG load times, the crappy performance and the mandatory cut scenes.

Ghost_Freeman · 07-04-2003, 07:42 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Mark Rein
Lack of multiplayer is a temporary issue with Unreal2.

Legend are currently reviving their XMP design for mulitplayer and it will be released as a FREE downloadable add-on for people who own Unreal2.

w00t

X-Vector · 07-04-2003, 08:19 PM

Whatever.

Except a number of diehard fans, who gives a damn anymore?

Let the dead R.I.P. and move on.

Iceman · 07-04-2003, 09:45 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Mark Rein
Lack of multiplayer is a temporary issue with Unreal2.

Legend are currently reviving their XMP design for mulitplayer and it will be released as a FREE downloadable add-on for people who own Unreal2.

w00t w00t w00t!!!!

I knew Legend wouldn't let us down. I'm still playing single player. ****ing love the god damn game

SealClubber · 07-04-2003, 10:34 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Mark Rein
Legend are currently reviving their XMP design for mulitplayer and it will be released as a FREE downloadable add-on for people who own Unreal2.

wohoo, another reason to make people not play UT2003/UT2004! Great job Epic/DE/Atari/Legend

Ghost Enigma · 07-04-2003, 11:08 PM

Yeah!

/me installs U2 again.

07-04-2003, 11:38 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Ghost Enigma
Yeah!

/me installs U2 again.

you prolly waits till months after 2004s release

Mask killer · 07-05-2003, 12:44 AM

wow a mp

i hear it would more ?(if thats it )

MachDelta · 07-05-2003, 01:33 AM

Yay! XMP!

I agree with Lambda about the story though. There were a few parts where I was like "OMFG NO WAY!" (like the big 'event' back on earth when you get to the top of the hill/base after the sniper mission).
But for the most part, it was just cheesy. Whats the story again? Running around the galaxy to collect ancient alien artifacts that combine to reveal a *gasp* super-weapon? Wow, never saw that one coming!

A few of the levels really rocked though. My personal favorites are the last level, (navigating that ship gone crazy was fuggin cool!) and one of the early levels where you have to rescue the downed marines in that forest. I love that level because the first time I played it, I had my speakers cranked. The rain falling all around me sounded cool, but when that first blast of thunder hit me, my subwoofer shook my whole friggin room and made me jump like 10 feet in the air

. And running through the rainy/stormy forest with your marine buddies while being attacked from all sides was great fun too. The only thing that brought the whole level down was the dumb-as-a-post marine AI. Funny, that seems to bring a lot of levels down

Aida was a definite upside too.

Kind of unobservant though. I mean, most women would be pretty pissed if you just stared at their boobs for an entire mission briefing.

07-05-2003, 02:13 AM

Earth?

MachDelta · 07-05-2003, 03:08 AM

Sorry, Avalon.
I always thought of it as Earth because its the TC HQ, and... well it looks just like earth! Rolling green hills, lots of water (big oceans)... basically identical to earth.

Anywho... its at the end of that mission.

Lambda · 07-05-2003, 04:01 AM

I always thought of it as Earth because its the TC HQ, and... well it looks just like earth! Rolling green hills, lots of water (big oceans)... basically identical to earth.

That reminds me..
Why is there always planets in sci-fi games that are like a planet covered in forest or jungle or water? I think it's impossible to be so.. The planet just cant have 100% jungle! I think It would have jungle only if it's at the best distance from the nearest sun which gives it energy. The planet rolls, the planet moves... It must have polar like Earth. Earth has maybe 5% jungle or so. It's just stupid that game developers make a planet FULL of jungle.

DarkWorlds · 07-05-2003, 04:25 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by AutoPilot
OMG.... I actually agree with DW, on most eveything he said.

*EXCEPT*

The Music. Are you on drugs again? WHAT music?

The Original Unreal had (and still has) the Finest soundtrack of any First Person Shooter made. Nothing finer than killing Skaarj to the melow new-age music waifing through the hallways and rooms of a Napali castle or temple.

The music set the mood for every level, cresendoing perfectly with the action.

Original Unreal also came with all the music on a CD. I *love* that CD and play it alot, even now.

Unreal II didn't come with ****.

-=AutoPilot=-

now against others no. But thats all it had to offer, those were its up points, not thats saying much in the first place. Weird we agreed to something, surely the world is going to hell

HellSpawn · 07-05-2003, 05:19 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Mark Rein
Lack of multiplayer is a temporary issue with Unreal2.

Legend are currently reviving their XMP design for mulitplayer and it will be released as a FREE downloadable add-on for people who own Unreal2.

Very good news!!!

07-04-2003, 04:08 PM	#31
Theresa Lost Cosmonaut Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: 17,500mph, 350 miles above the University of York, UK Posts: 2,320	Thanks for the heads-up Mark, we've been waiting eagerly to hear what the news is. This is way more than I expected actually...it's great to hear! __________________ Does my Ping look Big in This?

07-04-2003, 05:00 PM	#35
Ahab the GWH Veteran of Vengeance Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: UT Posts: 1,466	did i just read that. okey now the shock is wearing off and now i now what scott meant whe he said "Licoln will be pleased". and they did it on independence day. so do you think it was just coincidence they released the info today? or do you guys think they planed it? __________________ That's funny I don't remember eating that! >>>Important Note for those wondering what the GWH in my name stands for. It's not another speeling for GHEY, GAY, or any other iteration. Rather ah hel I give up trying to explain!<<<

07-04-2003, 05:27 PM	#40
dinwitty really over 9000 posts Join Date: Mar 1999 Location: midwest USA Posts: 765	go Legend! you had a cool thing going, but focused on SP. well, youse gots the time to make it work __________________ http://www.planetunreal.com/vortex/ Return to Na Pali, Unreal, UT, CTFPlus, Technical, RTNP Coop, Walkthru -update your motherboard BIOS and system drivers-

07-04-2003, 07:15 PM	#43
st_trooper Über Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 473	The only problems I had with U2 was the length, the LONG load times, the crappy performance and the mandatory cut scenes. __________________ No one cares about your post count!

07-04-2003, 08:19 PM	#45
X-Vector sleeping in light Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 49	Whatever. Except a number of diehard fans, who gives a damn anymore? Let the dead R.I.P. and move on. __________________ Dark Forces Forever!

07-04-2003, 04:02 PM	#29
Mark Rein Vice President Epic Games Inc. (Not Atari employee) Join Date: May 2000 Posts: 218	Lack of multiplayer is a temporary issue with Unreal2. Legend are currently reviving their XMP design for mulitplayer and it will be released as a FREE downloadable add-on for people who own Unreal2.

07-04-2003, 04:06 PM	#30
Unreal2 sucked Guest Posts: n/a	Well I can stop preparing now...

07-04-2003, 04:35 PM	#33
Lor Ka-BOOM! Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 15,975	OMG 1) Fantastic news 2) What time do you call this!

07-04-2003, 04:52 PM	#34
communist Red Leader Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Vandenberg Airbase Posts: 1,769	Ah here comes the guy that announced the lack mp in u2 - and now does the opposite. But dont fool us again

07-04-2003, 05:09 PM	#36
MikeSobe SnapplePeachIceTeaIsGood2 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Bucknell University Posts: 1,270	Ya but why not "Washington will be please" What does Lincoln have to do with the 4th? maybe even Jefferson.. but Lincoln?? Oh well who really cares.

07-04-2003, 06:58 PM	#42
FuryX Guest Posts: n/a	Unreal II was said to be the best first person shooter ever - Legend said so itself. I played the game, and found that beneath the pretty graphics lies a weak storyline, an even worse execution of that storyline, very mediocre gameplay, poor sound (a machinegun you can use all the time, but that sounds as dangerous as my mobile phone?), little to no replayability, bad physics (with that I mean your own movement) and... Well, let's just say I'm not at all happy with Unreal II as a "best FPS ever". The good points about the game were definitely the defense missions, the graphics (although, for such bad performance they'd better have been good), thinks hard... Err... There's gotta be something else about Unreal II that was good... Ah! The hype. I got all excited about the game, and consider that a good thing. And I suppose the ragdoll physics (which are better done in UT2003, but present nonetheless) could also go into this department. If I'd have to rate Legend's Game - The Awakening, I'd rate it some 80%, tops. The game can be enjoyed. However, I'm not rating Legend's Game - The Awakening. I'm rating Unreal II - The Awakening, as a sequal to Unreal. Also, I'm keeping in mind the promises Legend made. In thát light, I'd give it a 50% or something. The game completely and utterly fails as the sequal to one of the best first person shooters ever, and it fails to deliver what Legend said it would. As for the multiplayer: UT2004 is coming, there's a ton of singleplayer games coming this year alone to keep us busy, and I'd personally rather NOT touch Unreal II - The Awakening. I consider it a shame Legend is still working on this title. By the way, when's Unreal II gonna be released? Please tell me The Awakening was just an intro or something.

07-04-2003, 11:08 PM	#48
Ghost Enigma Bring good things to life Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: United States of America Posts: 8,420	Yeah! /me installs U2 again. __________________ "The effect of custom, in preventing any misgiving respecting the rules of conduct which mankind impose on one another, is all the more complete because the subject is one on which it is not generally considered necessary that reasons should be given, either by one person to others, or by each to himself. People are accustomed to believe and have been encouraged in the belief by some who aspire to the character of philosophers, that their feelings, on subjects of this nature, are better than reasons, and render reasons unnecessary. The practical principle which guides them to their opinions on the regulation of human conduct, is the feeling in each person's mind that everybody should be required to act as he, and those with whom he sympathizes, would like them to act." "A narcissist is someone better looking than you are."

07-05-2003, 12:44 AM	#50
Mask killer Stalking the predator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Boston Posts: 29	wow a mp i hear it would more ?(if thats it ) __________________ sadly Unreal 2 is not Unreal 1!

07-05-2003, 01:33 AM	#51
MachDelta Used, abused and confused Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Edmonton, Canada Posts: 796	Yay! XMP! I agree with Lambda about the story though. There were a few parts where I was like "OMFG NO WAY!" (like the big 'event' back on earth when you get to the top of the hill/base after the sniper mission). But for the most part, it was just cheesy. Whats the story again? Running around the galaxy to collect ancient alien artifacts that combine to reveal a gasp super-weapon? Wow, never saw that one coming! A few of the levels really rocked though. My personal favorites are the last level, (navigating that ship gone crazy was fuggin cool!) and one of the early levels where you have to rescue the downed marines in that forest. I love that level because the first time I played it, I had my speakers cranked. The rain falling all around me sounded cool, but when that first blast of thunder hit me, my subwoofer shook my whole friggin room and made me jump like 10 feet in the air . And running through the rainy/stormy forest with your marine buddies while being attacked from all sides was great fun too. The only thing that brought the whole level down was the dumb-as-a-post marine AI. Funny, that seems to bring a lot of levels down Aida was a definite upside too. Kind of unobservant though. I mean, most women would be pretty pissed if you just stared at their boobs for an entire mission briefing. __________________ "Life is a near death experience."

07-05-2003, 02:13 AM	#52
Unreal2 sucked Guest Posts: n/a	Earth?

07-05-2003, 03:08 AM	#53
MachDelta Used, abused and confused Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Edmonton, Canada Posts: 796	Sorry, Avalon. I always thought of it as Earth because its the TC HQ, and... well it looks just like earth! Rolling green hills, lots of water (big oceans)... basically identical to earth. Anywho... its at the end of that mission. __________________ "Life is a near death experience."

07-05-2003, 04:01 AM	#54
Lambda I warez'd Unreal II and all I got was this lousy banned account. Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 10	I always thought of it as Earth because its the TC HQ, and... well it looks just like earth! Rolling green hills, lots of water (big oceans)... basically identical to earth. That reminds me.. Why is there always planets in sci-fi games that are like a planet covered in forest or jungle or water? I think it's impossible to be so.. The planet just cant have 100% jungle! I think It would have jungle only if it's at the best distance from the nearest sun which gives it energy. The planet rolls, the planet moves... It must have polar like Earth. Earth has maybe 5% jungle or so. It's just stupid that game developers make a planet FULL of jungle.

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