Blacksite:Area 51 *disturbing images*

[Cavalry]

*Teh Enemy*
Roborn-soldier-

scout-

leader-

The alien invaders-

I call him TEH FREAK-

Following on the heels of the arcade and console shooter sensations, BlackSite: Area 51 is an action packed, first person shooter experience which pits gamers against alien enemy forces using the infamous U.S. government landmark, Area 51, and the surrounding areas as the battlefield backdrop. Set in present day, players take the role of a decorated military veteran charged by the government to lead a squadron of "secret soldiers," each with his/her own specialty skill set, into the Rachel, Nevada area to fight off the invasion of unidentified enemy races. The player's modern-day emotions and fears are driven into a world charged with grave responsibility affecting lives hanging in the balance and eventually finding himself torn between his professional orders and his own ethical standards. In the end, only the actions of the player and his squad can shape the outcome of BlackSite: Area 51 during this potentially pivotal moment in history.

 

[Tollbooth Willie]

If the demo is any indication of what's to come it will probably be shit. Then again, it's been a few months. The designs for the Drudge and the Flathead are cool though.

 

[B_MAN]

too bad it isn't very fun

 

[Cavalry]

It will be more urban combat,the first one was mainly inside Area 51,this is outside in towns and cities with a lot of vehicle use,may be more fun

 

[Asuka]

Demo was HORRIBLE, Game felt really bad.

 

[Pesmerga]

It seems like I've seen all those creatures somewhere else.

 

[VictimOfScience]

Yeah, this game has CRAP written all over it.

 

[Direwolf]

*Direwolf waters the plant

 

[BabyHeadCrab]

I actually enjoyed the demo, I am a HUGE sucker for the classic aliens invade earth roswell type scenarios though. I'll probably pick it up when the price tag goes down a bit - depending on reviews.

 

[Vegeta897]

That guy has balls and a vagina coming out of his mouth.

 

[TCfromBN]

That guy has balls and a vagina coming out of his mouth.

I was about to say the same thing.

 

[Adabiviak]

Half Life meets Quake? I'm also a sucker for this sort of rot. Quake-Life? Ant lions, Combine, tentacles - all strogged out. It sounds like there's a playable demo somewhere?

 

[Darkside55]

Oh WOW. I love the designs! Just look at those characters; we've got a Strogg, half-human General Grievous, the Starcraft ghost, a slig, a graboid, some kind of zerg, and a victim of the G-Virus! Friggin' awesome!

 

[Pesmerga]

New concept art!

 

[Bad^Hat]

****ing lol.

 

[kineaesth]

ZING!​

Yeah, looks dumb. And... Not very disturbing.

 

[BabyHeadCrab]

But I think they were going for a kitschy almost-silly Roswell style art direction - it's supposed to be somewhat corny.

 

[Darkside55]

I don't know why they didn't go for the designs from the original Area 51 game. I always loved those aliens. They had lasers built into their wrists, like Buzz Lightyear. And they looked like bugs.

 

[Adabiviak]

Ha! Pesmerga nailed it.

 

[DEATH eVADER]

I'll call him pussy face

 

[<RJMC>]

firs one was meh

this one looks meh too

 

[Asknoone]

First game sucked bad. This looks just as shit.

 

[Deleted member 56031]

Looks like this game will be crap >_>

 

[L3adCannon]

That big ass guy looks awful lot like the bloodsucker from STALKER. Still gonna try it out though.

 

[Adabiviak]

Is this intended to be a sequel to the first Area 51 FPS? I just bought it over the weekend (with Jericho, Crysis, Gears of War, and Painkiller Overdose :E) and will be installing it shortly.

 

[Pesmerga]

Area 51, the one where you're shooting aliens that come on screen with a laser gun, that was awesome.

This doesn't look very awesome.

 

[Wanted Bob]

Testicle face still makes me lol

Played the demo, it sucked cept for the destruction system.

Oh, and Jericho blows also.

 

[Nitre]

Yep, doesnt look very good. Trailers looked nice though.

 

[Tyguy]

downloaded this months ago, didnt really like it to be honest....i might give it another try

 

[TwwIX]

^^^the game just came out.
Anyway,yes it's related to the previous Area 51 game but it's more of a spin off then a sequel.

 

[Citrus]

Read the IGN article about it. They thought it sucked too.

 

[Tollbooth Willie]

Played it, would like to retract my previous statement.

Fun in an arcadey way.

 

[Gargantou]

That big ass guy looks awful lot like the bloodsucker from STALKER. Still gonna try it out though.

Yeah 'try' it out as in copy other peoples work without their explicit permission, a.k.a. piracy a.k.a. warez a.k.a. ur mom.

 

[Adabiviak]

oh man, this game needs some lovin'. I'm downloading the patch now, but here's a quick rundown (I'm only a handful of checkpoints into the game at this point):

It looks like they're attempting to do motion blur, and fail.
The antialiasing option is there, but doesn't allow you to change it.
There's no health bar - apparently you just heal when you're not under fire.
You can't escape to an option menu to change a video/keyboard/etc. - you have to quit your mission first.
One of the squad mates you're with sounds very very much like one of Adrian Shephard's buddies from Opposing Force (note: this is funny).
There's a squad morale meter that you can't see either - you'll see some text on occasion when it's maxed out though.
The game runs like shite. I turned off dynamic shadows to see if that'd help, and the game turned completely black with a white sky.

I really just want to shoot cyborg/alien invaders - crappy graphics or missing storyline be damned. I'll let you know if the patch helps.

edit - not so much. This game appears to be bizarrely unpolished. Anyone else playing the full version?

 

[tvharti]

oh man, this game needs some lovin'. I'm downloading the patch now, but here's a quick rundown (I'm only a handful of checkpoints into the game at this point):

It looks like they're attempting to do motion blur, and fail.
The antialiasing option is there, but doesn't allow you to change it.
There's no health bar - apparently you just heal when you're not under fire.
You can't escape to an option menu to change a video/keyboard/etc. - you have to quit your mission first.
One of the squad mates you're with sounds very very much like one of Adrian Shephard's buddies from Opposing Force (note: this is funny).
There's a squad morale meter that you can't see either - you'll see some text on occasion when it's maxed out though.
The game runs like shite. I turned off dynamic shadows to see if that'd help, and the game turned completely black with a white sky.

I really just want to shoot cyborg/alien invaders - crappy graphics or missing storyline be damned. I'll let you know if the patch helps.

edit - not so much. This game appears to be bizarrely unpolished. Anyone else playing the full version?

I just finished Blacksite. All I can say is: holy crap! The game has very few entertaining moments, but the rest is totally forgettable.

The main menu is a pain already and the game is not scalable at all. The only real things you can do is turn down the resolution and the dynamic shadows. Thats it ... It has some strange issues, for example when I paused the game to get lunch and wanted do continue 15 mins later, all textures had gone, and my screen was white (sky) and black (all other textures) only. Besides that, the game didn't save the resolution I was playing in. I had to change it manually each time i started it.

As Adabiviak said, you can't change any options in-game, you have to quit your current mission. I personally used 2 weapons only: the MG and the rocket launcher, the others are useless. When you're in the chopper and being hit, it goes downto the ground, nearly crashes, goes up again, down again ... just like a ball bouncing off the ground. That is just plain ridiculous.

Oh and the highlight is the motion blur effect. The screen already blurs on the slightest movement of your mouse. It took me some time to get used to it, but this is just over the top. And there is no option to turn it down (or off, for that matter). I didn't bother to get into the config files to search for it ... And for the final boss, I put 300 rounds into him and he didn't move an inch. AI = non existent

I was really excited about the game, but it is just a lousy one.

My score: 2/10. Just stay away from it