Red Ocean Demo

[MRG]

Greetings all,

I downloaded the demo for this game and played it for around 30 minutes until I just had to quit. It appears to be another low budget FPS. All the enemies seemed to have the same voice (Which is cheezy to begin with) & the same death animations. Poor physics. Upon death, the enemy bodies often assume unrealistic positions, with legs and arms twisted all around. The blood effects are sub-par to what is currently the norm for FPS. It is obvious that this game is geared to a Teen base. Sure there are puffs of blood when you shoot an enemy, but they are very cheezy puffs of blood.

The weapon skins were decent, if not generic. I did however, very much like the way the Shotgun pulled up after each shot & how head shots were lethal. The overall tech displayed in the demo is not current generation. More like that of 2 to even 3 years ago. Perhaps even Pre-FarCry. The watter effects I came across were nicely done. The A.I. was nothing short of typical. Run & Gun. No thought for cover.

I am sure these low budget games have a fan base, otherwise the devs would not release them. However, any true FPS will want to stay away from this game. If you have doubts, I advise you to download the demo and try it for yourself.

Red Ocean combines innovative shooter gameplay with unique underwater elements. Players take on the role of diving instructor and treasure hunter Jack Hard, who stumbles upon a secret Russian cold war research station deep underneath the ocean surface. As he discovers, it is controlled by a terrorist organization -- and before he knows it, he gets caught in their nefarious schemes.

The unique twist: players will deal with water in all 3 states of aggregation: in liquid form it not only enables you to approach enemies unnoticed by diving but can also conveniently drown a baddie. At sub-zero temperatures it quickly becomes a dangerously slippery surface and hot steam is nothing to mess with either -- whether above or below the water line, Red Ocean is sure to take your breath away.

Download Demo:
http://www.actiontrip.com/rei/filed...demo&size=343MB&datum=2007-03-22&description=

-MRG

 

[sinkoman]

um...

Ok?

I don't quite get this thread D:

"I downloaded the demo, it sucks, don't buy it"?

 

[Lucid]

Yeah...

97% of all low budget games tend to suck.

 

[Stingey]

The op clearly works for a rival producer that produces even worse games O_O

 

[ríomhaire]

You talk about weapon skins, physics and death animations. You barly even mention gameplay :\

 

[MRG]

The op clearly works for a rival producer that produces even worse games O_O

How could you tell? I was thinking about asking you to star in my next game. It's about the wild life of a Forum poster called Stingey & how he dosen't like to share his twinkies.

Interested?


-MRG

 

[MRG]

You talk about weapon skins, physics and death animations. You barly even mention gameplay :\

By golly, your right!

The gameplay sucks. The AI is poorly implimented & very unrealistic. They charge at you until they die. The end.

-MRG

 

[CyberPitz]

By golly, your right!

The gameplay sucks. The AI is poorly implimented & very unrealistic. They charge at you until they die. The end.

-MRG

Sounds like every low budget game.

Good thing I'm going to evade this.

 

[ríomhaire]

Sounds like every low budget game.

Good thing I'm going to evade this.

We're out of evasion potions!

 

[Rapstah]

Better or worse than Big Rigs?

 

[Tollbooth Willie]

Nothing compares to Big Rigs.

 

[MRG]

Nothing compares to Big Rigs.

LOL! That game sucked big time.. Wow.. Forgot that one...

The Varmit Hunter game was another loser of a game. Talk about crappy. Shooting Gophers or Prairy dogs or whatever they were..

-MRG

 

[MRG]

We're out of evasion potions!

LMAO! Someone plays to many RPG's...

-MRG

 

[MRG]

I have been told more than once, that I am too negative when it comes to reviewing games. I have been told I am too hard on them and that I nit-pick. So in light of that, I might think the Game sucks, but someone here might love it and so think i'm smoking crack. I think the shotgun in the Demo was great. Nice power & great kick every time I fired it. The Water effects were also nice, if not cutting edge. There was a lack of realistic shadows. Kinda like in the game STALKER. IF you run it with Static lighting. Like that, though no where near as cool as STALKER.

Here is a Screen shot:

-MRG