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Title: 7/3 - Vampire Rain (Xbox 360) Post by: Morfiend on July 03, 2007, 10:36:23 AM Hunt Vampires, when it rains. Interesting concept, possibly a decent game. I may pick it up today.
Title: Re: 7/3 - Vampire Rain (Xbox 360) Post by: WayAbvPar on July 03, 2007, 10:38:02 AM What genre? FPS?
Title: Re: 7/3 - Vampire Rain (Xbox 360) Post by: schild on July 03, 2007, 10:45:17 AM It hits store shelves tomorrow. The only thing that Actually hits today is Ninja Gaiden because it was pre-shipped and street dated. I have Vampire Rain preordered only because the developer is Artoon. I really have no faith in the game, I'm just picking it up to support, ya know, more esoteric localizations. Fighting the good fight, etc.
But yea, could be good. Probably best to wait for me to get it and see if I last more than an hour without quitting. Edit: I think the demo is on Live. Title: Re: 7/3 - Vampire Rain (Xbox 360) Post by: murdoc on July 03, 2007, 10:48:07 AM Edit: I think the demo is on Live. It is. I tried it and didn't get very far, but it seems like it's trying to cross Splinter Cell with Vampires instead of terrorists. I wasn't very impressed with the little I played, but I'm fairly bad at stealth games. Title: Re: 7/3 - Vampire Rain (Xbox 360) Post by: Morfiend on July 03, 2007, 12:39:48 PM Yeah, I read a preview on IGN (I think) and it said Splinter Cell with Vampires.
Title: Re: 7/3 - Vampire Rain (Xbox 360) Post by: Rasix on July 03, 2007, 01:24:19 PM Didn't see the demo on Live. Saw a trailer, but that's it.
Title: Re: 7/3 - Vampire Rain (Xbox 360) Post by: Glazius on July 07, 2007, 10:54:14 AM I have a buddy who does reviews and occasionally vents about the game he got stuck with. He really teed off on Dawn of Mana but Vampire Rain pushed some buttons too.
Over the course of an evening, he complained about invisible walls, "escort" missions where you start off trapped in a sniper tower, and stealth levels where the AI can spot you through walls and never resets. --GF Title: Re: 7/3 - Vampire Rain (Xbox 360) Post by: UnSub on July 10, 2007, 01:40:01 AM I played the demo on a friend's Xbox and it probably is unfair to completely judge a game based on its demo, it's a frustrating heap of crap of a game.
First off, it's an ugly and bare gameworld. There isn't a lot of detail. Secondly, you play through trial by death. This is because vampires ... sorry, Nightbreed or whatever... can two shot you in melee and get into melee pretty damn quickly. So you die if you make a mistake. Thirdly, it plays like a poor man's Splinter Cell. There may be a way to peer around corners, but I didn't find it. I've read some further reviews and apparently the game gets easier towards the end and you can no longer get two-shotted to death, but I'd never be bothered that long. It's a nice concept for a game, but not enough time has been spent on the environment to make you care enough to endure the gameplay. I don't mind hard games, but Vampire Rain is just frustrating. |