Comments on: Zeno Clash Demo On Steam

By: Vinraith

Vinraith — Sun, 03 May 2009 17:21:24 +0000

@Wedge

It’s probably not, I tend to be pretty picky about my FPS’s and lean towards those that require some tactical thought. I was never a big fan of beat ‘em ups, and you’re 100% right that that’s what this is from a first person perspective. I can certainly understand how a fan of those games would love this, it’s certainly very well done taken in that light. It’s just not my genre, I suppose, and that’s fine.

By: dadioflex

dadioflex — Sun, 03 May 2009 10:01:18 +0000

Gravatar Wedge says:
“This game is for people that grew up thinking Streets of Rage and Final Fight were fucking awesome. Because it’s basically those games, from first person, with awesome art. And I don’t really see how that stuff is more repetitive than the average hordes you mow down in a normal FPS anyways…”

I didn’t like ZC either, but will happily mow down cookie cutter goons in a FPS until the cows come home. It’s not a crime to dislike Zeno Clash, it’s just another point of view. I didn’t “get” the game and thought the controls were spongy. No amount of telling me I’m wrong is going to change that POV. I paid seven quid for it so I don’t really care but I think the demo would have been enough to put me off.

What I’d actually love to see would have been a bog standard shooter in that crazy setting. And lose the cut scenes every five minutes. I effing hate cut scenes and have done for about the last decade. Note to developers – you are not all budding Orson Welles.

By: Muzman

Muzman — Sun, 03 May 2009 06:57:45 +0000

That’s a great demo. Just as I’m getting the hang of its fairly complex combat, just as the story gets more intruiging (mostly because of the weird way it’s told) it stops.
Very tempting.

By: Wedge

Wedge — Sun, 03 May 2009 05:58:46 +0000

This game is for people that grew up thinking Streets of Rage and Final Fight were fucking awesome. Because it’s basically those games, from first person, with awesome art. And I don’t really see how that stuff is more repetitive than the average hordes you mow down in a normal FPS anyways…

By: Vinraith

Vinraith — Sun, 03 May 2009 04:30:12 +0000

Well, after having played that I’m now glad I didn’t pre-order from Steam for $10. The art and setting are neat, but the combat’s just clunky, unpleasant, and repetitive. Not my cup of tea.

By: Lewis

Lewis — Sat, 02 May 2009 22:07:26 +0000

Moonracer: it’s that format all the way through. I found it nicely nostalgia. The iconic set of comicbook bad guys, introduced and furthered through cut-scenes, with incongruous gameplay in between.

I usually hate that sort of stuff. But I felt dead at home with Zeno Clash.

By: Moonracer

Moonracer — Sat, 02 May 2009 18:45:30 +0000

I’m siding more towards the “meh” crowd on this game. Mostly for the gameplay (so far a mix of cut scene, arena battle in small map, loading screen). Admittedly I’m not very far in the game (I don’t think).

Visually the game looks nice, but my jaw has yet to drop, nor my mind blown (though I guess that’s a hard thing to do to an ex acid head).

Still, for the price I don’t feel bad about the purchase at all.

By: Weylund

Weylund — Sat, 02 May 2009 16:08:14 +0000

My favorite bit was when I loaded up the demo, then alt-tabbed out and found that it was refusing to release my video hardware, leaving my screen blinking for several long minutes. I had to restart the box.

Gosh! Wow! Great game.

Edit: I kicked a chicken. I feel better. Still messing with my video hardware though. What is up with the 8×00 series? So many games have problems with them.

By: Gap Gen

Gap Gen — Sat, 02 May 2009 11:10:02 +0000

The last few levels of the game are way too frustrating, but otherwise it’s really nicely realised.

By: Ginger Yellow

Ginger Yellow — Sat, 02 May 2009 11:07:35 +0000

Cunningly played, ACE team. Release a demo six hours after I give up and buy the game blind. Then walk away all innocent like.

By: kazing

kazing — Sat, 02 May 2009 09:26:37 +0000

That’s it, this game is mine.

By: Neut

Neut — Sat, 02 May 2009 07:19:06 +0000

Yay been waiting for this, cant wait to try it out.

I’m also getting the urge to play Dark Messiah again, that game had great first person melee combat.