BulletStorm

Press_Start · 10-06-2011 7:27pm #1

Anybody have BulletStorm?
Is is any good? I'v heard mixed review about it

calex71 · 10-06-2011 8:43pm

I enjoyed it for what it was, and I'm not generally a lover of fps games.

More a rental than a buy though.

deathrider · 11-06-2011 9:08pm

Just played the demo myself, but it seemed very enjoyable. I'll pick it up someday when I find it cheap enough.

Potential-Monke · 14-06-2011 11:21pm

I'd rent it, and if you like it i'd then buy it. Good enough game, nothing fantastic, funny at times. But multiplayer sucked dong for me.

landsleaving · 15-06-2011 12:27am

Played the demo, found it extremely repetitive and boring, despite doing my best to get the combos. All credit to the devs for trying something a bit different, but it just didn't do enough to get me hooked.

chin_grin · 15-06-2011 12:29am

Played the demo too (xbox) and deleted it straight after. Didn't really wow me. Also for some strange reason I was really ticked off that you couldn't jump! Grr. :pac:

Morag · 15-06-2011 12:32am

Man the start gun was shít, mega shít even after 5 upgrades and it got boring fast.

Shiminay · 15-06-2011 12:39am

It's the game Duke Nukem's trying to be. Lots of fun trying to find all the skill shots and bonuses, doesn't take itself seriously and it sorta reminds you why you play games in the first place - fun!

kearneybobs · 15-06-2011 1:36am

deathrider wrote: »

Just played the demo myself, but it seemed very enjoyable. I'll pick it up someday when I find it cheap enough.

PC version was €16.99 in HMV Liffey Valley about a week or so ago. Not sure now though. Think that's pretty cheap. I really should have picked it up at that price.

Josey Wales · 20-10-2012 11:11am

I've been playing a bit of BulletStorm the past few days since it went free on PS+. So far it isn't too bad. I remember playing the demo and not being impressed. I'm only on the second chapter and I don't know if it will hold my interest to the end. I think the Skillshot idea is pretty good. There is an impressive amount of them too. I'm not going out of my way to get them though.

deathrider · 20-10-2012 2:29pm

Josey Wales wrote: »

I've been playing a bit of BulletStorm the past few days since it went free on PS+. So far it isn't too bad. I remember playing the demo and not being impressed. I'm only on the second chapter and I don't know if it will hold my interest to the end. I think the Skillshot idea is pretty good. There is an impressive amount of them too. I'm not going out of my way to get them though.

I know my earlier (like last year kinda earlier) said that I wasn't blown away by the demo, but I've I've played through the full game a few times since, and I simply love it. It puts the fun back into FPS games, ignoring all the more "realistic" turns the genre's taken in recent year and instead just being over the top mad. It's fun, inventive, and hilarious. I love it.

theZomboid · 26-10-2012 11:40pm

bulletstorm!

first game i played when i bought my PS3....it's f'ing awesome!
that good i think i played it twice...mostly because i couldn't afford to buy
another game for ages

Josey Wales · 31-10-2012 2:00am

I finished BulletStorm tonight. It was a nice free game to get on PS+. I'm glad I didn't pick it up at full price when it came out but it was still an enjoyable game. It didn't overstay its welcome too.

Cargin · 11-11-2012 2:38am

More than anything I find the rock bottom bargain prices its going for to be the vote of no-confidence that keep me from buying it.

The demo was passable. I'd be interested to see what the single-player campaign has to offer in the way of story.

J. Marston · 11-11-2012 4:12am

It's a really fun game, the story isn't brilliant but it's still solid. I'd recommend it if it's going cheap. Great shooting, trickshots and immature humour, it's a good laugh.

Josey Wales · 11-11-2012 11:56am

I've seen it in shops for around €11 and it is worth that price certainly.

02-12-2016 1:34pm

One of my favorite games of last gen!

dreamers75 · 02-12-2016 7:39pm

Criminally underrated when it was out.

EA and no support or MP additions certainly didnt help.

cursai · 03-12-2016 1:11am

dreamers75 wrote: »

Criminally underrated when it was out.

EA and no support or MP additions certainly didnt help.

Im sorry i do apologise but.....i bought this game for full price when it came out. Based on the same type of talk. 'a leader in its class...an underrated gem'........it was very dull.

cherryghost · 03-12-2016 3:24am

I thought it was exceptionally boring concept of rail shooter in a co-op/linear environment. Not my cup of tea at all.

wotzgoingon · 03-12-2016 3:36am

I enjoyed this game. It was quite fun kicking people into spikes. I played it late as well only last year on the PC.

03-12-2016 9:14am

cherryghost wrote: »

I thought it was exceptionally boring concept of rail shooter in a co-op/linear environment. Not my cup of tea at all.

A rail shooter it most definitely is not

TerrorFirmer · 03-12-2016 1:28pm

I paid full price for it when it came out and though it was brilliant, so over the top and ridiculous.

dreamers75 · 03-12-2016 4:50pm

Also got it on Day one, it was a very good SP game but there was supposed to be more MP support after release. EA canned it.

08-12-2016 11:11am

Randy Pitchfork at it again
This guy is clueless

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-12-07-gearbox-boss-randy-pitchford-fights-fires-over-lack-of-bulletstorm-upgrade-discount

Penn · 08-12-2016 1:29pm

M!Ck^ wrote: »

Randy Pitchfork at it again
This guy is clueless

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-12-07-gearbox-boss-randy-pitchford-fights-fires-over-lack-of-bulletstorm-upgrade-discount

He really does himself and Gearbox no favours.

08-12-2016 2:06pm

He's completely correct though, why would Gearbox, who have made nothing from the original release of the game, be obliged to give the updated version of the game away for free?

There is of course a perfectly valid argument for a discount as a sign of good will but I wouldn't expect it nor give anyone **** in its absence. Hell, we don't even know the details of the deal they've done with People Can Fly, the developers and more importantly IP owners of the original game. For all anyone commenting knows, such as a discount was never even on the table.

08-12-2016 2:23pm

gizmo wrote: »

He's completely correct though, why would Gearbox, who have made nothing from the original release of the game, be obliged to give the updated version of the game away for free?

There is of course a perfectly valid argument for a discount as a sign of good will but I wouldn't expect it nor give anyone **** in its absence. Hell, we don't even know the details of the deal they've done with People Can Fly, the developers and more importantly IP owners of the original game. For all anyone commenting knows, such as a discount was never even on the table.

I'm more so coming from the prospect of trying to revive interest in the series considering it did not do well at retail on first pass.
More sales at a lower cost as opposed to sales revenue at full price should be the way he should do this.
Then invest in a proper sequel if it generates enough interest.

Nobody will end up buying this only hardcore fans because of a remaster at full price tag.

Not to mention Randy has been caught so many times talking bull**** and pulling the wool over consumers eyes.
Do Gearbox even own the franchise now, do they not? How invested are they in this?

08-12-2016 2:46pm

M!Ck^ wrote: »

I'm more so coming from the prospect of trying to revive interest in the series considering it did not do well at retail on first pass.
More sales at a lower cost as opposed to sales revenue at full price should be the way he should do this.
Then invest in a proper sequel if it generates enough interest.

Nobody will end up buying this only hardcore fans because of a remaster at full price tag.

Not to mention Randy has been caught so many times talking bull**** and pulling the wool over consumers eyes.
Do Gearbox even own the franchise now, do they not? How invested are they in this?

Trust me, I'd bloody well love if the franchise was revived too, I've just read through his Twitter timeline and nearly strained my neck with all the headshaking it caused.

A few points to note though, it's not full price, it's £29.99 on Steam right now. With the pre-order discount it's £25.49. For reference, the regular Bulletstorm is being sold for £14.99, sales of which continue to go to EA. Personally I would have thought £24.99 would be a good retail price and then offer the discount but that's just me.

As for Gearbox, nope they don't own the IP, they're simply acting as publisher. More than likely, they've funded part of the (re-)development cost, helped out with any technical issues hit when working on the console ports and QA needing to be done as well as hooking them up with retail and Steam distribution.

Sabre0001 · 08-12-2016 4:36pm

I really enjoyed Bulletstorm - in all its stupid and cheesy glory. Would be tempted to pick this up again (but tend to avoid double dipping until things go really cheap). Just want a sequel really

dreamers75 · 09-12-2016 12:14am

"murder party and your invited".

I agree with Pitchford its not a Skyrim/Bioshock thing its a reinvigoration with Duke in it.

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