Windows The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena

Am I the only person on here who is eagerly awaiting this game's release on Friday? I've found no mention of a preview anywhere and not one forum post about it!

The original Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay game was one of my top games 4/5 years ago and I'm counting down the hours till I can go and buy it on Friday.

 

I can't wait either, looks really good and I also enjoyed the 1st game, great shooter

 

Should be awesome, the Assault on Dark Athena is apparently a bit short but then you have a revamped original game in there too.

 

I am I am!
Still annoyed they've had it in the US for 2weeks or so now

Should be getting it tmoz

 

.....and the review is done. Goes up tomorrow.

 

Oooh...

 

Got it, played it for a round 20 mins and liked it... just need to pry myself away from Empire Total War so I can play it

 

Going to try this game somtime soon.
Looks like it should be good.

 

Tried the (short) demo from fileplant.

Am I the only one who was not that impressed by it?

 

The demo was rubbish indeed, the game isn't however (so far anyway).

 

This has been a total breath of fresh air for me and has even dragged me away from Empire: Total War.

I am a huge gritty Sci Fi fan and loved Pitch Black as it was such a pure, streamlined experience. So when the slightly limp and bloated second film was released I was understandably disappointed.

Escape from Butcher Bay, however, instilled new life into the franchise and now with the release of Dark Athena, I am keeping my fingers crossed for a proper sequel.

That said, for all I am enjoying the violence, voice acting, musical score, adult themes etc etc, the game does definitely have its fair share of flaws, including:

1.) Dumb enemy AI
2.) Poor boss fights
3.) Poor checkpoint system with no 'save' button

However, let us remember that this is a film-to-game title, from a small, independent developer that is reasonably priced and not utter trash.

Thoughts? Experiences?

 

I may get this on the PS3 rather than the PC. I completed Butcher bay on the Xbox, then the Directors Cut on the PC and really want this one, but I haven't decided on the format yet. The PS3 version will have resale value if I'm ever strapped for cash!

 

I liked EFBB.
Dark Athena's visuals left me thoroughly unimpressed.

I'm a little let down, tbh. After all the hype that was the most anticlimactic first-half-hour of any game I have ever played.

 

Saw a bit of this last night, while my house mate played it, Graphically looks ok,Game play.....can only be experienced first hand.....I will have to prise my house mate away from the computer to have a go.