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Tim S · 9th Oct 2008, 08:13

http://www.bit-tech.net/gaming/2008/...s-on-preview/1

What's the name of the game? Bond. James Bond. Bond; James Bond, 007. Well, James Bond 007: Quantum of Solace strictly, but that doesn't matter since everyone knows that already. Why? They've been expecting you Bond-James-Bond, that's why.

wuyanxu · 9th Oct 2008, 08:42

the demo's performance is a little to be desired. on my 8800GTX (to be replace today), only getting 25 to 30 in the first level with many shuttering.

but it certainly is a worthy game to be tied with a great film series

Joeymac · 9th Oct 2008, 08:53

Has anyone ever liked a quick time event............ ever??? Why do they do this? Why?? I hate them. It's now difficult to find a game without them. Can't something be done! Think of the children!
Maybe bit-tech can fix this... Can you guys give a developer a nice, short, sharp slap when ever they a present a game to you with one of these? Or when you get a phone call inviting you to come see something; can you ask them "does it have quick time events?".. and when the reply is invariably "yes", can you just yell an expletive, insult the person's mother and hang up?

We need action people!

phuzz · 9th Oct 2008, 08:58

The demo is ok, but it's only about 5 minutes long, which is annoying considering it's a 700Mb download. (and takes almost 5 minutes to install, especially if you have to clear out your c: drive before you have enough space.)

CardJoe · 9th Oct 2008, 09:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joeymac

Has anyone ever liked a quick time event............ ever??? Why do they do this? Why?? I hate them. It's now difficult to find a game without them. Can't something be done! Think of the children!
Maybe bit-tech can fix this... Can you guys give a developer a nice, short, sharp slap when ever they a present a game to you with one of these? Or when you get a phone call inviting you to come see something; can you ask them "does it have quick time events?".. and when the reply is invariably "yes", can you just yell an expletive, insult the person's mother and hang up?

We need action people!

Quicktime in Fahrenheit was OK. God of War as well.

Joeymac · 9th Oct 2008, 09:31

In those games it was actually more part of the game mechanic. That's fine, it's where the game is interrupted by a cut-scene, they make you push arbitrary buttons and you have to repeat the video over and over to learn the sequence. Which is utterly stupid.

In the force unleashed demo you have to take out the walker thing at the end, I was ripping it a new one using some nice sith combos. But oh.. what's this. It's suddenly invincible until I do this other new, one-off, combo which magically makes the light-sabre work properly and cut the thing in half.

Tyrmot · 9th Oct 2008, 09:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joeymac

Has anyone ever liked a quick time event............ ever??? Why do they do this? Why?? I hate them. It's now difficult to find a game without them. Can't something be done! Think of the children!
Maybe bit-tech can fix this... Can you guys give a developer a nice, short, sharp slap when ever they a present a game to you with one of these? Or when you get a phone call inviting you to come see something; can you ask them "does it have quick time events?".. and when the reply is invariably "yes", can you just yell an expletive, insult the person's mother and hang up?

We need action people!

QTE in Shenmue worked pretty well too...

julianmartin · 9th Oct 2008, 11:02

Good article Joe, very much enjoyed that read, thanks!

In your opinion then...worth the buy?

adamc · 9th Oct 2008, 12:03

QTE in Resi 4 was good...
This is obviously not going to get near GoldenEye, but if it betters EA's efforts then that's ok.

xaser04 · 9th Oct 2008, 12:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by wuyanxu

the demo's performance is a little to be desired. on my 8800GTX (to be replace today), only getting 25 to 30 in the first level with many shuttering.

but it certainly is a worthy game to be tied with a great film series

Ran fine on my Laptops 8800mGTX with no noticable stutter at 1920*1200 2xAA. Maybe a driver issue?

samkiller42 · 9th Oct 2008, 14:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by wuyanxu

the demo's performance is a little to be desired. on my 8800GTX (to be replace today), only getting 25 to 30 in the first level with many shuttering.

but it certainly is a worthy game to be tied with a great film series

Ran fine on my 8800GTX OC at 2560*1600, 4x AA, and everything else on high, but the cut sceen before the game started was stuttery.

Sam

CardJoe · 9th Oct 2008, 17:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by julianmartin

Good article Joe, very much enjoyed that read, thanks!

In your opinion then...worth the buy?

Too early to tell at the moment. Wait for the review

Cadillac Ferd · 9th Oct 2008, 17:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joeymac

Has anyone ever liked a quick time event............ ever??? Why do they do this? Why?? I hate them. It's now difficult to find a game without them. Can't something be done! Think of the children!
Maybe bit-tech can fix this... Can you guys give a developer a nice, short, sharp slap when ever they a present a game to you with one of these? Or when you get a phone call inviting you to come see something; can you ask them "does it have quick time events?".. and when the reply is invariably "yes", can you just yell an expletive, insult the person's mother and hang up?

We need action people!

I agree wholeheartedly sir, the second I hit a quick-time event in The Force Unleashed's demo was the second I stopped playing and decided I didn't want to buy the game.

Hamish · 9th Oct 2008, 17:44

i played the demo, it took 3 mins to complete
none of those 3 minutes were very good
i dont think i'll even bother to steal this one

edit: is this why people dont release demos anymore?

Cupboard · 9th Oct 2008, 19:19

On the face of it this looks like a branded re-make of CoD4 with different guns and an odd single player. Which on the face of it isn't bad as such, but if that is all you wanted then what was wrong with CoD4? sorry if I seem a little underwhelmed...

On the the plus side they do seem to have a ship full of parcans http://images.bit-tech.net/content_i...review/b11.jpg

Kurayamino · 9th Oct 2008, 19:29

Ahhh Goldeneye stunning game, I don't know if this is a Goldeneye though!

Spaceraver · 10th Oct 2008, 05:16

When I get myself a decent rig again, then maybe I'll buy it.
Sidenote: Sean Connery is the best Bond there is. His voice is still thrilling to listen to.
This will probably get added as a sig but what the hell: If I had been a woman I'd marry Sean Connery. The man is sex.

Cupboard · 11th Oct 2008, 14:08

I have now played the demo, and it is ridiculously short for such a huge download. However, the gameplay is fine, ir rather linear and badly explained. There is an awesome machine pistol which is rubbish but great fun (did that make sense?).

I had no lag at 1400*1050 with max settings but the cut scene at the end was unwatchable with slowdowns every couple of seconds..
Did anyone else watch the into-videos (the ones while it is loading)? One of them was hugely out of place.

9th Oct 2008, 08:13	#1
Tim S Pewlius Caesar bit-tech Staff Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Ascot, Berks Posts: 18,021	Quantum of Solace Hands-on Preview http://www.bit-tech.net/gaming/2008/...s-on-preview/1 What's the name of the game? Bond. James Bond. Bond; James Bond, 007. Well, James Bond 007: Quantum of Solace strictly, but that doesn't matter since everyone knows that already. Why? They've been expecting you Bond-James-Bond, that's why. __________________ Tim on Twitter \| Tim's Blog \| Tim's Flickr The bit-tech Blog \| bit-tech on Twitter \| Join the bit-tech & Custom PC folding team (#35947)

9th Oct 2008, 08:42	#2
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9th Oct 2008, 11:02	#8
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9th Oct 2008, 19:19	#15
Cupboard I'm not a modder. Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Bury St Edmunds/Durham Uni Posts: 1,844	On the face of it this looks like a branded re-make of CoD4 with different guns and an odd single player. Which on the face of it isn't bad as such, but if that is all you wanted then what was wrong with CoD4? sorry if I seem a little underwhelmed... On the the plus side they do seem to have a ship full of parcans http://images.bit-tech.net/content_i...review/b11.jpg __________________ i7 920, 8800GTS 512, 6GB Corsair all in an Intel DX58SO; 3*320GB RAID5; CM Stacker Samsung Q45.

9th Oct 2008, 19:29	#16
Kurayamino As long as the Raven flies Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Hampshire, UK Posts: 537	Ahhh Goldeneye stunning game, I don't know if this is a Goldeneye though! __________________ Intel Core 2 Duo E6700, Abit AW9D-MAX Intel 975X, GeIL 4GB PC6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency, BFG GeForce 8800 GTX OC2, Western Digital Raptor 150GB, Creative X-Fi Xtreme Music, Corsair HX 620W, CoolerMaster Stacker 830, 24" Dell 2407 Flat Panel, Logitech G11 Keyboard, Logitech G5 Mouse

9th Oct 2008, 08:53	#3
Joeymac Multimodder Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 221	Has anyone ever liked a quick time event............ ever??? Why do they do this? Why?? I hate them. It's now difficult to find a game without them. Can't something be done! Think of the children! Maybe bit-tech can fix this... Can you guys give a developer a nice, short, sharp slap when ever they a present a game to you with one of these? Or when you get a phone call inviting you to come see something; can you ask them "does it have quick time events?".. and when the reply is invariably "yes", can you just yell an expletive, insult the person's mother and hang up? We need action people!

9th Oct 2008, 08:58	#4
phuzz Hypermodder Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bristol, UK Posts: 955	The demo is ok, but it's only about 5 minutes long, which is annoying considering it's a 700Mb download. (and takes almost 5 minutes to install, especially if you have to clear out your c: drive before you have enough space.)

9th Oct 2008, 09:31	#6
Joeymac Multimodder Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 221	In those games it was actually more part of the game mechanic. That's fine, it's where the game is interrupted by a cut-scene, they make you push arbitrary buttons and you have to repeat the video over and over to learn the sequence. Which is utterly stupid. In the force unleashed demo you have to take out the walker thing at the end, I was ripping it a new one using some nice sith combos. But oh.. what's this. It's suddenly invincible until I do this other new, one-off, combo which magically makes the light-sabre work properly and cut the thing in half.

9th Oct 2008, 12:03	#9
adamc Modder Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 62	QTE in Resi 4 was good... This is obviously not going to get near GoldenEye, but if it betters EA's efforts then that's ok.

9th Oct 2008, 17:44	#14
Hamish I Mod, Therefore I Own Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: London Posts: 3,587	i played the demo, it took 3 mins to complete none of those 3 minutes were very good i dont think i'll even bother to steal this one edit: is this why people dont release demos anymore?

10th Oct 2008, 05:16	#17
Spaceraver Weekend Junkie Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kolding, Denmark Posts: 1,307	When I get myself a decent rig again, then maybe I'll buy it. Sidenote: Sean Connery is the best Bond there is. His voice is still thrilling to listen to. This will probably get added as a sig but what the hell: If I had been a woman I'd marry Sean Connery. The man is sex. __________________ "Faith: not wanting to know what is true." - Friedrich Nietzsche. "Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful." - Seneca Last thing I remember, I was drinking this glowing green sht out of a test tube and dancing like a bstard.

11th Oct 2008, 14:08	#18
Cupboard I'm not a modder. Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Bury St Edmunds/Durham Uni Posts: 1,844	I have now played the demo, and it is ridiculously short for such a huge download. However, the gameplay is fine, ir rather linear and badly explained. There is an awesome machine pistol which is rubbish but great fun (did that make sense?). I had no lag at 14001050 with max settings but the cut scene at the end was unwatchable with slowdowns every couple of seconds.. Did anyone else watch the into-videos (the ones while it is loading)? One of them was hugely out of place. __________________ i7 920, 8800GTS 512, 6GB Corsair all in an Intel DX58SO; 3320GB RAID5; CM Stacker Samsung Q45.