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murpes, the Avatar. (JDCA...@vax1.acs.jmu.edu) wrote:
: 30 SECOND REVIEW OF FADE TO BLACK:

: Picked up a copy of Fade to Black today ... decent game, but not all that. 
: Can't control it for one.  Too many commands for an action game.  Runs
: decently, but not under Win '95.  Load time for saving and loading is
: atrocious.  Interesting concept, nice engine, but gameplay sucks big time.
: Mouse control is nice, but firing (once you get into "combat mode," after
: you've been shot 30 times) doesn't work.  I only get about one out of 4 shots
: off.  The death video sequences are annoying, you have to wait too long to die
: and get back into the game.  Steep learning curve.  Bottom line:  Save your
: receit.

Y'know, it amazes me.  When Doom 2 came out everyone was upset about the 
fact that they didn't let you look up or down, jump, and so on.  However, 
adding all of this means you HAVE to add more controls.

Fade To Black gives you a LOT of control over the character.  You can 
look around corners, shoot, throw a grenade, etc.  You are also in a pure 
3D world.

Now, I'll admit that F2B is not perfect and there are some things I would 
like changed.  However, too many commands is not one of them since it's 
nice to have as much control over your character as possible.  Were I to 
ask for something it would be to lock into a perspective where you're 
look from behind the characters head.  The constantly changing views were 
what made the game difficult for me to play.

Something else I'll point out is that the original Flashback was not 
purely an action game.  It was a game where you couldn't just go in with 
guns blazing, clear a path and win the game.  You had to think about what 
you were doing and you had to think about the best way to engage a fight 
before getting into the fight.  The same thing held true for Out of this 
World.

I, personally, look forward to this game.  However, I would definatly NOT 
recommend it to anyone that is looking for a pure action game since that 
is not what it's intended for.