Many of us had the privilege of viewing the IGN Live Demo of DCUO this weekend. Talk about some good stuff! IGN ran two separate segments with both Hero and Villain gameplay that showed off many of the game's mechanics and features.This opportunity got many of us SUPER excited about what's to come from DCUO. The title is shaping up to be everything we thought it could be. Our impressions are below.
1. The sheer scale of the environments was mind-boggling. we've never seen anything like it. That's well worth my 15 bucks. How funny was it that the reviewer got lost in the Hall of Doom?
2. The Visuals just keep getting and better. The graphics are GREAT at this point.
3.Combat looks fast-paced. we're crossing our fingers that the most "skilled" player wins in PVP and not just the button spammer.
4. Flight looks like a super-cool movement ability.
5. Character Creation looks fine for now, the pickier members of our community can get more DLC added after launch.
6. PVE looks good, but its not hard to program AI. PVP will need to concentrate on balance.
7. Load times looked short. Always good.
8. You have vehicles and a cityscape remisniscent of a bigger GTA. The possibilities...
9. Semi-Destructible Environments are in.YES!
10. Power Respec is in for those who didn't know yet. A good thing--hopefully its limited. We'd hate to see someone with a different power-set every hour or so.
11. We noticed there's no fall damage. not a big fan or this. A Batman-style character shouldn't be able to jump from the top of a skyscraper.
12. Still not alot of details on VoiceChat. While we completely understand text chat is nice, hopefully we'll have the option to jump into a conversation mode with someone nearby with a mic and we've still got our fingers crossed on Spatial Chat for people nearby.
13. DC Lore items are in. This is so good for the non-comic fans. Hopefully we'll be able to unlock virtual comics and videos as well.
14. The respawn time after being knocked out wasn't long at all. NICE. We're sooo hoping for a "death" option where players lose all the XP they had accumulated towards their next level. Sue us--we love Accountability and Consequences.
15. The 3rd-person Free Roam camera is nicely done. They know people are in love with the looks of their characters.
Here are the links to the vids:
Hero part 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14uH8pj6AEU
Hero part 2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0xjwBCS1uw
Hero part 3 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_kxh5xIUlM
Hero part 4 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcmOgn0BkLU
Hero part 5 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gb4bgUMfo6c
Villain part 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6omW4btsF8
Villain part 2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzb_fXJv2sM
Villain part 3 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dinKKojF5aA
Villain part 4 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_08RMQfYlAY
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