Part 2:


First complaint I ever heard about the bots. Seems that disguising messes with it.


Seems like the Beta did its job.


Notice the "HER"? They mentioned this is more than one interview. Would be surprising if it's real though.


Incendiary rounds pretty much confirmed now as well.


Prison level confirmed as well. It's called Security Tower. (See Wedgewood interview as well)

The first small bunch of german previews:

-> http://ark-island.de/news.php?id=37&sec=1

http://www.gamestar.de/spiele/brink/artikel/brink,45055,2321307.html
http://www.pcgames.de/Brink-PC-232019/News/Brink-Hands-on-Test-zum-Ego-Shooter-Eine-gelungene-Verschmelzung-von-Single-und-Multiplayer-Modus-813886/
http://www.gamingxp.com/bericht-4517-bethesda_softworks-splash_damage-ps3-brink.htm
http://www.gamesaktuell.de/Brink-PC-232019/News/Hands-On-Test-zu-Brink-Gekonnter-Mix-aus-Einzel-und-Mehrspielerspass-813903/
http://www.gamestrust.de/previews,brink_gesellschaftskritik_shootergewand,id358,0.html

I found this

http://i.imgur.com/0Uo9Q.png

Hmm looks really interesting, but what the hell is this?

I thought one of you would decipher it

Looks like a programming code or a scheme for a programming code.

Evenin' all.
Just dropped by on my break to tell you there's a new gameplay trailer coming soon. Zenimax just took it off youtube, so yeah, there is new stuff, we just have to be patient.

Sounds like a COD-kid comment which could be applied to Killzone just as well.


And you didn't instantly download it to share it behind their back!? :teehee:

apparently is a "Rough sketch out of game design in Brink"
it's what it says on the top

Read on the SD forums that G4TV is saying engineers can also build stairs....

Yea, but those are scripted

Oh, like objectives? so you can't just drop them anywhere, huh?

Darn i like the screenshots. Mostly the one with the gasmask. Anyways thanks for posting this!

Yea, dropping stairs at random places would be kinda stupid. It would also decrease the lights' advantage when compared to the other classes.
Plus, in W:ET on some custom maps you had similar construct objectives, like building an assault ramp.

I don't think it would be dumb. They've already said that no body type will be excluded from reaching any area. You'd still be tying up a teammate with following someone around and making a path for someone, so lights would still have the advantage of being able to act alone to reach higher areas.

Lol can you imagine doing that. You'd probably see tons of areas blocked off with staircases.
"We need more time to get the bomb off!"
"Quick seal the doors with stairs its our only chance!

Well yeah, unless their were a few hotspots where it was available beyond just scripted mission objectives.

Its easy to script that it can't be placed in certain areas, they did that with the landmines in W:ET.

The game quickly turns into a race to see who can fence in the other team's spawn points first

.. yeah i suppose that would make more sense

Let's hope.

Seems like there will be 8 maps?

I heard that from one interview as well.

Ugh, too much to read.

I'm about halfway through the ones listed and came across this rubbish (http://www.thesixthaxis.com/2011/02/28/preview-brink-2/):

"At the climix of our demo, as our charge was just yards from safety, the Security ramped up their efforts. Combined with a tight, narrow area we had to battle through, everything turned into a bit of a meat grind. We were constantly respawning, running, dying and respawning, making just incremental progress each time. It seemed a little mindless. Perhaps familiarity with the map and improved tactics will bypass this minor niggle."

I love how it is the game's fault for the players being unable to adapt. I wonder how many trips to the meat grinder it took before they even attempted something new. I can only hope that such choke points take us back to the days of de_dust.

I also came across this little quote (http://www.co-optimus.com/preview/694/page/2/brink-hands-on-co-op-preview.html):

"I compare it to the FASA developed Shadowrun FPS that came out a few years back. While many people didn't appreciate the game, there was a solid group of my friends that enjoyed the game which featured a similar dynamic because of its class based gameplay. I mentioned this, almost embarrassingly, to Splash Damage, but to my surprise they seemed OK with it and agreed."

For me, this is fantastic news as Shadowrun was perhaps the most balanced shooter of this generation of gaming. Sadly, it had far too many shortcomings in other areas. Regardless, Shadowrun was one of the few games were every ability had a pro and a con. It was never simply about using the 'overpowered' choice as you had to counter your opponents' strategies while developing/executing one of your own.

EDIT: So I finally finished scanning over every article I could find and came across the proper response to the choke point issue (http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-02-28-brink-hands-on?page=1):

"It's a slaughter. For minute after minute our medics go rushing out under storms of enemy fire to get the man back on his feet, only for him to topple over just a few feet closer to our exit elevator. I try clambering across the top of the level, but can't find an angle for sniping. I change to an engineer and try dropping gun emplacements, but they're shattered by enemy fire in seconds. I just don't know what to do. I don't know the level, the tricks relating to all the class-specific powers, or quite who to help."

So it seems that the choke points are brutal, at least for the offensive team. This is not to say that they are impossible but that definite tactics will be required to complete certain objectives. Great job SD!

Guns are also unlocked in this fashion, though add-ons for the guns are not. Instead, you’ll have to take on various missions to unlock, say, specific barrel rifling or drum mags or whatever. The missions offer three tiers of difficulty, with the first two tiers offering unlockable items and the third being exclusively for bragging rights.

So the challenge mode won't make do the impossible for guns and add ons. Good for the casual gamer.

http://diehardgamefan.com/2011/02/28/hands-on-preview-brink/

In an era where a lot of shooters try to shoehorn players into one or two preset control configurations, “Brink’s” controls are completely customizable. Splash Damage has included six preset schemes that correspond to what players of a lot of popular shooters are used to. Each has a clever name that’s easy to figure out what game it’s referring to, such as “Duty Calls,” “Green Marine Chief,” “Zone of Killing,” “Field of Battle,” “Oh My Gears” and “Zombie Killer.”

I lol'd

http://gamewit.blogs.pressdemocrat.com/13212/brink-multiplayer-hands-on-preview/?pa=2&tc=pg