» Mon Dec 27, 2010 1:23 am So, as some of you may have read on my twitter, I was fortunate enough to attend Gamespot's 'BBB' (Blood, Bullets & Blades) event here in Sydney and I had an absolute ripper of a night! First thing, walking through the door, I was greeted by a full sized Nanosuit statue which I got my photo taken with (guy from Asus said he'd put it up on Facebook, waiting for that one!) and then the upper level was treated to a few PC rigs running Crysis 2.
The machine I played on was a special Asus machine that was brutal! 5GHz Sandy bridge 2600K CPU and a GTX580. I can't go into too much detail but I will say that it was beautiful playing Crysis 2 on it, maxed graphics at full HD res on a nice big LCD in front and it was smooth as butter. The graphics on the PC (for an old alpha build) were without question - gorgeous. The lighting effects bring a whole new layer of beauty to the game and the amount of detail in the level design is insane. It was really like experiencing Crysis all over again, just standing there in a scene and having your jaw hit the keyboard.
There were a host of SP levels to play from but I opted in for the somewhat infamous "Semper Fi or Die" level. I couldn't have been more pleased. To think of these levels as "linear corridors" is completely wrong. I was doing a 360 turn around, looking up at all the cityscape every minute or so as I made my way through, just marvelling at the amount of detail and depth that goes into these levels. I didn't want to spoil it and others were itching to have a go so that's all I can share but seriously, from fan to fan, you guys are going to love this game!
As for the rest of the event, it all came together for a really great night. The adequately dressed [in a military outfit] MC was handing out prizes for things like best dressed (cosplay was optional). It was an open bar too so thanks very much to EA for that one!
There were other cool things like a green screen where you could get your photo taken and super-imposed onto a character from your choice of the games being featured at the event. I, of course, donned my Nanosuit and engaged my angry face! I'll see how I feel about putting it up tomorrow but don't get your hopes up! haha.Bulletstorm looked really fun to play. I didn't have a go myself but enjoyed watching people lasso their enemies with an electrified rope then drop kick them in the face which then activated a sort of slow-mo/bullet-time effect. I also had a quick go of DeadSpace 2 which was not my cup of tea (scary games) but it did have some very tasty looking graphics. The enemies were quite happy to get right up in your grille and give you a piece of their mind... or regurgitated lunch. Also got to have a chat with Shereif Fattouh, DeadSpace 2's gameplay producer who was a cool chap!
I didn't take a look at Dragon Age 2 because, well, to be honest, i didn't care for it
All in all, it was a great night, capped off with a round of jagerbombs with the EA guys was really good fun. Oh, almost forgot, I managed to score a DeadSpace 2 and a Crysis 2 t-shirt! Love it! EBGames has put up some piccies here if you're interested: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ebgamesaus/sets/72157625740675397
Thanks!
