Is this game really as crappy as some people say it is, and some of the reviews say it is? Is it worth the buy?

Some people just don't like it, if you like CoD wait until this game is cheaper, If youve played Et:QW on the PC and loved it you need to buy Brink.
It is a slightly unfinished product, but compared to the fun I am having it was well worth my 60 bucks

happy customer (PC), player numbers look good for day 2, buy it for pc....

my mini review (not updated):
http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1882316

I have to agree with Sanch3z. I have this game on PC and have been enjoying every second on it. There have been no problems on the PC so far except the thing with ATI video cards, but other than that, it has been amazing. The current number of players on Brink at this moment is 9,300+, which is even more than yesterday. It's a great game in my opinion and I think you should give it a try.

I'd wait. At the moment the game feels very unfinished.

Wait a week. All games are very rough around the edges during release.
In a week, most really bad problems should be gone, along with most of the haters.

Also, do NOT get this game if you plan on playing for glory or if you plan on playing all by yourself, lone-wolf Rambo-style. This is a game about teamwork, and you will be miserable if you don't like that.

If all you care about is kills and KDR and lone-wolfing, then this game is not for you.

If you love to play intelligently and using your environment while relying on your team and completing loads of objectives then Brink is the #1 choice

Agree...........and the HUGE problem here is nobody is saying that this is unacceptable. Unfinished? How long did this game take from start to finish? CoD games are 1 year apart. 2 devs, but still. This game was underdeveloped.

HUGE POTENTIAL......ofcourse. But in the end. Nothing what you think it's going to be. Trust me. Not a single person playing this game thinks it's what they thought they were buying. I played it and the first 15mins was like WTF? this isn't what I thought. Then I 'got used' to it. Accepted it was UNFINISHED. And I rack up 9000+xp a game cause it's not hard to play.

at least it is MUCH more playable than many games have been at launch (PC) which includes Black Ops, UT3, Bulletstorm, etc...

In so far that "most of the haters" represents those that are pointing out the really bad problems. And that loss isn't going to play well to this game's population when those "really bad problems" are very big and very noticable failings such as the entire graphics engine and the quagmired nature of objective based gameplay in a game that's trying to use SMART, neither of which is going to be fixed by a mere update.

So, the decision as to whether or not you should by the game can only really come from the existing structure of it. Updates will come, and refinements will be made, but there's not going to be any cure-all to make Brink the fantastic success promised that would demand your purchase.

The game is actually very close to what I thought it was going to be except the fact that I just misunderstood the whole seamless multiplayer and singleplayer. If they had a better storyline for singleplayer it would be so much more enjoyable. But honestly, I love the game.

Also, 9,000+ xp each game? Who do you play against? Bots?

I used to be a fan of the COD series, but it died for me after COD4. Thanks for the responses. I guess I'll rent instead of buy to see if I like it or not. But I'll probably wait a little while cause PSN is down and you can't rent games on PC, so I'm stuck either way. How is the campaign?

Really? You expected a game that was able to be completed FULLY in 3 hours? Advancement and whatnot. Story that was so underwritten my 8yr old could predict what was happening next.


Nope.....Co-Op with friends and mutli stuff. Not hard to soldier it up with scavenger and other helpful 'perks' Hand out ammo....kill enemy...scavenge...hand out ammo...kill....escort....kill....ammo resupply....kill...hand out.....hand out.....Change class to do objective cause the team is trying to play TDM (which is a mode I hate)....do it.....Soldier it up some more.

Wash, rinse, repeat......


The points RACK UP. 7,500 to 9,000xp a game depending on if you want to complete the objectives or just kill-[censored] it up is very capable.

same here but I dont care about single player just hope the online population grows and maintains. I'm not one to jump to every new game that comes out. I like Brink and hope it lasts for a few years. With what we have at day 2 I think it will