Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory Demo

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• Informative! : notd665
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  maybe I'm missing something, but besides it being brighter I'm not really seeing that much of a differenc... : tunis5000
  • same here : dieta_zanda
  • Yes, but that's a pretty significant difference because 3.0 isn't universally brigther, it's the highligh... : lechuck59
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    At first I thought the same thing, but you really have to look at the details. For example, in: http:/... : Holesinswiss
    • Sam's suit and head look decent.... FUCK. WHERES THE v2.0 SUPPORT? : osiris_brad
    • With the contrast/brightness differeneces between those shots it's impossible to judge, really... We need... : nudel
  • look at depth of textures : DoubleAught()
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    the scene is more alive with sm3.0 : SlamDunk
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      ...thanks to hdr and vdm, that is. hdr = high dynamic range lighting * you have to see the game in mo... : SlamDunk
      • It's VIRTUAL HDRI. Actual would make your computer blow up. : anubiszro
• That's-a-one spicey meat-a-ball! Thanks. : archon
• You can really tell that the shadows are much softer with SM3.0 Overall SM3.0 looks better, but in som... : famine101
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  Do you know if they're going to add Shader Model 2.0 support? Seriously...this is BS for ATi users. :( : Rice-Rocketeer
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    Maybe SM2 won't look any different from 1.1, and will be slower =P : famine101
    • or maybe it will look just like 3.0 but be faster : OrkO
  • Seriously...this is BS for ATi users. :( I think that's the point behind the "Way It's Meant to Be Pla... : Barbarian
• http://up2.fastuploads.com/SC_03_sm11.jpg http://up2.fastuploads.com/SC_03_sm30.jpg in this one the w... : OrkO

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  I'm with you there. I find the key board and mouse for SC games cumbersome. I already have my xbox copy p... : Dan 101
  • only took me about 10 minutes to get used to, but i really loved playing Max Payne so i'm used to 3rd per... : headless
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  You can play with a gamepad you know :O : MrLobo
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    Sadly, I don't own one. : Alec Matias
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      I love every aspect of the controls on xbox but I just cant aim quick enough. Im going with the PC versi... : marmite
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        yeah, that's it. i just can't aim quick enough on consoles. shooting is just more fun and comfortable on ... : lonestar3
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          Can't aim quickly in this demo, unless I'm doing something wrong. : Alec Matias
          • Increase sensitivity, mayhaps? Sounds obvious, I know sorry for insulting your intelligence but my friend... : coldfusioncs
    • Resident console guy doesn't own a gamepad for the PC? IT'S LIKE MY WHOLE WORLD IS CRASHING DOWN AROUND ... : tomservo
• the controls seem ok. switching items is a pain though : byorn
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  The goggles, they do nothing? : Popedispencer
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    Um, there are 4 different view modes: zoom, night vision, thermal vision, and something new (from the fir... : lechuck59
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      Pandora Tomorrow had the electro-magnetism mode or whatever its called. : Turd Ferguson
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        I think in that game you had those retarded cheff grenades to knock stuff out. Was that in the original s... : osiris_brad
        • Smoke grenades are in but chaff are not : MrLobo
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          i think ubi shanghai is responsible for multi component for PT and CT while montreal did single player. g... : evlbstrd
          • I'm pretty sure montreal had nothing to do with PT, they were working on chaos theory this whole time : osiris_brad
• It took me some time to get used to the keyboard and mouse thing for Pandora Tomorrow (I had the first on... : SixDemonBag

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• You shut the fuck up right now. You cannot have too much Sam. : osiris_brad

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• lol...nice caption : klearlyunseen

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• awesome can't wait till April. : Dan 101

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  Regarding #4: Those of you disappointed with the linearity of the last few games may only be somewhat hap... : osiris_brad
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    Not that you should take previews as gospel but I have read on ign several times now where they have play... : gl2 drivers
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      "that follow it in the first game" = that follow it in the full game : gl2 drivers
      • If anyone is interested http://pc.ign.com/articles/587/587906p1.html "Lighthouse Okay, it's time t... : gl2 drivers
• Another slight disappointment: You cannot knife kill while holding onto a character from behind. This is ... : osiris_brad
• Regarding #5: In this game the pistol has a secondary fire. If you use your new "electromagnetic goggles"... : osiris_brad
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  how is the music? I bought the sound track ( <3 Amon Tobin), and wanted to know how it mixed with the ac... : deathofrats
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    The music integration is pretty much the same as the old games: with different levels of enemy alertednes... : osiris_brad
    • Don't worry about this there is no Chaos Theory "theme" All the levels feature different music and the p... : MrLobo
• Regarding #3: I was really impressed by this part. In the previous two games, you could only interrogate ... : osiris_brad
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  Dude, you where never able to equip pistol while hanging from ledge. : Dan 101
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    Dude, well you should be able to. =p : jrock
    • Dude, the camera angle would be hell. : Dan 101
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    Dude, I'm pretty sure I was hanging from something and shooting people in the face. : SenorSpine
    • Not ledges though,. : Dan 101
    • I think you could equip a weapon while rappelling down a wall and that's probably what you're thinking of... : lechuck59
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  To #4 (the first one), I don't know about the controls on PC, but you click down the left stick with a we... : pwnage1232
  • It really doesn't replace it. When you are wall hugging you are much more invisible; coming away from the... : osiris_brad
• For all those who are a bit confused. This SP Demo was "unofficially" released a few days ago, but it ... : notd665
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  Another disappointment: Sam's face looks like shit. Honestly, it's just pathetic. All of the faces look l... : osiris_brad
  • That was the first thing I noticed as well. His eyes look freaky. : d3tached
  • yea i noticed that too : sexninja!!!!
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  Another Slight Disappointment (+rant): LOW RES SHADERS. Maybe this is only in the v1.1 shader path, but i... : osiris_brad
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    my best guess is that the XBox is their main platform and th PC doesn't get as much tweeking. It is a pa... : ease_one
    • Yeah... which is why I'm betting the 3.0 path is pixel perfect :[ : osiris_brad
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    A efficent way of getting blur is to render to a lower res screen and upscaling. For glow in paticular i... : zeroprey
    • I'd still like to see the option :[ : osiris_brad
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  For your set of grievances: 2) you couldn't in the first game, either. 3) you couldn't in the first g : coldfusioncs
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    he is talking about Pandora Tomorrow though. and you could do at least most of that stuff in it. : Turd Ferguson
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      maybe the wall trick, but never in an SC game have you been able to ledge-hang/draw pistol or ladder-clim : coldfusioncs
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        You could draw it when peaking around the corner, that was how you shot out the lights without the camera... : uncle slappy
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          Well, if the others aren't possible I would at least like to see the peak-corner-equip come back : osiris_brad
          • I'll totally agree with you there. Ubi shouldn't give me this bullshit about how "dynamically shifting yo : coldfusioncs

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• no kidding, not much MP : byorn
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  buy this on PC as opposed to console? but I ask why?! It plays so much better on a console, whether it's ... : Old Fartknocker
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    No it doesn't. 1) Aiming pistol/SC20K quickly and accurately 2) Controlling speed. This is done on PC w... : osiris_brad
    • XBL > UBI.com. The only reason there needs to be. Also, all you complained about are controls and not ... : derelict515
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      Agreed... I don't have to justify buying an Xbox cuz I can afford a good enough PC to play this stuff. :... : dumptruck
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        well, I always prefer to play on a console. Except first person shooters, the experience is much better. ... : Old Fartknocker
        • I dunno, SC is a lot easier to control on PC. : Ratsofatsorat
    • fwiw the Xbox demo of this same level does not chug at all : Mansmells
    • 4) b) Anti-aliasing : yourGarbageMan
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    are you retarded? : Sgt_Boomstick
    • look at your post and ask yourself the very question : Old Fartknocker
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  it has coop, so atleast 75% of the shack population (people who constantly lament about lack of coop in p... : ballystix
  • OH YEAH. I HOPE! : Rice-Rocketeer
  • That would be awesome if they did. I don't own XBoxen so for me it's PC or nothing until one day when I m... : jrock

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• I'd like to see a 1.1 v. 3.0 comparison as well : osiris_brad
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  Well I use the 3.0 shader with my 6800GT and there is a HUGE difference. Ill try and link some shots if I... : Vipermx
  • Yeah, please post some shots, thank you. : archon
  • The only problem is the performance hit. Bumping it up to 3.0 at 16x12 makes it unbearably choppy. : lechuck59

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• My Swat4 crashed after 10 minutes as well :( : silentzero
• Sounds like it might be time for some new thermal paste between the heatsink of your graphic card's gpu a... : jriegel

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• The "SWAT turn" was removed from the game, sadly. It was a cool move, but was largely useless, as you can... : coldfusioncs
• or shooting down a hallway, back against the wall, that was cool : ballystix

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• SP? Splinter Pill? : Sgt_Boomstick

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• 1 on the keyboard. : evlbstrd

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• This shouldn't REALLY bed a difficult decision. : uncle slappy

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  When you press space and hold, the game lets you choose what option to do by pressing up or down, and i t... : osiris_brad
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    its right before I actually get close enough to grab, I watch for an avialable action to popup and I just... : Turd Ferguson
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      If "Grab Character" doesn't show up above "pick up object" on the list, I'm sad. : osiris_brad
      • I doubt that it does I'm just saying that I was waiting for an available action and hitting action, and g... : Turd Ferguson
• Clearly badguys need better trash disposal manners. :D : jrock

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• you climb the cliff : Turd Ferguson

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  It's already out on the latest OXM demo discs. Played it all the way through. It was spectacular. : peppermd
  • One of the best use of dolby 5.1 on xbox ever, blew my mind, and my ears. heh : scottk52

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• korea has everything to do with anything that goes on in the world. : reverend~heresy

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• Agreed. PT was really short too. First SC made a much greater impression on me but the MP was fun in PT... : midgetherder
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  Very forgettable game. I only remember the jungle level and the airport. : Popedispencer
  • Yeah, I'm chugging my way through it just so I can play the ones I've heard were really cool. Most of it ... : tomservo
• Totally disagree. Worthy sequel to Splinter Cell 1, and the MP was a big bonus. You either like these... : MatthewPhillips
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  It pretty much was an expansion pack, and to be honest, I find the first game to be funner and more memor... : osiris_brad
  • That said, it's still fucking awesome, just because we get splinter cell so often. Ubi pumps 'em out, and... : osiris_brad

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• not the demo : byorn

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• check filerush : -TKF-

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• It's pretty short too :( And linear. : Boxelder

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  There is an MP beta on fileplanet : osiris_brad
  • well yeah, but on other....? free ? sites. : thejm4n