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Condemned: Criminal Origins Shots

by Maarten Goldstein, Mar 08, 2006 9:55am PST

SEGA has released fifteen new screenshots from Condemned: Criminal Origins, showing off the PC version of last year's critically acclaimed Xbox 360 action game. The PC port will be released April 11.

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A touted feature: "High-level physics allow players to manipulate background items, which respond realistically when picked up, kicked, or bumped."

To my dismay, I didn't really encounter a ton of things I could manipulate physically, just a few items here or there. The environments were cluttered with all kinds of debris, but almost all of it was nailed down. You can't break stuff you should be able to break and you can't move things you should be able to move. For a console I found this to be acceptable, but I worry it will be a glaring problem on the PC.

Mar 08, 2006 10:31am PST

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  Reminds me of how they were pimping HL2... "Every surface/box/etc. has a set of parameters, weight, et... : SatansFist
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    It may not be super interactive, but its one of the most interactive games out there right now. Playing ... : manlyman
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      Oh, I definitely agree, however my point stands that it's not nearly the level of interaction they were f... : SatansFist
      
      What did they show in the video that you couldn't do in HL2? I happened to have been playing HL2 with th... : rasputinreborn

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Doesn't really look that much different from the 360 version, which was great.

I thought the 360 and the PC were fairly compatible, programming-wise. Why is it taking them so long to port it to PC then, and where are the obvious changes / improvements over the console version? Not to rag on the port or anything, you'd just think with the time it's taking them to make it, there'd be more noticeable improvements or changes.

Mar 08, 2006 10:10am PST

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Doesn't really look that much different from the 360 version, which was great. I thought the 360 and t... : lowtax
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I noticed when playing FEAR that one of the elevators in the Urban squalor level (similiar to Condemned's style) has a yellow sign with the word CONDEMNED on it.

Mar 08, 2006 5:52pm PST

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I noticed when playing FEAR that one of the elevators in the Urban squalor level (similiar to Condemned's... : deKaf
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- Coincidently, I just came across that last week also, heh. : thejm4n

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Why all the "Yea not buying this as its a console port!" hate. This game is one of the best games of last year. It will translate brilliantly from 360 to PC. IMO it is definatly worth buying. Don't pass this up just because its a port

Mar 08, 2006 11:20am PST

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Why all the "Yea not buying this as its a console port!" hate. This game is one of the best games of last... : kurumba
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These pics are definitely much better looking that the first batch of PC screenshots. I'm definitely going to get this game.

Mar 08, 2006 2:52pm PST

These pics are definitely much better looking that the first batch of PC screenshots. I'm definitely goin... : freshyk

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i can save the game at any point, right? no checkpoints?

Mar 08, 2006 11:27am PST

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- You can save at any point but there is also an auto save. : not work safe

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The game is a lot of fun on the 360. I can't really muster the nerves to play it more than a half an hour at a time, which is a good sign of a scary game. I wish there was less action and more WTF in terms of how they fuck with player. But there have been a couple "uha aaaaah" and "OMG" moments for sure.

The textures and normal maps on the models look like crap when they're under "regular" ambient or bright lighting, but under the shadows and when dudes lunge at the player they look really great.

A definate Monolith classic.

Mar 08, 2006 10:27am PST

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- I was greatly on edge playing this demo, if thats how the whole game goes, I'll definitely pick this up. : yay4furryanimals

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I just finished this game for the 360 today. I gotta say this is the best game Ive played so far on the 360. Its definitely worth getting on the pc if ya dont have a 360. If you loved FEAR then youll love this. It reminds me of FEAR but with melee weapons. This game made me jump alot more though.

Mar 08, 2006 12:00pm PST

I just finished this game for the 360 today. I gotta say this is the best game Ive played so far on the 3... : GodFather

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Does anyone know how well this game is selling? I hope it's doing well but I never hear a peep about it outside of the shack

Mar 08, 2006 11:02am PST

Does anyone know how well this game is selling? I hope it's doing well but I never hear a peep about it o... : -Panther-

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Is this running on the same engine as F.E.A.R.???

Mar 08, 2006 10:03am PST

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Is this running on the same engine as F.E.A.R.??? : vrocket
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Hobo Fighter 2k7 is indeeed awesome, I just wish the console version had had more sound effect for various actions. Quite a few times (in the library in particular) I'd hit something that should clearly be making noise as it falls or whatever, only to hear nothing besides the swoop of the weapon.

Mar 08, 2006 10:34am PST

Hobo Fighter 2k7 is indeeed awesome, I just wish the console version had had more sound effect for variou... : TimeDoctor

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On 360 I randomly DL'd this demo and was blown away, I want to trade in all the games I got for the 360 one.

How is it past the demo?

Mar 08, 2006 10:27am PST

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- excellent, i enjoyed it all the way through. some interesting locations and characters that you meet :D : Maarten Goldstein

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Wow... I'm really glad to see this coming to the PC. The screens are looking really good there.

Mar 08, 2006 10:01am PST

Wow... I'm really glad to see this coming to the PC. The screens are looking really good there. : Zips