Played XBOX Painkiller demo...

[BatStrike]

I've been looking forward to this ever since I first heard it's coming to the XBOX, I finally get my hands on the game in this months Official XBOX Mag & it gets ruined for me by something very simple. You can't invert the controls for looking up & down. Anyone have any idea if this can be changed in the full game. If not, I won't be purchasing it & it's a shame cuz it looks like one of those games that's a blast to play.

[PeTjA]

Originally Posted by BatStrike

You can't invert the controls for looking up & down.

For the PC or the X-Box?
PC should work inverting by the mousesettings. For the X Box i dont know, i dont have a X Box.

[BatStrike]

For the XBOX...I can't find a forum specifically for the console version, so I posted it here. I was kinda hoping someone who works for the publisher might see this & answer. Don't know if they visit here or not, but might as well take a shot.

[PeTjA]

Ur right, there is no X-Box PK-Forum aviable (as far as i know).
But U should try to PM "bgaum" he will know.
http://dreamcatcherinteractive.com/f...poster&t=23460

[Machetazo]

I too played the Hell Wars demo. I'm deliberately not playing the boss as I don't want to spoil that big an experience before I get the game.
I did play through and finish The Town (demo difficulty seems to be locked at Insomnia, btw) level. I was impressed with the clean look that everything seemed to have. The quality of the lighting I also appreciated. I noticed a little slowdown but nothing too harsh and only when a fair number of enemies were onscreen/attacking. The physics were good, and I especially enjoyed in The Prison - which I haven't played that much of yet - using the rocketlauncher (second function on the minigun) to send the fat chaingun guys into the air! I imagine if you get the timing right, you can use a combination of weapons for extra style...Am I right?

One thing I was wondering about in particular though were the portals; to explain what I mean, on PC the whole level streams as you progress. On the PK Xbox demo, you'll do a certain section of, for example, The Town, then where before, the gate would lower and you'd proceed, in the demo sometimes a vortex appears, and you "travel" through it, until the next section's loaded; at which point, you appear on the other side of the gate. I'm not knocking it, as it's a feasible enough way in the context to mask the load times, but I would like to know if the same thing happens in the full game?

I think that the team at PCF and DC did a great job from what i've seen, and i'm very much looking forward to March.

[PeTjA]

THX for the informations.
Did i understand U right? There is a X Box Demo for Painkiller aviable? How long?

[Machetazo]

Originally Posted by PeTjA

THX for the informations.
Did i understand U right? There is a X Box Demo for Painkiller aviable? How long?

Yes, there certainly is a Painkiller:HW (Xbox) demo available. In it, you get to play through 3 levels (The Town, Prison and a boss battle.) I see that you're from Germany, so I don't know if it's in the edition for your region yet, but Official Xbox Magazine in the UK and US both feature it on this month's demo disc. Hopefully, you'll be able to play through the PK demo soon.

[PeTjA]

Im just asking for my point of view (Germany, PC no X-Box).
Buy me a X-Box or send me one.
THX for the reply! The X-Box Demo is on the magazines.

[Luigibuddy]

Originally Posted by Machetazo

One thing I was wondering about in particular though were the portals; to explain what I mean, on PC the whole level streams as you progress. On the PK Xbox demo, you'll do a certain section of, for example, The Town, then where before, the gate would lower and you'd proceed, in the demo sometimes a vortex appears, and you "travel" through it, until the next section's loaded; at which point, you appear on the other side of the gate. I'm not knocking it, as it's a feasible enough way in the context to mask the load times, but I would like to know if the same thing happens in the full game?

If you're talking about the full Xbox game then I bet it actually happens considering the Xbox only has 64mb of memory after all.

[PeTjA]

Originally Posted by Luigibuddy

If you're talking about the full Xbox game then I bet it actually happens considering the Xbox only has 64mb of memory after all.

No. Thats not the reason.