Play.com LIVE - HAZE impressions continuted.

Due to high demand here's my second go on HAZE.

I decided to take more time on the second demo today and really concentrate on the gameplay elements. I also changed the difficulty settings to hard to get a true idea of what the AI is capable of, and also can now confirm that you can customise the controls to however you like and the sensitivity, so the control problems i found yesterday are a thing of the past.

Hit the jump to read the full preview

[resistance100]

Like yesterday, im happy to answer any questions

[Muff1nB4k3r]

Thanks for taking the time to do this resistance100

- for the AI in haze, would you say that it gives the AI in Uncharted (demo or full game) a run for it's money as the AI in what I've played of uncharted shows some pretty decent AI

- is there any way to tell how much nectar you're taking in? Can you run out of nectar entirely?

[Mycococo]

use the buttons like people are used to. haze is fuked

[Ri0tSquad]

Does this game support 1080p?

[doodle]

man can you UPDATE your post with reference to FR?

did you notice any Frame rate DIPS while playing HAZE/during explosions?

PLEASE UPDATE your post with reference to FR

Thanks

[resistance100]

or the AI in haze, would you say that it gives the AI in Uncharted (demo or full game) a run for it's money as the AI in what I've played of uncharted shows some pretty decent AI

Its hard to tell, uncharted AI is amazing, and this was great as well, the demo isn't at uncharted level, no doubt about that, but remember the AI is one of the last things programers do, so really with AI we should wait til the final release.

- is there any way to tell how much nectar you're taking in? Can you run out of nectar entirely?

Theres a bar at the side which shows your level of necter to show how much you have left, you will have to learn by playing how much is too much, but the signs of coming close to an overdoes is your vision starts to blur.

is it 1080p?

The TV's i was playing on were 720p/1080i so unable to confirm that one sorry

[avacadosnorkel]

An acid trip or a few caps of shrooms?

[Storm23]

Thanks for the update, sounds really good.

I guess that is even more money I have to spend this year...sh*t.

[Mr Playboy]

I'm addicted to halo 3

I hope haze is just like halo in multiplyer

[Superiorrior]

Uhh, if by you mean similar to halo, 1-2 Clips to kill some one, no thanks.

[heyheyhey]

i don't think Haze will be that big on MP

im more interested in the co-op

the MP will probably fall short of what Halo 3 has to offer, but the Story will run circles around it

[LevDog]

and if you mean walking around with no run button.. and playing in what feels like slow mo.. dont think so

[Kleptic]

heyheyhey...what do you mean man?...the multiplayer for this is going to be nuts...nectar bombs...weapon stealing...playing dead...that is all stuff that is going to make competitive play out of control...

getting stabbed with a nectar'd knife, only to then hose your own real live teammates?...oh I can't wait dude...

[heyheyhey]

@Kleptic

yeah your right man, Haze will have tight MP, but it's mainly the story and co-op that im interested in

[Bathyj]

HeyHeyHey

Free Radical's games (and Rare's when they were there) are renowned for Multiplayer. Personally I'm much more interested in the Co op too, especially after playing Army of Two, but dont sell them short. Cant you remember the amount of game types, weapons, Bots, levels, etc ,etc that Perfect Dark and Timesplitters had. Expect more and better with vehicles and drugs.

[IzKyD1331]

who here is gonna customize the control settings to be the same as COD4? i know i am lol

[DJ]

=P

[SUP3R]

Recently I was playing the Resistance demo again and had to readjust myself to the controls cuz I was using L1 to aim down the sight and pressing R2 to throw grenades.
Damn you COD4 and your perfect control scheme lol.

[rbanke]

As long as ive had my ps3 (july 07), i've seen 'news' about Haze. To this day, i still have zero intrest in it. I cant explain why, it just seems so generic to me. On top of that pile on the other great FPS's that are to be released/have allready been released, and Haze just sinks down the list. Hopfully we might get a demo and it will convince me otherwise.

[rbanke]

"Hopfully we might get a demo "

what a strange thing to disagree with =P

[Neurotoxin]

@ resistance100

Does the frame rate hold up consistently? Or is there a noticeable drop?

Cheers mate.

[lodossrage]

First off, I'm sure I speak for most of us when I say thank you for giving us all such an in depth preview.

I was wondering, do you know if they will give ya a chance to sample some of that multiplayer co-op.

I only ask because that is one of the major draws of the game aside from the mantal/promise hand soldier differences.

[resistance100]

'I was wondering, do you know if they will give ya a chance to sample some of that multiplayer co-op.

I only ask because that is one of the major draws of the game aside from the mantal/promise hand soldier differences.'

Nope i'm afraid, however the rep i was talking to told me it would be the same as the single player and that people can jump in and drop out at any time without the game exiting or having to restart.

[lodossrage]

Thanks man.

I was curious one whether or not a person could pick up and play at anytime during multiplayer co op.

I still wish they would have given you some hands-on with it. But beggars can't be choosers right?

Thanks again resistance

[DJ]

Can't wait to see new gameplay footage. =]

[meepmoopmeep]

my hype for this game is coming back... still up in the air on whether i'll get it though... KZ2 & RFoM2 are the only FPS i want to add to my collection this year. I'll see if my friends pick it up, if so, i'll get it as well.

[actas123]

Hey whats the framerate on this one? some earlier post claimed its 30 fps! is that right, and if yes, will the game be released with this rate? Thanx man

[kingOVsticks]

so it isn't the "recent" build so maybe the slight problems have already been fixed as well as the graphics

[SUP3R]

The game is really sounding enticing.
Like I said before, I think it's going to be great, but might be shadowed by the big guns releasing around it.
Still a day one for me either way, pre-ordering on April 29th for sure.

[Phil Harrison Mk4]

Im glad that you can customise the controls to however you like, like in the TimeSplitters 2 game;)

[Phil Harrison Mk4]

They seem to get the Multiplayer right in there old games like GoldneEye,Perfect Dark,and the TimeSplitters games. Well off-line play anyway.

[resistance100]

Heres an interesting find - POG and theMART are the same person, both have the same IP, same email the lot.

Click to picture to see

[Rice]

owned!!!

[Grahammad]

Now that is news worthy! Nice hands on too by the way.

[DJ]

Ahaha. Now THAT's funny. I wonder how many other accounts are Marty's. Sak500? FirstKnight?

[poopsack]

What a loser!

[TwissT]

Wow, they say all this crap about the Ps3 and yet all they do is bash it with different accounts thats sad man.

[Violater]

wow.
now this deserves it's own story indeed

[LinuxGuru]

HAHAHA!

That's classic!

[fopums]

I cant belive he's a middle aged man, that part kills me xD

[jollygoodchap8]

I wouldn't be surprised if that child had more than five. I can already think of a few right now.

Jeez, I wish someone would just perma-ban him or ban his IP address. His personal vendetta against the ps3 is starting to get annoying, but I guess the ps3 brought upon itself. It should have held back from killing his family, mugging him, or whatever the hell it did to piss him off personally.

Now that I think about it, I've never seen a SANE person with such hate towards inanimate objects...only mental patients.

Oh well, I guess we should just laugh at him. I mean what else can we do? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

[J@D]

Thanks for the gameplay impressions of HaZe resistance100. So the demo run smooth and the AI is smart ^__^ most to play on hard them.

[DarkSniper]

For those who did not see this in the gamerzone. Resistance100 made an interesting find. It looks as if Power of Green and TheMART at XBOXkings have been identified as the same person. Which further explains their use of the bubble system.

Here's a link with proof courtesy of Resistance100. Please ensure the proper authorities are contacted to ensure these two are banned for having multiple accounts.

$niper

[mightydog01]

YEP POG and THE MART are the same person shame on all the bull sh!t he spreads from his mouth. He just lost all respect he's getting as bad as micro-shaft with all their bull sh!t they spread out of there mouths!!!!!

[jollygoodchap8]

Apparently he is a full grown middle aged man. HAHAHAHA
Unfortunately his mental condition is still stuck in the pre-teens.

Does anybody else get the mental image of Kevin Smith's character from Live Free or Die Hard? Pathetic old man living with his mom.

[ambientFLIER]

Dark Sniper, I don't see what the big deal is, since the Sony side has 10 times more spam accounts than the xbox side. If anything, all you guys should get banned. I know that you are being funny and baiting the hardcore fanboys, but still, some of your stuff is worse than POG's. ANY 360 article has "bill gates", "kaz hirai" and you on it, and that's just for starters. The only hardcore xbox guys is pretty much him...

[PimpHandStrong]

lol

no wonder he still has bubbles

[TwissT]

No offense Resistance100 but I think POG and Mart being the same person is more interesting than your preview. XP

[resistance100]

lol none taken. Have a bubble for being honest.

I couldn't believe it when i went to approve the comments (well i could). Just show's what a sad person he is, 4cough also is middle aged, as what was proved on the EU playstation comunity forums

[Bathyj]

I cant wait. Everyone is overlooking this game because of the delays, but I say it will just make it better. This game has sleeper hit written all over it and I dont really care if I'm the only one who knows it when it comes out, but I suspect word of mouth will spread quickly.

Dont forget Bots just want to put it down because they'll never get it, just like 4th grade mathematics. That was a great preview and look at the first two little trolls that commented on that site. Our very own resident jerkoffs POG and Mart, hand in hand spreading their filth over the net.

[resistance100]

Yep

'but I suspect word of mouth will spread quickly. '

Thats what happened with uncharted and its still making the top 40 each week now

[resistance100]

..have left feedback on the 2 previews, i posted them simply because its been a while since we had any news on the game, and i know alot of people on here are very interested in the game.

Im also amazed at the response, we had so much traffic at once trying to read the preview that the site ended up with major slow down and wouldn't load up for alot of people. - Make sure you check it out now and then www.pslegion.com, and also after i posted it on my blog it became the second highest viewed and rated post out of the 124,987 posted posted yesterday.

Like i say if you have any more questions on the game just feel free to post here and i will try to answer them or even better ask them on Pslegion or my blog ( http://resistance100.wordpr... ) and you will more than likey get the answer alot quicker.

And finally i noticed my bubbles have reached 10 now which im guessing is because of these previews. So thanks again

-Resistance100

[lodossrage]

Now THAT is shameful. Mart/POG/ any other possible aliases, get a life. I can't even begin to comment on how ridiculous that is.

Please tell me you're under 18 at least. Because if you're in your 20's and pulling this crap, then you TRULY have no life. You might wanna try something OUTDOORS for once. I hear getting a girlfriend is nice this time of year

[ambientFLIER]

So why exactly is the POG/MART thing a big deal, when all these "Sony Soldier" accounts are all fake/duplicate too? Kaz, Bill Gates, etc etc. And they are far more annoying than he is.