BlackSite: Area 51

AOD · 05-12-07, 12:09 PM

Well, with the demo being released on Xbox Live, it appears to be generating a lot of traffic on other forums. I wanted to get other 360 owners views on this game. I thought is looked fantastic! I also think it will end up being the sleeper FPS of the year. The physics and graphical touches are amazing. What do you think?

M Polo · 05-12-07, 06:43 PM

I'm definitely more interested in it than I was before after playing the demo. The only problem I saw which I'd assume will be fleshed out was when I jumped down into the sewage ravine the AI controlled characters got stuck and would not follow me down. They just ran in place.

Otherwise this has been put on my radar for sure. It's looking very nice!!!

K&AJones · 05-12-07, 07:43 PM

Glad you brought this up. I had totally forgot about this game. I'd like to hear more on the plot and story line but other than that it does have allot going for it. First it is using the "Unreal 3 Engine" and second it's being developed by Midway which by the way is also doing none other than Unreal Tournament 3.

The other pros are the comand squad looks and sounds close to Rainbow Six but with a few extra commands. Of course the big deal is with MP with the normal Deathmatch (team & single), capture the flag and pit humans vs. reborns. It also will have the important co-op play to boot. The web site is pretty cool and has some nice details.

http://www.blacksitegame.com/

Kenny J - Buzz Starhopper

Giantrobo · 05-13-07, 03:15 AM

The Demo is alright. I didn't like the way the shooting was handled but this is a common FPS issue with me. Some games like GOW and RS:Vegas do a good job of making the gun feel like they're really doing something. I mean you really feel the gunfire. Other FPS's handle the guns and shooting like you're using a spitball shooter. It's hard for me to explain so I hope some of you get what I mean.

Also, I know I'm in the minority here but I really wish FPS's would allow a 3rd person view option. I guess that changes the point of FPS's but I like the wider view given by 3rd person viewing.

RyoHazuki · 05-13-07, 09:16 AM

I was kinda meh on the demo. It was pretty fun and some of the bigger bad guys seemed pretty cool but there's nothing that really made it stand out among the vast fields of fps we have to choose from.

nemein · 05-13-07, 10:31 AM

So is this a follow up to the Area 51 game awhile ago, or something new?

Puzznic · 05-13-07, 04:10 PM

I liked the demo. The gameplay had a good feel to it, kind of like a cross between Halo and something like Rainbow Six.

Is there any word about whether there is going to be an on deathmatch mode?

waylonsmithers · 05-13-07, 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by nemein

So is this a follow up to the Area 51 game awhile ago, or something new?

It's a new entry in the franchise. From everything I've read about it there's little to no connection to the events in the Area 51 game on PS2/Xbox

DJ_Longfellow · 05-14-07, 07:03 AM

I thought the demo was pretty darn good. Graphically it seemed pretty sharp and the gameplay was smooth also. I enjoyed the demo and will eventually pick it up.

slop101 · 05-14-07, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Giantrobo

Other FPS's handle the guns and shooting like you're using a spitball shooter. It's hard for me to explain so I hope some of you get what I mean.

Yeah, totally - that's my main complaint with this demo - they guns had no heft of kick to them when you shoot. Maybe it's something they might fix in the final game.

Giantrobo · 05-14-07, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by slop101

Yeah, totally - that's my main complaint with this demo - they guns had no heft of kick to them when you shoot. Maybe it's something they might fix in the final game.

Right!! That's what I meant!

gerrythedon · 08-19-10, 10:17 PM

Replayed this the last 2 days to get some missing Achievements, anyone wanna play online?

Gamertag: Mr Bungle

PopcornTreeCt · 08-19-10, 10:36 PM

I would be down for playing as I did play a lot online but I don't have the game anymore. Sorry.

K&AJones · 08-19-10, 10:42 PM

Yea...my copy went bye-bye almost a year ago. Not a bad game at all but toward the last part I encountered issues and bugs. Decent storyline and look to....had fun with it and for under $22.00 worth it.

gerrythedon · 08-19-10, 10:52 PM

heh heh that's ok, no easy achievements for me then. Yeah their's like 1 or 2 people on there so never enough for the 4 minimum.

I.Flores · 08-21-10, 06:31 PM

Holy resurrected 3 year old thread, Batman!

05-12-07, 12:09 PM	#1
AOD Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Bruce Campbell invented the internet...and pants. Posts: 899	BlackSite: Area 51 Well, with the demo being released on Xbox Live, it appears to be generating a lot of traffic on other forums. I wanted to get other 360 owners views on this game. I thought is looked fantastic! I also think it will end up being the sleeper FPS of the year. The physics and graphical touches are amazing. What do you think? __________________ My DVD Profiler If a red thumbprint appears, you are the mole's 8th and final victim When the Chuck Norris goes to sleep every night, he checks his closet for Bruce Campbell.

05-12-07, 06:43 PM	#2
M Polo Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 619	I'm definitely more interested in it than I was before after playing the demo. The only problem I saw which I'd assume will be fleshed out was when I jumped down into the sewage ravine the AI controlled characters got stuck and would not follow me down. They just ran in place. Otherwise this has been put on my radar for sure. It's looking very nice!!! __________________ LIVE/PSN = MAD Polo Nintendo Network = MADPolo 8bitbrigade - A Community for Adult Gamers

05-13-07, 03:15 AM	#4
Giantrobo DVD Talk Hero Join Date: Apr 1999 Location: TORRANCE, CA Posts: 48,286	The Demo is alright. I didn't like the way the shooting was handled but this is a common FPS issue with me. Some games like GOW and RS:Vegas do a good job of making the gun feel like they're really doing something. I mean you really feel the gunfire. Other FPS's handle the guns and shooting like you're using a spitball shooter. It's hard for me to explain so I hope some of you get what I mean. Also, I know I'm in the minority here but I really wish FPS's would allow a 3rd person view option. I guess that changes the point of FPS's but I like the wider view given by 3rd person viewing. __________________ XBOX Gamertag: Giantrobo On my 4th 360 as of 3.26.10

05-13-07, 09:16 AM	#5
RyoHazuki DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Phoenix Posts: 8,086	I was kinda meh on the demo. It was pretty fun and some of the bigger bad guys seemed pretty cool but there's nothing that really made it stand out among the vast fields of fps we have to choose from. __________________ What did the Red Hot Chili Peppers do when their manager didn't like their latest tracks? Spoiler: The got long sleeves. - Neil Hamburger Xbox Live: CookinBooks

05-13-07, 10:31 AM	#6
nemein Moderator Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: 1bit away from total disaster Posts: 33,284	So is this a follow up to the Area 51 game awhile ago, or something new? __________________ "The American people will never knowingly adopt socialism, but under the name of liberalism, they will adopt every fragment of the socialist program until one day America will be a socialist nation without ever knowing how it happened." -- Norman Thomas, Socialist Party of America God grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked, the good fortune to run into the ones I do, and the eyesight to tell the difference. My Countdown Counting down to: End of the countdown clock 2779 days 0 hours 14 minutes

05-12-07, 07:43 PM	#3
K&AJones DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: May 2001 Location: Nashville TN Posts: 2,923	Glad you brought this up. I had totally forgot about this game. I'd like to hear more on the plot and story line but other than that it does have allot going for it. First it is using the "Unreal 3 Engine" and second it's being developed by Midway which by the way is also doing none other than Unreal Tournament 3. The other pros are the comand squad looks and sounds close to Rainbow Six but with a few extra commands. Of course the big deal is with MP with the normal Deathmatch (team & single), capture the flag and pit humans vs. reborns. It also will have the important co-op play to boot. The web site is pretty cool and has some nice details. http://www.blacksitegame.com/ Kenny J - Buzz Starhopper

05-13-07, 04:10 PM	#7
Puzznic DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 1,213	I liked the demo. The gameplay had a good feel to it, kind of like a cross between Halo and something like Rainbow Six. Is there any word about whether there is going to be an on deathmatch mode?

05-14-07, 07:03 AM	#9
DJ_Longfellow DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Michigan Posts: 6,576	I thought the demo was pretty darn good. Graphically it seemed pretty sharp and the gameplay was smooth also. I enjoyed the demo and will eventually pick it up.

08-19-10, 10:17 PM	#12
gerrythedon DVD Talk Ultimate Edition Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Inglewood, Ca. Posts: 4,140	Re: BlackSite: Area 51 Replayed this the last 2 days to get some missing Achievements, anyone wanna play online? Gamertag: Mr Bungle __________________ You took away tomorrow, still I stand I ride into the sorrow, still I stand You took away tomorrow, still I stand Straight down into the sorrow, but still I stand/I sink into the sorrow, but still I stand/You left me here with sorrow, still I stand

08-19-10, 10:36 PM	#13
PopcornTreeCt DVD Talk Hero Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Central Florida Posts: 25,826	Re: BlackSite: Area 51 I would be down for playing as I did play a lot online but I don't have the game anymore. Sorry.

08-19-10, 10:42 PM	#14
K&AJones DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: May 2001 Location: Nashville TN Posts: 2,923	Re: BlackSite: Area 51 Yea...my copy went bye-bye almost a year ago. Not a bad game at all but toward the last part I encountered issues and bugs. Decent storyline and look to....had fun with it and for under $22.00 worth it. __________________ Xbox360 GT - BuzzZaw66 "If there's nothing wrong with me, then there must be something wrong with the universe" -Dr. Crusher-Star Trek

08-19-10, 10:52 PM	#15
gerrythedon DVD Talk Ultimate Edition Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Inglewood, Ca. Posts: 4,140	Re: BlackSite: Area 51 heh heh that's ok, no easy achievements for me then. Yeah their's like 1 or 2 people on there so never enough for the 4 minimum. __________________ You took away tomorrow, still I stand I ride into the sorrow, still I stand You took away tomorrow, still I stand Straight down into the sorrow, but still I stand/I sink into the sorrow, but still I stand/You left me here with sorrow, still I stand

08-21-10, 06:31 PM	#16
I.Flores Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Eagle Pass, TX Posts: 706	Re: BlackSite: Area 51 Holy resurrected 3 year old thread, Batman!