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BP joins two game genres: FPS and real time RTS, and sets the whole thing in South America... as an ex army tough guy, your task is to find your daughter who has gone missing.
the game intially felt a bit like the GTA games(which I actually dont like), but this is not a series of GTA style missions - it is a true RTS storyline, and you can choose to follow the story (rescue your daughter) or just role play and advance your character. After half an hour, I started to think of Morrowind, but in the end I decided its much more like another recent game I have played - Vampire:Bloodlines
In fact, the feeling I get with this game is 100% the same as Vampire:Bloodlines - a very big game that is a little rushed (both technically and graphically), but certainly a different and absorbing game for those of us that hate all the samey action games that are over in a couple of days (such as Pariah, the last game I played all the way through... in less than 15 hours!). the difference is that BP is a lot bigger in scope than bloodlines (the latter of which actually had very small levels and a fairly fixed main storyline, albeit with multiple endings) .... Boiling point has one massive gaming area and a much more open scope).The three biggest issues for potential buyers of BP are
1. Do you really want what is actually a first person adventure game, or are you looking for a true FPS? I have a feeling a lot of disappointed buyers will be looking for a FPS from the demo videos and packaging - ITS A STORY DRIVEN ADVENTURE GAME! Yes, you do have to drive around a lot and talk to people... yes you can complete a lot of the tasks without ever shooting, and yes, the FPS part doesnt stand up as an FPS in its own right. Thats because its not an FPS, so if you want a more immediate shooter, you are in the wrong part of the store!
2. Hardware issues. This is a big game, not least because it has no levels - the initial game world loads once, and after that, it loads on demand behind the scenes so you see one big persistent (and very large!) game world. trouble is, on my XP2800+ CPU, 1GIG memory and Radeon 9800 pro, I initially got a glitchy slideshow! The fix was to increase the AGP aperture drastically, and I now have a smooth gaming experience (10024x768, 16 bit screen, most of the options set to high). However, lots of other users dont seem to have been so lucky, so read up on the NGs for the game/your hardware before you buy!
3. Patch issues. I havent seen any storyline issues yet, but Im sure there are one or two in the main game.. so I have a feeling I'll need at least one patch to complete the game.
So, to conclude, its a great game thats different, but it will appeal more to adventure gamers than FPS gamers. Needless to say, Im not a big FPS fan and am *really* enjoying BP, but your mileage may vary.
** Update 11 June 2005 **
Many of the issues with low framerate were fixed by updating my video drivers to the just released ATI catalyst 5.6 (I am using a Radeon 9800 pro).
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