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I saw that on Indie Retro News, looks awesome!
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prudislav
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| Posted: Thu, 26th Oct 2017 15:22 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Thu, 26th Oct 2017 17:41 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Thu, 26th Oct 2017 18:35 Post subject: |
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oh wow. They did not rerecorded the voice over? It sounds so out of place.
Anyway - It's a bad idea to remake this game. I only remember it for great graphics and best looking water at the time. Open world was cool but very aimless
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| Posted: Thu, 26th Oct 2017 18:37 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Thu, 26th Oct 2017 20:18 Post subject: |
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ixigia
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| Posted: Fri, 27th Oct 2017 00:06 Post subject: |
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Yeah, the voxel was extremely heavy on the CPU, I remember not being able to properly run the original on a Pentium 2 so I had to wait some years until I upgraded to a Pentium 4..and even then, the framerate was still of the very cinematic type.  Hell, even the 1.1 version recently(ish) released on GOG/Steam does struggle occasionally to maintain 60fps at high resolutions with modern CPUs.
The original game still has a very distinctive art style though which is pleasant to the eye despite the flat textures (thanks to the palette, water effects, but also the parallax and so on), something that this remake doesn't seem able to replicate. At least the gunplay looks old-school here but it's difficult to dissect, I guess only time will tell.
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| Posted: Fri, 27th Oct 2017 01:22 Post subject: |
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am I the only one that thinks this looks dated as fuck?
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| Posted: Fri, 27th Oct 2017 11:57 Post subject: |
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I loved the original, will probably enjoy this one very much. Even if it looks dated, it's a heck of a lot better looking than the original.
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| Posted: Tue, 14th Nov 2017 10:55 Post subject: |
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Outcast.Second.Contact-CODEX
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| Posted: Tue, 14th Nov 2017 20:19 Post subject: |
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wow they just pooped it out like that. it will maybe sell 7 copies
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| Posted: Tue, 14th Nov 2017 23:36 Post subject: |
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Amazing graphics, details, controls little clunky but ok, overall really great game, it's like really good movie which sucked you in.
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| Posted: Tue, 14th Nov 2017 23:54 Post subject: |
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And the controls were the 1 thing i hoped they'd fix.. I find the original unplayable.
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ixigia
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| Posted: Wed, 15th Nov 2017 00:58 Post subject: |
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From what I can tell this Second Contact is pretty much a 1:1 remake of the original, there are some adjustments and changes but it's still the same ol' Outcast on a more modern engine. The visuals are an obvious improvement (they somewhat recapture the style, minus the water that doesn't animate properly, something that the voxelized version did well) and the performance is rock-solid for me. Don't expect complex facial animations, good lip sync or dynamic movements though, everything's on the very low-budget side and based on the classic concept  - including the voices and music which have been left unaltered.
The core gameplay is more or less the same, with the addition of a stamina bar and a redesigned interface. Shooting is old-school too (except for the new zoom when aiming), modern mechanics aren't present here in order to preserve the classic feeling. I'd say it's a decent remaking job, it was clearly made with limited resources but those who find the original game too obsolete should give this one a try. Personally, I don't mind how the 1999 version handles, I find it very much playable (the patched-up 1.1) and I actually like the charm of such old titles, but it's good to have something more modern as well.
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xDBS
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| Posted: Wed, 15th Nov 2017 01:02 Post subject: |
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Yeah, ixigia im at a impasse should I play the original and get over the FPS or play the remake. Personally I love the charm older games half compared to new money making dlc shit shows that we have today.
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ixigia
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| Posted: Wed, 15th Nov 2017 01:26 Post subject: |
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| xDBS wrote: | | Yeah, ixigia im at a impasse should I play the original and get over the FPS or play the remake. Personally I love the charm older games half compared to new money making dlc shit shows that we have today. |
Haha yeah, it's a dilemma alright. I'd try the original first, then if you still find the framerate issues and controls jarring, just go with this remake. The most recent GOG version of the classic Outcast is the 2.3.1.23, the one that also received a lot of recent patches since it still ran terribly when it was re-released in 2014 (if you can't find it anywhere, just head to Good Old Downloads) |
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| Posted: Wed, 15th Nov 2017 02:54 Post subject: |
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Don't tell me they are using tje voice overs from the original game?
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| Posted: Wed, 15th Nov 2017 08:43 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Wed, 15th Nov 2017 12:55 Post subject: |
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| ixigia wrote: | | From what I can tell this Second Contact is pretty much a 1:1 remake of the original, there are some adjustments and changes but it's still the same ol' Outcast on a more modern engine. |
They actually run the old game code in the background it's a pretty interesting approach:
https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/309640/How_Outcast_Second_Contact_was_revived_for_2017.php
I don't even know any other remake who does something like this.
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ixigia
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| Posted: Wed, 15th Nov 2017 23:56 Post subject: |
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Indeed! It's always fascinating to read about such tricks. A plugin to keep the old game running in the background, haha that explains a lot - in a good way, props to them for sticking to the 100% faithful approach.
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| Posted: Thu, 16th Nov 2017 00:41 Post subject: |
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Nice game mens. How long is it though?
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| Posted: Wed, 6th Dec 2017 23:45 Post subject: |
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Hi men, where is the saves location of this kewl game?
Thanks!
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