Chronicles of Riddick: Is that a shiv in your pocket?

[BAS]

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I've never actually seen Pitch Black or The Chronicles of Riddick (though this game has pushed both to the top of my Netflix queue) but I picked up the PC version of this last year sometime for $3.99 at Big Lots. In an attempt to go through my enormous backlog, I decided to actually play this.

Even though this is 2 and a half years old, I can't remember a first person shooter that seemed more original in it's gameplay. It mixes stealth, RPG-style quests and regular first person shooting action very well. I've never once gotten bored.

This is definately one of the best movie-liscenced games ever. Apparently it takes place prior to the aforementioned films, and explains how Riddick got his powers. You get shipped to Butcher Bay, a prison facility on a desolate desert planet.

Also the engine is worth noting. It looks a lot like the Doom 3 engine but one thing I love is that for once in a FPS you can actually see your arms and legs pretty much at any time

At any rate, this game is all kinds of awsome. I havent finished it yet, I just completed the section where you get in the walking armor ass-kicking robot thing.

Prison yard
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This guy is voiced by Michael "Chocolate Pretzel" Rooker
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Crouching down you can actually see your limbs
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GAH WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT
http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/8092/riddick04ms4.th.jpg (http://img20.imageshack.us/my.php?image=riddick04ms4.jpg)



Screwdriver to the head
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It's ass kicking time!
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[GrosPoisson]

I got this game for Christmas a couple of years back from a good friend of mine, and I have to say that it's one of the best games I've ever played. Great gameplay, great immersion.

[Lord Kelvin]

My brother got this game a couple years back or so. Really awesome game. Vin Diesel even voices himself and crap.

[Seanobi]

Definitely one of my favorite games on the Xbox. Also, I happen to be one of the ten or so people in the world who really, really enjoy this entire franchise.

[Splitlip]

Yeah, i got it using hitpoints they give you for having a filepenis membership. It was pretty good, i just wished they had carried the improvised weapons thing farther. I think its actually an early build of the doom3 engine...CBA to find out for sure though.

[Onyx]

Yeah this game was off the chain. I loved it.

[SWATJester_os]

It was a huge critical success btw.

[Glock23]

I played it through twice. I rarely do that.

[[Rapid-Fire]]

what engine does it use?


reminds me of FEAR.