3DGN: Trespasser (7/7)

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Trespasser is a good game, but it feels unpolished. Hopefully future patches will clear the problems up.

by Trevor Hateley
(11/30/98)

End of the Line
System Reqs: (reviewer suggested, not official) Pentium2 233, 64MB RAM, AGP 2X video card(unless you have a 300 mhz or better processor) 150MB HD, 12X CD-ROM
API's Supported: Direct 3D
Hype Level: 8/10
Overall Grade: B
Recommendation: If you are looking for something different to play and you have a monster machine, the shiny Trespasser box is waiting for you.

Multiplayer
Multiplayer support was in the original plans for the game, but when production time started to take longer than expected, it was cut. With the real world physics and unlimited viewing distance lag would have been an incredible problem for any type of Internet play. Maybe it's best that it was left out and other parts of the game were concentrated on.

Conclusion
It's really hard to grade this game, sometimes I loved it, and sometimes I was left frustrated. It doesn't feel "perfected" like Half-Life or Starcraft, but those are games that are building upon a proven genre, and Trespasser uses very few ideas from other games. There are no critical bugs in the game (that I came across after 2-3 weeks of play) but tons of little glitches that will cause annoyance and sometimes laughter.

The Grade
Concept: D
Gameplay: B-
Graphics: B+
Cinematics: F
Sound: A+
Interface: A+
Multiplayer: N/A
Overall: B

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The absence of a good story really hurt Trespasser, because with its slow paced adventure gameplay you really need something to keep you interested besides the puzzles. Even without the story, seeing what the next level would hold was good enough to keep me playing. I often found myself choosing to play Trespasser over Shogo and even (once or twice) Half-Life.

The thing that will keep most people from enjoying this game is definitely the system requirements. As I said before, my system (PII 300, 96mb, 8mb PCI voodoo2) should be the MINIMUM that you try and play Trespasser on. I had the detail setting on medium, and I was still experiencing a lot of slowdown. I have heard wonderful things from people with a Pentium 2 and an AGP 2x video card such as no slowdown or hiccuping.

I would recommend this game to anyone who is fed up with the amount of clones in the industry right now and has a monster system. Trespasser offers original play, amazing physics, fair graphics, and the best sound ever in a video game.

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