Lost Planet

[spagmasterswift]

I've been needing to take on big monsters, since SotC everything has been a bit of a disappointment.

This is sounding ace though, should help ease the post Xmas depression a little.

[dzuser]

Got a PAL promo copy of this yesterday and it is CLASS!
The gfx are very very good,just a beautiful as gears of war and in places it surpasses that very high standard,the smoke plumes from explosions is worth a special mention,but the bosses,oh my.
Don't want to spoil it for you but I have one word to describe them:SCALE!

The dolby sound is immense,lots of zings and hisses from the bullets,in surround sound it's like wathching a john woo film
The chain gun is the meanest sounding weapon i've heard in a long time.

Gameplay is fun and there is a good variety of weapons,only on the third mission but so far so good.
I'm loving it.

Any idea if the PAL release is Region Free ?

Thanks.

[analog dog]

Any idea if the PAL release is Region Free ?

Thanks.

sorry mate but I have no means of testing the region coding.
It does say PAL on the box.

[rd365dav]

Been playing lost planet since my jap version arrived this morning(happy to say every bit is in english).So far it has not made the impact the demo did when it came out but i am only on the second level(the first proper level being the demo level).
Controls are still a little clunky especialy the turning,as for the graphics they are not quite GOW but its early in the game and getting better.
As with all jap games it aint region free.

[jimmbob]

Controls are still a little clunky especialy the turning.

Is there still the quick-turn?
I imagine the mastering of the game requires using it quite a lot. It's on the R and L bumpers is it not?

[rd365dav]

yes the quick turns are there on the back bumpers but some kind of lock on would have been better.

[jimmbob]

Is the soundtrack as good as the XBox Live Demo? That sounds cracking in 5.1.
When the thing crawls out of the floor in the first demo I thought my subwoofer was gonna blow.

[Emir]

My copy arrived on wednesday and I jumped into it after completing Zelda yesterday.

Man oh man, is this game crazy! Chaotic ain't the word I'm looking for, it's something else... If ever you wanted to blast endless swarms of monstrously oversized insects ala Starship Troopers, This game is MADE for you!!1 It's ****ing unbelievably tense, with the Thermal Energy gauge being a big concern. The VS machines are excellent and feel great to control though they do use quite a bit of Thermal Energy when you really push 'em. There's a lot of variety between 'em too.

As expected, I'm loving the boss battles. Some of the beasties are off the ****ing scale. I'm talkin' BIG! Really enjoying nailin' down the attack patterns.

Reached mission 10 just now, but had to take a breather after one insane battle that took me a good 45 mins to overcome. I'm knackered but also really ****ing happy. Capcom have done it again. I'm playin' on Normal difficulty by the way.

[IanE]

Any idea if the PAL release is Region Free ?

Thanks.

The PAL version is completely region free, works on a UK console obviously as well as my Japanese and US systems.

[MJ]

Can you customise the controls or is it preset options?

[Kubrick]

You can't edit, but there's 3 different configs available plus you can adjust sensitivity and invert up/down etc. The default controls are fine though so I haven't felt the need to change them.

Only played for about 3hrs so far but I think it's spectacular. The voice acting is laughable and the Human AI seems a bit iffy (on normal) but everything else is top-notch and piloting the VS mechs is great fun. They've got a nice "weighty" feeling and the use of rumble and screen-shake when fighting the bigger Akrids is also impressive. Some of them are absolutely HUGE!

[MJ]

You can't edit, but there's 3 different configs available plus you can adjust sensitivity and invert up/down etc. The default controls are fine though so I haven't felt the need to change them.

Thanks!

No matter how many times I play the demo I find a thumb stick click to reload feels weird.

[Emir]

Finished this as of 5 mins ago. Cracking title. Took me about 8-9 hours I think. Just unlocked Extreme mode. Think I'd better master Hard first though.

There's 35 achievements to unlock for this, and I bet taking out some of the optional giants unlocks 'em. Will go back to the specific Missions and find out.

Gotta say how much I enjoyed the Akrid boss battle in Mission 10. He was fun. (^_^)

[Ciaran]

What difficulty did you play through it on? Did you have any trouble with it at that difficulty?

[hudson]

I've got this coming on Wednesday. Very excited. Anyone got stuck into the multiplayer yet? Any good?