I remember when Shadowrun came out and all you saw were scathing reviews complaining about the lack of content and how unfinished it felt. Although it had some interesting gameplay concepts, most people were not willing to grant it their attention due to the $60 price tag.

I just remembered I have a pc copy of shadowrun that I picked up for 99 cents.

Pretty much. But Shadowrun was pretty much dead in the water the minute it hit the shelves as the Devs went tits up, so DLC wasn't much of an option. Im hoping Splash Damage can pull this together in time for it to drop to $30. I loved Shadowrun and still have my copy. Every so often ill stick it in a play a few rounds, its kinda surprising that there's still games people playing it out there, one of the most under appreciated games on the 360 (maybe not on PC).

No, Shadowrun was an flawed game that few liked. Brink is just a divisive game which some people will really take to.

" I just remembered I have a pc copy of shadowrun that I picked up for 99 cents. "

yea they certanly are the same  with respects to lack of content, i just don't see why they released the  game at retail other than to cover devolpement cost

i remember sinking some time in to the demo for shadowrun but never bothered to pick it up, my friends who ddi said the game was not worth it

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yea they certanly are the same  with respects to lack of content, i just don't see why they released them  gaem at retail other than to cover devolpment cost

 

i remember sinking some time in to the demo for shadowrun but never bothered to pick it up, my friends who ddi said the game was not worth it

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Nah, it's more like quake wars that's alot more trimmed down in features but features more customization.

@Twisted_Scot: 

just an observation, both of these games lack something and what they do have is not enough to warrent a full price
(60 $ ) purchase. it more a value propastion than the quality of the game itself

 @slightconfuse said:

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@Twisted_Scot: 

just an observation, both of these games lack something and what they do have is not enough to warrent a full price
(60 $ ) purchase. it more a value propastion than the quality of the game itself

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That's a somewhat fair comparison but I think the game is more solid than Shadowrun.  I really enjoyed Shadowrun myself but the game just didn't have it.

Sometimes I feel like one of the few people on earth who actually unironically enjoyed Shadowrun.

Oh Fourwude where art thou?

I was even in the Closed beta for it and loved it.  When you can actually get people to play with that game is great.

 People don't really want to play together. They just want to be together while they play by themselves. The nature of humanity is not a social one - it is an insecure one.

No, Shadowrun took a great RPG franchise and reduced it to Counter-Strike With Magic.

From what I've seen, Jeff summed it up best with "it's got all the right pieces, they just don't fit well enough together".

It has lots of things that intrigue me, but over all, none of the aspects look good enough for me to spend 50 - never mind the asking price of SIXTY for pc - bucks on it. I will maybe get it on a steam sale if I can convince a friend to get it with me, but that's it. Half price maximum.

Shadowrun was kinda good.

Shadowrun had interesting ideas though, so Brink is not the new Shadowrun.

" Shadowrun was kinda good.

I'd rather eat buffalo shit after it's been pissed on by a rabbit, laced with the semen of a snake than play BRINK.

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Shadowrun also faced animosity because it wasn't the RPG that a lot of gamers wanted.  Brink might become more accepted once the price drops.  Hell, if it was $5, too then I think people would forgive most of its failings. 

" Sometimes I feel like one of the few people on earth who actually unironically enjoyed Shadowrun.

Oh Fourwude where art thou? "

Here I am Euan!!

SHADOWRUN WAS THE SHIT. AND ALL HATERS BE DAMNED.

@NekuSakuraba: It's a AVGN reference.

" I just remembered I have a pc copy of shadowrun that I picked up for 99 cents. "

" Shadowrun had interesting ideas though, so Brink is not the new Shadowrun. "

I would say it's certainly similar in a lot of ways.  The value proposition is subjective.  If you buy Brink for $60 and play it for a couple/few hours and don't like it, that wasn't worth your $60, obviously.  If something about the game really resonates with you and you play it for dozens of hours, that's $60 well spent. 

I paid full price for Shadowrun, and I absolutely love that game.  Some of my favorite experiences this generation were had while playing it, so I was more than happy to pay full price.  I paid full price for Brink, and so far I'm undecided about the game.  I know some out there will love the game, and I'm hoping I'm one of them.  I just haven't put enough time into it to be able to say yet.