Recent content by Andrew Armstrong

I dislike: - Forced tutorials. Ones you cannot skip. If you can't get past the tutorial in less then 10 minutes then it's a waste to even try and play the game again. Many games fail at this. - Lack of saves. Saves are something that I think no designer can honestly say can't be put in a...

I don't know if this is more applicable to Off-Topic, but in any case... Since The Escapist has some good developer insights, and industry commentary etc. etc. this isn't a typical gaming site. Therefore, it's worth letting people know that I've finally got Never Mind The Polygons #8 online...

I need to try CoD 4, when I get time. Escort missions generally are unfun when the player can kill the people they are protecting, or more likely then not they die regardless. Some escort ones mentioned (Episode 1, the escorting civilians for instance) work well. I'd actually like to...

I think there is no reason for this thread to exist. The application of variable difficulty levels selectable by the player has removed all forms of "easy" and "hard" - as long as you can play at a basic level, "easy" should be enough, while "normal" for people who play often and "hard" for...

You must really dislike The Darkness then :) GTA: London wasn't too good, I recall. Was fun, but I didn't do much of it and the area you explore was so limited (I was English even!). C&C Generals I was lead to be believe much was better then I thought after playing it, I did finish the...

I am saddened this game of all things came up, after what, 3 games? We are having a game circle about this? Ouch. Topical perhaps, but it screams of "why"...sigh. I played it ages ago (a mates Xbox) - I enjoyed it most of the time, up to the...zombies. Bloody zombies. I died quite a few times...

Neat review, and the sniper is so powerful, a directly full powered headshot should be able to take down a 450 HP charged beast of a HWGuy, so I don't think its underpowered (I had a round in Dustbowl when I got 26 points as a sniper, then again I guess I did get some headshots, and they were...

Hmm, the video games section is shockingly short and only a single page on a site otherwise dedicated to films and videos...and it seems to say videogames and films and rated the same way, and in no way says how the "interactive element" has any bearing on it good or bad (no examples!) - despite...

Just my random thoughts... Reason number 1 for this GFW is to make money out of it via a locked-in MS run multiplayer hosting thing like Live is for Xbox's, sigh. Something PC gamers don't seem to need or want - since you have to pay for it! (I paid for the game and I have to pay constantly...

A good, involving story is number 1 really. If your mechanics suck, but the story/setting/world/characters/dialogue are worthwhile, that keeps a player interested and playing, then playing the next and the next...

I'm all for no pictures in signatures! Forum avatars are my limit, I might have to find one now but probably not.

90%? wowza. 11 places? eek! 11 other media outlets are likely the Gamespy/other ones, which are all pretty much the "non-bell-curve" type the same as IGN. I am glad that some of the possibly more dodgy PR stuff gets to see the light, makes me trust reading their reviews even less if I ever...

I really hoped that The Escapist might, possibly, not use "next-gen" ever in a news article. I had a little too much faith it seems since these consoles are now "current" gen, and nothing about them is "next" in any way shape or form! sigh ;) Nice news though, I am sure the market coverage of...

I still haven't got a reply about if it'd ever be out in the UK :( - Good review, I am glad you noted the portrayal of the characters regarding who the director liked most and the pidgeonholing which I read about elsewhere. Oh, and will there be a review about Chasing Ghosts: Beyond the...

Interesting differences in opinion between the USA and UK there, I see.