Recent content by Arcthelad

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    Games you hate that everybody else seems to love.

    Silent Hill 2 - boring; not scary; horrible acting - I bought this game after hearing Yahtzee praise it for the zillionth time, and needless to say, I stopped taking his opinions to heart after playing it. EDIT: Also, Portal. I didn't not like it, but it didn't have such a profound impact on...
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    What non-horror game scared you the most?

    FF7: Jenova and Sephiroth parts - eery as shee-it
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    Mafia II is Not a Game

    If the gameplay takes such a backseat to the story, why not just make it a film or book? I'll tell you why: the standards set for games in terms of storytelling are so low, that many of the gaming community is prepared to accept stories that seem to invoke even the smallest bit of intelligence...
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    On RTS Games

    I'm surprised that someone like you who bashes his viewers/readers because they stick it 'safe' 'with games is not even willing to give rts's a try.
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    GoldenEye Wii

    Has everyone forgotten about the hundreds of bond games that followed goldeneye. They tried to incorporate the same formula as the first, but did so unsuccessfully. Remember nightfire? http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/action/jamesbond007nightfire/index.html?tag=result%3Bimg%3B1 What makes this...
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    Ask a detective/undercover cop

    Are you happy with your salary? What is your salary?
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    Zero Punctuation: Torchlight

    I've only played the demo, so forgive me if I'm wrong, but can't you just hold the attack button to engage and eventually kill monsters?