Best of 2009
- Thread starter Yahtzee Croshaw
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so true.Machines Are Us said:
kinda dissapointed you didn't review "Borderlands", but it was a fairly busy time when it came out, and I suppose one game had to be forgone. I'll just assume you loved every second of it until proven otherwise.
What about LotR? I find the first one the most boring, the second great, but the third...Yahtzee Croshaw said:
Wait, stratch that. I can't stand the last 30 minutes of the third movie...
GAAH NOW I MUST GO AND WATCH THE TWO TOWERS AGAIN!! Happy now, you Australian Maniac?
The German Wehrmacht doctrine in WWII was focused on the use of tanks and mechanized units. It would stand to reason he was saying "To an extreme degree"Kollega said:
OT: Yahtzee, it may be time to hang up the Halo bashing. It's getting a tad bit stale.
Also, I'm going to have to disagree with you on the Uncharted 2 judgement: Yeah, some of the dialogue is rather stereotypical, but seriously- there were a few very funny moments, and more importantly, what sort of mood and dialogue would you expect in that sort of story? I just don't think an emo philosopher debating the morality of his actions in a introspective monologue while traipsing about with a sidekick who had lost her tongue in a tragic popsicle accident would FIT with what was going on in the game, do you? The truth is, it may be bad at times, but the characters' conversation and interactions were entirely appropriate for the mood and atmosphere of the game.
Since when was the second in trilogies the best? Empire is about the only example. Matrix and Metroid Prime both prove that the first installments, with their throwing-paint-at-the-canvas-to-see-what-works methods can speak to the audiences in a much better way.
It's great to see some positive opinions from Yahtzee, though I can't see it as very popular with the usual audience of ZP. Also it feels a bit out of character. The Painkiller review worked great for example, but a list of reluctant praise and a few shots still at the games is kind of weird. I guess it has to be all or nothing with the persona Yahtzee has built for himself. In whatever way though, I'd like to see more of this kind of thing.
You've got to be kidding? The first was the best. It had more colours, more romping through different environments, and it had actual happy, jolly, pastoral bits as well. I found the other two boring because I couldn't deal with the continuous orc killing and duller hues for so many hours.Abedeus said:
Nicely put.
I hate it when the character reveal at the end of a series brings us back to someone we don't like. I was fine with Vader's redemption until the prequel films taught us that, when it comes to Anakin Skywalker, there was nothing to redeem.
Anyone ever notice that Ezio has an Italian accent whereas Altaír spoke in a flat American accent? I haven't played the sequel, did any character give an ingame excuse for this inconsistency? Is it simply the case that developers thought gamers could tolerate a sexy Italian accent, but not a Middle-Eastern one?
Yeah, the Desmond man of the future thing has always been an anchor around this series neck.
And Infamous was probably among my top 3 of the year. It's not so much a sandbox game as it is an openworld platformer like the first Jak and Daxter.
And Infamous was probably among my top 3 of the year. It's not so much a sandbox game as it is an openworld platformer like the first Jak and Daxter.
NoShadowed Intent said:
Kinda strange to see you talking almost entirely positively about games. I mean I know you do it outta love for the industry but we do love you tearing down the latest and greatest.
Desmond is somewhat annoying and generic. He's basically seems like Ubisofts interpretation of what the generic American hero is. The opening 10 minites which consist of little more than Desmond talking to Veronica Mars just get you bored and uninterested. And you couldn't even walk away like a cut scene, it pretended to be game play!