Yahtzee justifying being a critic again?
On the other hand, I guess I'm not the one receiving all the hate mail.
On the other hand, I guess I'm not the one receiving all the hate mail.
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still didn't see how rock band beatles differentiated itself from the pack, but it was still entertaining (plus i and everyone else love the beatles); surprised that you actually liked uncharted but i now understand you like hating on the game's story
i didn't understand why everyone praised the story mode so much, it was kinda whatever. arkham asylum's story was much better as was assassin's creed 2 (minus that whole weird ass ending). uncharted's story just seemed rather bland and copycat that tried to (and apparently was successful to other critics) hide this dullness with crazy set pieces. i guess it was more thoughtly put together as opposed to modern warfare 2, which had no structure at all
i didn't understand why everyone praised the story mode so much, it was kinda whatever. arkham asylum's story was much better as was assassin's creed 2 (minus that whole weird ass ending). uncharted's story just seemed rather bland and copycat that tried to (and apparently was successful to other critics) hide this dullness with crazy set pieces. i guess it was more thoughtly put together as opposed to modern warfare 2, which had no structure at all
Have to agree with this.Machines Are Us said:
Other than that though I thought it was a nice compilation of games even though I can admit to only playing a few on the list. I nany case as always your writings are fun to read and videos fun to watch and I like your attitutde, even if I sometimes find myself disagreeing with your points.
Call me a skeptical fanboy if that makes any sense.
you may not like him after the end, or more likely you'll just be as confused as the rest of usRottingAwesome said:
"I rip on games because I see potential being squandered in mediocrity and "safe"-ness. I'm like a tyrannical matriarch who demands perfection only out of love for her terrified children."
Well said.
Best description of why the game industry is advancing at a f/n snails pace I have ever heard.
Spot on as usual man.
Well said.
Best description of why the game industry is advancing at a f/n snails pace I have ever heard.
Spot on as usual man.
Actually, Yahtzee, C3PO is Darth Vader's son. He was built by him in his earlier happy days when he was still with his mother. (before all the angsty stuff)
And i cant understand the amount of credit that Uncharted 2 is given here! Especially Yahtzee, always bashing remakes, sequals and copied ideas and begging for more creativity and innovation, shouldnt praise a title that makes his living solely from taking elements that have been established and well developed over the last decade, polishing them up with shiny up-to-date graphics and selling that as a milestone of gaming development.
Seriously, this game has nothing in that hasnt been done before and better. And if we award this way of creating new games then we will find ourselves at the end of the coming decade with exactly the same games that we have right now, only with increasingly higher numbers at the end and the more cost intensive but only slightly better graphics in 'em.
And i cant understand the amount of credit that Uncharted 2 is given here! Especially Yahtzee, always bashing remakes, sequals and copied ideas and begging for more creativity and innovation, shouldnt praise a title that makes his living solely from taking elements that have been established and well developed over the last decade, polishing them up with shiny up-to-date graphics and selling that as a milestone of gaming development.
Seriously, this game has nothing in that hasnt been done before and better. And if we award this way of creating new games then we will find ourselves at the end of the coming decade with exactly the same games that we have right now, only with increasingly higher numbers at the end and the more cost intensive but only slightly better graphics in 'em.
No the rule still applies.joethekoeller said:
First one: Bad - but HUGE promise
Second one: Perfect (as long as you like Godsmack)
Third one: Cocky and a bit much... not really interesting
Aaaah! All those comments on AC2 ending! I had to skip half the thread while reading because I immediately looked away from anyone commenting on AC2.
I won't get to play it until March.
I won't get to play it until March.
There are many different trilogy patterns, PoP is more of the "surprise hit" category: The first one was an unexpected hit so they rush out a sequel that completely misses what was good about the first and the third goes back to make some amends but still doesn't reach the level of the first. I think it's a common pattern with movies, the first time I thought of it was after seeing Jurassic Park 3. No idea if I'd have the same opinion now but back then it seemed like JP2 was a total mess and JP3 was better than that but still no JP1.joethekoeller said:
Well, I'm the kind of person who can't fathom starting a trilogy in the middle.Machines Are Us said:
I would speculate, if you'd started the game from #1, you might see that a big part of the game isn't just running about killing people for fun. (I mean, the greater good.) It's a nifty tale of mass-control of which we are not aware, "evil" and secret wars that stretch throughout our history. The perversion of everything we thought to be 'true'.
Desmond is shallow, yes. I kind of like that his ancestors are so overpowering they render him as merely a tool to view their great deeds from. At the same time, his utter lack of depth and true backstory allows for potential greatness. (What was Ezio but a shallow, wommanising brat who was all too eager to get himself and his 'friends' into a fight? Yet he developed into a character we love!)
And, okay, I admit I also love the environments and different eras of murdering bast-freedom fighters. I therefore love the Animus, because I don't want to see *only* one Era..
And Desmond? Bottom line, I have hope.
I don't know why he doesn't just say some of this in his reviews. I think I'll be watching the reviews for the comedy aspect from now on, rather than for the review factor, as I honestly think that he conceals some of his real feelings in his reviews for the sheer comedic factor.
Ah I wanted to point that out as the Nerd in me was Screaming itangel85 said:
but you saved me
Interesting read, but I still don`t understand why people liked so much Prototype? The main character is the second most unlikable fuck, first place going to the guy in DMC4 Dante or Nero or whatever, the graphics were not impressive, combat wise it wasn`t really something brand new so what is it that made this game great?
