Poll: Does gore make a game good?
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Pretty much this. Ninja Gaiden 2 actually had gameplay tied into the fact that you could cut of limbs. Cut off someone's leg and they would fall down and keep chasing you. Cut off the arm of someone using a rifle and they'd be unable to shoot you and would use combat moves. I will probably get Ninja Gaiden 3 if only to have something for my WiiU, but it seems like every new thing I hear about it makes me want it slightly less.Snotnarok said:
That was the point I was getting at. Double Helix was basically "now on xbox!" and Payback was "now with more gore!" The gore didn't make or break the game - the fact that they made the game to JUST be gore while neglecting everything else broke it.Dejawesp said:
And Double Helix was just bad.
For those who mentioned hello kitty and pokemon.
With gore i would consider to play them (Pokemon wins...fatallity). The games would get a conkers bad fur day vibe.
SOF2 was great, my favorite Raven shooter. It maybe hasn´t aged well.
With gore i would consider to play them (Pokemon wins...fatallity). The games would get a conkers bad fur day vibe.
SOF2 was great, my favorite Raven shooter. It maybe hasn´t aged well.
Is gore inherently a good thing? Of course not.
Gore can add to a game by adding realism. It can also contribute to a games aesthetic quality. Gore is just a thing, it can be used responsibly or irresponsibly.
That being said, if a game's level of gore is important enough to influences the game's overall quality it probably isn't a very good game to begin with.
Gore can add to a game by adding realism. It can also contribute to a games aesthetic quality. Gore is just a thing, it can be used responsibly or irresponsibly.
That being said, if a game's level of gore is important enough to influences the game's overall quality it probably isn't a very good game to begin with.
It can enhance a game depending on what it is. I remember an old first person shooter from the late 90's called Blood. Well, the appeal and fun of that game wouldn't even be close to what it was if the over-the-top gore wasn't present. That said, it all depends on the game itself. Gore, such as decapitation, in a shooter or hack and slash is absolutely fine and can be quite satisfying. However gore in, say, a Spyro game would just be fucking stupid. So yeah, it depends really.
Scabadus said:
The first ninja gaiden had no dismemberment what do ever (except decapitations on fiends), In my opinion it's the best in the series.
I found the gore mechanics in ninja gaiden 2 to hinder the overall gaming experience... honestly, sometimes I couldn't tell what was dead and what was about to jump out of a pile of bodies and stab me with a Kunai!
Tbh I think tetris could really be improved by a little gore crushing blocks blood explosions...
It depends on the game it's not really puzzle game appropriate but much better if you want to set a dark brutal atmosphere in an fps.
It can't make a game good it will just add or take away from the experience or atmosphere that game is trying to convey.
It depends on the game it's not really puzzle game appropriate but much better if you want to set a dark brutal atmosphere in an fps.
It can't make a game good it will just add or take away from the experience or atmosphere that game is trying to convey.
I don't see gore as a make or break factor. Its like seasoning, it can improve an experience when applied correctly, but I don't want my meal to consist entirely of dried herbs.