The review was just wrong on that part. The funnels don't come into play until the beginning of "Act 3".Wither said:i'm slightly worried. i'm well into the second act, but they haven't mentioned the excursion funnel at all in act 1 or yet in act 2. does the xbox have a different order or is the review just a little rushed?
There's at least one mechanic spoiler in that review not covered by the official trailers, plus at the end there was a bit of what I presume was a trailer covered hap-hazardly with a large "Spoiler" box for teh lolz.Legion said:Why? If there are spoilers in the video version don't tell me as I didn't watch it in case.Selvec said:I have the strongest urge to kick the reviewer square in the ball sack.
Of course it can't be unopionized, a review IS an opinion thats all it is just a reviewer expressing his opinion on the game, the guy who did DA2 thought it was perfect but the guy who did portal did not, simple.Wabblefish said:Well I've been playing Portal II pretty much nonstop (just got off a few minutes ago) and I wouldn't say that Portal II deserves five stars (well actually maybe 4.5 stars, I'm not totally sure, I'm loving this game so much so far but there are things that I'm still not sure about that would take a bit of playing to figure out)Paragon Fury said:Wait...so Portal 2 gets 4 stars, but DAII got 5 stars?
What the hell happened here?
But you still make a good point though, Dragon Age 2 should have gotten a 3 or 3.5 (or at least a 4...)
Makes me wonder how the review system works
Then again I suppose reviewing can never be completely unopinionized/biased or perfect
PC and ps3 get cross platform co-op, xbox doesn'tHairetos said:So can someone explain to me the difference between PC and Xbox version? Cuz I've played Portal on 360 and seen it on PC and notice no difference.
I once saw Roger Ebert give thumbs down to Stanley Kubrick's "Full Metal Jacket" and thumbs up to "Benji the Hunted" on the same episode of "At The Movies". He expected more from Stanley Kubrick and was disappointed. Benji was clearly a bit of family film fluff that nobody remembers, but it did what it was supposd to so well that he recommended it. Lion cubs being hunted by eagles vs. "This is my weapon, this is my gun..."Paragon Fury said:Wait...so Portal 2 gets 4 stars, but DAII got 5 stars?
What the hell happened here?
Oh, thank god. I was really starting to worry there.Alex Berry said:Let's not forget about Thomas Dolby.RedEyesBlackGamer said:Dr. Insano, most likely. He helped turn SCIENCE! into a meme.dtthelegend said:whats with the "SCIENCE!" thing?
Actually, this is quite understandable for me. I didn't find "Full Metal Jacket" very good. It is sharply cut in two almost distinct parts and mostly admired because of production values and some really edgy characters. The film as a whole is underwhelming and doesn't have much of a message, especially compared to other films of both Kubrick and the Era.Clankenbeard said:I once saw Roger Ebert give thumbs down to Stanley Kubric's "Full Metal Jacket" and thumbs up to "Benji the Hunted" on the same episode of "At The Movies". He expected more from Stanley Kubric and was disappointed.Paragon Fury said:Wait...so Portal 2 gets 4 stars, but DAII got 5 stars?
What the hell happened here?
They do have a publisher for retail (EA at the moment, Vivendi Universal before). They are not _owned_ by a publisher. Thirdly, Valve is an oddball, as they also act as a Publisher through Steam.SL33TBL1ND said:Valve doesn't have a publisher, that's what an independent studio is. A studio, that is not dependent on a publisher.ZiggyE said:You use the term 'indie' a lot when describing Portal.
Portal isn't an indie game nor a 'pseudo-indie' game. In fact it was made by one of the largest studios in the PC market.
Actually, I stopped watching the review as soon as the "Spoiler Alert" came up. I had no clue what was going to happen in game until I read your post. You sir, were the first spoiler for me. IRONIED!Flamma Man said:I hate Russ Pitts' reviews, they're so dull and uninformative since all he seems to do is list the features of the game without even going in depth about the mechanics, the art direction, how it effects gameplay, etc.
Seriously, it's so dull and uninteresting it's nauseating.
Oh, and the best part is that he says, "Without spoiling too much...," then of course he shows [SNIP]
DERAILED! Agreed on all points. It paled compared to his other 1980's masterpiece The Shining. (Damn, Nicholson can pull off crazy like nobody else.) 2001:A Space Odyssey, Clockwork Orange, Dr. Strangelove (a personal favorite)--all much better films.Skade said:Actually, this is quite understandable for me. I didn't find "Full Metal Jacket" very good. It is sharply cut in two almost distinct parts and mostly admired because of production values and some really edgy characters. The film as a whole is underwhelming and doesn't have much of a message, especially compared to other films of both Kubrick and the Era.