Have you tried Borderlands? Or perhaps Fallout 3?thenumberthirteen said:Aww. I liked the sound of this game. An RPG that isn't all about wizards. If they patch the bugs maybe I'll rent it, or buy it cheap.
Me too, I was really hoping this game wouldn't suck... guess that's what I get for getting my hopes up.thenumberthirteen said:Aww. I liked the sound of this game. An RPG that isn't all about wizards. If they patch the bugs maybe I'll rent it, or buy it cheap.
Uhm... Games are supposed to be an enjoyment. So, if you're enjoying the game then yes - it is good. At least for you, despite every bug or bad mechanic you'll encounter. If you're having fun - mission accomplished.Susan Arendt said:If it weren't for the bugs, I'd have given the game a 3. It's still only half a game, but there's fun to be had. But given how broken it is, I had to mark it down.
Also, just because I enjoy a game, that doesn't mean the game is good. When reviewing a game, you have to keep the greater audience in mind. Sure, I enjoy that the AI is so stupid they never hear me coming, because I'm really lousy at stealth, but will the typical person looking for a fun spy experience feel the same way? Probably not. And while I might be willing to put up with intermittent control issues because I find the RPG elements to be a hoot, it's unreasonable to expect the same of someone else. All I can do is tell people that these things happen and let them decide how to proceed.
im sorry, i was just going to agree with this when i saw you have the worlds most badass avatar. cinema snob in kickassia ftw.Rainboq said:I was kind of hoping that this would be good, now?
I'll just use any copy of this I get as a $60 coster.
How!!??Chipperz said:Uuuurgh... Tell me it's not in Taipei, I'm there now (wanted to meet up with Scarlet again, doesn't look like that's happening), and I could do with a segment that doesn't have an uber-boss. It utterly destroys the atmosphere the rest of the game builds up.Susan Arendt said:Yeaaaaahhhh....there's a lot of that in the game. There's another boss fight (I won't spoil it and say with who) that's even more "are you serious?" You just kind of have to roll your eyes and shrug it off.Chipperz said:The Konstantin boss fight. Apparently, doing Blow makes you immune to bullets, and a history of carving up unarmed civilians that have been tied down means that he can instantly block and counter every blow from a skilled martial artist? I think I had about four ranks on my pistol at that point and a maxed out Martial Arts tree - I'm not a fan of a game telling me I can choose how to play the game, then shoving me into a situation that I can't talk, stealth or fist fight my way out of when that's what I've specialised in.
If I'm being honest, I think Sis was about the perfect power level for bosses in a game that's trying to be realistic. Great use of cover and her guns, but doesn't take too much damage. Of course, I'm also aware that I'm willing to overlook a great many things when it comes to a cute late-teens girl with purple hair, tattoos and just the right number of piercings
Thanatos5150 said:Chipperz said:The Konstantin boss fight. Apparently, doing Blow makes you immune to bullets, and a history of carving up unarmed civilians that have been tied down means that he can instantly block and counter every blow from a skilled martial artist? I think I had about four ranks on my pistol at that point and a maxed out Martial Arts tree - I'm not a fan of a game telling me I can choose how to play the game, then shoving me into a situation that I can't talk, stealth or fist fight my way out of when that's what I've specialised in.Maybe it was the fact that I purchased the "Poisoned cocaine" intel piece before the mission, but I had no "Immune to bullets" problem. I just ran around for a bit while Chain Shot cooled down and shot him a second (Okay, fith-through-sixth, but that's being technical, here) time.After many, many, many, many, many, many deaths, I eventually ended him with two Chain Shot's to the face. The problem was dodging his menials while I lined up my gun. Eventually I got so used to the numbers that would come out of each side door that I could kill the majority of them before they appeared, but until then? Disproportionately hard and flow-breaking boss.
Also, the order you do missions seems to be pretty important, I'm wondering if I didn't get the Posioned Cocaine intel because I hadn't done another mission - any chance you'd done Rome or Taipei first? I seem to be getting N22-specific stuff in Taipei now I helped them in Moscow...
Wow, your like the tenth person to say that...benbenthegamerman said:im sorry, i was just going to agree with this when i saw you have the worlds most badass avatar. cinema snob in kickassia ftw.Rainboq said:I was kind of hoping that this would be good, now?
I'll just use any copy of this I get as a $60 coster.
That is precisely what I hate about most game reviewers. Stop trying to be so bloody objective! Reading between the lines of this review I figured that Susan quite liked the thing but was worried that Joe G Public cannot enjoy what is actually a good game because it's not polished enough.Yossarian1507 said:Uhm... Games are supposed to be an enjoyment. So, if you're enjoying the game then yes - it is good. At least for you, despite every bug or bad mechanic you'll encounter. If you're having fun - mission accomplished.Susan Arendt said:If it weren't for the bugs, I'd have given the game a 3. It's still only half a game, but there's fun to be had. But given how broken it is, I had to mark it down.
Also, just because I enjoy a game, that doesn't mean the game is good. When reviewing a game, you have to keep the greater audience in mind. Sure, I enjoy that the AI is so stupid they never hear me coming, because I'm really lousy at stealth, but will the typical person looking for a fun spy experience feel the same way? Probably not. And while I might be willing to put up with intermittent control issues because I find the RPG elements to be a hoot, it's unreasonable to expect the same of someone else. All I can do is tell people that these things happen and let them decide how to proceed.
I'm not going to argue that low score anymore even though I completely don't agree with it. Situations like that are the main reason why I think any game scoring should be blasted into space. If I didn't already buy AP right after release, I would probably watch the video supplement first (as always), then after first page my thoughts would be 'ok, as I expected. Game full of bugs, but quite enjoyable, and if the RPG elements are great, that's more than convincing. I should buy this game', and then comes page 2 and 'WHOA WTF? 2 stars? 4/10? How? Damn, I hoped it will be at least slightly enjoyable...'
Every gamer should seek through the words if either the game is good for him or not. Locking the opinion in 5 or 10 or even 100 point scale is sometimes really hurting very interesting releases, like this one, because lazy most people will only look at the mark first, and others will have their opinions colored while reading the review, even if the words in it are not really indicating such a low score.