Review: DC Universe Online

[Chazz16]

i really can't believe you gave this game a 4/5...
i mean there's so many things wrong with it.
first of all i can't read the in game text because it's to small...at first i thought it was my tv but then i hooked my ps3 to a tv twice as big as the one i was using and it still couldn't read it.i tried expanding the screen and all that did was take half my mini map off the screen.

the fighting gets repetitive,it's like god of war only with a lot less awesomeness spewing from each attack.

the graphics could be a lot more better in my opinion.maybe there good for a free "MMO" game,but not for a game that's 60 bucks and ask for 10 more each month

the only thing that this game has going for it is it's great voice acting(although sometimes it lacks) and the fact that it's an MMO...but sometimes it feels like there's no one else there since nobody ever talks and when they do I CAN'T READ THE TEXT...

I'm sure fans of dc universe online will enjoy it...but to be honest there's free Mmorpgs out there that are better and more worth your time...and have text you can read...and doesn't ask you for 60 FREAKING DOLLARS TO PLAY!

2/5 in my opinion (and remember it's just my opinion)

 

[beefpelican]

Did anyone else notice that he was playing as bat man? I thought it was clever.

 

[defiante1]

The main complaints about this game dissapear on the PC version, or some of them anyway. Laggy interface gone, bad communication gone, samey game play and repeated stuf not gone... but playing with friends you can talk too and communicate with properly makes it so much better.

The meat of an MMO is the Multiplayer and playing it on the console is still far to similar to a solo game, even with voice chat. Its the first real MMO to try the experiment and its done alright, but the majority of its gammers will be PC ones.

 

[Optimystic]

Poor interaction will be this game's death knell if not fixed. Everyone will ask themselves - "I'm basically playing a single-player game. Why is this an MMO?" Which then becomes "This isn't an MMO. Why am I paying a monthly fee?" Which leads to cancelled subscriptions. Dungeon Fighter learned this too, but they are at least free.

 

[Denamic]

Me and my friend used headsets during the beta. To be honest I don't even remember how. It wasn't very intuitive and even when we were doing it for the third or fourth time still took us awhile to figure it out.

On PC, it's extremely complicated.
You plug in the headset, then you talk.
Mind-blowing, I know.
You should enable push to talk though, since no one wants to hear you pressing buttons on your keyboard constantly.

As for the game itself, I enjoy it.
Yeah, the quests were samey and uninteresting, but I really like the solo dungeons and the fact that achievements reward skill points for you to use to improve your character.
First game ever that I've achievement whored in.
Well, except maybe SC2's campaign achievements.

 

[Mysnomer]

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Greg...*sigh* "Writhe your enemies in flame"...really? I'm positive you meant to say "wreathe your enemies etc." (though there's a slight chance you meant to say something about writhing flames).

 

[Chazz16]

Having played to level 10 myself, I agree with the same-i-ness of the quest lines. Plus, because you level so quickly, leveling up simply doesn't feel all that special. And, sadly, the chat interface is no better on the PC than on the PS3, its just not a very group/guild friendly game.

Oh well, back to WoW it is.

Even if the leveling was slower,you'd just get bored from the repedetive fighting and missions.

 

[Greg Tito]

"The cinematics and one liners feel like they were ripped from the pages of a graphic novel"

What does that mean. As someone who reads comic books on a regular basis, I've always used the word graphic novel and comic book the same way. Please explain.

I object strongly to this insulting use of the term "comic book" as opposed to a superior style of "graphic novel" which is just a way for people who don't want to admit to reading or writing comic books to act smug. We don't have different words for good and bad literature or films and the coexistence of these two terms strikes me as unnecessary, pretentious hipster bullshit unless someone can come up with a legitimate reason for considering these to be two different mediums. "graphic novels" are works of sequential art written, drawn and published in exactly the same way as "comic books" and often by the same people. By perpetuating this segregation we are restraining the creative advancement of comics as a medium and actively preventing their acceptance as a legitimate art form by the culture at large.

I suppose that there isn't a strict distinction, but I think that it's usually the comics that push the boundaries of the medium that are published in a graphic novel form. I'm thinking of Alan Moore's Watchmen or V for Vendetta or the Dark Knight that you can find in a Barnes & Noble or other bookstore. These are more than just standard comic book series, they are presented as being exemplary of their craft so that they can be sold to a different audience than those who might frequent a comics store.

So yeah, the writing in DCUO feels authentic to common serialized comics, but it doesn't touch the nuance and artistry of some of the series that have been published as graphic novels.

 

[Plurralbles]

m-m-m-m-m-montly fee?

Fuck that.

informative review though. Seems like it could have been great.

 

[SmileyBat]

A fair review. Didn't appear to miss much in the details. I play pve but toggle pvp (it's also nice to have it off if you're really not interested) and I have no complaints. The bottom line summed it up well: gets a lot right but has a few shortcomings. Personally, I'm re-upping my monthly.

 

[AnthonyMS]

Oh well I'll just have to wait for Marvel Universe Online.

Cancelled sometime ago. And then turned into those bighead characters I think?

Yes CO was originally going to be Marvel Universe Online. However, Gazillion Entertainment is going to make a Marvel based MMO which is scheduled to come out in 2012.

 

[OtherSideofSky]

"The cinematics and one liners feel like they were ripped from the pages of a graphic novel"

What does that mean. As someone who reads comic books on a regular basis, I've always used the word graphic novel and comic book the same way. Please explain.

I object strongly to this insulting use of the term "comic book" as opposed to a superior style of "graphic novel" which is just a way for people who don't want to admit to reading or writing comic books to act smug. We don't have different words for good and bad literature or films and the coexistence of these two terms strikes me as unnecessary, pretentious hipster bullshit unless someone can come up with a legitimate reason for considering these to be two different mediums. "graphic novels" are works of sequential art written, drawn and published in exactly the same way as "comic books" and often by the same people. By perpetuating this segregation we are restraining the creative advancement of comics as a medium and actively preventing their acceptance as a legitimate art form by the culture at large.

I suppose that there isn't a strict distinction, but I think that it's usually the comics that push the boundaries of the medium that are published in a graphic novel form. I'm thinking of Alan Moore's Watchmen or V for Vendetta or the Dark Knight that you can find in a Barnes & Noble or other bookstore. These are more than just standard comic book series, they are presented as being exemplary of their craft so that they can be sold to a different audience than those who might frequent a comics store.

So yeah, the writing in DCUO feels authentic to common serialized comics, but it doesn't touch the nuance and artistry of some of the series that have been published as graphic novels.

If that were true, and I admit it used to be, I wouldn't complain at the distinction, but these days almost everything gets a trade paperback (which is the correct term for such a published collection). It weakens the argument somewhat when, for instance, all of Ultimate Spiderman appears to be available in trades (or at the very least an awful lot of it, and the couple I've read not only failed to "push the boundaries of the medium", they weren't even very good). I feel like your statement reflects an outdated preconception begun by people who don't read comics these days (not that there's anything wrong with that, I only follow one or two series myself). I just really feel that the original statement in the review should have been much better worded.

 

[sheic99]

"The cinematics and one liners feel like they were ripped from the pages of a graphic novel"

What does that mean. As someone who reads comic books on a regular basis, I've always used the word graphic novel and comic book the same way. Please explain.

I object strongly to this insulting use of the term "comic book" as opposed to a superior style of "graphic novel" which is just a way for people who don't want to admit to reading or writing comic books to act smug. We don't have different words for good and bad literature or films and the coexistence of these two terms strikes me as unnecessary, pretentious hipster bullshit unless someone can come up with a legitimate reason for considering these to be two different mediums. "graphic novels" are works of sequential art written, drawn and published in exactly the same way as "comic books" and often by the same people. By perpetuating this segregation we are restraining the creative advancement of comics as a medium and actively preventing their acceptance as a legitimate art form by the culture at large.

I suppose that there isn't a strict distinction, but I think that it's usually the comics that push the boundaries of the medium that are published in a graphic novel form. I'm thinking of Alan Moore's Watchmen or V for Vendetta or the Dark Knight that you can find in a Barnes & Noble or other bookstore. These are more than just standard comic book series, they are presented as being exemplary of their craft so that they can be sold to a different audience than those who might frequent a comics store.

So yeah, the writing in DCUO feels authentic to common serialized comics, but it doesn't touch the nuance and artistry of some of the series that have been published as graphic novels.

Except all three of your examples were published as monthly comics before being collected into the graphic novel format after the series was finished.
OT: I've been looking to get this game. From the sound of it, I'll wait until after a couple of patches.

 

[General Vengeance]

Playing on PC, and after my one month subscription runs out I'll wait till its free to play online which should be no longer than June 2011. Nothing more than a grinding button masher. There's nothing special about this game other than the characters you get to see from the DC universe and are as flat as the pages of a comic book.

The quests have all the same basic layout.

- Get mission
- Go to mission
- Kill things
- Collect things
- Finish mission
- Go back and repeat over and over and over and over and over.

There is nothing really special or engaging about this game. It gets very boring very quickly. It sure the hell isn't worth $15.00 a month.

 

[ischmalud]

2 things about this game. WHEN sold to for the ps3 it should have a mic as a requirement and give ppl the option to join crossworld voice chat to setup their shit. on pc well......jesus how lazy can u be the entire interface was made for a ps3 and they didnt seem to have adjusted it at all for pc users - so why didnt we cross platform again??
well i guess i agree with gen vengeance here EXCEPT if u liked warhammer or daoc, since the pvp grind can be fun in some way but than again......u might as well play warhammer or daoc since they done it better.
dunno if i bother buying gtcs - yea im supposed to pay 20$ a month cuz im ozi.....fuck THAT..

EDIT aka P.S. SOE has a long history of never going F2P with their products so I wouldnt hold my breath if thats what u r waiting for....

anyway
IF i can give any advice play villains just cuz they are a lot more fun

 

[Soxafloppin]

The monthy charge is the only thing stopping me from buying this game, sorry if that makes me a bad person!

 

[Chazz16]

The monthy charge is the only thing stopping me from buying this game, sorry if that makes me a bad person!

no that makes you a smart person...more smarter than me and anyone else who bought this mediocre trash -_-