Just to clear one thing up though... I don't really care if Greg Tito liked or hated the game. I was just confused by what I thought was a really positive review coupled with a surprisingly mediocre score. But yes, this is a squabble involving a score. It was like, "This game is really good! I give it a 6/10." I'm just adjusting to this new grading curve, is all. ;-)AC10 said:Welcome to one of the several reasons the escapist never should have bothered with review scores. The comments are going to be swamped with squabbling over why it got a 60 instead of a 70 or why something got an 80 when it was "so totally a 90".
There is a huge variety of Piranha species, and many of them aren't even carnivore. Plus, piranhas tend to be more dangerous around certain water conditions and seasons. The chances are, the diver is going to be encountering the harmless kind.Chapper said:Uhm, no. I didn't.rembrandtqeinstein said:Did you ever wonder why the cow was the standard unit of measurement when talking about the skeletonizing capabilities of small angry animals?Chapper said:Well, I've read a large school of piranhas can eat a cow clean within a couple of minutes
But a cow's big, and skeletalizing a big thing in a short amount of time is impressive maybe?
Either that or the text book writers hate farmers.
The entire stripping a cow rumour was made up to support the idea of having an aquatic foe that isn't a shark.maninahat said:There is a huge variety of Piranha species, and many of them aren't even carnivore. Plus, piranhas tend to be more dangerous around certain water conditions and seasons. The chances are, the diver is going to be encountering the harmless kind.Chapper said:Uhm, no. I didn't.rembrandtqeinstein said:Did you ever wonder why the cow was the standard unit of measurement when talking about the skeletonizing capabilities of small angry animals?Chapper said:Well, I've read a large school of piranhas can eat a cow clean within a couple of minutes
But a cow's big, and skeletalizing a big thing in a short amount of time is impressive maybe?
Either that or the text book writers hate farmers.
CHEST-HIGH-WALLS!!! OH GOD WHERE ARE THE CHEST-HIGH-WALLS!?!?HentMas said:BUT HOW DO YOU SHOOT YOUR GUN!?
WHERE IS THE COVER SYSTEM!?!?!?
WHY ARENT THEY TALKING IN GRITTY VOICES!?!?!?
AAAHHH!!! WHATS HAPPENING WITH GAMES!?!?!?!?
*twitch twitch*
AC10 said:So the game is basically a really long fetch quest?? I guess I shouldn't knock it until I play it but it doesn't seem very fun.
Welcome to one of the several reasons the escapist never should have bothered with review scores. The comments are going to be swamped with squabbling over why it got a 60 instead of a 70 or why something got an 80 when it was "so totally a 90".Greg Tito said:I debated for a long time whether to give EO:BW 3 or 4 stars. In the end, it's a solid game which will only appeal to a few people. As a game, it works, but there's no single feature or gameplay element that pushes it into excellence. It just has a lot of features that add up to a really fun game. That's a 3.Echolocating said:When I read/watched the review, I got the impression that the game is excellent for what it is, but why only 3/5 stars then? I don't get it. I think I've been conditioned by other websites to believe that 3/5 (or 60%) is mediocre. Perhaps you should have a link by the score to explain what the different ratings really mean. Or... are the scores meant for the hard-core gaming audience only? Like, if you liked Assassin's Creed, you might rate Endless Ocean at 3/5 stars? As I said, I'm confused.
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/7149-What-Our-Review-Scores-Mean
Well, a bank of piranhas can completely devour a cow in less than 30 seconds. So by knowing what you're doing I assume you mean staying the fuck away from themChipperz said:I'm fairly certain it's near impossible for Piranhas to kill a man, especially if they know what they're doing (the person, not the fish). Of course, they're fucking lethal in James Bond, so I don't know what to think...Tonimata said:...Piranhas...
YOU RUN INTO BANKS OF PIRANHAS...
AND JUST STAY THERE?!
God the Japanese are crazy...
OT - This looks... Surprisingly calming. It reminds me of Flower in a way, just with a pulse gun and creatures that can kill you.
Yes, I'm aware of that. I remember as a wee little lad that the pet store sold piranhas, and I was afraid they'd eat my finger if I'd put it in the water. My dad told me that they'd probably not, though.maninahat said:There is a huge variety of Piranha species, and many of them aren't even carnivore. Plus, piranhas tend to be more dangerous around certain water conditions and seasons. The chances are, the diver is going to be encountering the harmless kind.
Me too. When I first heard about this game I thought it'd be lame, but this looks a lot like what I actually want to do in real life without the traveling expenses and the dangers of it. I do have a small interest in games about collecting and exploring, but I have a huge interest in marine biology and aquaculture.Onyx Oblivion said:I actually want to get this damn game now. I do believe the game would fare better on a 360/PS3, where they could up the graphics to make game just feel more...alive. Oh, and on that PC thing, too.
I was kinda thinking the same thing. So, congratulations, mr. Greg Tito, you've managed to make a game called Endless Ocean sound interesting. Now if only I had money.Onyx Oblivion said:I actually want to get this damn game now. I do believe the game would fare better on a 360/PS3, where they could up the graphics to make game just feel more...alive. Oh, and on that PC thing, too.