That opening bit with the Saw had me on the floor laughing. No joke. I really did ROTFLOL
Great review!
Great review!
Yeah, I watched the first Saw and never saw the other ones. I really didn't see the point of continuing. I mean, I watched that movie and had to pick my jaw off the floor at the end. That's just me anyway. I'm sure you intelligent folks weren't impressed, but man, I literally could not leave until I watched the whole movie.Abedeus said:Wow, I thought this would suck. I mean, after Saw III and IV...
Btw, this still isn't the game with the most exploded heads ever. Try playing PsiOps - every time you sneak-sap someone, their head bursts from your PSYCHIC ABILITIES!!!Pretty much my thoughts. Especially since I watched the first 3 movies one after another with few of my friends and we all agreed that 1 was great, 2 was okay, 3 was meh.Catchy Slogan said:If it's anything like the first Saw movie, then I might buy it. I didn't relly like any of the movies past number 2, and that was pushing it a bit.
...Just like Matrix.
"Horror Weather" Now that would be a great movie.Dark Templar said:You get off on bloody neck stumps?Vlane said:Damn it. Why do you have to respond? I can't hurt you.Susan Arendt said:Oh, really? You're going to punch me in the face? Good to know.
No The Exorcist is a horror movie. The Saw series belongs to the torture porn genre or snuff movies. You watch a Saw movie to see the death scenes, which are good, but you don't watch them to get scared and I have no idea how you can get scared watching that.Susan Arendt said:which are horror, whether you like them or not
Most of us care about our fellow human being enough at least be afraid FOR them. Saw is horror weather you like it or not.
After all, horror is an evolving genre. Saw is just different horror.
Never dated a pushy guy who really wanted a kiss?Susan Arendt said:Oh, one other thing about the voice acting that I neglected to mention - the barks repeat incessantly. The other inmates simply don't have enough to say. While I agree that someone with a shotgun collar beeping like mad around their neck isn't likely to be an amazing conversationalist, he'd likely say more than just "I have to do this!" over and over again.
I have to agree with this. Saw does count as horror, even if the movies pretty much suck (I kind of liked the first one, but after that...). Remember, most horror nowadays has (or tries to have) the above list's content, especially bad writing. In movies with a human antagonist, the antagonist is either:Susan Arendt said:Ok, let's all agree right now that the Saw movies aren't good movies. You are absolutely correct that the writing and acting are bad, and that they're about as sophisticated as my cat. But not being a good movie doesn't mean it's not a horror movie. You don't like the protagonist, but the godlike villain is a staple of horror, as is the dark, dreary atmosphere, the isolation, the feeling of helplessness, and so forth. Are there better examples of horror? Sure. But that doesn't mean Saw isn't horror.WHENTWOTRIBESGOTOWAR said:What actually qualifies SAW as a Horror, I can understand Halloween and The Ring being more atmospherically based alongside tension build ups etc.
SAW is pretty much
1. Puppeteer who has as much anger vs the world as an angsty teenage girl except has the means to carry out his plans.
2. Dark Dreary atmosphere
3. Over the top, unnecessary gore filler
4. Terrible writing and acting
5. A movie for kids below the age of 17.
Sounds interesting.Susan Arendt said:Hmm...I don't want to give away a lot for the folks who might enjoy playing it, but given that you play as Detective Tapp and run into more than one person from his past...it's kind of like a blend of 2 and 3. It's definitely more trap-based than the original Saw, which had a far more robust storyline.CaptainChaosify said:Good review, I didn't even know Saw the game was even out. :/
I saw two Saw movies, the first one was okay but the ending was predictable, the second movie was horrible but I couldn't guess what the ending was.
What movie was the game more along the lines of if you don't mind me asking?
Saw 1 through 3 are definitely Horror. No doubt about it. They're in a tradition that goes back to Poe (although this time, the Pendulum frequently fails to stop swinging).Vlane said:Saw isn't based on horror movies since the Saw series isn't part of the horror genre and I will personally punch you in the face if you say otherwise.
So yeah I hate the movies so I will probably hate the game and I won't give it a chance to impress me.
But it's a nice review.
nojustnowouldyoukindly99 said:Fools! All horror movies are inferior in the prescence of The Shining (Best horror movie ever IMO)!Susan Arendt said:*snip*
Saw could've been much better, it had a good concept but decided to focus on gore rather than a psychological element of horror, which would have been much more frightening. That said, time limits have always made me nervous in games and that combined with what appear to be reasonably tough puzzles should make my heart pump, a definite rental.