Come on, gears of war isn't that bad, I would mark down the story as somewhere between ok and below average at the very worst. The worst story out there is going WAY too far, especially when Metroid Other M exists. Give Gears of War credit, at least it's consistent with its characters and knows who they are.
UPDATED: Dead Space Producer Slams Gears of War Script
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The Gears of War story is Far from "bad". It's cliché and over the top, sure. But it's FUN. Dead Space has even more flaws, but I enjoy that story too.
Now say, Bayonetta or Vanquish? Now THERE is a terrible story. Downright amazing gameplay, but oh goodness are their stories bad.
- Tiedemann was a horridly idiotic villain.
- Ellie was pretty much shoe-horned into being Isaac's Girlfriend in the space of about 5-seconds. She goes from almost shooting stable and calm Isaac because she feels threatened, to obediently listening to Isaac telling her not to defend herself against the crazy guy. I like Ellie and really hope she's in Dead Space 3, but they could have handled that part a lot better.
Now say, Bayonetta or Vanquish? Now THERE is a terrible story. Downright amazing gameplay, but oh goodness are their stories bad.
I LOVE Dead Space 2, but honestly the story isn't really good.Jay444111 said:
- Tiedemann was a horridly idiotic villain.
- Ellie was pretty much shoe-horned into being Isaac's Girlfriend in the space of about 5-seconds. She goes from almost shooting stable and calm Isaac because she feels threatened, to obediently listening to Isaac telling her not to defend herself against the crazy guy. I like Ellie and really hope she's in Dead Space 3, but they could have handled that part a lot better.
I agree completely about the Gears of War thing. Gears is basically a gritter version of the Transformers movie franchise with the same level of maturity.
But do you know what else can ruin a game? Making a horror game with no horror. =3
But do you know what else can ruin a game? Making a horror game with no horror. =3
For the PC, Dead Space had flaws like the Star Wars prequels had special effects. Thankfully, EA/Visceral didn't have any problem with releasing an unplayable game for PC gamers.Caramel Frappe said:
Okay, so no one here calling him out for using the word "worst" has ever said anything hyperbolic about any game, ever? And people who make games are suddenly not allowed to voice their negative opinions about other games? I'm not entirely sure what the point of these sorts of news stories are. To call out developers for hypocrisy? I could just as easily call the Escapist out for the way they're critical of Fox News and it's anti-gaming bullshit when the stuff here isn't exactly Pulitzer Prize-winning material either.
And don't worry; I thought Dead Space 2 had a great story too. Dead Space 1 was a bit of a mess, as Chuck himself admits in the article, but like you said, Dead Space 2 pretty much fixed everything. The biggest improvement was probably giving Isaac a voice, which transformed him from a grunting, errand-running brick on legs, and into a true character that we could actually sympathize with. It was stupid for the first game to expect us to just feel sorry for a silent protagonist because apparently his girlfriend is missing, but Dead Space 2 actually got me invested enough to shed a few tears. I don't even care that the games aren't scary; they're good, and that's what matters.Jay444111 said:
I disagree. He wasn't really that critical of his own work, just the game itself. Most of his comments seem to be dealing more with the fact they were given this stuff that was garbage and forced to work with it, like his comment on the final boss fight. And mentioning getting lost in the complicated lore and plot elements. The way he talks about them makes it seem these are things established without him (such as his complaints about the boss fight), and acting as the reason it was so bad was how unworkable the material his team was given to work with was. Hardly being critical of his own work and instead placing the blame on what he had to work off. At least that's how it came off to me.Jumplion said:
OT: The follow-up statement is what really annoys me. It reads more like he realized that he's said something he really shouldn't have, pissing off a lot of fans and likely insulting some producers, and is desperately trying to quell the fire before it becomes much hotter. Not that I blame him. But he shouldn't have said anything at all on something that'd be made public if he didn't think it through. Not to mention he again trys to divert blame by stating 'some of my comments were taken out-of-context' and then proceding to throw compliments out to undo his last statement. It's possible he believes what he's saying, and that the comments were taken completely out-of-context (I specify completely because being taken slightly out of context means he did still mean it in a way, just a different way then taken). But with what seemed to be trying to deny any real responsibility and the way his attitude comes off, I doubt it.
Because Dead Space is supposed to be the epitome of story telling?
Yahtzee said it best: It's about monsters that jump out at you and go "abloogy woogy woo"
Yahtzee said it best: It's about monsters that jump out at you and go "abloogy woogy woo"
I only came in here to see how many "Mass Effect 3 ruined my life" posts there would be......surprisingly few.
but OT: Gears of Wars' story wasnt terrible, just implimented wrong. Too much emphasis on the whole "grrrrr grunt muscleman covered in gutzszsz" got in the way, and thats all that most people gave a shit about in the beginning.
If you ask me, Gears 3's ending was far worse than that of ME3.
but OT: Gears of Wars' story wasnt terrible, just implimented wrong. Too much emphasis on the whole "grrrrr grunt muscleman covered in gutzszsz" got in the way, and thats all that most people gave a shit about in the beginning.
If you ask me, Gears 3's ending was far worse than that of ME3.