That's the proper pronunciation of the X-Men character.No_Remainders said:The game sounds like a good concept done badly.
Also, why can't we pronounce "Xavier" properly?
It's pronounced "zavier", people; not "ex-avier"
Actually, Susan, several of your statements are flat out false. There is a difference between Psylocke's psi damage and Gambits kinetic damage- Psylock's powers confuse enemies, causing them to attack each other, while Gambit's powers set up chain explosions. Northstar's powers stun people, and Wolverine's are pure damage.Susan Arendt said:X-Men Destiny Review
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If you didn't have problems with the camera, that's great, but I did, very much so. And while you're correct that higher levels of genes have different effects, it has little bearing on gameplay because you simply don't have to be strategic at all with your attacks. You can quite literally get through the entire game just by spamming the same basic move over and over again. And you're correct, not all of the Utilities make you run fast - that's an exaggeration for dramatic effect - several of them do. Does it really matter if you're running faster because of Gambit or Avalanche or Northstar? To me, it doesn't. It makes what should be an interesting and fun mechanic and makes it just so much window dressing.RelexCryo said:Actually, Susan, several of your statements are flat out false. There is a difference between Psylocke's psi damage and Gambits kinetic damage- Psylock's powers confuse enemies, causing them to attack each other, while Gambit's powers set up chain explosions. Northstar's powers stun people, and Wolverine's are pure damage.Susan Arendt said:X-Men Destiny Review
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Emma Frost has the best defensive ability in the game. Utility powers do more than increase movement speed, they also increase the amount of energy and energy regeneration you have. Emma Frost also has the second best utility in the game, giving two bars of energy and faster regen, and Magneto has the best.
Also, stating that you always do the same missions either way is a flat out lie. After accepting Pyro's mission in the Raid level, you are given a choice between helping Nightcrawler and Mystique. Helping Nightcrawler grants one mission, helping Mystique grants a different, much shorter mission. The X-men have no equivalent to the Juggernaut Smashup, which can only be done by having a high Brotherhood faction meter.
Stating that the actions have no moral difference is a lie. Mystiques first mission literally has Pyro stating that some innocent people- some of the very people you are trying to rescue- will get killed as a result of you helping the Brotherhood. Innocent people are dying so that you can send a message. Taking the Brotherhood option in the prison level after the bossfight will result in humans being turned into horrible monstrosities, and beating the game results in some fairly bad things happening to humans, with Magneto explicitly stating that the Brotherhood are going to conquer and enslave humanity.
There was only one, brief 2 second point in the game where the camera was actually bad, in the uncovered level. The camera was good at every other point in the game. Colossus does not let you boss him around- at one point, he bosses YOU around, and gets angry if you don't make a choice he likes after defeating a boss. Actually, none of the X-men or Brotherhood let you boss them around. They send you to defeat the final boss because you are the only mutant with an inherent immunity to the final bosses' power, which is pretty important. And saying that your character is the "best" choice to go head to head with giant robots is misleading- All the X-men are fighting Giant Robots at the same time you are. You are not "chosen" to fight the giant robots, everyone fights the giant robots.
This review was just plain bad. I beat the game with all 3 characters, all 3 powersets. With Aimi I beat it once, with density control and Grant I beat it twice, with Energy Projection and Adrian I beat it three times. This game has some serious problems- it relies far too much on random number generators for example, which are just a waste of time- but it does not generally suffer from the problems Susan listed.
The name of Professor X is pronounced 'Ex-avier'.No_Remainders said:The game sounds like a good concept done badly.
Also, why can't we pronounce "Xavier" properly?
It's pronounced "zavier", people; not "ex-avier"
Dozens of episodes of How it's Made [http://science.discovery.com/videos/how-its-made-videos/] would be the answer to that thought.Susan Arendt said:If I'm idly wondering what's new on Netflix
The points you listed in this post are good, what annoyed me was that you were making points in your review that did not make sense- such as saying that can boss around Colossus or that the powers have no difference at all. I felt compelled to comment simply because of that.Susan Arendt said:If you didn't have problems with the camera, that's great, but I did, very much so. And while you're correct that higher levels of genes have different effects, it has little bearing on gameplay because you simply don't have to be strategic at all with your attacks. You can quite literally get through the entire game just by spamming the same basic move over and over again. And you're correct, not all of the Utilities make you run fast - that's an exaggeration for dramatic effect - several of them do. Does it really matter if you're running faster because of Gambit or Avalanche or Northstar? To me, it doesn't. It makes what should be an interesting and fun mechanic and makes it just so much window dressing.RelexCryo said:Actually, Susan, several of your statements are flat out false. There is a difference between Psylocke's psi damage and Gambits kinetic damage- Psylock's powers confuse enemies, causing them to attack each other, while Gambit's powers set up chain explosions. Northstar's powers stun people, and Wolverine's are pure damage.Susan Arendt said:X-Men Destiny Review
Being a superhero has never been this boring.
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Emma Frost has the best defensive ability in the game. Utility powers do more than increase movement speed, they also increase the amount of energy and energy regeneration you have. Emma Frost also has the second best utility in the game, giving two bars of energy and faster regen, and Magneto has the best.
Also, stating that you always do the same missions either way is a flat out lie. After accepting Pyro's mission in the Raid level, you are given a choice between helping Nightcrawler and Mystique. Helping Nightcrawler grants one mission, helping Mystique grants a different, much shorter mission. The X-men have no equivalent to the Juggernaut Smashup, which can only be done by having a high Brotherhood faction meter.
Stating that the actions have no moral difference is a lie. Mystiques first mission literally has Pyro stating that some innocent people- some of the very people you are trying to rescue- will get killed as a result of you helping the Brotherhood. Innocent people are dying so that you can send a message. Taking the Brotherhood option in the prison level after the bossfight will result in humans being turned into horrible monstrosities, and beating the game results in some fairly bad things happening to humans, with Magneto explicitly stating that the Brotherhood are going to conquer and enslave humanity.
There was only one, brief 2 second point in the game where the camera was actually bad, in the uncovered level. The camera was good at every other point in the game. Colossus does not let you boss him around- at one point, he bosses YOU around, and gets angry if you don't make a choice he likes after defeating a boss. Actually, none of the X-men or Brotherhood let you boss them around. They send you to defeat the final boss because you are the only mutant with an inherent immunity to the final bosses' power, which is pretty important. And saying that your character is the "best" choice to go head to head with giant robots is misleading- All the X-men are fighting Giant Robots at the same time you are. You are not "chosen" to fight the giant robots, everyone fights the giant robots.
This review was just plain bad. I beat the game with all 3 characters, all 3 powersets. With Aimi I beat it once, with density control and Grant I beat it twice, with Energy Projection and Adrian I beat it three times. This game has some serious problems- it relies far too much on random number generators for example, which are just a waste of time- but it does not generally suffer from the problems Susan listed.
If you enjoyed the game, then that's great. I'm pleased you found things to like about it. But that is very much not the experience that I had. I found the moral choices to be utterly toothless and meaningless, given how the story develops, the player characters were terribly written and made no sense, and there were technical issues galore.
I think it's great that you spoke up. I really am very happy that you enjoyed the game - I wish I could've, too.RelexCryo said:The points you listed in this post are good, what annoyed me was that you were making points in your review that did not make sense- such as saying that can boss around Colossus or that the powers have no difference at all. I felt compelled to comment simply because of that.Susan Arendt said:If you didn't have problems with the camera, that's great, but I did, very much so. And while you're correct that higher levels of genes have different effects, it has little bearing on gameplay because you simply don't have to be strategic at all with your attacks. You can quite literally get through the entire game just by spamming the same basic move over and over again. And you're correct, not all of the Utilities make you run fast - that's an exaggeration for dramatic effect - several of them do. Does it really matter if you're running faster because of Gambit or Avalanche or Northstar? To me, it doesn't. It makes what should be an interesting and fun mechanic and makes it just so much window dressing.RelexCryo said:Actually, Susan, several of your statements are flat out false. There is a difference between Psylocke's psi damage and Gambits kinetic damage- Psylock's powers confuse enemies, causing them to attack each other, while Gambit's powers set up chain explosions. Northstar's powers stun people, and Wolverine's are pure damage.Susan Arendt said:X-Men Destiny Review
Being a superhero has never been this boring.
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Emma Frost has the best defensive ability in the game. Utility powers do more than increase movement speed, they also increase the amount of energy and energy regeneration you have. Emma Frost also has the second best utility in the game, giving two bars of energy and faster regen, and Magneto has the best.
Also, stating that you always do the same missions either way is a flat out lie. After accepting Pyro's mission in the Raid level, you are given a choice between helping Nightcrawler and Mystique. Helping Nightcrawler grants one mission, helping Mystique grants a different, much shorter mission. The X-men have no equivalent to the Juggernaut Smashup, which can only be done by having a high Brotherhood faction meter.
Stating that the actions have no moral difference is a lie. Mystiques first mission literally has Pyro stating that some innocent people- some of the very people you are trying to rescue- will get killed as a result of you helping the Brotherhood. Innocent people are dying so that you can send a message. Taking the Brotherhood option in the prison level after the bossfight will result in humans being turned into horrible monstrosities, and beating the game results in some fairly bad things happening to humans, with Magneto explicitly stating that the Brotherhood are going to conquer and enslave humanity.
There was only one, brief 2 second point in the game where the camera was actually bad, in the uncovered level. The camera was good at every other point in the game. Colossus does not let you boss him around- at one point, he bosses YOU around, and gets angry if you don't make a choice he likes after defeating a boss. Actually, none of the X-men or Brotherhood let you boss them around. They send you to defeat the final boss because you are the only mutant with an inherent immunity to the final bosses' power, which is pretty important. And saying that your character is the "best" choice to go head to head with giant robots is misleading- All the X-men are fighting Giant Robots at the same time you are. You are not "chosen" to fight the giant robots, everyone fights the giant robots.
This review was just plain bad. I beat the game with all 3 characters, all 3 powersets. With Aimi I beat it once, with density control and Grant I beat it twice, with Energy Projection and Adrian I beat it three times. This game has some serious problems- it relies far too much on random number generators for example, which are just a waste of time- but it does not generally suffer from the problems Susan listed.
If you enjoyed the game, then that's great. I'm pleased you found things to like about it. But that is very much not the experience that I had. I found the moral choices to be utterly toothless and meaningless, given how the story develops, the player characters were terribly written and made no sense, and there were technical issues galore.
i kinda agree with youSusan Arendt said:X-Men Destiny Review
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