Zero Punctuation: Bayonetta
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lol that was really funny great
were both waiting for god of war 3 not god of war and devil may cry rip offs
were both waiting for god of war 3 not god of war and devil may cry rip offs
so this really does prove that yahtzee might be in love with himself seeing as how ITS HIS FACE ON THE LOVE PILLOW!!! kinda creepy now that i think about it.....
Vaguely off-topic nitpick: Although "Quick Time Event" appears to be the established term these days, I would suggest this mechanic is more properly named, "Laserdisc Event."
Dragon's Lair, which is [em]nothing but[/em] this mechanic, was created using a CAV laserdisc [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laserdisc]. If you failed the event, the laserdisc player would seek to an alternate segment where you died. Even the Wikipedia page on Quick Time Events [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quick_Time_Event] acknowledges Dragon's Lair as the first embodiment of this technique. Ergo: "Laserdisc Event" -- or perhaps "Dragon's Lair Event" -- is more apropos.
We now return you to your regular Wednesday nitpickery...
Dragon's Lair, which is [em]nothing but[/em] this mechanic, was created using a CAV laserdisc [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laserdisc]. If you failed the event, the laserdisc player would seek to an alternate segment where you died. Even the Wikipedia page on Quick Time Events [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quick_Time_Event] acknowledges Dragon's Lair as the first embodiment of this technique. Ergo: "Laserdisc Event" -- or perhaps "Dragon's Lair Event" -- is more apropos.
We now return you to your regular Wednesday nitpickery...
I personally loved Bayonetta and am currently beating it on higher difficulty setting. Providing the only thing you require is frenetic game-play thats fun. I just skipped all the cut scenes anyway. One nice thing about multiple play troughs in this game is that its a hell of a lot harder. First mission that acted as a tutorial and you fight enemies that didn't come in till halfway through the game as a mid-mission boss fight. Oh and there is always something else to unlock in the store, mainly because the stuff is ridiculously expensive.
Anyway, great as always and buy the game if you liked Devil May Cry.
Anyway, great as always and buy the game if you liked Devil May Cry.
I liked the game, QTEs nonwhithstanding, but I have the X360 version so I'm not stuck with all the crapy loading issues. One weapon I would have liked to see in it is a whip, it seems as if this particular weapon would fit the theme of the game perfectly, but I haven't finished the game yet... so double fingers crossed 
I did notice Yahtzee's comments lacked the usual levels of vitriol, maybe he liked parts of the game too?
I bet the pillow was put in there as a not so subtle reference to Kathleen swooning over him in the previous ENN.
I did notice Yahtzee's comments lacked the usual levels of vitriol, maybe he liked parts of the game too?
I bet the pillow was put in there as a not so subtle reference to Kathleen swooning over him in the previous ENN.
This just confirms my feeling last week that Yahtzee is getting back into the swing of things and his videos are funny again. That's pretty awesome. It does not, however, leave me feeling any less annoyed that not only is he steadfastly refusing to review Silent Hill: Shattered Memories this week, but he's basically promising Borderlands next week (which is a shitty game to play for more than five minutes and I can already guess what he's going to say about it).
Mind you, it is due to the game being out of his reach living in Australia, but blaming him makes me feel better.
Mind you, it is due to the game being out of his reach living in Australia, but blaming him makes me feel better.
Seriously Yahtzee, I'm beginning to doubt that u can ever be satisfied. Just a week ago u complained about how in Darksiders every enemy signalises his attack way too early and obviously and now in Bayonetta it's suddenly not recognisable to you if a motion was meant to start an attack or just an enemy's character animation.
I do see that both extremes are not desirable in a game but I cant believe the designers of both games got it so horribly wrong.
Maybe you are simply not the gaming god you sometimes claim to be and should adjust your standards a bit.
I do see that both extremes are not desirable in a game but I cant believe the designers of both games got it so horribly wrong.
Maybe you are simply not the gaming god you sometimes claim to be and should adjust your standards a bit.