Zero Punctuation: Crackdown 2
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Good review. Had no real interest in the game beforehand, have even less after seeing this.
I don't think the Unreal/Quake 3 era was that bad. I can still load those games up and easily lose hours of time playing and fragging away, even with just the bots, who I'd rather play with as opposed to real people anyway. I do agree that nowadays most developers don't seem to implement multiplayer-focused gameplay very well, such as in Lost Planet 2, Borderlands, etc. Still, other games like Gears of War 2 Horde, Left 4 Dead, and Team Fortress 2 focus on MP play but can do it amazingly well.
I don't think the Unreal/Quake 3 era was that bad. I can still load those games up and easily lose hours of time playing and fragging away, even with just the bots, who I'd rather play with as opposed to real people anyway. I do agree that nowadays most developers don't seem to implement multiplayer-focused gameplay very well, such as in Lost Planet 2, Borderlands, etc. Still, other games like Gears of War 2 Horde, Left 4 Dead, and Team Fortress 2 focus on MP play but can do it amazingly well.
And me!Woodsey said:
It's a shame to hear Crackdown 2 doesn't live upto Crackdown 1. Whilst CD1 wasn't the best game ever, it was quite a lot of fun (if memory serves me correctly), and it's disappointing they didn't fix the flaws and expand on it.
3:14 "Crackdown one was a great game"
Really? It was good and could be fun at times, but Yahtzee is usually more cautious about throwing the term "great game" around. I mean, it wasn't terrible or anything but it sure as hell wasn't original and, like Yahtzee admitted, had some control annoyances.
also at 1:48 it shows the Pacific and the City, but I'm pretty sure that map is of the Gulf of Mexico or something.
Really? It was good and could be fun at times, but Yahtzee is usually more cautious about throwing the term "great game" around. I mean, it wasn't terrible or anything but it sure as hell wasn't original and, like Yahtzee admitted, had some control annoyances.
also at 1:48 it shows the Pacific and the City, but I'm pretty sure that map is of the Gulf of Mexico or something.
though its true its the same city in name, they messed around with enough stuff that you only recognize small bits, which when now filled with mutants and other dangerous things adds a bit of nostalgia, which i thought it was pretty good. its still a good game i think, they remove a lot of nice stuff from the last one, which is kind of a bad direction for a sequel, but at the end of the day, doing a demolition durby through zombies with three of your buddies is a lot of fun. also, they set the end up perfectly for the input of actual story in a dlc or sequel. i mean hell, the game is so different from the first CD (excluding the super powered cops)(and police brutality that goes with it) it could almost be a different game.
Sadly, this is bang-on. I wouldn't mind the crackdown rehash, if not for the fact that they didn't even fix the controls. Lock-On is still terrible and regular aim is also terrible. Orbs are often in the same places, even, so it's less hunting for them and more deja-vu.
Though the game is still mad fun, with limited "story" told only through audo logs, the brief ending, etc., they should have done more to make it something.
Though the game is still mad fun, with limited "story" told only through audo logs, the brief ending, etc., they should have done more to make it something.
Yahtzee; I understand YOU dont like Online Multiplayer. But thats a selling point for some.
Some people like pitting their skills or playing with someone they never know before. Yes, there are bad experiences. But mostly, people dont run into issues. Sometimes, they even make FRIENDS that way. We know you dont like it, for whatever reason. A game critic refusing to acknoledge online muliplayer is like a food critic refusing to review food with basil on it.
While I agree having a Multiplayer focus is not an excuse to cut content, the CrackDown team simply gave fans what they wanted: a game to just fuck around with. They didnt bog it down with story, they gave you hordes of enemies, collection of lots of stuff, and a blank slate to fuck around with. The gang missions just served as a way to get you from A to B. Its not your cup of tea, but it is some peoples.
Some people like pitting their skills or playing with someone they never know before. Yes, there are bad experiences. But mostly, people dont run into issues. Sometimes, they even make FRIENDS that way. We know you dont like it, for whatever reason. A game critic refusing to acknoledge online muliplayer is like a food critic refusing to review food with basil on it.
While I agree having a Multiplayer focus is not an excuse to cut content, the CrackDown team simply gave fans what they wanted: a game to just fuck around with. They didnt bog it down with story, they gave you hordes of enemies, collection of lots of stuff, and a blank slate to fuck around with. The gang missions just served as a way to get you from A to B. Its not your cup of tea, but it is some peoples.
haha your funny as always 
i also heard noises around 4:10, wasnt sure what that was
yahtzee review StarCraft 2, i wanna hear what you have to tear into it
i also heard noises around 4:10, wasnt sure what that was
yahtzee review StarCraft 2, i wanna hear what you have to tear into it
Well, the only major PC release lately has been Starcraft 2, which isn't out in Australia yet, and Yahtzee hates strategy games.itf cho said:
