Zero Punctuation: Darksiders
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The only game in that line up that is a GOW clone is Dante's Inferno which even has the same cutscenes for when you acquire magic only replacing the Greek Pantheon with Saints.
Bayonetta is not in the least bit a GOW clone except for the fact that they both have QTE designed to break controllers and induce carpel tunnel at age 20. Other than that it has nothing to qualify it as a GOW clone. Now Devil May Cry on the other hand, is a different story but then again Kamiya worked on DMC so its understandable.
Bayonetta is not in the least bit a GOW clone except for the fact that they both have QTE designed to break controllers and induce carpel tunnel at age 20. Other than that it has nothing to qualify it as a GOW clone. Now Devil May Cry on the other hand, is a different story but then again Kamiya worked on DMC so its understandable.
lol i like when he said "who thinks this looks cool?"
and i was like "ummm me"
then he said "apart from those creatures who like Warhammer 40k"
I LOLed so hard (cos i like 40k)
and i was like "ummm me"
then he said "apart from those creatures who like Warhammer 40k"
I LOLed so hard (cos i like 40k)
I'd have to say Bayonetta is more of an alternative to a DMC game than a rip off of GOW. I found Darksiders better than Yahtzee gives credit for. I don't find it a rip off of a GOW game as I don't play God of War games. Plus the use of portals is fairly lazy compared to that of Portal, but it's forgivable since the entire Portal game was built around that single portal using mechanic.
Plus it was kinda unnerving that War's appearance looked like Vigil Games got the creators of WoW and Warhammer to argue for months and made him out of whatever design had the most detail.
Plus it was kinda unnerving that War's appearance looked like Vigil Games got the creators of WoW and Warhammer to argue for months and made him out of whatever design had the most detail.
I knew I couldn't have been the only one who thought that the character designs looked like they had been ripped clean off of Warhammer 40K! Anyway, enjoyed the review, looking forward for the eventual (if it ever comes) Silent Hill: Shattered Memories review.
Saying Bayonetta is God of War ripoff is extremely inaccurate. It is a lot closer to Devil May Cry, its by the same creator of Devil May Cry, and Devil May Cry came before God of War. Besides, one is based on badassery and the other on style. Also, Bayonetta's combat is better and more rewarding than God of War 1&2. Far enough, they are older, let's wait for GoW3.
Well, I can't say I agree with his juvenile stab at people who play 40k. Whilst it's true some of the art and model work is absolutely festooned with seals, parchments, cloaks, pelts, pouches and so on, it's meant to be. 40k epitomises manliness to the point where practicality is tossed out of the window, and makes no excuses for it. At least 40k is unashamedly over the top, and doesn't get all broody whilst doing so. Also, I am far from gelatinous, thank you.
In any case, War looks like somebody basically took Arthas from World of Warcraft, switched a few bits around, and then changed the name.
In any case, War looks like somebody basically took Arthas from World of Warcraft, switched a few bits around, and then changed the name.
So, I am in a minority here. I enjoyed the game actually. Of course I also like Warhammer 40k, so that basically means im just a prick.
I bought Darksiders because I typically don't buy games where I am a bad ass (I don't like Space Marines =( ). War's personality was appropriately lacking. I think it is somewhat funny that Yahtzee mentions he never has to expierience standard Human life expieriences, and then goes on to swing around and mention that War has no real character/personality, I think that is half the point isn't it? Now to say they couldn't have done a better job is incorrect, but it seems the reasoning is flawed there.
Darksiders could have been better, but would I say it was bad? no. Could it have been better? of course, but that si the case with all games after the fact. With the exception of portal, which was amazing and has a special place in my heart, probably the place that used to let me feel love.
With that said, I like Warhammer 40k.. So I am a prick.
And yes, War is actually Arthas in disguise, Arthas played TF2, rolled a spy, and is now disguised, badly.
I bought Darksiders because I typically don't buy games where I am a bad ass (I don't like Space Marines =( ). War's personality was appropriately lacking. I think it is somewhat funny that Yahtzee mentions he never has to expierience standard Human life expieriences, and then goes on to swing around and mention that War has no real character/personality, I think that is half the point isn't it? Now to say they couldn't have done a better job is incorrect, but it seems the reasoning is flawed there.
Darksiders could have been better, but would I say it was bad? no. Could it have been better? of course, but that si the case with all games after the fact. With the exception of portal, which was amazing and has a special place in my heart, probably the place that used to let me feel love.
With that said, I like Warhammer 40k.. So I am a prick.
And yes, War is actually Arthas in disguise, Arthas played TF2, rolled a spy, and is now disguised, badly.
*shrugs* 1) beat it already
2) on my second play through on 'apcoliptic' or hard for the normal ppl
and 3) this is one of those times where i'm gonna have to say yahtzee is full of it.
i like Darksiders, and while i've a few of my own issues with the game (the diffaculty being one) i've enjoyed my time with it.
and btw, god of war is technicly ripping off devil may cry, ( go ahead, look up wich came out first, i dare you) only made it less interesting, and with an unlikable character
and Bayonetta had the guy FROM the DMC team on it, so it more of a DMC rip off XD
2) on my second play through on 'apcoliptic' or hard for the normal ppl
and 3) this is one of those times where i'm gonna have to say yahtzee is full of it.
i like Darksiders, and while i've a few of my own issues with the game (the diffaculty being one) i've enjoyed my time with it.
and btw, god of war is technicly ripping off devil may cry, ( go ahead, look up wich came out first, i dare you) only made it less interesting, and with an unlikable character
and Bayonetta had the guy FROM the DMC team on it, so it more of a DMC rip off XD
If anything War looks EXACTLY like Arthas, not the Space Marines (screw space marines anyway) I'm a fan of 40k because I like how ridiculously over the top everything is.
If you are going to make a game based 40,000 years in the future and try to make a coherent and serious story based on warfare. It's going to fall apart. With the scale 40k as everything is blown so ridiculously out of proportion its interesting seeing what they come up with next.
To each his own I guess. Yahtzee thought the Orange Box was the pinnacle of gaming and I thought Portal was good and I didn't like Half-Life 2 or Team Fortress 2. They say variety is good and people can like whatever they want. Besides who HASNT incurred the wrath of yahtzee yet?
If you are going to make a game based 40,000 years in the future and try to make a coherent and serious story based on warfare. It's going to fall apart. With the scale 40k as everything is blown so ridiculously out of proportion its interesting seeing what they come up with next.
To each his own I guess. Yahtzee thought the Orange Box was the pinnacle of gaming and I thought Portal was good and I didn't like Half-Life 2 or Team Fortress 2. They say variety is good and people can like whatever they want. Besides who HASNT incurred the wrath of yahtzee yet?
well, i knew for a fact that yahtzee would hate this game, but i'm still gonna buy it (after all, i don't have a PS3 anymore, so how am I gonna get my God of War fix?)
dude, he DOES look exactly like arthas, come to think of it, i think i'd play a hack n' slash revolving around arthas... that'd be pretty fun! hell, dude, that may be one of the best ideas ever! SOMEONE SUBMIT THIS TO BLIZZARD!Codeman90 said:
Burn, burn, bizzurn, bizzurn.
I only saw clips of it, but the "collect enemy souls to power up weapons" shtick combined with the "melee to death a plethora of mythological creatures" ploy made this so extraordinarily derivative in my eyes that I would not ever want to play it.
I only saw clips of it, but the "collect enemy souls to power up weapons" shtick combined with the "melee to death a plethora of mythological creatures" ploy made this so extraordinarily derivative in my eyes that I would not ever want to play it.