Zero Punctuation: Demon's Souls
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Ooookay. Not only are we talking about an online game here, which tends to imply not pausing, but if you read what I said, quitting back to the menu at any time saves everything you've done bar maybe a bit of running about. That, effectively, is your 'pause'- it's a bit like logging out in WoW, but it happens instantly and there's no chance a mob will respawn and be beating you to death when you log in.Lord_Seth said:
Actually, I should probably add that for the most part I enjoyed the vid. I was seriously waiting for the bit at the end where he comes back and tries a bit more and gets the hang of it, discovering the true meat of the game, because that alone would probably have made most of the inaccuracies at least tolerable in the cause of wit. But sadly, that moment wasn't there and we were left with a bacon sandwich bereft of tomato sauce. Or if you prefer, spoilt by the addition of said sauce.
Oh Lookie Here Yahtzee Finnaly Reviews a Japanese Game...While your at it how about trying some Japanese Games like*Oh I dont Know* Touhou Project Or The Disgaea Series...
Oh Hahahahahaha thats Rich Yahtzee reviewing Japanese Games Now that is comedy!
Oh Hahahahahaha thats Rich Yahtzee reviewing Japanese Games Now that is comedy!
man, console exclusives always get more praise than they deserve... Halo was good, but not amazing, and Uncharted 2 was okay, but not superb, and this game is just not half as good as RPGs that have come before. I say Japanese-made RPGs have a long way to catch up as Pokemon has already set the bar so high that they may never achieve it (i think that may be the nostalgia talking though). Fun is ultimately what games were meant to be, and so far, Japan's game industries have made (more than 80%) games that i find more hand-gnawingly insane than fun or even playable.
Which is the problem when it comes to reviews. They have to play and write up a review quickly and can't always come back to it. I remeber when i first played Mass Effect, i hated it. I gave it some more time and it eventully became one of my favorite RPGs. Likewise i loved Devil May Cry 2 when it first came out, untill I played it some more and found it kinda crappy.Majere613 said:
Tell me, did you take Yahtzee's word to heart, and has this been the only review you have seen of this game?Azaraxzealot said:
If you have answered "Yes" to either, I highly recommend you read up more about it.
A lot of reviewers, myself included, state roughly the same thing: "It's a fun RPG, with a steep difficulty curve that rewards you when you play the game like it's supposed to be played, and punishes you for being careless."
Personally, this is one of my favorite JRPG's, not only because it mimics Western Style to the point where you would have never known this was a JRPG, but because it doesn't assume the player is an idiot. This game will not hold your hand, but it certainly won't cheat you out of life, either.
omg...you're really dumb.Azaraxzealot said:
i wasn't sure at first.
you continue to bash a game you have never played, and you compare it to games that are rather unlike it. and you pit fable 2 against triumphs like KOTOR and then mention dead rising in the same sentence.
you should really just stop talking, cause you're not getting any "hear hear"'s out of anyone, and you're earning yourself a lot of well-deserved hate.
the controls are amazing in demon's souls. they're like a more chivalrous and strategic form of the dodge/block/strongattack/weakattack/magic formula of, say, God of War.
and they work fantastically in every situation.
different weapons handle just as you'd want them - giant swords and hammers are lobbed about laboriously with great effect, smashing foes to the ground or sending them flying, while rapiers stab and jut lightning fast from behind shields.
the only real problems with this game are the occasional frame rate hiccups and the fact that corpses are light as air and jostle about too much when you walk over them. that, and the occasional AI burp.
unlike Peter Molyneux's fun but challenge-less and slightly contrived attempts at action rpgs, where he promised the world and offered up a small slice of cake instead, demon's souls actually succeeds at doing something new with the genre.
Well, that all depends on what your idea of "Cheap" is.Axikal said:I beg to differ on the latterxxhazyshadowsxx said:
I'd ignore Azara. Anything beyond "click click die" seems to be a bit confusing to him/her.
If you race around a corner and fall off a cliff, do you blame the cliff?
Of course! It should've had a neon sign flashing in front of me.xxhazyshadowsxx said:
Nah, I'm talking in terms of things like (as I've said before), the Flamelurker fight. I've had some moments where I fecked up, and got pissed at myself for it; and others where I felt a bit cheated by the game. Then again, I usually learn and move on.
The video quality is much higher in this video, probably because the videos are now being streamed via mp4.
But I loved Yahtzee's experience with the game. That was really funny.
But I loved Yahtzee's experience with the game. That was really funny.
w/e i can flame about how badly i hated this game all i want, because when i played it, i found the experience frustrating, pointless, and unenjoyable. it's only internet reputation anyways.yzzlthtz said:
It seems like a lot of people suck really, really, really bad at video games. Particularly this one. Maybe I'm just amazing at games like this, I dunno.
To those who say that you can't dodge/block: You suck. Hold L1 with a shield in your hand. Congrats, you've blocked an attack. Oh, you lost all your stamina? Better raise your endurance stat if you want to play defensively. Gonna be dodging? Better not have a lot of armor on and have fast attacking weapons. Also, get some endurance.
The game can be summed up with two stats:
Endurance and Vitality
That's all you need. Pump those up, along with your weapon of choice's stat, and you've beaten the game. Good job.
The game isn't hard. In fact, it's very easy. Each level consists of encounters where you can take damage and, if you suck, you die. It's not hard in the "Oh man this game is so unfair" sense it's hard in the "Oh man I suck really, really bad at video games" sense.
All of the long levels have shortcuts that can be unlocked. Some are more hidden, some are obvious. The very first level has the two best rings in the game. Chances are, you'll be using them 90% of the time.
And it's not like the non-boss fights are hard. They're systematic. Pull enemies with a bow. Fight with a spear and shield or rapier and shield. Rinse and repeat. The game is built like that for a reason.
Hell, the game tells you that in the message system. There's a reason "Divide and Conquer" exists as a message.
To those who say that you can't dodge/block: You suck. Hold L1 with a shield in your hand. Congrats, you've blocked an attack. Oh, you lost all your stamina? Better raise your endurance stat if you want to play defensively. Gonna be dodging? Better not have a lot of armor on and have fast attacking weapons. Also, get some endurance.
The game can be summed up with two stats:
Endurance and Vitality
That's all you need. Pump those up, along with your weapon of choice's stat, and you've beaten the game. Good job.
The game isn't hard. In fact, it's very easy. Each level consists of encounters where you can take damage and, if you suck, you die. It's not hard in the "Oh man this game is so unfair" sense it's hard in the "Oh man I suck really, really bad at video games" sense.
All of the long levels have shortcuts that can be unlocked. Some are more hidden, some are obvious. The very first level has the two best rings in the game. Chances are, you'll be using them 90% of the time.
And it's not like the non-boss fights are hard. They're systematic. Pull enemies with a bow. Fight with a spear and shield or rapier and shield. Rinse and repeat. The game is built like that for a reason.
Hell, the game tells you that in the message system. There's a reason "Divide and Conquer" exists as a message.
