Best ZP in months! Yahtzee just needed a game with an appropriately stupid premise to dig into, and Fear 2 seems to have delivered.
Zero Punctuation: Fear 2
- Thread starter Yahtzee Croshaw
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Yahtzee is right, FUCK GORGE LUCAS!!! stop try to milk the tits of "Star Wars" for every last milky goodness it has!
That's what happens when you strain the creative process through a shit-screen of industry, whose artistic ideals consist of
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1 DID [THIS] MAKE US (LOTS OF) MONEY?
2 IF (NO) {
3..."GAME" == DESTROY,
4...Generate: REMAKE,
5...GOTO_[1], REPEAT;
6
7...//culls all possible creativity, frustrates gaming community//
8
9 IF (YES) {
10...Improve_GRAPHICS,
11...Generate: ARTIFICIAL [MEDIA HYPE]--[FOR SAME GAME]_( W/ IMPROVED GRAPHICS ),
12...GOTO_[1], REPEAT};
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14 //ensures infinite moneys via circular logic//
15
16...//please note: deviation from the above protocol will be met . . . //
17...//with a severe frowny face, multiple expansion packs, and death//
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1 DID [THIS] MAKE US (LOTS OF) MONEY?
2 IF (NO) {
3..."GAME" == DESTROY,
4...Generate: REMAKE,
5...GOTO_[1], REPEAT;
6
7...//culls all possible creativity, frustrates gaming community//
8
9 IF (YES) {
10...Improve_GRAPHICS,
11...Generate: ARTIFICIAL [MEDIA HYPE]--[FOR SAME GAME]_( W/ IMPROVED GRAPHICS ),
12...GOTO_[1], REPEAT};
13
14 //ensures infinite moneys via circular logic//
15
16...//please note: deviation from the above protocol will be met . . . //
17...//with a severe frowny face, multiple expansion packs, and death//
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Any FPS game suffers when it's made directly for consoles. And we PC gamers lose out because of the awful ports.
Bioshock was probably the only decent thing I can think of that came from consoles because I hear the control scheme on console is awful compared to a mouse & keyboard (win).
Bioshock was probably the only decent thing I can think of that came from consoles because I hear the control scheme on console is awful compared to a mouse & keyboard (win).
The thing is, most "gamers" don't want new games, new experiences, even if they say so most of them are lying. They just want to play the exact same thing over and over, change and innovation scare and right down paralyze them. Just go to any board and read how many people are asking for remakes of games that were made barely some years ago, just because they want to play them in HD graphics and what not.
So i'm sorry Yahtzee, but your idea of a world without sequels and remakes is impossible, more so in these days.
So i'm sorry Yahtzee, but your idea of a world without sequels and remakes is impossible, more so in these days.
The review was good, but the part that really rang true for me was the end talk about banning sequels. My god, what an awesome world that would be to live in.
A world without sequels.... a world without 7 Days a Skeptic [http://www.fullyramblomatic.com/7days/], Trilby's Notes [http://www.fullyramblomatic.com/notes/] and 6 Days a Sacrifice [http://www.fullyramblomatic.com/6days/], am I right mister Croshaw ?
Hehe fought PS3 and Xbox fanboys at the same time.
I actually like the no squeal idea, in that alot of games have mysterious ending that gets you know where.
At less they should have planned squeals and know when to end the story so not to lead people on.
I actually like the no squeal idea, in that alot of games have mysterious ending that gets you know where.
At less they should have planned squeals and know when to end the story so not to lead people on.
Lately I have really disliked the ZPs.
I thought part of the reason was because he was getting repetitive.
I just beat FEAR 2 yesterday, and I think I wouldn't have enjoyed the review near as much had I not beat the game.
Especially the end of today's ZP. I wouldn't have enjoyed that at all had I not beat FEAR 2.
All in all, this was the best ZP in a long time.
I thought part of the reason was because he was getting repetitive.
I just beat FEAR 2 yesterday, and I think I wouldn't have enjoyed the review near as much had I not beat the game.
Especially the end of today's ZP. I wouldn't have enjoyed that at all had I not beat FEAR 2.
All in all, this was the best ZP in a long time.
I would be willing to allow sequels as long as: a) the developers have a story planned out ahead of time and the only reason they didn't do it in one game is because they couldn't fit it in one disk (but then again, Lost Odyssey had four). b) the developers don't wait more than five years (less if preferred) to come out with a sequel. But I am 100% on board with the "death penalty for remakes" portion.
I think the scariest thing about FEAR 2 is that I agree with 90% of what Yahtzee just said just by playing the Original game and the demo for Fear 2. Okay, and "Extraction Point". I also played Perseus Mandate, but got about 3 stages in and got bored and never did come back to it because it just felt pointless.
It might have something to do with the fact I didn't find either to be particularly scary. Not even the part in the movie theater where Alma grabs you. For me it was like "Oh, hi Alma! So, still on a rage fueled rampage?"
It might have something to do with the fact I didn't find either to be particularly scary. Not even the part in the movie theater where Alma grabs you. For me it was like "Oh, hi Alma! So, still on a rage fueled rampage?"