Zero Punctuation: Fear 2
- Thread starter Yahtzee Croshaw
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Sorry Yahtzee but we need some sequals, just atleast one after the original. I say that because all my favourite games are sequals, and no, I am not ashamed!
Great review again, every time I see a number on the end of the name I know it's gonna be a disappointing sequal.
Great review again, every time I see a number on the end of the name I know it's gonna be a disappointing sequal.
If a video goes for five min, and you comment after 3 expect to get banned for a week or so.SICK0_ZER0 said:
Excellent review. I am not the biggest fan of FEAR. The original was nothing inspired but I finished it nonetheless and I brought the two expansions but I draw the line there. It was all very much the same thing and I knew that FEAR2 was going to be the same as the original. Please let there not be another expansion pack and another sequel for it!!.
"Gosh I love Rome Total War"...I laughed harder than I should have at that one. On the same subject I just can't get behind the "no sequels/franchises" rule because Empire: Total War and Hearts of Iron 3 are my two preseason favorites for 2009 Game of the Year.
Unsurprisingly, he goes back on his "mysteries suck once they're explained" credo.
I disagree with him entirely on many things but at the same time I am unsurprised that he doesn't like it.
I disagree with him entirely on many things but at the same time I am unsurprised that he doesn't like it.
Good review, but I have to say not all sequels are bad (Half-Life 2, GTA 3, etc) How about this, instead of no sequels just allow them to make one that way we don't have entire box sets of games like the friday the 13th or nightmare on elm street series.
Here is the problem with destroying sequels: Sequels are generally a low risk/moderate reward ratio. If everyone in the industry had to actually think, there would be a lot more gaming companies out of business; something they do not want (quite the opposite, really). Creating original, or innovative, games can absolutely make or break a company.
Frankly I'm partially surprised and relieved that Yahtzee thinks "so be it" to this issue. I agree that banning sequels would force gaming companies to actually think about what they are making but then again Half-life 2 was absolutely dynamic. Losing out to such a game would be a blow to the industry.
The thing is, with sequels, they are "intended" to improve on the game that they previously created. Yet most of the time we get games like Fear 2 here that end up like the Jason films, as Yahtzee so eloquently put it. It's called mainstream media and it's directly involved with the common man like you and me. As long as the common man picks up these games, mediocre gaming media will always exist.
In order to move away from these mainstream ideas, we need to be more critical of the games we play. We cannot simply say, "This game is a 4 out of 5." Instead, we need to point out the good AND the bad and focus less on, "well is it good or not?" The idea of, if something is good or not, is completely subjective. This is what Yahtzee tries to emphasize in his videos yet we still get people, even on this very thread, who say, "well did he like it, what was his score?"
Frankly I'm partially surprised and relieved that Yahtzee thinks "so be it" to this issue. I agree that banning sequels would force gaming companies to actually think about what they are making but then again Half-life 2 was absolutely dynamic. Losing out to such a game would be a blow to the industry.
The thing is, with sequels, they are "intended" to improve on the game that they previously created. Yet most of the time we get games like Fear 2 here that end up like the Jason films, as Yahtzee so eloquently put it. It's called mainstream media and it's directly involved with the common man like you and me. As long as the common man picks up these games, mediocre gaming media will always exist.
In order to move away from these mainstream ideas, we need to be more critical of the games we play. We cannot simply say, "This game is a 4 out of 5." Instead, we need to point out the good AND the bad and focus less on, "well is it good or not?" The idea of, if something is good or not, is completely subjective. This is what Yahtzee tries to emphasize in his videos yet we still get people, even on this very thread, who say, "well did he like it, what was his score?"