Zero Punctuation: Hunted: The Demon's Forge

[ResonanceSD]

I'm glad he tells people that his schedule isn't exactly forgiving. Good review though, I was considering gifting this to a friend before I saw this ^_^'



I still might, it'd be hilarious to see his reaction.

 

[CardinalPiggles]

Weren't there any good things about this game...?

I do enjoy the senseless mockery of every little bad thing in a game as much as the next guy, but sometimes I do like to hear something good, otherwise I have no hope for the gaming industry.

Spoiler: What the hell is this?

Seriously, I don't have that on my keyboard...

 

[Triforceformer]

Can't wait to hear what you have to say about DNF for real with "Swear Word Time Capsule" being in effect here. As much as I've had fun with the game, I know that you are going to rip this game to absolute shreads, even with the blank slate you're giving it. But I at least want a negative review from a guy that has realized that number/star scores are absolutely worthless. Every single review I've read that gave the game below a 6 sounded like it was written by a douchebag that wanted to look politically correct for his girlfriend so she won't whine. By contrast, most positive reviews sound as if they were written by fanboys who are a wee-bit too forgiving (Such as myself).

But Yahtzee's in-between the two. He gives every game a fair chance, regardless of what he felt beforehand, but he will not hold a single punch against it. Also, play the PC version. Please. Or the PS3 version if you want the console port that's somewhat stable.

 

[Jedted]

Geuss i should've expected his Duke review wouldn't be this week. Didn't he say in another video that The Escapist buys all the games he reviews?

 

[Popido]

I already know that DNF is shit. Why should I wait for that?

 

[Revolutionary]

Wow I'm glad I decided not to buy this game when it came out. It was between this and some books....glad I chose the books.

 

[FallenMessiah88]

I think something might be wrong with me because even after watching this video, I still kinda wanna play this game! T_T

Maybe Im just not critial enough about what games I buy and/or play...

 

[Andy of Comix Inc]

The game first came to my attention in a half-page, 4/10 review in the Official Xbox Magazine, so by the time I saw the title of the review I could have guessed it would be either bland, or stupid, or both.

From Yahtzee's impressions... bland it is!

 

[Lordpils]

Two things.
1. Called it! I'm on a role of knowing which games will be shit before they get released.
2. Yahtzee already reviewed Duke Nukem Forever (kinda). I'd say he's off the hook.

 

[Metalrocks]

i knew he will not review DNF today. not enough time to do a review in a few days. this will come maybe next week.

 

[Purple Shrimp]

good review but why didnt you do duke nuken forever?????? :3

 

[RJ Dalton]

Yeah, you'd think people would get a clue that you're not supposed to leave a "first" post by now.

 

[SickBritKid]

I've played DNF. It's good. Not excellent, not spectacular, just good.

The characteristic humor is there, the gameplay's solid, and it's a whole bunch of mindless fun.

If you're playing Duke Nukem Forever and expecting Mass Effect...reshuffle your priorities.

 

[blankedboy]

Well that sucks, I thought this game would be awesome and well worth my money. That sucks.

 

[duchaked]

but Yahtzee enjoyed Gears of War 2!
tho I guess he also really did not enjoy all the knock-off cover-based shooters that it has spawned in the past 3 years being boring and unvaried LOL

anyway...I heard from some other reviews that co-op made this game quite good. I wouldn't know for myself but I suppose that might warrant a trying out, but not by me oneself of course...altho this would have to happen before the fall game releases steal my attention

 

[RobfromtheGulag]

I have bought some really bad games in the name of living out re-imaginings of the classic DnD experience, and I doubt this will be the worst.

That aside, humorous video and I hope the AI isn't as bad as you say it is on the PC version.

 

[MK Tha Rebel]

Thank you Yahtzee.

I had seen ad after ad for this game, but I didn't care enough about it to look into what the game was about other than the name and the box art. I was still a little curious though, but thanks to you, I now know more about the game, and also that I probably would like it because none of that review sounded positive at all. So yeah, good stuff man.

 

[Brumbek]

I actually loved Hunted. The combat was great fun (the sniper-like archery was good times), searching for secrets was enjoyable, the voice work was very good, the character interaction amused me, and finding the dead bodies to reveal the lore was a great design element.

Overall, I just really loved Hunted. I had zero technical issues apart from some minor collision issues here and there and my AI partner always did exactly as asked, which was extremely impressive. Anyway, some chapters had bad environmental graphics I'll grant you, but overall the game delivered exactly what it promised, an old-school dungeon crawler.

So yeah...you should try Hunted for yourself, you might be one of the 0.000001% who love it. Begin flaming now.

P.S.: my other favorite games for reference: Baldur's Gate II, Secret of Mana, Chrono Trigger, FFVI, FFXII, Planescape Torment, Mass Effect, Anno 1404, CoD:MW2 for MP, Borderlands, Metro 2033, Civ IV, Morrowind, Oblivion, Deus Ex, The Last Remnant PC.

 

[ProjectTrinity]

Whoop; won't be getting this game, either! Thanks Yahtzee! (I do take his opinion seriously. You all may throw the "you're missing some great games", but to me, that translates to "You're missing some okay games that you could be spending money on instead of real artistic things like SotC - which Yahtzee liked. So with that: I don't care if I'm missing your precious okay games~ =p )

P.S.: my other favorite games for reference: FFXII,

For a moment - I thought you said FFXIII. But since you didn't - CARRY ON.

 

[punipunipyo]

REALLY? The combo/magic thing didn't made it good? damn.... I thought it had something... guess it's good I pick other games to play this month...