Zero Punctuation: Manhunt
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To continue the detour off into tangent land, is there the video game equivalent to an earworm? A game that you simply can't get out of your head? There are a few obvious nominees, like World of WarCrack, Civilization, and Tetris. (Seriously, just typing the word 'Tetris' gets the music playing in my head.)
Anything else?
(Also, nice work, Yahtzee. I'll be back on Wednesday. And if you're stuck for games to attack, you really haven't pinned down WoW and beaten it yet, merely given it a backhand slap with that 'second job' comment.)
Anything else?
(Also, nice work, Yahtzee. I'll be back on Wednesday. And if you're stuck for games to attack, you really haven't pinned down WoW and beaten it yet, merely given it a backhand slap with that 'second job' comment.)
I'm glad Thief has been discussed. I also didn't understand Yahtzee's crack against it, although I thoroughly enjoyed the Manhunt review, as I do all of them.
Anyone thinking that you couldn't play stealthily in the Thief zombie levels was not paying attention. Or they simply didn't understand how Looking Glass Studios gave you the option to play anyway you wanted. I chose not to kill a single soul (or lost soul) through the entire game, except the very few that were required objectives. Zombies were a bit different than guards. Yes they could detect you in the dark better, but they were slow so really they were easy to avoid and sneak past. And these levels made for some of the most scary game moments I've ever played to date.
Anyone thinking that you couldn't play stealthily in the Thief zombie levels was not paying attention. Or they simply didn't understand how Looking Glass Studios gave you the option to play anyway you wanted. I chose not to kill a single soul (or lost soul) through the entire game, except the very few that were required objectives. Zombies were a bit different than guards. Yes they could detect you in the dark better, but they were slow so really they were easy to avoid and sneak past. And these levels made for some of the most scary game moments I've ever played to date.
Break, that was one of the sexiest things I've ever read. I now have a huge crush on you(in a completely non-sexual way).Break said:
I loved the little Australia running for the bandwagon.
And I'm glad to hear someone else complain about Thief. I loved the first level, and as a kid that was all I would play because I was stupid and the 2nd-level zombies scared the bejesus out of me.
Kind of makes me wish they would release another Thief that was exclusively you wandering a medieval town taking people's stuff and becoming obscenely rich.
And I'm glad to hear someone else complain about Thief. I loved the first level, and as a kid that was all I would play because I was stupid and the 2nd-level zombies scared the bejesus out of me.
Kind of makes me wish they would release another Thief that was exclusively you wandering a medieval town taking people's stuff and becoming obscenely rich.
"what is this unfamiliar feeling?"
haha good stuff. Definitely going to watch your shows to get reviews for now on.
haha good stuff. Definitely going to watch your shows to get reviews for now on.
I bought this game 2 years before the Australian government
could even give a shit and say 'Oh my god, it's pretty bad' and ban
it. I highly loved the stealthy sort in the few first missions, was terrific
but of cause being a Rockstar game, went back into the shoot, block
and hear the faint taunts of the guys.
Not surprised Manhunt 2 is banned.
The Australian council have sucked what's really 'fun' about games,
what next? A rating on highly inapropriate books? c'mon!
could even give a shit and say 'Oh my god, it's pretty bad' and ban
it. I highly loved the stealthy sort in the few first missions, was terrific
but of cause being a Rockstar game, went back into the shoot, block
and hear the faint taunts of the guys.
Not surprised Manhunt 2 is banned.
The Australian council have sucked what's really 'fun' about games,
what next? A rating on highly inapropriate books? c'mon!
If you found this game to be distubingly enjoyable then you should try manhunt 2 for the Wii. That game throws you in to a virtual reality simulator of a homicidal maniac. For example, in manhunt 1 you had to mash buttons to kill, in manhunt 2 for the Wii you swing the wii remote or nunchuk in conjuntion with the type of manuever your using to kill someone... eg: 1) grab the guy by the head> swing wiimote forward 2) slam his head on the wall twice> swing wiimote forward twice 3) take the top off a toilet and break it over his head> swing both wiimote and nunchuk down. now im guessing this is as close as you can get to a real act of murder without it being one.
I signed up specifically to answer this question (so you'd better be thankful- both of you). What you're looking for is the 2001 PS2 title Ico. Which was pretty good. Go get it.Mr.Sign said:
According to my best gut feeling (and Wikipedia agrees), the name should indeed be pronounced 'ee-ko'. Foreign names pronounced with a U.S. American accent makes me either cringe or giggle depending on the context, so 'ee-ko' it is.
I considered registering a while ago to get into the Thief discussion, but I saw that it had been dealt with- the conclusion: Thief had no nimbly bimbly action bits, and anyone who says otherwise sucked at the game... And I didn't need to disable any of the robots in Thief 2 either, by the way.