Actually, isn't that how voice acting is done much of the time? You know, in different rooms on different days and what not? It can be hard to sync schedules and when you're on a deadline, you take every opportunity you can get.
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I know my comment may get lost, and believe me, I am NOT defending this game...it sucks.
This is the twelfth time someone has called this a "Square-Enix" game. It's a feelplus game, okay? The guys who did the port for No More Heroes: Heroes' Paradise. Square Enix is the publisher, and while having some sort of (read: little to no) input, they did NOT develop the game.
Second, the voice acting thing. Aside from the "different planes of existence" thing, that IS how most voice acting is done. One person in a booth, recording their lines, then the next actor comes in the booth when the first actor is done. Repeat until lunch break, then repeat until you go home. Usually, voice recording will take more than a few days, and some actors will be done before it ends.
Finally, I know this sounds really stupid, and it is just evidence of bad game design...but you aren't actually meant to "fight" the giant robot. It will stand there, doing nothing, until you fight the massive squadron of enemy mooks behind you. It's an endurance test, not an actual boss fight. Once you kill all those enemies, the robot finally dies and you can advance. It's actually a little embarrassing that you ran out of ideas so fast. I would have been confused at that part, sure, but at least I wouldn't give up after only one tactic.
This is the twelfth time someone has called this a "Square-Enix" game. It's a feelplus game, okay? The guys who did the port for No More Heroes: Heroes' Paradise. Square Enix is the publisher, and while having some sort of (read: little to no) input, they did NOT develop the game.
Second, the voice acting thing. Aside from the "different planes of existence" thing, that IS how most voice acting is done. One person in a booth, recording their lines, then the next actor comes in the booth when the first actor is done. Repeat until lunch break, then repeat until you go home. Usually, voice recording will take more than a few days, and some actors will be done before it ends.
Finally, I know this sounds really stupid, and it is just evidence of bad game design...but you aren't actually meant to "fight" the giant robot. It will stand there, doing nothing, until you fight the massive squadron of enemy mooks behind you. It's an endurance test, not an actual boss fight. Once you kill all those enemies, the robot finally dies and you can advance. It's actually a little embarrassing that you ran out of ideas so fast. I would have been confused at that part, sure, but at least I wouldn't give up after only one tactic.
Actually that jumped out at me too. The reason voice acting in video games tends to be shit most of the time is more due to a lack of direction and input from the writers/developers, so the actors just have to take a rough stab at it without really comprehending the full context of the scene. In videogames and animation its easier and cheaper to deal with one actor at a time and that's how it usually works.OniYouji said:
Given how panned this was, I'm surprised Yahtzee even bothered reviewing it. But, I guess it's going to be a few slow weeks. Is anything even coming out between now and Duke Nukem Forever? Seriously.
On the upside i'm sure we can expect a Bulletstorm review in a few weeks.
On the upside i'm sure we can expect a Bulletstorm review in a few weeks.
I think I remember Angry Joe mentioning that stupid giant robot boss. As I recall he said something about not having to beat it in order to finish that level, so you gave up because you couldn't see past a giant red herring the game was waving in your face. And I do not blame you for that.
Hahaha this is his best video for a long time!
Well done yahtzee! I will stay clear of this shit sandwhich!
-Joe
Well done yahtzee! I will stay clear of this shit sandwhich!
-Joe
Who cares if Yahtzee recommends a game or not? Are people that obsessed with his opinions that they NEED to know if he likes or hates a game? Frankly, I've played most games that Yahtzee hated/liked just because I wanted to see if I have a different experience. Guess what? I often do. Yes, there are some similarities, (Fallout 3 good, Jericho bad) but for instance: I didn't much like Shadow of the Collosus. Not that my opinion means absolutely anything, but he should make every review as absolutely ambiguous as possible, just to fuck with the people who apparently send him messages like "DO YOU LIKE DEAD SPACE? I NEED TO KNOW BECAUSE MY LIFE HAS NO MEANING! I HAVE NO OPINIONS ON MY OWN, I NEED SOMEONE ELSE TO TELL ME WHAT TO DO!"
Square enix, while occasionally having some great titles- they are few are far inbetween, when I saw the trailer to this I thought it looked bad even compared to some of there worst games. Luckily, when I did a preview for it on youtube, the benefit is I didn't actually ever have to play the game. Now that everything I thought it would be is confirmed, I see no reason to give it a shot.
So let me see if I understand this. In multiplayer you "hack" into another player's single player game and take control of one of the enemy mooks? Ok who's brainy idea was that and why do they still have a job (assuming they still do).
Haha, I knew it was gonna be horrible when I saw the Unskipple on it's trailer.
I have to say, the multiplayer does sound kind of interesting, a bit like Demon's Souls. The thing was that in Demon's Souls, you could only get invaded while in body form, and even then it wasn't like ALL the time, you were notified, and they had to come find you.
Man, I want my PS3 back, I miss Demon's Souls.
I have to say, the multiplayer does sound kind of interesting, a bit like Demon's Souls. The thing was that in Demon's Souls, you could only get invaded while in body form, and even then it wasn't like ALL the time, you were notified, and they had to come find you.
Man, I want my PS3 back, I miss Demon's Souls.
That was the funniest damn review since far cry 2.. WAAHEEEY!
by the way my captcha was 'eetedi makers' and I entered 'Jawas'. How could that possibly be wrong!?
by the way my captcha was 'eetedi makers' and I entered 'Jawas'. How could that possibly be wrong!?
Actually, Yahtzee's most confusing reviews aren't the ones that pick out the bad of a good game, rather the good of a bad game. In particular Dark Void, I mean, he says it's the most disappointing game he's ever played, but he also used the term, "fucking hell, when did this become awesome?"
So is that negative or positive? Not a recontamination of course, but bad game with great bits - especially when the series is meant to showcase what little gold there in a giant pile of shit that is the industry - sounds more like a thumbs up than a thumbs down.
Just sayin'.
So is that negative or positive? Not a recontamination of course, but bad game with great bits - especially when the series is meant to showcase what little gold there in a giant pile of shit that is the industry - sounds more like a thumbs up than a thumbs down.
Just sayin'.
Please people, stop saying this game was made by Sqaure Enix! It was not ._. They only published it, but otherwise had nothing to do with the game.
Saying they made this would be like saying EA made Dragon Age when we all know Bioware made it >>
..this has annoyed me just a bit..
Saying they made this would be like saying EA made Dragon Age when we all know Bioware made it >>
..this has annoyed me just a bit..