Zero Punctuation: MindJack

[repeating integers]

Looks like we may already have found a contender for 1st place in Yahtzee's bottom 5 list at the end of this year.

 

[Sovvolf]

You know I was almost about to impulse buy this game today however I decided not to as I may need to money later for buying hookers better things. I guess I made the right decision. That being said, I sort of had that idea in mind anyway. I watched Angry Joes review and read a few other reviews on the game and it looks like its been universally panned.

I don't usually buy my games completely based on others reviews but when I've seen the gameplay and read reviews that are most if not all negative and all pretty much rabbiting on about the same things... I kind of thing that I'd be better keeping my money.

 

[rezaDN1992]

I'm surprised he even played it so long. Listening to him it sounds like something I would stop playing after an hour if I got it for free. There were propebly no other releases.

 

[Phrytar]

With all the other great titles coming out this year, it won't be hard for me to skip this one.

 

[emusega]

Wow, he pretty much destroyed the game. Taking over the enemy seems like a cool concept to me, but not if the AI doesnt make you want to do it.
Oh and of course fucking funny as always ^^

 

[vviki]

Great review, Yahtzee! I haven't laughed that hard in a while. I'm guessing this game hit your sweet spot on exactly how bad it was, to make you write an awesome thing. I don't get how your opinion on weather games are good or bad eludes people, but then again "I'm shit, you're shit and if you're standing there thinking that's right, everyone's shit except me, then your a double mr. double shitfaced with fries. sorry this reflects poorly on me, I should have said mister or mises shitface."

 

[samus17]

Lovin it, as usual. But I do find it amusing that Yahtzee mentions both over-done, bored to death, done a thousand times, third person cover shooter gameplay AND knocks the innovative idea of multiplayer into single player. Some games just can't win with this guy.

 

[zelda2fanboy]

What was with the naked fat female cousin joke? I feel dense because I didn't get it. I went back to the beginning a few times, but I didn't see any setup or anything. Am I missing something?

 

[etocadet]

that's the difference between a reviewer and a critic and yahtzee is a critic it's his job to point out the bad parts. you don't yell at jeremy clarkson because you're not sure whether or not he likes the new lambo. NO you laugh at his metaphors.

i've never bought a game because of other peoples opinions, I did once and now i want to destroy treyarch.

 

[Reverend Del]

Mindjack as in carjack, Deathfish.

Also, thanks for the tip Yahtzee, will not even consider this one.

 

[Unhappy Crow]

Yep. Mindjack is a bad, bad, bad, bad, bad game. I honestly feel sorry for those that bought it before a review. This game makes me want to play Psi-Ops: Mindgate Conspiracy on the PS2 again. At least that game was fun and you had more abilities than mind hacking.

 

[Jack and Calumon]

You know a game is bad when you can't tell if you're saying it right. Plus all the trailers screamed "The Bland Adventures of Captain Generic and his Mediocre Friends!"

I would also like to say I am not brain damaged. Just putting it out there.

Calumon: Why would they think that?

 

[uppitycracker]

so wait, i'm confused... you liked this one, right?

 

[Diegolomac]

Actually, you won't believe what you have to do to defeat bosses like the giant robot: you have to kill all the common enemies in the area (forget about the robot) and once you do it, the robot spontaneously explodes! WHAT! THE! HELL??!!!

By the way, I'm surprised he didn't mention that you can't pause the game.

 

[Madara XIII]

Very clear indeed Yahtzee, not that I had high hopes for this game anyway. Actually I am a little disappointed they couldn't make good use of the core concept.

Indded. I love how he points out the reason why he nit-picks every single flaw in a game.
"It's like Chinese Parenting only less nightmarish" XD

Reminds me of this

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[Red Pawn]

I'd seen the Unskippable trailer review beforehand, so as soon as I saw the title I knew what I was in for.

 

[xchurchx]

Good review haven't laughed like that in a while

 

[FFMaster]

Thanks a ton Square, for making another badly done game. As if FF XIV wasn't a bad enough way to end 2010. Piece of advice: Stop making games for a while and focus your efforts on single projects. I think you need it at this point.

MindJack was NOT developed by Square, it was published by them. It was developed by feelplus (started out as a MS development team to aid mistwalker according to wikipedia, so take that with a pinch of salt), they have co-developed a few other games that peopel think have been made by square but actually have only been published by them

 

[kebab4you]

Tell you the truth, the multi player that was described did kinda sound like fun, but then again I do like to grief other peoples stuff.

 

[FROGGEman2]

I'm crying with laughter. Good show.

Also: Yobbos. Feeling Australian, are we?