Ok, which company is big into sack-selling?
Because its stock market is going to be through the roof!
Because its stock market is going to be through the roof!
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Was Yahtzee serious about the Title Scream?
Because if he was, then Resident Evil has officially infected other developers with its virus.
Because if he was, then Resident Evil has officially infected other developers with its virus.
That review made me want to play it. Unique gameover mechanisms other than health bar/escort are what make gameplay fun.
But this apparently has an escort which is sad.
But this apparently has an escort which is sad.
That was the first thing I thought of as well. And Yahtzee being British I'd say that was suspiciously like Dara O'Briain. But he, in turn, probably got it from someone else as well. Good material is always being "borrowed". Look at how authors borrowing heavily from Tolkien created an entire genre.Palademon said:
The part where Yahtzee described the game mechanics (first time hearing about this game for me, don't really follow new releases) made it sound like one of the fun hypothetical proof-of-concept games from his XP columns, I was actually kind of surprised that no one in the comments has mentioned the same notion yet. However, if the execution does suck, I guess all we can hope for is some eventual sequel or prequel or remake that's better, and the very fact of the game not being that good makes this less likely.
But can you rip your own arm off and beat things to death with it?If you could do that, I'm pretty sure I wouldn't care much about the bad points. I'd be having too much fun.
Or indeed how Tolkien was influenced by various things (like as national epics and such).Farther than stars said:
But indeed, when he got to the sack analogy, I went "We've been watching a little Dara O'Briain, have we?". Which, in turn isn't necessarily a bad thing. Dara is a brilliant comedian, probably one of my favourites of all time. And he likes video games too!
This game sounded good, albeit weird, until YZ said that the melee combat was controlled by the thumb stick. Probably one of the worst ideas ever. You guys remember Too Human? It was suppose to be a trilogy. You know what killed it? Amongst other things, the thumbstick melee combat.
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This disappoints me so much - when I saw ND on the release schedule I thought "wow, an original and innovative combat mechanic. Maybe it will be a combat-centric game that's actually fun to play". Given that I possess a working brain, I decided to wait until the reviews started coming out, and the general consensus is that the game is an absolute waste of a good idea.
Listen developers, I WANT to give you money for games that aren't just retreads of tired ideas that I've seen a million times, I really do. Why do you hate my money?
Listen developers, I WANT to give you money for games that aren't just retreads of tired ideas that I've seen a million times, I really do. Why do you hate my money?
I liked the premise and humor of the game the trailers showed, however after clearing like 10-20 rooms full of monsterspawaners and losing limbs or the head every few seconds i gave it up.
There is a difference between a challenge and being annoying for the sake of being annoying.
There is a difference between a challenge and being annoying for the sake of being annoying.
I kept spelling it as popedom and ghazel... And now i have learned the errors of my way. -_-ewhac said:
Thank you! =D
He reviewed game franchises like Gears of War, Killzone, Battlefield, Call of Duty, Uncharted etc... I'd say both 'generically good' and 'plain mediocre' are well within his sights.T3hSource said:
EDIT: As for the mass marketing argument, he's already reviewed quite a few indie games and a lot of obscure big-budget titles, so I guess that theory is debunked as well.