Zero Punctuation: Splatterhouse
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Uh, maybe because that would be an insult to the "God of War" series, which in itself was already an insult to the first "God of War" game, which in itself was already an insult to-AAAAUGH!philzibit said:
Coming back from that headspin meta, I completely agree with Yahtzee. Gore might add to the gritty atmosphere of the game, but overpiling gore is just a juvenile move that should not be done unless they are a)Programming games in the 80s and 90s, or b)A bunch of twelve year olds who had just learned how to program a game. In lieu of lacking evidences for a time machine, I'd say "b" is the more probable explanation. Though, I have been wrong before... -goes in search of a Flux Capacitor-
That's just his schtick, man. I mean, hey, he poked at MY buttons with his whole "YMCA" thing, but I still recognize comedy for what it is, no matter how dark. And besides, he probably doesn't read the forums anyway.Some Random Tosser said:
And about the whole R18+ thing, I think the way to make the industry actually listen is to hit them where it hurts: their pockets. People need to spread the word about calling bullshit when they see one, and I salute everybody in the Escapist and other gaming-centric websites like it for being on the forefront of doing as such. If we could get just enough people to shout "AWW HELL NO!" whenever the industry decided to be stupid, I think this beloved medium of ours could grow up to encompass some very interesting potentials.
Wishful thinking, yes, but maybe just for now. I mean, after all, whoever thought that a niche market that was started by a yellow blob eating pellets and ghosts could transform into multi-national, multi-million dollars industry as it is today, right?
I wouldn't say that the charm of the 3rd one was in the quantity of limbs flying around.Darks63 said:
No mention of the voice of the mask being Jim Cummings? Huh, I was hoping that he at least liked the voice
I actually liked the game. It was zen-like playing it, I didn't feel like acting out the finishing moves like I did for God of War, and the ending was kinda suckish...but the mask being Jim Cummings and imaging Pete calling things pussies and swearing was kinda nice. Plus I felt like near the end there were points that the mask wasn't just talking to Rick, but me, the gamer, the one controlling the man behind the monster.
It wasn't the greatest game, but I had fun with it, though I imagined Yahtzee's opening words something like "For anyone who argues that gaming has evolved beyond being just mindless, excess gore and titties would be absolutely wrong because anyone who tries to argue this can be reminded of Splatterhouse, a game about excess gore and titties."
It was genereic, but again, I had fun in a zen-like state, so I consider that a win for the game
Plus you can unlock the original 3 games and there's an arcade mode of nothing but excess more and more titties. 40 bucks new I'd buy it, but I'm asking for it for xmas because I'm smart (rented the game, btw)
I actually liked the game. It was zen-like playing it, I didn't feel like acting out the finishing moves like I did for God of War, and the ending was kinda suckish...but the mask being Jim Cummings and imaging Pete calling things pussies and swearing was kinda nice. Plus I felt like near the end there were points that the mask wasn't just talking to Rick, but me, the gamer, the one controlling the man behind the monster.
It wasn't the greatest game, but I had fun with it, though I imagined Yahtzee's opening words something like "For anyone who argues that gaming has evolved beyond being just mindless, excess gore and titties would be absolutely wrong because anyone who tries to argue this can be reminded of Splatterhouse, a game about excess gore and titties."
It was genereic, but again, I had fun in a zen-like state, so I consider that a win for the game
Plus you can unlock the original 3 games and there's an arcade mode of nothing but excess more and more titties. 40 bucks new I'd buy it, but I'm asking for it for xmas because I'm smart (rented the game, btw)
Well this is another one of those games that i didn't really care about until recently. Sadly it seems like a mild disappointment. Still gonna get it eventually, but there are other games right now that i am more interested in.
I was kinda hoping he'd dive into sonic colors some more. I heard nothing but good things about sonic colors, i wish real skeptic would emerge..
I know that's his style, but... *sigh* I do miss the times when he wasn't trying too hard to be funny, when he didn't pay attention to the forums complaining en masse when he wasn't being funny. He's a goddamn game critic, he's not a comedian! I know he's funny, but I do like humour and intelligent criticism to be balanced appropriately, and the scales are tipping in the favour of the former.rickicker said:
That's a good plan- I do agree with you- but we have the die-hard fans that will follow Final Fantasy, Star Wars, Metal Gear Solid, Pokemon, Mario and the like to the ends of the Earth. Mind you, Mario is still good, but the fans won't admit that the franchises that they loved since birth are stagnating. I've tried arguing that Final Fantasy XIII sucks, but no-one listens to me.
Indeed it was. By and large, The Mask has always been presented to the broad public as a crazy, but ultimately benign prankster - but the source material does not skimp on the blood and guts. Double the 'crazy' with (slim to) none of the 'benign' there. If you can get your hands on some of these, grab 'em.canadamus_prime said:
Hrm, ZP on iPod/iPhone/iPad. Very tempting, Escapist. If I only I actually owned any of those devices.
But nice try! You almost got me to open up my wallet for you. Almost.
But nice try! You almost got me to open up my wallet for you. Almost.
Heh, same here, same heremechanixis said:
I already heard once before that the game wasn't going to be that great, so I wasn't disappointed by this :3
