Zero Punctuation: The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct
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So, super repetitive, poor grpahics, bad story, and a focus on first-person zombie shooting?
I'll be sure to keep an eye for it next time I'm in Gamestop... in the $5 bin.
I'll be sure to keep an eye for it next time I'm in Gamestop... in the $5 bin.
I'm surprised that he not only reviewed this game but also didn't hate it. Everyone else seems to hate this game. Haven't played it myself but I'll probably give it a try at some point.
Huh. He actually kinda liked it.
Well, colour me surprised. Hell, I actually did think it didn't look too bad.
Not that I'd buy it for full price, even with "full price" being at least ten pound less than most games in this case, but once it makes it's inevitable trip to the bargain bin, I could see myself quite happily wasting a weekend on this.
Well, colour me surprised. Hell, I actually did think it didn't look too bad.
Not that I'd buy it for full price, even with "full price" being at least ten pound less than most games in this case, but once it makes it's inevitable trip to the bargain bin, I could see myself quite happily wasting a weekend on this.
I actually heard plenty of negative comments about this game, so it's nice to see Yahtzee go "Hey! It's not that bad."
Also, this gives me another week to beat Bioshock Infinite before hearing Yahtzee either tear it to pieces or praise it for being almost as good as Bioshock 1.
Also, this gives me another week to beat Bioshock Infinite before hearing Yahtzee either tear it to pieces or praise it for being almost as good as Bioshock 1.
Yeah, after hearing what the three of them had to say, I was expecting a lot more bile in this video. Quite surprising really. I mean, yeah, the game does have what seem to be some interesting ideas, but interesting ideas are useless if you can't execute them worth a damn. The game is still poo overall and that means I don't want to play it. I'll just wait until a better game scoops up those unrealized ideas and makes something worth playing out of them.somonels said:
You raise a decent point, though I'm not entirely sure they're mutually exclusive. Joe works backwards from a conclusion that a game's going to rock or suck based on promo and hype and tries to justify it and whether EA did it seems to be a part of that, but look at games like Mass Effect 3. He rants for like a third of the review, turns around and gives it a score that would belie that, then drops his "dumbass seal of approval" on it.Frostbite3789 said:
Or Capcom, the company he hates but will put all his hope in time and again. I think we're starting to see Stockholm Syndrome kick in.
Joe did? Wow.
What I took away from them, mostly TB, is that there still are designers who try despite the publishers trying to shovel out things for the magpie-ish consumer. The big travesty is Activision - who else - selling it at a triple A price point.mjc0961 said:
And his dildo gives him decent reach that lets him get in the first blow.PunkRex said:
I can always count on you yahtzee to review a game with sound judgement. I heard many a flaws in this game but you ... yes YOU Ben , you look through a graphically moderate game and give us the true feelings it brings you. You give all games an equal shot at being interesting and I fear that you might be one of the only ones to do so these days. I was just ready to give up on this game when you made me think twice. Thank you Yahtzee for just being you.
P.S I'm currently listening to you read Mogworld xD, your humour is as funny as it is twisted at times.
P.S I'm currently listening to you read Mogworld xD, your humour is as funny as it is twisted at times.
I'll give it a pass based solely on the fact that it has zombies in it. I'm sick and tired of zombies.
I'd advice against it.Fayathon said:
It has original ideas, but severely lacks in execution and the main thing games are about FUN
You can kill entire hordes of zombies by yourself with a stupid QTE
How the hell does this walk away with a recommendation? I guess costing $20 in Australia forgave its lack of polish.
It's a full-priced game in all other territories, as far as I know, so not being able to "play with the big boys" is actually a complaint that SHOULD be leveled at it. My guess is the budget price let him forgive its intrinsic flaws. Like the graphics. And the bugs. ...I mean, Yahtzee did say he liked how dated Aliens: Colonial Marines looked. Hmmm.
It's a full-priced game in all other territories, as far as I know, so not being able to "play with the big boys" is actually a complaint that SHOULD be leveled at it. My guess is the budget price let him forgive its intrinsic flaws. Like the graphics. And the bugs. ...I mean, Yahtzee did say he liked how dated Aliens: Colonial Marines looked. Hmmm.
I think it wasn't so much that Yahtzee enjoyed the game as much as it was that he liked how it was trying to be different from the other zombie shoot-'em-ups out there. I personally think it was poorly executed, but I have to agree with him, it's nice to see games that are at least trying.
Strange. Yahtzee seemed more miffed at God of War than he did at the actual game of the week. Going by Survival Instinct's poor reviews I expected Yahtzee to likewise tear this game a new one. I guess this was one of those '2 for 1' episodes then.
Bonus!
Bonus!