Zero Punctuation: Top 5 of 2010
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Red Dead Redemption? Yahtzee didn't exactly shred it, but... I thought he gave Mass Effect 2 more praise (which, BTW, has only been awarded GoTY by Eurogamer - now the Brits have to tell Americans which games are the schizz).
Fair enough Team ninja had nothing to do with the story, but you wanna know what makes it sexist? How about Samus going from silent protagonist who is effectively just an asskicker to a whining emotional wreck who won't do a fucking thing until she's told it's okay. A submissive character who won't shut the fuck up and who cracks under pressure at the first sign of conflict they not only retconned Samus they retconned her into something she is the exact opposite of. Other M's story was melodramatic bullshit Metroid prime 3: Corruption had an emotional moment at the end that put every line of dialog in Other M to shame. God dammit I want to stop talking about that piece of shit!Srdjan Tanaskovic said:
Honestly, outside that review I have never heard that song before. It sounds like it came out of the early 40's which at times can be some hard music to locate.Sonicron said:
I'd suggest narrowing a search around jazz from that time, or it could possibly be a cover of a rag done by a jazz band really.
What was with the music in the background? I hope that doesn't become a habit, now. Anyway, I agree with you, as usual.
I agree, although I did not expect Just Cause to be number one. I seem to remember you saying that you enjoyed playing Mass Effect 2 so much that you wanted to keep playing it when the time came to write the review.
then you have never been scared by anything in life and have transcended to a level of consciousness free from human emotion.Julian Daniel said:
http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1945148
This isn't me but it was exactly like watching myself in a terrifyingly accurate sort of parody
The power of Amnesia is the power of suggestion, and therefore if you play Amnesia with that boring, pissed off outlook, you're going to get a boring, pissed off game.Julian Daniel said:
Might not always be the case though. Some people just aren't prone to the kind of understatement that leaves things to the imagination.
AHHH YES! I knew Kane & Lynch would be your no#1 worst of the year (but damn it, you really threw me off when you said Fable III & Halo Reach). As for Just Cause 2, I honestly did not see that one coming. I could've sworn the review for that was quite negative when I last watched it. But anywho, bring on more decent indie games in 2011 
I only saw a lets play of Amnesia through 1/4 of the game and it was pretty scary, but I was kind of disappointed that *SPOILER* the dog that he was running from could be killed so easily. That ruined my image of the rest of the game. Is it really that good?
I heard very little of Just Cause 2, it was huge for like a week or two, then seemed to disappear...
I was going to write a defence of Final Fantasy XIII, which I quite enjoyed playing but then after thinking about it for a bit I think Yahtzee is actually right. The fights are boring, mostly automated and pointless, you do run down a corridor being randomly assaulted by automated battles.
It doesn't really qualify as a game except in the basic sense that if you turned off the controller it would just sit there and do nothing, at least after the first cinematic, the one that takes about 30 minutes.
So if I take it by it's merits:
Graphics: 10 (best looking 360 game I've seen)
Story: 9 (I like this sort of stupid BS)
Gameplay: 1 (isn't much of anything)
Voiceovers: 3 (I didn't vomit while playing once, which can't be said of Star Ocean:TLH)
Origionality: 0 (It's number XIII and they're actually taking AWAY features)
Overall 4.6/10
This may be my fault as I've run out of category ideas, what other things are jRPGs supposed to have again? I've forgotten since this generation I have only really enjoyed one of the many I've tried. Perhaps I'm just getting old and jaded.
It doesn't really qualify as a game except in the basic sense that if you turned off the controller it would just sit there and do nothing, at least after the first cinematic, the one that takes about 30 minutes.
So if I take it by it's merits:
Graphics: 10 (best looking 360 game I've seen)
Story: 9 (I like this sort of stupid BS)
Gameplay: 1 (isn't much of anything)
Voiceovers: 3 (I didn't vomit while playing once, which can't be said of Star Ocean:TLH)
Origionality: 0 (It's number XIII and they're actually taking AWAY features)
Overall 4.6/10
This may be my fault as I've run out of category ideas, what other things are jRPGs supposed to have again? I've forgotten since this generation I have only really enjoyed one of the many I've tried. Perhaps I'm just getting old and jaded.
You know, I kind of expected Just Cause 2 to be on the list, but not at number one. Honestly aside from Fallout: New Vegas it's the only game I've really enjoyed this year. After putting almost 30 hours into it after getting it during the Steam holiday sale I almost feel bad about not paying full price. I played the demo when it was released but it didn't really click, I think it just takes a bit to get used to the controls and the limited time frame of the demo didn't facilitate that, but after you start slingshotting across terrain, tying pursuing vehicles to the pavement and watching them catapult off bridges, tying peasants together, and crashing jet fighters into military commanders it becomes very lovable.