TNL's GotM: October 2006

**Frogacuda** · 27 Oct 2006, 01:03 AM

How did IGN give God Hand a 3/10 then? I hear so many polar opposite things I don't know what to believe.

**Shadow Not Shade** · 27 Oct 2006, 01:31 AM

From reading the review just now, I'd say a combination of just not "getting it" coupled with a bit of sneering elitism. The reviewer invokes the "F-chans" argument for example, being so bold as to say that nobody would have bothered with this game if it hadn't been developed by Clover. Lame.

God Hand isn't exactly flawless, but the minor problems it has are far outweighed by the enjoyment it delivers in my opinion. I don't normally play beat-em-ups, but I love the hell out of it. My cousin doesn't play them either, but I showed this to him last week and he picked up a copy for himself the very same day. It's a crazy Fist of the North Star parody wrapped around a rock-solid fighting engine. I'd recommend it to anyone.

**Port** · 27 Oct 2006, 01:31 AM

It's IGN. That should explain everything.

**Shadow Not Shade** · 27 Oct 2006, 01:35 AM

That works too.

Remember kids, you can't spell "ignorant" without IGN!

**bVork** · 27 Oct 2006, 01:36 AM

Originally Posted by MarkRyan

Splinter Cell -- Only Splinter Cell I've played completely is Pandora Tomorrow and it left a bad taste in my mouth. It is truly a miserable game (single player, at least).

Congrats, you played the worst SC game. Now go play something good like Chaos Theory. Or the original. Or the new one. Basically, anything but the crappy one. It's like playing MGS2 and then writing off the whole series. Except that even a shitfest like SC2 is better than MGS2.

Originally Posted by MarkRyan

Mortal Kombat: Armageddon -- I played Deadly Alliance and Deception, both of which are pretty awful.

If by "pretty awful", you mean "dumb but fun," then I agree.

Originally Posted by MarkRyan

Bully -- I haven't really liked anything from Rockstar ever :/

YOU FAIL

Originally Posted by Thief Silver

I meant moreso that, playing the same tired crap like Splinter Cell when a newer good game like God Hand that isn't a series based off a non-existant book with a name of an Author no one really likes, while I can see not being as good as Splinter Cell, you rant about anyone who liking it retarded (Moreso bVork, but you agreed with his sentiment) is what I mean by your head being up your ass.

Uhhh, what? So you're saying that Double Agent is better than God Hand but I should prefer God Hand because it isn't a franchise or licenced?

And it is retarded. Its like they tried to do an 80s beat-em-up in 3D, down to the completely stiff control. Go play any of the better recent brawlers (I already mentioned The Warriors, but Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks is another good example) and don't waste your time on God Hand until it drops to the $10 price tag it deserves.

One last thing:

Originally Posted by K3V

UMK3.

Truth. A decade-old game is the best release this month.

**AaronChance** · 27 Oct 2006, 01:59 AM

Originally Posted by bVork

And it is retarded. Its like they tried to do an 80s beat-em-up in 3D, down to the completely stiff control. Go play any of the better recent brawlers (I already mentioned The Warriors, but Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks is another good example) and don't waste your time on God Hand until it drops to the $10 price tag it deserves.

In what the hell way is God Hand stiff? You set your own combos, and you can cancel in and out of attacks with evades. The Warriors is decent for a two player game, but it's like you're comparing Virtua Fighter to frickin' Plasma Sword here. Not even remotely on the same level.

Originally Posted by Frogacuda

How did IGN give God Hand a 3/10 then? I hear so many polar opposite things I don't know what to believe.

Dude, IGN. Even Gamespot gave GH a good score.

**Tain** · 27 Oct 2006, 02:01 AM

Which of you fucking Wapanese voted for the lame God Hand? The game certainly isn't shit, but its nowhere near as good as, well, any of the other games on the list except for PSU and Tales. Hell, The Warriors is nearly a year old and still beats God Hand in every possible way. And Bully uses a very similar brawling system. If Bully already has a fun brawling system AND tons of other fantastic gameplay, why would you even think of voting for a beat-em-up that does only one thing and doesn't do it very well?

Oh wait, its Clover. And they're Japanese. So it must be the best game this month.

yeah, fuck you.

Clover, Japanese, whatever. God Hand gave me no control problems after the first minute, and as much as I like The Warriors, you'd have to be out of your mind to claim it (or Bully) has better combat. I actually had to mind what I was doing in GH.

And how the hell is GH similar to old beat 'em ups at all? Did I miss the dodging and targeting in Streets of Rage?

**MarkRyan** · 27 Oct 2006, 02:52 AM

Originally Posted by bVork

Congrats, you played the worst SC game.

This is what I've heard. I'm vaguely interested in trying out Chaos Theory. It looks a bit less generic than the latest.

It's like playing MGS2 and then writing off the whole series.

Well MGS2 is the best of the Metal Gears...

Except that even a shitfest like SC2 is better than MGS2.

BZZZZZZRRRRRRT! Way off on that one, dude.

If by "pretty awful", you mean "dumb but fun," then I agree.

Dead or Alive is dumb but fun. The 3D MK games are pure awful.

**Shadow Not Shade** · 27 Oct 2006, 03:25 AM

Originally Posted by MarkRyan

Well MGS2 is the best of the Metal Gears...

Dead or Alive is dumb but fun. The 3D MK games are pure awful.

The MK games are pretty dumb but fun when you have other people to play them against, in my experience. Although the drugs might have had something to do with that, now that I think about it.