Electric bug
The game you described didn't sound all that fun, and when I see words like "Silent Hill" (or Dragon Quest, Serious Sam, Grand Theft Auto, etc) on a box I expect certain things. We've got a game that doesn't sound very interesting saddled with a title that doesn't represent it (or it doesn't represent, whichever). I'm thinking 8.x might be a bit of an overstatement. The only way to know for sure would be to play it, and I don't feel like doing that.
James
Exactly. This is why reviews should never be platform specific. Every game should be reviewed against every other game. Don't want your game to take a huge hit for graphics and network integration? Develop for a real platform.Originally Posted by Joust Williams
Countdown to the de facto end of the console generation: 5 exclusives
Most recent: Deadly Premonition: Director's Cut (4/30)
Next up: The Last of Us (6/11)
Later: Puppeteer (9/10), Beyond: Two Souls (10/18), Rain (TBA), Until Dawn (TBA)
Neo-Geo SuperGrafx Forever!
I remember EGM reviewing Neo-Geo games and they'd lower the scores because the games cost more than the other consoles. I think other reviewers do the same kind of thing, taking value into consideration when reviewing. Should $60 PS360 games be scored against $50 Wii games?
No gnus is good gnus.
Yes, they should. $50 vs $60 is not that big a gap, and no one pays MSRP unless they are retarded these days anyway.
Countdown to the de facto end of the console generation: 5 exclusives
Most recent: Deadly Premonition: Director's Cut (4/30)
Next up: The Last of Us (6/11)
Later: Puppeteer (9/10), Beyond: Two Souls (10/18), Rain (TBA), Until Dawn (TBA)
I Hate Yoshi
This made me laugh out loud for the first time in awhile. Good stuff.
And Yoshi's response is spot on. When the game can be ported over to a 10 year old system and a handheld, there is something wrong.
Last edited by spacecowboy; 06 Dec 2009 at 09:40 PM.
Just got to the High school before heading off to work.
Enjoying it for the most part but there is a ton of wasted potential. The nightmare parts are different but not bad. Chase sequences are a refreshing change actually from resource management and slow combat. Unfortunately these sections are a bit simple, they could have run with the concept (no pun intended) but stuck with a single enemy variant and few interactive elements. Unfortunately this is a more annoying problem in the exploration parts.
Climax made a detailed immersive world but skimmed on the interactivity. The separation of the two worlds doesn't bother me at all, I enjoyed Silent Hill as much for the urban exploration as the horror. The problem is they could have crafted a puzzle/adventure title akin to Zack and Wiki with great results. Instead the puzzles thus far are way too streamlined. It's always:
-enter room.
-find the one interactive element.
-get key, exit room.
Not all that impressed with the use of the phone either but we'll see what the second half brings.
Can you dig it?
FUCK.
There go my fantasies about Team Silent finally taking Silent Hill back from the round-eyes.
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Gymkata: I mean look at da lil playah woblin his way into our hearts in the sig awwwwwww
Just started playing this today. Only put in a few minutes but this shit is creepy from the start. I like the whole psychiatrist bit. I really like the flashlight controls and using that dumbass Wiimote speaker as a phone is putting the thing to good use for once. A scared little girl right in my ear is way more frightening and arousing.
I really like it so far!
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