Er...Zifnab?!? you missed one!

Did I see a Cowboy Bebop reference in there? I didn't expect that from yahtzee.

I've been waiting for this one. Didn't have a great time with this game. Although the way they rendered humans is the best I've seen in a long time. The rest was so much tedium.

But, is it repetitive?

Wow, he couldn't be more wrong. Yahtzee must not be a horror guy, because this game is dripping with horror street cred. The art design absolutely gorgeous, the pacing is maddeningly deliberate, the action is brutal, dark and extremely violent.

The story is simple (A mixture of Aliens, Resident Evil 4, Solaris and Event Horizon), but it packs some great twists and has an extremely satisfying end. The main characters relationship with his 'supposedly' dead wife who keeps manifesting (is she real or in his head; I'll never tell) was not meant to be a weeping Lifetime movie of the week, but rather more of a creepy mystery, and the truth is spelled out at the end (spoiler: very end).

It's one of those games that needs to be played at night with all the lights off. Fuck off Yahtzee. Go wank it to Saints Row 2.

It's a series of shocks, which is just bland. The aliens / mutants / cancer victims, who continually shock bricks into my pants are complete ripoffs of The Thing or it's many derivatives.

It works, but it's not good. Shocking is easy, but suspense is hard. There is little suspense here, only dark corridors and monsters peeking out of every nook and cranny.

I do like stomping on the bodies until there are only bloody stumps left, though.

>> ^thegrimsleeper:
Did I see a Cowboy Bebop reference in there? I didn't expect that from yahtzee.


Possibly, though I'm not sure if it was a direct reference to Bebop (Google "Space Cowboy" and you get all kinds of non-Bebop hits).

I agree with most of what he said about Dead Space in the review, but I'm still enjoying the game quite a bit. Sure the ship is uninviting, but it wouldn't feel quite the same if it looked like the inside of a Holiday Inn.

I can't back up everything dystopianfuturetoday said, because I've only played this game for an hour or two, but I did like what I saw. The only annoying thing was, as usual, trying to aim precisely with a gamepad (played it on x360).

I think these reviews are just supposed to highlight the negative aspects, so they do come off as harsh when good games are reviewed. I don't think this review is supposed to condemn the game, especially since it got raving reviews from everybody else.

This guy is such a whinner.
This game is fantastic and has more ambience and horror than any other game I have played.

Yatzhee's a lot better when the game he's reviewing actually suck

This is how we MGS-fanboys felt about the Guns of the Patriots review. Just lighten up and realize that you are complaining about an Internet critic who's paid to do this.

>> ^Fjnbk:
Just lighten up and realize that you are complaining about an Internet critic who's paid to do this.


I post from work, so technically I'm being paid to critique his criticism. =)

And it's repetitive too.

He made my day adding that third jab in at the end. I'd be amused no matter what he pretended to review and it doesn't even matter if he is right. Oooh, I just made my self chuckle imagining him reviewing the McDonald's menu ... speaking of repetitive.

i lol'd at the "attack of the killer prawn" because i once wrote a short story for a class called "prawn of the dead".

i really need to upgrade to a console thats better than a ps2. they're going to stop making games for me soon.

It kept me busy enough for Red Alert 3 and Fallout 3 to come out. Haven't even played at all since I got those.

Heh, and if he wasn't his visceral cynical self, people would be bitching that he sold out.. =)

Just enjoy the vitriol and hold dear in your heart that no matter how much you love a particular game, he probably doesn't give a crap. X D

System Shock 2 was a really suspenseful and scary game. Also the spaceship didn't look all brown, gray and dirty.

In terms of storytelling I'm inclined to believe him. Most modern games are still struggling to be able to craft an involving story. Bioshock was a recent exception IMO. That said it might not be within the scope of videogames to do this proficiently without unbalancing gameplay. We'll have to wait for someone to invent the Holodeck instead.

I love the shout out to Evil Geniusat the very very end, which I suppose was in a lot of the emails he received after his last review. Pretty funny.

YAY! I'm the 100th voter! What do I win?

^ Yeah - I do believe we corrected that ourselves last week, Lolthien. Maybe he's a Sifter in disguise?

(pats self on back)

As funny as this guy is, I'm constantly reaffirmed he can't actually genuinely review games for crap.

>> ^Duckman33:
But, is it repetitive?

Actually, being completely honest - it most definitely is not.

It's a brilliant game, certainly the best horror game I have ever played and if you have to choose at this point in time - it's even better in its own right than Fallout 3. Hell, for me it's without a doubt the best game that's been released this year. Yeah, you heard me. dft, you're my man - fuck yahtzee (at least this time). He was just WRONG on this one.

I thought he was bang on. The game is repetitive and relies far to much on startling the player with with a loud orchestral stab and flashing lights. There's very little suspense or tension. Plus I was playing with a mouse keyboard combo and it became incredibly easy after a few levels.

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