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  • PolloDiabloPolloDiablo Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Advent Rising rocked! I remember hearing that they were planning on finishing the series even if the first wasn't well received, but clearly they weren't expecting the hate it got. By the end you felt like a legitimate badass. I hate it when games scale to always keep you screwed. It felt great to just be able to destroy shit at the end of the game.

    It got pretty good reviews, so this is kind of a tangent, but I thought the end of The Darkness was a great payoff for all that had gone before it. It's not that hard, and you feel like a total killing machine. More games should end on a high note.

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  • The_SpaniardThe_Spaniard It's never lupines Irvine, CaliforniaRegistered User regular
    edited May 2008
    I remember one time renting this game that IGN had given some terrible rating to, like a 3.5 or some such. It was pretty fun actually.
    Yeah that was God Hand.. =P

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  • Pajama_ManPajama_Man Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Uru

    The game really turns your head upside down in terms of what can be done in an "adventure" game.

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  • MasoniteMasonite Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Pajama_Man wrote: »
    Uru

    The game really turns your head upside down in terms of what can be done in an "adventure" game.

    Oh, definitely. "Put those fish traps over here because this puzzle won't work if you get wet!"

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  • Kay2Kay2 Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    I... I really liked Breakdown. It didn't quite work, but there were some wonderful set-pieces and the feeling of power you got was pretty nifty.

    Then again, like I said, it didn't quite work, and I know a lot of friends that played it were all 'ZOMG THIS GAME SUCKS'.

    I just checked Metacritic though, and it got a 71. I suppose that brings me to another point. What's a bad score for a game? Review scores seem so artificially inflated these days, that 70%+ seems to be an 'average' game. Shouldn't that be 5-6/10 or 50-60%?

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  • XagarathXagarath Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Global Defence Force. Was barely reviewed at all, which I think counts.

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  • RotamRotam Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Yes, Global defense force was rad especially when playing as the jetpack woman.

    To bad my PS2 decided to rape my disc.

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  • XagarathXagarath Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Not to mention when the real mothership first shows.

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  • TheSonicRetardTheSonicRetard Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Kay wrote: »
    I... I really liked Breakdown. It didn't quite work, but there were some wonderful set-pieces and the feeling of power you got was pretty nifty.

    Then again, like I said, it didn't quite work, and I know a lot of friends that played it were all 'ZOMG THIS GAME SUCKS'.

    I just checked Metacritic though, and it got a 71. I suppose that brings me to another point. What's a bad score for a game? Review scores seem so artificially inflated these days, that 70%+ seems to be an 'average' game. Shouldn't that be 5-6/10 or 50-60%?

    I remember breakdown getting lots of good reviews. I specifically remember because I bought it based off the good reviews it got and was supremely disappointed.

    It made me dizzy.

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  • RotamRotam Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    I used to love taking out those tripod things as Jetpack lady in GDF.

    That game was mindless fun.

    I played EDF once with my brother. Game needs more Jetpack.

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  • LewiePLewieP Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    I got it, having no expectations for it whatsoever, for £3, and found it interesting.

    Edit: Breakdown that is.

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  • TheSonicRetardTheSonicRetard Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    LewieP wrote: »
    I got it, having no expectations for it whatsoever, for £3, and found it interesting.

    Edit: Breakdown that is.

    I wanted to like it, since it sounded like a great concept.

    But kung-fu in first person made me physically ill, something that no game before or yet has done. It was too disorienting.

    Who fights like that, with their head bobbling around with every punch or kick. I know every fight I've ever been on, I managed to keep my eyes on the target.

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  • LewiePLewieP Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Yeah, it was certainly flawed.

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  • Kay2Kay2 Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Well, your head bobs around a fair bit in a real fight, especially if you're ducking and weaving, but yeah, keeping your eyes on the target is normal.

    However, I think that when you -know- where your head's moving and you're expecting it, it's not disorienting. In Breakdown, you had no idea how the character was going to move, especially when you got new attacks/techniques or whatever. I must say that it didn't have the motion-sickness effect on me.

    I think that it got some good previews as it was doing something new and innovative, and had a lot of questions come up in demos, or early in the game. I thought the story started well, and maintained the flow, though. Other people didn't seem to like the main premise of the plot once it was made plain, I think.

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  • TheSonicRetardTheSonicRetard Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Kay wrote: »
    Well, your head bobs around a fair bit in a real fight, especially if you're ducking and weaving, but yeah, keeping your eyes on the target is normal.

    However, I think that when you -know- where your head's moving and you're expecting it, it's not disorienting. In Breakdown, you had no idea how the character was going to move, especially when you got new attacks/techniques or whatever. I must say that it didn't have the motion-sickness effect on me.

    I think that it got some good previews as it was doing something new and innovative, and had a lot of questions come up in demos, or early in the game. I thought the story started well, and maintained the flow, though. Other people didn't seem to like the main premise of the plot once it was made plain, I think.

    I've been in my fair share of fist fights. And yeah, while you're head does move, like you said, your eyes remain on the target. That is, as you also said, impossible in breakdown. They really should have just kept the camera stationary, or toned down the screen wobble, because what we see should represent the focus of our eyes, not the direction our head is facing.

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  • 2 Marcus 2 Ravens2 Marcus 2 Ravens CanadaRegistered User regular
    edited May 2008
    This may have been said before, but I'm going to have to go with Legend of Dragoon. As far as I know it did alright for itself, and people seemed to really like it, but there were a lot of terrible reviews of that game. The gamespot one immediately comes to mind.

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  • Triple BTriple B Bastard of the North MARegistered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Star Wars: Obi-Wan. I fucking loved it.

    Nobody else did.

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  • NumbtheFearNumbtheFear Registered User new member
    edited May 2008
    Bomberman act zero..........hahahaha just kidding guys :lol:

    on a more serious note however Overlord got average game reviews and I Loved it

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  • Onidragon the AvengerOnidragon the Avenger Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    I liked E.O.E. a whole bunch. But IGN gave it a 4 I believe. I thought it was alright, but not ZOMG AWESOME!!!!11!

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  • DisruptorX2DisruptorX2 Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    I liked E.O.E. a whole bunch. But IGN gave it a 4 I believe. I thought it was alright, but not ZOMG AWESOME!!!!11!

    Well, thats not really thread material then.

    Shaq-fu, for instance, which I've owned for quite some time, is not nearly as bad as the internet bandwagon would have you believe.

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  • TheSonicRetardTheSonicRetard Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    I liked Perfect Dark Zero. The game delivered a pretty faithful follow up to goldeneye/perfect dark, just as people have requested. I think people's expectations have just shifted to the point where what they think they wanted wasn't what was considered good anymore.

    But I liked it, at least, and during the first couple of months when I owned my 360 and already had my fill of Dead Rising and NCAA 07, it provided a good, cheap thrill for me.

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  • Onidragon the AvengerOnidragon the Avenger Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    I liked E.O.E. a whole bunch. But IGN gave it a 4 I believe. I thought it was alright, but not ZOMG AWESOME!!!!11!

    Well, thats not really thread material then.

    Shaq-fu, for instance, which I've owned for quite some time, is not nearly as bad as the internet bandwagon would have you believe.

    Really? Hmm....I'll have to see if my local game company has any used SNES copies........

    Also, E.O.E. was awesome mainly for the fact that the main Female lead could turn into a lightsaber and a bo-staff.
    Each Boss you killed also made her learn a new weapon transformation that 9/10 times would kick major ass, like the first boss gave you a weapon that looked like Voldo's weapons only with Neon attached.

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  • DisruptorX2DisruptorX2 Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    I liked E.O.E. a whole bunch. But IGN gave it a 4 I believe. I thought it was alright, but not ZOMG AWESOME!!!!11!

    Well, thats not really thread material then.

    Shaq-fu, for instance, which I've owned for quite some time, is not nearly as bad as the internet bandwagon would have you believe.

    Really? Hmm....I'll have to see if my local game company has any used SNES copies........

    Also, E.O.E. was awesome mainly for the fact that the main Female lead could turn into a lightsaber and a bo-staff.
    Each Boss you killed also made her learn a new weapon transformation that 9/10 times would kick major ass, like the first boss gave you a weapon that looked like Voldo's weapons only with Neon attached.

    Its a run of the mill, mediocre 90s fightan game thats noteworthy because it stars Shaq. My buddies and I got a kick out of it for like an hour. I've played worse.

    I'd say thread is more about games that got low ratings that you'd swear by. Dark Messiah, for example, for me.

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  • Triple BTriple B Bastard of the North MARegistered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Shaq-fu...is not nearly as bad as the internet bandwagon would have you believe.

    I remember Shaq-Fu well. And yes. Yes it is.

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  • TheSonicRetardTheSonicRetard Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    I own two copies of shaq fu. No wait, three.

    Genesis, SNES, and Gameboy.

    I've also beaten three copies of Shaq Fu. I had a lot more patience when I was little.

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  • DisruptorX2DisruptorX2 Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Triple B wrote: »
    Shaq-fu...is not nearly as bad as the internet bandwagon would have you believe.

    I remember Shaq-Fu well. And yes. Yes it is.

    Its playable, easily beaten, and has decent graphics, which means its above dozens of SNES titles.

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  • Triple BTriple B Bastard of the North MARegistered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Triple B wrote: »
    Shaq-fu...is not nearly as bad as the internet bandwagon would have you believe.

    I remember Shaq-Fu well. And yes. Yes it is.

    Its playable, easily beaten, and has decent graphics, which means its above dozens of SNES titles.

    Paint is easily able to be observed during the drying process as well, but that doesn't make it a favorable activity. A game being fun is more important than difficulty or visual appearance. Shaq-Fu lacked any substance in the fun department.

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  • DisruptorX2DisruptorX2 Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Triple B wrote: »
    Triple B wrote: »
    Shaq-fu...is not nearly as bad as the internet bandwagon would have you believe.

    I remember Shaq-Fu well. And yes. Yes it is.

    Its playable, easily beaten, and has decent graphics, which means its above dozens of SNES titles.

    Paint is easily able to be observed during the drying process as well, but that doesn't make it a favorable activity. A game being fun is more important than difficulty or visual appearance. Shaq-Fu lacked any substance in the fun department.

    I had a bit of fun with it, as I said, I played it with friends. The awful dialog between matches, and in the intro was hilarious.

    Its painted to be one of the worst games ever by people who said the same of Daikatana. Its just a forgettable, mediocre game.

    Check out Terminator 2 for SNES.

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  • TheSonicRetardTheSonicRetard Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Triple B wrote: »
    Triple B wrote: »
    Shaq-fu...is not nearly as bad as the internet bandwagon would have you believe.

    I remember Shaq-Fu well. And yes. Yes it is.

    Its playable, easily beaten, and has decent graphics, which means its above dozens of SNES titles.

    Paint is easily able to be observed during the drying process as well, but that doesn't make it a favorable activity. A game being fun is more important than difficulty or visual appearance. Shaq-Fu lacked any substance in the fun department.

    I had a bit of fun with it, as I said, I played it with friends. The awful dialog between matches, and in the intro was hilarious.

    Its painted to be one of the worst games ever by people who said the same of Daikatana. Its just a forgettable, mediocre game.

    Check out Terminator 2 for SNES.

    Which T2? T2 the arcade game, or Terminator 2 the side-scroller?

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  • DisruptorX2DisruptorX2 Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Triple B wrote: »
    Triple B wrote: »
    Shaq-fu...is not nearly as bad as the internet bandwagon would have you believe.

    I remember Shaq-Fu well. And yes. Yes it is.

    Its playable, easily beaten, and has decent graphics, which means its above dozens of SNES titles.

    Paint is easily able to be observed during the drying process as well, but that doesn't make it a favorable activity. A game being fun is more important than difficulty or visual appearance. Shaq-Fu lacked any substance in the fun department.

    I had a bit of fun with it, as I said, I played it with friends. The awful dialog between matches, and in the intro was hilarious.

    Its painted to be one of the worst games ever by people who said the same of Daikatana. Its just a forgettable, mediocre game.

    Check out Terminator 2 for SNES.

    Which T2? T2 the arcade game, or Terminator 2 the side-scroller?

    The side scroller.

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  • TheSonicRetardTheSonicRetard Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Triple B wrote: »
    Triple B wrote: »
    Shaq-fu...is not nearly as bad as the internet bandwagon would have you believe.

    I remember Shaq-Fu well. And yes. Yes it is.

    Its playable, easily beaten, and has decent graphics, which means its above dozens of SNES titles.

    Paint is easily able to be observed during the drying process as well, but that doesn't make it a favorable activity. A game being fun is more important than difficulty or visual appearance. Shaq-Fu lacked any substance in the fun department.

    I had a bit of fun with it, as I said, I played it with friends. The awful dialog between matches, and in the intro was hilarious.

    Its painted to be one of the worst games ever by people who said the same of Daikatana. Its just a forgettable, mediocre game.

    Check out Terminator 2 for SNES.

    Which T2? T2 the arcade game, or Terminator 2 the side-scroller?

    The side scroller.

    awful, awful game. Especially when compared to The Terminator on the Sega CD, which was in the same vein.

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  • ChopperDaveChopperDave Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Sega Soccer Slam.

    I still don't know how that game scored some of the reviews that it did, because it remains one of my favorite sports games of all time. My friends and I still play it every now and again.

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  • TheSonicRetardTheSonicRetard Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Sega Soccer Slam.

    I still don't know how that game scored some of the reviews that it did, because it remains one of my favorite sports games of all time. My friends and I still play it every now and again.

    around 80%. Not to shabby.

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  • CliffjumperCliffjumper Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    I think someone else may have said it....but...

    Command and Conquer:Renegade

    Fucking awesome

    Even if it as a lil rough round the edges.

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  • Triple BTriple B Bastard of the North MARegistered User regular
    edited May 2008
    I think someone else may have said it....but...

    Command and Conquer:Renegade

    Fucking awesome

    Even if it as a lil rough round the edges.

    Dude, fuck yeah. We passed that game around like a whore when I was in tech school.

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  • EgoEgo Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Teras Kasi was lots of fun 2 player, I remember renting it with a buddy and playing it for hours. But definitely not a well made fighting game, especially in single-player.

    I remember how we were taking turns trying to beat it (I think vader was the last boss), and how the first time either of us (me) won, it was because Vader pranced backwards quickly at the start of a round, then side-stepped off the platform we were fighting on to vanish out of sight below.

    I was Luke, so in a way it was sort of funny, like Vader going 'see? how do you like it when someone just takes off unexpectedly?'

    Man Alien Syndrome (the original) was an AWESOME game. Lots of play-time on my Amiga 2000.

    You know you're old when...

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  • SithDrummerSithDrummer Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    I thought Renegade should have been renamed "C&C: Meh", but then again I wasn't a huge Command & Conquer fan, so maybe that had something to do with it.

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  • ChopperDaveChopperDave Registered User regular
    edited May 2008
    Renegade's single player wasn't anything too special (though I did get a kick out of seeing C&C structures, like the Temple of Nod, on the inside). The multiplayer, however, was utterly fantastic. I lost hours to that game, with all the awesome shit you could do.

    Only in Renegade could you purchase a stealth camouflage tank, roll silently into a GDI base without anyone noticing you, enter the garage of the facility where all the GDI vehicles are produced, plant a "Nuke goes here!" beacon, then sit on top of it (still nearly invisible) for the minute or so it took the bomb to actually hit. It would take a really long time for anyone to actually realize the beacon was in there, and once the engineers desperately ran in, attempting to deactivate it with their repair guns, they would just be repairing my armor while I squished them :twisted:

    There were so many goofy and fun tactics like that. It only got better when they gave us helicopters and helipads for us to coordinate aerial raids onto.

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  • GlalGlal AiredaleRegistered User regular
    edited May 2008
    The armour repair part made me laugh out loud. :^:

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  • SheepSheep Registered User, __BANNED USERS regular
    edited May 2008
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    CoD4 > Shadowrun > Halo 3 > Everything else

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