Forum Posts: 460 | Comment #1 by GDMFS0AB Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 07:20:35 AM | |
Is this actually a good game? Can someone tell me.
Graphic wise it looks MEH, ok. What about gameplay? Is it actually scary?
It's in my work, but i have refrained so far. |
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Forum Posts: 251 | Comment #2 by Fang Foom Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 07:21:04 AM | |
| I imagine I'd really like this but never buy it as Ive heard rubbish things. Probably rent it though. I hear it has some good sandwhich references :) |
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Forum Posts: 12 | Comment #3 by blinksmilewink Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 07:23:47 AM | |
| Games on Demand is WAY too pricey. I mean they have Halo Reach on there for £50! You could've got it cheaper when it first came out! |
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Forum Posts: 369 | Comment #4 by Verdinial Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 07:28:49 AM | |
| I've been told by several friends this is an AMAZING game for the price. I've watched walthroughs, and the storyline is unique, I'd highly recommend this because it sounds, and looks well worth it. |
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Forum Posts: 385 | Comment #5 by Wicelow Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 07:31:54 AM | |
@#1 : if you can bare the PSX graphics, yeah it's a cool game.
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Forum Posts: 169 | Comment #6 by Arron114 Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 07:34:48 AM | |
Its good, looks like shit but very good, I also wouldnt rent it as its huge. I made that mistake and ended up buying it.
In terms of it being on games on demand. It came out at 18 quid and you can pick it up for a tenner now. Hazard a guess how much GOD(games on demand , not the almighty ) will charge? |
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Forum Posts: 848 | Comment #7 by Flibbity Floid Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 07:35:48 AM | |
Sorry?
I heard it has massive potential of a Silent Hill with darker instances but I also heard it's on par with the frustration of Ninja Gaiden especially with "bosses". But that's just b/c it doesn't sound like my cup of tea. Buddy raves over it though. |
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Forum Posts: 251 | Comment #8 by Fang Foom Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 07:36:24 AM | |
@6 ah so its worth a buy for a tenner?
Yeah games on demand I guess will be £14.99-20??
Just a guess though. |
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Forum Posts: 52 | Comment #9 by CrippleTron33 Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 07:37:32 AM | |
| My game of the year last year. Absolutely fantastic. Advice to those who might think it's crap, give it a real chance, stick with it and play more than the first 2 chapters and you'll be hooked. |
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Forum Posts: 169 | Comment #10 by Arron114 Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 07:39:13 AM | |
@8 Yea well worth it mate. I saw a review somewhere that summed it up perfectly. "an open world silent hill on a low budget" Some of the acting is the worst shit you will ever see, but this sorta adds to the charm of it.
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Forum Posts: 560 | Comment #11 by MakoBallistic Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 07:41:14 AM | |
| Where is Trials 2? I need it. |
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Forum Posts: 163 | Comment #12 by GoJoeThibaultGo Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 07:41:17 AM | |
probably one of THE GREATEST games of this generation.
No joke.
Most people that complain about it are the ones who cant get past the prologue. |
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Forum Posts: 369 | Comment #13 by Verdinial Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 07:42:37 AM | |
| It was originally released for around £20, so don't expect superb graphics, it's not extremely scary, just jumpy. The game itself is worth it in my opinion. |
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Forum Posts: 7 | Comment #14 by RancidSkank Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 07:43:55 AM | |
@11 It's not going to be in an article about Deadly Premonition I'd wager. Waste of space.
OT: I've heard great things, but as stated I'll probably just buy this at a reasonable price rather than on GoD. |
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Forum Posts: 404 | Comment #15 by conel33 Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 07:48:53 AM | |
| Such a great game but it's so cheap already that buying it on demand will just be a huge rip off. |
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Forum Posts: 218 | Comment #16 by the ferenczy Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 07:49:54 AM | |
| It was $20 at retail release, I bet M$ still charges $20 to download. Should be $5. Games on demand are so overpriced. |
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Forum Posts: 588 | Comment #17 by Chaos MAN Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 07:54:31 AM | |
| This was one of the best games I ever played. |
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Forum Posts: 142 | Comment #18 by Doc Lolly Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 07:57:23 AM | |
| great game worth every penny |
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Forum Posts: 0 | Comment #19 by Bezzina82 Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 08:03:31 AM | |
| Will this be coming out in Australian marketplace? I'm pretty sure the game hasn't been released here. |
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Forum Posts: 61 | Comment #20 by sabazius Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 08:06:37 AM | |
"eccentric locals and a floklore killer"
Tut tut, lol |
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Forum Posts: 148 | Comment #21 by el_pieablo Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 08:09:36 AM | |
| Brill game and I enjoyed playing it |
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Forum Posts: 460 | Comment #22 by GDMFS0AB Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 08:10:02 AM | |
@19 If it doesn't get released on the AUS marketplace, Make a US or EU account. Get yourself some US or EU ms points and download it from the marketplace from one of those.
Then simply switch users back to your AUS account and play the game. Siimples! |
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Forum Posts: 0 | Comment #23 by Bezzina82 Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 08:13:06 AM | |
| @22. Nice. |
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Forum Posts: 620 | Comment #24 by Riphade 1 Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 08:13:18 AM | |
| It'll probably be pocket killing pricing. I just saw (cause its a relatively easy 1000) 50 Cent BotS for $60. Now THAT'S bullsnit. |
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Forum Posts: 251 | Comment #25 by Fang Foom Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 08:13:33 AM | |
| Is it scary or just tense like say Alan Wake? |
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Forum Posts: 137 | Comment #26 by Prelude2disastr Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 08:13:50 AM | |
Fantastic game!!!
For those on the fence, imagine a new Silent Hill-esque story that hasn't been written by some American Developer that couldn't have missed the point more if it was hiding under some marshmallows, then add characters that each have quirky and distinctive personality traits.
From there, include some truly bewildering monologue, the opportunity to complete side-quests (when circumstances allow, of course) and structured development.
That is honestly the best way I can explain Deadly Premonition without forfeiting story aspects. Just know that the game, while graphically horrible, is a story-tellers diamond in the ruff.
Depending on the price though, I may well recommend to check the internet. I got my copy as a spontaneous purchase about 9months ago and it was only £20. |
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Forum Posts: 1290 | Comment #27 by CyanideSpirit Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 08:14:06 AM | |
| Oh man I loved this game! Only thing that annoyed me was having to constantly fill your car up with gas. It's an interesting mechanic in a video game, but it sucks when your car craps out and you're 5 miles from the next town haha. |
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Forum Posts: 21 | Comment #28 by Rockox Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 08:38:47 AM | |
| Considering I haven't seen this on store shelves in months, this is pretty good news, as long as it's $20 or less. |
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Forum Posts: 901 | Comment #29 by Ooyah Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 08:42:15 AM | |
| Some may laugh maybe, but this is my favourite 360 game, and the only game of the last five years which would make it into my all time top 10. Emotional, funny, intense, moving, and with some of the best characters to ever feature in any video game. York is a brilliant character, and his relationship with Zach is handled beautifully. A real masterpiece of game and character design, so don't be fooled by the sub-standard graphics. |
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Forum Posts: 1525 | Comment #30 by Baihu1983 Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 08:43:16 AM | |
| One of the best games ive ever played. Brilliant! |
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Forum Posts: 835 | Comment #31 by gazmaster1 Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 08:50:54 AM | |
| this is just like an old dreamcast type game but still fun, iv yet to finish it but the story is good so far but the game play and graphics are not next gen |
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Forum Posts: 444 | Comment #32 by MoldyClay87 Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 08:58:53 AM | |
Easily one of my favorite games. Very quirky, very "Twin Peaks", and a great mystery story if you can get past the sometimes awkward controls, badly designed map and the last gen graphics.
It's also not really worth using a gun unless you absolutely need to. Melee weapons are the way to go. Infinite Wrench or the secret guitar are easily the only things you should use throughout the game, weapon-wise.
Has a lot of sidequests, it's easily 20 hours or more of gameplay (way more for achievements, because difficulties don't stack), and it's just got a great story and characters.
As far as a horror game, it's scarier than Alan Wake or Resident Evil, but I wouldn't put it in terms of like, Fatal Frame or like, Dead Space (the first time) or something. It depends if you're jumpy over stupid shit or not.
Having said that, it's a love it or hate it game, and it's super cheap.
It was easily a game of the year for me last year. |
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Forum Posts: 1109 | Comment #33 by luuwat Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 09:00:48 AM | |
| you are basically paying for the service to download it at the comfort of your own home at full price........ |
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Forum Posts: 1525 | Comment #34 by Baihu1983 Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 09:01:05 AM | |
| Never found it scary but it has many fucked up ideas. |
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Forum Posts: 21 | Comment #35 by Rockox Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 09:01:09 AM | |
| @32 For scary games, Fatal Frame takes the cake. |
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Forum Posts: 4 | Comment #36 by hyphy gef Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 09:01:14 AM | |
| Great game if you like Twin Peaks |
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Forum Posts: 848 | Comment #37 by Flibbity Floid Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 09:12:14 AM | |
I would wonder why I'm getting hated on b/c I made an opinion neither for nor against it. I just thought it should stick as a cheap retail instead of XBLA is all.
But then again, girls do tend to sync their periods.... |
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Forum Posts: 1192 | Comment #38 by ZedChuva Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 09:24:30 AM | |
| Worst... game... ever. And shut the f**k up about me not having any cheeves in the game. I own the game, and am VERY sorry I do. After about 20min playing this garbage, it was clear, it's just horrid... horrible... tripe. |
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Forum Posts: 224 | Comment #39 by Richie Sambuca Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 09:29:30 AM | |
| @37 Floid, someone's obviously got some white-hot hate on for you, coz you always get thumbed down, even when you make sensible comments. *shrug* |
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Forum Posts: 370 | Comment #40 by Sgt Scyther Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 09:35:15 AM | |
| Easily my favorite game of last year. |
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Forum Posts: 199 | Comment #41 by ViNyLek Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 09:39:43 AM | |
| Heard opinions of ppl who loved and hated it. Me, I won't even try it, so problem solved for me. |
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Forum Posts: 2736 | Comment #42 by RadiantViper Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 09:50:55 AM | |
| This game is best described, as I read in one review, as a "beautiful train wreck". The game looks like a PS2 game, plays like an idiotic version of Resident Evil 4, has some awful animations, and incredibly misplaced music. But it's also an amazing, interesting game full of secrets to find, fun characters, and crazy gameplay mechanics. Definitely recommend this if you simply want something very unique :) |
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Forum Posts: 848 | Comment #43 by Flibbity Floid Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 09:51:55 AM | |
| @ 39 - Comes with the territory. People who thumb down in bulk without a response, is obviously a bunch of sissies that can't back up their words. I even admit it, ever so rarely do I sound like a complete unabated douche BUT in actuallity I'm not. It's the internet and it's influential. Everyone wants to take more than enough time to just insult and sound tough but nobody wants to take the matter of seconds to find out if it was out of context, save me and a select few others. |
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Forum Posts: 127 | Comment #44 by RES1DENT NEMES1S Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 10:02:21 AM | |
| Never heard of it! |
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Forum Posts: 1418 | Comment #45 by Vindicator51 Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 11:08:14 AM | |
| I can endure a lot of things in games, but this game isn't on my list. I've seen people streaming the game, and i know that i wouldn't complete it. |
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Forum Posts: 219 | Comment #46 by Hoebagger Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 11:40:42 AM | |
| Francis "York" Morgan, you mean? |
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Forum Posts: 8 | Comment #47 by Dramlin Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 11:58:20 AM | |
My game of the year for 2010. I was initially discouraged by the prologue as it drops you right into the odd combat system. Its a bit misleading as im sure many people get an initial impression of a poorly done resident evil, when if you stick with it the focus of the game changes to be more story based (and its a great story).
Luckily the quirks of Francis "York" Morgan kept my interest through the prologue so I find what a great game it is. |
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Forum Posts: 84 | Comment #48 by tincann Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 12:18:26 PM | |
| Excellent Game. It was priced @ $20 when it was released, so I would hope that Microsoft would price it @ a reasonable $15. But we ARE talking Microsoft though... |
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Forum Posts: 65 | Comment #49 by Lord_Statn Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 12:23:06 PM | |
| It is rare for me to look down upon most games, but this is by far the worst game I have ever played... |
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Forum Posts: 205 | Comment #50 by MetalMudkip Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 12:55:05 PM | |
| Game of the year for me last year, amazing. I can't see how some places gave it a 2/10 and say the story sucked, it was amazing. |
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Forum Posts: 204 | Comment #51 by Ceejus Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 02:37:35 PM | |
| Deadly Premonition is the definition of a "system-seller"; once you play it, you'll want to sell your system. |
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Forum Posts: 337 | Comment #52 by ModernViking Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 03:19:21 PM | |
People who bash it have never actually played it.. It's the same with people who play Dead Rising, sorry bros that satisfaction is not 20 minutes after you put it in
GOTY 2010 |
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Forum Posts: 178 | Comment #53 by PuttyGod Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 04:23:36 PM | |
| Once you get into this game and get it's sense of humor and logic, this game is absolutely amazing. I don't know how a game with so many flaws and shitty aspects can come together as a whole and end up so magical. |
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Forum Posts: 61 | Comment #54 by Beanovsky Durst Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 06:50:34 PM | |
| I'll take Deadly Premonition over any COD or Halo TBH. |
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Forum Posts: 1 | Comment #55 by PickVanCleef Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 07:05:38 PM | |
| Everybody should buy (and hopefully love) this game. So says Mr. Stewart. |
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Forum Posts: 29 | Comment #56 by crunchb3rry Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 09:05:29 PM | |
Yeah, Games On Demand is a ripoff. The entire reason digital distribution came out was a.) an easier/faster way to distribute and b.) would be sold cheaper because of less cost to distribute (no disc, no case, no manual, no gas for the truck taking the game to Best Buy's loading dock). But they keep the price jacked up and spew out excuses like "well, it takes bandwidth to deliver the game to you, somebody has to pay for that" when the amount of bandwidth used still costs far, far less than the materials involved in mass production of a physical product.
If the aim is to compete with the used market, it's just bad business to sell stuff for twice as much as the used market offers. Especially when the used market copy gives you a disc, and most likely a case and manual as well. Frankly, the reason these games cost more than they should is because Microsoft is double-charging people for the bandwidth they use. So that if you subscribe to XBLA and play games online a few hours, fine, that's covered by your XBLA sub. But if you actually use it as intended and watch videos, download games, etc. then you are being nickel & dimed on top of your XBLA subscription just to cover the cost of Microsoft delivering DLC to you; be it map packs, movies, Games On Demand titles, etc.
Netflix is the only exception to this business practice because the bandwidth costs are most likely picked up by Netflix (using money they already fairly got from you from your subscription to that service). Where the Xbox is just a frontend and all the activity going on it through Netflix servers. |
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Forum Posts: 2444 | Comment #57 by DENAz666 Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 09:34:31 PM | |
Yeah I'll pass, game belongs on PS1 or something, and the controls were terrible. I knew a lot of people liked it, so I gave it a go, but I just cannot see what people liked. Story isn't enough to make a game good I'm sorry to say.
Just my opinion anyways, its definately one of those games that is either love or hate |
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Forum Posts: 584 | Comment #58 by MattyBoosh Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 10:06:38 PM | |
GOTY 2010 by a long long way.
Despite what #57 says, a story IS enough to make a good game, just the same as it is with movies. You don't need a multi-million dollar budget spent on SFX for a movie to be good....look at the latest Transformers movie for example.
Deadly Premonition is something that every true gamer needs to experience. Once you've played it, you'll find yourself thinking about it when you're not playing and you'll be compelled to tell everyone you know about it.
Yes, the visuals are dated, yes the controls are awful, but the story, the writing, the sheer bizarrely twisted characters is enough to make this game a modern day classic.
Think Silent Hill meets Shenmue.
Think Twin Peaks.
Think about the "delicious Turkey sandwich".
"So says Mr. Stewart" |
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Forum Posts: 2444 | Comment #59 by DENAz666 Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 12:48:56 AM | |
@58 I just can't see it. I honestly gave it a good go, but I ended getting so frustrated with the clunky controls and terrible graphics that I could hardly focus on the story. For a retail game, it just doesn't hold up, the money I spend on a game is for the full experience, not just a story
Don't get me wrong, i'm not disagreeing with you, I'm just trying to understand why people enjoyed it so much, as I'm usually quite open minded with these hidden gem style games |
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Forum Posts: 4 | Comment #60 by xX Fontaine Xx Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 02:12:03 AM | |
| Another one that was banned is AUS |
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Forum Posts: 901 | Comment #61 by Ooyah Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 02:17:20 AM | |
#37 - Maybe becuase you're the kind of guy who thinks it is funny to make jokes about periods.
#38 - 20 minutes? Hardly a fair amount of time to give a game to prove itself? I must admit, the controls dismayed me at first, but they soon become second nature, with a bit of persistence. And this is very much a game where the characters are the stars, so it is well worth going through the learning curve to get to the rest of the game... and the game really is an amazing achievement.
Glad to see so many people supporting the game! GOTY for me as well.
So says Mr Stewart. |
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Forum Posts: 848 | Comment #62 by Flibbity Floid Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 07:29:59 AM | |
@ 58 - Gameplay plays an integral role - You don't want to play a game for so long that makes you want to dig your eyes out with the tail end of a rusty spoon, right? However, I've shlogged through some crappy controls due to a good story. It CAN help carry you to the end but games cannot depend on one or the other if both are major role players.
@ 61 - Or...now this is a long shot - People could grow up? *gasp* Shocking theory, right? No, if there's one thing that's vividly present on this site, its that too many people take way too many things out of context and in turn, people jump on bandwagons. T'wer I any type of punky-goth, I'd call you all conformists...but I could care less hence why a couple of useless thumbs downs mean little to me. It's saddening that people would rather act 12 than their supposed age but again...why bother going off the deep end. I'm not gonna stop posting, haters arent going to stop hating. Vicious cycle. |
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Forum Posts: 184 | Comment #63 by lazygammer13 Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 08:38:53 AM | |
| haha this Game really was fantastic. But, you have to be a fan of story, character development, and quirky stuff. Being a fan of David Lynch movies helps. Honestly, everybody should give it a go, and play through it. at least once, then they can bash it, or love it as much as they want. |
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Forum Posts: 153 | Comment #64 by General Valtiel Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 03:30:44 AM | |
| This game could have been one of the most awesome survival horror game ever, with weird characters and similarities to Twin Peaks. But the real problem is the music, it screws up everything. Well, some of them do stick to the game atmosphere, but others'd best fit a game like Katamari... |
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Forum Posts: 5 | Comment #65 by roza Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 11:00:14 AM | |
| Oh dear god no! This game was hust too boring for me. Annoying voice acting, unfitting music and just terrible characters. It had great potential but just wasn't pulld off well... |
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