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LordofHats wrote:

Lord Scythican wrote:Now maybe if you are Yahtzee, I might let your personal opinion sway me some.

Oh Yahtzee. Your reviews may well be funniest ever made. Maybe a little overblown, but oh so very funny

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nectarprime wrote:

LordofHats wrote:

Lord Scythican wrote:Now maybe if you are Yahtzee, I might let your personal opinion sway me some.

Oh Yahtzee. Your reviews may well be funniest ever made. Maybe a little overblown, but oh so very funny

Requesting link to said reviews

Ben 'Yahtzee' Croshaw, Zero Punctuation.

Warning: Do not take Yahtzee seriously. Almost all of his reviews come off negative, but he noted in one video years ago that "no one seems to care when I give a game a good review" and really hasn't ever since. His reviews range from "this game sucks" to "this game sucks but its fun."

Actaully, he's not a reviewer, he's a critic, it's his job to find all the bad stuff.

Soladrin wrote:Actaully, he's not a reviewer, he's a critic, it's his job to find all the bad stuff.

Reviews can be and are often produced by critics. Indeed, any examination of something entails criticism (in its natural means not the negative connotation that it has accumulated).

LordofHats wrote:Ben 'Yahtzee' Croshaw, Zero Punctuation.

Slightly off topic...I'd never actually seen any of these reviews before I picked up Mogworld. A good read, even if you don't know who Yahtzee is or appreciate his humor.

biccat wrote:

LordofHats wrote:="http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation"]Ben 'Yahtzee' Croshaw, Zero Punctuation.

Slightly off topic...I'd never actually seen any of these reviews before I picked up [http://www.amazon.com/Mogworld-Yahtzee-Croshaw/dp/1595825290/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1317059673&sr=8-1]Mogworld[/url]. A good read, even if you don't know who Yahtzee is or appreciate his humor.

Brilliant book that is

Does no one here but me remember Daikitana?

I refuse to remember that abomination.

Crom wrote:Does no one here but me remember Daikitana?

Its been mentioned several times.

LordofHats wrote:

Crom wrote:Does no one here but me remember Daikitana?

Its been mentioned several times.

Gotcha, must have not read that post...

Crom wrote:

LordofHats wrote:

Crom wrote:Does no one here but me remember Daikitana?

Its been mentioned several times.

Gotcha, must have not read that post...

Honestly I doubt anyone can forget Daikatana Only a few games are so horribly bad that they're remembered for being so bad.

Ahh yes Yahtzee. Found his video on Minecraft to be hilarious with bits of truth in it

I guess a lot of us have a little bit of Yahtzee/AVGN in us, wishing only to see companies we hate fail into a burning wreckage. I feel sorry for them, their fans are too demanding (AVGN IIRC had a little side project he would have loved to pursue but too many people said "WHERES THE NEXT ANGRY REVIEW?")

Anyways on topic, I suppose I cam off a bit rudish in my post. I was making a generalization on what many of us see as personal failures. In fact in my original post on this topic I mention I listed personal disappointments, and not financial failures.

Otherwise I would have mentioned any recentish Marvel game not Marvel Ultimate Alliance/MVC3!

Fable 3: Not an RPG like they made it seem like, very linear only real difference was whether you wanted to be good or evil.

Gears: Hordes great and im getting the new one just for that, otherwise, seems like the same game just with more OP guns and carmine doesn't die....

Every COD game since Mw: Only thing bearable was zombies in 5 just because it was something really new and neat.

Has anyone said Mindjack?

Try Warhammer Online, it was going to be the WOW killer, ha.

mondo80 wrote:Try Warhammer Online, it was going to be the WOW killer, ha.

The only thing that can kill WoW, is WoW itself

Commisar Von Humps wrote:

Gears: Hordes great and im getting the new one just for that, otherwise, seems like the same game just with more OP guns and carmine doesn't die....

Yea thanks for the spoiler.... I wanted to find that out while playin the game....

I agree with most of whats been said, except I'd like to defend one game that keeps cropping up. I am referring to, of course, our good friend Dragon Age 2. Now, I'm a massive Dragon Age fan, so maybe I'm biased, but here's my opinion on it.

First of all, it was rushed, that's painfully obvious and very sad that a good dev like bioware had to resort to reusing environments wholesale and leaving one companion kind of unfinished. However the combat system is improved in my opinion, the DnD style dice behind the screen was ok but got a little bland after a while. I also enjoyed the dialogue mechanic and the overall story idea. However DA2 suffers from one major problem.

Its not going to live up to its predecessor, ever. DA:O was a very good game, really good, five years in the making, well polished, gripping etc. DA2 is a good game but suffers from having to follow Origins. Anyway, my 2 cents on the matter.

Anyone recommend any good Strategy RPG games? Like Final Fantasy Tactics? I loved those games, but have beat them all. I tried a few others but none of them are that good in my mind.

Crom wrote:Anyone recommend any good Strategy RPG games? Like Final Fantasy Tactics? I loved those games, but have beat them all. I tried a few others but none of them are that good in my mind.

No Strategy RPG will ever equal Final Fantasy Tactics again; that is literally the pinnacle of the genre. However, there are a few games out there that might be what you're looking for.

First, you need to check out the Ogre Battle Series (Ogre Battle, Tactics Ogre, etc.). It's an SRPG series made by the same exact team as Final Fantasy Tactics, and you'll be able to see where FFT got some of it's great ideas from. You may even enjoy it nearly as much. They just remade the original for the PSP, so it shouldn't be that hard to find. Also check out the Front Mission series (excluding Front Mission Evolved). It's another SRPG series made by Squaresoft that's reasonably complex and highly addictive, though it functions much differently than FFT does. Front Mission 3 is the best in the series, IMO, though it's doubtful you'll be able to find it anymore.

Disgaea is another decent SRPG series. The battle and leveling system isn't quite as awesome as FFT, and it definitely doesn't take itself quite so seriously, but the unique mechanic for upgrading your weapons and the unlimited leveling will make for a nice diversion.

There are a few others, but those are among the best I've been able to find. It's kind of a dying genre, unfortunately.

johnscott10 wrote:

Commisar Von Humps wrote:

Gears: Hordes great and im getting the new one just for that, otherwise, seems like the same game just with more OP guns and carmine doesn't die....

Yea thanks for the spoiler.... I wanted to find that out while playin the game....

Not a problem, always glad to help, oh yeah, CENSORED - MT11 dies too .

He's misleading you. CENSORED survives, but there's a lot about him and CENSORED.

Guys, there is no need to spoil the game for others for no other reason than to spoil it for others...do the polite thing and be considerate!

Chrysaor686 wrote:

Crom wrote:Anyone recommend any good Strategy RPG games? Like Final Fantasy Tactics? I loved those games, but have beat them all. I tried a few others but none of them are that good in my mind.

No Strategy RPG will ever equal Final Fantasy Tactics again; that is literally the pinnacle of the genre. However, there are a few games out there that might be what you're looking for.

First, you need to check out the Ogre Battle Series (Ogre Battle, Tactics Ogre, etc.). It's an SRPG series made by the same exact team as Final Fantasy Tactics, and you'll be able to see where FFT got some of it's great ideas from. You may even enjoy it nearly as much. They just remade the original for the PSP, so it shouldn't be that hard to find. Also check out the Front Mission series (excluding Front Mission Evolved). It's another SRPG series made by Squaresoft that's reasonably complex and highly addictive, though it functions much differently than FFT does. Front Mission 3 is the best in the series, IMO, though it's doubtful you'll be able to find it anymore.

Disgaea is another decent SRPG series. The battle and leveling system isn't quite as awesome as FFT, and it definitely doesn't take itself quite so seriously, but the unique mechanic for upgrading your weapons and the unlimited leveling will make for a nice diversion.

There are a few others, but those are among the best I've been able to find. It's kind of a dying genre, unfortunately.

I know of Ogre Tactics and Disgaea but have never played either. I did not know about Front Mission. Thanks for the advice time to go search the bargain bins at Gamestop. I see you are in Lawrence, I am in KC, so we are neighbors!

I was being very considerate! One of those was an actual spoiler, I simply threw him off, so he didn't know which one was which and things weren't actually spoiled.

God, I hate to say it....

Space Marine.

The Multiplayer is such a bummer (Laggy as hell, boring class builds), the campaign is great, but some parts feel lacking. It's as if Relic rushed the release to get it on shelves.

It's hardly been like 2 weeks and I'm already bored, and playing Gears. Waiting for Exterminatus though.

Cryonicleech wrote:God, I hate to say it....

Space Marine.

The Multiplayer is such a bummer (Laggy as hell, boring class builds), the campaign is great, but some parts feel lacking. It's as if Relic rushed the release to get it on shelves.

It's hardly been like 2 weeks and I'm already bored, and playing Gears. Waiting for Exterminatus though.

HERESY!!!!!!!!
But in all seriousness, I agree with you in the way that it does feel rushed, and that it could have turned out so much better
But i still do like the game alot, just waiting for Exterminatus

Space Marine, just a Dynasty warriors re skin. Hate all you want, see how much I care.

Toastedandy wrote:Space Marine, just a Dynasty warriors re skin. Hate all you want, see how much I care.

Tbh I not gonna hate as I did get that feeling a bit, but only when using the sword or axe. Its not a 100% reskin.

EmilCrane wrote:I agree with most of whats been said, except I'd like to defend one game that keeps cropping up. I am referring to, of course, our good friend Dragon Age 2. Now, I'm a massive Dragon Age fan, so maybe I'm biased, but here's my opinion on it.

First of all, it was rushed, that's painfully obvious and very sad that a good dev like bioware had to resort to reusing environments wholesale and leaving one companion kind of unfinished. However the combat system is improved in my opinion, the DnD style dice behind the screen was ok but got a little bland after a while. I also enjoyed the dialogue mechanic and the overall story idea. However DA2 suffers from one major problem.

Its not going to live up to its predecessor, ever. DA:O was a very good game, really good, five years in the making, well polished, gripping etc. DA2 is a good game but suffers from having to follow Origins. Anyway, my 2 cents on the matter.

To be honest I think that it being so rushed was the only problem. DA2, even rushed as it was, had a lot going for it, if given as much time as Origins, I have little to no doubt it would of been superior. Bioware has proven with Mass Effect in particular they can do better than Origins, IMHO.

Now, on-topic...

This thread seems to be asking for one's own personal opinion, rather than a more objective answer (Based on sales). So I will answer based on opinion.

Uncharted comes to mind, though I have only played 2. The gameplay was all right, nothing I have not seen before, but decent enough. But... I really don't understand the praise for the story. The reason for this being... I despise Nathan Drake. Nathan Drake is exceptional in that he's such a massive douchebag all day every day, I really couldn't finish. Rare is the character who is so offensive with his douchebaggery that I must cease playing the game. I felt like every cutscene, every time he opened his douchebag mouth, he was assaulting me with it. This destroyed my enjoyment of the game.

And probably one of the games you would never expect to be brought up, is... Portal. Don't get me wrong, as short as it was, it was a fun game, I enjoyed it, and the writing was solid. GLaDOS is also a really cool character. But... Well, I only played it over a year after it came out, and considering all the massive hype it got all the time, I honestly expected not just a "pretty good game," but I expected it based on the hype to be one of the single best games I have ever played... And IMO it really wasn't. The mechanics, while new and interesting, weren't really great, and the game has very little replay value for me.

Of course, this is just my opinion. Speaking objectively, Fable dominates this. I personally like the series. But Molyneux really needs to chill the feth out when hyping his games.