Yeah I love this title's idea. The Gears of War perspective for an NFL game looks fantastic and Euphoria look like they're going to show Rockstar and LucasArts just how powerful their engine really is!
It's not AAA, but it's a lot of damn fun and the score above seems about right to me. If you were a Diablo, WoW or dungeon crawling fan in general I'd highly recommend it.
I'll pass 50hrs, maybe even 100hrs on this title without much effort which IMO says a hell of a lot about this title's enjoyable replayablity compared to many "15hrs and it's over" type games. It'll keep me busy until LBP and Fable 2 come knocking that's for sure! :)
I'd recommend a Champion as he's the most balanced and will give you an opportunity to learn all the different play styles (eg. heavy melee, combo melee, ballistics, spells, air combat). Many people try the Berserker first but the second level will put them into a state of shock as it ramps the difficulty up and he doesn't have the hit points for a novice gamer to succeed without dying every 2 minutes.
First playthrough took me 15hrs, 15deaths and I finished at Lvl30 with most of...
I thought him being banned from NeoGaf actually demonstrated exactly what he had accused NeoGaf of and ironically he became the monster that he hunted on those forums.
In fact I can't help but think that maybe Dyack secretly thinks he's Baldur killing all the trolls in the NeoGaf dungeons! lol
Seriously though, I think the NeoGaf incident had much more effect on reviewer's simply for the fact that many reviewer's are part of that community, and Dyack by association ...
You do realise he's comparing the PS3 as relatively easy compared to the Famicom (and not the 360)?
The Famicom is an absolute b!tch to develop for! lol
It's simply a backhanded compliment because Itagaki is now out on his own and may have to develop for the system.
Anyways as fufotrufo pointed out, just in case you actually thought Itagaki said the PS3 is easier to develop than the 360, Itagaki san quite bluntly asserted what he always has:
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Cheers mate. I'd give you bubbles if I hadn't already! lol
But I totally agree with you on IGN and you make a very valid point about their separation of review teams. 1Up letting an OPM writer review Too Human was laughable, and the Ratchet & Clank Gamespot incident wasn't much better! ;)
I'm around just not commenting as often, as each and every week the logic on this site appears to be continuing to spiral into an open zone abyss and I find myself wondering &qu...
You can do Play Asia or buy some cheapies from EB's 2 for 1 preowned sale and exploit GAME's friendlier exclusion list. Cost me about $45. :)
And the game is much better than some (Gamespot, 1Up) would lead you to believe, unless you feel that personal feelings about Denis Dyack, development times and NeoGaf should factor into review scores! :P
It's no doubt buggy and the graphics are occasionally questionable, but the core gameplay, looting and co-op are a lot of fu...
Perhaps clintos finds that IGN's tastes in games is the closest aligned to his own and therefore the best indicator of what he will like? Maybe he doesn't regard Gamespot or 1Up as having the same tastes as himself?
I know I feel that way. IGN seems to parallel my tastes more accurately than a populist average such as Metacritic. And I'm glad I ignored the "broader/populist view" because as a result I have enjoyed many titles I'd have otherwise missed including the fun ...
Man I'm going to need a college like fund for XBLA/PSN soon. Too many great games that my wallet's gettin dry! lol
Well as tintin would be infinitely familiar with...
If I listened to some reviews on Magic Carpet 2 I may have never picked it up and enjoyed it as much as I did.
Kinda like Too Human really... bugs and all. ;)
Guess that proves that everybody's got different tastes.
Humour - just like music, films and... video games! ;)
I don't know... but he will be if he doesn't lay off those choco-tacos! lol
Watch the video. That's exactly what Gertsmann's getting at. ;)
How in the hell is that video damage control? lol
The whole point of it is attacking everybody who's getting so worked up about it on either side of the fence. Whether they're "for or against" Too Human Gerstmann is reminding everybody not to take it so seriously and as he puts it "Too Human... it's a video game."
Satire truly is a wonderful thing when it goes straight over an audience's head...
EDIT: @ClassiK
Nah mate, j...
Ever heard of satire? :/
Nicely played. ;)
lol exactly Jeff Gertsmann's response to this video and all the crap around Too Human is gold!
http://www.n4g.com/industry...
"Too Human - it's a video game..."
Yeah their reviews are awesome, and at least when he gave Too Human a 3 out of 5 he explained it better than 1up or Gamespot! lol
Gerstmann video review here: http://www.n4g.com/xbox360/...
I'll stick to my 360 thanks. :)
Who wrote "There is no such thing as an objective view of something."
Perhaps you should practice what you preach before saying things immediately beforehand such as "The FACT is that this game seemed rushed, and it was not fun." ;)
There were no excuses on mine or clintos' part, we merely asserted our preference for one reviewer over another because they are more closely aligned to our own subjective tastes. As for bias, well the only one who use...