THE BORE
General => Video Game Bored => Topic started by: Green Man on October 10, 2008, 10:16:24 PM
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9.0 Presentation
A deep story and incredible atmosphere with tons of horror influences make Dead Space one of those titles that is a great starting point for a franchise.
9.0 Graphics
Visually striking, everything from the holograms to the Necromorphs is incredible. Pixilation during depressurization and mild slowdown crimp its style.
9.5 Sound
Voice acting is delivered beautifully, but it's the sound design that will have you jumping out of your seat and sending shivers down your spine.
8.5 Gameplay
A strong mix of action and exploration is only hampered by repetitive, though appropriate, backtracking and odd navigation issues.
8.5 Lasting Appeal
You'll have to play through the game multiple times to improve your gear and understand the full story. However, not being able to change your difficulty after you beat the game is a bad decision.
8.7
Great OVERALL
(out of 10 / not an average)
Written Review: http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/918/918892p1.html
Video Review: http://ps3.ign.com/dor/objects/85040...ev_101108.html
It's .3 points too low.
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backtracking and repetitiveness. my kind of game :drool
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not being able to change your difficulty after you beat the game is a bad decision.
lazy developers.
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Good, more of a reason to start on HARD
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Sounds hot. IGN sucks balls at reviews though.
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IGN says you should get World of Goo on the Wii over this. 9.5 > 8.7 is obvious.
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http://www.xbox360achievements.org/game/dead-space/achievements/
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Feels like your typical "let's make up for all the SHIT HIGH SCORES we've given to games" is behind the sub-9.0 score here.
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooohhh wait, it's only 8.7, that's still pretty good.
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I think everyone was going to buy world of goo over this anyways.
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Haven't decided whether or not I should rent or buy.
Need more reviews.
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Sounds good to me, though I'm gonna keep an eye on any more reviews that come.
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Haven't decided whether or not I should rent or buy.
Need more reviews.
World of Goo is Wiiware only. No way to rent it.
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shit
now i guess i have to buy a wii too, huh? that would probably be necessary
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shit
now i guess i have to buy a wii too, huh? that would probably be necessary
There is a PC version which means you can "rent" it. :pirate
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success :dur
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Haven't decided whether or not I should rent or buy.
Need more reviews.
World of Goo is Wiiware only. No way to rent it.
YOU CAN PIRATE IT THOUGH shit mayne
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That's true.
I don't even know what the hell World of Goo is. It looks like a bridge simulator I toyed around with in High School.
Also, I wouldn't recommend watching the IGN video review for Dead Space because it contains some big spoilers.
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isnt world of goo just a shitty wii version of tower of goo? it wasnt that fun either
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shit
now i guess i have to buy a wii too, huh? that would probably be necessary
There is a PC version which means you can "rent" it. :pirate
Which also means you can BUY it and PLAY it without owning a fucking Wii. Jesus, simo PC versions really /do/ cannibalize console sales.
Hey, go ahead an pirate it if you don't want a sequel. :smh
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a sequel to world of goo? smh
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Less goo talk (I don't know wtf that is) and more awesome Dead Space talk.
Backtracking & achievements rock.
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Monday is going to be a long wait... watch TRU not even get Dead Space until Friday or something
:cry
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Monday? I heard Dead Space was Tuesday. If it is out tomorrow I will be happy.
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I clearly said Monday because that is the day I will be waiting through
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When is this out for the PC? I ain't playing this without some god mode cheat.
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I clearly said Monday because that is the day I will be waiting through
The way you said it made it seem like you meant the wait for monday would be long, not the day itself.
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wutevr
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It doesn't come out in my backwater country until the 23rd. 10 long days away. :'(
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not being able to change your difficulty after you beat the game is a bad decision.
eh? I get longevity out of many titles by playing on normal and then replaying on hard. I don't understand this though I'm sure there is some reasonable explanation.
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Did they clarify on how that works? Ninja Gaiden is the same way. Any New Game+ you do can only be done on the difficulty you beat it on. I am sure Dead Space works the same way.
Normal is for pusses anyway. HARD or bust. STRIVE for the achievement. EARN the achievement.
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Did they clarify on how that works? Ninja Gaiden is the same way. Any New Game+ you do can only be done on the difficulty you beat it on. I am sure Dead Space works the same way.
Normal is for pusses anyway. HARD or bust. STRIVE for the achievement. EARN the achievement.
I see. You can start a new game on hard but if you want to start a new game that is an extension of your last game then it has to be the same difficulty. I have no problem with that.
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There are achievements for "getting all the upgrades" and such, so you're gonna have to replay the game more than once I imagine, or if you miss a collectable.
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When is this out for the PC?
October 20.
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I've seen three playthroughs mentioned to get everything. Dunno where I was it though.
I don't really get IGNs complaint. I like to play on hard and then kick back to a lower difficulty second time around when picking up some achievements. But since upgrades stack it'll make a subsequent playthrough on the same difficulty easier anyway. Meh.
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IGNs complaint is distinguished mentally-challenged. The only game I can think of that lets you new game + to a higher difficulty is DMC, which is designed around just that concept. Hard is intended to be played by someone who has completed normal, and gotten upgrades, and very hard is intended to be completed by someone who's upgraded through normal and hard, etc.
But in the end, it doesn't matter. I've beaten RE4 a fucking ton of times, and I never did a new game +, because that shit's not fun. I don't want to start with a fully upgraded shotgun or sniper rifle. The game doesn't balance for that, even on harder difficulties. It's always designed around you starting with basic gear and basic weapons, so that's how I play.
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Is the PC release delayed yet again? Every multiplatform publisher seems to be doing that nowadays. I hate that BS.
It's just more likely to make me and many other PC enthusiasts pirate it 'cause we're ticked off about having to wait for the PC version.
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Is the PC release delayed yet again? Every multiplatform publisher seems to be doing that nowadays. I hate that BS.
It's just more likely to make me and many other PC enthusiasts pirate it 'cause we're ticked off about having to wait for the PC version.
I think the PC releases are probably just some kind of tax shelter anyway. :-\
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According to our resident developer, Genghis Cohen, the porting process from consoles is cheap. Also, there're no licensing fees to pay. The publishers probably don't lose any more money to PC piracy than they do to 360 piracy.
I really think an anti-piracy strategy such as delaying the PC releases is going to backfire on the publishers. Hardcore gamers aren't going to wait a few months to play a game they want and if they already played it on a console, they'd most likely just DL it for the PC.
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Sounds great - cant wait till Wednesday
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According to our resident developer, Genghis Cohen, the porting process from consoles is cheap. Also, there're no licensing fees to pay. The publishers probably don't lose any more money to PC piracy than they do to 360 piracy.
I really think an anti-piracy strategy such as delaying the PC releases is going to backfire on the publishers. Hardcore gamers aren't going to wait a few months to play a game they want and if they already played it on a console, they'd most likely just DL it for the PC.
Probably won't backfire nearly as much as releasing it alongside the console release; I've not seen NPD data in eons, but my impression is that console games sell crazy compared to PC SKUs unless it's an ID or Blizzard title. I'd say "Valve" as well, but they appear to be following a different payment model than everyone else.
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When is this out for the PC?
October 20.
Close enough. Can't wait for it.
Side note: Played a hour of Fallout 3 at a friends house (I always play/watch his pirated copies first before i decide on buying certain games, Saints Row 2 has become a lock for example), and wow, boring ass game. Seriously, and it looks horrible, the beginning is dreadful for example, i can't believe people are hyping it up as some sort of amazing game, even the way it moves, it's horrible.
Spending my money on this one instead.
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The free Elite Suit is up on XBL, it looks like it affects stats too so its not just a skin. It's free for like the first two weeks, so snag it if you plan on playing the game.
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Does anyone know how long this game is? I'm thinking about picking it up if I can beat it before the onslaught of next week.
edit: 1UP says 12 hours.
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Apparently 10 to 15 hours.
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The free Elite Suit is up on XBL, it looks like it affects stats too so its not just a skin. It's free for like the first two weeks, so snag it if you plan on playing the game.
Thanks for the heads up. :heartbeat
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9.0 at GameSpot
An incredibly atmospheric and disturbingly gruesome deep-space adventure that will haunt your dreams and leave you begging for more.
The Good
Deeply engrossing story Breathtaking visuals and nerve-wracking audio Strategic dismemberment adds an entirely new, satisfying dimension to combat Truly terrifying gameplay keeps you on the edge of your seat.
The Bad
Repetitive mission objectives Close-quarters combat is troublesome.
http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/deadspace/review.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=gssummary&tag=summary;read-review
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Monday was Thanksgiving here in Canada, so I just know stores won't be getting this until Wednesday. :maf
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I'm starting to think that if the audio is so important I might want to pick up the PS3 version. Something is up with my 360 that makes it incredibly loud.
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I use headphones with my 360 at school. My game shipped! Hope I gets it tomorrow.
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what headphones do you have, kev
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I wear headphones when I play PC games, and I have planned to get some box or something I needed to use it with my consoles, but I never got around to it. It really isn't a big deal to switch from 360 to PS3 considering I don't care much about Achievements and I'm somehow strangely able to use both controllers just fine. And apparently even Eurogamer said they looked the same, so that is pretty much the go-ahead for me.
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CANT WAIT
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i wanna get some trophies but i don't want to run the risk of the game not upscaling or being able to upscale but at the cost of having to go below the games native res
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trophies are gay
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Yeah, trophies are really stupid. The other day I was playing Warhawk and I got a trophy, so I went to my gamer card to see it there, but it didn't show up. I didn't realize that you have to manually sync the trophies from your system to the online database in order for others to see them. It's so much unnecessary work.
And on the back of the game case it lists 720p, 1080i, and 1080p (http://www.gamestop.com/common/images/bbox/270145_lback.jpg). I don't know exactly what it means, but not all PS3 games list 1080p on the back.
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it supports upscaling, that's good. but will it be at the cost of doing so at a lower resolution ala SCIV?
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This won't be in stores until Wednesday, right? What's with EA releasing some games (Mercs 2, Rock Band 2) on Sundays, but others on Tuesday/Wednesday?
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If I dont see this at TRU tomorrow, I'm probably gonna just rent it from GameFly instead
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TRU sale starts tomorrow?
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It's started since Sunday, but Dead Space isnt out until today (or should be)
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I just ordered this :'(
I think I'll buy it, too. :'(
My wallet hates me. Dead Space and Gundam 00 this week, and then LBP, Eternal Sonata, Bioshock and Rock Band 2 next week.
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So, Kev, how is it so far?
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They told me that this would be in today -- they were wrong. At least I have SR2 to keep me busy until tomorrow afternoon.
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i'm gonna skip for now, i have littlebigplanet, ghwt+guitar, and fallout 3 coming up before the end of the month, then cod and left 4 dead next month
i do want to play it, though
maybe when this congested game season is over
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I thought this was releasing next Friday in Australia, so I've taken Friday off from work.
But I just found out it releases next THURSDAY. So I get to play it all Thursday night. :hyper
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getting this free. wooo
Trade you Silent Hill for it
Unless you can get more than one, I'll trade you for it
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Well it was a suggestion. I'll get the game if I see it tomorrow anyway, and I 1000'd Silent Hill so it's rotting here.
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Dead Space is scary. :'(
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More impressions plz. I had it in my hands to day but put it back. Was that a mistake?
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Okay, I'll break down my impressions from the first hour:
+Graphics are really good; lots of moving shadows, steam, fog, and so on.
+Sound design is superb; music is muted for the most part, then goes insane when enemies appear: lots of little sound effects
+Mood, mood, mood.
+Severing limbs is cool.
+Very high creep factor; enemies bust out of air vents, lights flicker, things clatter and clang in the distance.
+Your character is an intergalactic mechanic.
+Voice work is good, rarely gets in the way of the mood.
+Backtracking is present but light, so far.
+Stasis nodes and telekinesis are cool, though there are only a few simple puzzles in the first hour.
-Sometimes sluggish tank controls; could use quick 180.
-Some shadows are jagged and aliased.
-Zero-g combat is a bit awkward.
*Story told through in-game conversations over radio and scattered audio logs.
*Enemies can climb up walls.
*Sounds in the vacuum areas are properly muted, except for the main character's breathing.
*Suits and weapons are all upgradable using power nodes.
*I died once after being surprised by a new enemy.
*Lots of blood and gore.
*Dialog is light for the most part. Usually 5-10 minutes between talking segments.
*After the first ten minutes, you're completely alone. The other members of the team [that are still alive] are elsewhere.
Really, really good game so far.
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BIG MISTAKE! GO BACK AND BUY IT!
Edit: HOLY SHIT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT!! :o
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i drove 20 minutes out of my way after work to go to toys r us and pick this up, but hey, they STILL DIDN'T FUCKING HAVE IT. or any other ps3 game worth getting besides saint's row 2. GODDAMNIT I WANT SOME NEW FUCKING GAMES I ONLY BOUGHT LIKE FOUR OF THEM THIS YEAR AND IT SUCKS AND I AM REALLY BORED AGHHHHHHH
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Go to Circuit City. They'll give you a $10 gift card with the game.
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Really, really good game so far.
Thanks heaps for the impressions, god I can't wait for this.
Edit: HOLY SHIT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT!! :o
:hyper
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I'm about five minutes into chapter two... but oh man this game is fucking incredible.
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i drove 20 minutes out of my way after work to go to toys r us and pick this up, but hey, they STILL DIDN'T FUCKING HAVE IT. or any other ps3 game worth getting besides saint's row 2. GODDAMNIT I WANT SOME NEW FUCKING GAMES I ONLY BOUGHT LIKE FOUR OF THEM THIS YEAR AND IT SUCKS AND I AM REALLY BORED AGHHHHHHH
yeah, TRU sux... i just bought saints row 2, and put dead space on gamefly
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Just about to pop this bad boy in :drool