Dragon Age. Bleah. At least I was able to trade it for something fun.
Too many to list. Brutal Legend is one, Ratchet and Clank Future 2 is another (I enjoyed it but there will probably be a new Ratchet game before I care to replay it), Punch Out Wii, Prototype, Scribblenauts, etc. 2009 was the year that I decided I should stop spending so much on games.
Too many to list. Brutal Legend is one, Ratchet and Clank Future 2 is another (I enjoyed it but there will probably be a new Ratchet game before I care to replay it), Punch Out Wii, Prototype, Scribblenauts, etc. 2009 was the year that I decided I should stop spending so much on games.
Honestly anyone who buys a bunch of games a year and doesn't use Gamefly or a similar service is a mystery to me. Outside of digital distribution stuff, I bought very little this year. It just doesn't make sense to waste $60 dollars on something I'm not sure about.
Piracy is legal in the Netherlands.
Piracy is legal in the Netherlands.
I will miss the current situation when I move. Right now, I have 5-6 other trusted dudes that tend to buy new games, so we just trade within the circle. Works better than a rental system. ODST was the anomaly, since the dude who first bought it was so mad at the game that he rage-sold it for like $40, I think.
I don't regret Borderlands as much as DA:O, but it is definitely underwhelming compared to its sales/praise.
I don't regret Borderlands as much as DA:O, but it is definitely underwhelming compared to its sales/praise.
I imagine the game would be pretty cool if , say, you were a bro sort of gamer and had never played Diablo 2.
I think it's more people that played Diablo 2 years ago and have since moved to console gaming where they've been saturated with so many shooters that a shooter mixed with a loot game is a revelation. And Borderlands is a successful hybrid in that it doesn't feel like you're daft with firearms until you've leveled up for a couple hours and gained the ability to shoot straight. I still enjoyed the game for what it was.
I think it's more people that played Diablo 2 years ago and have since moved to console gaming where they've been saturated with so many shooters that a shooter mixed with a loot game is a revelation. And Borderlands is a successful hybrid in that it doesn't feel like you're daft with firearms until you've leveled up for a couple hours and gained the ability to shoot straight. I still enjoyed the game for what it was.
I never understood the Diablo 2 comparisons to Borderlands other than as a pure reference point sort of thing for expanding the fps genre. If someone was expecting Diablo 2 when they bought Borderlands then that error is on them imo.
Now you can question how successfully Borderlands incorporated the RPG elements in some aspects but comparing it directly to Diablo 2 means a person fell for marketing talk.
I never understood the Diablo 2 comparisons to Borderlands other than as a pure reference
Diablo 2 is a really good loot game. Borderlands is a capable loot game made enjoyable because it's a capable shooter too. I don't think it's unfair to want a loot-shooter that doesn't sacrifice make major sacrifices on either end. At least that's how I break it down.
I never understood the Diablo 2 comparisons to Borderlands other than as a pure reference
Diablo 2 is a really good loot game. Borderlands is a capable loot game made enjoyable because it's a capable shooter too. I don't think it's unfair to want a loot-shooter that doesn't sacrifice make major sacrifices on either end. At least that's how I break it down.
It totally depends I suppose on what which angle you are coming from. As an expansion of the shooter genre rather than an expansion of the Diablo genre into a shooter. Either way I stand by the idea that if somebody was expecting Diablo 2 in Borderlands in a game that has no true body inventory or many of the aspects traditional in games like Titan Quest, Diablo, etc. Ignoring marketing talk and simply looking at their track record of games, it was always pretty clear to me that the loot stuff was a way of expanding a traditional genre (the fps) rather than a true loot game in the sense of Diablo.
SCREW YOU! BORDERLANDS GOTY 2009! :bow2spoiler (click to show/hide)just kidding. I have my own issues with Borderlands but I just disagree about the Diablo 2 comparison[close]
For me, it was Demon Souls. Dunno if I got too sucked up in all the hype, but it never really grabbed me.
That said, I'll give it another proper go later in the new year, so the jury is still out.
give it another shot!
Madden 2010
I bought Madden 09 because the demo was fun enough. Brought it home, went into a game and was totally confused. It's like they make it for existing madden fans and don't bother with us that aren't already into it. Last Madden I played before it was Madden 04 with the broken offense, last football game in general was the last NFL 2k that sold for $20, and the last football game I really got into was Blitz on the N64. I enjoy football but the games on the market are too complicated.
Madden 2010
I stopped playing Madden once the 2K football series went down and because I was burned out on how little they innovated Madden by comparison but I heard this year was supposedly the best Madden in awhile. What was your issue with it out of curiosity?
killzone 2
shitty controls ruined this game and no amount of fanboy spin can change the fact that guerilla fucked them up.
Piracy is legal in the Netherlands.
Oh yeah. Saint's Row 2. I played through the abysmal starting section, tried to drive a car and turned it off. Holy shit is it awful.