THE BORE

General => Video Game Bored => Topic started by: Stoney Mason on February 26, 2010, 12:43:58 AM

Title: The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile
Post by: Stoney Mason on February 26, 2010, 12:43:58 AM
[youtube=560,345]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYwesyxvF5k[/youtube]
Title: Re: The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile
Post by: Bebpo on February 26, 2010, 02:45:23 AM
My first reaction to this news was "wait, did the first one ever come out?"
My second reaction was "did I buy it?"

I can't tell if the answer is yes or no.  That's kinda scary!
Title: Re: The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile
Post by: iconoclast on February 26, 2010, 02:58:56 AM
Bought.

First Dishwasher was quite good. The only major problem with it was the terrible graphics. They were so bad they would occasionally become an obstacle. This does not look to fix that problem...

Still not as bad as Space Giraffe though. That game is truly unplayable because of the vomit they call graphics.
Title: Re: The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile
Post by: archie4208 on February 26, 2010, 08:11:25 AM
Terrible game.  The art for angsty 12 year olds didn't give it any favors either. :yuck
Title: Re: The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile
Post by: chronovore on February 26, 2010, 09:14:32 AM
Space Giraffe was made by a guy who makes screensavers. Too bad he hadn't figured how to make playable screensavers.

The Dishwasher OTOH was made by a guy who knows his games and can apparently code, but has a fatal one-two punch combination: programmer art sensibilities and marginal art capability. I mean, it's not The Magenta Cube Which Is The Player Character that is a hallmark of programmer art; it's just that the latter problem led to the couple hours I spent in co-op play were living through some dank, greasy kid's Pee-Chee folder full of doodles from shop class.
Title: Re: The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile
Post by: Stoney Mason on February 26, 2010, 09:17:36 AM
Space Giraffe was made by a guy who makes screensavers. Too bad he hadn't figured how to make playable screensavers.

Tempest 2000, Llamatron, and Gridrunner Revolution disagree with you and are pretty damn good games although I agree Space Giraffe goes a bit overboard on the visuals.
Title: Re: The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile
Post by: demi on February 26, 2010, 11:44:51 AM
I gave up on Jeff Minter when he cried that Frogger outsold his game. LMAO
Title: Re: The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile
Post by: Stoney Mason on March 29, 2010, 04:13:43 PM
[youtube=560,345]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqjtMkLjEcs[/youtube]
[youtube=560,345]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTrBD4IDqNQ[/youtube]
Title: Re: The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile
Post by: The Sceneman on March 29, 2010, 06:19:41 PM
at its core the first game was a very well balanced designed 2d brawler/action game, but the graphics.... oh my god the graphics. They werent just an obstacle, they ruined the game. And the comic panels between levels were so bad you'd think the game was taking the piss, but it wasnt.

Basically Im really sick of games with no sense of humor. Stuff that so OMG extreme and dark and serious. See also Halo, 90% of GTA4, Medals of Duty etc.
Title: Re: The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile
Post by: BobFromPikeCreek on March 29, 2010, 08:11:13 PM
Still fugly looking. I really hope Shank turns out good.
Title: Re: The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile
Post by: chronovore on March 30, 2010, 08:39:11 PM
at its core the first game was a very well balanced designed 2d brawler/action game, but the graphics.... oh my god the graphics. They werent just an obstacle, they ruined the game. And the comic panels between levels were so bad you'd think the game was taking the piss, but it wasnt.

Basically Im really sick of games with no sense of humor. Stuff that so OMG extreme and dark and serious. See also Halo, 90% of GTA4, Medals of Duty etc.

I'm pretty sure The Dishwasher is self-aware, and self-mocking. But you're right, it's still atrocious and unbearably ugly.
Title: Re: The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile
Post by: Stoney Mason on April 04, 2011, 10:47:07 AM
[youtube=560,345]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1NJoEJQ7RE[/youtube]

http://www.giantbomb.com/quick-look-the-dishwasher-vampire-smile/17-3957/
Title: Re: The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile
Post by: Stoney Mason on April 06, 2011, 10:51:47 PM
I thought the trial demo was really fun.

http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/Trial-Game-The-Dishwasher-Vampire-Smile/f044d5af-14a2-4ea1-9cf0-681e73e76fc0
Title: Re: The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile
Post by: The Sceneman on April 06, 2011, 10:56:23 PM
I'd rather eat a turd than play another shitwasher game
Title: Re: The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile
Post by: pilonv1 on April 07, 2011, 02:09:10 AM
I liked Space Giraffe even though I was terrible at it. Sure sign of a good game.
Title: Re: The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile
Post by: iconoclast on April 07, 2011, 09:38:26 AM
I'm gonna buy this eventually, I don't even need the demo to know it's great. The first Dishwasher is one of the best games on XBLA, it's a shame the graphics are so bad that they get in the way of gameplay. That's all I want fixed in Vampire Smile.

But considering I just got like 9 XBLA games over the past two weeks, I think I'll need to put this on hold for a minute. Bad timing.