Author Topic: I got Crackdown and Overlord in the mail. (Read 2373 times)

GilloD · « **on:** October 11, 2007, 09:00:44 PM »

I am slowly working my way through everything I missed. Fucking Puzzle Quest has me all distracted. And The Office! What a night, fellas.

GilloD · « **Reply #1 on:** October 12, 2007, 08:15:06 PM »

Quickie thoughts:

Overlord is a ton of fun. The "feel" is dead on. The game has tons and tons of character, it reminds me of a lot of older English games (Simon the Sorcerer!). I'm not too far in yet but I wish it were slightly less linear. The "Quest" structure makes it seem like you'll be able to pursue goals at your leisure, but so far quests seem only to appear when they're ready to be completed, making it pointless altogether. I also wish the controls were slightly tighter. "Sweeping" over a wide space often turns my horde from a tightly knit gang of bloodthirsty dervishes into a scattered, easily killable gang of nitwit Gremlins. I suppose in some ways it's supposed to mimic the difficulty of commanding that many morons at once, but frequently it comes off as sloppy and loose.

Crackdown is fun. I wish there was more to it. That is all.

GilloD · « **Reply #2 on:** October 12, 2007, 09:33:39 PM »

Quote from: Billy Rygar on October 12, 2007, 08:30:14 PM

Overlord has a few gamebreaking bugs in it. :'(

Like what?

Once I got the Red Minions the game completely changed and for the better.

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #3 on:** October 12, 2007, 10:01:59 PM »

Crackdown > Overlord

GilloD · « **Reply #4 on:** October 16, 2007, 08:54:29 PM »

I sent back Crackdown without finishing it, seeing as how the ending couldn't be that interesting. You literally see everything the game has to offer in the first 45 seconds. It's fun enough, but also boring as shit after awhile. Pointless.

I still have Overlord, but the Blue Minion cave has me completely soured on the whole experience. I ended up wasting like 95 minions on the stupid Hydra thing and now I don't have enough to carry the hive (Not that they'd carry it in the first place) and I have to backtrack and grind the blue beetles to get enough. Ugh.

Mupepe · « **Reply #5 on:** October 16, 2007, 09:00:12 PM »

co op is the best thing about crackdown.

you never played rocket tag did you?

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #6 on:** October 16, 2007, 09:21:15 PM »

I felt burned out on Crackdown after a month or so, but it's a great game to pick up and play later on. I reversed my negative opinion on it just a few days ago, glad I never got rid of it.

Mupepe · « **Reply #7 on:** October 16, 2007, 09:23:31 PM »

Quote from: AdmiralViscen on October 16, 2007, 09:21:15 PM

I felt burned out on Crackdown after a month or so, but it's a great game to pick up and play later on. I reversed my negative opinion on it just a few days ago, glad I never got rid of it.

you're a great person

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #8 on:** October 16, 2007, 09:26:30 PM »

I never was wholly negative about the game, anyway though. I loved it for two weeks, then I was just neutral for a long time.

One complaint I have is the later gangs are too damn hard (on medium difficulty) unless you're on co-op. It takes forever to creep through a base where you always get surrounded by respawning enemies, then you've gotta run back to it when you die. I don't know if I'm alone in that. I did the last 1/3 of the game long after anyone else wanted to play it, so I had to knock it down to easy.

Mupepe · « **Reply #9 on:** October 16, 2007, 09:28:54 PM »

i totally agree.

it gets ridiculous towards the end of the shai-gen game and then the russians are just fucking impossible by yourself. that's why i haven't beaten it.

not to mention, FINDING FUCKING AGILITY ORBS IS HARD AS FUCK AFTER A WHILE.

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #10 on:** October 16, 2007, 09:30:23 PM »

Quote from: Mupepe on October 16, 2007, 09:28:54 PM

i totally agree.

it gets ridiculous towards the end of the shai-gen game and then the russians are just fucking impossible by yourself. that's why i haven't beaten it.

not to mention, FINDING FUCKING AGILITY ORBS IS HARD AS FUCK AFTER A WHILE.

I beat the Volk first, actually. Though I don't remember if I found them harder or easier than the Shai-Gen. All I know is that was some annoying shit, but it was a fair challenge on 'easy' when alone.

If you want to finish the game I can jump into your file, mine's done.

Mupepe · « **Reply #11 on:** October 16, 2007, 09:34:52 PM »

Quote from: AdmiralViscen on October 16, 2007, 09:30:23 PM

Quote from: Mupepe on October 16, 2007, 09:28:54 PM
i totally agree.

it gets ridiculous towards the end of the shai-gen game and then the russians are just fucking impossible by yourself. that's why i haven't beaten it.

not to mention, FINDING FUCKING AGILITY ORBS IS HARD AS FUCK AFTER A WHILE.

I beat the Volk first, actually. Though I don't remember if I found them harder or easier than the Shai-Gen. All I know is that was some annoying shit, but it was a fair challenge on 'easy' when alone.

If you want to finish the game I can jump into your file, mine's done.

that would be cool! just hit me up when you see me online or i'll invite you if i see you.

GilloD · « **Reply #12 on:** October 16, 2007, 09:43:29 PM »

Quote from: Mupepe on October 16, 2007, 09:34:52 PM

Quote from: AdmiralViscen on October 16, 2007, 09:30:23 PM
Quote from: Mupepe on October 16, 2007, 09:28:54 PM
i totally agree.

it gets ridiculous towards the end of the shai-gen game and then the russians are just fucking impossible by yourself. that's why i haven't beaten it.

not to mention, FINDING FUCKING AGILITY ORBS IS HARD AS FUCK AFTER A WHILE.

I beat the Volk first, actually. Though I don't remember if I found them harder or easier than the Shai-Gen. All I know is that was some annoying shit, but it was a fair challenge on 'easy' when alone.

If you want to finish the game I can jump into your file, mine's done.
that would be cool! just hit me up when you see me online or i'll invite you if i see you.

Let'splay "something" together soon

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #13 on:** October 16, 2007, 11:50:26 PM »

Quote from: Mupepe on October 16, 2007, 09:34:52 PM

Quote from: AdmiralViscen on October 16, 2007, 09:30:23 PM
Quote from: Mupepe on October 16, 2007, 09:28:54 PM
i totally agree.

it gets ridiculous towards the end of the shai-gen game and then the russians are just fucking impossible by yourself. that's why i haven't beaten it.

not to mention, FINDING FUCKING AGILITY ORBS IS HARD AS FUCK AFTER A WHILE.

I beat the Volk first, actually. Though I don't remember if I found them harder or easier than the Shai-Gen. All I know is that was some annoying shit, but it was a fair challenge on 'easy' when alone.

If you want to finish the game I can jump into your file, mine's done.
that would be cool! just hit me up when you see me online or i'll invite you if i see you.

Are we on each others friends lists?

Might be better to plan a session here on the board, since I tend to turn on my 360 to play Halo now that I've fully completed Crackdown. Though I might be re-activating the gangs to finish upgrading my shooting and strength.

Mupepe · « **Reply #14 on:** October 17, 2007, 12:10:09 PM »

Quote from: GilloD on October 16, 2007, 09:43:29 PM

Quote from: Mupepe on October 16, 2007, 09:34:52 PM
Quote from: AdmiralViscen on October 16, 2007, 09:30:23 PM
Quote from: Mupepe on October 16, 2007, 09:28:54 PM
i totally agree.

it gets ridiculous towards the end of the shai-gen game and then the russians are just fucking impossible by yourself. that's why i haven't beaten it.

not to mention, FINDING FUCKING AGILITY ORBS IS HARD AS FUCK AFTER A WHILE.

I beat the Volk first, actually. Though I don't remember if I found them harder or easier than the Shai-Gen. All I know is that was some annoying shit, but it was a fair challenge on 'easy' when alone.

If you want to finish the game I can jump into your file, mine's done.
that would be cool! just hit me up when you see me online or i'll invite you if i see you.

Let'splay "something" together soon

we better

Quote from: AdmiralViscen on October 16, 2007, 11:50:26 PM

Quote from: Mupepe on October 16, 2007, 09:34:52 PM
Quote from: AdmiralViscen on October 16, 2007, 09:30:23 PM
Quote from: Mupepe on October 16, 2007, 09:28:54 PM
i totally agree.

it gets ridiculous towards the end of the shai-gen game and then the russians are just fucking impossible by yourself. that's why i haven't beaten it.

not to mention, FINDING FUCKING AGILITY ORBS IS HARD AS FUCK AFTER A WHILE.

I beat the Volk first, actually. Though I don't remember if I found them harder or easier than the Shai-Gen. All I know is that was some annoying shit, but it was a fair challenge on 'easy' when alone.

If you want to finish the game I can jump into your file, mine's done.
that would be cool! just hit me up when you see me online or i'll invite you if i see you.

Are we on each others friends lists?

Might be better to plan a session here on the board, since I tend to turn on my 360 to play Halo now that I've fully completed Crackdown. Though I might be re-activating the gangs to finish upgrading my shooting and strength.

Yes. I'm SupaFlySoccerMa

How about this weekend then? I don't know exactly when, but I'm not doing shit all weekend I think.

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #15 on:** October 18, 2007, 03:45:26 PM »

Quote from: Mupepe on October 17, 2007, 12:10:09 PM

Quote from: GilloD on October 16, 2007, 09:43:29 PM
Quote from: Mupepe on October 16, 2007, 09:34:52 PM
Quote from: AdmiralViscen on October 16, 2007, 09:30:23 PM
Quote from: Mupepe on October 16, 2007, 09:28:54 PM
i totally agree.

it gets ridiculous towards the end of the shai-gen game and then the russians are just fucking impossible by yourself. that's why i haven't beaten it.

not to mention, FINDING FUCKING AGILITY ORBS IS HARD AS FUCK AFTER A WHILE.

I beat the Volk first, actually. Though I don't remember if I found them harder or easier than the Shai-Gen. All I know is that was some annoying shit, but it was a fair challenge on 'easy' when alone.

If you want to finish the game I can jump into your file, mine's done.
that would be cool! just hit me up when you see me online or i'll invite you if i see you.

Let'splay "something" together soon
we better

Quote from: AdmiralViscen on October 16, 2007, 11:50:26 PM
Quote from: Mupepe on October 16, 2007, 09:34:52 PM
Quote from: AdmiralViscen on October 16, 2007, 09:30:23 PM
Quote from: Mupepe on October 16, 2007, 09:28:54 PM
i totally agree.

it gets ridiculous towards the end of the shai-gen game and then the russians are just fucking impossible by yourself. that's why i haven't beaten it.

not to mention, FINDING FUCKING AGILITY ORBS IS HARD AS FUCK AFTER A WHILE.

I beat the Volk first, actually. Though I don't remember if I found them harder or easier than the Shai-Gen. All I know is that was some annoying shit, but it was a fair challenge on 'easy' when alone.

If you want to finish the game I can jump into your file, mine's done.
that would be cool! just hit me up when you see me online or i'll invite you if i see you.

Are we on each others friends lists?

Might be better to plan a session here on the board, since I tend to turn on my 360 to play Halo now that I've fully completed Crackdown. Though I might be re-activating the gangs to finish upgrading my shooting and strength.
Yes. I'm SupaFlySoccerMa

How about this weekend then? I don't know exactly when, but I'm not doing shit all weekend I think.

I'm free Saturday afternoon, you in?

GilloD · « **Reply #16 on:** October 21, 2007, 10:29:47 PM »

Overlord is just. For every 20 minutes of fun I have, there are 10 minutes of excruciating, senseless misery. Stuff that could have been resolved with a little more polish.

Moist Caverns was the least fun I've had since that TMNT Dam+Bomb level. Ugh.

TVC15 · « **Reply #17 on:** October 21, 2007, 10:34:38 PM »

Quote from: AdmiralViscen on October 16, 2007, 09:21:15 PM

I felt burned out on Crackdown after a month or so, but it's a great game to pick up and play later on. I reversed my negative opinion on it just a few days ago, glad I never got rid of it.

I'm glad I got it cheap. I never felt bad about tossing that one on the backlog pile after a week. It was a good, fun game, and it is still awesome to toss in and play it for a few hours, just fucking around, but you see all the environments in a day of playing, and you can have explored them all pretty well within like a week. :-/ I am kind of bummed they aren't doing a sequel, because aside from lack of content, it's almost a great fucking game.

I like Overlord. What I've played, at least. I have criticism points, but I'm not going to be harsh on it because it's not like the developer is known for making great adventure games or anything. It's a goob B or B- game, which is about what I was expecting.

GilloD · « **Reply #18 on:** October 21, 2007, 10:44:31 PM »

Quote from: TVC 15 on October 21, 2007, 10:34:38 PM

Quote from: AdmiralViscen on October 16, 2007, 09:21:15 PM
I felt burned out on Crackdown after a month or so, but it's a great game to pick up and play later on. I reversed my negative opinion on it just a few days ago, glad I never got rid of it.

I'm glad I got it cheap. I never felt bad about tossing that one on the backlog pile after a week. It was a good, fun game, and it is still awesome to toss in and play it for a few hours, just fucking around, but you see all the environments in a day of playing, and you can have explored them all pretty well within like a week. :-/ I am kind of bummed they aren't doing a sequel, because aside from lack of content, it's almost a great fucking game.

I like Overlord. What I've played, at least. I have criticism points, but I'm not going to be harsh on it because it's not like the developer is known for making great adventure games or anything. It's a goob B or B- game, which is about what I was expecting.

At it's best it's B+. At it's worst, it's some terror from the deep, a Lovecraftian grade like cthuzlix-. It's really a lot of fun when it works, but it's far, far too easy to go from I AM THE INVINCIBLE OVERLORD to OH MY GOD ALL FORTY OF MINONS DIED FOR A REASON I COULDN'T POSSIBLY HAVE ANTICIPATED. Usually a wipeout isn't the player's fault, but a result of some precipitated and unexplained menace lurking just outside camera view.

TVC15 · « **Reply #19 on:** October 21, 2007, 10:45:59 PM »

I really need to play that more.

Should I put in Katamari or Overlord, peeps? It is game time.

TVC15 · « **Reply #20 on:** October 21, 2007, 11:32:45 PM »

So.. . .I put Overlord in and, uh, well, look at what I'm playing

GilloD · « **Reply #21 on:** October 21, 2007, 11:33:37 PM »

Quote from: TVC 15 on October 21, 2007, 10:45:59 PM

I really need to play that more.

Should I put in Katamari or Overlord, peeps? It is game time.

Where are you in it? It really takes a little while to get going. All of Spree is pretty much an extended tutorial.

TVC15 · « **Reply #22 on:** October 22, 2007, 12:14:32 AM »

MAN HOW THE FUCK DO YOU FORGE GODLIKE ITEMS THE GAME KEEPS FUCKING ME LIKE A WHORE

GilloD · « **Reply #23 on:** October 22, 2007, 12:17:25 AM »

Quote from: TVC 15 on October 22, 2007, 12:14:32 AM

MAN HOW THE FUCK DO YOU FORGE GODLIKE ITEMS THE GAME KEEPS FUCKING ME LIKE A WHORE

There's a glitch where if you hit start and then quit out AFTER you hit forge and BEFORE any minions hop in the pot, you'll get the bonus and not lose the minions.

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Author Topic: I got Crackdown and Overlord in the mail. (Read 2373 times)