Author Topic: Mini-reviews from the B2G1 Gamestop haul (Read 1677 times)

Eel O'Brian · « **on:** July 20, 2009, 11:01:56 PM »

Updated as I play them! As if you care!

Star Wars: Force Unleashed (360) - Fuckawful camera. Pretty cool powers, lots of unlockable stuff. Better story than any of the three prequels, but that's not saying much. Lots of cheat codes. Repetitious. C+ so far.

muckhole · « **Reply #1 on:** July 20, 2009, 11:14:43 PM »

I was shocked as shit to see a local video store selling it for $15 new. Still wound up passing on it.

Was it actually that bad?

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #2 on:** July 20, 2009, 11:22:01 PM »

I thought it was a great game, actually. Not GOTY worthy or anything, but still a great game nonetheless.

edit: The Jedi Temple DLC level is only $5 this week on XBL, too.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #3 on:** July 20, 2009, 11:51:47 PM »

Frontlines: Fuels of War

I've played games with stupider plotlines. And, I always love the delicious fucktardery of an earnest message sent to the wrong audience using the wrong channels. In this disc-based game made out of petroleum-based plastics which requires a large amount of energy to play, you get to shoot a bunch of brown people while listening to a not-so-subtle message about how dependency on oil and petroleum-based products leads to an awful end for everyone. It reminds me of buying the $40 Collector's Edition Dawn of the Dead boxed set so I could listen to George Romero ramble on in the commentary about how consumerism turns everyone into zombies.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #4 on:** July 20, 2009, 11:54:27 PM »

Quote from: muckhole on July 20, 2009, 11:14:43 PM

I was shocked as shit to see a local video store selling it for $15 new. Still wound up passing on it.

Was it actually that bad?

Not bad. The plot is good, the graphics are really nice, and the physics force stuff is fun. It just gets really repetitious after the first hour, and the camera does frustrating and awkward things which will have you muttering "goddamnit" under your breath because shit is happening and you can't see that shit happening. Could've used a couple more months in the oven. C+ = a little above average.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #5 on:** July 21, 2009, 12:12:22 AM »

A couple more months of polish? The game was massively overbudget and delayed as is! I think it nearly bankrupted LucasArts.

Even though it was pretty mediocre, it did confirm that video game writers can write a better Star Wars story than George Lucas.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #6 on:** July 21, 2009, 12:25:54 AM »

Quote from: Willco on July 21, 2009, 12:12:22 AM

A couple more months of polish? The game was massively overbudget and delayed as is! I think it nearly bankrupted LucasArts.

Even though it was pretty mediocre, it did confirm that video game writers can write a better Star Wars story than George Lucas.

KOTOR I and Force Unleashed storylines >>>>>>>>> Georgie Boy's Prequel Trilogy

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #7 on:** July 21, 2009, 01:29:47 AM »

Quote from: Willco on July 21, 2009, 12:12:22 AM

A couple more months of polish? The game was massively overbudget and delayed as is! I think it nearly bankrupted LucasArts.

Even though it was pretty mediocre, it did confirm that video game writers can write a better Star Wars story than George Lucas.

something something knights of the old republic

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #8 on:** July 21, 2009, 01:32:29 AM »

Hell, Yoda's Stories had a better plot than the prequels.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #9 on:** July 21, 2009, 01:36:48 AM »

Quote from: Professor Prole on July 21, 2009, 01:29:47 AM

Quote from: Willco on July 21, 2009, 12:12:22 AM
A couple more months of polish? The game was massively overbudget and delayed as is! I think it nearly bankrupted LucasArts.

Even though it was pretty mediocre, it did confirm that video game writers can write a better Star Wars story than George Lucas.

something something knights of the old republic

I was not discounting it - I went nuts over Knights of the Old Republic when it came out - but just that talentless video game hacks can even poop out a better story than Lucas.

demi · « **Reply #10 on:** July 21, 2009, 01:45:24 AM »

Frontlines was pretty sweet man. Probably best third party UE3 game.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #11 on:** July 21, 2009, 01:56:44 AM »

the star wars holiday special had a better storyline than the prequels

+ the only time boba fett is actually portrayed as a badass instead of a screaming pussy in any of the original film storylines
+ carrie fisher stoned out of her fucking mind
+ chewbacca's dad is named itchy and his son is named lumpy
+ harvey korman and bea arthur

Quote from: demi on July 21, 2009, 01:45:24 AM

Frontlines was pretty sweet man. Probably best third party UE3 game.

it plays great, but the story's pretty stupid

chronovore · « **Reply #12 on:** July 21, 2009, 02:47:08 AM »

Quote from: Willco on July 21, 2009, 12:12:22 AM

A couple more months of polish? The game was massively overbudget and delayed as is! I think it nearly bankrupted LucasArts.

Even though it was pretty mediocre, it did confirm that video game writers can write a better Star Wars story than George Lucas.

I want to play KOTOR at some point. At the time it came out, I wasn't interested in hearing any Star Wars story that didn't involve Luke and his contemporaries. Now I just want SW stories that don't suck. I tend to think of the Prequels as a massively well-funded series of non-canon fan films.

George nearly broke Liam Neeson who, after working with GL on Ep. 1, decided he was done with film. Period. End of story. Sure, it only lasted 6 or 10 months or something, but it takes a certain caliber of director to take someone who is an old hand at movies, generally considered a consummate professional, and get them to temporarily burn out of their chosen career.

GL also managed to get Natalie Portman in a role where she doesn't act a lick. Sure, he gets some points for having her show off her tummy and get her nipples to perk out through a thick top -- presumably on the VERY HOT DESERT PLANET TATOOINE the air conditioning on the royal space yacht was just on too high. But she's a talented, intelligent actress by most accounts. Why not, you know, USE THAT in addition to perving out to captive monster-food porn?

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #13 on:** July 21, 2009, 03:03:35 AM »

Knights of the Old Republic is the best Star Wars story.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #14 on:** July 21, 2009, 03:14:53 AM »

Quote from: Willco on July 21, 2009, 03:03:35 AM

Knights of the Old Republic is the best Star Wars story.

its almost the best star wars anything

demi · « **Reply #15 on:** July 21, 2009, 10:45:53 AM »

Quote from: Borys on July 21, 2009, 02:35:27 AM

Quote from: demi on July 21, 2009, 01:45:24 AM
Frontlines was pretty sweet man. Probably best third party UE3 game.

Your Mass Effect despise is astounding

? Mass Effect was a horrible UE3 game distinguished mentally-challenged fellow. Pop in everywhere, long loading, elevators... atrocious. Get real.

demi · « **Reply #16 on:** July 21, 2009, 10:53:14 AM »

Inexplicable good taste for one, distinguished mentally-challenged fellow mass effect fan

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #17 on:** July 21, 2009, 11:17:16 AM »

Quote from: demi on July 21, 2009, 01:45:24 AM

Frontlines was pretty sweet man. Probably best third party UE3 game.

No love for 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand?

demi · « **Reply #18 on:** July 21, 2009, 11:44:50 AM »

50 Cent was more linear, while Frontlines delivered huge battlefields and firefights, along with extremely good online support.

Just looking at the facts, man. Unlike Borys Schmotski over here. Hey Borys, how was that PC Mass Effect developed by -a completely different studio than BioWare-? You fucking putz.

Bloodwake · « **Reply #19 on:** July 22, 2009, 05:08:02 AM »

Mass Effect kicks ass. Lots of ass.

I'm not saying that graphics don't affect my opinion of a game, but seriously. Mass Effect looked fucking great for the most part. Oh yeah, there was pop-in everywhere. So? The game still fucking rocked.

I never really understood the hate. Still don't. It's one of the best games of this gen.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #20 on:** July 23, 2009, 11:21:33 AM »

Stranglehold - hahahaha, this game is awesome! The animations get a bit hoky (Tequila dives over everything, even when you just want to hop over a table or whatever), but the shooting is a lot of fun and you feel like an ultrabadass all the time. I can see it getting a bit repetitive, but so far I am having a blast. Best of the bunch so far, as far as sheer fun factor goes.

Fragamemnon · « **Reply #21 on:** July 23, 2009, 12:11:01 PM »

Stranglehold was an awesome $5 buy for the PC.

I thought the story in Knights of the Old Republic 2 was better than in the first KotOR. Except for the last hour or so of the game when it fell apart, it was very deftly written for a familiar setting like Star Wars.

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Author Topic: Mini-reviews from the B2G1 Gamestop haul (Read 1677 times)