MrBRulzOK
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Post by MrBRulzOK on Jan 2, 2011 1:26:45 GMT -5
White Knight Chronicles. I managed to pick up the game for about twenty bucks or so on clearance. Sat down and played it the first night I got it. Boy... was it dull. The story itself wasn't terrible I suppose, but the battle system I wasn't a fan of at all.
Honestly, I think I spent more time customizing my character than I did actually playing the game.
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Post by Spankymac is sick of the swiss on Jan 2, 2011 1:31:52 GMT -5
Oh, yeah, and also, a more recent one, Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe. I was excited, because the game seemed like a "peanut butter meets chocolate" situation for me, but damned if it wasn't just a slow, tedious experience all around for me. I literally traded it in the next day after I bought it.
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Post by Gerard Gerard on Jan 2, 2011 1:36:13 GMT -5
Oh, yeah, and also, a more recent one, Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe. I was excited, because the game seemed like a "peanut butter meets chocolate" situation for me, but damned if it wasn't just a slow, tedious experience all around for me. I literally traded it in the next day after I bought it. Could be more specific as to what you didn't like? I'm curious.
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Post by Spankymac is sick of the swiss on Jan 2, 2011 1:39:41 GMT -5
Oh, yeah, and also, a more recent one, Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe. I was excited, because the game seemed like a "peanut butter meets chocolate" situation for me, but damned if it wasn't just a slow, tedious experience all around for me. I literally traded it in the next day after I bought it. Could be more specific as to what you didn't like? I'm curious. Well, like I said, the whole game just felt....slow is the only way I can describe it. Like everything was moving at half speed. I mean, there was some interesting stuff(the "mid-air kombat" thing was pretty cool), but overall the experience was just really disappointing to me.
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Post by Gerard Gerard on Jan 2, 2011 1:46:19 GMT -5
Could be more specific as to what you didn't like? I'm curious. Well, like I said, the whole game just felt....slow is the only way I can describe it. Like everything was moving at half speed. I mean, there was some interesting stuff(the "mid-air kombat" thing was pretty cool), but overall the experience was just really disappointing to me. On reflection, I guess you're right. I think they were going for something to rival the Marvel vs Capcom series, and came out with something that just came across as another generic MK 3D game. Shame.
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Post by kingoftheindies on Jan 2, 2011 1:55:53 GMT -5
I love all the Assassins Creed games but yes the first one gets tiring. Most of the game is talk to somebody, get on your horse go to another city, go to viewpoint without getting killed, talk to somebody else, kill somebody, run like hell, talk to somebody else, go to normal world and sleep.
I didn't mind it at first until I realized after the 5 assassinations, I'm nowhere close to being halfway done with the game.
I also HATE the early Harry Potter games. Really the get frustrating 10 minutes in
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Post by Spankymac is sick of the swiss on Jan 2, 2011 1:57:50 GMT -5
I love all the Assassins Creed games but yes the first one gets tiring. Most of the game is talk to somebody, get on your horse go to another city, go to viewpoint without getting killed, talk to somebody else, kill somebody, run like hell, talk to somebody else, go to normal world and sleep. I didn't mind it at first until I realized after the 5 assassinations, I'm nowhere close to being halfway done with the game. I also HATE the early Harry Potter games. Really the get frustrating 10 minutes in I've never actually played a straight up Harry Potter game(Love LEGO Harry Potter, though) because they seem like they'd get really boring/frustrating really quickly.
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Post by kingoftheindies on Jan 2, 2011 15:35:23 GMT -5
I love all the Assassins Creed games but yes the first one gets tiring. Most of the game is talk to somebody, get on your horse go to another city, go to viewpoint without getting killed, talk to somebody else, kill somebody, run like hell, talk to somebody else, go to normal world and sleep. I didn't mind it at first until I realized after the 5 assassinations, I'm nowhere close to being halfway done with the game. I also HATE the early Harry Potter games. Really the get frustrating 10 minutes in I've never actually played a straight up Harry Potter game(Love LEGO Harry Potter, though) because they seem like they'd get really boring/frustrating really quickly. never played any after the 4th, but that one isn't bad. The first 3 were made more kid friendly, but they involved doing a lot of stupid things like sneaking through a store without getting caught, but you couldn't see the guy you were trying to avoid.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2011 15:47:36 GMT -5
I've never actually played a straight up Harry Potter game(Love LEGO Harry Potter, though) because they seem like they'd get really boring/frustrating really quickly. never played any after the 4th, but that one isn't bad. The first 3 were made more kid friendly, but they involved doing a lot of stupid things like sneaking through a store without getting caught, but you couldn't see the guy you were trying to avoid. This reminds me of something both bores and frustrates me. Any time a game that is not a stealth game forces a sneak around without getting caught sequence. If it's too bothersome it's an instant game ender for me.
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Post by Cela on Jan 2, 2011 15:50:33 GMT -5
never played any after the 4th, but that one isn't bad. The first 3 were made more kid friendly, but they involved doing a lot of stupid things like sneaking through a store without getting caught, but you couldn't see the guy you were trying to avoid. This reminds me of something both bores and frustrates me. Any time a game that is not a stealth game forces a sneak around without getting caught sequence. If it's too bothersome it's an instant game ender for me. Stupid Shadow of Rome.
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Post by SsnakeBite, the No1 Frenchman on Jan 2, 2011 16:36:56 GMT -5
Oh, yeah, and also, a more recent one, Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe. I was excited, because the game seemed like a "peanut butter meets chocolate" situation for me, but damned if it wasn't just a slow, tedious experience all around for me. I literally traded it in the next day after I bought it. This is one of the few games I refuse to even try. Usually, I give them a chance even when they get a terrible press, but this one... urgh. First, the premise is stupid but okay, MK already managed to do great things with a stupid premise. Second, the gameplay, from what I saw from trailers and video clips, looks like a dumbed-down, slow-mo version of the PS2-era games, which wouldn't be a problem if, well, it wasn't dumbed-down and slow. And on top of that, they've recycled a criminal amount of fatalities from previous games, preferably the lamest ones (Superman has Sheeva's fatality from MK3 IIRC. That is not a good thing) and the fact that DC refused to have most of its characters perform fatalities and generally had the violence toned down completely beats the purpose of anything called MORTAL KOMBAT. Guess why the cartoon bombed, DC geniuses? Because it didn't have the "Mortal" part of the name! But you know what? I used to actually want to give this one a chance, I told myself not to judge it on a first impression, not to be fooled by the dull graphics or the silly plot... and then, I saw this: (what follows does not actually contain spoilers, but I'm putting a tl;dr alert here) {Spoiler}WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?!!
Okay, first, I'm really not one to criticize fanservice and usually get pissed of when someone say a female character looks like a stripper because she' showing some skin but have no problem with the males being in even more revealing outfits, but GOOD GOD does she look trashy. You know, I'm no military expert, but I doubt any army would allow its soldiers, let alone its officers, to go to combat in a tank top more revealing than a sports bra.
Oh, and I do love the fact that she's wearing a thong. Subtle. Oh wait, actually, she's not wearing it. Those are not thing strings, they're tan marks! So the implication here is that she isn't wearing any kind of panties. And by the way, since it's a low-res picture, you can't notice it, but her nipples are actually pointing under her top, so she isn't wearing any underwear at all! Because as we all know, women just hate to wear bras, especially when they're about to do something that requires to move a lot like hand-to-hand combat. Is this supposed to be sexy? Because it's such a desperate attempt to be hot and edgy that it goes full circle and just ends up looking ridiculous, distracting and disgusting. Seriously, it's fanservice that somehow isn't sexy.
But that's just the tip of the iceberg, as her torso, even without the ludicrously large breasts, is about twice the size of her hips, showing a painful lack of basic knowledge of human proportions (you know, one of the first things you learn when starting to draw), let alone women's proportions, as their torsos are, in fact, SMALLER (or at least thinner) than their hips. You know, because their hips are supposed to be able to hold a whole freaking baby? And yes, I do realize she's supposed to be bigger and more muscular than the average woman, but that doesn't justify such a huge freaking torso for such a tiny little waist. And do I even want to know what's going on with her stomach to ensure that her navel and abs are facing our way while her torso is in a completely different direction? And for your own sake, please don't look up for a high-res version of this picture, because then... you see her face. And you know, I think that might explain her masculine outline because she looks like Arnold Schwarzenegger in make-up. See? That's the final straw. When you have a character everyone likes, whose looks have clearly been established the previous titles, and you still manage to screw them up this badly... I just can't bring myself to try it.
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Post by agent817 on Jan 2, 2011 17:22:10 GMT -5
Oh, yeah, and also, a more recent one, Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe. I was excited, because the game seemed like a "peanut butter meets chocolate" situation for me, but damned if it wasn't just a slow, tedious experience all around for me. I literally traded it in the next day after I bought it. This is one of the few games I refuse to even try. Usually, I give them a chance even when they get a terrible press, but this one... urgh. First, the premise is stupid but okay, MK already managed to do great things with a stupid premise. Second, the gameplay, from what I saw from trailers and video clips, looks like a dumbed-down, slow-mo version of the PS2-era games, which wouldn't be a problem if, well, it wasn't dumbed-down and slow. And on top of that, they've recycled a criminal amount of fatalities from previous games, preferably the lamest ones (Superman has Sheeva's fatality from MK3 IIRC. That is not a good thing) and the fact that DC refused to have most of its characters perform fatalities and generally had the violence toned down completely beats the purpose of anything called MORTAL KOMBAT. Guess why the cartoon bombed, DC geniuses? Because it didn't have the "Mortal" part of the name! But you know what? I used to actually want to give this one a chance, I told myself not to judge it on a first impression, not to be fooled by the dull graphics or the silly plot... and then, I saw this: (what follows does not actually contain spoilers, but I'm putting a tl;dr alert here) {Spoiler}WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?!!
Okay, first, I'm really not one to criticize fanservice and usually get pissed of when someone say a female character looks like a stripper because she' showing some skin but have no problem with the males being in even more revealing outfits, but GOOD GOD does she look trashy. You know, I'm no military expert, but I doubt any army would allow its soldiers, let alone its officers, to go to combat in a tank top more revealing than a sports bra.
Oh, and I do love the fact that she's wearing a thong. Subtle. Oh wait, actually, she's not wearing it. Those are not thing strings, they're tan marks! So the implication here is that she isn't wearing any kind of panties. And by the way, since it's a low-res picture, you can't notice it, but her nipples are actually pointing under her top, so she isn't wearing any underwear at all! Because as we all know, women just hate to wear bras, especially when they're about to do something that requires to move a lot like hand-to-hand combat. Is this supposed to be sexy? Because it's such a desperate attempt to be hot and edgy that it goes full circle and just ends up looking ridiculous, distracting and disgusting. Seriously, it's fanservice that somehow isn't sexy.
But that's just the tip of the iceberg, as her torso, even without the ludicrously large breasts, is about twice the size of her hips, showing a painful lack of basic knowledge of human proportions (you know, one of the first things you learn when starting to draw), let alone women's proportions, as their torsos are, in fact, SMALLER (or at least thinner) than their hips. You know, because their hips are supposed to be able to hold a whole freaking baby? And yes, I do realize she's supposed to be bigger and more muscular than the average woman, but that doesn't justify such a huge freaking torso for such a tiny little waist. And do I even want to know what's going on with her stomach to ensure that her navel and abs are facing our way while her torso is in a completely different direction? And for your own sake, please don't look up for a high-res version of this picture, because then... you see her face. And you know, I think that might explain her masculine outline because she looks like Arnold Schwarzenegger in make-up. See? That's the final straw. When you have a character everyone likes, whose looks have clearly been established the previous titles, and you still manage to screw them up this badly... I just can't bring myself to try it. I kind of agree with your post on Sonya Blade. Though when you're tripping about how she is dressed in this game, it's almost the same in Deadly Alliance and the past games. First off, in Deadly Alliance, she freakin' wears a military jacket with a midriff baring top, same with in Shaolin Monks. But then look at how she is dressed in MK4, with the baseball cap (Though special agents/military people do wear such headwear) and then the tight pants and sports bra. She was also dressed that way in MK1 and 3, though in those games, she looked more like she was dressed to work out than anything else.
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Post by N E O G E O B O Y S on Jan 2, 2011 19:13:07 GMT -5
Soul Calibur 4
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Post by Capt. Internet Darling on Jan 2, 2011 19:33:56 GMT -5
Fallout 3. I more than likely suck at it, but I am too easily killed by super mutants, too lost/bewildered in too large a map and bored to tears. I re-bought it at Xmas (with all DLC) to see if it's better the second time round and... it's a little better but still dull. Next to my other xmas games; Mass Effect 2, Skate 3, Rock Band 3 and Fable 3 it's super dull.
I still haven't got past Megaton.
Atlantis 3 on the PS2 gets my second place. Got it a few years ago from a relative who had no idea what they were buying - look it up on Youtube.
Atlantis 3 = Myst + Indiana Jones + Slow Loading.
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Post by Nacho STAYS Hyped on Jan 2, 2011 19:38:22 GMT -5
Barbie's Horse Adventure.
Yeah, I played it. (Don't ask...) I'd rather play anything you guys posted than play it again. You ride a horse, you feed it carrots, you pet it.
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Post by Capt. Internet Darling on Jan 2, 2011 20:01:07 GMT -5
Barbie's Horse Adventure. Yeah, I played it. (Don't ask...) I'd rather play anything you guys posted than play it again. You ride a horse, you feed it carrots, you pet it. Barbie Race & Ride is the one and only.
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Post by i.Sarita.com on Jan 2, 2011 20:05:57 GMT -5
I'd like to add any of The Sims games.
They get repetitive and boring pretty quick.
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Post by Spankymac is sick of the swiss on Jan 2, 2011 20:07:09 GMT -5
I'd like to add any of The Sims games. They get repetitive and boring pretty quick. If you play them the way they're intended, yeah. If you just f*** around and see the funniest/sickest ways you can kill off a Sim, though, the entertainment quotient skyrockets.
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Post by i.Sarita.com on Jan 2, 2011 20:11:55 GMT -5
I'd like to add any of The Sims games. They get repetitive and boring pretty quick. If you play them the way they're intended, yeah. If you just f*** around and see the funniest/sickest ways you can kill off a Sim, though, the entertainment quotient skyrockets. Well, yeah, but you can only do that for so long too. ;D
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Post by El Cokehead del Knife Fight on Jan 2, 2011 20:23:35 GMT -5
Barbie's Horse Adventure. Yeah, I played it. (Don't ask...) I'd rather play anything you guys posted than play it again. You ride a horse, you feed it carrots, you pet it. And now my only question is why.
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