4 those who see(k) the art in games
Reviews
Resident Evil 5 [GT review]
0Sounds not that deep, but a fun experience. I shall miss the horror… but curious about the politics & misteries wrapped up :D
Prince of Persia [GT Review]
0Artificial lenghtening… i haetz… but they talk of choices… what choices? where/what?!!? wanna!!!
Far Cry 2 [gt review]
0FPS with RPG elements in a choice filled world? tell me moooore!!!! Now if only they went for a more original universe… and you’ve got my dream game mix (specially if that universe happens to contain some "horror" and magic elements)
Silent Hill: Homecoming [GT review]
0Sounds like a great game for newcomers to the series… but from what I’ve seen so far I’m afraid the story may not pull enough heart strings and may be too actiony in nature as opposed to emotional/perceptional.
Fable 2 [GT review]
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I’m a bit thrown off by what looks to me like teen oriented art style and approach… as well as the guess that there won’t be too many meaningful deep choices… but the quality of work and possible depth & immersion make me very curious about this one…
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Dead Space [gt review]
0while i’m not that impressed with the artwork (in terms of graphics/architecture) i’ve heard sufficient things that may hint at an immersive world, storytelling via world & sound design that this is on my list to watch out for… if you’ve already played/are playing this… impressions?
Zero Punctuation: S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky
0Hope there’s an easy eaaaaaaaaaasyy mode and that they’ll finally release a bugfree console version: i like that in consoles, or used to before they too have started having inet: at the core of it there’s just a one chance to make a good game. I mean sure, I’m happy by the time I played it Gothic 2 had a bigger version number… but it’s kinda nice to know that the version you have is FINAL.
Zero Punctuation: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
0Could this be another sign to the beginning of the end of the media love for Wii that i was forecasting? I played the ps2 version and was similarly shocked at the differences: like he said i wouldn’t have minded lower graphics… but complete different level design and what to me seeming missing story elements… of course it’s not like i was expecting it to be all that the ps3/360 versions are: not paying the price to deserve them yet. That does bring the interesting question of weather or not on a lower end machine it would be better to keep the same game or tune it to another channel… both points i think could be successfully argued… theoretically i can imagine a situation where the ps2 version might have had better artists onboard even with the lower hardware… but this certainly doesn’t seem to have been the case, and indeed it wouldn’t have made a great deal of economic sense.
Zero Punctuation: XBLA Double Bill
0Nostalgia is a funny thing indeed. My experience was similar with just about all games i first played the sequel to, including Fallout 2 & Kotor 2: i liked them more. One could argue that they are more refined… but maybe it’s just nostalgia working the other way around :P
Rock Band 2 [gt review]
0Music games don’t really rock my world but since music does play a lead role in my life I do have to post this one if for no other reason than to make non-gamers go "WOooow!" at the power of games: you know something big is up when that many big artists join in and it becomes a strong delivery medium.