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Those holding their breath for my nay or yay on the game, i'll let you know next week.. #ratchetclankacrackintime
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Quality before quantity, my friend #ratchetclankacrackintime
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Now, does anyone know any sources? #ratchetclankacrackintime
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A couple years ago, the PS3 was a crap system.
But now they got Xbox on the run. #ratchetclankacrackintime
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Traction.
That and some people (like myself) actually *like* XBL, and don't mind the fee for a very integrated and seamless system. #ratchetclankacrackintime
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Keep up the good work, commenters. #ratchetclankacrackintime
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No risks without payouts in this muddled and saturated market, no game should score exceptionally well. #ratchetclankacrackintime
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10/10 - Phenomenal
9/10 - Excellent
8/10 - Very good
7/10 - Good
6/10 - Above average
5/10 - Average
4/10 - Below average
3/10 - Bad
2/10 - Atrocious
1/10 - Bloody atrocious
Regardless of their (or any) scoring system, you should read the actual review. #ratchetclankacrackintime
10/26/09
Also, that scoring scale proves just how pointless most scoring systems are. Can you really numerically quantify the difference between 'Phenomenal' and 'Excellent' or 'Atrocious' and 'Bloody Atrocious'? A lot of those categories look like padding. They could axe half of them and go to a 5 point scale and the value of their scores would likely improve. #ratchetclankacrackintime
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For any of the PS2 or PSP games you don't really need to have played any of the prior versions to understand the story. But Tools of Destruction, Quest for booty and A Crack in Time is the first time in the series it's been an official trilogy, so starting from Tools would be beneficial, but not really necessary. I'm sure they'll do a recap.
Also, the animation in Tools and Quest are some of the best. There are times that it really does look like an animated film, so making a true movie wouldn't be that much of a stretch. #ratchetclankacrackintime
10/26/09
It's hard to say what's more important? Innovation? Or refinement? #ratchetclankacrackintime
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As for Ratchet & Clank: Does it change much. Nope. Do the games innovate much from each release to the next? A little. Are they still great games? Yes. It just depends on what you're looking for. Some folks are just looking to play great games, and others are looking for something new. On occasion, these two overlap, but it's more likely that either a game will innovate only, or just be great only. We as gamers know it's usually neither, though. #ratchetclankacrackintime
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Considering that the last time they tried to innovate we got deadlocked... Refinement.
It differs from series to series.
Mario, for example, hit perfection on the Super Nintendo, but years later got toyed with, unfortunately. #ratchetclankacrackintime
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*wipes away a tear*
Was afraid they had gotten laid recently and decided they actually enjoyed video games. #ratchetclankacrackintime
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Bunch of wankers.
Is that a proper English put-down? Might be a bit old. Any friendly Brits want to teach us some new slang? #ratchetclankacrackintime
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Is that biased? Yeah, probably, but still a little bit true.
I don't hate Eurogamer at all, I just think it is funny how their rankings almost always make them seem overly negative. You'll see them give 60's or 70's to games that everyone else is loving.
They are scores, that based on everyone else's numbers, would mean that it was a game that had a neat idea or concept, but was executed very poorly, or a game that was good, but so derivative and vanilla that it creates boredom. That doesn't mean the games are crap, or "bad", but that there are tons of better options out there.
I'd argue that for what this game is, there probably isn't a better option. So I mock their scores. #ratchetclankacrackintime
10/26/09
I'll will give them credit though for not being a bunch of suck-ups like those advertisements--oops I mean reviews--that Game Informer publish. They do have personality in their writing, it's just fueled with haterade. #ratchetclankacrackintime
10/26/09
So? The idea that Edge (or Eurogamer, or anyone else) is wrong or stupid because they scored game X lower than anyone else is one of the stupidest and most intellectually lazy arguments there is in the gaming community. It's absolutely ridiculous, especially when the "curve" is built by some random guys at Metacritic HQ using a formula nobody else can see.
I am not saying that Edge is always right, or Edge is genius, just that, if you want to criticize them, you have to bring more to the table than "they score lower than the other guys." Especially when, quite often, they don't. #ratchetclankacrackintime
10/26/09
Then end up like this - "But you get a 6 out of 10."
Then we're all like this - "Hey aweso...wait what?" #ratchetclankacrackintime
10/26/09
Glad to see that other, more respectful publications are liking the game though. Can't wait to pick it up whenever I have the money. Dr. Nefarious is such an awesome villain.
(And really, when you're voiced by Armin Shimerman, the man behind Quark and Andrew Ryan, could it be any different?)
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@PoweredByHentai: Yep. That Quark. #ratchetclankacrackintime
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I wonder if they'll give MW2 a 7 for being too similar to COD4... It's funny how some objections don't seem to apply to certain genres or franchises.
To be fair, Eurogamer's review itself is mostly positive. It's like Ellie had a brain fart when the moment came to award a numerical score. #ratchetclankacrackintime
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Just because they gave MGS4 an 8, thats where all this nonsense about them lowering marks for PS3 exclusives comes from. Ridiculous.
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And Borderlands is pretty great as well. #borderlands
10/22/09
I agree with and promote your comment.
Fallout 3 is the only single player game that I can name (besides Fallout 1, 2) that I've dumped 140 hours into the same character. #borderlands
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/Grammarwhore #borderlands
10/21/09
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for all of you PC gamers who won't buy this for Console because you feel the PC is a better gaming experience, Now you know how Mac users feel... holding out because they personally feel (however subjective this may be) that they would have a better computing experience in playing it on their Mac rather than some PC... Now im sure this statement would be marked flamebait at slashdot but this comment gave me the best way to convey this feeling ever. #borderlands
10/21/09
I understand your pain, but the key difference, and I'm really not trying to be a dick here, is that the PC version's graphics and resolution are far superior to the console version. Mac vs. PC is a straight-up port, at best.
But I know what you mean. PC versions keep getting delayed from the console releases for various reasons, but the most plausible I've read it to delay the piracy feeding-frenzy on the PC versions. #borderlands
10/21/09
And Gearbox, take note, you really should send some cash to Kayce and Yossarian. They're doing all the PR you could ever need. Reading Kayce's description of the gun modifications was almost enough to make me cave and buy Borderlands for one of the consoles today. #borderlands
10/21/09
I'm just surprised that with all the reviewers going 'We've been told there are fifty bajillion guns. We see a lot of different ones', no review took the time to explain how all the gun differences work, from visual aesthetics to actual combat modification that the stat modifiers will do.
Its really cool that there are different manufacturers for the same gun, and depending on what brand you like, your gun will have a different look and feel. And THEN, to add to that, your gun will have an even further different look and feel based on whatever stats are on it. And when I mean look... I mean whatever stat modifiers you have, your gun will actually look visually different to represent them. Its neato... completely coincidentally, I've fallen in love with the... can't remember the name, but its looks like Russian army surplus weapons, they have a little red star. I've got a rocket launcher and a semi auto machine pistol made by them that sprays crazy rockets and fire lead, respectively.
Random weapon drops lead to some funny weapons, like my long barrelled two-bullet (it only holds two due to a -3 penalty on it, lawl) scoped shotgun that somehow manages to behave like a sniper rifle. #borderlands
10/21/09
"Almost enough" doesn't move games.
HTML Question: How do you make words italicized or bold?
10/21/09
For italics just type before the start of whatever's italicized and where you want it to end (minus the spaces). Same thing for bold just use a "b" instead of an "i". #borderlands
10/21/09
Basically use the greater than and less than signs to open and close. You put either i or b inbetween the two signs. To close italics or bold use the the same signs but put "/" before the letter.
10/21/09
@Sir-Lucius does anything for Dethklok: Okay, hopefully you can see what I mean now. For some reason I can't edit my last two posts. #borderlands
10/21/09
What, my friends, is the point of hiding things around the level? Ostensibly, the point is to give those items value. In this case, that really only applies to the money. Well, if you can farm a level until you're a millionaire, then the entire point is defeated. As is much of the potential appeal of this game.
To recap: In 20 minutes, I encountered a game-stopping bug and a game-ruining design bungle. I was put in mind of Oblivion, with its completely random loot and purposeless leveling system - faults catastrophic enough to prompt an overwhelming community effort to correct them. This is the same thing. Only in this case, I don't see a shining gem waiting to be polished. #borderlands
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I can see how that would be dissatisfying if it wasn't what you were expecting, but I think that it would break the game experience pretty badly if it functioned as you suggest. IMHO. #borderlands
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I also agree with you and the overwhelming community concensus on Oblivion's catastrophic faults: [www.metacritic.com]
Oh wait.
Gameplay tip: Money =/= Good Items
Life tip: Opinion =/= Fact #borderlands