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Denver, 7:44 PM
Mon Nov 30
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03:39 PM
And to think I've only put maybe two hours into this thing. Maybe just a smidgen more...
Hell... I've put more time into playing the free browser games on Double Fine's website. They're all the hilarity without the frustration.
I can only look at this ad, this full hearted endorsement from a movie star I honestly like for a game made by a creative team that I truly adore, with eyes full of pity.
03:33 PM
Though the humor is there and the world is nice looking!
I think it could have been a great game if it just had more time to "cook" so to speak. But then again thats what we always lament on about with all titles that fell short of greatness right?
Do agree also that its kinda odd that the vid is only released now too. Perhaps they wanted to try and rekindle folks interest in the game?
03:30 PM
i was really excited about the game, but after playing the demo and reading first hand impressions, I figured I could get it for cheap in a few months.
I guess things are looking grim for Double Fine and a Psychonauts sequel. :(
03:44 PM
I got it on sale during the weekend. It is a great game and I am enjoying it.
I could see why people who don't like RTS and were expecting more of an action/adventure game would be disappointed.
It isn't a full on RTS and you should not be micromanaging units alot. If you have some experience with and RTS game then you should do fine with this game.
03:46 PM
It got "so-so" reviews? Dude...83% on Metascore. That is "so-so"?
Damn...that just makes me sad.
03:50 PM
It's a good game. Funny, well-told story (with great voice acting), looks fantastic, has an excellent soundtrack, and has (in my opinion) satisfying, brutal combat. I think it feels pretty polished.
The negatives are that it's quite short, and the RTS-like portions have cumbersome controls and try to do too much.
I don't think it's too big a deal that the RTS controls are strange for single-player since the single-player RTS missions are not that demanding, but when you're playing against another human in multiplayer, it's just frustrating.
It's also weird that it's short because the world is huge and extremely well designed, but there's so little to do in it. I wish the game had double the number of side missions.
03:58 PM
:)
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04:02 PM
Was it the greatest game I've ever played, or even the best of the season? No, not really, but it's worth playing. For what it's worth, the demo isn't representative of the rest of the game. In fact, in terms of demo's that demonstrate the game, it may be one of the worst in history and certainly one of the worst I've ever played. That is, I've played demo's that sucked more (a lot more) but I've never played a demo that had so little to do with what you actually did in 95 percent of the game as this time around.
If you like Double Fine, or humor in games, or if metal appeals to you, then you'll probably enjoy the game. Probably. And even if you don't like that stuff, there's still plenty there to enjoy.
04:05 PM
Given all the games I now have, I figure I'll either wait to pick this up on the cheap later or just rent it since its short. Either way, I need to play this game.
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Tropic Thunder is a great example of Jack Black being ridiculously funny (though I guess you have to have that sense of humour).
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I want to buy this game.
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It's nice to see video games mentioned in shows other than just Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.
10/14/09
Come to think of it, I can't think of too many movie stars that are in games as the central character till now. I give it a good chance we will see more Hollywood big name actors taking central roles in big budget games just as they would in say, an animated movie.
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And no, I'm not 19, I'm 30, so I was around back then.
10/14/09
The graphics we're borderline on par with the NES, and easily on par with the Sega Master System. Some games even looked like early Genesis stuff.
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