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TheIrishNinja
07/09/09

In reply to Frankenreview: Call Of Juarez: Bound In Blood
wow, really mixed reviews there. still, the kotaku one pushed me a bit - this one's at the top of my gamefly queue, and if its nearly what theyve said it is, ill be picking it up. again, damn near slept on thsi one waiting on Red Dead.
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Mommar
07/08/09

In reply to Frankenreview: Call Of Juarez: Bound In Blood
Notice how the further west you go the more positive the reviews of the game are?
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Tom Clancy's Samuraidino
07/08/09

@Mommar: West = Left,East = Right
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FunkyMunxy
07/08/09

@Tom Clancy's Samuraidino: Don't you think he meant IRL West. As in, Eurogamer and OXM UK gave it poor reviews, American sites reviewed it more positively?
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Kobun
07/08/09

@FunkyMunxy: Yep, I'm sure that's what he meant, primarily that the European sites didn't think much of the game.

Isn't 1-Up dead? I swore it died a few months back, but, here it is, regrettable as ever.
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ReconToaster misses garnett :(
07/08/09

@Kobun:

Fuck you. No 1up is not 'Dead.' It suffered very severe casualties, when UGO bought them up, and left EGM to the flies. 'regrettable as ever?' What crawled up your ass?

And European magazine/websites always score games lower than their American counter-parts. They have 'higher standards.'
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Kobun
07/09/09

@ReconToaster.: I'm just not a fan. Seen too many terrible reviews from the contributors to think much of the site.

I can only assume you're a contributor, and your hostile post does nothing to change my opinion.
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ttocs
07/08/09

In reply to Frankenreview: Call Of Juarez: Bound In Blood
I rented this game from Gamefly and it's pretty good. I'm still excited about Rockstar's attempt at their western game, but this will definitely hold me over until it comes out.
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ReconToaster misses garnett :(
07/08/09

@ttocs:

Yeah, except those fuckers refuse to put out the PC versions on the same day, or even close to the same time-frame as their console counterparts, and they probably won't put games out on the pc AT ALL anymore, after all the backlash they got from their shitty port of GTA IV.

"The PC market is plagued by rampant piracy" they'll say, when complaining of why their secu-rom infested software didn't sell well.

*sigh
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exion
07/08/09

In reply to Frankenreview: Call Of Juarez: Bound In Blood
I'm actually tempted to pick this up, though the ommision of co-op has knocked this from my must-buy list to a "if I see it cheap and I have the spare cash I'll grab it" list.

man that list needs a more succinct name.
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ttocs
07/08/09

@exion: Bargain Bin Hopefuls?
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NeVeRMoRe666
07/08/09

@exion: Totally agree on this. I went from wanting to get it on the first day to being completely baffled as to why there was two characters and no co-op to mild disappointment to a little hungry to general apathy.

NEED MORE CO-OP GAMES PLZKTHXBYE
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ReconToaster misses garnett :(
07/08/09

@exion:

Yeah. I'm not particularly let down about there being no co-op, but I will be waiting for this to get a nice Steam Sale. $30 = purchase

It's not that I don't think it's worth the full price... but I have quite a few older game I'm going through at the moment, so I can wait.
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exion
07/08/09

@ttocs: bingo!
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BubbleF**kingBuddy
07/08/09

In reply to Frankenreview: Call Of Juarez: Bound In Blood
This game kinda came out of nowhere. Wasn't the first one terrible? By the way, great summer we're having with games.

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Tom Clancy's Samuraidino
07/08/09

@BubbleF**kingBuddy: I actually enjoyed the first one a lot,it had a lot of great ideas that just needed some Fixing.

The stealth sections as Billy were annoying and very much trial and error,but in a way I think that helped my enjoyment of the game.After having to sneak all the way through an area Id get to play as Reverand Ray and kill each and every one of those muthafuckas that hassled me.

Very satisfying
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Scopitone
07/08/09

@BubbleF**kingBuddy: This is what happens when 4Chan goes down.
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BubbleF**kingBuddy
07/08/09

@Scopitone: Does that place have anything to do with Fighting Amphibians?
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Strangelove
07/06/09

In reply to DLC Bound for Bound in Blood
I don't care what the reviews say, Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood is my favorite game of the year so far. Better than Ghostbusters, better than Zeno Clash, but Dawn of Discovery is giving it a run for its money.

Also, DLC would only interest me if its single-player. CoJ MP just doesn't do it for me.
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fastpotato
07/05/09

In reply to DLC Bound for Bound in Blood
I'm getting sick of DLC that is announced so soon after release. I feel so sorry for the people who pay full price for these games, yet still get pick pocketed afterwards from developers.
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Ursus-Veritas
07/05/09

@fastpotato: I'm sorry, but I didn't think when I handed money over something I enjoyed and was willing to hand the money over for I was being pickpocketed. Maybe they do it different in your area?

I don't care if the DLC is in 2011 or next tuesday. I'll pay for it no matter when it's released - god, devs are so annoying for supporting their games with extra content =S
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Megamoppy
07/05/09

In reply to DLC Bound for Bound in Blood
Anyone who has bought BIB, how is it? Any good?
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Ursus-Veritas
07/05/09

@Megamoppy: I agree about the singleplayer, but disagree with what you say about the multiplayer, I've found it to be incredibly enjoyable. Definitley worth the money, methinks.
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Jaga420
07/05/09

In reply to DLC Bound for Bound in Blood
Hmm news this week seems slow....
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roscoe
07/05/09

@Jaga420: jesus chriiiist. why bother commenting?
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Ursus-Veritas
07/05/09

In reply to DLC Bound for Bound in Blood
Oooh, I can't wait. I'm really enjoying this game at the moment, I don't even care if it was already on the disc or whatever people want to moan and whinge about. The more the merrier, in my opinion.

Bring on the DLC!
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Witzbold
07/05/09

In reply to DLC Bound for Bound in Blood
Im just curious to see how the game is.

Since been a LOOOOOOOOOONG while since played anything with a western theme in it.
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D-K, Anarchist
07/05/09

@Witzbold: Sunset Riders for me, loved every minute of it.
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EnigmaNemesis
07/05/09

@Witzbold:

The first one was decent, really captured the western feel. Music was fantastic.

I will give this one a go on the PC when it hits bargain. I am really looking forward to Red Dead Redemption though!
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EnigmaNemesis
07/05/09

@EnigmaNemesis:

[www.rockstargames.com]
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Witzbold
07/05/09

@EnigmaNemesis: Oh yeah RDR looks great! Sounds pretty interesting a sandbox western. Graphics looked really nice too from the trailers!
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D-K, Anarchist
07/05/09

@Witzbold: Consider me a rude passerby jumping in on what seems to be a public monologue. Your western-theme question unleashed a wave of nostalgia to be enjoyed over some coco and corb cob pipe... If Sunset Riders doesn't take you back to the gaming days of yore, you're either too young or too old.

Also, if you want answers, ask questions..which my friend, you did not.
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D-K, Anarchist
07/05/09

@D-K, owhoo... how unfortunate..: The irony of my fail-reply is not lost on me, i can chuckle at myself. :-)..

Let's just recap, you posed no question.. therefore the (seemingly) sarcastic "Thanks for the answers folks!" is out of place.. Unless of course you were asking a question, but fell victim to a grammatical misstep.

...

i don't even know anymore.. posting is hard...
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AllOfUsAreLost.
07/05/09

In reply to DLC Bound for Bound in Blood
Still waiting for some sort of Dark Tower / inspired game.

Word is that the LOST guys have picked up the rights, so.... wait, actually, perhaps they shouldn't do the game..
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Strangelove
07/06/09

@AllOfUsAreLost.:

Now that would be awesome, but I think the Stephen King brand has lost some of it's cachet over the last decade.
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dennisb407
07/05/09

In reply to DLC Bound for Bound in Blood
Probably the fastest announcement of DLC ever!!
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Antiterra
07/05/09

@dennisb407: Faster than devs who announce DLC before the game has even been released? Don't think so.
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Cloudleet
07/05/09

@dennisb407: I now announce that when my game comes out, there will be a dlc out after three months which features a whole new story, more multiplayermaps, 7000 new weapons and 56 new enemies!

it will also be FREE! I'm giving it away, because I love videogames and I don't wanna take advantage of people and make them pay more after they've already bought it!

and my game will be out in.... five-six years!
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EnigmaNemesis
07/05/09

@Cloudleet:

Sounds like old school PC games.
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Fox Hound
05/19/09

In reply to Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood Multiplayer Preview: All The Pretty Horses
They should be barred from making games after their first little abomination. I literally almost threw up playing it.
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Komrade Kayce
05/19/09

@Fox Hound:

A game with an average rating of 71 almost made you throw up, it was such an 'abomination'?

[www.metacritic.com]

Your standards are far, far far too high.
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Komrade Kayce
05/19/09

In reply to Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood Multiplayer Preview: All The Pretty Horses
I loved CoJ, but nobody was ever playing the multiplayer so I never got to try it out. But that could be because I got it when it was 99 cents over a year after it came out.

Why it was 99 cents at EB is beyond me. Brilliant game. Loved Ray.

Can anyone else help me out here and tell me if it was any good, the multiplayer? Was it a lag fest?
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