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Today on the way home from work I picked up a second hand copy of Viewtiful Joe. I've been looking forward to this game for a while, it looks really playable, just my sort of game.
Now having played it, I'm left feeling a bit deflated to be honest :O/ I keep looking at this character Joe and wishing he could do so much more stuff. He runs really slowly, he can't block, his range of moves seems limited in some ways and arbritrary in others - what's the difference between punching and kicking? Why not just have an 'Attack' button? It got better as I got used to it, but I expected this game to grip me by the throat from the get-go, not have me wondering what else I could be doing after half an hours play. Anyone else get this?
Even worse is that yesterday, my girlfriend came home with Medal of Honour: Allied Assault for the Cube. It's not the sort of game I'd buy myself, but it was cheap, so what the hell. We didn't get time to play it last night, so I slotted it in after an hour or so on VJ. What a bland, barren mess of a game. I despise first-person shooters on consoles, none moreso than MoHAA - I lost all interest in playing the game literally right after I ran up to the captain and couldn't hear what he was saying. I wandered around the beachfront trying to shoot my own soldiers until I got killed by the Germans. I don't know if I'm just disillusioned at the moment, but I've just played two new GC games that stink. If F-Zero sucks like this, I will bin my Cube :O|
Any of you bought games with high expectations only to have them let down when you actually play the thing?
Now having played it, I'm left feeling a bit deflated to be honest :O/ I keep looking at this character Joe and wishing he could do so much more stuff. He runs really slowly, he can't block, his range of moves seems limited in some ways and arbritrary in others - what's the difference between punching and kicking? Why not just have an 'Attack' button? It got better as I got used to it, but I expected this game to grip me by the throat from the get-go, not have me wondering what else I could be doing after half an hours play. Anyone else get this?
Even worse is that yesterday, my girlfriend came home with Medal of Honour: Allied Assault for the Cube. It's not the sort of game I'd buy myself, but it was cheap, so what the hell. We didn't get time to play it last night, so I slotted it in after an hour or so on VJ. What a bland, barren mess of a game. I despise first-person shooters on consoles, none moreso than MoHAA - I lost all interest in playing the game literally right after I ran up to the captain and couldn't hear what he was saying. I wandered around the beachfront trying to shoot my own soldiers until I got killed by the Germans. I don't know if I'm just disillusioned at the moment, but I've just played two new GC games that stink. If F-Zero sucks like this, I will bin my Cube :O|
Any of you bought games with high expectations only to have them let down when you actually play the thing?
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Your talking about Medal of honour Allied assault on the pc.. WHICH WAS GOOD.
Darwock wrote:
> It was a very immersive experience - amazing with surround sound. I
> would still say it's the best FPS game I've ever played, but I don't
> like the genre.
No it wasn't.
Unless it was AA which is a bit better.
> It was a very immersive experience - amazing with surround sound. I
> would still say it's the best FPS game I've ever played, but I don't
> like the genre.
No it wasn't.
Unless it was AA which is a bit better.
PC Allied Assault was top. Played a bit of Frontline on both XBOX and PS2, and both are toss in comparison.
Dringo wrote:
> No I'm overally impressed. Best Mario Kart to date.
Definitely not. Super Mario Kart is still the best.
> No I'm overally impressed. Best Mario Kart to date.
Definitely not. Super Mario Kart is still the best.
Viewtiful Joe gets better when you get past the helicopter. I'm probably only disappointed because the last game I bought was Super Monkey Ball, which is -amazing-. I was hoping that VJ would be as addictive and Monkey Ball or a Treasure shoot-em-up, and it isn't.
Solskjær wrote:
> Now, I know it suffers a fair-bit as a "port" to the
> GameCube, but after failing several times to even try and
> "understand" that very first mission, I haven't even
> touched this game since!
Your arms must get tired from using so many air quotes in real life.
> Now, I know it suffers a fair-bit as a "port" to the
> GameCube, but after failing several times to even try and
> "understand" that very first mission, I haven't even
> touched this game since!
Your arms must get tired from using so many air quotes in real life.
Maverick42 wrote:
> Dringo wrote:
> No I'm overally impressed. Best Mario Kart to date.
>
> Definitely not. Super Mario Kart is still the best.
1: Double Dash 2: Super Circuit 3: 64 4: Super Mario Kart
No question.
How can you not find Double Dash the best one? Have you played it much at all?
> Dringo wrote:
> No I'm overally impressed. Best Mario Kart to date.
>
> Definitely not. Super Mario Kart is still the best.
1: Double Dash 2: Super Circuit 3: 64 4: Super Mario Kart
No question.
How can you not find Double Dash the best one? Have you played it much at all?
I've played it a lot and yes, I think it's great fun, but definitely flawed. I would give it about 8/10 - a very good score. Mario Kart 64 is and Super Circuit were good, but not as good as Double Dash or Super Mario Kart.
The SNES incarnation is the best for me due to some great course design, controls and brilliant simplicity. I also remember the multiplayer to be much better structured.
The SNES incarnation is the best for me due to some great course design, controls and brilliant simplicity. I also remember the multiplayer to be much better structured.
But never mind which is the best, eh? It's a great series and I'm sure Nintendo will keep it that way.
Dringo is a nutter.
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