nice review but why so much hate of online games sure there are alot of fucktards on it but you can... do nothing about it
Zero Punctuation: Borderlands
- Thread starter Yahtzee Croshaw
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Wow, I wasn't expecting a Mass Effect 2 review at all, as a sequel that really isn't much different from the first one in terms of stuff that was said in the ME1 review. That should be quite entertaining, though. Can't wait for next week!
Although, I also kinda hope that maybe he'll need yet another week to play ME2, and we can get another Mailbag Showdown like we did after SSBB. Man that was funny.
Oh, right. Borderlands. Hearing mixed reviews all around, maybe I'll get it when it's in some bargain bin somewhere. Other than that, I'll probably skip it for now.
Although, I also kinda hope that maybe he'll need yet another week to play ME2, and we can get another Mailbag Showdown like we did after SSBB. Man that was funny.
Oh, right. Borderlands. Hearing mixed reviews all around, maybe I'll get it when it's in some bargain bin somewhere. Other than that, I'll probably skip it for now.
If it makes you feel any better Yahtzee, it isn't just your "fans." Any video game, movie, TV show, food brand, ect with a fanbase always feel they can moan and complain about the way things should be done.
Other than that there isn't really anything to say that hasn't already been said. Great review. Made me laugh.
Other than that there isn't really anything to say that hasn't already been said. Great review. Made me laugh.
Review made me laugh as per usual.
But can I ask why so many people were suspended or put on probation at the start of the thread? This is the second week in a row I've noticed it. Just curious. Sorry, I probably should read the entire thread, but it just feels like it would be painful.
But can I ask why so many people were suspended or put on probation at the start of the thread? This is the second week in a row I've noticed it. Just curious. Sorry, I probably should read the entire thread, but it just feels like it would be painful.
Thanks for the second opinion, I've seen the reviews for this game and most of it was good but I should have expected ZP to say all that since that is what he's known for. Anyways thanks I needed some help trying to figure out whether to give Borderlands a go.Niccolo said:
Adding three more people to this game wouldn't improve anything about the game itself. The reason the playing experience gets better in co-op is you can distract yourself from the dull sameyness of the game by joking about how incredibly dull and samey it is with your friends while you're playing, much like sharing the experience of a horribly-made horror movie by going MST3K on it with a few buddies. It doesn't make the movie better; it's having fun DESPITE the movie's badness or, in this case, despite the game being incredibly flat.
After going through the game twice, reaching 50, then completing the remaining quests in the everything-is-51-or-higher mode that starts after beating the game the second time (solo as Lilith - hooray for incredibly broken full-heal-invincibility-teleport-escape-mechanic), I can't imagine what having three extra gunners and larger mobs of baddies to kill adds to the game other than even more grinding of the same things I already killed innumerable times. It's not a strategy game; it's not a tactical game; it's not even a particularly hard game. You get guns, you shoot things with them. That's all there is.
I still don't know why Borderlands got such rave reviews. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't great either. Especially trying to get into multiplayer on PC, and the menus, and the laughable story (I have to admit the ending made me snicker the first time just because it basically said You know what screw the rest of the story here blow something else up, which was so in character for the game up to that point I couldn't believe that it surprised me).
Anyway. Fun review, Yahtzee.
After going through the game twice, reaching 50, then completing the remaining quests in the everything-is-51-or-higher mode that starts after beating the game the second time (solo as Lilith - hooray for incredibly broken full-heal-invincibility-teleport-escape-mechanic), I can't imagine what having three extra gunners and larger mobs of baddies to kill adds to the game other than even more grinding of the same things I already killed innumerable times. It's not a strategy game; it's not a tactical game; it's not even a particularly hard game. You get guns, you shoot things with them. That's all there is.
I still don't know why Borderlands got such rave reviews. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't great either. Especially trying to get into multiplayer on PC, and the menus, and the laughable story (I have to admit the ending made me snicker the first time just because it basically said You know what screw the rest of the story here blow something else up, which was so in character for the game up to that point I couldn't believe that it surprised me).
Anyway. Fun review, Yahtzee.
I played Borderlands with my brother and we did this Co op to the very end. Did most of the quest and killed the last boss which was pathetically easy.
Like christ this boss is like fighting a mentally retarded guy. I just stood far away from it and shot at him. When he did some type of beam attack I took two steps and was behind a corner.
This is not how a End boss should be. <.< I had harder time with some missions compared to this boss.
There is though some good things. Like the girl who thinks her tape recorder is cheating on her.
I didn't bother to play through it again though.
Those 6 bazillion guns? Kinda weak in my eyes. You have several different types and then they had different ammo/damage settings. That's about as unique you get. Diablo 2 doesn't go around and claim it got gazillions of weapons due to it's random weapon system.
Like christ this boss is like fighting a mentally retarded guy. I just stood far away from it and shot at him. When he did some type of beam attack I took two steps and was behind a corner.
This is not how a End boss should be. <.< I had harder time with some missions compared to this boss.
There is though some good things. Like the girl who thinks her tape recorder is cheating on her.
I didn't bother to play through it again though.Those 6 bazillion guns? Kinda weak in my eyes. You have several different types and then they had different ammo/damage settings. That's about as unique you get. Diablo 2 doesn't go around and claim it got gazillions of weapons due to it's random weapon system.
After watching this video, I have come to the conclusion that Yahtzee needs to design or at least name items for a few MMORPGs. Who wouldn't want a Nigel's Reticulated Bagpipe or a Tiny Imp Colony Crown? Hire the man as a creative consultant for the next WoW patch and people may start signing up for it again.
Wait, that might not be a good thing. It certainly wouldn't convince him to do it. Bit of a Catch-22 there, really...
Wait, that might not be a good thing. It certainly wouldn't convince him to do it. Bit of a Catch-22 there, really...
