Zero Punctuation: Darkest of Days

[MacTavish_Son]

You mean like MY harp-spewing flying cat?
Incidentally, I too was intrigued by this but also could tell a bad game when I saw it.

 

[Doktor Merkwurdigliebe]

I like this review, even though I like the game too.
The Clone Wars in this title are probably its biggest flaw. The reload system is bad. Animation is bad. Storytelling is bad. Entire game is probably more scripted than Medal of Honor Allied Assault. There's this frakkin regeneration system(I really hate them). Even for a budget title, there are lots of things in this game that are really, really bad.
Yet I still like this game. I like the concept. I like the fact that theres finally a FPS that isn't about being a generic bald space/US marine killing aliens/terrorists/Nazis with shiny graphics all around you while having no interesting values. Plus I frakkin love muskets.
Actually I didn't know that there will be another part. Maybe the developers will have more time to polish their game.

 

[Xvito]

I was stoked for this game... Until I saw the first gameplay-footage...

Also, this was the funniest one in a while. Zero Punctuation was beginning to wear out it's welcome, but this episode was actually really enjoyable!

 

[MK_Red]

"Finally, a game that's actually bad. Not mediocre or God forbid, decent ones." This is what I initially thought but after watching the review, WOW... either Yahtzee was really kind too it or everyone I know has a personaly grudge against makers of this game because I had heard nothing but bad words about DoD.

 

[DarkSaber]

Anyone else horribly annoyed by the ad?

Me. It'll be a cold day in hell before I check the videos out, that's for sure.

 

[Sixties Spidey]

Curse the Existence of Halo? BLASPHEMY!

Oh the video was awesome as always.

 

[Jay Cee]

I was pleasantly surprised by this weeks choice.
This game is so irrevocably bad that it's pure Yahtzee fodder.

 

[sgtshock]

Good review as always, but you don't have to be a spreadsheet loving accountant to enjoy the Total War games, you just need a little patience and an appreciation of history. Is that too much to ask?

 

[Lieju]

That game sounds like it has an interesting premise, and much fun could be had with it. Unfortunately it sounds like they didn't handle it well at all.

 

[jhonka]

THank you Yahzee!!! On of the greatest ever! Thank you(yes, I'm a fanboy)

 

[Lenny Magic]

I thought that game looked absolutely terrible by just playing the demo. Really glad I never bought it.

 

[DAMG]

I think he gives the game too much credit. I watched a "Quick Look" of it on Giant Bomb, and it look horrendous. It looked like one would be better off using melee rather than bullets; from that little gameplay footage, there was plenty of glitches, random spawns, and like mentioned, invisible walls. The game didn't look very fun play, which the point of... playing games.

 

[gamegod25]

I don't need a time machine to know that game is crap and to avoid it. Especially since there is literally a ton of better bames coming out now.

 

[MikePhilbin]

ah, such a lovely release of anger (finally)

and you tried SO HARD to just give this thing a chance

well done, sir.

 

[Kale Vetna]

it sounds interesting enough to play, but maybe a bit dated. still would be nice to check out.

 

[gamegod25]

"Finally, a game that's actually bad. Not mediocre or God forbid, decent ones." This is what I initially thought but after watching the review, WOW... either Yahtzee was really kind too it or everyone I know has a personaly grudge against makers of this game because I had heard nothing but bad words about DoD.

Perhaps he's finally run out of bile and become much more forgiving. Because the only nice thing I have to say about it is that the premise is indeed interesting.

 

[Stabby Joe]

I saw the video review of this on Game Trailers and I have to say it look really poor. One thing that didn't make sense most of all about the premise was how willing your foes in older time periods acted against your very futuristic and deadly arsenal.

This is just a run of the mill below average game, not one that many might not like just the gameplay for example, but also in design, production, sound, etc. I suppose we could complain more but it would serve no purpose since this is a small time developer in the works and it's too easy, not a giant company ruining the industry, that's a big time publisher's job!

I really hate cases of good premise, bad game. Other examples of this including Turning Point: Fall of Liberty and Legendary (both of which are by the same devs worst of all).