Zero Punctuation: Dead Rising 2
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I liked the Sims style conversation bubbles summarizing the water cooler talk.
There are lots of games that I think I would enjoy a lot more if they offered a sandbox style alternative after beating the game. I just want to be able to play through any level without any game objectives. That's basically what Yahtzee enjoys doing after he saves; going through without any actual objectives so that you can just enjoy the gameplay consequence free. When I first played Katamari I really wished I could do this. I just wanted to see how big I could grow in the first level without a time limit. I was hoping I could absorb that stupid Dog that tormented me relentlessly during my many playthroughs of the level.
There are lots of games that I think I would enjoy a lot more if they offered a sandbox style alternative after beating the game. I just want to be able to play through any level without any game objectives. That's basically what Yahtzee enjoys doing after he saves; going through without any actual objectives so that you can just enjoy the gameplay consequence free. When I first played Katamari I really wished I could do this. I just wanted to see how big I could grow in the first level without a time limit. I was hoping I could absorb that stupid Dog that tormented me relentlessly during my many playthroughs of the level.
Dead Rising was just about the best concept of a game ever.
Capcom fucked up the implementation though, leaving us with an above average game that could have been one of the best games of all time.
Some of the mistakes Capcom has made are laughable, and others are downright sad.
For example, when loading save files and some other menu options, the game gives NO INDICATION THAT IT IS LOADING ANYTHING. The screen literally just freezes. I don't even want to think about how many impatient people assumed their disk was broken after turning their xbox's off during this loading time like 3 times in a row. It's completely unforgivable.
Also, in Coop, ever time I play with my friend and one of us saves our game, IT DISCONNECTS US. Seriously? That's just sad.
I also like how Capcom redefines the term "stereotype" in this game. I once saved this southern (USA) girl, and after knifing a zombie in the face, literally out of no where, she just exclaims "butter and grits!" in a southern drawl. I'm not one to get offended at racial stereotypes like that, but come on! That has to be the worst writing I've seen in my entire life.
Capcom fucked up the implementation though, leaving us with an above average game that could have been one of the best games of all time.
Some of the mistakes Capcom has made are laughable, and others are downright sad.
For example, when loading save files and some other menu options, the game gives NO INDICATION THAT IT IS LOADING ANYTHING. The screen literally just freezes. I don't even want to think about how many impatient people assumed their disk was broken after turning their xbox's off during this loading time like 3 times in a row. It's completely unforgivable.
Also, in Coop, ever time I play with my friend and one of us saves our game, IT DISCONNECTS US. Seriously? That's just sad.
I also like how Capcom redefines the term "stereotype" in this game. I once saved this southern (USA) girl, and after knifing a zombie in the face, literally out of no where, she just exclaims "butter and grits!" in a southern drawl. I'm not one to get offended at racial stereotypes like that, but come on! That has to be the worst writing I've seen in my entire life.
yeah, i got the same feeling from Dead Rising 2 with its INSANELY imbalanced boss fights (like Sullivan, did ANYONE kill Sullivan on the first try? without having to reload a save? then TK is hella easy after that)
yeah, Dead Rising 2 doesnt seem to like me very much. they removed Infinite Mode (which i didn't see Yahtzee mention... perhaps he should) which was pretty much what everyone wants... a true survival-horror experience where you have to run around and get food while killing, or at least surviving past, other survivors to get their supplies. and it had no time limit, you could last as long as you could make yourself last.
still a little surprised Yahtzee didn't rip on it more and actually praised it for being "what more action games should be"... yep, i knew it was a good idea to pick this up on Day 1, (and for the record, Dead Rising 1 is ALSO a good buy even though it has ALMOST broken gameplay at some points)
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yeah, Dead Rising 2 doesnt seem to like me very much. they removed Infinite Mode (which i didn't see Yahtzee mention... perhaps he should) which was pretty much what everyone wants... a true survival-horror experience where you have to run around and get food while killing, or at least surviving past, other survivors to get their supplies. and it had no time limit, you could last as long as you could make yourself last.
still a little surprised Yahtzee didn't rip on it more and actually praised it for being "what more action games should be"... yep, i knew it was a good idea to pick this up on Day 1, (and for the record, Dead Rising 1 is ALSO a good buy even though it has ALMOST broken gameplay at some points)
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sure is, and ive only been saying that for YEARS!!!! check out my idea for a zombie-apocalypse game in my profile that i posted a few months ago, you might like itdanpascooch said:
I wish you could combo-nize every weapon you could get your hands on, kind of like what I expect "drawn to life" to be like: You choose one weapon, choose another, then a new window opens and you choose where to put your second weapon! Oh well, at least DR2 was a huge improvement from DR1. Will there be a third? Let's hope so!
That is a glitch they're working on that only affects the HDD, if you save to a memory drive then it doesn't disconnect you.danpascooch said:
Loved the Vid, as I always do, and I was actually suprised he liked it. Though he didn't talk much about the controls, the most being that it took him awhile to figure it out, huh, i guess he did talk about the controls then
Won't lie, I'm still holding out for him to review Spiderman Shattered Dimensions ^^
Won't lie, I'm still holding out for him to review Spiderman Shattered Dimensions ^^
I heard that, but that doesn't really excuse it in the slightest, how many people use memory drives instead of HDD's anyway?GamesB2 said:
How does a glitch like that make it past playtesting? Honestly.
I know it's a bit stupid, but I have a memory drive for all Gamertags on my console.danpascooch said:
Recovering takes way too long.
Wow a positive review, but the thing that really shocks me is that I had more complaints about it then Yahtzee and don't get me wrong I fucking love this game, it an across the board improvement of the first but I did have some problems with it.
also I forked over the extra $20 for the collectors edition.
also I forked over the extra $20 for the collectors edition.
I thought the opposite. It wasn't hugely informative but it was funny as all get out.peter337 said:
I think a lot of what I know about the new game comes mostly from playing the old one recently, but at the same time, I'm laughing at a lot in this video. And to follow up on that, a bit of it becomes evident mostly because I played Case Zero.
Granted, as I watch ZP for entertainment, that's fine.
I want this game, but between DR 1 and CZ, I'm not sure I want to pay full sticker price.
