Zero Punctuation: Rise of the Triad
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I know with seemingly every video he does recently, there's always one or two people in the thread who declare it exceptionally hilarious compared to his usual content (to which I've never been inclined to agree); although in this case for me, this was a particularly good video with many call-outs/references that had me pausing & replaying, and reasons to watch the video after the verdict on the game matters in any sense.
I'd say the particular highlight was the content in relation to casual/hardcore.
Old school hardcore gaming has definitely been under-catered this gen; leaving a number of long-term gamers quietly pining like a bunch of S&M gimps without dominant partners.
I'd say the particular highlight was the content in relation to casual/hardcore.
Old school hardcore gaming has definitely been under-catered this gen; leaving a number of long-term gamers quietly pining like a bunch of S&M gimps without dominant partners.
Weren't you listening? 1 Star because the little doggy doesn't raise its doggy paw when pressing buttons.Agent357 said:
Kidding aside, it seems like he enjoyed it. Not "happy" enjoyed it, mind you, but "I hate this fucking game I must finish it now wooo take that game suck it" enjoyed it. And you know, that's normal for a 90's FPS. They were never relaxing traipses through the meadow, they were frantic running around and circle strafing and death jumps for pickups.
As for multiplayer: you already know that he avoids those when he can, right? You don't go to Yahtzee for compliments and multiplayer, you go to him for dick jokes and crucified games.
This is a pretty fun game. It's a shame that it's so buggy, but hopefully they'll patch that up in the future. Other than that, I think the game has managed to capture at least some of the magic from the good old days.
The review neatly captured my thoughts about this game. The nostalgia trip is great (RotT was one of my favorite games back in the day) and I love how tongue-in-cheek the game is, you can really tell the developers had fun making it and that improved my enjoyment as well.
That said, the platform jumping sequences suck ass. Especially because in some of them the checkpoint is like 5 minutes in the past. The boss fights could have been a bit more difficult, the first one was the hardest and it actually took several tries just to figure out what the heck I was supposed to be shooting at, the rest were really easy. The enemy AI is rather slapdash, sometimes they don't aggro when you're in clear sight of them, sometimes they'll be coming at you from the other end of the map. And yeah, trying to figure out where the hell they're shooting from is annoying and flow-breaking sometimes, makes you wish more enemies had bazookas or something else with visible projectiles.
Another thing I hated was how obtuse the secrets are. In the original you could spot them with some diligence from odd shadows and slightly off-color walls, in the remake you pretty much have to spam the use key on every square inch of wall and jump into every deadly pit a few times and you still won't find all of them. The 'tells' are completely indistinguishable from the level design.
Besides the doggie paws, they also missed the gas rooms.
However, I had fun with it and all in all, it was well worth the 14 ? I paid for it on Steam.
That said, the platform jumping sequences suck ass. Especially because in some of them the checkpoint is like 5 minutes in the past. The boss fights could have been a bit more difficult, the first one was the hardest and it actually took several tries just to figure out what the heck I was supposed to be shooting at, the rest were really easy. The enemy AI is rather slapdash, sometimes they don't aggro when you're in clear sight of them, sometimes they'll be coming at you from the other end of the map. And yeah, trying to figure out where the hell they're shooting from is annoying and flow-breaking sometimes, makes you wish more enemies had bazookas or something else with visible projectiles.
Another thing I hated was how obtuse the secrets are. In the original you could spot them with some diligence from odd shadows and slightly off-color walls, in the remake you pretty much have to spam the use key on every square inch of wall and jump into every deadly pit a few times and you still won't find all of them. The 'tells' are completely indistinguishable from the level design.
Besides the doggie paws, they also missed the gas rooms.
However, I had fun with it and all in all, it was well worth the 14 ? I paid for it on Steam.
Lol I know. The thing is, this new version is supposed to be extremely multiplayer-oriented, and for a game that's built mainly for multiplayer, I just don't think it's fair to judge it ONLY on the single player portion (Though that's obviously important).romxxii said:Weren't you listening? 1 Star because the little doggy doesn't raise its doggy paw when pressing buttons.Agent357 said:
Kidding aside, it seems like he enjoyed it. Not "happy" enjoyed it, mind you, but "I hate this fucking game I must finish it now wooo take that game suck it" enjoyed it. And you know, that's normal for a 90's FPS. They were never relaxing traipses through the meadow, they were frantic running around and circle strafing and death jumps for pickups.
As for multiplayer: you already know that he avoids those when he can, right? You don't go to Yahtzee for compliments and multiplayer, you go to him for dick jokes and crucified games.
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I know it dude (Or dude-ette. I don't know youDuo Oratar said:
), but like I said, RotT is very much oriented around the multiplayer, and while the single player portion is obviously very important, I don't think it's fair to review a multiplayer game solely on the single player.CAPTCHA: This is Our Game
It really depends on what you're talking about. While I don't yet own Rise of the Triad and Fantasy Football DEFINITELY isn't my game, I do love watching American football.
I think you missed his point. The point was not to complain about games being easy (he specifically says that's fine either way if it's what you want), but to complain about games that pretend to be hardcore and then walk you by the hand through everything.Methodical-Vigilante said:
Yahtzee has a strange notion of how Texans live. I don't assume his house is filled with tea saucers and kangaroos, but I guess that's a one way street. Jokes aside, still love the series man, never stop doing what you're doing.
Also, yea, vanity plates are so distasteful.
Also, yea, vanity plates are so distasteful.
Exactly, I still recall dying to tower knight in Demon's and the game taking me by the hand and us floating like angels over the bridge with the archers and the blue eyed knight. That was pure romance!Kaigen said:
Same with flamelurker, where a little bunny rabbit showed up and showed me the way down the deep deep well. I named him Mr Bunns!
The associated imagery reminded me of 'Meg & Mog' and simultaneously made my day and destroyed my childhood.rembrandtqeinstein said:
