Zero Punctuation: The Conduit

[Zukonub]

Since when has Secretary been obscure?
I like the Conduit myself. It's a STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. Motion sensing should open up new, unexplored avenues for gaming (specifically FPS gaming), and, if the Conduit can say anything, it's that the Wii can be successful with the FPS. By the end of the generation, at least, we should have something that can rival the gr8's in terms of immersion.

 

[Proteus214]

The Conduit just took all the things that made Metroid Prime 3 crappy and blatantly copied them. How did Sega think that this was hypeable material?

 

[D-Ship]

Hmm - while that review hasn't made me swear of the Conduit forever, I might go the GoliathJT route and rent it. That or wait for the price to fall in a few months.

Or weeks, if it's as rough as Yahtzee says it is.

 

[mGoLos]

Look it up?

I'll google your obscure film reference if and when I goddamned well feel like it and without being shouted at thank you very much.

Loved the ending though.

 

[ultimasupersaiyan]

I didn't like the game mainly because it was pretty much a sin spawn of Halo and Perfect Dark and that stupid eye thing was artificial game lengthening on an annoying new level.

 

[METC]

Good episode. I'd heard good things about the Conduit, but then again this was from one person. Hope he does Splosion Man soon, although I'm not demanding it.

 

[Sonicron]

Wow. I'm used to him hating the Wii, but this one seemed even angrier than usual.

 

[War Penguin]

Well, I'm prepared for a flame war to start. Anyone got a suit I can borrow.

Anyway, good job, Yahtzee. I do feel sorry for the legions of hate mail you'll receive, though (but not by me).

 

[bodyklok]

Wow, The Conduit got burned.
Oh well, maybe it's not as bad as Yahtzee says.
Even so, if only a few of those things are true I simply wouldn't be able to play it!

First 3 comments were funny as always. Anyway, another great episode Yahtzee.

 

[Swaki]

my word, such an unbelievable amount of anger, but then again i tried it at a friend (okay okay i bought it) and by golly did it suck.

 

[Cherry Cola]

Wow another Wii zp review and yet my Wii will stay dusty.

Also I wonder since he hasn't mentioned it does Yahtzee know that Prince of Persia SoT is now becoming a movie because I think he'd be "overjoyed" to hear it.

Spoiler

*pokes my eyes out*

 

[lewiswhitling]

Could someone inform me about the central aspect of conduit that was supposed to be a breakthrough? That is the well designed aiming and controls? i know you mentioned briefly about the turning mechanics, but i thought the positive reviews I'd seen were generally based on the intuitive shooting combat, which wasn't really covered in this review. Anyone?

 

[SilentHunter7]

If a game is so bad as to be compared unfavorably to Sarah Palin, something's wrong.

 

[KDR_11k]

You can look up by adjusting the vertical sensitivity of the Wiimote. I have no idea why it's called that but that's what it does. I've set it to 70 or so, that way I can actually plant a rocket in the face of a dude below me when I'm standing on a catwalk.

 

[manicfoot]

Did Yahtzee even bother to check the options? You can adjust aiming speed and the size of the bounding box so you don't have to point away from the screen to turn. I've no idea why I'm defending this game btw. Story - cliche. Graphics - shit. Audio - shit. Gameplay - chliche. Controls - fucking A.

 

[Arkhangelsk]

Fun enough, now I at least know that I shouldn't buy it.

 

[dalek sec]

Wow another Wii zp review and yet my Wii will stay dusty.

Also I wonder since he hasn't mentioned it does Yahtzee know that Prince of Persia SoT is now becoming a movie because I think he'd be "overjoyed" to hear it.

Spoiler

Please tell me that's just a frakking photoshop job....

 

[Yahtzee Croshaw]

Its been along time but this ZP was actually good and funny, dont really know where Yahtzee got The Conduit getting good reviews from though, its in the middle-lows on metacritics.