Frustration!!!
You know, it occurs to me that reviewers are dicks.
A few days ago, as those of you who read my Facebook can attest, I picked up a copy of the new Ghostbusters game. It was a pretty big release-- we had a midnight sale and everything-- which I came home from with my shiny new copy of the game (graciously gifted, I might add, by Michael and Eric as a b'day gift!) and popped it into my 360.
HOLY WOWSERS!! I felt like it was the 80s again, when the movies had just come out and Ghostbusting was BAD ASS!! Not only was it cool as hell, but _I_ was busting ghosts, destroying scenery, and helping out the ACTUAL Ghostbusters! The voice acting was AMAZING, the script PHENOMENAL, and the story meant to make you feel like the coolest cat in the room (Fighting the Stay Puft Marshmallow man while dangling from a 35 story building? FUCKWIN!!!)
The game only got better, as I got to take on the librarian ghost for REAL this time, go into the Ghost world, and even rescue the main team when we got ambushed and only my guy made it out by falling through a trap door! The weapons were great (can we say PROTON SHOTGUN!?!?!) and the ghosts were tough. I had an absolute blast, saddened only by the fact that I beat it last night. Still, 8 hours quality game that I IMMEDIATELY picked up and started to play again on a harder difficulty.
On TOP of this-- we stuck the Wii version in the demo unit at work. I was prepared to HATE this version, but I quickly had to recant everything I ever said about it. Yes, the visuals were cartoony and the backgrounds weren't as nice, but the voice acting was still there, and the story seemed to be about the same-- just a touch more innocent and a little tamer in places. Plus-- CO-OP GAMEPLAY THROUGHOUT THE MAIN CAMPAIGN!!!!!?!!!!1 FUCK YEAH!!! You have two Ghostbusters-- a boy and a girl-- to choose from, and you just point your Wii-mote at the screen to aim, strafing with the nunchuck!
As you can guess, I am LOVING these games to DEATH!
So imagine my dismay when my latest Game Informer arrives and gives their review. Oh, the review score was alright-- 8 out of 10, about what I'd say, considering 9s and 10s are reserved for things like Psychonauts and Beyond Good and Evil. It's the whiny complaints from the guy in the "Second Opinion" box-- he only gave it a 7.5 and cried about the resurrection system.
Allow me to explain---
Ghostbusters doesn't have a typical health meter. Your proton pack shows a green to red indicator, showing how much damage you took, and the screen gets red around the edges when you're about to fall. If you do take a dive-- no big deal. As long as there's another Ghostbuster around, they'll run over and "ressurrect you"-- restoring you to full health. If they fall over, you do the same for them. As long as there's at least ONE Ghostbuster standing, the battle continues. This makes up for a plethora of cheap hits and friendly fire, because dying doesn't always mean game over.
The reviewer instead whined about having to constantly ressurect your teammates, saying it diminished the feel of the "Legendary" Ghostbusters, you having to save them and all.
Um, hello? Did you even WATCH the movies? They weren't grizzled badasses! They were 3 scientists and a former marine! They got knocked around CONSTANTLY and only made it out by the skin of their teeth! I always felt really good ressurrecting a team member because that meant I was being a REAL Ghostbuster! I helped out and felt good when they came over to rescue me! (I especially liked it when Egon would say "Help is on the way!" or "I hear you, hold on!"-- Did I mention I had a crush on Egon once upon a time?)
Other complaints range from "the Dialogue falls flat" (BLATANTLY not true-- compare to just about any other video game on the market and you'll see WHY!), "the story is lame" (Again, NOT true-- with its ties to Gozer and such it actually feels like an early idea for Ghostbusters 2-- NO BAD THING!), "It's repetitive" (So is every other shooter on the planet and THIS one actually has funny and varied dialogue to push you through it), and "You wouldn't play this game if it didn't feature the Ghostbusters."
Ummmm-- DUH!! The whole point of it is the story, dialogue, and busting ghosts!!!! It's like saying I wouldn't play Final Fantasy VI if it didn't feature the cast! It's true (I mean, what is a Final Fantasy game except for level grinding slowing down a story?) but it misses the whole point!
Bottom Line: The video game reviewers need to get their heads out of their asses and stop being so picky-- ESPECIALLY at Joystiq-- that review made me want to scream.
Other Bottom Line: BUY THIS GAME!! If you are short cash, forgive the plug, but Gamestop is offering 30% bonus trade in credit on games traded towards it and other "movie games" PLUS $10 free movie cash.
If you get it on 360, we can play online too-- but I GET TO BE EGON. No ifs ands or buts. ^_^
Oh, my gamertag for those lacking it: Senmurv. What else?
Anyway, Imagonna play me some more Ghostbusters tonight!!!
--Senmurv
A few days ago, as those of you who read my Facebook can attest, I picked up a copy of the new Ghostbusters game. It was a pretty big release-- we had a midnight sale and everything-- which I came home from with my shiny new copy of the game (graciously gifted, I might add, by Michael and Eric as a b'day gift!) and popped it into my 360.
HOLY WOWSERS!! I felt like it was the 80s again, when the movies had just come out and Ghostbusting was BAD ASS!! Not only was it cool as hell, but _I_ was busting ghosts, destroying scenery, and helping out the ACTUAL Ghostbusters! The voice acting was AMAZING, the script PHENOMENAL, and the story meant to make you feel like the coolest cat in the room (Fighting the Stay Puft Marshmallow man while dangling from a 35 story building? FUCKWIN!!!)
The game only got better, as I got to take on the librarian ghost for REAL this time, go into the Ghost world, and even rescue the main team when we got ambushed and only my guy made it out by falling through a trap door! The weapons were great (can we say PROTON SHOTGUN!?!?!) and the ghosts were tough. I had an absolute blast, saddened only by the fact that I beat it last night. Still, 8 hours quality game that I IMMEDIATELY picked up and started to play again on a harder difficulty.
On TOP of this-- we stuck the Wii version in the demo unit at work. I was prepared to HATE this version, but I quickly had to recant everything I ever said about it. Yes, the visuals were cartoony and the backgrounds weren't as nice, but the voice acting was still there, and the story seemed to be about the same-- just a touch more innocent and a little tamer in places. Plus-- CO-OP GAMEPLAY THROUGHOUT THE MAIN CAMPAIGN!!!!!?!!!!1 FUCK YEAH!!! You have two Ghostbusters-- a boy and a girl-- to choose from, and you just point your Wii-mote at the screen to aim, strafing with the nunchuck!
As you can guess, I am LOVING these games to DEATH!
So imagine my dismay when my latest Game Informer arrives and gives their review. Oh, the review score was alright-- 8 out of 10, about what I'd say, considering 9s and 10s are reserved for things like Psychonauts and Beyond Good and Evil. It's the whiny complaints from the guy in the "Second Opinion" box-- he only gave it a 7.5 and cried about the resurrection system.
Allow me to explain---
Ghostbusters doesn't have a typical health meter. Your proton pack shows a green to red indicator, showing how much damage you took, and the screen gets red around the edges when you're about to fall. If you do take a dive-- no big deal. As long as there's another Ghostbuster around, they'll run over and "ressurrect you"-- restoring you to full health. If they fall over, you do the same for them. As long as there's at least ONE Ghostbuster standing, the battle continues. This makes up for a plethora of cheap hits and friendly fire, because dying doesn't always mean game over.
The reviewer instead whined about having to constantly ressurect your teammates, saying it diminished the feel of the "Legendary" Ghostbusters, you having to save them and all.
Um, hello? Did you even WATCH the movies? They weren't grizzled badasses! They were 3 scientists and a former marine! They got knocked around CONSTANTLY and only made it out by the skin of their teeth! I always felt really good ressurrecting a team member because that meant I was being a REAL Ghostbuster! I helped out and felt good when they came over to rescue me! (I especially liked it when Egon would say "Help is on the way!" or "I hear you, hold on!"-- Did I mention I had a crush on Egon once upon a time?)
Other complaints range from "the Dialogue falls flat" (BLATANTLY not true-- compare to just about any other video game on the market and you'll see WHY!), "the story is lame" (Again, NOT true-- with its ties to Gozer and such it actually feels like an early idea for Ghostbusters 2-- NO BAD THING!), "It's repetitive" (So is every other shooter on the planet and THIS one actually has funny and varied dialogue to push you through it), and "You wouldn't play this game if it didn't feature the Ghostbusters."
Ummmm-- DUH!! The whole point of it is the story, dialogue, and busting ghosts!!!! It's like saying I wouldn't play Final Fantasy VI if it didn't feature the cast! It's true (I mean, what is a Final Fantasy game except for level grinding slowing down a story?) but it misses the whole point!
Bottom Line: The video game reviewers need to get their heads out of their asses and stop being so picky-- ESPECIALLY at Joystiq-- that review made me want to scream.
Other Bottom Line: BUY THIS GAME!! If you are short cash, forgive the plug, but Gamestop is offering 30% bonus trade in credit on games traded towards it and other "movie games" PLUS $10 free movie cash.
If you get it on 360, we can play online too-- but I GET TO BE EGON. No ifs ands or buts. ^_^
Oh, my gamertag for those lacking it: Senmurv. What else?
Anyway, Imagonna play me some more Ghostbusters tonight!!!
--Senmurv