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[A Crusty Knight Of Colour]

The Ethereal Writer Redux wrote...

What's bad about Survival Instinct? I haven't played it myself, but I can't say it looked terrible.

You can't say it looked terrible?

[Shaniqua]

y dey walkin if dey ded becuz dats not lojico

[TEWR]

CrustyBot wrote...

The Ethereal Writer Redux wrote...

What's bad about Survival Instinct? I haven't played it myself, but I can't say it looked terrible.

You can't say it looked terrible?

Not really. It doesn't look particularly amazing, either, but it didn't look awful. Graphically, it didn't seem awful. It could've been better, certainly, given it was... Activision that made it I think? And didn't Activision have a hand in Black Ops and possibly Black Ops 2? If so, then graphically the game could've been better, but it's not bad. It's pleasant in its own way.

I can't say I'm fond of the zombies either, because they're all too... intact, more often then not. Their speed might be considered an issue, but then again in the earliest episodes of TWD the show the Walkers were moving fairly fast. And were intact more often then not as well. Plus, given how the story takes place at the very beginning of the outbreak, the intactness is justifiable. I can't say if the zombies grow worse for wear as the game progresses, but I can say that it certainly should happen that way since... well... they're dead and they're going to decay.

Gameplay wise, well, the playthrough I've been watching hasn't had any problems -- save for stuff the player does on his own. But meh, every game's going to have its gameplay issues.

Although Daryl jumping into an entire swarm of Walkers and they're being very polite about how he kicks all their asses is a definite no-no. And it would be nice if the Walkers displayed some intelligence since in the show -- and I assume the comics -- they'll climb over obstacles. Or fall over them.

So it's not perfect. But it's not terrible in my opinion. Mediocre is what I'd call it, though perhaps that's only because of Merle and Daryl that I'm even saying that. Horribly rushed it certainly appears, but meh...

Maybe if Activision can get their balls out of all their cash, they can patch in some fixes -- if for nothing else the lack of Walker intelligence. Assuming that can be patched.

Still better then The Sopranos video game though. That was the worst game I've ever spent money on. 3 hours long, incredibly linear levels, and just.... overall a really ****ed up waste of my money. That was a game I'd cite as being terrible.

Modifié par The Ethereal Writer Redux, 24 mars 2013 - 09:23 .

[SOLID_EVEREST]

CrustyBot wrote...

The Ethereal Writer Redux wrote...

What's bad about Survival Instinct? I haven't played it myself, but I can't say it looked terrible.

You can't say it looked terrible?

Wow, that looks laughably bad. I even heard that the game takes a whopping 2-3 hours to complete. Looks more like Activision used the movie licensed game strategy. I was laughing really hard at the "tactical knife stance." 

[TEWR]

AngryJoe's review made me change my opinion from "looks mediocre" to "less then mediocre".

*SPOILERS AHEAD FOR THE WALKING DEAD SHOW*

And though this thread is about the game(s), I'm not particularly happy with tonight's episode. It was one point that changed it from really ****ing awesome to "Why now? That just doesn't seem good". I liked the idea, I loved all of the ideas of the episode tonight, but I don't think it should've happened now in regards to a particular event. In the fourth season, since the Governor arc looks like it'll continue to there, said event would've been more in tune.

But then again, it might not have worked in the fourth season. Maybe the season finale would've been better. I dunno. It's just... well... did Merle have to die? It was powerfully done, as the entire sequence of his death had me cheering and tearing, but I'm one of the few people that actually saw Merle as a decent person instead of as an ***hole.

It's not the writing that makes me unhappy, but rather the "when it happened". The writing was great, but I think the characterization and Merle's death should've happened at different times. After the assault on the prison -- the true assault -- the Governor would retreat with eight or so men and Merle would give chase on his own and take them all down, but in the process die and turn as a Walker. And Daryl would come across him. This episode was close, but not near what I wanted.

Alternatively, if he was to die in this most recent episode no matter what, it would've been nice to see him do a few things first:

1) Interact with the baby just a little bit. Obviously without Little Merle near the baby.
2) Apologize to Glenn about what happened to Maggie, even if poorly done.
3) When Michonne leaves, ask her to deliver a message to the group. That he took Michonne because he knew they wouldn't be able to hand her over and wanted to spare them having to do it and become like him, since he's done it before. That he recognizes the group doesn't like him and doesn't want him there, but wants his brother Daryl to have the best life he possibly can. And that he's going to take on the Governor so that, hopefully, he can keep the war from happening.

The episode sort of did 2 and 3, but for 2 it just had Daryl telling Glenn such which doesn't carry with it as much as it would've if Merle had done so. And for 3, his reasons for doing all of that are really known to only 3 people: Michonne, Daryl, and Merle himself. And if the season finale doesn't give him the recognition as a hero he deserves, I'll be really pissed. Given the new tombstone shot showed, it's extremely likely Daryl will bring back his brother's corpse and bury him.

I just hope the group will at least praise what he did. Glenn will probably be like "Good riddance", and if so I hope Daryl drops him.

But it could just be my love of Merle's character interfering with my judgment. It's hard to be objective on writing in regards to a certain character when you love that character so much.

Modifié par The Ethereal Writer Redux, 26 mars 2013 - 03:32 .

[GreyLycanTrope]

Clementine to return in season 2, and possibly Kenny.