Demy's Review corner! WARNING: SPOILERS! (Duh)
Posted: Jun 19, 2008 9:41am
I've been trying a lot of different games lately, so I thought I'd make a minor review corner. XD Stupid idea because you'd probably rather watch X-Play or something, but I'm going to be stupid and put my two bits in.
I'll also take requests! So long as I have the system (nintendo, super nintendo, N64, gamecube, PS2, PS3, gameboy advance SP) I also have access to Wiis, so feel free to throw those in too! I plan to get more systems as my budget allows, so I'll also take a waiting list! XD
First game: Dark Sector on PS3
Playability: 8 out of 10, pretty good. But controlling the glaive can be hard!
Story: 7 out of 10, could have had a better background story, but then, that's not why we play games, huh?
Graphics: 5 out of 10, they could have been better. They were a disappointment, but there were still some redeeming qualities. (When I remember them, I'll tell you. =D)
Overall rating: 9 out of 10, pretty good game overall, I think.
I didn't get a chance to play all the way through it, given I'm poor and had to rent it from my local video store, Family Video, but it was as expected. I was told there was multiple difficulties, but at the beginning of the game, I wasn't given the option, so I assume I was playing on a normal difficulty. The chapters were decent length, if not a little bit shorter than I assumed.
The abilities you gained as the virus spread were pretty cool, except (as mentioned above) using R2 and the right analog stick on the Wireless PS3 controller was somewhat difficult. For whatever reason, it didn't like to listen to me, and it took me several attempts to get the blade to hit the electrical boxes.
With the glaive, there were several natural elements you could absorb and use. Electricity, Fire, and ice were the ones I encountered, and I think the ice was the most interesting. I ran out of bullets several time in the railroad yard, and there was plenty of ice to use to freeze the monsters and then smash them to bits.
Flaws: As with every game in creation, there are flaws. Here's a few that I think are noteworthy:
1) The special attacks for killing, while at first are interesting and fun to watch, get repetitive. Horribly so. I got to the point where I was seeing the same kill scenes over and over again. Trying to get a head shot was more interesting. Not that head shots are boring or anything. Just that in Dark Sector, targets are moving so much, its sometimes hard to get one if you aren't sneaking up on them from behind!
2) The AIs were a bit of a disappointment. I once lured three of the shield guys to a sandbag barricade that I had easily jumped over, and shot two of them. I then watched the third one spin around in circles three times before finally figuring out how to jump over the sand bags. =( I ran away after that because I really don't like getting killed by those dicks. xD I ended up killing him though, I'm not that bad of a player.
3) Its too late to remember what the third one was. xD
Most memorable moment: For me, it was riding in the four legged spider robot tank thing named Jackal. =) I love that big thing.
I'll also take requests! So long as I have the system (nintendo, super nintendo, N64, gamecube, PS2, PS3, gameboy advance SP) I also have access to Wiis, so feel free to throw those in too! I plan to get more systems as my budget allows, so I'll also take a waiting list! XD
First game: Dark Sector on PS3
Playability: 8 out of 10, pretty good. But controlling the glaive can be hard!
Story: 7 out of 10, could have had a better background story, but then, that's not why we play games, huh?
Graphics: 5 out of 10, they could have been better. They were a disappointment, but there were still some redeeming qualities. (When I remember them, I'll tell you. =D)
Overall rating: 9 out of 10, pretty good game overall, I think.
I didn't get a chance to play all the way through it, given I'm poor and had to rent it from my local video store, Family Video, but it was as expected. I was told there was multiple difficulties, but at the beginning of the game, I wasn't given the option, so I assume I was playing on a normal difficulty. The chapters were decent length, if not a little bit shorter than I assumed.
The abilities you gained as the virus spread were pretty cool, except (as mentioned above) using R2 and the right analog stick on the Wireless PS3 controller was somewhat difficult. For whatever reason, it didn't like to listen to me, and it took me several attempts to get the blade to hit the electrical boxes.
With the glaive, there were several natural elements you could absorb and use. Electricity, Fire, and ice were the ones I encountered, and I think the ice was the most interesting. I ran out of bullets several time in the railroad yard, and there was plenty of ice to use to freeze the monsters and then smash them to bits.
Flaws: As with every game in creation, there are flaws. Here's a few that I think are noteworthy:
1) The special attacks for killing, while at first are interesting and fun to watch, get repetitive. Horribly so. I got to the point where I was seeing the same kill scenes over and over again. Trying to get a head shot was more interesting. Not that head shots are boring or anything. Just that in Dark Sector, targets are moving so much, its sometimes hard to get one if you aren't sneaking up on them from behind!
2) The AIs were a bit of a disappointment. I once lured three of the shield guys to a sandbag barricade that I had easily jumped over, and shot two of them. I then watched the third one spin around in circles three times before finally figuring out how to jump over the sand bags. =( I ran away after that because I really don't like getting killed by those dicks. xD I ended up killing him though, I'm not that bad of a player.
3) Its too late to remember what the third one was. xD
Most memorable moment: For me, it was riding in the four legged spider robot tank thing named Jackal. =) I love that big thing.
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