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Official U.S. Playstation Magazine - December 2006
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LoathsomeCorpse
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Oldschoolgamer said:
They don't work for Sony. They work for Ziff Davis.
Tieno
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I'm a bit bummed with the thin story, because it seemed pretty interesting to me. The enemy variety I'm surprised, cause to me it seemed like there were lots of them. But qaulity is more important than qauntity, hope it's quality. But as they're 'minor' complaints, I doubt they'll bother me much, if at all. A 9 is good, lets see what other reviewers give Resistance.
Did he say something about the evironments or the setting? The variety of them? Something about the art direction?
Did he say something about the evironments or the setting? The variety of them? Something about the art direction?
Oldschoolgamer
The physical form of blasphemy
LoathsomeCorpse said:
True, but, my point is that they are quick to get on Sony, even though it's called: The Official Playstation Magazine. People always shout Moneyhats when something gets a good review. I'm just saying that the guys are fairly unbiased. I've read plenty of articles in OPM where they bashed something from Sony.lol
Tieno said:
There are a lot of enemies, he just says you mostly fight the same ones. As for the setting he says there is "a generous amount of variety in setting and tone."
I am afraid I may have done a bad job in communicating what he meant so I'll just quote the parts on enemy variety and story:
"While the alternate-history backstory provides exceptionally fertile ground for both the setting and the story, the story itself ends up feeling surprisingly thin. It's told in an unusual style, and it certainly goes beyond the FPS standard (which is, basically, no story at all), but it fails to expand far beyond the fairly traditional alien-invasion or viral-infection trope."
"This is a fairly minor gripe, though...as are most of my other gripes. For example, I found the humanoid Chimera hybrids--by far the most numerous enemy in the game--to be a little too similar; while there's a nice variety in enemy types overall, more often than not you're encountering minor variations of the same type, which can get a small bit monotonous. I also found a couple of the weapons to be significantly less useful than the others, but of course that could just my particular playing style."
I hope that clears things up
Vyse The Legend said:
More of the same?
You mean a great flying game with an interesting story, nice variety of aircraft and missions, great framerate, great gameplay and cutscenes? All down-sized incredibly well to fit on the PSP?
Yeah that's definitely a BAD thing.
:rolleyes
I don't normally get pissed off about reviews anymore... but if you're lurking.. you can suck my d*ck.. really... suck it right the hell off. That is point blank a BAD review.
EDIT:
And while I certainly don't care about fps "I also found a couple of the weapons to be significantly less useful than the others, but of course that could just my particular playing style."
That seems like a strange statement to make because I'd imagine in every fps there is a weapon that doesn't work well in certain situations or work well with a certain persons style of play.
Mark Gonzales
Banned
Not sure if this has been posted but Famitsu's PS3 reviews already in
Ridge Racer 7 (PS3, Bandai Namco): 9 / 9 / 9 / 9 - (36/40)
* Very pleasing experience, especially the overall content size of the game is tremendous. Sound and graphics are called "overwhelming"
Genji: Kamui Souran (PS3, Sony): 7 / 7 / 7 / 8 - (29/40)
* Some camera probs, control, size and accessibility for novices are good. Kudos also to the ending of the game
Resistance: Fall of Man (PS3, Sony): 9 / 8 / 8 / 8 - (33/40)
* Gameplay-wise simply an ego-shooter with excellent online mode and a very high next-gen standard for gfx and sound
Sega Golfclub Featuring Miyazato Family (PS3, Sega): 7 / 7 / 7 / 7 - (28/40)
* doesn't look like an next-gen game, but it's ok.
Mobile Suit Gundam: Target in Sight (PS3, Bandai Namco): 8 / 8 / 8 / 8 - (32/40)
* impressive textures and models, suits look outstanding and there's alot of content to unlock. Fun to play
Ridge Racer 7 (PS3, Bandai Namco): 9 / 9 / 9 / 9 - (36/40)
* Very pleasing experience, especially the overall content size of the game is tremendous. Sound and graphics are called "overwhelming"
Genji: Kamui Souran (PS3, Sony): 7 / 7 / 7 / 8 - (29/40)
* Some camera probs, control, size and accessibility for novices are good. Kudos also to the ending of the game
Resistance: Fall of Man (PS3, Sony): 9 / 8 / 8 / 8 - (33/40)
* Gameplay-wise simply an ego-shooter with excellent online mode and a very high next-gen standard for gfx and sound
Sega Golfclub Featuring Miyazato Family (PS3, Sega): 7 / 7 / 7 / 7 - (28/40)
* doesn't look like an next-gen game, but it's ok.
Mobile Suit Gundam: Target in Sight (PS3, Bandai Namco): 8 / 8 / 8 / 8 - (32/40)
* impressive textures and models, suits look outstanding and there's alot of content to unlock. Fun to play
buckfutter
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Odrion said:
.1up Guitar Hero review said:
FateBreaker
Member
sangreal said:
:lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol
are you serious?! :lol
Wow. I've never said this for any publication or website, but this is ...abysmal! Blech. Credibility - 100%.
**** opm.
nincompoop
Banned
WHATS ON THE DEMO DISC
WHATS ON THE DEMO DISC
WHATS ON THE DEMO DISC
**** WHY CANT SOMEONE WITH THE MAGAZINE ANSWER THIS SIMPLE QUESTION
WHATS ON THE DEMO DISC
WHATS ON THE DEMO DISC
**** WHY CANT SOMEONE WITH THE MAGAZINE ANSWER THIS SIMPLE QUESTION
Vyse The Legend
Member
nincompoop said:
No one has the physical magazine AFAIK. The reviews are posted on LexisNexis.
PhoenixDark
Banned
nataku said:
don't ask for a link
There's virtually no discussion of the online component in that review, interestingly enough. Was this really just a review of the single player? The online multiplayer ought to (hopefully) be the game's strongest point...in the longer run, a great single player game is almost secondary to that for many people.
gofreak said:
They discuss the multiplayer in a seperate piece
Some highlights (more objective than subjective, but they had mostly positive things to say about MP. The only big complaint I recall was the limited number of maps (only 4 support 40 players)):
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=4719433&postcount=56
BobTheFork
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thank you sir : ) that was all the info i was looking for. Sounds like the online mode is set to be a blast.sangreal said:
gofreak said:
They really don't go in-depth on the subjective side, but here are some quotes:
"It's clear that Insomniac has learned a thing or two from the experiment of bringing Ratchet online; the online component in Resistance is exceptionally well put-together, providing a broad, varied, and extremely customizable experience."
"Overall, the vast array of options makes for a really satisfying online experience."
"both sides seemed quite well balanced in our playtime"
"Multiplayer is no afterthought, but rather a fully fleshed-out component of the game."
And, again the only complaint they mentioned:
"It would be nice to see more than 11 levels (especially since only 4 of those support 40 players, with others supporting 8 to 32), but since most of these levels are simply enormous, you'll still see a lot of variety."
Vaandaviii
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jetjevons said:
It's got a ~9 in famitsu too.
Four new weapons when replaying the game. Crazy.
He calls the game a story driven fps but mentions that it feels pretty thin. I guess it's pretty straight forward.
I wish he wrote an opinion on Resistance's multiplayer but that aspect of the game you can pretty much take to the bank at this point.
He calls the game a story driven fps but mentions that it feels pretty thin. I guess it's pretty straight forward.
I wish he wrote an opinion on Resistance's multiplayer but that aspect of the game you can pretty much take to the bank at this point.
BobTheFork
Member
I suppose we can get some more maps later. This is just hopeful but when I think of insomniac, I think an additional map pack may be free.
AltogetherAndrews
Member
Somehow I think the game is going to be faulted for not being revolutionary (and probably mostly by people who had no interest in the game to begin with), but this sounds beautiful to me.
pizzapizza64
Member
Lexis Nexis ftw!
AltogetherAndrews said:
Now a PS3 game like Resistance has to basically reach an incredibly high bar set by mags like OPM where it's not good enough just to do everything it tries to do very well, but it now has to have both graphics that make people's brains explode AND revolutionize the genre, that's effectively setting the title up to fall short.
I don't think anyone expected Insomniac to reinvent the wheel here, but what they accomplished it seems is all I wanted... They took the best elements and put them in a neat lil' package, plus their twist on weaponry... Good deal...
Insomniac, hats off... (for now, until I play it, then either the hat goes on, stays off, or the pants come off too)...
Insomniac, hats off... (for now, until I play it, then either the hat goes on, stays off, or the pants come off too)...
AltogetherAndrews
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That's awesome. And if I'm reading the conversion game description right, that one is going to make for some really intense moments. There's a lot of tension in not knowing who is really going to be your enemy or friend at any given point during the game. And it's also pretty crazy when you realize that you're the last player on your particular side, and that it's suddenly you against seven other players.
This could really be awesome on larger, more complex map.
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
And yet they rate Guitar Hero 2 - 10.sangreal said:
Both originals of these two games were awesome games, why such different treatment for sequels if all they both offer is more music?