NeoGAF

sangreal · (10-31-2006, 03:28 PM)

PS3
Resistance: Fall of Man - 9

PS2
Guitar Hero II - 10
Bully - 9
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner - 7.5
Need for Speed Carbon - 7.5
WWE Smackdown Vs. Raw 2007 - 7
Guitar Mania Freedom V Wireless Guitar Controller - 7
Destroy All Humans 2: Make War Not Love - 7
.Hack//G.U. Vol. 1//Rebirth - 7
Justice League Heroes - 6.5
NBA Live 07 - 5
Tales of the Abyss - 5
Mortal Kombat - 3

PSP
Gunpey - 8
Guilty Gear Judgment - 8
Medal of Honor Heroes - 8
Power Stone Collection - 7.5
Gitaroo Man Lives! - 7
Lumines II - 6
Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception - 6
Death, Jr. 2: Root of Evil - 6
WTF: Work Time Fun - 4
Dynasty Warriors Vol. 2 - 4

My apologies for any mistakes

the year 20XX · (10-31-2006, 03:29 PM)

Guitar Hero II 10

Holy shit! Go go go Harmonix!

brandonh83 · (10-31-2006, 03:29 PM)

Quote:

Mortal Kombat 3

Oops!

bud · (10-31-2006, 03:29 PM)

R:FOM was expected.

Did they already review GTA:VCS?

PhatSaqs · (10-31-2006, 03:30 PM)

Surprised Resistance didnt get a 10.

Razoric · (10-31-2006, 03:30 PM)

Originally Posted by brandonh83:

Oops!

It deserves a 3 for the kreate-a-fatality shit.

Y2Kev · (10-31-2006, 03:31 PM)

w00t w00t FOM's first 9 :D

To many more!

nincompoop · (10-31-2006, 03:31 PM)

whats on the demo disc

nataku · (10-31-2006, 03:31 PM)

What did they say about Resistance?

brandonh83 · (10-31-2006, 03:31 PM)

Originally Posted by Razoric:

It deserves a 3 for the kreate-a-fatality shit.

Oh I'm sure, it looks like crap to me. The oops! was aimed at the developers.

sangreal · 03:35 PM

Originally Posted by Bud:

R:FOM was expected.

Did they already review GTA:VCS?

Nope

Originally Posted by nataku:

What did they say about Resistance?

A lot (I have not read the review yet) :)

There is also an interview with Ted Price that discusses 1080p, the 360, PS3 bad press and transitioning from PS2 to PS3 development

Originally Posted by the year 20XX:

Guitar Hero II 10

Holy shit! Go go go Harmonix!

There is also a track list for this game in the magazine, but I don't know if that is new info

Razoric · (10-31-2006, 03:33 PM)

Originally Posted by brandonh83:

Oh I'm sure, it looks like crap to me. The oops! was aimed at the developers.

Yeah I was just adding to your oops.

Next time spend more time on gameplay, fatalities and porting to 360 and less time on single player mode and mk kart.

Bad_Boy · (10-31-2006, 03:35 PM)

Yeah resistance is expected, I wouldnt expect anything less than 8's across the board for that game.

Bummer they didnt review killzone:liberation.

Originally Posted by sangreal:

A lot (I have not read the review yet) :)

There is also an interview with Ted Price that discusses 1080p, the 360, PS3 bad press and transitioning from PS2 to PS3 development

There is also a track list for this game in the magazine, but I don't know if that is new info

Thats interesting, hope to read about that stuff soon. :)
Thanks sangreal.

kenta · (10-31-2006, 03:35 PM)

Wow, great scores for Resistance, Bully and GH2! Also Gunpey looks hot, bring it on!

cw_sasuke · (10-31-2006, 03:35 PM)

Quote:

Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception - 6

lol...wtf?

belvedere · (10-31-2006, 03:35 PM)

Originally Posted by nataku:

What did they say about Resistance?

What he said

Deadly Monk · (10-31-2006, 03:37 PM)

Why did Lumines 2 get a 6 ??

Demo disc details?

PS3 demos? :)

Vyse The Legend · (10-31-2006, 03:37 PM)

I thought Tales of the Abyss was supposed to be good? Ewww.
Also, Powerstone Collection was scored too high. The port is atrocious.

Reilly · (10-31-2006, 03:38 PM)

How does Guitar Hero 2 get a 10? It's basically the same as the first one with different songs and a practice mode that should have already been there.

Bad_Boy · (10-31-2006, 03:38 PM)

Originally Posted by cw_sasuke:

lol...wtf?

I think im more interested about the lumines2 score. I mean it may not add much for lumines compared to the last one, but for somebody whos never played it, it should be a sweet game still. or no?

mikeGFG · (10-31-2006, 03:39 PM)

I know EGM has Halo 3, but I seriously cannot wait for the next OPM. They always have the best features, interviews and layouts around.

And for some reason, I always have to read John Davison's monthly rantings.

kenta · (10-31-2006, 03:41 PM)

Originally Posted by Reilly:

How does Guitar Hero 2 get a 10? It's basically the same as the first one with different songs and a practice mode that should have already been there.

Because they couldn't find anything wrong with it?

MoxManiac · (10-31-2006, 03:41 PM)

Originally Posted by Vyse The Legend:

I thought Tales of the Abyss was supposed to be good? Ewww.
Also, Powerstone Collection was scored too high. The port is atrocious.

You'd take OPM's opinion over ours? (Collective GAF, I haven't played Abyss myself)

Matix · (10-31-2006, 03:42 PM)

Originally Posted by sangreal:

PS3
Resistance: Fall of Man - 9

PS2
Guitar Hero II - 10
Bully - 9
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner - 7.5
Need for Speed Carbon - 7.5
WWE Smackdown Vs. Raw 2007 - 7
Guitar Mania Freedom V Wireless Guitar Controller - 7
Destroy All Humans 2: Make War Not Love - 7
.Hack//G.U. Vol. 1//Rebirth - 7
Justice League Heroes - 6.5
NBA Live 07 - 5
Tales of the Abyss - 5
Mortal Kombat - 3

PSP
Gunpey - 8
Guilty Gear Judgment - 8
Medal of Honor Heroes - 8
Power Stone Collection - 7.5
Gitaroo Man Lives! - 7
Lumines II - 6
Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception - 6
Death, Jr. 2: Root of Evil - 6
WTF: Work Time Fun - 4
Dynasty Warriors Vol. 2 - 4

My apologies for any mistakes

Uh..

adg1034 · (10-31-2006, 03:43 PM)

If anyone's at college, you, too, can see the review text. LexisNexis is your friend. Seriously.

jetjevons · (10-31-2006, 03:44 PM)

Was there ever a reality where Resistance didn't get a 9 from OPM?

kaching · (10-31-2006, 03:44 PM)

Originally Posted by Bad_Boy:

I think im more interested about the lumines2 score. I mean it may not add much for lumines compared to the last one, but for somebody whos never played it, it should be a sweet game still. or no?

Unless the original Lumines is difficult to find (which it isn't), I don't think there's any reason to rate the game higher, if it doesn't add much and people who never played it can just go out and get the original for less.

Kiriku · (10-31-2006, 03:45 PM)

**** you next-gen, Guitar Hero II is coming!!! :D :D :D
(Yes, I know there's a 360 version coming as well...LATER ON ;))

sangreal · (10-31-2006, 03:45 PM)

Originally Posted by Deadly Monk:

Why did Lumines 2 get a 6 ??

They say it is exactly the same as the first one but with different music. They go as far as saying "it's almost not even a Lumines 1.5"

Aruarian Reflection · (10-31-2006, 03:46 PM)

Originally Posted by Bad_Boy:

I think im more interested about the lumines2 score. I mean it may not add much for lumines compared to the last one, but for somebody whos never played it, it should be a sweet game still. or no?

100 skins isn't much? We don't need anything new gameplay wise for Lumines, we just want more skins. A lot of the 100 skins must be really bad if it got a 6.

Red Blaster · (10-31-2006, 03:47 PM)

Originally Posted by sangreal:

PS2
.Hack//G.U. Vol. 1//Rebirth - 7
Tales of the Abyss - 5

LAFF.

SolidSnakex · (10-31-2006, 03:48 PM)

Originally Posted by SnowWolf:

100 skins isn't much? We don't need anything new gameplay wise for Lumines, we just want more skins. A lot of the 100 skins must be really bad if it got a 6.

Well if that's all you need you'll probably be happy with it. From the start its sounded like a repackaging of the original but with a bunch of new songs.

sangreal · (10-31-2006, 03:48 PM)

Originally Posted by Bad_Boy:

I think im more interested about the lumines2 score. I mean it may not add much for lumines compared to the last one, but for somebody whos never played it, it should be a sweet game still. or no?

They recommend it for people who don't own the original and like more mainstream music

Bad_Boy · (10-31-2006, 03:48 PM)

Originally Posted by kaching:

Unless the original Lumines is difficult to find (which it isn't), I don't think there's any reason to rate the game higher, if it doesn't add much and people who never played it can just go out and get the original for less.

good point I guess. the 6 just makes it seem like a bad game to me I guess, when its really just not a "new" game. do re-released classic games that are just direct ports ever get rated less than they were orginally?

Originally Posted by sangreal:

They recommend it for people who don't own the original or like more mainstream music

ah ok, thanks.

MoxManiac · (10-31-2006, 03:50 PM)

Originally Posted by Bad_Boy:

good point I guess. the 6 just makes it seem like a bad game to me I guess, when its really just not a "new" game. do re-released classic games that are just direct ports ever get rated less than they were orginally?

ah ok, thanks.

Yeah, quite often, I think. Reviewers sometimes get pissy about ports/re-releases.

kaching · (10-31-2006, 03:51 PM)

Originally Posted by jetjevons:

Was there ever a reality where Resistance didn't get a 9 from OPM?

The one where it gets a 10 maybe?

Bad_Boy · (10-31-2006, 03:51 PM)

Originally Posted by MoxManiac:

Yeah, quite often, I think. Reviewers sometimes get pissy about ports/re-releases.

Ah, unfortunate then. Anyways, sorry to kinda derail the thread about lumines, bring on the Resistance news, what else did they say? :)

SantaC · (10-31-2006, 03:52 PM)

Quote:

Tales of the Abyss - 5

wtf?

Oni Jazar · (10-31-2006, 03:52 PM)

What's up with Ace Combat? :(

Magicpaint · (10-31-2006, 03:53 PM)

Originally Posted by SantaC:

wtf?

Ya rly. TotA is awesome.

SantaC · (10-31-2006, 03:55 PM)

Originally Posted by Magicpaint:

Ya rly. TotA is awesome.

definitely. It's on my shopping list.

Vyse The Legend · (10-31-2006, 03:59 PM)

Originally Posted by Reilly:

How does Guitar Hero 2 get a 10? It's basically the same as the first one with different songs and a practice mode that should have already been there.

Um, Co-op? Pretty major and fun addition there.

RaijinFY · (10-31-2006, 03:59 PM)

"Tales of the Abyss - 5"

I say no!

Reilly · (10-31-2006, 04:00 PM)

Originally Posted by Vyse The Legend:

Um, Co-op? Pretty major and fun addition there.

Played Co-Op in the demo. Not so fun for me.

Zalasta · (10-31-2006, 04:05 PM)

I laughed at seeing .hack getting a better score over Tales of the Abyss as well.

Amused_To_Death · (10-31-2006, 04:06 PM)

Originally Posted by sangreal:

NBA Live 07 - 5
Tales of the Abyss - 5
Mortal Kombat - 3

OUCH OUCH OUCH

Vyse The Legend · (10-31-2006, 04:08 PM)

Originally Posted by Reilly:

Played Co-Op in the demo. Not so fun for me.

Hence why reviews are subjective. :D

Anyway, I just read the "review" (and I use that term rather loosely) of Tales of the Abyss. First of all, it's only about 300 words long. Three paragraphs are about how the beginning of the game is super cliche and the main character is a "metrosexual amnesiac." Then, there is a short blurb about how the story picks up after 10 hours, but the graphics are ugly, the framerate on the world map is choppy, the music is uninspired, and the combat system is too frenzied to allow for real tactics.

pj · (10-31-2006, 04:09 PM)

demos?

sangreal · (10-31-2006, 04:13 PM)

Originally Posted by Bad_Boy:

Ah, unfortunate then. Anyways, sorry to kinda derail the thread about lumines, bring on the Resistance news, what else did they say? :)

I don't really know what to say about it. They say it took about 12 hours to complete but they found significant replay value (in the form of additional weapons and completing the story). They said they had minor complaints, mostly with the thin story and lack of online co-op. Also, they found the enemy variety lacking (there is a large variety of enemies, but you mostly encounter minor variations of the same enemy). Other than that, the review is really positive as the reviewer walks you threw a few minutes of the game. The reviewer says he was most impressed by the game's "very topmost level design. I'm talking about basic pacing, balance, sound design--that sort of thing."

One thing I hadn't heard about before:
"Beyond this, though, is the game's website, which features an extensive timeline of events leading up to the game. And furthermore, the game itself will offer clues that can be used to explore the website more thoroughly. It's an interesting experiment, employing an element of the alternate-reality game (like the I Love Bees ARG designed to promote Halo 2) to make sense of the main story of the game itself."

Insane Metal · (10-31-2006, 04:16 PM)

Could u please post the R:FoM review for us ? Or at least a summary on the most important things about the game ? :)