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Resistance Fall of Man - 1up.com review

Can't believe all the bitching for an 8.5.. AN 8.5! With the lack of exclusives in the PS3 launch line-up I think people were looking too hard for a killer-app right out of the box. To be honest, nothing I've seen from Resistance warrants the hype the game has gotten. Its really unfair to Resistance. You have Nintendo coming out with Zelda, MS coming out with Gears, and here is Sony with the bohemeth that is the PS3 and Resistance out of sheer necessity and lack of other options was pushed as the systems firt flag ship title. While a solid and well crafted game Resistance as is, had no chance of living-up to the hype.
 
Pristine_Condition said:
Wow. 1up's review of a game on a Sony platform title is lower than all the other reviews out there from other sites? What a shock.

Geez, move on, people.

Sure, they've done some pretty blatent lowball PSP metascore-submarining reviews. Yes, Garnett's voice actually quivers in defense of 360 all the time on 1up Yours. Yep, Dana wrote a blog post about how even though she's the editor of OPM, she's getting a 360 because she doesn't care about the PS3, HD, or 7.1 sound. Big freaking deal, Sony fanboys. It doesn't mean they are actually in Microsoft's pocket. It probably has nothing to do with that.

If you haven't figured out 1up's game by now, you never will. 1up would rather have people talking about them on the forums than actually having credibility. They'd rather be "personalities" than have a unified editorial identity. "New media" after all, is a personality-driven business.

Love them or hate them, either way, it gets them hits on their website, money in their pockets, ect. Sony has the biggest name/marketshare, so they get the most heat. That's all part of the game.

Controversy = cash. Credibility is boring. Welcome to the world of "new media" folks...you're only about four years late to the party if you are just figuring out that the game has totally changed.

If anything, the Sony fanboys are helping 1up when they complain. They get the word out about 1up.com. Just like in pro wrestling, it doesn't matter if people love you or hate you...just make sure they keep talking about you.

Nothing new to see here, folks. Well, besides the ban party. That's always fun.


that is seriously the dumbest load of speculative shit i've read here. congrats.


"THEY HAVE AN AGENDA! STOP POSTINGIN THEIR THREADZ GUYZ!!!! CHE WORKZ FOR MS NOW!! SEE THE CONNECTION!! THEY OWN TEH 360'Z!! POST HERE FOR ATTENTION!! TENTION WOREZ!!!"


to quote luke:

"eh, not so much."


~anthonyOA
 
The problem is not necessarily with the Review. The problem is that another game named Gears Of War should have been penalized the same way Resistance is being penalized and perhaps more. You can't get much more Generic than Gears which is pretty much put together from ripping off other games. At least the score in this review is believable based upon the criticism.

The 1up 10/10 score (from Hsu) for Gears Of War , based upon the criticism levied at the game in that review, is a complete joke and calls into question the integrity of the reviewer. If Resistance is an 8.5 then Gears of War is an 8.5 or lower :D .....
 
morph said:
that is seriously the dumbest load of speculative shit i've read here. congrats.


"THEY HAVE AN AGENDA! STOP POSTINGIN THEIR THREADZ GUYZ!!!! CHE WORKZ FOR MS NOW!! SEE THE CONNECTION!! THEY OWN TEH 360'Z!! POST HERE FOR ATTENTION!! TENTION WOREZ!!!"


to quote luke:

"eh, not so much."


~anthonyOA

Actually, if you had read my post, I made it quite clear that they probably aren't engaging in any shenanigans with Microsoft, you moron.

I was just pointing out all the stupid beefs Sony fanboys always point out when they talk about 1Up. But you are obviously too stupid to understand.

That's why I wrote this: "Big freaking deal, Sony fanboys. It doesn't mean they are actually in Microsoft's pocket. It probably has nothing to do with that."

That was my point.

The only "agenda" I'm claiming they have is to get attention and more readers, you tool. And if you think that a media company doesn't want attention and readers, the whole basis for their existence and paychecks, then you are an even bigger fool than your post indicates.
 
Game sites are not making money by being impartial. IGN makes money because of the access to media they give. 1up cannot compete and so has the personality / new media angle, in turn triggering IGN blogs.
 
chespace said:
Hmm, kinda disappointed the AI sounds more or less like the Combine soldiers in HL2 (which I hated).

With overwhelming numbers, good AI should be practicing suppression/flanking tactics as opposed to the charge-in-your-face variety (which gives you plenty of fodder for your secondary fire, I suppose).

The AI completely depends on who you`re fighting. Menials (the guys that grab onto you) flank and are very very sneaky. Sure, the hybrids tend to charge you, or find simple cover, but they`re not particularly smart, as far as the story goes, as well.
 
I took part in the Resistance event at Insomniac today. Here's some pics.

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I played for about 2.5 hours in total in multiplayer and I loved every second of it.
 
akachan ningen said:
I took part in the Resistance event at Insomniac today. Here's some pics.

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I played for about 2.5 hours in total in multiplayer and I loved every second of it.

Jealous meter rising!
 
jstevenson said:
Great photos! We loved having everyone play the game! We hoped everyone enjoyed it as much as we did!

JS

Those of us in Japan are having a really excellent time with the game. The inventive weapons that made Insomniac so famous are in full force. One of the best launch titles I`ve played in a long long long time. Great stuff guys!
 
TheTrin said:
Those of us in Japan are having a really excellent time with the game. The inventive weapons that made Insomniac so famous are in full force. One of the best launch titles I`ve played in a long long long time. Great stuff guys!

Glad to hear it --- we're really proud of the game. The team worked amazingly hard on it. I saw your posts earlier about the weapons --- hopefully you get a chance to enjoy the second play through weapons :-).

How's multiplayer treating you? We've been trying to check in on the Japanese servers and it seems there are some folk playing.

JS
 
jstevenson said:
Glad to hear it --- we're really proud of the game. The team worked amazingly hard on it. I saw your posts earlier about the weapons --- hopefully you get a chance to enjoy the second play through weapons :-).

How's multiplayer going over there? We've been trying to check in on the Japanese servers and it seems there are some folk playing.

JS

Oh, so there are weapons you only get on a second playthrough? I definitely have to play this twice, then!

Multiplayer is something I haven`t checked out yet. I`ll hopefully have a chance to try out some multiplayer this weekend. DCharlie is starting a GAF Japan clan, so I`m hoping to get in on that.
 
I'm sorry but can some GAF moderator explain to me why 1up editors enjoy such immunity here? Luke outrightly insults every person that reasonably suspects that 1up is biased while the former 1up editor and now on Microsoft payroll Che trolls the rival consoles without even a remark against him from the moderators. Actually I've seen people banned for mentioning that he's a corporate mouthpiece which is close to the truth. I'm not implying anything by the way I just need a reason behind this behaviour.
 
Sephiroth said:
I'm sorry but can some GAF moderator explain to me why 1up editors enjoy such immunity here? Luke outrightly insults every person that reasonably suspects that 1up is biased while the former 1up editor and now on Microsoft payroll Che trolls the rival consoles without even a remark against him from the moderators. Actually I've seen people banned for mentioning that he's a corporate mouthpiece which is close to the truth. I'm not implying anything by the way I just need a reason behind this behaviour.

this is neogaf....those guys are no worse and better than alot of other posters on here....this is a place for everything in inbetween...hence the attraction of the place I suppose

peace
 
Do The Mario said:
meh wait for the gamezone review.

We already got it! AND IT WAS AWESOME.

I`m waiting for the gamezone review of DOAX2.
 
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