I was going to do The Trophy^WScore Whore Ultimate Review: Terminator Salvation, but I decided it would be more fun to tell everyone the 15 reasons why this game is fantastic and everyone should love it. Now I know there have been detractors here and there, but don't listen to them because they're idiots. Listen to me, because I'm right and I've got a numbered list to prove it!
1. It's kind of fun
Don't get me wrong, this isn't a great game. It might not even be good. But it's actually not bad for the 5-6 hours it'll take you to complete. If you liked the cover-based mechanics of Uncharted, Gears of War, 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand, Army of Two, or any other game released in the last 3 years but hated the challenge then you're in for a treat. Because this game is basically like that, except really easy.
2. It's Cloverfield with robots
By this I mean that you run around in a slightly winding, but generally straight, direction from one set piece to the next with the poor little camera bobbing along behind you, the entire time not sure if it's terrible or a little bit good, but you're sort of enjoying yourself and you can't get off because it's kind of a ride. Plus, as a bonus, if it's anything like the recent Christian Bale flick of the same name (which I have refused to see on religious grounds) you've just saved yourself the $3 it'd cost to catch it at the local second run theater. A fine thing since everyone agrees that the movie is a giant turd slopped up with shit and buried under a pile of crap.
3. You've always wanted to shoot retarded children trapped in a playpen but were restrained by society and its stupid laws
But now you can! Because that's what the non-driving portions of this game are like. The enemies come out in waves and stand in a little circle while you and your AI-controlled buddies (and optional human co-op pal) surround them and proceed to bend them over the couch for a bit of the rape.
4. The Gold trophy you get for completing level 1!
5. The Gold trophy you get for completing level 2!
6. The Gold trophy you get for completing level 3!
7. The Gold trophy you get for completing level 4!
8. The Gold trophy you get for completing level 5!
9. The Gold trophy you get for completing level 6!
10. The Gold trophy you get for completing level 7!
11. The Gold trophy you get for completing level 8!
12. The Gold trophy you get for completing level 9!
13. The Gold trophy you get for completing the game on normal or hard!
14. The Gold trophy you get for completing the game on hard!
15. The Platinum trophy you get for completing the game on hard!
There you have it, the 15 reasons you NEED to LOVE Terminator Salvation! Now run out to your nearest Gamefly or $5 bargain bin and pick up a copy RIGHT THIS INSTANT!
It should be noted that while I don't have a 360 (I'm waiting until it's sold below cost at $50 or someone gives me one for free [hint, hint]) to test this out on I'm going to assume (and you should as well) that it's just about as equally fantastic on that platform. I can think of 1003 reasons off the top of my head, but I'll leave that post for someone who's actually played it.
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This game is so horrible! On the hardest setting you need for the 360's final cheevo at least :)
But yeah, easy trophies/cheevos ftw!
WHERE IS THIS GAME MUST HAVE NOW GOING TO BLOCKBUSTER
Why would you need to run to a Gamefly?
You almost had me with the playpen thing, but a gold trophy for completing every level? I'm not that shallow, and I am pretty shallow my friend.
The movie is good. It may not have been what fans wanted, but it was good; and I'm a fucking die-hard Terminator fan.
This is good stuff. The trophy list made me laugh.
I like this blog.
LOL! Good blog! Love that trophy list!
... and sometimes a stupidly easy game can be a lot of fun if you just want to work off some aggressions and kill stuff!
- and I was one of those very disappointed in the movie... I honestly think that they should have killed off John Connor and Kyle Reese and kept Marcus. It could have re-booted the entire series (because with that time travel thing, the first 3 movies would never have taken place) and Marcus was a more interesting character. It could have given the series a new start (a la what Star Trek did).
HMMM I might have to be an achievement whore and play this.
@elsa
Thanks for the spoiler ! (but I wouldn't see it anyway ...)
I knew it before I clicked it. Free platinum trophy.
I'm the whoriest of achievements whores, and not even I could tolerate this game enough to get all of them.
Phantom Spaceman: Either the 360 version is significantly more fucked up than it is on PS3 or you're playing it wrong. Because what I played is best described as generally inoffensive and I don't think anyone can seriously call themselves even a casual trophy/achievement whore if they don't have 100% on this game.
Sure there are some parts that are annoying but even the worst bits of that just take a little persistence and they're all so ridiculously short.
Not saying you have to like the game, or have any fun playing it at all. But intolerable? I can't see how anyone couldn't tolerate playing through this game if that were a goal of theirs, and it's inconceivable if you're playing for points.
You refuse to see the movie on religious grounds, but you called the movie a "turd slopped with shit"? All within the same sentence? How does that work?
@hpv: I'm "playing it wrong"? I'm pretty sure I played it the only way one can play it.
I love achievements, but my free time is limited. Playing a game this drab and repetetive just isn't worth it, even for GS.
If it is a solid shooter, I might pick it up when it hits $15 in about December.
mbradley1992: Until Skribble said he likes it I hadn't heard anyone willing to say it's anything but crap, which is what I stated. It's not a "solid" shooter by any means. You literally run down a path and come to a set piece location where you hide behind a wall and pop up to shoot things at your leisure, except in 2 scenes toward the end where you have to actually be a little pro-active. Assuming you're playing it right, otherwise you can move around a bit more but you really don't have to if you're patient.
It's fantastic if you have 5-6 hours and like to trophy/achievement whore. I'd pay about $5 to own a copy, but maybe a little more if rentals weren't an option.
Phantom Spaceman: Hey, no force, man. I'm just going to have to question your whore credentials. Now maybe you're an achievement enthusiast or something, but I don't think you can call yourself a whore if you don't have 100% on this game.