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I liked Matt Hazard until I got to the Kraken battle on the ship. Then I had to say "fuck this" and send it back to Gamefly.
I think this could totally become a good series, it just needs a little polish in the gameplay section. The jokes, on the other hand, were clever and hilarious. And I'm sure they'll always have enough new material to spoof; it's the freaking game industry!
I loved Matt Hazard. It may not be technically great, but it wasn't actually bad, the shooting enjoyable in a mindless way and as you say, the jokes more than made up for it. I'd definitely buy a sequel.
The Kraken is a bitch, what you have to do is shoot out one of the back tentacles and then you can cower in that corner of the deck and pick off the rest at your leisure (the game tells you to keep moving but I think that's actually a joke? Or possibly just really bad design)
The Kraken is a bitch, what you have to do is shoot out one of the back tentacles and then you can cower in that corner of the deck and pick off the rest at your leisure (the game tells you to keep moving but I think that's actually a joke? Or possibly just really bad design)
I was thoroughly impressed with this game, through and through. The gameplay was nothing to write home about but it was clever and an enjoyable play.
Matt Hazard is my sleeper game of 2009. Yes, on the technical front it has some faults, but the game is FUN -- and that's what is supposed to matter with video games, I think.
I'm on level 3, and I hate it. I rented it from Blockbuster and it's a mess. Shitty visuals, poor level design and fuck all if it couldn't be just a LITTLE bit darker to where the game is in total blackness all the time? That'd make it even more frustrating.
I thought I'd give it a go since reviews said it was an easy 5-8 hour playthrough, but they neglected to mention the fact that the main character is slow as fuck, the jokes get old after you hear them repeated 7-8 times, and it looks like it was visually designed for the PS2 with the bland textures and minimalist level design. The controls are like a broken version of Gears/Uncharted, in that they don't work nearly as well as they do on these other, much easier to control, games.
Good writing and voice talent do not make for a good game if the rest of your product is annoying as fuck.
For me, a game is only as fun as it takes for me to get frustrated playing it. If I can't beat a game or get stuck because of a design issue of the game, your game sucks balls, IMO. I can deal with a high difficulty or a hard boss battle, but cheap shit where you're inches from death because your character can't run or duck, that's just not cool. I'd rather play an on-rails shooter at that point, because you're not offering much more if I can't be more defensive.
I thought I'd give it a go since reviews said it was an easy 5-8 hour playthrough, but they neglected to mention the fact that the main character is slow as fuck, the jokes get old after you hear them repeated 7-8 times, and it looks like it was visually designed for the PS2 with the bland textures and minimalist level design. The controls are like a broken version of Gears/Uncharted, in that they don't work nearly as well as they do on these other, much easier to control, games.
Good writing and voice talent do not make for a good game if the rest of your product is annoying as fuck.
For me, a game is only as fun as it takes for me to get frustrated playing it. If I can't beat a game or get stuck because of a design issue of the game, your game sucks balls, IMO. I can deal with a high difficulty or a hard boss battle, but cheap shit where you're inches from death because your character can't run or duck, that's just not cool. I'd rather play an on-rails shooter at that point, because you're not offering much more if I can't be more defensive.
Let's hope D3 learns from their mistakes and actually spend some time making a good game instead of making corny jokes.
I thought the gameplay was great. I would buy another game that was more of the same, honestly. Since that's probably what we'll get, I'm all for it!
Alternately, if we get a retro game where he "goes back to his roots", that would be even more amazing.
Alternately, if we get a retro game where he "goes back to his roots", that would be even more amazing.
I really loved Eat Lead. I genuinely though it was pretty funny, and I'd like to see more digs at the hardcore community and developers in the next game. This is a game that just needs 'workable' graphics, not stunning ones.
Oh, and as for the boat fight? Stand by the cannon in the corner and the tentacles can't get you.
Oh, and as for the boat fight? Stand by the cannon in the corner and the tentacles can't get you.
I don't get how anyone can find this game funny.
Sure, it's an average, acceptable shooter, and I enjoyed it, but funny? How many times can you listen to "ITS HAZARD TIME!" until it's not so much a parody as it is annoying? Also, referring to one boss character, are "Ahnold" impersonations still funny?
Sure, it's an average, acceptable shooter, and I enjoyed it, but funny? How many times can you listen to "ITS HAZARD TIME!" until it's not so much a parody as it is annoying? Also, referring to one boss character, are "Ahnold" impersonations still funny?
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