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.

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 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.

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.

@Magnalon

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