Today is a grim and sorry day in the history of Xbox Live, as the worst first-person-shooter to ever grace the Xbox 360 has a demo. You too can now sample a mere fraction of the horror that inspired our 1/10 review and caused me so much pain I was almost in tears by the time the credits rolled.
Want to know why there aren't many civil war games out there? This title, with its love of single-shot, slow-loading muskets, will quite definitively show you why. It is the metaphysical concept of pain made real and reproduced in plastic disc form, and I do not wish good things upon those who inflicted it upon the world. As far as I'm concerned, the creation of this game is akin to a major terrorist attack on the United States and the developer should be tried for treason.
So yeah, enjoy the demo!
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9:00 PM on 09.15.2009
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It's both! Hence the poor execution!
"Uh, did you finish playing the game before you reviewed it?"
Translation: "I just like to talk shit even though I didn't bother reading the review.
Luckily, I did that for you.
From the review:
"...I am actually ashamed that I now have an Achievement on my Xbox Live profile that reads, 'Completed Darkest of Days.'"
You enjoyed Darkest of Days and heartily recommend it?
Best game you've ever played, you say?
That being said, since my MA work is on historical video games, I need examples of bad games to compare with good ones. Also, getting it on the Internetz means that I don't have to worry about getting $50(?) of enjoyment out of it.
The old weapons are what you might call DIFFERENT, which I know to some means BAD, but not to others.
I'll have to try the 360 demo and see if it is a really bad port... I have a feeling it is.