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Will they include a set of video instructions on how to play it properly? Or would a large hammer and a chisel suffice?
Pass. Even Hydrophobia Pure blew donkey balls. And the water engine was a little impressive, but the rest of the game needed to be rebuilt from the ground up. Unless they're doing that, they won't see another dime of my money.
Sweet! Though you got Hydrophobia's fanbase wrong, it should be "two engineers from Dark Energy Digital and one of the engineers' autistic kids." + one slightly crazy Canadian (Me).
I really liked Hydrophobia after the Pure patch, and I can't wait for the sequel.
I really liked Hydrophobia after the Pure patch, and I can't wait for the sequel.
"Harsh on autistic kids, they can have good taste too."
I never said they couldn't. It's just that this autistic kid just doesn't.
I never said they couldn't. It's just that this autistic kid just doesn't.
I have to admit that the whole "autistic kid" comment was a bit offensive but your justification in the comments made up for it.
I skipped out on the first one even when it went down to $5 on sale. Doubt i
I'd even demo the next one.
Also, Jim's justification = win.
I'd even demo the next one.
Also, Jim's justification = win.
I'll probably get flamed, but as informative as Destructoid is - you guys are true journalists in my book - there was no reason to even include that 'autistic' comment in an article for public consumption. And as far as the 'justification' - its a cop-out. You never would have singled out gays, blacks, muslims, jews - or any other group for such a throw-away line. It wasn't even particularly witty.
"You never would have singled out gays, blacks, muslims, jews - or any other group for such a throw-away line. "
I find your assumption judgmental and therefore offensive.
I find your assumption judgmental and therefore offensive.
Jim you really should re-review the game as the patch fixed almost ever issue. I actually beat the game after downloading it.
And being autistic, I didn't appreciate you comment. Asshole:)
And being autistic, I didn't appreciate you comment. Asshole:)
"Jim you really should re-review the game as the patch fixed almost ever issue"
I don't think I should. I reviewed the game that was given to me. When you ship a game that shit, you don't get a free pass when you decide to finish developing it over a month later.
I don't think I should. I reviewed the game that was given to me. When you ship a game that shit, you don't get a free pass when you decide to finish developing it over a month later.
If the article was written by Jim Sterling, you should know by now what to expect. I may not always agree with him, but I most certainly always approve of him. If you're easily offended, go read a children's book or something, since that's probably the only thing under the sun where people can write things and not potentially offend somebody, somewhere.
In other news, Hydrophobia sucked, there's probably going to be another one, let's all buy it day one so we can all play it wrong together!
In other news, Hydrophobia sucked, there's probably going to be another one, let's all buy it day one so we can all play it wrong together!
1) I highly doubt many of the people here claiming to be autistic are actually suffering from Autism. Perhaps Aspergers, maybe, which can be found on the way way way highly functioning spectrum of autism, but even that seems to be a diagnosis thrown around today to try and avoid the label of being a "socially inept douchey teenager".
Also, Hydrophobia is a game. I do not care about it.
Also, Hydrophobia is a game. I do not care about it.
"I find your assumption judgmental and therefore offensive." - This logic is flawed. Being judgmental and being offensive do not go hand in hand.
You can be judgmental about Hydrophobia without being offensive. I can be be judgmental about your flippant attitude about those with mental disabilities and say that you are riding the line of offensive. You can disagree. That's all it is. There truly going to be no winner here. It is all opinion.
I actually disagree about your judgment of "Hydrophobia", but I do not find your actual opinion of the game offensive. We just disagree. After the reworking I found the game to be pretty playable, and worth the $5 they charged.
The only real meat of my original comment that should be a take-away is that I think the journalistic integrity of this coolio publication suffers when word choices that are potentially offensive to a large swath of the population are used for a cheap laugh. Why even put yourself in that position? Oh yeah, because you can. http://www.wrongplanet.net/
You can be judgmental about Hydrophobia without being offensive. I can be be judgmental about your flippant attitude about those with mental disabilities and say that you are riding the line of offensive. You can disagree. That's all it is. There truly going to be no winner here. It is all opinion.
I actually disagree about your judgment of "Hydrophobia", but I do not find your actual opinion of the game offensive. We just disagree. After the reworking I found the game to be pretty playable, and worth the $5 they charged.
The only real meat of my original comment that should be a take-away is that I think the journalistic integrity of this coolio publication suffers when word choices that are potentially offensive to a large swath of the population are used for a cheap laugh. Why even put yourself in that position? Oh yeah, because you can. http://www.wrongplanet.net/
... Oh, I'm very sorry about that. I sincerely apologize. (but please actually tell us what a link is before plopping it down at the end of a comment.)
I liked the first one -- or at least what I played of it. Got distracted and haven't gotten back to it yet. Anyway, I'll probably get the sequel too.
first one was really good game and after patch it was easilly one of the best downloadable titles i played last year.
Jim, you just played the game wrong. it's the same situation like with your Metro 2033 "review" - i played that game on both pc and 360 several times now and it is easilly one of the best singleplayer campaigns this gen in terms of first person shooters. the problem was that people were expecting Call of Duty, Killzone or other kids shooter dumbed down for masses while it was hardcore and demanding title.
same thing happened with Kane & Lynch games - shooting in those games were fine, but thanks to crap like CoD, Killzone etc. where there's no recoil people were expecting to shoot entire AK47 mag in straight line where it's impossible in real life with pretty much any weapon(and IO interactive used more realistic approach than arcade fragfest so popular right now).
does anyone remember when first Operation Flashpoint was released and people were trashing it for "One Hit = Kill" health simply because it was the first game that used it? same thing happened with those games.
Jim, you just played the game wrong. it's the same situation like with your Metro 2033 "review" - i played that game on both pc and 360 several times now and it is easilly one of the best singleplayer campaigns this gen in terms of first person shooters. the problem was that people were expecting Call of Duty, Killzone or other kids shooter dumbed down for masses while it was hardcore and demanding title.
same thing happened with Kane & Lynch games - shooting in those games were fine, but thanks to crap like CoD, Killzone etc. where there's no recoil people were expecting to shoot entire AK47 mag in straight line where it's impossible in real life with pretty much any weapon(and IO interactive used more realistic approach than arcade fragfest so popular right now).
does anyone remember when first Operation Flashpoint was released and people were trashing it for "One Hit = Kill" health simply because it was the first game that used it? same thing happened with those games.
Eh got the first for $5 after the pure patch. It was alright and fun here and there from what I've played so far (need to finish it), felt like a futuristic tomb raider on a ps2. I'll grab this for $5 as well, if the rest the game stays decent. Honestly forgot I had it, till saw this.
Remember that time the Microsoft executives thought that the first Hydrophobia game would perform on par with Super Meat Boy? Good times.
sofik has terrible taste in games CONFIRMED.
Yeah, I do wish Super Meat Boy had as much support from ms as that pos, team meat really got shafted.
Yeah, I do wish Super Meat Boy had as much support from ms as that pos, team meat really got shafted.
"A Digital Tsunami of Epic Proportions"
At least they're finally admitting Hydrophobia was a disaster.
At least they're finally admitting Hydrophobia was a disaster.
i love ps3 fanboys calling other gamer taste in games "terrible" based on games they didn't even play, facepalm.
Jim Sterling, your god(if, of course he gives ps3 exclusives high scores) likes h'n's games that are getting scores under 50/100 so his taste are terrible too, right? you didn't even play those games, but hey since metacritic gave those 3-5 games bad scores his taste in games must be terrible(even though jim plays probably 100+ different games a year).
Jim Sterling, your god(if, of course he gives ps3 exclusives high scores) likes h'n's games that are getting scores under 50/100 so his taste are terrible too, right? you didn't even play those games, but hey since metacritic gave those 3-5 games bad scores his taste in games must be terrible(even though jim plays probably 100+ different games a year).
"and one of the engineers' autistic kids."
I sure hope that isn't true. It's sad I used to find your writing funny. There's south park style "fuck your shit" type comedy, then there's your kind of comedy that has been getting more and more family guy (ie. trying WAY to hard to be crude and controversial). "Hey, know that bad thing that happened that time to that place? lol reference!". Ugh.
I sure hope that isn't true. It's sad I used to find your writing funny. There's south park style "fuck your shit" type comedy, then there's your kind of comedy that has been getting more and more family guy (ie. trying WAY to hard to be crude and controversial). "Hey, know that bad thing that happened that time to that place? lol reference!". Ugh.
"If you're easily offended,"
There's a difference between being offended by what Jim jokes about, and just being offended by bad jokes. Frankly, the 400'th time I saw Jim use the "this has been proven with reasons" joke and did another shitty update on the front page giving a detailed description of a penis and/or vagina, I realized he was on the way out. Comedians come and go, writers come and go, sites come and go, and all those that fail are those than can't grow beyond the one shtick they had to start. I used to like Jims writing, but he's still doing the same old tired shit now he did from day one.
Jim Sterling is Seth McFarlane.
(plus not that anyone gives a shit since it's just one person, but I think I'm done with dtoid. God this site used to be good, but it's just one bug Jim blog now making "big rubbery meat shaft" jokes these days and nothing else. *sigh*)
There's a difference between being offended by what Jim jokes about, and just being offended by bad jokes. Frankly, the 400'th time I saw Jim use the "this has been proven with reasons" joke and did another shitty update on the front page giving a detailed description of a penis and/or vagina, I realized he was on the way out. Comedians come and go, writers come and go, sites come and go, and all those that fail are those than can't grow beyond the one shtick they had to start. I used to like Jims writing, but he's still doing the same old tired shit now he did from day one.
Jim Sterling is Seth McFarlane.
(plus not that anyone gives a shit since it's just one person, but I think I'm done with dtoid. God this site used to be good, but it's just one bug Jim blog now making "big rubbery meat shaft" jokes these days and nothing else. *sigh*)
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