09-26-2005, 04:35 PM
Hi,
Players, on the other hand, actually play a game for a while if it is worth it. You get much better information from players than you do from the mags on things like re-playability, balance, etc.
What you need to do is, first, look at the opinions of many players, not just one. And, second, get to know a few of the players. If you hate twitch games and you know Billy Bob loves them, you can't go wrong just by avoiding what he praises.
As to DS1 -- by the time I got close to the end of that game, my deepest feeling was, "Damn, not another level!". I know some people liked it, but I agree with those that think it was too repetitious and too easy. When *all* the end bosses can be beaten by setting up two attackers, four (six?) healers, and going to dinner (letting the game play itself), then the strategic and tactical requirements are a bit thin to keep my interest.
--Pete
King Jim,Sep 26 2005, 04:25 AM Wrote:I agree, but what are our options, Player reviews ? IF I read your [quoted above] review, I might not have purchased DS 1 and I would have missed out on a Great Game IMHO...to Each his Own/your Junk is my Treasure :DExactly, 'player reviews'. Plural. The magazines are mostly hype machines, devoting almost all their space on games that are still in development. When they finally actually review a game, it is mostly on the basis of first impressions. They want the review to be in the first issue after the game is released. And usually, that's the end of it. No three month follow up, no in dept analysis.
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Players, on the other hand, actually play a game for a while if it is worth it. You get much better information from players than you do from the mags on things like re-playability, balance, etc.
What you need to do is, first, look at the opinions of many players, not just one. And, second, get to know a few of the players. If you hate twitch games and you know Billy Bob loves them, you can't go wrong just by avoiding what he praises.
As to DS1 -- by the time I got close to the end of that game, my deepest feeling was, "Damn, not another level!". I know some people liked it, but I agree with those that think it was too repetitious and too easy. When *all* the end bosses can be beaten by setting up two attackers, four (six?) healers, and going to dinner (letting the game play itself), then the strategic and tactical requirements are a bit thin to keep my interest.
--Pete
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