This thread is in response to a review for Fahrenheit on the Sega CD. You are encouraged to view the review in a new window before reading this thread.
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Author: dementedhut
Posted: March 24, 2009 (09:27 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Okay... wasn't expecting that.
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Author: wolfqueen001
Posted: March 24, 2009 (10:27 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Bahaha. Awesome. I am amused.
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Author: Suskie
Posted: March 24, 2009 (10:46 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I fully accept whatever verdict the judges deliver.
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Author: zippdementia
Posted: March 24, 2009 (10:54 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I knew what you were up to about halfway through the chess game, but I loved it nonetheless. I didn't think you could actually pull that off in a review, but this is brilliant. Your version of the game sounds amazing.
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Author: EmP (Mod)
Posted: March 24, 2009 (11:25 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Though I remain unsure how you'll take negativity from me, I'll voice my opinion, anyway. I honestly hated this one.
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Author: Suskie
Posted: March 24, 2009 (11:35 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
And that's exactly the kind of reaction I'd anticipated. I'll say more about this review when I get the judges' verdicts, but for now I'll keep quiet.
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Author: zippdementia
Posted: March 24, 2009 (11:44 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
A part of me wants to agree with EMP... you know how much I stand by a review being a review and not useless commentary, but in this case I side with Suskie.
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Author: overdrive (Mod)
Posted: March 25, 2009 (11:13 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I agree with everyone (but not about everything, as that'd be kinda contradictory, even by my standards).
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Author: zippdementia
Posted: March 25, 2009 (11:34 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Good Point, Overdrive (AKA: GP OD)!
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Author: Suskie
Posted: March 25, 2009 (12:55 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Once again I'll say that I'll be happy to respond to everyone once the judges' verdicts are in. All I'm going to say for now is that I was 100% aware of all of the issues you guys point out before I even wrote the review, and that everything I did, I did for a reason :)
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Author: zippdementia
Posted: March 25, 2009 (02:48 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
You arrogant bastard, you ^_^
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Author: zigfried
Posted: March 25, 2009 (07:05 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
* Burning Rangers is a great firefighting game.
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Author: Suskie
Posted: March 27, 2009 (12:25 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Okay, I didn't want to go into great detail explaining this review before the results of True's comp came in, as I didn't want to sway the judging at all. Now that it's over with, I can finally address some of the things that have been said in this topic.
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Author: honestgamer
Posted: March 27, 2009 (01:19 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I am confused by the (absurd, in my mind) suggestion that a game about firefighters is inherently going to be boring. There's really no reason it should be. After all, plenty of kids--adults, even--dream of being firefighters. As a fantasy, it's one of the most popular... up there with things like police officer, astronaut, movie star, dinosaur wrangler and President. Saying that it's going to be awful and treating that as a generally safe assumption loses me immediately.
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Author: zigfried
Posted: March 27, 2009 (01:48 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I've fallen asleep playing games before, but usually they're games I liked so much that I said "I'm going to just rest my eyes for 5 minutes before I pick the controller back up."
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Author: zippdementia
Posted: March 27, 2009 (03:17 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I think Wextexill said it best.
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Author: Suskie
Posted: March 28, 2009 (05:54 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I am confused by the (absurd, in my mind) suggestion that a game about firefighters is inherently going to be boring. There's really no reason it should be. After all, plenty of kids--adults, even--dream of being firefighters. As a fantasy, it's one of the most popular... up there with things like police officer, astronaut, movie star, dinosaur wrangler and President. Saying that it's going to be awful and treating that as a generally safe assumption loses me immediately.
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Author: Felix_Arabia
Posted: March 28, 2009 (06:11 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I didn't like the review. I just gave it a lot of points because I felt you had gotten shafted with the color you chose and tried to make the best of your situation.
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Author: zigfried
Posted: March 28, 2009 (07:55 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Well, if you were to make a video game about firefighting, where would you start? What would you base it around? That Fahrenheit narrows down to little more than "running around aimlessly in a burning building" doesn't come as a surprise to me, and it isn't compelling game design.
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Author: dementedhut
Posted: March 28, 2009 (08:25 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
What the... a topic about people talking about firefighter video games, and still not one mention of The Firemen 1 & 2 has been brought up yet?
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Author: Suskie
Posted: March 28, 2009 (09:30 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
But the key phrase is "little more than." There is so much more to the games you mentioned, to the point that a simple one-line summation does them a terrible injustice. That's what I'm saying: There really ISN'T more to Fahrenheit than that.
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Author: zigfried
Posted: March 28, 2009 (09:41 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I thought you said you played the game for 5 or 10 minutes. If I played GTA4 for 5 to 10 minutes, then I could say "you don't even move, you just watch people talk". Some FMV games and digital comics actually incorporated exploration and item collection, so your position is pretty weak here. You don't know if there is or isn't more to the game... unless you've put more time into it than you're letting on.
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Author: Suskie
Posted: March 28, 2009 (10:01 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
That is correct: I am being completely dismissive, unfair and totally biased. I've already acknowledged that. There's really no point in arguing because it's not getting us anywhere.
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Author: wolfqueen001
Posted: March 28, 2009 (10:10 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Wow. Those firefighting games Pickhut linked looked awesome.
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