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Author: JANUS2
Posted: September 07, 2009 (04:25 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I enjoyed Shadow Complex, but on normal difficulty the amount of hand-holding is ridiculous. Based on the views you've expressed in the past and your comments in this review I understand why this isn't a problem for you, but the amount of help you're given on the default difficulty is just insulting. Not only is there a big blue line that tells you exactly which route to take, but every single secret is marked on the map with a question mark. Then when you reach the correct room you're told exactly where the secret is and what weapon you need to use to reveal it.
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Author: zippdementia
Posted: September 07, 2009 (11:51 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I only saw this game played by a friend and yet I, too, thought it deserved a 10. Amazing job that I can only pray one day makes its way onto the PSN.
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Author: Lewis
Posted: September 07, 2009 (12:43 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Thoughts on it funding a vicious bigot?
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Author: honestgamer
Posted: September 07, 2009 (12:55 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Definition of 'bigot' as defined by Miriam Webster:
"Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." - John F. Kennedy on reality |
Author: zigfried
Posted: September 07, 2009 (01:16 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
I think everyone has divisive aspects to their character, especially where religious beliefs are involved. Fame tends to bring those aspects into public view. It's fine if people choose to boycott Shadow Complex to prevent a single cent from going to Card. It's fine if people choose to buy Shadow Complex specifically to support Card.
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Author: EmP (Mod)
Posted: September 07, 2009 (01:19 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
And here's Lewis with the buzzkill!
For us. For them. For you. |
Author: JANUS2
Posted: September 07, 2009 (01:19 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Don't care.
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Author: JANUS2
Posted: September 07, 2009 (01:42 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
"I haven't bought the game yet, but being told that I shouldn't, does make it pretty tempting"
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Author: zigfried
Posted: September 07, 2009 (01:50 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Yeah JANUS2, I saw some gameplay footage and totally get what you're talking about with the hand-holding.
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Author: EmP (Mod)
Posted: September 07, 2009 (01:52 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
It should be noted that I have outspoken views on orphans, who I belive are an unwanted burden on my tax payments, and should be offered up as alturnative fuel. Because I have these unpopular views, should this site as a whole, being a beast made of uncountable individuals, suffer and not be viewed at all?
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Author: JANUS2
Posted: September 07, 2009 (01:53 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Insane mode can be very tough early on because you don't have much health and you lose it very quickly, but by the end of the game you'll have turned into an unstoppable super soldier (which is a lot of fun). There's actually a difficulty level between normal and insane. I haven't played it so I don't know how much hand-holding it does, but I do know that you can turn off the blue line if you want to.
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Author: Lewis
Posted: September 07, 2009 (02:18 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Man! My comment was tongue-in-cheek - I expected a sly wink if any response at all. The internet doesn't allow you to say things with a smile, does it?
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Author: wolfqueen001
Posted: September 07, 2009 (02:19 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Yeah, guys. EmP's a terrible person. He also thinks prostitutes aren't people and that hippies should be interned and executed.
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Author: zigfried
Posted: September 07, 2009 (02:43 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Damn Lewis, you type fast.
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Author: JANUS2
Posted: September 07, 2009 (03:01 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
The thing is, it IS just a game. The story doesn't express any political message at all and is completely irrelevant anyway. Unlike Resident Evil 5 there's nothing controversial in the game to connect it to the real world controversy. And Card can't really be said to be part of the culture that surrounds the game because he had nothing to do with it (unlike Advent Rising which he wrote). Who are we boycotting here? Chair have taken Card's universe and done their own thing with it. The culture that surrounds this game is their love for Super Metroid and old spy films. Punishing an entire development team for Card's unrelated beliefs therefore seems extreme and narrow minded.
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Author: Suskie
Posted: September 08, 2009 (07:59 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Man! My comment was tongue-in-cheek - I expected a sly wink if any response at all.
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