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Re: Yeah, why hasn't FABIO chimed in on this thread? by Fullofkittens 03/31/2005, 10:59pm PST
FABIO wrote:

Bill Dungsroman wrote:

I dunno. MM, KThor and FABs are pretty hardcore, and they all liked BG&E (which was I bought it); maybe they ought to chime in here.


BG&E was great for the reasons BDR and MM stated here. I'd also say that, contrary to the popular opinion of one person, that GoW is easier than BG&E. In GoW normal mode it's nearly impossible to die in regular combat unless you have to make a conscious effort to do so; the only times I've ever died were from jump puzzles and the first time I learned that one hit kills when you're medusa stoned. My non-h4rdkOr3 friend also blazed through it by what even he admitted was just mashing the attack buttons. BG&E wasn't difficult, but you did screw up occasionally and had to redo certain parts.


This was the opposite of my experience. I blazed through BG&E without ever having to anything more than once (maybe the pod races?), but some of the later fights in GoW are tough. Also, if you're not too familiar with Parappa the Rappa and don't know which button is which, the guys that you have to kill using rhythm games take forever. I realize that's me being a shitty player, but being a shitty player didn't stop me from breezing through BG&E and Ratchet & Clank.

ANYWAYS: the point isn't whether any of these games are too easy or just hard enough or whatever. The point is that if a game has a lot to recommend it, who cares if it's a little easy? Why is the easiness such a big problem for people (esp. since Hard mode is available and is hard enough for almost anyone)? GoW is gorgeous with great sound, it's got amusingly sadistic kills, a nice portion of naked bitches, and the fighting is fun. I give it an A. Why does it need an asterisk of ("it's too easy on Normal") from everyone?

If there's anything to bitch about, it's the poor distribution of tasks throughout the game. The fact that you spend 65% of your time in Pandora's Temple seems like too much to me. They should have had less of that and more variety in Hades (which I mentioned elsewhere). But even with that the game was more fun than almost all my other PS2 games.
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Micro review by FABIO 03/28/2005, 8:48pm PST NEW
    clarification (special review for Curst!) by FABIO 03/28/2005, 11:21pm PST NEW
        Raise the difficulty level, powerup the blades of chaos. NT by Mischief Maker 03/29/2005, 8:51am PST NEW
            ...smash controller. NT by I need clarification 03/29/2005, 10:03am PST NEW
                ...recycle joke NT by I-82 Jew 03/29/2005, 10:35am PST NEW
                    ...run to Caltrops and gaily heap retarded anonymous criticism hithter and yon. by Zseni: Warrior-Poet 03/29/2005, 10:48am PST NEW
        Re: clarification (special review for Curst!) by curst 03/31/2005, 11:24am PST NEW
            "Too easy" (too easy) by Fullofkittens 03/31/2005, 6:48pm PST NEW
                I can only speak for BG&E. by Bill Dungsroman 03/31/2005, 7:08pm PST NEW
                    HARDCORE!!! Rrrrrragh! I R 133+!!!!!!1!!! by Mischief Maker 03/31/2005, 8:29pm PST NEW
                        Re: HARDCORE!!! Rrrrrragh! I R 133+!!!!!!1!!! by Chemdem 04/01/2005, 4:54pm PST NEW
                            They partake in the sex act compulsively, and without joy NT by Maude L. 04/01/2005, 5:26pm PST NEW
                    Yeah, why hasn't FABIO chimed in on this thread? by FABIO 03/31/2005, 8:50pm PST NEW
                        You're still missing my/FoK's point by Mischief Maker 03/31/2005, 9:48pm PST NEW
                            Analogy by Mischief Maker 03/31/2005, 10:01pm PST NEW
                                I think I need one more analogy NT by FABIO 03/31/2005, 10:29pm PST NEW
                            so by FABIO 04/01/2005, 5:31pm PST NEW
                        Re: Yeah, why hasn't FABIO chimed in on this thread? by Fullofkittens 03/31/2005, 10:59pm PST NEW
                            Re: Yeah, why hasn't FABIO chimed in on this thread? by curst 04/01/2005, 8:00am PST NEW
                Re: "Too easy" (too easy) by The Happiness Engine 04/07/2005, 11:22pm PDT NEW
                    Re: "Too easy" (too easy) by Fullofkittens 04/08/2005, 1:01am PDT NEW
                        Re: "Too easy" (too easy) by The Happiness Engine 04/12/2005, 8:09pm PDT NEW
    Heeee's just aaaaa stereooootype NT by The Specials 03/29/2005, 10:57am PST NEW
    So everyone thinks the balance beams made the gameplay unbalanced? by I need clarification 03/31/2005, 11:49pm PST NEW
        I actually like the balance beam parts a lot. NT by extarbags 04/09/2005, 1:54pm PDT NEW
 
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