You know, I probably will still buy this when it gets cheap (assuming they make a "Complete Edition" with all the DLC included, that is). I played the demo and it still stands out from the crowd just enough to make me think it's worth buying, albeit cheaply.
That's the state of gaming nowadays; so poor and online-focused that I'm willing to embrace mediocrity as long as it's different.
A Gamespot review I agree with!? Must ... not ... like ...
In all seriousness, I wish this review had been available closer to the time, Tom. The weapons and vigors were far less interesting than in the previous games and the only characters I liked were the Lutece twins. Plus, the racial segregation story was really interesting ... for the thirty minutes or so that it was at all important. Then we were bogged down with the civil war storyline and the once-likeable Daisy Fitzroy became a generic antagonist. Then we were faced with the tedious story about the tears (which had an incredibly unsatisfying payoff, as you said Tom), one that I thought would have a more gripping conclusion. It's only through playing the game a second time that you realise just how tedious it is to do nothing but walk through the environment and press square for fifteen minutes while wanting the game to just finish. The racism storyline was the most interesting part and the one that was the least focused-on. It was just a theme to hang the city of Columbia onto.
"Gamespot's latest attempt to stay relevant". It takes GS much longer to load up and for me to log in now and I'm sorry but filling a site with generic toolbars about social media is just ugly.
@dmastor The 360 controller is the worst "mainstream" controller that has ever existed, with the exception of the N64 controller (and original XBox controller). Too bulky and ridiculous analogue sticks.
@deathstream Only Knack and Dead Rising 3 interest me. And no console is worth buying for a single game.
Where are the RPGs? The Japanese games? Compare both console's launch lineups with the PS2 lineup and it's pretty disgraceful to see how far games have fallen.
Someone needs to tell Phil Harrison that neither of the launch lineups are worth bragging about. It's like looking at the restaurant in a Scottish menu; all very bland and nothing you want.
@dBoy7 Uh, this video is someone acting like a teenager in the face of adversity and/or contradiction. It's turning critics into straw men in order to ignore their arguments.
@remics The same reviewer gave Gone Home -- a two-hour, twenty dollar "experience" where a character walked around a house, listening to a schmaltzy, immature lesbian love story -- a 9.5 score. This isn't just about GTAV. It's about personal ideology affecting professional opinion.
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