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[Haunted]

So soulless.

Must be terrible being stuck working on such a game. It'll never amount to anything, it won't sell well, it won't review well, it won't look great on anyone's resume, it doesn't look like anyone had fun making this game (except maybe the UI designer).

Just dull from start to finish.


edit: I do think it's pretty funny that it has a much snazzier and cooler looking UI/upgrade menu design than God of War III, though. :lol

 

[slaughterking]

Quick Look: Bloodforge (Jeff/Brad/Crom - 45:08)

Eww at that boss. Eewww.


Quick Look: Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP (20:35) (Patrick/Brad)

 

[zroid]

Quick Look: Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP (20:35) (Patrick/Brad)

:O

 

[Majine]

Hey, I have an idea. Now that them and Tested are no longer under the same roof, they can do QL of iOS games. Right? Right!?

 

[Felix Lighter]

I'm in the same position as Brad. I bought this for iOS when it came out but never played it.

 

[LiK]

Quick Look: Bloodforge (Jeff/Brad/Crom - 45:08)

something about the camera effects annoys me. i also don't like how the edges are constantly covered. i like the menu designs tho.

 

[Bento]

Hey, I have an idea. Now that them and Tested are no longer under the same roof, they can do QL of iOS games. Right? Right!?

Meh, there's simply too few iOS games that would warrant QL time imo :S Besides no one except Patrick seems to have any interest in mobile gaming over there.

 

[Aaron]

Meh, there's simply too few iOS games that would warrant QL time imo :S Besides no one except Patrick seems to have any interest in mobile gaming over there.

There's not a lot, but there are some like Ravenmark, and it would help on slow release weeks.

 

[Kusagari]

I want to see them do a quick look of King of Dragon Pass.

 

[Htown]

Quick Look: Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP (20:35) (Patrick/Brad)

STOP CALLING EVERYTHING PUNCHOUT GOD

 

[vitaminwateryum]

The camera in Bloodforge is seriously the worst I think I've seen. That's the only time I've been nauseous from a video.

 

[Poyunch]

I'm in the same position as Brad. I bought this for iOS when it came out but never played it.

Ahaha me too. But that's because I got stuck and didn't feel like figuring it out or looking up a guide. I think I'll skip this Quick Look since I have it on Steam and I'd rather play it without spoiling myself. I bought it twice, I might as well experience it the right way.

 

[glaurung]

The camera in Bloodforge is seriously the worst I think I've seen. That's the only time I've been nauseous from a video.

I concur. The shitty image quality and the way the game seems to suck the light out of the room almost made me hurl.

This is somehow worse than Turok 2's infamous vomit camera.

What a horrible mess of a game.

 

[watership]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5nUUD8SM0Y

Heh, perhaps the secret of steel part would be better suited.

EDIT: WTF. I can't believe I can't find the "Secret of steel" clip on youtube. FAILURE.

 

[Grisby]

I'm in the same position as Brad. I bought this for iOS when it came out but never played it.

I just finished it a few weeks ago, having bought it but never played. It's a fun game although not without it's share of issues, namely some of the boss battles can get a little frustration (all of the repeating animations, Jesus).

 

[glaurung]

Heh, perhaps the secret of steel part would be better suited.

EDIT: WTF. I can't believe I can't find the "Secret of steel" clip on youtube. FAILURE.

It's the Enigma of Steel.

http://youtu.be/PGfPpVtLjOs

 

[EricDiesel]

Man, I loved fighting Ganon in Ocarina of Time and deflecting his energy orbs with my shield!

I swear Patrick is just saying wrong things on purpose at this point. I like the guy, but goddamn does he remember shit wrong a lot.

 

[Jintor]

I don't understand why you weren't using a deku stick

 

[chickdigger802]

Man, I loved fighting Ganon in Ocarina of Time and deflecting his energy orbs with my shield!

I swear Patrick is just saying wrong things on purpose at this point. I like the guy, but goddamn does he remember shit wrong a lot.

Go to 1up if you want your references to be correct xD.

And fact checking in your brain while recording something while playing a game ain't the easiest.

 

[cuevas. PhD.]

Quick Look: The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings (360) (41:08) (Vinny/Trick)

 

[Typographenia]

More Witcher, mwahahahahaha!

I didn't really know if they would end up doing one or not, but I'm glad to see they decided to.

 

[Fjordson]

Quick Look: The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings (360) (41:08) (Vinny/Trick)

Nice. Currently playing this as well, so good.

 

[Cerebral Assassin]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5nUUD8SM0Y

That's shameless.

 

[Broder Salsa]

Is it just me or is the video quality really bad on that witcher quick look even on HD? Well, fuck it, more Witcher is good no matter video quality.

 

[zroid]

(S&S QL spoiler)
Effing what, I totally didn't know you could

Spoiler

fight the statue thing during the escape

. I just

Spoiler

ran the fuck away!

 

[Felix Lighter]

Looking forward to this. I'm coming to the realization that I may be a Witcher 2 fanboy. I have to resist the urge to defend it against every criticism.

 

[Typographenia]

Vinny: "You're already dead."



Yeah, I felt the arm wrestling and fighting stuff was strangely simple, but sometimes it was nice to do something simple to cross an item off my quest list, haha.

 

[snap0212]

Quick Look: The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings (360) (41:08) (Vinny/Trick)

The way Tricky plays games makes me physically ill. He runs around aimlessly at the beginning of basically every Quick Look he does. Had to stop watching Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery & Xenoblade because of that and the Witcher 2 QL starts off the same way.

 

[zroid]

The way Tricky plays games makes me physically ill. He runs around aimlessly at the beginning of basically every Quick Look he does. Had to stop watching Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery & Xenoblade because of that and the Witcher 2 QL starts off the same way.

Haha, if watching Tricky play S&S made you ill for that reason, you'd probably end up in a coffin by the time you were done watching me play it.

 

[glaurung]

The way Tricky plays games makes me physically ill. He runs around aimlessly at the beginning of basically every Quick Look he does. Had to stop watching Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery & Xenoblade because of that and the Witcher 2 QL starts off the same way.

It's a manner of motoric restlessness (rather close to the classic ADD motoric restlessness). Unpleasant in a line of work such as this, especially to the viewer.

If you have watched more video reviews or quick looks of this ilk, you have most definitely seen that some people would rather let the game idle for a while and explain stuff using their words, not thumbs.

 

[CrunchinJelly]

The way Tricky plays games makes me physically ill. He runs around aimlessly at the beginning of basically every Quick Look he does. Had to stop watching Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery & Xenoblade because of that and the Witcher 2 QL starts off the same way.

It could be worse. He could be fumbling around in menus for 10 minutes of a 20 minute quick look.

 

[chickdigger802]

Love hearing Vinny babbling like a crazy person. He's absolutely right about the skill trees and meditation, unless they changed that in pc EE as well.


It's so weird that this version feels like... say a psp port of a ps2 game? It plays the same but stuff are cut because they had to be.

 

[slaughterking]

Quick Look: Silent Hill HD Collection (29:14) (Patrick/Brad)

 

[vitaminwateryum]

Quick Look: Silent Hill HD Collection (29:14) (Patrick/Brad)

Spoiler

"Hi Brad."

Spoiler

"Hello."

Spoiler

"Silent Hill HD Collection is not very good."

Promising start to a QL!

 

[derFeef]

Promising start to a QL!

Spoilers, dude!

Spoiler

For real

 

[vitaminwateryum]

Spoilers, dude!

omg, fixed!

 

[slaughterking]

Spoiler

"Hi Brad."

Spoiler

"Hello."

Spoiler

"Silent Hill HD Collection is not very good."

Promising start to a QL!

Should have also been the end of the Quick Look.

 

[derFeef]

omg, fixed!

I was kind of joking, but nice from you

 

[vitaminwateryum]

I was kind of joking, but nice from you

You don't say?

 

[B_Rik_Schitthaus]

5:45 Brad looks at a near fog-less SH2 and say's he can't see problem.
When they make the Giantbomb hentai he should be the cute ditzy one.

 

[hey_it's_that_dog]

Quick Look: Bloodforge (Jeff/Brad/Crom - 45:08)

Not to be all criticizing the way they play in a quick look again, but it's astounding to me that when the boss lowered his gaping head down to the ground in the universal gesture for "it's time to hit my central weak point," Jeff just kept wailing away on his fists.

edit: oh they kind of figured it out. though it didn't seem particularly effective. Great game!

 

[Poyunch]

Not to be all criticizing the way they play in a quick look again, but it's astounding to me that when the boss lowered his gaping head down to the ground in the universal gesture for "it's time to hit my central weak point," Jeff just kept wailing away on his fists.

Yeah and earlier when Jeff got lost he seemed to at first be oblivious to the blood trail that was pretty much a directional guide.

 

[hey_it's_that_dog]

Yeah and earlier when Jeff got lost he seemed to at first be oblivious to the blood trail that was pretty much a directional guide.

I didn't even notice that part because I couldn't watch the parts where he was walking around without starting to feel sick. Some great art direction decisions in that game. Dark-ass vignetting, can't-see-shit textures, and wobbly ass camera for no reason. Looks like a real pleasure to play.

 

[NoirVisage]

Not to be all criticizing the way they play in a quick look again, but it's astounding to me that when the boss lowered his gaping head down to the ground in the universal gesture for "it's time to hit my central weak point," Jeff just kept wailing away on his fists.

edit: oh they kind of figured it out. though it didn't seem particularly effective. Great game!

He hit it a couple of times and it took so little off, may as well have been hitting the fists.

 

[Poyunch]

I didn't even notice that part because I couldn't watch the parts where he was walking around without starting to feel sick. Some great art direction decisions in that game. Dark-ass vignetting, can't-see-shit textures, and wobbly ass camera for no reason. Looks like a real pleasure to play.

The creators were obviously geniuses. They wanted to make a game that no one would want to play.

 

[hey_it's_that_dog]

The creators were obviously geniuses. They wanted to make a game that no one would want to play.

Very avant-garde.

He hit it a couple of times and it took so little off, may as well have been hitting the fists.

I'll be honest. I couldn't even tell where the boss's life meter was.

 

[HoodWinked]

STOP CALLING EVERYTHING PUNCHOUT GOD

so basically you're saying it is like punchout. hmm alright.

 

[EmCeeGramr]

Quick Look: Silent Hill HD Collection (29:14) (Patrick/Brad)

Patrick and Brad better be careful with that Shattered Memories love. A SH fan is liable to make a 5-hour video rebuttal to them explaining how it's actually an unplayable abortion hoisted upon innocent True Silent Hill fans.

 

[OMG Aero]

Patrick and Brad better be careful with that Shattered Memories love. A SH fan is liable to make a 5-hour video rebuttal to them explaining how it's actually an unplayable abortion hoisted upon innocent True Silent Hill fans.

Is this just a thing crazy Silent Hill fans think or is it actually a polarising game?
I'm following a Silent Hill 1 LP and a lot of the people leaving comments have been saying Shattered Memories is shit, but I remember it being well received all around when it came out.

 

[darkressurection]

I will say that as someone who thinks SH 2 and 3 are cool, but I am not deeply invested in the SH mythos, I thought Shattered Memories was pretty awesome.