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[Wario64]

http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3144774

9.0
OUTSTANDING

 

[Mrbob]

Wow is this game out already?

 

[bitwise]

YES!!

been waiting for this!

Stubbs is one of those rare games that manages to not only be creative and challenge many of the game industry norms, but do so within the confines of an extremely entertaining and polished game.

 

[Dr. Kitty Muffins]

After reading that, I have to own it. I need to update my want list.lol

I guess some really good talent left Bungie. Didnt this studio use a new approach towards development by outsourcing alot?

 

[DenogginizerOS]

Oh Christ. Just when I thought I was done with buying XBOXgames, it pulls me back in.

 

[Wario64]

great week for games next week

Fire Emblem
Shadow of the Colossus
Stubbs the Zombie
F.E.A.R.


pretty much great games for all camps besides portables


oh wait, Stubbs is on the 25th, dammit early review! or at least 1up.com says 10/25...ebgames says 10/17, boggle

 

[Mrbob]

PC version of Stubbs hits on Nov 15.

 

[skip]

it's 10/17, our date was wrong (and has since been fixed).

 

[Speevy]

Crap. I really hope MS makes this playable on the X360, but I'm not optimistic.

 

[Foil]

Instead, you'll come across this stuff in-game, like a barbershop quartet security detail that sings at you with brilliant timing as you attack them,

That alone makes me want to play this game. :lol

 

[∀ Narayan]

After reading that, I have to own it. I need to update my want list.lol

I guess some really good talent left Bungie. Didnt this studio use a new approach towards development by outsourcing alot?

Alexander Seropian is pretty much responsible for Bungie's once held glory. After he left, Bungie entered this downward spiral - making Halo 2 what it is today.

 

[Laguna X]

I'm interested, but there are far too many games coming out this time of year. In all likelihood, the only way I'll play this is if I'm able to find it at a great price sometime next year.

 

[GhaleonEB]

Sounds like the game fulfilled all the promise it had - quirky, stylish, funny and fun. Oh, and brain chomping.

Sounds awesome.

 

[GhaleonEB]

Alexander Seropian is pretty much responsible for Bungie's once held glory. After he left, Bungie entered this downward spiral - making Halo 2 what it is today.

Give me a freaking break.

 

[bitwise]

Alexander Seropian is pretty much responsible for Bungie's once held glory. After he left, Bungie entered this downward spiral - making Halo 2 what it is today.

whatever.

 

[DenogginizerOS]

Alexander Seropian is pretty much responsible for Bungie's once held glory. After he left, Bungie entered this downward spiral - making Halo 2 what it is today.

faints

 

[Stinkles]

Stubbs will be mine.


Then the Capcom 360 one.

Zombies are the new WWII. Only in a good way.

 

[radrelic]

Alexander Seropian is pretty much responsible for Bungie's once held glory. After he left, Bungie entered this downward spiral - making Halo 2 what it is today.

oh dear

 

[Mrbob]

Stubbs will be mine.


Then the Capcom 360 one.

Zombies are the new WWII. Only in a good way.

Speak for yourself. I look forward to 1000 more WW2 FPS clones. MMMMMMMMMMMmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm nothing better than a WW2 FPS.

 

[DenogginizerOS]

How about a WWII game with zombies??? Wait. I got it! WOLFENSTEIN!!!!!

 

[GhaleonEB]

Speak for yourself. MMMMMMMMMMMmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm nothing better than fresh brains.

I agree.

 

[Stinkles]

Speak for yourself. I look forward to 1000 more WW2 FPS clones. MMMMMMMMMMMmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm nothing better than a WW2 FPS.

Yes. I am a hypocrite. Because I am getting COD for tree-sitty too.

Then I can do a mash up in a year or so with Wolfenstein.

 

[Speevy]

Alexander Seropian is pretty much responsible for Bungie's once held glory. After he left, Bungie entered this downward spiral - making Halo 2 what it is today.

Yeah, that's Bungie for you. 1 game of the year win, 1 game of the year nominee, and two of the highest selling games this generation. Downward spiral.

 

[Mrbob]

I want Halo 3 to take place during WW2. Somehow the Master Chief and whats left of the covenant get transported through time to the battle at Normandy. There the battle can continue on and history can be rewritten.

Yes. I am a hypocrite. Because I am getting COD for tree-sitty too.

Then I can do a mash up in a year or so with Wolfenstein.

Yeah I'll get Call of Duty 2 too. The demo is awesome. It is the only WW2 based game which can pull me in anymore. The rest can go away.

 

[DenogginizerOS]

I want Halo 3 to take place during WW2. Somehow the Master Chief and whats left of the covenant get transported through time to the battle at Normandy. There the battle can continue on and history can be rewritten.

And Cortana is a spy who jumps into Hitler's brain and tricks him into shooting his brains out.

 

[Comfort_Eagle]

Sounds really cool. I do love them zombies.

 

[bitwise]

zombies rock.

 

[GaimeGuy]

Alexander Seropian is pretty much responsible for Bungie's once held glory. After he left, Bungie entered this downward spiral - making Halo 2 what it is today.

I SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE

 

[VALIS]

Looks like another Psychonauts. A vastly entertaining, original and humorous Western *cough* game.... that no one (save for a few of us) will give a rat's dick about. I hate you people!!!


Er, not those of you on the Psychonauts/Stubbs train, that is. I love you! XOXO

 

[GhaleonEB]

Looks like another Psychonauts. A vastly entertaining, original and humorous Western *cough* game.... that no one (save for a few of us) will give a rat's dick about. I hate you people!!!


Er, not those of you on the Psychonauts/Stubbs train, that is. I love you! XOXO

It's guaranteed some decent sales. The Halo community sites are all supporting the realse big time.

But yeah, I don't see raging success in its future. Hope I'm wrong though.

 

[Goreomedy]

PC version of Stubbs hits on Nov 15.

AFTER Halloween? Brilliant!

I can wait, but this is a disappointment.

 

[Prine]

Oh Christ. Just when I thought I was done with buying XBOXgames, it pulls me back in.

QFT

 

[Az987]

YES YES YES HAHA YES

I can't wait til the 25th when I pick this up, along with the Warriors and Spartan: Total Warrior @ that Toys R Us buy 2 get 1 free sale.

 

[op_ivy]

awesome. both this and shadow of the colossus will end the current gen for me on high notes. cant fucking wait!

 

[VALIS]

It's guaranteed some decent sales. The Halo community sites are all supporting the realse big time.

And Psychonauts had an absolute media blitz of an ad campaign, on par with just about anything else out there short of GTA and Halo. 12K first month sales, was it?

 

[Sinatar]

Does the PC version of this have online coop? Probably not.

 

[∀ Narayan]

I SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE

Meh, well, I didn't like it as much as other people did.

 

[krypt0nian]

Alexander Seropian is pretty much responsible for Bungie's once held glory. After he left, Bungie entered this downward spiral - making Halo 2 what it is today.

Is there a blood test for stupid? Or maybe a DNA marker?

Most would kill for such a "downward spiral" :lol

 

[Shompola]

Alexander Seropian is pretty much responsible for Bungie's once held glory. After he left, Bungie entered this downward spiral - making Halo 2 what it is today.

You got the name wrong. Jason Jones is the name. Jason was by far more involved in actual game creation.

 

[FiRez]

Stubbs will be mine.

is good to know that

about the game, I was confident that the people behind H:CE would make something very good

Alexander Seropian is pretty much responsible for Bungie's once held glory. After he left, Bungie entered this downward spiral - making Halo 2 what it is today.

That's my line
but yeah I think that you have a point there, a very big one

 

[TerryLee81]

No PS2 version? Never?

 

[GhaleonEB]

Is there a blood test for stupid? Or maybe a DNA marker?

Most would kill for such a "downward spiral" :lol

is good to know that

about the game, I was confident that the people behind H:CE would make something very good

That's my line
but yeah I think that you have a point there, a very big one

I knew I was forgetting to add someone to my ignore list. Thanks for the reminder FiRez. :lol

 

[tedtropy]

Alexander Seropian is pretty much responsible for Bungie's once held glory. After he left, Bungie entered this downward spiral - making Halo 2 what it is today.

Oh, you mean one of the best selling games of all time? Yeah, I'm sure Bungie's missing him.

Stubbs looks like an interesting title. Looks like I may be needing to buy a game soon.

 

[Shompola]

is good to know that

about the game, I was confident that the people behind H:CE would make something very good



That's my line
but yeah I think that you have a point there, a very big one

Are you seriously that dumb? The people behind Halo are the ones that created Halo 2 the end.

 

[FiRez]

Are you seriously that dumb? The people behind Halo are the ones that created Halo 2 the end.

.........

Wideload employs veterans of the game industry, including several people who used to work at Bungie Software, developers of Halo and some other great games you are probably not cool enough to remember.

ok, obviously not everyone that worked with H:CE left Bungie, but looking at H2 makes you think how different it would be if this people stayed at Bungie.

I knew I was forgetting to add someone to my ignore list. Thanks for the reminder FiRez.

you're all in denial

 

[Demigod Mac]

Didn't Bungie say "30 seconds of fun" (not gameplay) in that interview?

 

[GhaleonEB]

Didn't Bungie say "30 seconds of fun" (not gameplay) in that interview?

Yup.

 

[∀ Narayan]

Oh, you mean one of the best selling games of all time? Yeah, I'm sure Bungie's missing him.

It doesn't take a genius to figure out that most of Halo 2's sales came from hype; everyone expected it to be as good as the first game. Guess what? It isn't.

 

[Shompola]

.........



ok, obviously not everyone that worked with H:CE left Bungie, but looking at H2 makes you think how different it would be if this people stayed at Bungie.



you're all in denial

You still dont get it. The people who left, especially Alex S werent that involved in the creation of Halo... Jason Jones is the single most important person at Bungie. Marathon and Halo are his babies.

 

[GhaleonEB]

.........



ok, obviously not everyone that worked with H:CE left Bungie, but looking at H2 makes you think how different it would be if this people stayed at Bungie.



you're all in denial

Okay, I'll bite. When Wideload was founded, it was mentioned that five Bungie members were on board, including Seropian. Five out of over fifty - that's ten percent at best. The project lead (Jason Jones), level designer (Jaime G...something), composer (Marty O'Donnell), animators, designers and multiplayer leads all stayed. The cofounder, a few programmers and a writer left. How they constitute "the people who made Halo" while the rest of Bungie is this pack of imposters is beyone anyone who isn't smoking some wicked crack.