It was a disappointing year (worst in decades maybe), but that doesn't change how you need to play Dragon Age Inquisition and Bayonetta 2. Both games I'll be returning to years from now. Wolfenstein and DKC Tropical freeze were pretty great too. And I'm still addicted to Threes.
The thing about Hatred is that it was made with the specific intent to offend these people and they succeeded. Those people gave them tons of publicity while people who weren't even interested in Hatred are going to buy it to spite them. They did exactly what the developers wanted. If that's not a sign these people suck, I don't know what is
I think Totalbiscuit said it best, "If Netflix can have the Human Centipede 2 on their service I'm sure you can handle a game about killing imaginary people." If anything, we should stop things that make people dumber, like Honey Boo Boo or Kardashians.
I realize I'm being picky here, it's just after Portal 1 did its storytelling so much better, 2's stuck out like a sore thumb. I like narrative too, hell, Last of Us and MGS3 are full of that and they're in my top 10 list. I just feel they blended it better with their gameplay than Portal 2 did. And there were parts where they just talked. Those were great, and I wish the whole game was more like that.
Portal 2 had plenty of that, especially compared to 1 and the co-op which had zero of it. 2 had Glados and Wheatly interrupt the puzzles all the time. Even if it didn't last that long, it dragged on a while, especially compared to 1, Cave segments and co-op where you get all the story bits as dialog during puzzles. That just works better for Portal. Those did have their moments, specifically the space bit, but 1 just had a better flow to it, nothing but puzzles.
Are there games which had more of that than Portal 2? Absolutely. Doesn't change that Portal 2 used it as an inferior way to tell its story than 1. Part of what I loved about Portal 1 was having a weirdo narrating it, which was more fun than overlord Glados who wasn't close to as funny until the potato.
Cave Johnson was awesome partly because that was exactly how Portal storytelling works best. Having all those moments that force you down paths with no gameplay and little control, not so much.
Portal 2 really is a fantastic game. Co-op is so much better than the single player though. Prefer it without all that narrative.
Love that movie too, actually my favorite one of all time.
Glad we can agree that these people suck in every way I described.
Rayman is pretty awesome. Everything else from them I could take or leave. And they make it really easy to leave.
