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Available on: Xbox 360, PS3

AMY review

Like watching paint dry, if the paint hated you

Words: on January 13, 2012
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27 comments

  • gilgamesh310 - January 13, 2012 1:13 p.m.

    Wow, when gamesradar gives a 2, a game must truly have to be atrocious. It's the lowest score ive ever seen them give. I don't see how Dark Souls is able to get away with infrequently spaced checkpoints and excruciating difficulty when other games can't though.

  • BladedFalcon - January 13, 2012 2:04 p.m.

    Because in dark souls when you die is your fault, not the controller or the game's? And In dark souls, the checkpoints are actually not infrequent. The bonfires are spread evenly enough that if you know what you're doing, you can reach one from the other in less than a couple minutes. Like MetroidPrimeRib said, Dark Souls simply implemented right. Since the difficulty seems like part of the reward and appeal of the game. But in this game the frustration seems to come simply because the game is unfair, and poorly designed. believe it or not, there IS a difference.

  • GamesRadarMatthewKeast - January 13, 2012 2:05 p.m.

    Have you played both games? Checkpoints and difficulty are only a problem in context. Dark souls has fun, non-broken gameplay, making its difficulty rewarding and the checkpoints like treasures. When the core gameplay is horrible, difficulty and checkpoints compound the problem.

  • Darkhawk - January 13, 2012 1 p.m.

    I like how GR recommended this in the Weekly Top Download Picks.

  • Z-man427 - January 13, 2012 1:10 p.m.

    That shows how weak of a week it is

  • garnsr - January 13, 2012 1 p.m.

    Shouldn't no longer having to pay $3 more to get this crap on PS3 be something you love?

  • EwoksTasteLikeChicken - January 13, 2012 12:54 p.m.

    First saw this in an OXM preview, thought it had some cool ideas. Sad to see it sucks though.

  • Z-man427 - January 13, 2012 12:53 p.m.

    I get a weird sense of joy out of reading scathing reviews like this. Thanks, Mr. Bradley. I will not be playing this game.

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Terrible
YOU'LL LOVE
  • The occasionally satisfying puzzles
  • How it reminds you of better games
  • Deleting it from your hard drive
YOU'LL HATE
  • Almost everything about playing it
  • The broken combat
  • Replaying sections dozens of times
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Expected release date: US
1/11/2012 (Xbox 360)
1/11/2012 (PS3)
UK
June 2011 (PS3)
Available Platforms: Xbox 360, PS3
Genre: Action
Published by: Lexis Numerique
Developed by: VectorCell
ESRB Rating:
Mature: Blood, Intense Violence, Language, Use of Drugs
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