My new years resolutions are to complete every game I buy, instead of forgetting them as soon as I buy a new one.
Most importantly of those are GTA IV and MidnightClub: LA.
If there isn't a hint in there somewhere, then I'll be damned. ;)
Interesting article, I'll definitely look out for those points when reading the coming reviews (especially if they concur or not).
However I think multiplayer will be noticed a lot. After playing the beta I can reassure anyone who didn't get in that it's deeply satisfying, apart from some balancing issues (which will hopefully have been ironed out in the release). Also, it incorporates all the good aspects you listed, while leaving out all the bad ones! :D
@Jydon
Unfortunately something like the Wing Commander protection wouldn't work today, the answer to each in-game question would probably be posted even before the game launched.
Great article! You really outdid yourself with this one, Barratt! :)
Among the games that I feel deserve an honorable mention is Beyond Good & Evil.
And what about funny games that only a mature audience would actually find funny? I can't think of any right now, but there's gotta be somethin' out there?
Thanks Mikel, the pop-in can't be imagined until you see it.
That vid is hilarious in it's awfulness. This is what future reviewers should do when reviewing a game like this, without writing a word, just let the game destroy itself.
*sigh*
Another movie tie-in down the drain. But you just know some clueless grandma or little kid is gonna buy it, thereby letting the devs make another awful game.
Mine should be arriving in a day or two, so hopefully I'll get to beat up some freaks with my friends soon enough. I'll be posting back with my rating.
Getting your code from now to Monday is pointless, seeing that the beta test hours are only during Monday-Friday (I don't really feel like getting specific with the exact time on those days). So unless you're just planning to get the 2661MB update done before Monday, chill out.
A lot of people are saying it's not what they were expecting and were a bit disappointed, but I disagree. After playing for a few hours last night, I know that this is going to be as good as if not better than MW2, and I have been waiting for MW2 being eager to play it, but I would have to choose MAG over MW2.
Moar plz! :D