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0M3G4
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CostelD
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PC Zone UK already gave it a 68/100 ,saying
"The action is quite a laugh and oddly refreshing. But it repeats and repeats and repeats."
Sig too big.
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chiv
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just out of curiousity... for comparisons sake... what did pc zone uk give half life 2 and bioshock... another couple of games that repeat, and repeat, and repeat... only difference being that those 2 games were hyped beyond belief...
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JBeckman
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CostelD
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| Posted: Tue, 23rd Oct 2007 17:21 Post subject: |
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| chiv wrote: | | just out of curiousity... for comparisons sake... what did pc zone uk give half life 2 and bioshock... another couple of games that repeat, and repeat, and repeat... only difference being that those 2 games were hyped beyond belief... |
BioShock ,96/100
Half Life 2, 97/100
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chiv
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| Posted: Tue, 23rd Oct 2007 18:12 Post subject: |
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yea pretty much what i expected... those were 2 very repetative games as well... a few more $$ into hyping and promoting jericho, and im sure it would have gotten 85 to 90% easy on their ratings...
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| Posted: Tue, 23rd Oct 2007 21:08 Post subject: ***** |
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*****
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| Posted: Wed, 24th Oct 2007 01:02 Post subject: |
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Cant wait to play this game!!! loved the demo.... hope theres a scene release soon
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JBeckman
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| Posted: Wed, 24th Oct 2007 02:41 Post subject: |
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Yeah I forgot that Steam also used SecuROM for Bioshock so the same could be true for Jericho.
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| Posted: Wed, 24th Oct 2007 03:16 Post subject: |
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I caved in & bought it lol I personaly though the demo was pretty kewl even though the game is linear & single player only but its only 39.95$ on steam.
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JBeckman
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kaine
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| Posted: Wed, 24th Oct 2007 07:19 Post subject: |
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Steam version works like a charm, just wait for the p**
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spajdr
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| Posted: Wed, 24th Oct 2007 07:24 Post subject: |
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Clive Barker's Jericho is bad, really bad, 3/10 bad
Unfortunately, the rest of the game is absolutely, positively, most definitely not. Take the writing, for example, especially the opening narration: This overwrought tripe is so over-the-top, so ridiculously high-school-goth that it makes Max Payne's brooding melodrama read like a paragon of stylistic restraint. What's worse is that it's delivered via some truly horrendous voice acting. There are exceptions, of course -- occasionally the dialogue between characters can seem startlingly competent -- but overall it's just bad, bad, bad.
The only thing that saves Jericho from slipping into the pit where laughably awful games go to die is the unusual squad system: In addition to offering basic orders, you get the ability to leap between teammates and possess them, which leads to some pretty interesting dialogue (since they're aware you're, uh, inside them) and allows for a really nice variety of attacks and paranormal powers. You'll get a dude with a pet fire demon, a chick with a katana, and a geeky gal who can "hack reality," among others. Leaping between teammates is by far the most intriguing part of the game, as you experiment with each member's abilities in specific situations. Since each character has dramatically different personalities -- remember, the premise and story are actually quite interesting; it's just the writing that's awful -- this sets up a feeling of legitimate variety that more shooters would do well to emulate.
But the thread holding Jericho above that pit of legendary awfulness is thin and fraying. Mr. Barker, you're better than this.
http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3163892
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kaine
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| Posted: Wed, 24th Oct 2007 07:47 Post subject: |
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| spajdr wrote: | Clive Barker's Jericho is bad, really bad, 3/10 bad
Unfortunately, the rest of the game is absolutely, positively, most definitely not. Take the writing, for example, especially the opening narration: This overwrought tripe is so over-the-top, so ridiculously high-school-goth that it makes Max Payne's brooding melodrama read like a paragon of stylistic restraint. What's worse is that it's delivered via some truly horrendous voice acting. There are exceptions, of course -- occasionally the dialogue between characters can seem startlingly competent -- but overall it's just bad, bad, bad.
The only thing that saves Jericho from slipping into the pit where laughably awful games go to die is the unusual squad system: In addition to offering basic orders, you get the ability to leap between teammates and possess them, which leads to some pretty interesting dialogue (since they're aware you're, uh, inside them) and allows for a really nice variety of attacks and paranormal powers. You'll get a dude with a pet fire demon, a chick with a katana, and a geeky gal who can "hack reality," among others. Leaping between teammates is by far the most intriguing part of the game, as you experiment with each member's abilities in specific situations. Since each character has dramatically different personalities -- remember, the premise and story are actually quite interesting; it's just the writing that's awful -- this sets up a feeling of legitimate variety that more shooters would do well to emulate.
But the thread holding Jericho above that pit of legendary awfulness is thin and fraying. Mr. Barker, you're better than this.
http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3163892 |
A 3 from that web usually means quite good 
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segobi
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| Posted: Wed, 24th Oct 2007 08:08 Post subject: |
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this game sucks - the demo sucked, too...
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kaine
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| Posted: Wed, 24th Oct 2007 08:14 Post subject: |
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Must have played different demo hehe
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| Posted: Wed, 24th Oct 2007 08:16 Post subject: |
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Can someone pleae explain how to add jericho to the Steam-Buster Revo I keep getting a message saying that my registry files are not correct and can cause problems with some apps
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chiv
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| Posted: Wed, 24th Oct 2007 08:46 Post subject: |
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hahaha that 1up site rated bioshock a solid 10/10. bioshock didnt suck, but come on... how can you take a site seriously when it votes games based purely on hype, and gives good games perfect scores just because the hype tells them too...
a 3 rating from them does not in the slightest dampen my desire to play the game.
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| Posted: Wed, 24th Oct 2007 09:32 Post subject: |
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The demo wasnt too bad until you started clicking buttons like a console game...
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| Posted: Wed, 24th Oct 2007 09:36 Post subject: |
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The game sucks, get over it ^^
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kaine
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chiv
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| Posted: Wed, 24th Oct 2007 11:53 Post subject: |
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yeah, had a look on ign, and while they havent ranked it yet, the external reviews they do list give it an average of 8'ish.
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| Posted: Wed, 24th Oct 2007 13:35 Post subject: |
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| Necros wrote: | Most of the reviews rate it 8/10, the newest one gave it 9/10.  |
omg go away with your fanboy avatar!
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