Perfect Dark Zero "Blew Gamespot Away"

GameMaster · 11-22-2005, 08:43 PM

Crash's Thread: 40-Year-Old Virgin:

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Originally Posted by Crash

does anyone have any desires to see this? I am curious what the average person thinks of it....

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Originally Posted by Bond

It looks like a flaming piece of **** – so no.

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/40_year_old_virgin/

Critic's Score: 84%
User's Score: 89%
Fresh: 132
Rotten: 25

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The good-natured tone of the film and the wonderful comedic talents of the entire cast -- especially Carell -- make the gross-out moments charmingly relatable.

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An unconscionably funny sex farce that, by its end, turns into a tender and honest romance, an acute portrait of loneliness and, believe it or not, a musical."

Since Bond is/was an AOL user, I've got an AOL keyword for him: ****ing Hypocrite

Would you like a side of french fries with your pwnage?

Bond · 11-22-2005, 08:53 PM

1. I'm a Time Warner cable user.
2. It still looks like a flaming piece of ****.
3. I'm not documenting one single comment, but rather years of anti Xbox/Xbox 360 rhetoric.

Teuthida · 11-22-2005, 08:54 PM

HAHAHA. If rep was still around GM would receive a heaping helping of rep-fandu.

gekko · 11-23-2005, 12:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Doug Perry, EiC, IGN Xbox

What do I really think so far? PDZ is good so far, but it's not hammering in the next generation in a striking new fashion. Every little part of PDZ looks good but familiar. Nothing is really stunning, yet I'll be playing it all weekend to get a bigger and broader perspective... It feels decent; not great. It's little slower paced than I had expected, not as frenetic as other first-person shooters; and in some ways the game reels me in, while in others, it's unimpressive...It's looking good so far. Is it great? Not sure of that yet.

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Originally Posted by Marc Nix, editor, IGN

PDZ is not going to be the killer app that Microsoft needed and wanted it to be. The level of quality just hasn't seemed balanced enough to be that, and though it may get a heck of a lot better later, I haven't seen anything to make me confident in that.

It's a shame that this game is getting pushed out at launch when it clearly could have used more time polishing and tuning. Then again, Rare's had years to make this game, and I'm not sure extra time wouldn't have just dragged out the inevitable. Perfect Dark Zero is what it is -- something of a throwback, something of a vanguard. It's not a must-buy yet from what I've seen (and true enough, we've had a lot of laugh at spots that weren't supposed to be funny ... there's plenty that haters will hold over it to keep fans wincing for years) but if you sit down and play it, PDZ looks to be a game that can deliver decently over the long run.

Huh? I'm still here.

DarrenMcLeod · 11-23-2005, 01:45 AM

Microsoft paid each website a million dollars to boost the scores.

You heard it here first, kids.

Dyne · 11-23-2005, 02:34 AM

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Originally Posted by DarrenMcLeod

Microsoft paid each website a million dollars to boost the scores.

You heard it here first, kids.

What, blasphemy!

But what about our beloved Halo 2? Surely that deserved its ridiculously high scores!

Neo · 11-23-2005, 09:58 AM

I've read mixed opinions on PD0. Some think it's the greatest thing ever while others think it's utter crap. I've heard words such as "boring" and "wonky" in reference to it. It just depends on your taste I suppose.

MuGen · 11-23-2005, 11:27 AM

I can tell you one thing, a review is a review and opinions are opinions. I played PDZ at my local Gamestop Xbox360 kiosk and it wasn't looking next-gen to me. What I saw was an exact representation of Ken Kutaragi's statement.... Xbox 1.5

I take a look at the other games for Xbox 360 and those just look amazingly sick in terms of visual and smooth gameplay. I didn't enjoy PDZ at all...

You can take what you will from that Gamespot review, I stand by my opinion. There are sicker games out there for the 360, PDZ isn't one of them.

Professor S · 11-23-2005, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by DarrenMcLeod

Microsoft paid each website a million dollars to boost the scores.

You heard it here first, kids.

I actually heard that the editor in chief of Gamespot woke up with his dog's severed head in his bed accompanied by a note stating: "PD0 is amazing... riiiight?

XBOX 1S TEH SUCKS!1!1!!1! nINTENDO 1S TEH RULE$!1!1!1!!!!! DEATH TO GATESGATE!1!1!!!! THE EV1L EMP1RE IS REAL!!1!1!!! SHADOW GOV RUNS OUR L1VE$!!!!!

WAAAAAUUUUGGHH!!!

BTW, Kameo is getting good reviews, too.

Dyne · 11-23-2005, 03:01 PM

Well I'm glad Rare didn't go completely to waste. Grabbed by the Ghoulies was not promising for them.

Once they release Banjo Kazooie 360, I'm pretty much sold.

Xantar · 11-23-2005, 03:42 PM

Considering that Perfect Dark: Zero was in development for 10 years and that it was touted by many as THE killer app for the Xbox 360, I'd say that a ranking of 87% on GameRankings.com is kind of a disappointment. What's really interesting is GameSpot's review is actually the second highest rating there (some site called Talk Xbox gave the game 97%). GameSpot is normally on the low end, but I guess in this case they just really liked it. It should also be noted that as of this post, IGN Xbox hasn't had their say yet.

Also, some might say Kameo is getting good reviews. But that kind of depends on what your definition of good reviews is. How does 77% do for you?

I stand by my original statements. It appears so far that while Rare doesn't produce absolute crap, Perfect Dark: Zero is no Goldeneye (or even Perfect Dark) and Kameo is no Banjo Kazooie.

And let's also keep in mind that Star Fox Adventures initially had really high reviews. But you'll have a hard time now finding many people who still think it's great.

Stonecutter · 11-24-2005, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Professor S

I actually heard that the editor in chief of Gamespot woke up with his dog's severed head in his bed accompanied by a note stating: "PD0 is amazing... riiiight?

XBOX 1S TEH SUCKS!1!1!!1! nINTENDO 1S TEH RULE$!1!1!1!!!!! DEATH TO GATESGATE!1!1!!!! THE EV1L EMP1RE IS REAL!!1!1!!! SHADOW GOV RUNS OUR L1VE$!!!!!

WAAAAAUUUUGGHH!!!

BTW, Kameo is getting good reviews, too.

As is PGR3, but the Project Gotham games all suck... right?

Thusfar, the only game you can say "aw bite me" to is Madden 06, but that's EA so yeah...

Professor S · 11-24-2005, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Stonecutter

As is PGR3, but the Project Gotham games all suck... right?

Thusfar, the only game you can say "aw bite me" to is Madden 06, but that's EA so yeah...

Please read the last two posts I made on this thread.

And Stonecutter, the only thing spreading viruses around here is your girlfriend. OH SNAP!! HAVE AT YOU!!!