999cop Posted March 11, 2003 http://www.somethingawful.com/articles.php?a=1322 ;) 0 Share this post Link to post
Sweet Prince Posted March 11, 2003 yeah i read that before, kinda funny... 0 Share this post Link to post
DooMBoy Posted March 11, 2003 I read that review a few days ago, quite negative I must say. Then again, it's Something Awful, what do you expect? :) 0 Share this post Link to post
Job Posted March 11, 2003 That review is funny because it's true. Oh, and I think that the jack in the box avatar is forever besmirched and no longer useable. And lastly, DooMBoy, you're silly. 0 Share this post Link to post
Lord FlatHead Posted March 11, 2003 I have only played Unreal II for an hour or so, but I think the review is being pretty harsh even for SA's standards. They're right when they criticize "gaming media" for not being critical at all towards games, but the faults of Unreal II are the same faults nearly all first-person shooters have today. The genre simply isn't fresh anymore - in essence Unreal II is the same kind of game as Doom or Quake, and flashy graphics alone can't save a style of game that has been milked for a decade. But still: 0 Share this post Link to post
Rotting Corpse Posted March 11, 2003 I had high hopes for unreal2. I played throgh it and the game sucked. 0 Share this post Link to post
AndrewB Posted March 12, 2003 About 2 years ago I was actually intent on buying this "game." Fortunately, that outburst of insanity was short-lived. 0 Share this post Link to post
DooMBoy Posted March 12, 2003 Vulg@r said:And lastly, DooMBoy, you're silly. [Big Gay Al voice] You're asking for a drive-by slapping pal![/Big Gay Al voice] 0 Share this post Link to post
Job Posted March 12, 2003 Heh, memories. I haven't heard that one in a while. :) 0 Share this post Link to post
Fredrik Posted March 12, 2003 Unreal 2 is the Vrack 2 of games. Overhyped, overdumbed and lacking the fun of the first. HAH! 0 Share this post Link to post
Sharessa Posted March 12, 2003 Lord FlatHead said:But still: http://www.doomworld.com/lordflathead/storage/u2.jpg Heh...if Gabe dies tomorrow, that comic strip will still live on until the end of time itself. It's so universal with just a little photoshopping. 0 Share this post Link to post
Kinsie Posted March 12, 2003 I'll probably buy it anyways due to brand loyalty. And if it sucks, I can use the resources for Doom projects, and play UT2k3. SC0RE! 0 Share this post Link to post
dsm Posted March 12, 2003 I dunno about you, but I smell exaggeration. Then again, I haven't tried Unreal 2 myself so what do I know? 0 Share this post Link to post
Lord FlatHead Posted March 12, 2003 dsm said:I smell exaggeration Something Awful = exaggeration. 0 Share this post Link to post
Arno Posted March 12, 2003 I wish Legend would release the Unreal II Demo anytime soon. Despite the disappointing reviews I would at least wanna give it a try. That Something Awfull review is hilarious nevertheless. 0 Share this post Link to post
AndrewB Posted March 12, 2003 There is NO WAY that the reviewer could make that stuff up. It's got to be true. I can't imagine how that article could be anything less than the complete truth. 0 Share this post Link to post
Fredrik Posted March 12, 2003 It IS the complete truth, no doubt about it. I hope to see a similar review of a deserving Doom 3 once it's out, too. 0 Share this post Link to post
AndrewB Posted March 12, 2003 Hmm, I have a feeling you'll be right on that front as well. 0 Share this post Link to post
Empyre Posted March 13, 2003 The PC Gamer review said that the game is basicly a demo for the UT2 engine. Still, it got a 72%, which isn't too bad. There isn't going to be a demo, but there is a movie. I got it on my PC Gamer CD. 0 Share this post Link to post
zark Posted March 13, 2003 I thought it was pretty damn good. God-damn pretty, quite difficult but not too difficult, varied, great set pieces, and plays really well. Shame about the ending. 0 Share this post Link to post
Arno Posted March 13, 2003 Glen Dahlgren (Designer/producer for Legend): we're going to be releasing a demo, especially targeted at those of you who want to 'try before you buy'. It should be a great benchmark to see how the game runs on your particular system. I got that from a sticky post on the Infogrames Unreal II forum. It was posted on Feb 14, so the demo should be released some time soon. Probably after the patch that adresses some framerate issues. 0 Share this post Link to post
Captain Red Posted March 16, 2003 Bah. It's not that bad (but I wouldn't pay full price for it).Trasher][ said: ... And if it sucks, I can use the resources for Doom projects, and play UT2k3. SC0RE! Now THAT is the right attitude! 0 Share this post Link to post
Rotting Corpse Posted March 17, 2003 I think they put more time in to the graphics then they did game play. Just becouse a game has great grapichs dosent meen its a great game. 0 Share this post Link to post
Captain Red Posted March 17, 2003 Lord FlatHead said:I have only played Unreal II for an hour or so, but I think the review is being pretty harsh even for SA's standards. They're right when they criticize "gaming media" for not being critical at all towards games, but the faults of Unreal II are the same faults nearly all first-person shooters have today. The genre simply isn't fresh anymore - in essence Unreal II is the same kind of game as Doom or Quake, and flashy graphics alone can't save a style of game that has been milked for a decade. you know, you'd think the critzism "FPS nowdays are all the same" would be invalid on a website about a 10 year old FPS. but hey, what do I know? not that this statment isn't true. I personaly think it's worth the 4 or so hour I'd would take to finish it, but it is NOT worth the $90 price tag. 0 Share this post Link to post
999cop Posted March 17, 2003 Only the environmental graphics are good, the character design and models suck as hell, including Anya(I assume that's her name). (edit): Although Legend/Epic claimed that they have used a lot more polys than Doom 3 to create "better" models, well as you can see, Carmack's bump mapping techniques turn out to be more sufficient than ever. 0 Share this post Link to post
Rotting Corpse Posted March 17, 2003 That is so true. Did thy have the same artist working on u1. 0 Share this post Link to post