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1up: Flop That Most Deserved to Succeed in 2011

You remember Rez, right? Sega's cult classic for Dreamcast and PlayStation 2? The game that people are always saying deserved better -- always saying how they'd love to see a sequel to it, and that they'd make sure it got its due if it did? Well, for all intents and purposes, Child of Eden is that sequel.

scrambles4504d ago

extremely cool game but its not hard enough or maybe its just cuz its a railshooter sold at 60$.

guitarded774504d ago

Price point has a lot to do with it, especially in a year like 2011 with so many great games. People on fixed incomes tend to buy franchises they know and games they know they can get a lot of replay value out of. You can't fault 'em, not everyone can shell out $60 for a new IP they're not sure of.
Child of Eden, Bulletstorm and Rayman were all great games and deserved higher sales, but CoE was something even many core gamers were unsure of. With Rayman, many are afraid to spend $60 on a platformer and its release date was at the busiest time of the season. And Bulletstorm launched the same day as Killzone 3 if I remember correctly, also the lack of competitive online probably hurt it even though the co-op online was fun.

EVILDEAD3604503d ago

Eden was NEVER $60..all games on Kinect or Move are $49

But, hopefully the game will get bundled or sell at $20 in the future so people can appreciate this gem.

Ubisoft never promoted it outside of the gaming conference and internet.

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LettingGo4504d ago

Not bad, but a bit repetitive for a $60 game, don't you think? I'd rather play Flower and that was much cheaper.

Venoxn4g4504d ago

I love this game, love REZ too.. now it has a fair price at the moment, so people buy it

from the beach4504d ago

It's unfortunate that people are so hung up on price / amount of content, on the enjoyment front alone I got more 'value' from CoE than many other titles this year.

KILLERAPP4503d ago

What kill child of Eden was the exclusive months to the 360, if it would have come out to both at the same time they wouldn't have sold it on PS3 at 30 bucks less but I guest that check from MS did screw you in the end...

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Duty Calls - Epic Games' Forgotten Call of Duty Parody

Back in 2011, Epic Games and People Can Fly launched a Call of Duty parody - Duty Calls - that has been lost to the annals of history.

closed_account312d ago

"Duty Calls: The Calm Before the Storm" sounds more like a massive case of the sh**s. 😂

I saw the parody mention, and half expected the ability to drop a deuce on your opponent... I left disappointed.

closed_account310d ago

Never too much Taco Tuesday!! Now if only we could just achieve eternal Taco Tuesdays without the inevitable Wipe-It Wednesdays!!! 😂😂

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Amplitude311d ago (Edited 311d ago )

Hahaha i actually just dropped a review of this game on my channel! I hit all the story beats for anybody too lazy to install it and play through it
https://www.youtube.com/wat...

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Bulletstorm - A Cult Classic Worthy of Revival?

Bulletstorm will soon receive a VR remake, but is it worth revisiting? Take a look back at the original 2011 release.

IMissJimRyan320d ago

Absolutely. I remember when the game came out on ps360, I thought: "wow, another shooter" and in the 7th gen that wasn't an unfair reaction.

But when the game was re-release on ps4 I took my time an played it (it was on playstation plus at the time) because, ironically, I missed a shooter in that console. And boy, what a fun game! They made a game to be played and not to be watched. It was a fresh air in the genre that deserved better.

So yes. Maybe it find its audience this time.

SullysCigar320d ago

It's an awesome game. The only exception (for my taste) is the script writing, which is OTT, but I guess that's what they were going for. It does at least match the OTT action and gore. I thought it was great overall and actually being in this game is going to be bonkers!

IMissJimRyan320d ago

Yeah, I agree that storywise it's not an Oscar nominee, but it's like a porn movie in game format.

Abnor_Mal320d ago (Edited 320d ago )

Agree with the over the top script, and felt at the time that was the only thing that people were hyped about, the language and not game play.

But in vr this game is going to be great. It has everything that would make a great vr game. Lots of bombastic action, gunplay, blood, and that leash.

Looking at the gameplay now it seems that the game was ahead of it’s time and was perfect for vr before vr wasn’t even off the ground.

Venoxn4g320d ago

I loved the game back in the day and will love in VR even more!

Yui_Suzumiya319d ago (Edited 319d ago )

I got it on PS3 at launch and am still waiting for the long rumored sequel to finally be announced. Currently have it on Switch and wish a physical version of that would be released. Absolutely love it.

FinalFantasyFanatic319d ago

I actually feel like this game gets revived all the time, not that I hate the game, I actually quite like it, it's just constantly available, unfortunately I'm not a fan of VR so I'll be skipping this version.

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Best Side-Scroller Games on PC

GF365: "These are our picks for the best side-scroller games on PC. The genre was popular back in the day, and these modern games prove the genre is still alive and well."

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