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Deadlight Review [Capsule Computers]

Travis Bruno of Capsule Computers writes:

"At the very start, Deadlight seemed like it had plenty going for it. Unfortunately, the further into the game the player gets the more issues will arise. In fact, nearly all the aforementioned bugs and issues started occurring past the midway point in the short title. With an artificial difficulty being the only thing padding out the title’s length and a simplistic storyline with only a few shining moments, Deadlight had moments of greatness which were far outweighed by the game’s lack of polish and price tag."

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LinkageAX4711d ago

Damn, this game looked good too.

masterabbott4711d ago

These games look good, but its glad this review explained how bad it really is and its priced at 1200, the gamers buying this and only getting 2-3 hours of gameplay out of it are certainly going to rage! I hope that MS starts lowering the prices on arcade games back to 800 and 400 as 1200 is way too much.

bubblebeam4711d ago

Agreed. Orcs Must Die was fun and all, but the 1200msp they were asking is laughable. I'd say 600msp tops.

I recently bought metro 2033, along with the dlc (which was disc locked content, 687kb) which was 240msp, and it was free on PC.

Microsoft are greedy but-holes. That's why Valve didn't want to release DLC on it because they knew microsoft would charge for them.

humbleopinion4711d ago

I think Orc Must Die was well worth 15$ - it gave much more than 2-3 hours of playtime. It was also priced similarly on Steam so you can't claim it's MS being greedy about it (unlike Deadlight I guess).

The same aplies to Metro 2033: It's not an MS published title so they're not the ones setting the DLC price or locking it on disc (I don't think any MS games have disc locked DLC on them). You can blame THQ for that.

On topic: A shame about Deadlight, although I didn't have very high expectations in the first place: this was from an unknown studio and it didn't make much impact on roadshows like Fez, Braid, Limbo etc.

bubblebeam4711d ago

@humbleopinion

Microsoft still get money for the dlc, whether it is published by them or not. If it were THQ, wouldn't they have charged pc users as well?

Orcs must die gave me plenty of playtime as well (by the time i had every achievement, I had played over 20 hours or so), but it was very repetitive. The second one looks much better and has co-op (why the 1st one didn't have co-op is beyond me in this day and age), and is also reviewing well (around 90 from 8 reviews)!

I'll probably still be getting deadlight as well. I have a huge backlog of games to complete on xbox and ps3 atm, so I might wait a couple months.

-MD-4711d ago

Waiting for the pc version.

MWH4711d ago (Edited 4711d ago )

i'm very disappointed, let's see what others have to say.

edit: plenty of other reviews are available.

http://www.gamerankings.com...

Dust is our last hope in this Summer of Arcade.. but i'm still getting Deadlight.

hennessey864711d ago

in other reviews, I suppose its down to personal taste. I can't wait to get this

MWH4711d ago

i guess so.. i'm getting it anyway, i have a hunch i'll like it.

coaidant4711d ago

It all comes down to personal taste, sure it's short but at least it doesn't drag on. It does what it sets out to do.

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Games that are better on the second playthrough

Some games require more than one playthrough to fully experience. Here are seven games that are better on the second playthrough.

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Levii_92794d ago

Red Dead 2 ? Who would ever want to play that slow ass bloated overly long game twice ! Not to mention going through those awfully designed main missions.

Storm23794d ago

Agreed. I couldn't even finish it the first time.

DankSinatra794d ago

I mean, I did. I enjoyed every bit of the 3 times I played through it. Just because you didn’t enjoy it doesn’t mean others won’t. Not every game is for everyone.

Demetrius794d ago

Ikr I thoroughly enjoyed red dead 2 one of the best open world games

Levii_92794d ago

But the first game is one of my favourite games ever.. i have no idea what happend with the second game but Rockstar needs to change it’s game design, especially how those main missions are designed. It’s severly outdated. Oh and actually make the gameplay enjoyable and not so slow and clunky.

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DankSinatra793d ago

“But the first game is one of my favourite games ever.. i have no idea what happend with the second game but Rockstar needs to change it’s game design, especially how those main missions are designed. It’s severly outdated. Oh and actually make the gameplay enjoyable and not so slow and clunky.“

Believe me, I recently replayed the first one and it’s worse in both structure and game design. Don’t let nostalgia misplace that. RDR 2 is definitely an improvement but it’s rockstar in general that needs to open up their handholding on missions.

anast793d ago

I got almost 700 hrs in that game. so, here is at least one person.

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Nacho_Z794d ago

Some games have good incentives for multiple playthroughs but you can never beat experiencing it for the first time. Caelid for the first time? Mindblowing. Second time around it's just Caelid again.

Abear21793d ago

Bioshock, Skyrim, and Darkest Dungeon for me

gold_drake793d ago

definitely the Soul games and Bloodborne haha.

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Best Zombie Games for Xbox One

GF365: "Here are the best zombie games for Xbox One. Many of these post-apocalyptic zombie games are also available on other platforms. Plus, you can play any of these games on Xbox Series X and S via backward compatibility."

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10 Saddest Video Game Stories

GF365: "A well-written and heart-touching video game can bring almost anyone to tears, and it's not always a bad thing. There are countless titles that have executed the concept of tragedy perfectly. Here are the saddest video game stories."

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shinoff2183900d ago

Deadliest was an awesome game. Glad to see it get recognition. I remember seeing it in ebay physically I had to buy it.

Snookies12899d ago

NieR: Automata's focus on existentialism hit me so hard, I legitimately had a brief existential crisis from it. It actually had me contemplating life and death. One of the many factors that contributed to Automata overtaking Chrono Trigger as my favorite game of all time. I've been gaming since Bionic Commando on NES. So I never really thought I'd find a game that could usurp Chrono Trigger for me, personally.

gold_drake899d ago

wow.
i mean i love the Nier franchise but to contemplate life and death ... maybe a therapist would help? not being funny about it.

Zeldafan64898d ago

Xenoblade Chronicles was what dethroned Chrono Trigger as my favorite rpg ever.

DrDoomer899d ago

these zoomers don't know about Silent Hill 2?

Elda899d ago

TLOU had a couple of touching moments but the entire story wasn't sad to me. But it was a story of survival so I guess the entire predicament of living in those conditions can be considered sad & I guess the same can be said for The Walking Dead..lol. Sekiro,Spec Op & Dark Souls story didn't seem sad to me nor did Nier:Automata. To each their own to how someone interprets a sad story.

VerminSC899d ago

What?!
SPOILERS
Dude, the main characters daughter dies in his arms in the first 30 minutes of the game. Then 2 brothers die in front of you in a horrible heartbreaking way. Followed by the conclusion where Joel chooses Ellie’s life and dooms mankind!

😂 Not sad at all

goldwyncq899d ago

Sarah’s death was sad, didn’t care about the 2 brothers at all, and I fully support Joel’s decision to save Ellie because mankind was beyond saving at that point anyway, so it was more bittersweet than sad, knowing how it would strain Ellie and Joel’s relationship going forward.

Elda899d ago

For me, the beginning was sad in TLOU everything else was just touching moments. Again as I stated in my initial comment.."To each their own for how someone interprets what is & isn't sad"

HeliosHex899d ago

I found resident evil village to be sad.

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