VampireNaomi Posted March 19, 2005 Share Posted March 19, 2005 Everybody is always talking about how much critics and magazines praised GF. Have you actually seen someone say something negative about it? This is the worst I could find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrik Posted March 19, 2005 Share Posted March 19, 2005 All games will have people who dislike them. Grim Fandango is very well respected, so you don't generally see as many negative reviews, but there will be some out there from people who simply cannot get on with it. This guy in particular seems to have a problem with adventure gaming in general, and obviously hasn't got a knack for it. I only needed a hint during the notorious tree maze puzzle, the rest I could work out for myself (given enough time) at the mere age of ten. I refuse to accept that the puzzles in GF are totally difficult or illogical. His review is a bit crap really, and he doesn't judge it too well in light of what it actually is. If he had brought up something like the occasional clipping issues and such, or the lack of an optional point and click interface, than I may have been able to take him seriously. The fact that he's reviewing a game that he hasn't played all the way through strips away and remaining credibility that he may have had remaining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JofaGuht Posted March 20, 2005 Share Posted March 20, 2005 The only people that I know that have felt negatively about GF felt that way because of the interface. Point-n-click conservatives who weren't quite ready for a change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Isaac Posted March 20, 2005 Share Posted March 20, 2005 Yeah, I doubt there are any games that everyone likes. People have different taste in game genres, and this guy obviously doesn't like adventure games in general... The problem is that the game itself is a combination of the worst aspects of computer games - bizarre, improbable magic devices that have to be combined in eactly the right bizarre ways in order to cause other bizarre, unpredictable things to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day of the Dead Posted April 1, 2005 Share Posted April 1, 2005 I welcome other people's opinions, I love debating about things and so forth, but... "I eventually turned to the hint book from Prima, supplemented with a walkthrough from the net. And even then I couldn't get through the game!" If anyone takes that review seriously, after reading that, they need their head checked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metallus Posted April 1, 2005 Share Posted April 1, 2005 Word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SyntheticGerbil Posted July 28, 2005 Share Posted July 28, 2005 I think that guy has a problem with adventure games in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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