While I really enjoy most of your reviews, this wasn't exactly one, was it? It was more like showing a couple of minutes worth of gameplay, explaining the controls and not really saying much about the game itself. Instead of showing two levels and saying, "That's pretty much everything there is to see about the game", maybe you should have pointed out how ridiculously inventive, quirky, imaginative and varied EWJ is. Based on this "review", I wouldn't want to waste my time taking a closer look.
None of my reviews are traditional reviews, surely if you've watched any you'd know this.
As for the comments on not saying much, there's not much to say. I mentioned the key important stuff including the variety.
Saying how I didn't mention the comedy, if I had went in depth over that then I'd be ruining it for anyone who'd never played it, it's be like you watching a Lee Evans stand up and me saying every punchline while he's setting the joke up.
What's a "traditional" review, anyway? If you call it a review, then it should be, I don't know... a review? What you did here was some sort of... let's call it "impressions of the game". A review tries to give you a clear picture of the subject. I didn't think this one did. I've watched, I don't know, ~30 reviews of yours. This one wasn't as good as the others at doing its job, is all I'm saying.
BTW, you're not being serious here, are you? The humor is the game's unique selling point, glancing over it and claiming that saying more about it would ruin it is, well, questionable. "Some really funny things in here, at least that's what I think" and "Much of the impact of the game in 1994 - and what makes it stand out even to this day - was due to its wacky and anarchic humor which could be best described as Tex Avery on LSD, for example (...)" I'm sure you see the difference.
No Bioshock is apparentally a realistic anything is possible RPGFPS that changes with how you play.
When that isn't true as I was safe and cautious on my first go through yet speedy and reckless on my 2nd go through and I didn't notice much different at all.
It also has broken pysics like being able to set an oil slick on fire 5 times.
I've never once read a "review" that's given me a clear picture of the subject, so called prefessional reviews are mainly people talking about other things then they give the game in question a score.
I get more info out of the summary most do than the actual review.
At the end of the day "Hello and welcome to another breif synopsis of the games content, controls, music, features and how it plays" didn't sound right, so I went for "review".
just played the snes version of earthworm jim on emulator to see how bad it was compared to the MD version and its shit theres hardly any speech or sound effects and not to mention a missing level the only things that where better than the MD version where the graphics and music quality so considering the snes is more powerful than the MD its a pretty poor port not as bad as the ps1 monopoly port though which has worse sound and graphics than the nes port lol
Yeah, bought 1, 2 and 3 on the P.C recentally. GOG sells old P.C games for download and they had 1 and 2 as a bundle cheaper than it'd cost me to get the SNES version of 2, and then they had 3 for MUCH cheaper.
So I couldn't say no really :D
Great site if you're into old games :) Just add the usual end to GOG (dotcom), can't link it here, YT doesn't let you :(
While I really enjoy most of your reviews, this wasn't exactly one, was it? It was more like showing a couple of minutes worth of gameplay, explaining the controls and not really saying much about the game itself. Instead of showing two levels and saying, "That's pretty much everything there is to see about the game", maybe you should have pointed out how ridiculously inventive, quirky, imaginative and varied EWJ is. Based on this "review", I wouldn't want to waste my time taking a closer look.
DonDiego1973 2 years ago
None of my reviews are traditional reviews, surely if you've watched any you'd know this.
As for the comments on not saying much, there's not much to say. I mentioned the key important stuff including the variety.
Saying how I didn't mention the comedy, if I had went in depth over that then I'd be ruining it for anyone who'd never played it, it's be like you watching a Lee Evans stand up and me saying every punchline while he's setting the joke up.
So what the fuck else is there to mention?
DEIVION212 2 years ago
What's a "traditional" review, anyway? If you call it a review, then it should be, I don't know... a review? What you did here was some sort of... let's call it "impressions of the game". A review tries to give you a clear picture of the subject. I didn't think this one did. I've watched, I don't know, ~30 reviews of yours. This one wasn't as good as the others at doing its job, is all I'm saying.
DonDiego1973 2 years ago
BTW, you're not being serious here, are you? The humor is the game's unique selling point, glancing over it and claiming that saying more about it would ruin it is, well, questionable. "Some really funny things in here, at least that's what I think" and "Much of the impact of the game in 1994 - and what makes it stand out even to this day - was due to its wacky and anarchic humor which could be best described as Tex Avery on LSD, for example (...)" I'm sure you see the difference.
DonDiego1973 2 years ago
I haven't a clue who Tex Avery is but I do know that saying the above, wouldn't have made a lick of difference to anyone other than yourself.
Because the only way to mention the humour is to mention a few bits, and there's isn't that much when you condense it all.
Not to mention the fact that describing it doesn't do it justice at all as you have to live it.
So yeah, could've said it's insanely funny, but that's opinion and times change, what was funny in 94 isn't for most in 09.
DEIVION212 2 years ago
Yep, and BioShock is just an FPS, period - right? Well, let's agree to disagree here.
DonDiego1973 2 years ago
No Bioshock is apparentally a realistic anything is possible RPGFPS that changes with how you play.
When that isn't true as I was safe and cautious on my first go through yet speedy and reckless on my 2nd go through and I didn't notice much different at all.
It also has broken pysics like being able to set an oil slick on fire 5 times.
Shame really.
DEIVION212 2 years ago
But yeah I'm fine to agree to dissagree, just as long as you don't watch my Earthworm Jim 1 and 2 P.C review XD
Because I don't think I can have another argument again today, lol.
DEIVION212 2 years ago
I've never once read a "review" that's given me a clear picture of the subject, so called prefessional reviews are mainly people talking about other things then they give the game in question a score.
I get more info out of the summary most do than the actual review.
At the end of the day "Hello and welcome to another breif synopsis of the games content, controls, music, features and how it plays" didn't sound right, so I went for "review".
DEIVION212 2 years ago
out of the console ports of this I have to say the Mega CD is the best port it had the best sound and graphics and the most levels
wizzgamer 2 years ago
Did it?
Cool :D
DEIVION212 2 years ago
just played the snes version of earthworm jim on emulator to see how bad it was compared to the MD version and its shit theres hardly any speech or sound effects and not to mention a missing level the only things that where better than the MD version where the graphics and music quality so considering the snes is more powerful than the MD its a pretty poor port not as bad as the ps1 monopoly port though which has worse sound and graphics than the nes port lol
wizzgamer 2 years ago
great review I couldnt wait for earthworm Jim 2 to come to the vc so I went on ebay and got the mega drive version and its great
wizzgamer 2 years ago
Thanks :D
Yeah, bought 1, 2 and 3 on the P.C recentally. GOG sells old P.C games for download and they had 1 and 2 as a bundle cheaper than it'd cost me to get the SNES version of 2, and then they had 3 for MUCH cheaper.
So I couldn't say no really :D
Great site if you're into old games :) Just add the usual end to GOG (dotcom), can't link it here, YT doesn't let you :(
DEIVION212 2 years ago
Just checked the site out and its great might get some games sometime thanks for telling me about it
wizzgamer 2 years ago
No probs :)
There's 3 you can get now for free.
Teen agent, Beneath A Steel Sky and Lure Of The Temptress.
No idea why they're free, but they are so... :D
DEIVION212 2 years ago
Earthworm Jim is one of the best franchises ever!! IMO :D It's great there's a new game coming after all these years!
Groovy Review!!
STEFANROCKER23 3 years ago
i used to love earthworm jim on the gameboy
Bigsmilereviews 3 years ago
Ditto :)
DEIVION212 3 years ago
Which gameboy version do you mean? Gameboy Color Menace 2 the Galaxy or Earthworm Jim on gameboy?
STEFANROCKER23 3 years ago
Cheers :)
I'm gutted that I never got to play 3. Might have to look on e-Bay for that. And 2, SNES 2 is miles better than the 2 we'll get on the VC.
MD owns 1, but SNES owns 2.
DEIVION212 3 years ago