Singularity: Video Game Review - Bill Shibley (8/10) S02E44

[alifelesscritic]

u are FAT n pathetic : (

[randomshytFTW]

I personally don't give a DAMN about graphics. I just go along for story, and gameplay.

[marty0417]

@randomshytFTW Same here!

[mattysniper2k81]

IF YOU JUST LOOKED AT THIS THUMPS IT UP

[roaddoag]

I though singularity was a good game, I like games that focus more on story line than multiplayer. I wish more games did that.

[xhinodomi1234567]

@roaddoag It's sad because there are about 3 games that I can name that are going to release that concentrate on the story; Metro Last Light, Syndicate, and Bioshock Infinite. I wish more game developers care about the campaign, lately most have been shying away from it to add an addictive multiplayer or some other crap.

PS: There probably more but not too much.

[Skulliful]

pretty much worth buying this game because is on sale in steam for about 7.50 euros.

[reapingyard]

i sorta agree with the score.. maybe a 7/10 woulda been more accurate... cause the game was not that good at all

[ralphy329]

@reapingyard if the game was not good at all then why would it have a 7? A 7 means a good game

[reapingyard]

@ralphy329 well it was not good AT ALL.... i mean the story and mechanics were OK.... so I guess it should get a 6 because it was OK.... but not amazing in anyway.

[DelormeStorm]

don't read from a script when doing a review.

[maroom1]

Singularity is far better than Bioshock 1 & 2

I played all the 3 games, I really can't believe that bioshock is more popular than Singularity. This game is so underrated

[reapingyard]

@maroom1 not really... bioshock is way better

[MarekUtd]

jangky???

[kingofkunk]

Learn how to speak English correctly, then review a game.

[SKizzAM911]

billy does some weird pauses when he talks :p

[OfficialProzekuttor]

I actually love this game, one of my favorite games. The campaign was interesting and fun and even though the multiplayer was sparse I felt it followed the formula of less is more cause me and my friend went on it, taking turns, and we were playing for hours....very enjoyable

[pokemasterelite]

I like how this guy makes the game seem worse than the score he gives it. Basically watching the video without seeing a scoring i would think this guy gave it a 6.5 or a 7/10. this guy is horrible he needs to sound less scripted.

[jfeng008]

@pokemasterelite agreed. and does anyone else notice he has weird breathing patterns and pauses when speaking?

[123INFLAMES666]

@pokemasterelite You are horrible

[nukeurhouse12]

"over all there is not much to separate singularity from other shooter games".. This guy is a fucking idiot this is the only game with this new and fun concept where U can control;l time and travel past and future. This guy is a fucking Dyke 

[GiantPoopingMonkey]

@nukeurhouse12 its not the only game , case and point , TimeShift. I still DONT agree with this dudes lame review

[MultiSteve20]

i actually thought this was one of the best games i had played in a very long time...the story and puzzles was sensational and kept my huge interest right to the end, as for the "not the greatest looking game" comment, did you ever consider it was because you were playing it on ps3? >.> it was rather great on the 360 tbh. I never had a chance to play MP as i rented it out but from what i can tell it looks to be obviously more SP orientated (like AC:brotherhood)...imo fantastic SP gameplay 9.5/10

[xXxValveFanxXx]

booooooooooo

[MrD4KJ]

looks like your reading of sumin

[megasuchy]

Is this a joke ,8/10???? This game is MegaEnjoyable!! Great storyline,beautiful graphics, outstanding engine and physics.Person who make such a silly reviews hasn't ever played in 20% to this game.I realize that's my opinion,but there is a lot of players that agree with Me.10/10.I'm gonna play it again and again!!!

[buttonfactoryjim]

I get confused by Machinima Reviews, they say how average a game is then give it a 7 or 8, surely the average out of 10 is 5?

[indianboy96]

@buttonfactoryjim uhh a 5 out of 10 is a fail..... not an average. Its like a grade you get in school. 5 out of 10 is an F. That's not average. 7 or 8 is a low C to a low B. Thats pretty average. So yeah, machinima reviews are not that confusing

[buttonfactoryjim]

@indianboy96 If something is average it should be a 5 (average result of a 10 sided dice is 5), theres no need for an average to be a 7, do we need 6 degrees of fail? Surely it should be like a set of scales, 5 in the middle as the average and 0-4 on the negative side, 6-10 on the possitive side. This is something I noticed in alot of review where an "average" game is 7 and its something that annoys me. Saying average = 7 works in school grades (it pushes the children) but its not the "agerage".

[indianboy96]

@buttonfactoryjim and it would be like a set of scales rather than school averages or many other averages why? Is one thing's average results better than another's. They just decided to go with 7 being the average. If i annoys you so much, just watch the review and stop a minute before it ends

[MrGameruler101]

@buttonfactoryjim I agree with you, 5/10 should be average, but most people think that's a bad score instead. I assume people that think 7/10 is average also give every game they like a 10/10.

[guitar41796]

@buttonfactoryjim in school its the same. A 100%-90% B 89%-80% C 79%-70% D 69%-60% F 59% and below. C means average

[TheGenericInk]

@buttonfactoryjim youd like angyjoe

[zhen1234]

......this sounds soooo scripted....it doesnt even sound rehearsed.....

[zezima286]

i dont care am still getting it , from my view it looks amazing

[mafiasnubben]

buy this or assassin´s creed brotherhood??

[zhen1234]

@mafiasnubben .....you can get both.....brother hood comes out in november...

[ghoy231]

@mafiasnubben DAMMIT YOU HAFTA BUY BOTH. THIS GAME IS not amazing, but excellent. In my opinion. (9.0/10)

[H4L0K1LL4]

this game is very FUN! i loved it.

[jjdaman16]

This dude really shouldn't be making reviews. Clearly not rehearsed his heavy script by the time he recorded this

[imbadatnames390]

So it's a copy of bioshock?

So it's a copy of a copy:P

[AsianInsomniac]

@imbadatnames390 bioshock wasnt necessarily a copy considering that system shock and bioshock were made by the same company and bioshock has a better story

[imbadatnames390]

@AsianInsomniac

Round of applause for realizing I was talking bout system shock 2

[indianboy96]

@imbadatnames390 uh what is bioshock a copy of? Seriously dude its really original.

[imbadatnames390]

@indianboy96

System shock 2,it was made by the same developer who almost completely re-used the story and has very similar gameplay

[indianboy96]

@imbadatnames390 system shock 2 is nothing like bioshock. Sure there is shooting and the use of powers, but that's it. System shock 2 has aliens and is about space, cyberspace, spaceships, and destroying a ship or something like that. i dont know if you've ever played bioshock, but the stories are nothing alike

[imbadatnames390]

@indianboy96

lol you dont even know what ur talking about,if you had played both you'd know the story similarities

[indianboy96]

@imbadatnames390 really? Cuz i dont really need to play the game to know the similarities. Its called wikipedia. And reading. You know, the thing that you should get more of. And lets see the similarities. Bioschock has big daddies, little sisters, adam, plasmids, an underwater city, mad people, and much more. System shock has none of that except maybe a different version of plasmids. I don't really know, but no, there are barely any similarities. And i doubt you've even played bioshock

[TheAzianInvazion]

No offence, but this guy isn't ready to make videos

[clankbot9]

Both Singularity and Bioshock 2 multiplayers got a real cruddy, tacted-on feel, kind of review but I honestly LOVED them both. I've actually got more time clocked in between them then MW2 =P

[thewishywashysound]

fake



[tabuu13]

Half the time the commentators speaking too quickly, the other half he's stuttering and pausing all over the place.

[PickelFjunior]

wtf janky?

[BillyChaka]

this guy needs to learn how to speak in front of a camera.

[HaxJaxs]

No offense but you made this review sound very scripted and very "Just another shooter..."

[Pixelatedude6]

Yeahhh, this game has alot in common with Bioshock, Half Life 2, alittle like Doom 3, and similarities to several other games. I agree with most of what this guy's saying. Looks like a good game. I know, i'm going to get it.

[xREVSx]

NEVER DO A COMENTARY AGAIN!

THUMS UP?!

[vladanbelcevic]

@xREVSx why

[buuntka]

Nah, not portal I meant half life.

[buuntka]

Bioshock, Portal, and Wolfenstein. Very fun game.

[pctheboom]

@buuntka What i don't see Portal in this game. It"s more like

Bioshock,TimeShift and Wolfenstein.

[HycAMoment]

Bioshock + TimeShift = Singularity

[jaisinator]

The reviewer talks incredibly awkwardly...

[austinKW195]

I'm curious..I loved bioshock so is this game worth a rent?

[maroom1]

@austinKW195

Yes, it is even better than bioshock

[reapingyard]

@maroom1 not even close man... not even a little

[Alen88]

i liked this game, but its nowhere near bioshock

[indalecio21]

I play it on my pc.Gaming Pc.

No frame problems

No Graphic problems

No problems at all,i love the game.

Play something else at Ps3 or X-Box like Halo or Resistance.Muahahaha

[SuckerGamer]

@indalecio21  oh hai! Your turn to gtfo.

[indalecio21]

@SuckerGamer

Oh hi! Shut the fuck up you little nerd :)

[SuckerGamer]

@indalecio21 well aint that nice. are we calling people nerds now?

if anything your a nerd :)

[indalecio21]

@SuckerGamer

You answer to an insult with the same insult?What are you?8 years old?

[SuckerGamer]

@indalecio21 and your like what 22? and i am not trying to insult you. >.<

[phail555]

Damn, i fucking loved the game, the gameplay, the story, it was amazing, I really liked it!

[Mizerri]

Half-life 2, Bioshock, Timeshift, Dark Sector, Left 4 Dead. Fun game.

[prokentsful]

Well I believe that it is pretty sensational.

So I am not going to listen to your opinion...

[WolfClant]

i hated bioshock, it sucked balls

[SuckerGamer]

@WolfClant lololol GTFO RIGHT NOW

[WolfClant]

@SuckerGamer im sirious, it was awful

[SuckerGamer]

@WolfClant how?

[WolfClant]

@SuckerGamer 1. small customization in multyplayer

2. missions in single player feel all the same

3. levels in all modes (single and multyplayer) feel the same

[SuckerGamer]

@WolfClant  OH! well your not talking about

Bioshock, but Bioshock 2. got a little confusing

but yeah Bioshock 2 is nowhere near as good as the first game

hopefully the third times the charm wiht Bioshock 3

(if it will ever come)

[WolfClant]

@SuckerGamer i understand, but theres no need for bioshock 3 cause there will be bioshock mmo

[rudeabakea]

@WolfClant how can u hate bioshock its FRICKEN AWESOME its my favourite game i have played it 30 times still not old

[WolfClant]

@rudeabakea the first one might have been awsome, but read my other response about bioshock 2

[ciortas1]

Bring back Chris Lockey!!! I WANT CHRIS LOCKEY!!!! ><

[dawnrocko]

wow do u have an actual opinion or does your robot god put all your words in your mouth for u

[jcbe1992]

your a pure fag, multiplayer was amazing

[GandENetwork]

id give it 7/10 and is this the dude that one the competition?

[lucky60629]

What's wrong with him writing his review before recording it? wtf?

[TimeDawg]

The way he speaks. Sounds like he has. Either tiny. Lungs. Or autism.

[mikhailkost]

I know he was talking about this, but honestly, how is that not Bioshock?

[NzTyler]

SSoH has done a play through of it, it looks cool

[STOPxHACKERS]

7/10

[chubykid58]

man all u guys r right this guy is such a faker, they should fire him or never let him do this again

[ADMHunter68]

looks like bioshock with the new GRAVITY GUN plasmid

[PopssJr]

Oh so very painful to listen to

[kouriichi]

I liked sigularity. It was an amazing story game, but the multipayer was kinda........ not shit...... :/ it wasnt good. Coulda been better.

XD i love all the things he complains about. I didnt encounter any on my xbox.

[irdunmakevideo]

So Horribly Spoken I Almost Couldn't Watch It

[newgarda]

reminds me of bioshock

[elbirlo666]

this guys such a bellend he cant tell a good game from his left testicle

[dudesta69]

dude, you seem like you just can be bothered with this and just want to finish your script...

[OsarisMitch]

That sounded like the most boring game ever the best thing about it was "its kinda like Bioshock" AND YOU GAVE IT A SCORE 2 AWAY FROM A PERFECT??? I think some ones been bought...

[ZomBTott]

@OsarisMitch almost all games these days are 7/8/9. People dont seem to realize that a 10 is a perfect game, and a decent game is a 5-7. This game should be around a 6 because it is not dreadful, but not nearly a great game. people just need to learn to rate things better >.>

[Gh0st3d]

Whoever this guy is. He is a really bad spokes person. And you can tell hes just reading off of something that was written down before hand. You should be able to naturally describe the game your talking about if you expect to sell what you're saying.

[naruxhinatreyy]

This game is like

Half life 2 + Bioshock 2.

+ COD LOLS .

[naruxhinatreyy]

In Soviet Russia,

Shut the fuck up.

[BrowleeCrack]

the game is really fun, you enjoy the damn device, but you dont use the full potencial is very little the thinks you reconstruct or deconstruct, and for the pc version the texture are very slow to charge, sometimes they dont charge at all. if, only if you take this isues out, the game is a potencial videogame.

[oc175]

no wonder the grphics and shapes looked familiar. raven software also did the new wolfenstein

[austinKW195]

@Hamun002 no kidding.this guy was boring too.

[Hamun002]

Practice the script before you hit record.

[FLORENAS]

Do you know how many people would like to review this game for Machinima? You should have done better Shibley.

[heheIvan]

I absolutely loved this game. It did everything right, it was innovative enough, it was thankfully linear, it had a clever, cool ending and I want moar of such in games. Raven does the most enjoyable shooting scenes, above all, it's an amazing short blast.

Graphic wise lacks some polish but looks decent anyway.

I loved the gameplay so much it made me try Bioshock, as much as I liked the concept i just couldn't bear with the gameplay, so i dropped it. My taste.

[cockmaster2006]

the game is bad , just a copycat of bioshock

[fatmanandschizard]

@cockmaster2006 ur mom was a copy of bioshock ooooooooooooohhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!­!

[KoolJayJ]

in Republic of China, You eat Dog

[djkilldozer]

There is nothing wrong with reading a script, but at least do it well.

[TheMac259]

@xxXST0N3DXxx fag

[TeddiousBear]

Stalin <3333333333333333333333333

[insanitythesurfer]

the reviewer is shit. he is obviously reading a script, and you can hear he is just reading straight off of it

[TheMipeidan]

Hmm a 8/10... not to bad.

[addictedtooflight]

@TheMipeidan 6 is shit, 7 is playable, 8 is good, 9 is very good, no such thing as a 10

[guns949]

@addictedtooflight lol no <5 is shit 5/6 is ok 7/8 is good 9 is very good and 10 is very small minor flaws.

[TheMipeidan]

@addictedtooflight I didn't need to know the scores thank you.

[unstopable46]

@addictedtooflight thr have been some 10s just so u no. For example God of War 3 lol

[pgf95]

GTFO kid...

[LupoFirenze25]

nice work Billy!

This is the first time i've seen you do something at Machinima. Just keep practicing your speaking skills and sounds less scripted and you will do fine.

[KyuubiMinato]

In Soviet Russia, time travels you lol

[Vasquez88]

Wow, for all the bad things you brought up, I didn't expect an 8/10. The game looks okay to me, but I probably won't pick it up.

[arsenal9124]

i don't like game of powers i like reality games....

[pcxt21]

I personally liked singularity, though I did play the PC version and hence didn't have nearly as many technical issues as the PS3 version apparently.

[Supersecretfilms]

8/10? this game is on all consoles xbox pc ps3,not wii. but still this game is awesome and no one cares about how you feel,because you kept saying crackdown 2 was shit

[iFlyHlGH]

dude you soud extremely scripted.

[sockpeople]

@iFlyHlGH hes new. he'll get the hang of it.

[mikhailkost]

@iFlyHlGH You can see him looking back at his computer every now and then. Basically, yes, it's scripted.

[fizzyuncle]

is this only for the ps3?

[YAMAHAZM]

@fizzyuncle no its also for the PC and Xbox 360 :)

[snakeeyes119]

i dont think this game is worth it, but i dont agree with his reasons (this game honestly isnt creative at all, the idea of the TMD is great, but they never really used much of that potential.) also its REALLY obvious that this guy is reading off a paper and didnt practice enough... most uncool

[WhiteMan6290]

Reminds me of the conduit.

[snakeeyes2577]

don't listen to this jackass, multiplayer player is alot of fun. also finding health and ammo is not a problem if your any good at fps games, unlike this guy.

[iHatEuX95]

@snakeeyes2577 ye u can easly find health and ammo if u look around

[JoaoPinto23]

looks crappy to me

[ThreeGuyVid3os]

just looks like another simple war game thing..

[raven66614]

Im still not sure, should I get this game ? :S

[SirLeeuwenKlauw]

@raven66614 I was going to buy it, but then I saw darksydephil's playthrough. It was only 50 parts, so 500 minutes. And he said the multiplayer really sucks.

[ragabouncemuffin]

looks badass

is it on the 360??

[poesidon2323]

@ragabouncemuffin ya

[pker4lyfe1]

@ragabouncemuffin x360 pc and pieceofshit3.

[elckicker]

ugh I hate when people read there review. Just talk about it. I hate when people prepare a paper and just read off of it.

[mazzzzi1234]

your reading of something

[saiyanprince989]

Bought it. Loved it. Just wish it was about 5+ hours longer. Honestly that is really my only complaint. Also love the Metroid tribute achievement. Thought that was a great touch. Plus getting a free copy of Prototype is another great bonus.

[yodude1933]

I personaly find singularity`s multiplayer more enjoyable then MW2

[haigsduifga7sdyf78as]

@yodude1933 because mw2 has so many flaws.

[LegendarySock]

Like all games, it's probably better on the PC.

And work on your flow of your voice. It's like. You're talking. Somewhat like. This.

[Mezzo396]

shitty reviewer

[dicai]

I need subtitles! I reached the point where I didn't care no more for the story and just proceeded through levels as a mindless shooting machine. Who decides to give character thick "russian accents" and no subtitles?!

[Sunburn190]

wow, you're criticizing it for not having health packs before a mission where there are a lot of enemys?

[Onishax]

The way this review is going , i doubt anyone who watched this is gonna get the game

[gadgetsit]

6.5/10

[ShTuPm]

The narrator could at least go over some "difficult" parts in the text. That way there would be no stutters. As it is, i have a feeling that you have bad reading skills, bad sight or probably you see the text for the first time in your life. Or maybe second. Learn something from Mr. Talbert.

[imaloony8]

Jeez man, take a few more takes. Your voice is uneven, and I can almost imagine you reading off your computer screen or off a sheet of paper. Obviously, you don't have much practice at this, and it shows. Leave it to the pros.

And how are the graphics bad? They look fine. Just because they're not comparable to Final Fantasy XIII doesn't make them bad. God, people are really getting snooty with the fucking graphics as of late.

[mil3nium90]

Played trough the game on hard mode. Cant understand when he said there is not enough ammo and health pack.. There is ALOT. 90% of the time i had 4/5 health packs and i never went out of ammo.. never bought ammo from the machine either.

I agree there are similarities between this game and bioshock, but actually liked this game more. Played trough bioshock right before I started with Singularity.

You quickly get into this game and you _hit_ the head =) Played FPS game before with bad recoils.

[ODSTRedstorm]

Nolan north? He's EVERYWHERE!

[Ttechnicolor]

8.5

[flectz]

this kid was probably scouring the thesaurus looking for big words

[seanyboy1982]

horribly eri

WTF is that. Just say horribly wrong numbnuts

[cpnamn]

Sounds like it's his first time reading the scripted review.

[Nemesis958]

Too bad my Singularity disc got scratched and I can't finish the story mode. :(

[destroyaX]

il tell you somthing and plzz dont get pissed off at me.

first im tire that in all 360 and ps3 game reviews they always mostly count on the way the game looks the graphics in other words and when you review a wii game they dont fucking care about the graphics is like all of the ppl that review 360 and ps3 games care more for the way it looks then the story

and second these guy has no idea what he wrote is clear that hes reading the review but dude learn how to read

[cpnamn]

@destroyaX As much as i hate the pace of this review ( awkward pauses and stuff ) but your comment is hurting my eyes so bad.

The reason why they don't give a fuck about the Wii graphics is because it's NOT a graphic enhanced console, it's heart is in the wii mote which is different from the 360 multiplayer and the ps3 graphic engine.

[destroyaX]

@cpnamn thats true but lets say that the cod black ops have bad graphics but the game is good (i know thats never going to be) they will say is a bad game just for the graphics .......what im saying is that the reviews are depending so much on the graphics and not that much on the gameplay

[cpnamn]

@destroyaX Because on the PC, 360 and Ps3 the engine is a lot better than the Wii.

the Wii can't handle high quality graphics these days so they have to lower it. Take a look at the wii version of Cod 4 or Cod WaW and then on the 360/ps3/pc version.

The bar is set higher for the others and that's why the graphics matter in a way, we wouldn't want to play a game in 2002 style graphcs now would we?

note: I don't care about graphics at all. Gameplay > graphics.