Don't look straight at the numbers on this, hear me out.
dark outlook
Conveluted controls, Rushed to the shelf despite years in development, not as good as it's predecessor. These were the complaints lodged at Perfect Dark 64, the greatest FPS solo campaign game ever made. (IMHO) And the best make your custom multiplayer until Halo PC.
Don't look straight at the numbers on this, hear me out.
dark outlook Conveluted controls, Rushed to the shelf despite years in development, not as good as it's predecessor. These were the complaints lodged at Perfect Dark 64, the greatest FPS solo campaign game ever made. (IMHO) And the best make your custom multiplayer until Halo PC.
When a game begins on N64 and is then switched to Gamecube as delays hit and 16 of it's developers quit to form free radical, the director quits to form Zoonami, and then Nintendo loses so much money propping them up they sell their own stock back to them and Rare knowing it can't survive alone sells said stock to M$, then 100 of the 200 employees quit in disgust, then it's delayed from Xbox to Xbox 360, you know you have the deck stacked against you. When this game launched, it was impossible to live up to it's hype.
THOSE PEOPLE RUNNING AROUND ON FIRE WERE INSPIRED BY RARE EMPLOYEES BURNED DURING THE PRODUCTION OF THIS GAME.
Pond Punk'd I remember when EGM showed screens of a new cel shaded Joanna and I was disgusted, the new comic book style that's somewhere in between is no better, if you loved the blade runneresque worldscapes you are gonna have to tone down those expectations. Mo Bond references, Carrington is butchered so much you can't even tell he's an old Sean Connery Parody.
And forget about the adventures of the feminine secret agent and her plucky alien sidekick Elvis, you get a younger, less sexy (more slutty) daddy's girl who has none of her older self's tact and cool head. The plot is a throw away at best. I'm convinced this is where the zero in the name comes from, the effort put into the story. Forget the evil of Cassandra Devries and her conniving plans to doublecross everyone human or alien, replace that with the Mandarin ripoff and his whiney daughter. Yes aliens are referenced... ONCE no mention on whether it's Maian, Skedar, or Cetan. Hell it could be Xenu for all they tell you, even if you do get to find out how your favorite Teabag Sapient Dr. Carrol got his brain put in a laptop. Buy the novels instead.
KEEP WISHING, IT WON'T MAKE THE REAL GAME LOOK LIKE THIS.
EEEEEEWWWW THAT'S ALMOST AS BAD AS THE INGAME ONE.... ALMOST.
Perfect purchase? Why would something with a stripped down combat simulator, toned down guns and gadgets, crappy jet packs, Suicidal team Ai you can no longer command, and Carrington in a dress, be so highly recommended by Myahon? I forgot to tell you my favorite parts. Reprogramming autoguns and cameras, threat detector goggles, peak and sneak mechanics and taking cover, the return of the laptop gun, Psychosis gun, Superdragon. The ability to hit a level as you see fit, either run and gun, or sneak with cloaking devices and disembowel with a sword.
JET PACKS? I STILL MISS THE HOVER BIKE :(
Do you really want to hear my biggest complaint? It's to short. I was having so much fun I didn't want it to end. It's half what it's predecessor was, but that's more then awesome enough. Why would i give a game half as good as perfect Dark an 8? Cause Perfect Dark was a 16 (the frame rate, shortness, inability to see up Joanna's skirt cost the 64 version a few points.) I can't wait to play some more. I thought about it at work all day today. Which is rare cause usually i think of Asian girls in bikinis.
EQUIP A SHIELD TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM MYAHON'S FLAMING CRITICISMS.
a Rare Price to Pay $30 new, $15 used?
HOW could you not buy a game this great at that price? If you haven't rented it at least DO SO! It is MORE then worth a week of your time. The difficulty can be set low enough for a kid to beat or high enough you'll never make it, and filling your inventory by requiring you complete a level with a weapon to make it available in your armory for replaying missions ads a LOT of replay. Just like the origanel you'll spend hours memorizing the Ai and find ways to slip through an entire level with no guard even knowing you are there. It's by no means perfect, but it's more then worth the price of admission.
WEBSTER'S DEFINES THE “HEADSHOT” AS THE THING THAT'S MORE EFFECTIVE BUT LESS HILARIOUS THEN A CROTCH SHOT.
