Dead Rising 2 is a terrible game

[taltamir]

So, I just tossed Dead rising 2 away in anger and disgust... and to think Yahtzee claimed it is is the second best game of the year? seriously?

I haven't heard of it before seeing his review, went ahead and tried it, it was a turd!

The game started out fun (the first 10 minutes of it), but it turned out to be one big never ending series of escort missions, with a timer, with retarded AI!

And why the hell does my steel crowbar break after 20 whacks?

They made a game which has the ingredients of a winner and made it into fail. The most amazing thing is that the game would be so much better if they simply REMOVED things rather then added new things. Seriously, all they have to do is // some code and get a game that is actually good. This isn't a programming failure, its a design failure and it should be listed as the second worst game of the year. Even the force unleashed 2 wasn't as big a turd.

If you are thinking about buying it, save your money and get something good.

 

[zerocool84]

I really enjoyed the first one and want to get this one. Sure the timer sucked but everything else made up for it. I'll definitely buy this one soon.

 

[taltamir]

didn't the escort missions with horrid AI bother you?

 

[Mike Gayner]

I was surprised that Yahtzee gave it such praise - I've never played it, but friends that have played it basically gave it the exact same criticisms you mentioned. Plus apparently it's pretty monotonous.

 

[Soundmanred]

When I first started it, I thought it might be one of the best of the year.
After about an hour, I didn't want to play it anymore.
And I haven't

 

[manimal]

I played it on a console for a night and gave it to a friend....timer pissed me off as well...



so true about the pipe....I can see a chair breaking in a few whacks...

 

[M0oG0oGaiPan]

Don't have the game but I think there's a mod that removes the timer. Or you can play the game legit and the 2nd time through the timer is gone.

 

[QueBert]

I personally love the timer, sure it makes you have to play quick to get thru it. But it makes it feel real to me. When I played Oblivion the world was suppose to be on the verge of ending. Yet I was able to run around helping old ladies figure out what was killing her bet rats. And do all sort of other menial shit, for the end of the world being upon me there was zero sense of urgency to close the Oblivion Gates.

 

[sandorski]

I watch Yahtzee for the Entertainment, not really for ideas on what games to get.

 

[Tristicus]

Timer sucks, that is it.

 

[HeXen]

thats what you get for buying a game on impulse. probably could have sold it for 90% of its valu...oh yeah, you got the PC version. ha

 

[Darklife]

The game isn't so much terrible as horribly repulsive. At first I enjoyed it, but having to worry about the damn timer, moronic escort AI and finding that damn Zombrex was too annoying. I understand why weapons break down, because otherwise you'd just run around with a light saber the whole time. That notwithstanding the weapon crafting was incredibly annoying and a huge chore.

Regarding Yahtzee it looks almost like that he loves these WACKY!!!oneone games like Saints Row 2 or Dead Rising 2 so much, that he forgets they're crap for the most part.

 

[PhatoseAlpha]

Does it have the magazines like the first one did? Those really are what made the first one playable - keep the right ones around, and you could increase the longevity of certain weapons 27-fold.

 

[Childs]

I like the concept of Dead Rising more than the actual games. Definitely a case of good intentions, poor execution. I think this game is better appreciated when you watch someone else play it.

 

[NoQuarter]

I liked Dead Rising 2: Code Zero quite a bit, but then realized I didn't need/want to play DR2 itself. Just seems better as a short arcade game then a full length game.

 

[child of wonder]

Got DR2 for PC and enjoyed it. Sure, there are aspects of the game that piss me off -- like unloading 100 rounds from an Assault Rifle into an unarmored chef and he STILL DOESN'T DIE.

 

[Rakewell]

Don't you have to save your games in a shitter?

Retarded.

 

[minmaster]

I liked Dead Rising 2: Code Zero quite a bit, but then realized I didn't need/want to play DR2 itself. Just seems better as a short arcade game then a full length game.

do they have code zero for PC? it's a stand alone DLC right?

 

[Dankk]

Don't you have to save your games in a shitter?

Yeah. It's a console port. Not a bad one, but with the same limitations. They didn't feel like implementing a "save-anywhere" system.

Personally, I think Dead Rising 2 is pretty fun. Monotonous sometimes, yes, but it still manages to stay interesting for the most part.

 

[BladeVenom]

thats what you get for buying a game on impulse. probably could have sold it for 90% of its valu...oh yeah, you got the PC version. ha

He did listen to a positive review of it, so I wouldn't call it an impulse buy.

Since he was smart enough to buy the PC version, the part he didn't like, the timer, can be fixed with a simple mod. Having a game the way you want it, is worth more than the return value.

 

[StinkyPinky]

Games with timers are terrible. I hate them. Why anyone wants to feel stressed and rushed while trying to play games is beyond me.

 

[QueBert]

Games with timers are terrible. I hate them. Why anyone wants to feel stressed and rushed while trying to play games is beyond me.

In the game the world is going to end due to zombies, no timer makes it pointless. The whole point of that game is you have 48 hours to do something or you're a dead man walking. It gives the game purpose IMHO.

 

[veri745]

Yahtzee should stick to criticizing games and not tell anyone what his "favorites" are. I pick up way more useful info about the games when he doesn't praise them.

 

[HeXen]

He did listen to a positive review of it, so I wouldn't call it an impulse buy.

Since he was smart enough to buy the PC version, the part he didn't like, the timer, can be fixed with a simple mod. Having a game the way you want it, is worth more than the return value.

no if he was smart, he would have rented it for a console first. out maybe $2 at worst and can later buy the PC version. part of the reason why a smart gamer buys a used console. Mods are never a guarantee but obviously if he researched about the timer mod then of course he could again, opt for the PC version.
I rent games all the time and has saved me hundreds without it over the last 3 years.

 

[Arglebargle]

In the game the world is going to end due to zombies, no timer makes it pointless. The whole point of that game is you have 48 hours to do something or you're a dead man walking. It gives the game purpose IMHO.

It give me the purpose of not buying it....