tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7344068351653946740.post7780231270911095165..comments2024-01-07T18:12:05.881-08:00Comments on Versus CluClu Land: A ReviewIroquois Pliskinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14324582950813408440noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7344068351653946740.post-10343579761466510132009-02-18T01:28:00.000-08:002009-02-18T01:28:00.000-08:00After the cutscene where the ridiculously garbed f...After the cutscene where the ridiculously garbed female fought the demons when Nero first approached the castle to the lesbian Rusulkae (supposedly--it doesn't resemble the Eastern European mythos I know) that are just the antennae of a demon frog, I chuckled and only stood in awe at how insipid I found it all.<BR/><BR/>This, in all, could at least have been acceptable to me as camp if they didn't push Nero's having to save his lady love, who is just a willowy, defenseless Aeris waiting to be shanked.<BR/><BR/>At least I enjoyed the gameplay.Denis Farrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259847318143495864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7344068351653946740.post-74266932423645012942009-02-10T18:59:00.000-08:002009-02-10T18:59:00.000-08:00NO!!! Stay away from No More Heroes!! Friends don'...NO!!! Stay away from No More Heroes!! Friends don't let friends play crappy games!!Brian O'Blivionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04132415773450239595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7344068351653946740.post-66327647199134124152009-02-10T07:18:00.000-08:002009-02-10T07:18:00.000-08:00I really enjoyed DMC4 (not nearly as much as DMC3,...I really enjoyed DMC4 (not nearly as much as DMC3, mind you). I did find the second half disappointing, though, more for Dante's presence than the recycling of the environment. <BR/><BR/>Being able to change his abilities was neat, but none of the enemies were really designed for him. It's especially clear when you encounter the floating ... ghost ... uh, things. Nero can pluck off their mist jackets (?) with his arm, but Dante has to rely on brute force.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08593749852561914060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7344068351653946740.post-51477951077866489092009-02-10T01:48:00.000-08:002009-02-10T01:48:00.000-08:00@spindrift: yeah, as I wrote there's something to...@spindrift: yeah, as I wrote there's something to be said for a game that is fully aware of how inane and crazy it is. DMC may not be smart but you can tell that it's aware of how stupid it is. You won't miss much by skipping the Dante half of the game but make sure you check out the cutscene in the post, it's the best in the game. <BR/><BR/>@g. chris will: Good to see you here! The article is a good read as always.<BR/><BR/>I have to say that Killer 7's tedious gameplay got in the way of my enjoyment. I really wanted to love all the subversive, surreal narrative elements but I spent all this time trying to shoot guys, ineffectively. While I enjoyed the absurdity I found the gameplay to be an unrewarding slog. Maybe I'll get back to it someday, but I quit after mission 3. <BR/><BR/>Also, I wish I had a Wii so that I could play No More Heroes. I'm led to believe it's a little more user-friendly, and I think I would enjoy Suda's games a bit more if I didn't despise the gameplay.Iroquois Pliskinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14324582950813408440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7344068351653946740.post-74917544303891673412009-02-09T21:46:00.000-08:002009-02-09T21:46:00.000-08:00It is odd how often your tastes and mine coincide ...It is odd how often your tastes and mine coincide Iriquois. I kind of loved DMC 4. Though, I have felt embarrassed about my admitted appreciation for it. It has a similar appreciation for a kind of camp love of carnality (and I mean that in the broadest sense of the word--a love of flesh and meat) that I find akin to Planet Terror (the deeply underappreciated half of Grindhouse and, frankly, imho the much better half). The sequence when Dante plays the Latin lover thrusting one of the bosses with his sword is just so brilliantly bad. I can't help but love the absurdity of it all. <BR/><BR/>This was my take earlier last year:<BR/><BR/>http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/devil-may-cry-4/<BR/><BR/>I think my final score might have been higher than I would score it in retrospect, but it is hard to not love the near sugar rush that is DMC, and I suspect it influenced my rush to judgment. It is still is very good, nevertheless, though.<BR/><BR/>I hope that you've gotten around to the weirdness of Killer 7. Your DMC observations again indicate to me that you're likely going to really like and appreciate it and Suda 51's sensibilities (and No More Heroes even more so, though, I think you may have mentioned having played that one).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7344068351653946740.post-90241731100465599412009-02-09T15:51:00.000-08:002009-02-09T15:51:00.000-08:00I'm playing this right now actually and i couldn't...I'm playing this right now actually and i couldn't agree more. Theres just something refreshing about a game that knows itself. It has the same kind of flaws and juvenile idiocy as most other games, but with DMC4 its okay, because they know it, and they work with it. It's almost a parody of itself.<BR/><BR/>I've just finished the Nero half of the game and had a great time. But trudging through the same levels and bosses again doesn't interest me, so i think i'll pretend it ends here and walk away with fond memories.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com