tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074451.post4888234410545713431..comments2024-02-05T05:56:50.392-05:00Comments on Insult Swordfighting: The Year in Review: The Worst Games of 2008Mitch Krpatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15987162934932391765noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074451.post-34433854781904246722008-12-25T17:47:00.000-05:002008-12-25T17:47:00.000-05:00What, Mirror's Edge didn't end up on your worst ga...What, Mirror's Edge didn't end up on your worst games of the year list?! I'm shocked ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074451.post-31464194341795066532008-12-23T14:22:00.000-05:002008-12-23T14:22:00.000-05:00Yeah, I know that feeling. I recently published a ...Yeah, I know that feeling. I recently published a post on my blog about a discussion between me and a really hardcore Smash Bros. player. This guy was really into the competitive scene - not someone I'd have much fun/luck playing against.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074451.post-82843139306670745342008-12-23T12:39:00.000-05:002008-12-23T12:39:00.000-05:00Spencer, I did mostly play it alone, it's true. (I...Spencer, I did mostly play it alone, it's true. (I mostly played Rock Band alone, too.) But I did have some people over to play it with me, and we all just sort of had the same reaction. "Is that all there is?"<BR/><BR/>Fortunately, I did not play against my one preternaturally skilled friend, against whom, in past Smash Bros. games, I would have better luck simply placing the controller on the floor and walking away.Mitch Krpatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15987162934932391765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074451.post-3607279557331706922008-12-23T12:34:00.000-05:002008-12-23T12:34:00.000-05:00Hey, a list I agree with. (Or the 60% that I playe...Hey, a list I agree with. (Or the 60% that I played, I agree with.)<BR/><BR/>And I'm on board with Mike about Brawl, the series just lost its magic and innocuousness.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10694463614751703888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074451.post-45598589406851510202008-12-23T12:28:00.000-05:002008-12-23T12:28:00.000-05:00I wonder if one of the reasons why you dislike Bra...I wonder if one of the reasons why you dislike <I>Brawl</I> so much is because you perhaps played it alone? It is dull and unengaging when played alone - especially in the god-awful Subspace Emissary mode.<BR/><BR/>If you mostly played it with others in the room, then I'll be surprised. I mean, your pick of the year was <I>Rock Band 2</I>, and that is fun for similar reasons. I might even have chosen it if it had been released in this country yet. I quite like the <I>Rock Band</I> games (though playing them alone/sober bores me).<BR/><BR/>Oh, and I just want to remind you that <I>Brawl</I> is technically my favourite game of 2008, and not my goatee. I want to talk about what I think is the best game of the year next week, once I've finished it and gathered my thoughts. I don't think that it'll be any less controversial a pick, though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8074451.post-43486828100168808072008-12-23T12:13:00.000-05:002008-12-23T12:13:00.000-05:00I'll admit that I'm new to your blog and your writ...I'll admit that I'm new to your blog and your writing (and also very impressed, by the way), so I don't know the history of your arguing against Smash Bros. Brawl. Still, I agree with you 100%, and I absolutely *loved* Melee, which I played and played and played until I actually physically broke a GameCube controller. Brawl is slower, yet more chaotic; it's bigger, but more of a chore; it adds new game modes, which don't add to the experience. Worst of all, it made certain parts of the game *worse*, which is just...it's just wrong. I tried to play it over and over, and I just couldn't find the joy in it that I found so easily in Melee.<BR/><BR/>As for GH:OT, I didn't think it was so bad for what it was, maybe because I have more of a tolerance for the likes of Maroon 5, maybe because I never physically hurt myself, even after playing it way too many times to try and master that Ozzy guitar solo on expert. It's certainly not the lasting experience that the console versions can be, but it works for me when I'm on the road and bored. Not a ringing endorsement, I guess, but I still think it's something better than awful.<BR/><BR/>My worst would probably be Smash Bros., if only for the disappointment. Next? Maybe We Cheer. Can I vote for We Cheer? Talk about a broken game.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com