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	BlackChampagne -- no longer new; improvement also in question.: Promotional Shortcomings... Tuesday, November 20, 2007 Promotional Shortcomings... I talked to my dad while driving home from class Monday evening, and when the conversation got around to what I've been up to besides my scholastically-induced nervous breakdown, Dad said, "I keep looking and watching the news and the paper and TV for any word about that game you're doing the website on, and I never see a thing. Hellgate, right? I haven't heard about it anywhere. They review games in the paper every week, and it's never been mentioned, and I see ads on TV all the time for other gmaes, but I've never heard a word about it. Didn't you say it was coming out on Halloween?" As a friend said a week ago when he sent me a link to the joking-but-not-really Something Awful review of HGL... Well, I can't quote him. It's too depressing. I'll encapsulate: "It sucks. I paid to be a founder, but it's hilariously unstable, TINY, woefully too small to compete in today's MMORPG market, the tilesets are boring and repetitious, the Halloween special items were crap and poorly implemented, it's unbalanced, quests like "The Wall" are undoable in Elite, Elite Nightmare is entirely unplayable, etc... But let's cross our fingers for Patch 1!" I replied that the complaints and the SA review are funny, to everyone who hasn't spent a couple of years of their lives working on some aspect of the game, in hopes that it would be popular enough to earn them some money long term. Ha ha! Glad that's not me! Oh wait... Labels: Hellgate: London Posted by: Flux # 12:53 AM Comments: It seems that the shit hit the fan late last year and everyone at FSS probably knew this was how it was going to turn out. I still haven't bought the game yet, and don't think I actually will. #: 10:35 AM posted by Anonymous Weak. I won't be purchasing this game. #: 5:30 PM posted by Anonymous Crap, crap and crap :/ They really screwed it... and I was hoping it will be next diablo. #: 5:35 AM posted by Anonymous It IS the next Diablo. The problem is the Diablo formula doesn't quite work anymore. Not on it's own at least. Diablo 2 is still strangely addictive even today, sure, but the game style doesn't work so well anymore. It's too shallow. My biggest gripe with the game though was that the guns don't feel solid. Feels too floaty. Never a good thing when that's such a huge part of the game. #: 6:18 AM posted by Anonymous I don't see anything wrong with the game at all. It's no diablo, but I can name at least a dozen high profile games that it blows out of the water in fun factor and personality. I cannot tell you the last time I've laughed so hard at a game. The second truth questline has got to be the funniest event I've played through in a LONG time. The FPS factor of the Marksman is a neat touch as well. #: 7:53 AM posted by Ryan You probably already know, but more reviews have come in. I especially like how the user reviews are split between excellent and absolute crap... I'm guessing the game will gather up a loyal fanbase after all. Anyway read it all for yourself if you haven't already http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/hellgatelondon#users Enjoy, Thijs #: 8:49 AM posted by Unknown Post a Comment << Home Archives May 2005 June 2005 July 2005 August 2005 September 2005 October 2005 November 2005 December 2005 January 2006 February 2006 March 2006 April 2006 May 2006 June 2006 July 2006 August 2006 September 2006 October 2006 November 2006 December 2006 January 2007 February 2007 March 2007 April 2007 May 2007 June 2007 July 2007 August 2007 September 2007 October 2007 November 2007 December 2007 January 2008 February 2008 March 2008 April 2008 May 2008 June 2008 July 2008 August 2008 September 2008 October 2008 November 2008 December 2008 January 2009 February 2009 March 2009 April 2009 May 2009 June 2009 July 2009 August 2009 September 2009 October 2009 November 2012

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