Rez HD Comments by Simon Parkin
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rhubarbandcustard
30/01/08 @ 11:20
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Have got a day off, so I have downloaded and played the demo. Played Q enternainment games before, but never Rez. To be honest I thought it was a slightly dull, kinda weird, very Japanese style videogame.
I can sort of understand why it is a cult favourite, but having played the demo three times I've had my fill. If you like Jeff Minter games then you'll like this. Personally I hate Jeff Minter games. |
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God, it's funny how Rez makes so many people gush and spout nonsensical pseudo-artistic bullshit, like they're suddenly writing for The Guardian Sunday supplement.
It's a very pretty shooter and it's less than a tenner; you'd be mad not to download it. But please, spare us your student-level arthouse pretentions.
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monkie_king
30/01/08 @ 11:38
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Does anyone else find Rez makes more sense with look-invert disabled? I play all 1st/3rd person shooters with look invert, always have done. But for some reason, targeting in Rez feels more natural if I think of it as moving a pointer around a flat 2D plane, rathen than aiming up and down in 3D space. Odd.
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MoGamer2006
30/01/08 @ 11:40
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@MrChigurh - "Words like pregnancy have no place in a video game review you silly man,"
...And commas have no place at the end of a sentence. |
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JediMasterMalik
30/01/08 @ 11:46
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I want it in HD though. It'd be sad thinking about how good it could look in HD while playing the SD version.
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To everyone moaning about this, because it's on XBL. Chill people. It's a sega game so is more than likely to also appear on PSN. I suspect their choice will depend on if it goes down well on live (which it should). If you only own a PS3 I'm sure the wait will not be long and most likely Rez should run in native 1080p
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"Why don't you spare us *your* pretentiousness?"
@Daymare: that would have been a clever comeback if any part of my post had been pretentious. You might wanna look it up. "I find the "pseudo-artistic bullshit" much more interessting to read then your boring "its only a pretty game" rant." @Gerald: Rant? It was hardly a rant - I said you'd be mad not to download it! Really, you guys need to chill out a bit. |
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monkie_king
30/01/08 @ 11:58
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penhalion: is it not 1080p on 360? I haven't seen anything confirming it either way, but I'd be surprised if it wasn't. Virtua Tennis 3 is 1080p@60hz, and that's drawing a lot more than Rez does.
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DanWhitehead
30/01/08 @ 12:01
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So what political, psychological or sociological statement do you feel Rez is making if you feel it is on the same artistic level as 2001, A Clockwork Orange or The Shining? What layers of interpretation does it allow?
I never said that Rez is an exact parallel for any of those movies in terms of psychology or narrative subtext. Clearly its not. I was merely using Kubrick as an example of a master craftsman whose best known works can be written off if you strip them down to their raw components, much as people are saying Rez is nothing special because you just fly along and shoot stuff. Reductionist arguments like that are a waste of time. Combine that with the expected cries of OH NO PRETENTIOUS every time someone expresses a thought about a game that goes beyond the traditional realms of PLAYABILITY and GRAPHICS, and you've got a subject that gets my blood hot. In fact, I'd argue that one of the things that makes Rez special is that it can't be accurately compared like-for-like with any movie, book, whatever. It's pure videogame, and stands as an example of what the medium can do without trying to be something else. And I say that as a huge fan of ambitious narrative in games. |
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@Weezer
It's not the form of your post that's pretentious, it's the "speak on my level so I don't feel threatened/treat games like I do/only my opinion of the game is correct" implication behind it. It's pretentious to tell people how they should/shouldn't express about something. And what you call pretentiousness is what I call literacy.
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@Daymare: that would have been a clever comeback if any part of my post had been pretentious. You might wanna look it up.
Ummm, you were comparing other people’s opinions to ‘guardian supplements' or 'student level art', implying that it’s all beneath you and are simply people spouting 'nonsense'. Surely that is also a pretentious statement in itself?
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monkie_king
30/01/08 @ 12:25
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I did like the standard Edge trope of concluding with "{Adjective}, then."
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charliemouse
30/01/08 @ 12:57
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Large group of people in differing opinions shocker!
I love Rez, I have the original PAL Dreamcast version and the UK and Jap PS2 with 2 trance vibrators. (They haven't been up a lady, or man for that matter). It's always been a 10 for me. I can't really justify buying a 360 just for it though... |
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@ Rhubarbandcustard
The Jeff Minter comparison is hugely unfair. theres no random 'hilarious', 'zany' animals in this game. no 'comedy' surrealism. at all. It's a game about computer hacking being represented through abstract VR graphics. If you like Neal Stephenson and William Gibson books or the movie Tron you'll like this game. |
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"Ummm, you were comparing other people’s opinions to ‘guardian supplements' or 'student level art', implying that it’s all beneath you and are simply people spouting 'nonsense'. Surely that is also a pretentious statement in itself?"
As someone who writes for a living, who actually makes money from the the process of delivering coherent sentences, I certainly don't find it beneath me - I like a nicely-turned phrase as much as the next man. However I do find it amusing how Rez (and games of its ilk) suddenly turn everyone into chin-stroking art critics. "And what you call pretentiousness is what I call literacy." In that case, you can happily keep your literacy, thanks. |
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Another game review, another "OMG WTF A 10 U GUYS SUCK" thread...
IMO it's an excellent game. Personally I wouldn't give it a 10, I'd score it 9, but whats 1 mark? Call it reviewers slant. Arcade games don't really need reviews, anyone who is considering buying it can obviously download the demo. And every arcade game as a demo. /retreats to the sanity of the forums |
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MightyMouse
30/01/08 @ 13:16
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The game may be good, the review and the people responding to every criticism are merely boring. Also 'pretentious' is the wrong word in my view, I'd go with 'badly written'.
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I don't think the price should be taken into account for a score. To make an extreme example, a bad free game is still a waste of tim even if it's free. And if Portal cost a fortune, it'd still be great. It's something that should be pointed out in a review if it's cheaper or more expensive than the norm, but not have an influence on the score.
That said, I don't know if EG do this at all, just making a general point. |
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@Weezer
"However I do find it amusing how Rez (and games of its ilk) suddenly turn everyone into chin-stroking art critics." Why do you find it amusing? Do you find it "insulting" somebody thinks and writes about a "simple game" like Rez in a more thoughtful way, rather than the usual "gameplay's great, it's a great game, I recommend it" (go read GameSpot if that's what you're after)? Or are you the only one who can decide when it's time to consider a particular game or the whole medium as something worth turning into a "chin-stroking art critic"? And which are those "games of its ilk"? |
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@ Hog-lumps (lol @ name btw, like it):
This isn’t some random XBL game, it’s already classic. Believe it or not, but a lot of people have been excitedly awaiting this games release. A cursory glance at the forum threads willl tell you this. Also the score isn't controversial; it's just different to your own opinion. Much like I don't agree with your opinion that GeOW should get a 10 which is just plain daft (in my opinion). I think you're missing my point (almost missed it myself so not blaming you!) - giving a short xbl game a 10 can create a lot of disgruntled readers (me included) and my only real point was if they used a different rating system (stars, marks out of 5 etc.) then it'd be more clear that the rating is to do with these types of games and not an indication of how 'good' the game is compared to a AAA full price release. I haven't played Rez HD yet but I imagine it's quite a fun 'different' game that may warrant a good score for games of its type but the problem arises when you compare its score to games like Gears of War. Rez HD got a 10, Gears of War an 8 and you can see why people might infer that Rez HD is a 'better' game, despite it quite plainly not being so. |
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GordonCaladan
30/01/08 @ 14:47
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@DanWhitehead
"I was merely using Kubrick as an example of a master craftsman whose best known works can be written off if you strip them down to their raw components, much as people are saying Rez is nothing special because you just fly along and shoot stuff." I appreciate that with respect to the craftmanship of Rez, but feel using Kubrick as a point of reference is misleading and should likely be reserved for video games which actually do attempt to convey meaning through game mechanics - and there are definately games which strive to do so. I don't however think that any of Mizuguchi's games have that ambition. Actually, what has always impressed me most about Mizuguchi's games is that they are nothing but video games and signify nothing other than the core video game experience. Only Mizuguchi understands perfectly how to influence the player by means of audio, visual and tactile reward mechanisms. In this, I would be willing to concede, Mizuguchi has achieved the mastery of his art and is comparable to Kubrick. |
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Emilia'sHorse
30/01/08 @ 15:32
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Shit I forgot this was released today.....Just paid my 800 points, phew. First game I have ever actually bought without trying first on XBLA I know what I am getting as my DC original takes a special place in my collection.
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I like pretentious reviews and writers who aren't afraid to treat games with a bit of reverence. Games like GOW with stupid oversized people and big dumb guns might be good fun but they were also written with 14 year old boys in mind. Most games on this web site involve playing as a cartoon style violent moron and blowing stuff up. Games and gamers need to grow up and writing about them in a way which shows some unembarrassed intelligence is a start.
If you don't believe me look at the crappy adverts on this page. |
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monkie_king
30/01/08 @ 16:25
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defdaz: do you really think people will still talk about Gears in 5 years' time? It may be a competent genre entry right now, but it's not an important game. Rez is.
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