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Velvet Assassin Comments by Ellie Gibson

8 May, 2009

Puts the ass into it.

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john_silence
08/05/09 @ 15:39
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Thank you Petulant Radish. Nice way of putting it into words.
Petulant_Radish
08/05/09 @ 15:40
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Say nudge nudge, or oh er sailor, it makes it much more Kenneth Williams, and therefore infinitely better.
Retroid [mod]
08/05/09 @ 15:43
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:D

Sounds like a plum job.

So to speak.
Petulant_Radish
08/05/09 @ 15:46
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Good, GOOD!
RexRunti
08/05/09 @ 15:51
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I think it is a little unfair to compare Ellie's brilliant writing style with Carry On... films.
Petulant_Radish
08/05/09 @ 16:01
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I wasn't!
Kua
08/05/09 @ 16:47
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Never heard of the game. Not interested at all in fact. But that was a cracking read. Good journalism madam.
Fleeby
08/05/09 @ 17:43
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@NickEG

lol
monkeywithnoeyes
08/05/09 @ 17:52
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good job in calling a bad game when you see one.. and not letting the fact of them recently paying for advertising to sway your review score like nearly all other sites do!
Waldo
08/05/09 @ 18:02
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I liked this game better when it was called Death To Spies, which in turn I liked better when it was called Hitman.
jonbwfc
08/05/09 @ 18:06
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I dunno, really. I mean, I don't think you'd want to pick a fight with an Orang-Utan in a barrel. They're mean b!stards when they're angry and no mistake. Plus the barrel would be like body armour.

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Stickman
08/05/09 @ 18:09
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Fuck. I should have waited for the review.
Plewt
08/05/09 @ 18:36
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Shouldn't you always? :p

Blizzard games excepted...
TheComedian
08/05/09 @ 19:11
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'Violette appears to have attended the same finishing school as Lara Croft; she talks with the same plum in her mouth and wears outfits designed to make you want to put your plums in her mouth.'

That is pure genious.

The best thing EG has ever done. One of the few times I've lol'd at my computer screen.
bad09
08/05/09 @ 19:23
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"I’m off for a Donor Kebab pot noodle and a hand shandy over Razzle, bye! "

I know what Razzle and hand Shandy's are like (nice....), but what are those Kebab Pot Noodles like? I'm disgustingly curious...
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bad09
08/05/09 @ 19:32
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/ sends bighairynakedman a friends invite.....
Sycopat
08/05/09 @ 20:27
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I laughed more at the Sylvia Plath bit than the plums bit. (Although that did make me smirk)
El-Dev
08/05/09 @ 20:42
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360 exclusive


thank fuck
concrete_d
08/05/09 @ 21:33
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Ali G did the plums thing first. Just sayin.
cyber_nicco
08/05/09 @ 21:55
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Very funny review, but what do you have against slutty nighties, Ellie?
notmyrealname
08/05/09 @ 22:08
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great review:D Reminds me of Martyr, also bug and cliche ridden nazis with wobly gfx, that was a terrible, terrible game:P

BTW 4/10? Why ?? Just give it a wel deserved -1 or something!
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El-Dev
08/05/09 @ 23:55
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Actually, FHM have also given this a 4...out of 5.
Rash'
09/05/09 @ 00:36
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Must say I had high hopes for this one. Shame.
Paper
09/05/09 @ 02:07
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Enjoyable read, thanks.
morbidflyer
09/05/09 @ 05:34
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All this talk of nighties and not a single exemplar screen shot. EG, your standards are slipping!
Skire
09/05/09 @ 12:05
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great! another Xbox 360 exclusive!
Waldo
09/05/09 @ 15:57
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"great! another Xbox 360 exclusive!"

It's available for PC too.
domoslaf
09/05/09 @ 18:56
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Somehow this review reminds me of one of my favourite (if not the favourite) Eurogamer's reviews of all time. It deserves to be mentioned:

Heroes of Might & Magic V: Hammers of Fate

And no, it's not just the score. :)
El-Dev
09/05/09 @ 19:58
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"great! another Xbox 360 exclusive!"

"It's available for PC too."

So are the majority of all other 360 "exclusives".
LewisResolution
09/05/09 @ 22:39
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This is an outstanding review, Ellie. A really good read.

I'm surprised you didn't go into more detail about the completely irrelevant gratuity of the clothing, though. You can see her fucking nipple. It's totally unnecessary, and unrelated to anything.
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Petulant_Radish
10/05/09 @ 10:49
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Nipples are normally related to the body, I've got nipples, could you milk me?
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Reihn
10/05/09 @ 15:26
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Sigh . . .

Well, I was really looking forward to this game. Very much in an "I'm interested, and hope it turns out to be good" way.

I -liked- the sound of a 'morphine mode' game mechanic, and the idea of playing through the memories/nightmares of a graphic novel style version of Violette Szabo.

I'm not disputing that some of the gameplay sounds a bit sub-par, but I think I'll still buy it and enjoy it.
Christian_Otte
11/05/09 @ 13:16
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Wasn't there some other upcoming WW2 stealth game that actually looked pretty good, or am I thinking of this one?
frazzl
11/05/09 @ 22:53
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I guess hiding in a cardboard box or barrel isn't stupid :P.
konnsky
11/05/09 @ 23:24
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Ellie, I really, really like reading your reviews. They are outright hilarious yet still manage to stay genuinely informative. I think that's a skill not many game journalists nowadays have. Your ingenious writing style have always been, for me, the most entertaining on this site. Keep doing what you're doing cause you do it well!!

Signed: Eurogamer reader.
BBIAJ
25/05/09 @ 09:47
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Yet another "Look at me! I'm trying really hard to be funny, only I'm failing miserably!" review from Ellie, yawn...
p00ntang
25/05/09 @ 12:43
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After the Tomb Raider review, I will always take Ms Gibson's opinions with a pinch of salt. I enjoyed that game immensely and I am enjoying Velvet Assassin. It's not the best game ever conceived but it does fill that Splinter Cell void. In my opinion this game has been savaged unnecessarily.
Why not give Ellie something meaty to review like Fallout 3? I would be interested to hear her views on a game that isn't easy to squeeze cheap titty laughs from. It must be nice to know you're the comic relief on this website. How does that sit alongside your seemingly feminist viewpoint?

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