FraggleRocky • Comments

• Darksiders 2 Review

• FraggleRocky 24/08/2012

  I've played it the last couple of evening and it's a great game. When I initially loaded it up I thought the textures looked a bit low res. I tweaked the settings in my ATI software and now it looks amazing.
  
  Great artwork too. Reply 0

• Windows 8 release date announced

• FraggleRocky 19/07/2012

  I'm sticking with 7 because it works. Reply 0

• Will Bohemia help Dean "Rocket" Hall build a standalone DayZ game or not?

• FraggleRocky 18/07/2012

  @PlugMonkey Thats the amount of unique players, each one having to have bought a copy of Arma. Reply +1

• Father blames Microsoft as son spends £1150 on Xbox Live

• FraggleRocky 14/07/2012

  i bet he used this excuse when his wife saw all the porn he's been dowloading too. Reply +3

• The thorny issues of sexual assault and race in Prison Architect

• FraggleRocky 10/07/2012

  "And I'm amazed no one has thought of making a game about a maximum security prison before now. At least, not one with a top-down perspective and cartoony graphics."
  
  I can't remember what it's called but I played one for a while about 10 years ago. It wasn't bad at the time. Reply 0

• Lara Croft actress: Tomb Raider role "emotionally and physically draining"

• FraggleRocky 10/07/2012

  @Djimm or "Womb Raider". Reply -11

• Watch Dean "Rocket" Hall's huge Rezzed Q&A for DayZ

• FraggleRocky 10/07/2012

  @Ternon "After they do all that then you publicize it, it is unacceptable to encourage such low standards."
  
  You are so not on the same page as everyone else. I don't even think your in the same library. Reply +4

• Saturday Soapbox: Guilt By Association

• FraggleRocky 07/07/2012

  @RichardC I know I'm in danger of sounding like a fan-boy but oh well.
  You can spend hours without seeing another person. The map is 225km square with a max of 50 people on it so at times you really do feel lonely. Most often you'll want to avoid other people anyway. I played for 10 hours yesterday and that was the only person I met. Reply +1

• FraggleRocky 07/07/2012

  @RichardC I can't recommend it enough. Buy it cheap on Steam. Even buying it a full price is a bargain. You get two massive Arma games plus the ability to play DayZ. It's in Alpha at the moment, with loads more things being added soon (electricity generators and so on..). Reply 0

• FraggleRocky 07/07/2012

  @beelzebozo That`s ok then, I'll have two. Reply 0

• FraggleRocky 07/07/2012

  Good article, made me think.
  
  I'm surprised to see no mention of Day Z. Never have I felt guiltier in a game than last night when I led a group of zombies that were chasing me to a poor injured player I stumbled upon. At first I thought "nice one, he can distract them for me for a bi...t" Then as he was slowly being killed he he started begging me for some help, offering me loads of rewards and loot if I helped him, and ultimatly begging for his life. There`s been lot's of moments like this this, stand off's in a room where neither of us wants to shoot but occasionally my itchy trigger finger acts before I have time to think.
  All of this without a narrative or QTE in sight. Reply +2

• LittleBigPlanet Karting beta "soon", sign-ups now

• FraggleRocky 07/07/2012

  @night735 Damn your cynical. Also I don't understand the last sentence.
  
  BETA testing is a great way to get feedback for a game before release. A demo is a taster of a finished game. Pretty straight forward really. Reply +1

• The Amazing Spider-Man Review

• FraggleRocky 03/07/2012

  When will developers realise that however cool they make a game look, when the gameplay boils down to simple button-mashing it get's boring quickly. That's why people loved the gameplay in Batman. The fighting looked awesome but more importantly, actually mastering the techniques involved took a fair amount of skill. That's what made it addictive. Reply +1

• Saturday Soapbox: Magical Manuals

• FraggleRocky 30/06/2012

  @lucky_jim I used to love those massive boxes my Amiga games came in. It really felt like you were getting something special. Reply +5

• FraggleRocky 30/06/2012

  Wow, this really filled me with nostalgia. Long nights spent playing Road Rash with a friend I'd completely forgotten about.
  
  I love a good manual and it's reassuring to see that some game companies still understand the importance of having something tangible in your hands when purchase a game nowadays. Reply +5

• London 2012 Review

• FraggleRocky 30/06/2012

  @Tyronne I already hated that logo, now all I can see is Lisa giving Bart a blowjob... Not good... Reply +2

• FraggleRocky 30/06/2012

  @darkmorgado Yup, wierd. I'm sure I read 8 when this was first published. Cheers. Reply +1

• FraggleRocky 29/06/2012

  @Darren Actually, a score of 8 is substantially better than mediocre. Reply +2

• Watch Dogs promotion gives out real users' e-mail addresses

• FraggleRocky 29/06/2012

  I vote blunder. Reply +2

• Quantum Conundrum Review

• FraggleRocky 27/06/2012

  Smug music? Say what!?
  
  *edit* I didn't hear Coldplay once. Reply 0

• FraggleRocky 27/06/2012

  I've got mixed opinions of this review. I've played this game for a few hours now and am enjoying it for what it is.
  Of course the Portal comparisons are inevitable but putting that aside this is a fun budget puzzle game. Yes, the environment graphics become a bit tiresome but the overall feel is quite satisfying. I'm sure if they had more resources the environments would have progressed along with the game making for a more fulfilling experience.
  The puzzles themselves are great along with the physics involved with the shifting dimensions. The narrative is weak at best but just about gets away with it.
  Anyway, I'm enjoying it and for a budget game I think it's worth a try if you liked the puzzle elements of portal. I would have probably scored it a 7. Reply 0

• Spec Ops: The Line Review

• FraggleRocky 26/06/2012

  This echoes another review I've read. Same score too. I'm glad to see an FPS with a strong narrative getting positive feedback. Reply +3

• Dark Preview: Vampires Done Right

• FraggleRocky 26/06/2012

  @Elathron And........Thief! Reply +4

• FraggleRocky 26/06/2012

  Eric Bane? Someone`s been watching too many superhero movies. Reply +5

• Winners announced in Activision's Independent Games Competition

• FraggleRocky 25/06/2012

  Hmmm, interesting choices... Reply 0