Very clever Eaglegun.
Very clever Eaglegun.
*on the topic of Ultimecia/Edea seducing Seifer*
"Seriously, are we supposed to buy this? Who's going to believe that a hero, young and reckless though he may be, is simply going to abandon his entire life and his career in a prestigious, respected order of warrior knights just because some evil wizard challenges his feelings of powerlessness and impotence and offers him the chance at power and respect he feels he's been denied?"
*cuts to footage of Anakin Skywalker*
Spoony: .......
But yeah, Spoony is a very funny man. Smart too.
That doesn't mean you have to agree with him. I still like FF8 and I always will. That doesn't mean I can't enjoy him ripping it an asshole.
He's also very much spot-on about a few things....
*on the topic of Selphie in the missile base*
Spoony: Stop hitting buttons you crazy bitch, you'll kills us all!
No, don't smurf with the error ratio! Now you'll be spraying nukes all over the country!
THINK OF THE INNOCENT PEOPLE!!!!
This has to be one of the funniest reviews he's ever done. A lot of his points are spot on.
Has anyone seen his review of the Deadliest Warrior Game? On his site, there's a follow up where he actually received an email from Spike Games calling him delusional for not liking it and the show.
His reaction to first duel is priceless. :D
I think those two videos have garnered more comments than any other he's posted.
You should check out on Youtube his appearance at a gaming convention shot by someone in the audience. He talks about how FFVIII really got him noticed. He also answers questions from the audience. My favorite is when he goes on record as to his gaming experience with FFX-2.
I loved the death threat from the FF8 fanboy that he shared with the audience - "You mothersmurfer, I hope you die getting hit by a truck full of cancer."Quote:
Originally Posted by BG-57
:D
He mentions it in an interview at E3 as well. :D
I've read many reviews about FF games over the years. Having played every single one of the main series games (except XIII --couldn't finish it) I have come to appreciate certain reviewers point of views.
I love FF VIII, its a game that has a lot going for it. For instance, the mood of the game is consistent (melancholy vs upbeat). The characters are enjoyable and memorable. I loved the idea of the different academies training students for combat. And I can go on and on. Yet this game also has a lot of problems too. The plot is poorly written, executed and has too many problematic issues that are conveniently wrapped up before the game's end. But it was imaginative in some regards and for me there is a certain level of nostalgia that I have when I play this game. So that doesn't hurt it at all.
I always worry about Balamb when setting the error ratio. I mean, realistically speaking they're not going to get away completely unscathed, with Garden so close by, but setting the error ratio up so high is just going to make it much more likely for them to take a direct hit :onoes:
For quite a while, I based my hatred of the game solely on his reviews. Then, thankfully, when the game was released on PSN, I was basically like "Eh, sure, I want to at least say I beat it." since my hard copy had basically :bou::bou::bou::bou: the bed years before. I was VERY pleasantly surprised with how much I liked it. Still rather low on my list of favorites in the series, but definitely eleven bucks well spent.
I can see why someone might not like the story, but I maintain that anyone who doesn't like the gameplay simply doesn't know how to play it. You can go through the whole thing without actually drawing any spells from monsters and still have more than enough to get through the game.
SpoonyOne's review is some serious quality entertainment.
Maybe not a masterpiece but still a fun game. Hell, just about anything Final Fantasy is fun game play EVEN FFX-2. I'd put VIII in my top 5.
I'm not nearly enough of a nerd to find his stuff funny, apparently.
Seriously, that review made me cringe. Even Yahtzee or whatever is name is is easier to stomach than Spoony. He's like, the epitome of anti-funny to me. It feels like watching one of those "MOVIE" movies.
Perhaps I'm just getting old? Eh.
an interesting review by spoony. and i happen to agree with most of his issues...except i thought triple triad was actually enjoyable. that actually saved the gameplay from purely failing in my book. overall though, i don't think the game is quite as terrible as he makes it out to be. to me, it's a pure "C" rated RPG...not epically bad, but not terribly excellent either.
The main "joke" however is that he likes FFVIII.
So I may give the review ago one day, knowing it's in good humor, maybe it will be like "The Power of Cheese" for FFVIII? (I doubt it though, since TPoC was pretty much unbeatable in terms of humor :cool:)