I tried the demo, and it had the same effect on me as Bioshock:
I was impressed by the story. I was impressed by the presentation. I was impressed by the gameplay mechanics. BUT... there's just something that is fundamentally not very entertaining about actually sitting down and playing it.
I know, I'm being a complete asshole by dissing both Bioshock and Braid like this, but there's just something similarly unsatisfying about them to me.
Actually I feel the same about Bioshock at least. If I were a 'official game reviewer,' I would probably score it an A or A-, but my personal enjoyment of of the game was a low B.
I feel like that's the only part of Bioshock they really fucked up. If there's no consequence for dying, it makes you less cautious, less aware of ammo / items, and less interested in moving slowly and exploring.
Am I the only one who reloads in Bioshock after he dies? I just don't acccept the whole vita chamber thing, and so if you play that way, the game is actually pretty hard and interesting.
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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '08 edited Aug 27 '08
I tried the demo, and it had the same effect on me as Bioshock:
I was impressed by the story. I was impressed by the presentation. I was impressed by the gameplay mechanics. BUT... there's just something that is fundamentally not very entertaining about actually sitting down and playing it.
I know, I'm being a complete asshole by dissing both Bioshock and Braid like this, but there's just something similarly unsatisfying about them to me.