Conduit 2 panned, devs try revenge

Kargath · 06-03-2011, 10:49 AM

Vindictive game company invites employees to pan reviewer's novel after bad review - Boing Boing

***Booyakasha*** · 06-03-2011, 12:04 PM

Petty revenge is no substitute for making a better game to start with.

**X-3** · 06-03-2011, 12:49 PM

This is hilarious. This is probably even better than a guy at Bioware reviewing DA2.

Nothing can beat Conduit 2's ending though.

***Cosmonautical*** · 06-03-2011, 01:25 PM

I've got Conduit 2, played through a good chunk of it so far. It's entertaining, hardly anywhere near as bad as that reviewer claims.

Apparently the guys at the company say it was initially suggested jokingly, but some of the workers may have taken it on as a tongue-in-cheek thing.

Gotta say, the world direction for Conduit 2 is a step up, past the first level. I especially like the "Atlantis" area, it's very attractive. I wish they'd kept the same voice actors, though - the current ones they've got aren't bad, but I think the original ones were a notch higher in quality.

The characters have a much more engaging dialogue, however. Seems they still had some serious budget constraints to contend with, and chose to bring in some cheaper actors but to increase the quantity of clips to a much higher level. Wish they could've had it both ways, with consistent actors and more clips.

That Andromeda character model is a bit in excess of what I've seen the Wii do, so far, btw.

That's a real-time model, way better model job than any other character models I've seen on the system.

I think part of my ability to enjoy this game is greatly influenced by my willingness to set up custom controls that I'm comfortable with. Same went for Red Steel 2.

I should mention that I'm suspicious that the "email leak" and all is actually a publicity stunt.

Redshirt · 06-03-2011, 02:54 PM

The only bad part of Conduit it too is the length of the single player

Dizzy · 06-03-2011, 03:09 PM

This reminds me, I need to get Conduit 2.

Redshirt · 06-03-2011, 06:11 PM

indeed

06-03-2011, 10:49 AM	#1
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X-3 Useful as an Owl Join Date: Jan 2004 Gender: Posts: 15,943 Thanks: 753 Thanked 1,213 Times in 790 Posts Blog Entries: 10	This is hilarious. This is probably even better than a guy at Bioware reviewing DA2. Nothing can beat Conduit 2's ending though. Last edited by X-3; 06-03-2011 at 12:55 PM.

06-03-2011, 01:25 PM	#4
*Cosmonautical* Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I rub my tilde all over your asterisk Gender: Posts: 28,100 Thanks: 2,151 Thanked 5,338 Times in 2,433 Posts	I've got Conduit 2, played through a good chunk of it so far. It's entertaining, hardly anywhere near as bad as that reviewer claims. Apparently the guys at the company say it was initially suggested jokingly, but some of the workers may have taken it on as a tongue-in-cheek thing. Gotta say, the world direction for Conduit 2 is a step up, past the first level. I especially like the "Atlantis" area, it's very attractive. I wish they'd kept the same voice actors, though - the current ones they've got aren't bad, but I think the original ones were a notch higher in quality. The characters have a much more engaging dialogue, however. Seems they still had some serious budget constraints to contend with, and chose to bring in some cheaper actors but to increase the quantity of clips to a much higher level. Wish they could've had it both ways, with consistent actors and more clips. That Andromeda character model is a bit in excess of what I've seen the Wii do, so far, btw. That's a real-time model, way better model job than any other character models I've seen on the system. I think part of my ability to enjoy this game is greatly influenced by my willingness to set up custom controls that I'm comfortable with. Same went for Red Steel 2. I should mention that I'm suspicious that the "email leak" and all is actually a publicity stunt. Last edited by Cosmonautical; 06-03-2011 at 01:25 PM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost

06-03-2011, 12:04 PM	#2
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06-03-2011, 02:54 PM	#5
Redshirt Wiggidy Wack Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: A place with things Gender: Posts: 16,699 Thanks: 703 Thanked 1,006 Times in 695 Posts Blog Entries: 50	The only bad part of Conduit it too is the length of the single player

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06-03-2011, 06:11 PM	#7
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