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    Terminator Salvation review! (A flop)

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by MrButterBiscuits, May 20, 2009.

  1. MrButterBiscuits

    MrButterBiscuits ~Veritas Y Aequitas~

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    Ahh what a dissapointment, although I really wasn't expecting much... Too bad soo sad... It was rushed the mechanics were there, and they created a sound engine... it seems they either ran out of time so opted for a crap story and shor gameplay experience (4 hours!) or simply created the bare minimum for what they had and moved on to new projects

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  2. Pommie

    Pommie Notebook Deity

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    From what I've been reading, doesn't sound like the movie is anything special either... Annoying.
     
    Pommie, May 20, 2009
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  3. Luke1708

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    i saw a few screenshots at gamespot. The graphics seemed a pain.
     
    Luke1708, May 20, 2009
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  4. MrButterBiscuits

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    yeah it seems to be just a rush job... again... another movie license
     
    MrButterBiscuits, May 20, 2009
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  5. MexicanSnake

    MexicanSnake I'm back!

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    YUGGH It seems like an "other" ordinary game for me...
     
    MexicanSnake, May 20, 2009
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  6. sarahfox

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    It's not that unexpected, games rushed out to meet a movie release date are usually crappy.
    Come to think of it, I can't think of many games made from movies that were that great, but there are plenty of poor movies made from good games that come to mind hehe.
     
    sarahfox, May 20, 2009
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  7. AznImports602

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    Lets see, Goldeneye, lord of the rings return of the king, speed racer ds, spiderman 2, tmnt gba version, and wolverine is what I can currently think of at the moment...
     
    AznImports602, May 20, 2009
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  8. NerdyBoy

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    Haven't game developers learned by now? games + movie = fail, except for a few like X-Men Origins Wolverine, Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay, and Wanted Weapons Of Fate(in my opinion)
     
    NerdyBoy, May 20, 2009
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    WOW

    what a crappy game...shame on them
     
    brunoroc, May 20, 2009
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  10. usapatriot

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    Why do developers even waste resources to make such crappy movie games that no one will buy?

    I seriously had slight hopes for this game when I saw the trailers for it, guess I was wrong.
     
    usapatriot, May 20, 2009
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  11. Rahul

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    I also heard that the system requirements for it were very high, that it was a very unoptimized port from the console to PC. I'd like console games to come to the PC, but please give some effort to them, maybe let another studio take care of the port.
     
    Rahul, May 20, 2009
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    You are correct. But it hasn't been made into a movie yet. ;)
     
    Signal2Noise, May 20, 2009
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