Khaleb
Skirmisher
posted 10-24-07 09:07 AM
EDT (US)
4 / 19
Geez, guys, lose the stiff upper lip, do you think this guy was all that serious when he put Ninjas in his pro-list?
Also pretty much everybody who is forced to deliver a review at release day is NOT going to talk alot about the multiplayer aspect if at all, because based on what? Pointless speculation like we already have seen a lot of the last weeks (my own flights of fancy indluded)?
Myth_dracon
Skirmisher
posted 10-25-07 01:09 PM
EDT (US)
18 / 19
Yeah, the Gamespot 'review' sucks. But the point he made about them using recycles music is valid, IMO. The last Age game with new in-game music tracks was Conquerors (not counting TWC's Revolution or TAD King of the Hill themes, which don't really ocunt anyway).
New pre-game music (like the Viking horn in Age 2) would really have been sweet for this expack, but they decided to do the lazy thing and only put truly new music for the campaigns. Which is very sad. Having European music while playing as the Japanese on the Honshu map just feels decidedly out of place.
But his issues with the campaign seem very aesthetic too, as if he were nitpicking rather than actually making a solid criticism. Who cares much about the 'plot twists being predictable'? Lots of 'plot twists' are predictable to those who look for them! XD