Prime 2 has an oppressive atmosphere and feeling of utter aloneness that most games cannot even dream of. Which also makes it a chore to play a lot of the time. One of those situations where what makes the game great also makes it terrible. Still love it though.
Prime 3 is just proof that most people suck at games. Suddenly the control scheme for the first 2 games was "impossibly awful" and they had to fix it by making it so dependent on the Wii that now it'll never be playable outside it. And yeah, it spends so long talking that it can never build any atmosphere, because the moment it starts to someone else breaks it.
Yeah, that's what I find enjoyable about it -- the dark world, even after I've played through it a half dozen times or more, is just so uncomfortable and isolated. Even when you're at full power it's always unpleasant.
Probably the closest thing I've experienced to that in another game is Darkwood.
Darkwood is a great comparison. I've got a few more itching in my head but I can't bring their name to the front.
But both are games that I love the memories of and feel the urge the replay regularly, but then the actual playing is a stressful experience that is often unfun. Yet I'd not want it changed it anyway because that would take all of what's good about it away.
Prime 2 has an oppressive atmosphere and feeling of utter aloneness that most games cannot even dream of. Which also makes it a chore to play a lot of the time. One of those situations where what makes the game great also makes it terrible. Still love it though.
Prime 3 is just proof that most people suck at games. Suddenly the control scheme for the first 2 games was "impossibly awful" and they had to fix it by making it so dependent on the Wii that now it'll never be playable outside it. And yeah, it spends so long talking that it can never build any atmosphere, because the moment it starts to someone else breaks it.
Yeah, that's what I find enjoyable about it -- the dark world, even after I've played through it a half dozen times or more, is just so uncomfortable and isolated. Even when you're at full power it's always unpleasant.
Probably the closest thing I've experienced to that in another game is Darkwood.
Darkwood is a great comparison. I've got a few more itching in my head but I can't bring their name to the front.
But both are games that I love the memories of and feel the urge the replay regularly, but then the actual playing is a stressful experience that is often unfun. Yet I'd not want it changed it anyway because that would take all of what's good about it away.