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"Grinder" <grinder@no.spam.maam.net> wrote in message
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> Boody Bandit wrote:
> > "Grinder" <grinder@no.spam.maam.net> wrote in message
> > news:XcQbe.25772$r53.9217@attbi_s21...
> >
> >>Boody Bandit wrote:
> >>
> >>>"Khee Mao" <big_bad_buddha_daddy@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> >>>news:d4mf8c$e8s$1@gnus01.u.washington.edu...
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>"Boody Bandit" <boodybandit@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> >>>>news:8omdndXfjrxfI_PfRVn-ow@suscom.com...
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>Bah....
> >>>>>You gotta come to my place and play it.
> >>>>>Ambience is everything
> >>>>>I play it after my wife and kids go to bed, down in my basement on a
> >
> > big
> >
> >>>>>screen with the 7.1 sound cranked.....
> >>>>>Oh and the basement pitch black *thumbs-up*
> >>>>>
> >>>>>But then again, maybe I am just becoming a whimp in my middle age and
> >>>>>easier
> >>>>>to scare than I use to be.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>oh, I've got a more than adaquate setup, don't get me wrong...and the
> >
> > game
> >
> >>>>sounds and looks fantastic, its a technical masterpiece, its just
> >>>>predictably cliched gameplay...gee, I wonder if a monster is going to
> >
> > jump
> >
> >>>>out and say "boo"...again...like I say, maybe the game picks up
> >
> > later...as
> >
> >>>>it stands, I've already seen the same cheap "scare" tactic repeated ad
> >>>>nauseum...
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>It gets more chaotic as you progress thru the game. The monster get
> >
> > smarter
> >
> >>>and harder to kill but I'm not sure it won't still bore yah.
> >>
> >>Hmm, I didn't notice that happening. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed the
> >>game, but it is, like a disney ride, set upon a rail.
> >>
> >>
> >>>I hope you play thru so you can share you opinion of what you thought
of
> >
> > the
> >
> >>>outcome of the game. I just reached Hell last night.
> >>
> >>That is one of the best-looking levels. Have you noticed that you have
> >>infinite stamina in Hell?
> >
> >
> > Nope, haven't noticed anything yet.
> > I saved the game and quit as soon as I got there.
> > I am going to play thru it tonight.
> > How far are you thru the game once you reach hell?
>
> Maybe 2/3? You figuratively/literally/virtually go to Hell and back in
> the game.
WOW!
Hell is freaking AWESOME!
I can't believe how much I am enjoying this game, well worth the coin.