Comments on: Aftershock http://www.spectrecollie.com/archives/2007/09/aftershock The Journal of Poorly-Explained Phenomena Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:45:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: seppo http://www.spectrecollie.com/archives/2007/09/aftershock/comment-page-1#comment-1838 seppo Sun, 16 Sep 2007 06:39:06 +0000 http://www.spectrecollie.com/archives/2007/09/aftershock/#comment-1838 They key to that problem, my friend, is a concept called "lunch." They key to that problem, my friend, is a concept called “lunch.”

]]> By: Chuck http://www.spectrecollie.com/archives/2007/09/aftershock/comment-page-1#comment-1837 Chuck Sat, 15 Sep 2007 09:42:34 +0000 http://www.spectrecollie.com/archives/2007/09/aftershock/#comment-1837 I agree 100%. It's frustrating, too, because the kinds of stuff they have you doing in the last third is great in concept, and fits right in with the theme. It's just not enjoyable. And after the climax, it's just a crashing disappointment. It's like they were building to something really brilliant, and then got dogpiled by a completely conventional videogame. And it's doubly frustrating because I can't get into specifics without spoiling anything. I agree 100%. It’s frustrating, too, because the kinds of stuff they have you doing in the last third is great in concept, and fits right in with the theme. It’s just not enjoyable. And after the climax, it’s just a crashing disappointment. It’s like they were building to something really brilliant, and then got dogpiled by a completely conventional videogame.

And it’s doubly frustrating because I can’t get into specifics without spoiling anything.

]]> By: seppo http://www.spectrecollie.com/archives/2007/09/aftershock/comment-page-1#comment-1836 seppo Thu, 13 Sep 2007 19:39:09 +0000 http://www.spectrecollie.com/archives/2007/09/aftershock/#comment-1836 My problem with the last third of the game is that the apex of the game suggests that an incredibly radical change should occur... and then it doesn't. Frustrating. Still, the fact that the game got to that point, to me, is absolutely stunning. My problem with the last third of the game is that the apex of the game suggests that an incredibly radical change should occur… and then it doesn’t. Frustrating. Still, the fact that the game got to that point, to me, is absolutely stunning.

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