Hydrophobia

[Starkiller]

Here's some raving reviews, such as team xbox gave it a 8.2.....

https://game-smack.net/journal/2010/9/27/review-hydrophobia.html

https://reviews.teamxbox.com/xbox-360/1871/Hydrophobia/p1/

Here's the metacritic score thus far, it seems to be all over the place with Official Xbox Magazine giving it a 90 out of 100, and EDGE giving it a 3 out of 10.

https://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/hydrophobia

 

[uscmhicks]

I always thought this was a full disc game and not a downloadable one. Looks pretty cool to me. I'll probably buy it.

 

[Starkiller]

I always thought this was a full disc game and not a downloadable one. Looks pretty cool to me. I'll probably buy it.

Funny you should say that, here's the closing comments on the team xbox review:

"Despite the game's shortcomings, when all was said and done I still wanted to keep playing. The game's plausible-future feels well-devised and I immediately wanted to continue onto Episode 2, which doesn't officially exist yet. It very much feels like a piece of a larger game which was at first made the game feel lacking, but that's counteracted by the fact that it's a $15 downlodable game and not a retail release. And when a downloadable game makes you keep thinking its a full retail release, it's definitely doing something right."

 

[NosferatuBill36]

Here's some raving reviews, such as team xbox gave it a 8.2.....

https://game-smack.net/journal/2010/9/27/review-hydrophobia.html

https://reviews.teamxbox.com/xbox-360/1871/Hydrophobia/p1/

Here's the metacritic score thus far, it seems to be all over the place with Official Xbox Magazine giving it a 90 out of 100, and EDGE giving it a 3 out of 10.

https://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/hydrophobia

Hmmmm....I'll go ahead and say..."what the hell?"

I DO trust teamxbox.com. I guess I'll wait for IGN and Game Informer's reviews.

 

[Starkiller]

Yea I'm going to sink my teeth into the trial version wednesday and if I'm impressed...$15 is lost.

 

[BadMoon]

Noon (also mid-day or noon time) is defined as 11:00am to 1:00pm, a time generally around the middle of the day when people in many countries take a lunch break.



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I have no idea what youre talking about.

Spoiler

Gotta love auto correct on the iPhone. I meant NOOB DAMNIT!!!

 

[Shropt]

(Serious question) When did this game go from being a disc to an episodic download?

 

[Starkiller]

(Serious question) When did this game go from being a disc to an episodic download?

Did it ever start out as being on disc? To my knowledge the first time I read about it (about a year ago maybe?) it was planned to be a downloadable XBLA game. They just recently announced it was episodic though, with two more parts coming...though they don't exist yet.

It's not like they took a disc game and chopped it into 3 parts.

 

[Starkiller]

Sorry for the DP, but IGN's review is an 8.

https://xboxlive.ign.com/articles/112/1124139p1.html


I don't know what EDGE's problem it has been the only negative review I've seen, but then again who listens to them? Otherwise the game seems to be getting fairly solid reviews.

 

[Biojex]

Downloading the trial version now... hope it's good.

 

[Bya]

Came across an unfavourable review by GamesRadar 4/10
https://www.gamesradar.com/xbox360/...ew/a-2010092918235290075/g-200705031101115011

 

[Biojex]

Well...the demo was really short. Didn't really give me enough to gauge. What I played was fun though, the story has peaked my interest at least. Might download the full version later on in the month.

 

[Ash Housewares]

The trial wasn't great. However I decided to DL the full game. Its not great. The water is nice but apart from that its very tedius. And the main character is annoying as hell.

 

[Biojex]

I wanted to try out the combat but the demo didn't have any. Is the combat anything special?

 

[plasmid303]

After trying the (short) demo, I think I'll save my money and use it on something better. Like a sandwich.

 

[BadMoon]

Hmmm so we have a stinker on our hands?

 

[hairlesswookiee]

Gamepro gave it a 3/5 score. Main problems are: Controls, Rough graphics, bad combat system, random glitches, and strange map and level design.

~~Easy pass for me. Maybe if they offer it for half off around Xmas.

 

[NosferatuBill36]

Glad I passed : )

 

[Starkiller]

The horrid scottish (or english) accents make the characters sound like they have marbles in their mouths, I need to strain just to figure out what they are trying to say.

The demo wasn't bad by any means, but nothing rally wow'ed me. The best part I thought was the hacking, an I swear that has been used elsewhere in another game with the wavelengths.

 

[SSC_Nerd]

an I swear that has been used elsewhere in another game with the wavelengths.

I haven't played the demo myself, so I'm totally sure what ot looks like, but what you say sort of reminds of the hacking in Arkham Asylum.