The Zeropunctuation thread

Scrax · 2009-03-04T09:41:22.000Z

The Escapist

Zero Punctuation : Spiderman: Web of Shadows

This week Zero Punctuation reviews Spiderman's latest web swinging adventure, Spiderman: Web of Shadows.

Spiderman - Web of Shadows

Yawn Spiderman, but webslinging is as good as everyone said it was.

Bahimiron · 2009-03-04T09:52:25.000Z

Did he mention Spider-Man 2? Wasn’t it one of the blurred out games shown when he mentioned his ‘top five games ever’ a while back?

Brian_Seiler · 2009-03-04T09:55:53.000Z

Yes. He mentioned how he liked the fact that Spider-Man 2 let you do the web-slinging and swinging around the city as an end unto itself. And then a lot of ways in which it was apparently horrible, which left me feeling a little confused on the whole issue, but whatever.

Rock8man · 2009-03-04T10:03:53.000Z

It’s a shame I missed out on Spiderman 2. It sounds like a blast.

Abilio_Carvalho · 2009-03-04T10:04:33.000Z

um I think he pretty much said a couple weeks later that he’d taken random games for the list.

Drastic · 2009-03-04T10:10:18.000Z

Anders Hallin:

The important thing here is: did they make you play the Facebreaker demo?

They did! I think whatever profile problems existed were a deliberate campaign by EA to get people to play it. Because after experiencing Facebreaker, I can’t imagine anyone doing so willingly.

Bahimiron · 2009-03-04T10:57:51.000Z

Brian Seiler:

Yes. He mentioned how he liked the fact that Spider-Man 2 let you do the web-slinging and swinging around the city as an end unto itself. And then a lot of ways in which it was apparently horrible, which left me feeling a little confused on the whole issue, but whatever.

The slinging in Spidey 2 was classic, but most of the missions and all of the boss fights were bunk. The random missions were worse. I did love that voice acting, though. Never before has the Guild of Jackie Mason Impersonators had so much work.

If only Brian Bendis had written the script, fusing their horrible voice acting with his hackneyed overuse of Yiddish. It would have been like seeing my grandmother in the latest Spider-Man film.

“Spiduhman, there were cops and then that meshugganuh Scorpion attacked and I thought I should plotz right there. Oy a klug!”

Abilio Carvalho:

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Abilio Carvalho:

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Abilio Carvalho:

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Zylon · 2009-03-04T11:14:45.000Z

I gather the Stylized Bioshock Little Sister is by now his iconic stand-in for meaningless player choice.

Groovy.

zengonzo · 2009-03-04T11:37:30.000Z

Must’ve missed that - when did she come in?

Zylon · 2009-03-04T11:56:19.000Z

Ummm… at about 3:30.

zengonzo · 2009-03-04T12:04:11.000Z

Ah, ich sehe. Pretty frank allusion, actually. I’d taken it more at face value.

Demon_G_Sides · 2009-03-04T12:08:18.000Z

I like the end animation thing where it talks about Watchmen ads.

Conflict of Interest indeed.

JonRowe · 2009-03-04T12:10:06.000Z

bahimiron:

hm

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eh

What is this, a Pinter play?

Bahimiron · 2009-03-04T12:13:28.000Z

Jon_Danger:

What is this, a Pinter play?

I’m Abilio’s Lamaze coach.

Naked · 2009-03-04T15:35:09.000Z

Strong use of Jarvis Cocker. 10 points!

Al1 · 2009-03-11T09:30:25.000Z

This week: Tom vs. Yahtzee in House of the Dead Overkill reviews!

Oh, now I miss Tom vs. Bruce.

metta · 2009-03-11T09:40:18.000Z

British Rail Symbol - I hate your fucking sandwiches!

:D

Lazy_Shiftless_Basta · 2009-03-11T10:03:26.000Z

I love Jack Bauer torturing metaphors.

MattKeil · 2009-03-11T10:34:31.000Z

I hope Yahtzee isn’t planning a trip to the States any time soon, because Dave Long will cut a bitch after that video.

Dreamshadow · 2009-03-11T11:03:45.000Z

Al:

This week: Tom vs. Yahtzee in House of the Dead Overkill reviews!

Oh, now I miss Tom vs. Bruce.

Did I miss the part where Tom was in on this?