Rogue Keeper on 3/5/2007 at 13:45
By coincidence, lead of the Cassandra project. I loved his Journey into the Cradle essay in PC Gamer.
Bjossi on 3/5/2007 at 14:02
Great review, though it is odd that he says there aren't many mutants. Well, it depends on the location but overall I think there are plenty of them, remember the constant flood of mutants near the transition point from Military Warehouses to Red Forest?
steo on 3/5/2007 at 14:14
But controllers, rats and those really big meaty beasts are very rarely seen. It's dogs, boars, fleshes and bloodsuckers that you really see a lot of, the others were underplaced, I think probably because the game wound up a lot smaller than originally intended.
Bjossi on 3/5/2007 at 14:17
Well, bloodsuckers aren't as common as boars or dogs but much more common than the rare ones you mentioned.
Bloodsuckers are the one type of monsters that I hate a lot, so I can't complain.
Rogue Keeper on 3/5/2007 at 14:21
It's a good thing that the most freaky kinds of mutants aren't overused. This is not Doom.
Bjossi on 3/5/2007 at 14:35
What would be wrong with using big & freaky monsters a lot? The Zone seems to have ideal environment for them to thrive in.
Though I'm glad they are rare, from a gameplay standpoint. :eww:
io organic industrialism on 3/5/2007 at 14:41
while bloodsuckers and snorks are pretty scary, the first time i saw a controller and my screen started doing F.E.A.R. like effects, i FREAKED OUT !!!
Rogue Keeper on 3/5/2007 at 14:41
Because that would be DOOM. :rolleyes:
Where is your sense for careful, dramatic use of spooky elements so they won't become common, dull and irritating?
Bjossi on 3/5/2007 at 14:44
That is your opinion, common usage of some elements don't irritate me at all, unless the element in question is a difficult son of a bitch.
