Comments on: Controversial Reviews in PCG UK History http://www.mode7games.com/blog/2009/04/19/controversial-reviews-in-pcg-uk-history/ The gaming podcast with intelligence. Each week, we don our utterly metaphorical armour and confront the most intriguing mainstream gaming issues, as well as venturing to the arcane depths of the indie games scene. PC or console games: whatever your favourite species of electronic entertainment, we drag it screaming from the dungeon all the way back to the village. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:06:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ben Sizer http://www.mode7games.com/blog/2009/04/19/controversial-reviews-in-pcg-uk-history/comment-page-1/#comment-11514 Ben Sizer Fri, 01 May 2009 09:21:14 +0000 http://www.mode7games.com/blog/?p=1097#comment-11514 Hard to think that anybody would rate Tiberian Sun above 80%; the difficulty level was completely off, and I completed it in 1 and a half days. Another interesting fact about Diablo is that at the time, they were pitching it as a rival to Ultima 8. Ultima 8 has about 10x the plot and depth but about half the addictiveness and raw playability sadly. And I think that was the turning point for what kind of RPGs are popular on the PC. Hard to think that anybody would rate Tiberian Sun above 80%; the difficulty level was completely off, and I completed it in 1 and a half days.

Another interesting fact about Diablo is that at the time, they were pitching it as a rival to Ultima 8. Ultima 8 has about 10x the plot and depth but about half the addictiveness and raw playability sadly. And I think that was the turning point for what kind of RPGs are popular on the PC.

]]> By: Alex http://www.mode7games.com/blog/2009/04/19/controversial-reviews-in-pcg-uk-history/comment-page-1/#comment-10451 Alex Sun, 19 Apr 2009 13:57:56 +0000 http://www.mode7games.com/blog/?p=1097#comment-10451 WOW @ worms review. Absolutely massive mistake. Worms 1 was such a favourite in my youth...I can't begin to count the hours whittled away. Really fabulous for its time. I'd still no doubt enjoy a game now. WOW @ worms review. Absolutely massive mistake. Worms 1 was such a favourite in my youth…I can’t begin to count the hours whittled away. Really fabulous for its time. I’d still no doubt enjoy a game now.

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