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In my opinion, a great control scheme is not about assigning non-sensical controls to the controller, just because it’s a new way to do things – it’s about ease of use and effectiveness, and Death by Degrees has neither. To sum it up, the basic controls aren’t just uncomfortable – they’re both inefficient and just plain old unintuitive. What’s even worse? Someone decided that it’d be a good idea to incorporate blocking and attacking into the same stick, and whichever function you’re going for depends on how hard or fast you tap said stick. Utter contempt fills me at the thought of this games control scheme. No X, no Circle, no R1 or L2… oh, no, the brain trust decided to go with attacks being executed via varying speeds of tapping the RIGHT ANALOG STICK! ĭeath by Degrees doesn’t use the controller face buttons to attack. I really didn’t think that anyone could put an even more annoying spin on this scheme, but Namco has really outdone itself with this one.
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Now, if you know me, you know I hate these bullshit dual analog control schemes like in Hitman or Splinter Cell. These people seem to think that anyone can do voice-acting just because it doesn’t involve being on camera. *cringe* I really hope that these video game companies are not paying these so-called “voice-actors” oodles of cash. Remember the shitty voicework in Fatal Shadows? Well, I didn’t think it could get any worse. Lots of really intense riffs and tracks that sound great, but really don’t necessarily fit the mood of the game when they kick in.Īgain, much like the polished cut-scenes, the effects/music quality does nothing for the rest of the game. The effects and soundtrack are pretty good, actually. Oh, and the environments… the environments! Is there even an excuse for pixellation THIS bad these days? Do I have anything good to say about the graphics in this? Hell no! The in-game graphics are of the so-blocky-that-this-could-have-been-a-PS1-game variety. The cut-scenes are actually really polished, but that does nothing to save the rest of the game. Seriously? Who comes up with this kind of tripe? I’ve been accosted by crazy homeless crackheads who are more creative than this. All we know is that Nina’s covert buddies in MI6 are in trouble and Miss Williams has to do some ass-kicking to save a few lives. The ship is actually controlled by a huge multi-tiered underground terrorist origination that plans to do some terribly bad things – none of which we’re allowed to know about. Contrived enough for you? Wait, there’s more. Nina Williams is going incognito at a fighting tournament that takes place on a cruise ship.
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Our main character, of course, comes from Namco’s Tekken series of fighting games. Wasn’t expecting much from this game, so I wasn’t disappointed in the end when it turned out to be. I’m not a fan of Tekken, or any ‘fighting’ games really, so I have no emotional ties to the series.