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Angry Joe The Division 2 Review
- Thread starter Saucycarpdog
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Outside of Anthem Joe's been liking 2019 so far. RE2 and DMC5 got a 9. The Division 2 gets a 7.
Did he ever review Ace Combat 7?
Did he ever review Ace Combat 7?
I am REALLY enjoying it.
They packed it with a bunch of content and great locations tbh.
Only problem is the story is literally non-existent. You're just jumping between random missions.
They packed it with a bunch of content and great locations tbh.
Only problem is the story is literally non-existent. You're just jumping between random missions.
Coming to this right after Skill Up's review which was bursting with praise with very few negatives im not surprised at joe's score. Story being one of the worst aspects. Or like bullet sponge yellow bar enemies.
Seems like the concensus is we finally have a looter that is a finished product and definite improvement over the original even if its not a 10/10.
Seems like the concensus is we finally have a looter that is a finished product and definite improvement over the original even if its not a 10/10.
Because it's a cut above. He prioritizes correctness instead of having the review ready for day 1
It's a (lame) joke in AJ threads. I thought I'd get it out of the way.
I know you responded to an old joke, but his review is actually one of the earlier reviews this time around it seems. Surprising actually
All joking aside, why not? I get that people come to this to grind loot, but the first Destiny really had the framework of a decent story in it.
I keep playing Division 2 wishing that there was some sense of urgency or something really propelling the narrative.
Yeha the story is trash tier and who cares about it. At least in divison 1 I kinda knew what was going on.
I think it lacks main missions compared to the first.
I think it lacks main missions compared to the first.
Why you going to put time into story if the majority just want to hurry up to the next grind? People are on the loop
Shoot, reload, pick up gear, get a little bit stronger. See a team-mate using a weapon you want? The loop begins a new
The story blows but it's so wafer-thin I can easily ignore it and focus on the environmental storytelling/worldbuilding which is way better.
Anthem meanwhile has a shit story and forces you to sit through cinematics after every mission.
Anthem meanwhile has a shit story and forces you to sit through cinematics after every mission.
About what I'd score it as well. It's fun in short bursts, I guess, but every mission so far is the exact same formula. That and the loot is pretty boring
He clearly dislikes looter shooters as a whole, so I'd say a 7 is high praise coming from him
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He loved Borderlands so I don't think that's true. He just puts a lot of value into story and mission design.
Definitely, and that's clearly not the priority in the trend of looter shooters that started with Destiny. That's why I'm never lumping Borderlands with these, it's just a completely different philosophy.
I guess I just don't get the point. Action without context just seems empty to me. I'm level 11 and I'm already bored. I think that the gunplay is amazing and the detail of the world is outstanding, but I keep wanting the missions to have the urgency of, say, Modern Warfare 2 or anything that gives this world more forward thrust and emotional hooks or structure.
Had the same fall off with Destiny.
Just before Division 2, I started playing Dying Light and although they're not the same type of game, I'm impressed by the atmosphere and narrative they put into what is essentially a crafting grind.
I kind of prefer story telling of this kind in these kind of games (mmos and such). It makes it a lot easier to accept why the city is constantly on fire and such.
There are definitely little puzzles here and there during missions, usually leads to opening doors for more loot.
End game seems like a mess, builds are fundamentally broken. Going to bail after finishing the "story". Been a fun time but don't need to play this forever.
I know that "why does he get his own thread "became a meme a long time ago, but seriously why are we still getting a new thread whenever he reviews a game? Is he a review God of some sort or is it because he has a lot of of people shilling for him? How come we don't get a new thread everytime when Easy Allies or somebody else reviews a game.
Put away your pitchforks people and don't attack me, I'm genuinely curious.
Put away your pitchforks people and don't attack me, I'm genuinely curious.
well story in Div 2 is quite meh as it's done even worse than Div 1 but mission design wise it's quite ace. I don't think I've played a looter shooter with a more consistent mission design than this one and it's amazing how it changes in higher difficulty.
Came in here to check for the inevitable "Why does Angry Joe get his own thread?" post.
Mission accomplished.
Yes I may be naive but I have a vision that one day people will stop asking this question.
Mission accomplished.
Yes I may be naive but I have a vision that one day people will stop asking this question.
Joe is a cross between people like Dunkey and an indepth reviewer. His character and shtick makes him cross over into the other side.
The Angry Joe meme is incredible. I could understand back in the days on Neogaf when it was relatively new, but the the persistence of it is astonishing... Worth some study...
Yeah but I mean puzzles that are a bit more integrated into the story/main missions. Or perhaps parkour/platforming, or some vehicle missions, like Borderlands and Destiny offer. I'd even take TLOU ladder puzzles lol
According to the video nothing has an effect but stacking red.
Not really true, you stack red for Crit Cap that is really all you are doing. You desperately depend on blue talents to make most builds work. The only thing no one cares about is yellow.
