"Ghostbusters" - Page 17

pinata242 · 06-21-09, 12:34 AM

I don't know what the fuck y'all are on about. I'm (only) through the 3rd level and am having a blast. When does it start to suck? Does it only suck in comparison to other 3rd-person, over-the-shoulder games that I don't play anyway?

Giantrobo · 06-21-09, 01:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Eric D.

I beat this on professional last night and despite two boss fights, I found it enjoyable. I just wish the AI was better. With that said, I'm looking forward to some multiplayer action. Things should be SO much easier with actual people playing as your teammates.

Multiplayer is a blast with real people. Assuming they're cool...
I was lucky enough to have a guy on our team that was willing to answer questions and give some great playing tips.

I can't remember his username, and that sucks because I forgot to send a friend request. I may try to look at the player's list again to figure it out so I can also give him a good review.

Eric D. · 06-21-09, 01:57 AM

Yeah, I played some multiplayer tonight with some random people and really enjoyed it.

Mike86 · 06-21-09, 02:54 AM

I'm pretty impressed by how good this game actually turned out. Really enjoying it and will be satisfied if this is the only Ghostbusters "sequel" we end up getting. This game also has me thinking of other great movies that could be made into games. One that comes to mind for me right away is a Back to the Future game. They could either base it off the movies or do it like the Ghostbusters game and have it be a sequel of sorts.

nickdawgy · 06-21-09, 05:04 AM

It can be fun, but you can only die so much and have the ridiculous AI screw up so many times before it seems like a chore.

I really can't imagine playing through it again. I have no plans to play multiplayer either.

K&AJones · 06-21-09, 11:55 AM

I have no clue why the word "sucks" is even associated with this game not unless you're some professional game critic. I'm flat enjoying the heck out of it. Yea, it's not perfect and has a few flaws but show me a game, especially a movie base one, that even comes close to this. Maybe it needs a few more fancy "Guns" blazing away or a bit more "Gore". Frankly I love the break from all that.

I played about 4+ hours on MP last night with a fellow Talker who will remain anonymous and again a total blast. I'm really amazed at the amount of action going on the screen and pace. But probably the one thing that really stands out is the absolute need of Teamwork. So far to is the players most of whom are there to just have fun. Sure there's been a few with a ego and mouthing off but nothing like in other games. If the overall game score was 8.1 then MP alone is worth 9.5!

pinata242 · 06-21-09, 12:39 PM

All I know is bustin' makes me feel good.

I love the feeling of pulling a ghost over a trap and fighting it down in there. Just learned the Slam Dunk at the end of my session last night when I slammed The Grey Lady down in there without issue

Suprmallet · 06-21-09, 12:51 PM

I'm at the last boss now and other than the Stone Angel section near the end I've loved this game, warts and all.

mzupeman2 · 06-21-09, 01:36 PM

The game starts off kinda slow, sluggishly so. But the further I'm getting in to the game, the more fun it's turning out to be. More weapons to switch between, more things that need to be slimed and more ghosts that need to be zapped, it's not a bad game at all.

dsa_shea · 06-21-09, 03:09 PM

Who is playing this on the PS3? If you are then please add me for some MP action.

Shannon Nutt · 06-21-09, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by dsa_shea

Who is playing this on the PS3? If you are then please add me for some MP action.

I'm on the PS3, but haven't done any multiplayer yet.

nickdawgy · 06-21-09, 04:30 PM

I finally finished it. Let me tell you, the last few levels were a pain.

Overall, I'd say it was a good game, but again since I don't play online, it's over for me. I'd give it a 7/10.

PopcornTreeCt · 06-21-09, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by nickdawgy

I finally finished it. Let me tell you, the last few levels were a pain.

Overall, I'd say it was a good game, but again since I don't play online, it's over for me. I'd give it a 7/10.

The online is fun but it's also repetitive. I don't understand the heaping praise. Co-op (online or real life) would've made the game a lot more fun.

dsa_shea · 06-21-09, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by PopcornTreeCt

The online is fun but it's also repetitive. I don't understand the heaping praise. Co-op (online or real life) would've made the game a lot more fun.

Especially since I heard that the Wii gets storyline co-op. Why is that?

pinata242 · 06-21-09, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by dsa_shea

Especially since I heard that the Wii gets storyline co-op. Why is that?

Wii is for families and fun times. 360 and PS3 are for social outcasts and shut-ins. Didn't you know that?

mhg83 · 06-21-09, 10:06 PM

I would totally buy this on the wii if it had a proton pack/ghost trap accessory.

PopcornTreeCt · 06-21-09, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by pinata242

Wii is for families and fun times. 360 and PS3 are for social outcasts and shut-ins. Didn't you know that?

darkside · 06-22-09, 12:43 AM

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Originally Posted by dsa_shea

Especially since I heard that the Wii gets storyline co-op. Why is that?

I really don't get this. I have played through most of the Wii version now co-op and honestly I wouldn't want to play this any other way. A human helping you is much more useful than the AI for the Ghostbusters and makes the scanning and trapping go much faster and makes the whole thing less repetitive. Leaving this out of the 360/PS3 version makes no sense at all.

maxfisher · 06-22-09, 08:10 AM

Finished this last night. The area right before the final boss fight was one of the most frustrating things I've dealt with in a game for quite some time. The computer ai sucked on controlling my teammates. I'd get a couple ghosts beat down to where I could trap them, clear the area and then get taken out while trying to wrangle or slam one into the trap. Without fail, even though everyone was standing when I threw out my capture stream, they'd all be down by the time I got knocked down. It wouldn't have been so bad if they didn't make you sit through a 30 second load screen followed by a 2-3 minute cinematic every damn time it happened. Still, overall it was a very fun game and I'll probably play back through on the professional difficulty. Echoing what others have said, I can't believe they didn't put co-op in this. It's the perfect game for it.

Darknite39 · 06-22-09, 02:44 PM

Could they patch the XBOX version to allow for co-op?

pinata242 · 06-22-09, 02:48 PM

I haven't played the Wii version, but in the Xbox, the other 4 ghostbusters are pretty heavily used in the story. It's not like there's a "Dom" role you can step into. The story would have to have been written around more than 1 rookie for that to work.

Should have been done, yes.

darkside · 06-22-09, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by pinata242

I haven't played the Wii version, but in the Xbox, the other 4 ghostbusters are pretty heavily used in the story. It's not like there's a "Dom" role you can step into. The story would have to have been written around more than 1 rookie for that to work.

Should have been done, yes.

This is the same for the Wii version. They did not rewrite the story for the Co-op. They talk about "the" rookie, but you are allowed to have a second character playing as well. The storyline doesn't mention the second character, but it really doesn't matter.

Which Button? · 06-22-09, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike86

This game also has me thinking of other great movies that could be made into games. One that comes to mind for me right away is a Back to the Future game. They could either base it off the movies or do it like the Ghostbusters game and have it be a sequel of sorts.

Personally I'd love to have a Honey I Shrunk The Kids game. If they did it right it would be awesome.

chuckd21 · 06-23-09, 09:46 AM

I wish someone could do a Kingdom Hearts-esque game but with another movie studio. Universal for example. Back to the Future, Jurassic Park...

CPA-ESQ. · 06-23-09, 11:40 AM

I'm at the begining of the game (in front of the opera) Should I be buying upgrades? or should I save my money for better gear down the road. (I'm having trouble with the gargoyles - because I think I need to upgrade my gear)

In other words - I don't want to spend my $ on upgrading something that I will throw away when Egon gives me the next latest ant greatest gadget - and then I don't have $ to upgrade that.

06-21-09, 12:34 AM	#401
pinata242 DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Owasso, OK Posts: 16,751	Re: "Ghostbusters" I don't know what the fuck y'all are on about. I'm (only) through the 3rd level and am having a blast. When does it start to suck? Does it only suck in comparison to other 3rd-person, over-the-shoulder games that I don't play anyway? __________________ XBL: pinata360 Wii/DS: Click for codes! PSN: pinata242

06-21-09, 01:57 AM	#403
Eric D. DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,432	Re: "Ghostbusters" Yeah, I played some multiplayer tonight with some random people and really enjoyed it. __________________ Xbox Live Gamertag: Doctor West

06-21-09, 02:54 AM	#404
Mike86 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 287	Re: "Ghostbusters" I'm pretty impressed by how good this game actually turned out. Really enjoying it and will be satisfied if this is the only Ghostbusters "sequel" we end up getting. This game also has me thinking of other great movies that could be made into games. One that comes to mind for me right away is a Back to the Future game. They could either base it off the movies or do it like the Ghostbusters game and have it be a sequel of sorts.

06-21-09, 05:04 AM	#405
nickdawgy DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Southern Cal-ee-for-nee Posts: 14,561	Re: "Ghostbusters" It can be fun, but you can only die so much and have the ridiculous AI screw up so many times before it seems like a chore. I really can't imagine playing through it again. I have no plans to play multiplayer either.

06-21-09, 11:55 AM	#406
K&AJones DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: May 2001 Location: Nashville TN Posts: 1,142	Re: "Ghostbusters" I have no clue why the word "sucks" is even associated with this game not unless you're some professional game critic. I'm flat enjoying the heck out of it. Yea, it's not perfect and has a few flaws but show me a game, especially a movie base one, that even comes close to this. Maybe it needs a few more fancy "Guns" blazing away or a bit more "Gore". Frankly I love the break from all that. I played about 4+ hours on MP last night with a fellow Talker who will remain anonymous and again a total blast. I'm really amazed at the amount of action going on the screen and pace. But probably the one thing that really stands out is the absolute need of Teamwork. So far to is the players most of whom are there to just have fun. Sure there's been a few with a ego and mouthing off but nothing like in other games. If the overall game score was 8.1 then MP alone is worth 9.5! __________________ Xbox360 GT - BuzzZaw66 "If there's nothing wrong with me, then there must be something wrong with the universe" -Dr. Crusher-Star Trek

06-21-09, 12:39 PM	#407
pinata242 DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Owasso, OK Posts: 16,751	Re: "Ghostbusters" All I know is bustin' makes me feel good. I love the feeling of pulling a ghost over a trap and fighting it down in there. Just learned the Slam Dunk at the end of my session last night when I slammed The Grey Lady down in there without issue __________________ XBL: pinata360 Wii/DS: Click for codes! PSN: pinata242

06-21-09, 12:51 PM	#408
Suprmallet Moderator Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: USS Enterprise Posts: 21,750	Re: "Ghostbusters" I'm at the last boss now and other than the Stone Angel section near the end I've loved this game, warts and all. __________________ Living Dead: So what you're saying is... no one died in the middle of your store when you told them they couldn't have a $10 plasma TV? I find that a little hard to swallow.

06-21-09, 01:36 PM	#409
mzupeman2 DVD Talk Reviewer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: NY Posts: 2,807	Re: "Ghostbusters" The game starts off kinda slow, sluggishly so. But the further I'm getting in to the game, the more fun it's turning out to be. More weapons to switch between, more things that need to be slimed and more ghosts that need to be zapped, it's not a bad game at all. __________________ Oppo BDP-83 - Pioneer 1019AH-K - Samsung 46A550

06-21-09, 03:09 PM	#410
dsa_shea DVD Talk Ultimate Edition Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma Posts: 4,968	Re: "Ghostbusters" Who is playing this on the PS3? If you are then please add me for some MP action. __________________ PSN: GatorShea I support BOTH High Definition formats because I love good movies.

06-21-09, 04:30 PM	#412
nickdawgy DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Southern Cal-ee-for-nee Posts: 14,561	Re: "Ghostbusters" I finally finished it. Let me tell you, the last few levels were a pain. Overall, I'd say it was a good game, but again since I don't play online, it's over for me. I'd give it a 7/10.

06-21-09, 10:06 PM	#416
mhg83 DVD Talk Platinum Edition Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 3,057	Re: "Ghostbusters" I would totally buy this on the wii if it had a proton pack/ghost trap accessory. __________________ XBL Gamertag: bauer83

06-22-09, 08:10 AM	#419
maxfisher DVD Talk Platinum Edition Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 3,451	Re: "Ghostbusters" Finished this last night. The area right before the final boss fight was one of the most frustrating things I've dealt with in a game for quite some time. The computer ai sucked on controlling my teammates. I'd get a couple ghosts beat down to where I could trap them, clear the area and then get taken out while trying to wrangle or slam one into the trap. Without fail, even though everyone was standing when I threw out my capture stream, they'd all be down by the time I got knocked down. It wouldn't have been so bad if they didn't make you sit through a 30 second load screen followed by a 2-3 minute cinematic every damn time it happened. Still, overall it was a very fun game and I'll probably play back through on the professional difficulty. Echoing what others have said, I can't believe they didn't put co-op in this. It's the perfect game for it. __________________ I go back to the comparison I made earlier to slavery. Slavery existed because it was commercially viable and there were those that justified it using circular logic (i.e. slavery was OK because people wanted to keep slaves). It was only when men of moral character started standing up to the slave traders/owners that the wheels were set in motion for the abolition of slavery. I draw a parallel to straight porn. - art

06-22-09, 02:44 PM	#420
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06-22-09, 02:48 PM	#421
pinata242 DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Owasso, OK Posts: 16,751	Re: "Ghostbusters" I haven't played the Wii version, but in the Xbox, the other 4 ghostbusters are pretty heavily used in the story. It's not like there's a "Dom" role you can step into. The story would have to have been written around more than 1 rookie for that to work. Should have been done, yes. __________________ XBL: pinata360 Wii/DS: Click for codes! PSN: pinata242

06-23-09, 09:46 AM	#424
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06-23-09, 11:40 AM	#425
CPA-ESQ. DVD Talk Platinum Edition Join Date: Jul 1999 Posts: 3,421	Re: "Ghostbusters" I'm at the begining of the game (in front of the opera) Should I be buying upgrades? or should I save my money for better gear down the road. (I'm having trouble with the gargoyles - because I think I need to upgrade my gear) In other words - I don't want to spend my $ on upgrading something that I will throw away when Egon gives me the next latest ant greatest gadget - and then I don't have $ to upgrade that.