Harry Potter games attempt to ape Gears of War, look silly while doing it

mudah.swf · 06-05-2010, 06:52 AM

Did you ever play a Harry Potter game and think "You know what? This needs to play like Gears of War!" Well, the Deathly Hallows game looks just like that, a Gears of Potter. Hear the melodramatic score, observe how the grimdark effect is ruined by the silly wand waggling.

According to Gamespot this will indeed feature a cover system (ugh) and the spells are, for the most part, different guns. The ability to confuse enemies sounds nice though.

A strange direction to take the series in, and it will probably be the best hp game yet, Depressingly.

The Artist Formerly Known as Hawk · 06-05-2010, 07:47 AM

Well, they've all been pretty terrible, so this looks no different to me. Why mess with a losing formula right? I guess they just wanted to spice things up and make it terrible in a whole new way this time.

Geminex · 06-05-2010, 08:34 AM

Hey, the first game has massive nostalgia value for me. It was, like, the second play-station game I ever played. I really liked it, though in my defence, I was 8. And I'd probably hate it if I played it now. And even if I was still 8 and innocent, I probably wouldn't like this latest installment...

Yeah, they don't have to provide quality, cause they know people will buy it on brand-value alone.

Magic_Marker · 06-05-2010, 08:49 AM

I read the title, crossed my fingers and asked the world for what I wanted:

"chainsawwand chainsawand chainsawand chainsawand chainsawand."

I was dissappointed. :-( Noncon, draw Harry weilding a Chainsaw wand.

TDK · 06-05-2010, 11:13 AM

W...What?

I stopped reading after goblet of fire, so correct me if I'm wrong when I ask what the fuck that even has to do with what happens in the book? Unless the books take a COMPLETELY different turn and Harry stops being a pussy, I'm pretty sure he doesn't cast as many spells and kill as many people in the entire series as he did in that thirty seconds of trailer.

Azisien · 06-05-2010, 11:24 AM

I'll stick to LEGO Harry Potter thank you very much!

Bells · 06-05-2010, 11:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mudah.swf

Hear the melodramatic score, observe how the grimdark effect is ruined by the silly wand waggling.

Uh... first of all, yeah, the Wand Waggling made that look really silly.

My god, this entire concept seems like a really bad idea... i mean, even if this was not Harry Potter it would still look quite stupid. It's a male pre-teen version of Bullet Witch! And even bullet Witch had machine guns and Nazis!

krogothwolf · 06-05-2010, 11:59 AM

So, Is Part 2 going to be God of War style featuring a sex mini game?

Bells · 06-05-2010, 12:05 PM

GAH! It's a 2 part game made out of a two part movie made out of one freaking book!!

Azisien · 06-05-2010, 12:14 PM

I can't help but hijack the YouTube comments because they're hilarious.

Apparently if Harry gets 3 kills in a row, he gets a mug of butterbeer to restore health. If he gets 5, Hermione shows up and casts some actual good spells. If he gets 11, you switch perspectives and get to bombard the battlefield for 30 seconds as Dumbledore's Ghost. If you get to 25...well...you don't want to know.

06-05-2010, 06:52 AM	#1
mudah.swf Rocky Wrench Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: England Posts: 1,294	Harry Potter games attempt to ape Gears of War, look silly while doing it Did you ever play a Harry Potter game and think "You know what? This needs to play like Gears of War!" Well, the Deathly Hallows game looks just like that, a Gears of Potter. Hear the melodramatic score, observe how the grimdark effect is ruined by the silly wand waggling. According to Gamespot this will indeed feature a cover system (ugh) and the spells are, for the most part, different guns. The ability to confuse enemies sounds nice though. A strange direction to take the series in, and it will probably be the best hp game yet, Depressingly.

06-05-2010, 11:59 AM	#8
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06-05-2010, 12:05 PM	#9
Bells That's so PC of you Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: In a Server-sided Dimension where time is meaningless Posts: 10,490	GAH! It's a 2 part game made out of a two part movie made out of one freaking book!! __________________ *BELLS STORE : Clothes! You wear* them! Free US Shipping Subscription System? WTF?! Zazzle Black!**

06-05-2010, 08:34 AM	#3
Geminex SOM3WH3R3 Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 4,606	Hey, the first game has massive nostalgia value for me. It was, like, the second play-station game I ever played. I really liked it, though in my defence, I was 8. And I'd probably hate it if I played it now. And even if I was still 8 and innocent, I probably wouldn't like this latest installment... Yeah, they don't have to provide quality, cause they know people will buy it on brand-value alone.

06-05-2010, 08:49 AM	#4
Magic_Marker Moonwalk Away. Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Dumbfucklahoma. Posts: 1,573	I read the title, crossed my fingers and asked the world for what I wanted: "chainsawwand chainsawand chainsawand chainsawand chainsawand." I was dissappointed. :-( Noncon, draw Harry weilding a Chainsaw wand.

06-05-2010, 11:13 AM	#5
TDK Sent to the cornfield Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Reality Posts: 2,914	W...What? I stopped reading after goblet of fire, so correct me if I'm wrong when I ask what the fuck that even has to do with what happens in the book? Unless the books take a COMPLETELY different turn and Harry stops being a pussy, I'm pretty sure he doesn't cast as many spells and kill as many people in the entire series as he did in that thirty seconds of trailer.

06-05-2010, 11:24 AM	#6
Azisien wat Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,177	I'll stick to LEGO Harry Potter thank you very much!

06-05-2010, 12:14 PM	#10
Azisien wat Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,177	I can't help but hijack the YouTube comments because they're hilarious. Apparently if Harry gets 3 kills in a row, he gets a mug of butterbeer to restore health. If he gets 5, Hermione shows up and casts some actual good spells. If he gets 11, you switch perspectives and get to bombard the battlefield for 30 seconds as Dumbledore's Ghost. If you get to 25...well...you don't want to know.