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Seihaku on 09 March 2015
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DexInDaJungle said:
Seihaku said:

I dunno, it was with trade-in and some side credit so out of pocket roughly $230. The console is great, Sunset Overdrive though was about 15 years too late.


You mean it's gameplay doesn't fit with what we're getting today? I for one loved Sunset Overdrive, it had a sort of charm to it that many games today lack. By no means was it a perfect game but I liked the different style they went with compared to sticking with the standard.

I'd love to hear more about why you thought it was 15 years too late though.


15 years ago is when everything started going the open world "sandbox" direction (with the release of Mafia and Grand Theft Auto 3) and the push toward cel-shading (Jet Set Radio pretty much being the defacto standard), along with the personality of the game also ringing true for the era. I had an overwhelming sense of deja vu with the game and it ultimately just felt dated (felt like it was imitating Jet Set Radio, THPS and Crazy Taxi for personality, but came off as faking it the entire time.) 

At first I sort of got a kick out of it because it felt like a modern day Dreamcast game, but its personality came off as forced, and the gameplay was bland.