tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-826783898962653229.post445865858639204594..comments2023-10-18T08:34:32.335-07:00Comments on Banana Pepper Martinis: ZA Critique: Call of Duty 4Kirk Battlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16612840105075834275noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-826783898962653229.post-2018881875615163322008-11-22T12:13:00.000-08:002008-11-22T12:13:00.000-08:00Yeah, I really dug the analysis in that post. The ...Yeah, I really dug the analysis in that post. The gunship counter-point is particularly good, the pilots are so disembodied and full of much bravado it's almost disturbing. I think one of the best moments in the game was in the last level when Captain Price calls for the gunship and they just offhandedly say they can't make it. It made that level so much more disturbing...you've been that guy in the gunship and you know how distant the conflict you're stuck in must seem to them.<BR/><BR/>I'll definitely give you a shout out once I enter the proud world of Xbox Live. Someday!Kirk Battlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16612840105075834275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-826783898962653229.post-3712759615976151182008-11-21T14:36:00.000-08:002008-11-21T14:36:00.000-08:00I also found these moments of helplessness in COD4...I also found these moments of helplessness in COD4 to be the most interesting elements of the game. (along with the moments of incredible power, like the gunship mission.) For me, it's the alternation of agency with powerlessness that makes the game work. I wrote a post on it a while back. <BR/><BR/>Also, I find myself wanting to play the gears myself, despite the kids-smoking-in-the-hall element. It's reputedly very well-designed, and this fact overcomes my native aversion to its basic loutishness. Hit me up if you end up getting it (and an Xbox) the coop-gettins' have never been better than this season.Iroquois Pliskinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14324582950813408440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-826783898962653229.post-78471506532797579442008-11-20T14:24:00.000-08:002008-11-20T14:24:00.000-08:00I need to try Gears of War 2. I have this bizarre ...I need to try Gears of War 2. I have this bizarre draw to it, like wanting to hang out with kids who smoked cigarettes and cut class in Middle School. I know I'm going to get burned but..Kirk Battlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16612840105075834275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-826783898962653229.post-88992614406418493422008-11-19T21:49:00.000-08:002008-11-19T21:49:00.000-08:00Well put, and your take on these scenes makes me r...Well put, and your take on these scenes makes me realize what I dislike about Gears of War 2 - the constrained experiences in that game feel like tacked-on budget busters, that don't play off the game's core experience.pixelvixen707https://www.blogger.com/profile/14029716579800599199noreply@blogger.com