Hyper 193 Feedback Thread [Archive] - Hyper Magazine Forums

Darren

25-09-2009, 01:01 PM

Tokyo Games Show? Yes, we're there now -- Daniel's probably ogling an Asian Bayonetta as I type this. But this issue's all about GamesCom, and we've got hands-on time with all the biggest titles. Around 28 pages of previews await, including intimate looks at R.U.S.E, Avatar, Alpha Protocol, Mass Effect 2, and Star Trek Online. Meanwhile, I get told to play DJ Hero on Easy. Not bitter.

Our review coverage is equally huge. We deliver the verdicts on Scribblenauts, DiRT 2, Dissidia: Final Fantasy, Punch-Out!! and more. This is probably the only issue where you'll read about how we laughed while a skinhead punk killed an emo.

Features? Well, sure. We don our de-constructing hat and take apart the first-person brawler Zeno Clash, where one of the lead designers discusses what went right and what went wrong. We examine the shady business of MMO gold farming and ponder what the stark silence from the big developers really means. And we look at the current state of game AI, discuss why it works the way it does, and what games of the future will be able to do with their virtual brains.

Oh, that's not all! We thrash four of the best CPUs on the market, get killed by bad FMV vampires, and devote two pages to Hitler. No, we're not joking.

Subscribers are getting theirs now, but for the rest of you mere mortals, look for issue 193 on sale Wednesday 30 September!

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/4158/hypercover1932.jpg

Super Sleuth

25-09-2009, 04:14 PM

Man jam.

Australian Ninja

25-09-2009, 04:16 PM

Curse you and your swift posting!

Anyway, really nice issue - good feature articles (only skimmed them, but looking forward to reading them) and some more fancy pants good looks for the mag from Malky. (especially the 'clean' sci-fi look to the AI article)

Top stuff!

AranchineD

25-09-2009, 04:42 PM

Well well, look at Mr. Fancy "I Have A Username In Black Now' Dude!

Can't wait to read about Mass Effect 2 though.

Watchers

25-09-2009, 05:50 PM

Not the greatest cover. Would've preferred to see Bayonetta or something rather than generic army dude #34543127

FX-GTZ

25-09-2009, 06:01 PM

Actually the cover is really good, im digging the vanilla/aqua sky.

Daniel

26-09-2009, 11:30 PM

Not the greatest cover. Would've preferred to see Bayonetta or something rather than generic army dude #34543127

He's not generic army guy. He's a close relative, confused army guy.

Allick

26-09-2009, 11:34 PM

serious question: Why are the nazis scarecrows?

Jay

26-09-2009, 11:36 PM

serious question: Why are the nazis scarecrows?

Because in the end they were totally stuffed. :p

Lazlow

27-09-2009, 12:03 AM

Not the greatest cover. Would've preferred to see Bayonetta or something rather than generic army dude #34543127

Its a good image for a cover though, plenty of space for headings, boxouts and what not.

Ashmaran

27-09-2009, 12:04 AM

Perhaps it's a ruse by the germans to trick the allies into thinking they have set up in that location...

ShmickMofo

27-09-2009, 10:13 AM

Just skimmed through the issue. Words can't explain how excited I am that Borderlands is out next month. Might have to take a few weeks off work to play that one!

Australian Ninja

28-09-2009, 10:29 AM

hey hypazz, your mag sux im swapping to 360 gamer coz its only 16 bucks a month and it tons better than your stink rag

I totally disagree with this rubbish, the TOTALLY suspicious part is where some non-existent user typed this message, possibly the ghost of Danny McMadeup.

serious question: Why are the nazis scarecrows?

It increased the chances of being attacked by Batman

concrete donkey

29-09-2009, 05:28 PM

what games are reviewed?

Twisted Conspiracy

29-09-2009, 07:52 PM

These ones. Our review coverage is equally huge. We deliver the verdicts on Scribblenauts, DiRT 2, Dissidia: Final Fantasy, Punch-Out!! and more. This is probably the only issue where you'll read about how we laughed while a skinhead punk killed an emo.

concrete donkey

29-09-2009, 09:17 PM

These ones.

yah, but i want to know what the 'more' is!

concrete donkey

30-09-2009, 01:37 PM

i finally got my hands on the new issue and its good. very good. a great read guys.

Stevorooni

30-09-2009, 06:54 PM

Mine hasn't arrived yet :(

I know, I'll summon it in Scribblenauts!

Jickle

30-09-2009, 08:51 PM

Mine hasn't arrived yet :(

I know, I'll summon it in Scribblenauts!

Mine isn't here either. I went to a newsagent, picked it up, flicked to my section, nodded sagely and walked out though.

Ryan Hayward

01-10-2009, 10:43 PM

There's an indie rpg recently released by the name of Dawn's Light ( johnwizard.com) that Hyper really needs to review as its easily one of the best rpgs of all time and easily the funniest.
First 40 minutes is fairly conventional stuff but it just gets better and better as you progress. Its even much funnier than Dragon's Quest 8 and I never thought I would see an rpg that could beat it.

Mr.Mew

02-10-2009, 02:35 AM

When I got home I noticed my copy of issue 193 had several tears in several pages.

I felt like killing ninjas.

Super Sleuth

02-10-2009, 07:49 AM

A games magazine shouldn't bring you to tears:p

concrete donkey

02-10-2009, 12:46 PM

When I got home I noticed my copy of issue 193 had several tears in several pages.

I felt like killing ninjas.

I hate that too

Stevorooni

02-10-2009, 02:35 PM

My copy has finally arrived! Stupid postal service

Ryan Hayward

02-10-2009, 07:43 PM

I wasn't expecting it till next week as the first wasn't until Thursday. Good that it has come on the 2nd, right before the weekend!!
Got something to keep me entertained....

/backslash

03-10-2009, 01:35 AM

I feel like subscribing to this mag again since Edge just isn't cutting it for me & there are far too many non-interesting interviews :( Are the subscription forms in the mag itself at $85 for 12 months like the MyMagazines (https://www.mymagazines.com.au:443/hzsub/submag?spub_id=172&a=1&c=v) website? I've got an old issue from earlier this year and it said ~$69 but I'm guessing because the price has gone up again its been changed

Mr.Mew

03-10-2009, 01:56 AM

Yeah, form in this issue has $85/12 months.

/backslash

03-10-2009, 02:34 AM

Thanks, I should probably get subscribing before I think about it any longer and it goes up by $20

Meg

03-10-2009, 10:29 AM

I wonder if writing in "purple monkey dishwasher" in this game will do something. LMK.

Darren

03-10-2009, 11:11 AM

Actually that's what they should do, Hyper should have a little notice on the front of the mag or somewhere that says the extra $1 is the Bear Tax-AranchineD
Check the spine.

Jickle

03-10-2009, 11:12 AM

I wonder if writing in "purple monkey dishwasher" in this game will do something. LMK.

It just summons a dishwasher. :(

Stevorooni

03-10-2009, 11:49 AM

Check the spine.

bwahahahahaha!

AranchineD

03-10-2009, 12:52 PM

Well hot damn, my dream of having something I said making it onto the 'cover' of the magazine, realised!

Meg

03-10-2009, 02:50 PM

It just summons a dishwasher. :(
Oh well it still works doesn't it. But summoning a punk to kill a emo is the best thing Ive heard of used in a game.

BB2K

03-10-2009, 05:01 PM

Check the spine.

That is possibly the best thing I've ever read in Hyper.

Ryan Hayward

03-10-2009, 05:21 PM

God-damn bears, its about time they were made victims of genocide.

Meg

04-10-2009, 10:57 AM

I can't believe they actually put that quote there. But I feel good I help contribute something to the magazine.:)

ireadtabloids

05-10-2009, 05:56 PM

Good to see one of the Hyper guys win that R.U.S.E. mutiplayer demo.
Nice work!

Spazzallo

06-10-2009, 03:38 PM

Really liked the articles on AI. Found it very interesting and also gave more insight in what goes into programming, so thanks!

Lazlow

06-10-2009, 09:41 PM

Just read the DiRT 2 review. Its was two pages of waxing lyrical about the Ego Engine and interface. I had to go back to find where you actually talk about how the game played.

ScToTeE

07-10-2009, 08:03 AM

Really liked the articles on AI. Found it very interesting and also gave more insight in what goes into programming, so thanks!

Strongly Agreed.

Also, the deconstructing article on Zeno Clash was an interesting read too. In fact, the feature articles were the best part of this issue. Those, and the columns. That's not to say that everything else wasn't though. The previews added a few more games to my 'hoping-it-receives-a-good-review-so-I-buy-it' list, particularly R.U.S.E.

Lazlow

07-10-2009, 09:12 PM

Australian Ninja

08-10-2009, 03:06 PM

Whilst Invizimals sounds like a pissweak game, the technology behind it could make for a really neat handheld version of Project Zero/Fatal Frame, where the PSP itself becomes the Camera Obscura.

EDIT:

Wait... i just remembered. Isn't there a DSi game coming where you hunt ghosts? Bah, it'd be better on PSP >_>

Oh that must be "Ghosthunters Extreme: Project Boo!-galoo"

*pause for groan*

Okay, I've been too busy reading comics and have not read much of the new issue, and then of course the new Empire arrives..... but I promise to read Hyper real soon and then complain about every little thing that is not quite perfect and demand that the price be increased... or is that decreased? Whatever it is the kids are into these days anyway.

Australian Ninja

09-10-2009, 11:04 AM

Well, the A.I. article was terribly good. The usual opinion pieces were awfully enjoyable and the layout of the mag was painfully nice to look at.

Overall a cracking good issue, but now I must dash to use my grappling hook to hide behind some gargoyles, before I go after the villians - of course I'm talking about THAT game, you know the one with the Bat? It's called Scribblenauts.

Mr.Mew

09-10-2009, 08:59 PM

but now I must dash to use my grappling hook to hide behind some gargoyles, before I go after the villians - of course I'm talking about THAT game, you know the one with the Bat? It's called Scribblenauts.
Haha, for a second there I thought you were talking about Batman: Arkham Asylum.

ireadtabloids

11-10-2009, 11:02 AM

Overall a cracking good issue, but now I must dash to use my grappling hook to hide behind some gargoyles, before I go after the villians - of course I'm talking about THAT game, you know the one with the Bat? It's called Scribblenauts.

Heheheh... Nice gag!

ireadtabloids

11-10-2009, 11:21 AM

Daniel

11-10-2009, 12:02 PM

Alan Wake update issue 194. Golden Sun not so much.

ireadtabloids

11-10-2009, 03:40 PM

Cheers!

Mike-Towns

13-10-2009, 07:57 AM

The highlights for me were the quote on the spine plus Aran and Lazlow's discussion on Uma Therman.

Australian Ninja

13-10-2009, 10:09 AM

So I'm wondering if you members of the Hyper crew also get a little frustrated when games disappear of the radar for large chunks of time with no clue as to what's happening? Eg. Alan Wake and this darn 3rd chapter of the Golden Sun series.

I was thinking similar thoughts after reading an article in a recent Games TM about "hype" and how it can ruin a game by being announced WAY too early (as in several years before it sees release) or by building up expectations to such a ridiculous level that people expect the game to be blessed by Jesus and inevitably condemn the product when it doesn't live up to their overly inflated expectations.

Then people complain about "what it should / could have been" and meanwhile the developer may have been going in a different direction entirely and will be unfairly criticised because of how the game promoted / hyped / advertised etc.

Anyway, I too would like to hear the thoughts from the busy Hyper worker bees on how/if they get fed up with games that disappear for large chunks of time

Lazlow

13-10-2009, 10:27 AM

Hype's a funny thing. Take The Outsider (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Outsider_(video_game)) for example. A game that I remembered featuring in an issue of Edge 3 years ago, with a release date slated for sometime in 2008.

Now set for an Xmas 09 release, and on paper it sounds like a premier title, but as of now has very little in the way of a bandwagon going for it.

punkgorilla

13-10-2009, 03:27 PM

The lack of hype surrounding The Outsider is probably due to a lack of release date, lack of publisher, lack of gameplay mechanics and just a general lack of information. Hell, it doesn't even have a website.

SOX

14-10-2009, 05:50 PM

Darren

15-10-2009, 09:08 AM

Just reading the Blizzcon article and apparently Battle.net was introduced back in 2003? I'm being a bit pedantic but I could of sworn it was with Diablo 1 back in 1997. A bit of sloppy research there.
Egads, you're right. I've no idea how that happened -- two different factoids that somehow got spliced together, maybe? Apologies for the error. :(

Australian Ninja

15-10-2009, 10:13 AM

Just reading the Blizzcon article and apparently Battle.net was introduced back in 2003? I'm being a bit pedantic but I could of sworn it was with Diablo 1 back in 1997. A bit of sloppy research there.
Also the tekken 6 preview is just a waste of space considering you covered it like not long ago.

Had to laugh at the Night Trap feature cause it led me to look it up on Youtube - truly terrible acting!

Don't go there! I remember watching the demo (or was it somebody playing it?) in a game store way back when it was released, and that was MORE THAN ENOUGH OF THAT FOR ONE LIFETIME.

Daniel

15-10-2009, 10:17 AM

Also the tekken 6 preview is just a waste of space considering you covered it like not long ago.

It was a correction, not a preview. We previously had facts wrong due to lack of information.

Australian Ninja

15-10-2009, 02:23 PM

It was a correction, not a preview. We previously had facts wrong due to lack of information.

Can I get a preview of that correction as soon as possible? Yeah, that'd be just great... oh and did you get the memo on correcting previews, if you can read that and get back to me.... oh, one more thing, I'm going to have to go ahead and ask you to come in on Saturday.:p

Australian Ninja

16-10-2009, 01:49 PM

Well, my favourite feature of this months Super-Hyper-Mega-Awesome-Mag by far was the Gold Farming article. As someone who has never played Warcraft it was even more interesting to read about the issues, from well informed sources.

Here's to more articles of this quality (not that I'm saying anything else was of lesser quality, just this one was my personal favourite to read)

*And I've spent far too much time staring at the lovely page of Scribblenauts art opposite the review contents page, then trying all the items in the game.
Now I must dash to stare at the page again, it's almost hypnotic:eek: