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Community Post: Earthworm Jim 3D — If loving you is wrong, I don’t wanna be right

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Image by Flickr user Aaron Himel
Image by Flickr user Aaron Himel

If you’ve not yet checked out all the great posts in UWG’s “guilty pleasure” games community posts, then be sure to take a few clicks back to see what fun we’ve been having in recalling the best of the worst (of the best) since April 1st! And share with us your favorite games that you hate to love and love to love no matter what anyone else says!

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The following article was adapted from a post published on Recollections of Play, April 16, 2013.

Me and Earthworm Jim, we go back…like waaaay back to almost the beginning. I never played the original Sega Earthworm Jim game in 1994, but I did, with all the inane trappings of maniacal glee, play the version that was ported to the SNES in 1995. If games followed movie genres, it was one of the earliest “comedies” I played. The premise was entirely hilarious (earthworm finds spacesuit, becomes a force for good, fights of the likes of Bob the Killer Goldfish and Professor Monkey-For-A-Head to save Prince What’s-Her-Name), and the platforming/shooting/collecting action was beautiful. It was simply a fantastic game. Its sequel, Earthworm Jim 2 was even more fantastically ridiculous and fun. With the release of these games, there was also a short-lived but brilliant Earthworm Jim cartoon.

It was my favoritest.

So, to say I looked forward to the release of Earthworm Jim 3D in 1999 is a bit in an understatement. Continue reading Community Post: Earthworm Jim 3D — If loving you is wrong, I don’t wanna be right →

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Community Post: I’m a Fool for Deadly Premonition

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We all have games that are foolish to love; those comfort titles that the general public regards as less-than.  We players can look past these games’ warts and rough edges to find a worthwhile experience in spite of what others may think.  To start the month of April off with a goofy bang, those of us at United We Game will be divulging some of our own guilty pleasure games for your amusement.  Things have gotten off on the right webbed foot by the Duck of Indeed, so let’s continue the joke with another foolish game!

Image from Flicker User: TheStouffer
Image from Flicker User: TheStouffer

Let us be frank at the commencement: Deadly Premonition is not a good game.  The graphics are outdated, the combat is repetitive (at best), and the game controls quite poorly.  The voice acting is hyper cheesy, the hit detection is appalling, and there are boring portions of the game that are simply included to drag out the time spent in front of your television.  I could go on, but you get the idea; Deadly Premonition is far from the pinnacle of video game development.  But despite all of these flaws, I really, really  love this game.  I would even go so far to recommend playing this strange title, as long as you don’t take it too seriously (along with friends and a case of beer).

When I first heard of Deadly Premonition, the main topic of discussion was how the game was receiving reviews covering the entirety of the number line.  Some reviewers abhorred the game, damning it with scores of 1 and 2 (out of 10) to match their hatred.  Others looked past the flaws to praise the story and ingenuity of the developer, rewarding the game with scores of 8 and 9 (also out of 10).  I was intrigued, to say the least.  As I was talking with a friend about the game, he revealed that he had purchased Deadly Premonition and was about to finish it for a second time.  He also mentioned that he was No. 1 on the Xbox Leaderboards for this game, which is irrelevant (and super badass).  So he agreed to let me borrow this strange survival horror/murder mystery game, mainly so he could have someone with which to talk about this title. Continue reading Community Post: I’m a Fool for Deadly Premonition →