http://auth.gamespot.com/ Gamespot's Everything Feed! News, Reviews, Videos. Exploding with content? You bet. en-us Thu, 21 Nov 2013 20:42:08 -0800 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/community-news-update-thursday-11-21/1100-6416323/ <figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1522/15229312/2343641-communitynewslogo.png" data-ref-id="1300-2343641" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1522/15229312/2343641-communitynewslogo.png" data-ref-id="1300-2343641"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/scale_super/1522/15229312/2343641-communitynewslogo.png"></a></figure><h2><strong>Xbox One Launch!</strong></h2><div data-embed-type="video" data-ref-id="2300-6416270" data-width="100%" data-height="100%"><iframe src="/videos/embed/6416270/" width="100%" height="100%" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe></div><p style="">We are only a few hours away from the moment a lot of people have been waiting for…. the Xbox One launch! We are doing the same as last week and live streaming our coverage starting at 8pm PST. We will go back fourth around the city of San Francisco, New York, and our HQ studio. Danny and Chris will be do what they do best and playing all the games you want to see. Tune in and have fun. You can interact us through twitter (@GameSpot) and your tweet might be displayed during our stream!</p><p style=""> </p><h2><strong>Next Gen Live Stream Extravaganza – 29 Hours Total!</strong></h2><p style="">After our Xbox One launch live stream, the GameSpot crew, including myself, will be streaming games from the Xbox One and PS4 in a 24 hour marathon! One of our special guests will be MAN of MANvsGAME. We will all be taking requests for what games to play on both consoles. Stay tuned for more info about our next gen awesome marathon.</p><p style=""> </p><h2><strong>PS4 vs Xbox One Console Showdown</strong></h2><figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1522/15229312/2384666-4030115266-25ouu.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2384666" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1522/15229312/2384666-4030115266-25ouu.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2384666"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/scale_super/1522/15229312/2384666-4030115266-25ouu.jpg"></a></figure><p style="">But wait…… there's more! During our 24 our next gen marathon, we will be broadcasting from our PS4 vs Xbox One Console Showdown event that is open to the public! This event will be taking place on Friday, November 21st from 3pm to 5pm at the GameSpot HQ in San Francisco. There will be free food, video games, and you will be able to meet the GameSpot editors! <a href="http://www.eventbrite.com/e/ps4-vs-xbox-one-live-console-showdown-tickets-9191284379" rel="nofollow">RSVP Here</a>.</p><p style=""> </p><p style=""> </p><h2><strong>GameSpot Hot Topics</strong></h2><div data-embed-type="video" data-ref-id="2300-6416290" data-width="100%" data-height="100%"><iframe src="/videos/embed/6416290/" width="100%" height="100%" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe></div><p style="">With over 4000 comments and counting, our most commented piece of content has been Mark Walton's review of Ryse: Son of Rome.</p><blockquote><p style="">Ryse: Son of Rome is huge in scale, but small in scope. For all the stunning spectacle it throws at you--the sight of a hundred-strong army laying bloody waste to a barbarian horde, the march of a legion as hulking great fireballs rain down from the sky--your part in it all is that of an outlier, a lone wolf single-handedly trying to save a crumbling empire. What you're left with, then, are the scraps: small melee battles against a procession of mindless opponents who you slaughter in painfully shallow third-person combat.</p></blockquote><p style="">To read the entire review, <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/ryse-son-of-rome/" data-ref-id="false">click here</a>.</p><p style=""> </p><figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1522/15229312/2386456-3427082474-23845.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2386456" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1522/15229312/2386456-3427082474-23845.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2386456"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/scale_super/1522/15229312/2386456-3427082474-23845.jpg"></a></figure><p style="">On Monday, people began stating in line for the Xbox One in New York City. At least 2 people have been online for over 72 hours. That is some real dedication! The first Xbox One was sold in New Zealand a couple hours ago. <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/people-are-in-line-for-an-xbox-one-right-now/1100-6416291/">Full Story</a>.</p><p style="">Oh here is a pic from the guy in New Zealand....</p><figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1522/15229312/2386510-xboxonefunny.png" data-ref-id="1300-2386510" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1522/15229312/2386510-xboxonefunny.png" data-ref-id="1300-2386510"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/scale_super/1522/15229312/2386510-xboxonefunny.png"></a></figure><p style=""> </p><h2><strong>Sweepstakes Reminder!</strong></h2><figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1522/15229312/2386507-nextgensweeps.png" data-ref-id="1300-2386507" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1522/15229312/2386507-nextgensweeps.png" data-ref-id="1300-2386507"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/scale_super/1522/15229312/2386507-nextgensweeps.png"></a></figure><p style="">Tomorrow is your last chance enter to win the new Xbox One or PS4 (your choice!). Get a friend to enter (via a special link you'll get after your initial entry) and you'll also have a chance at the GRAND PRIZE–A gaming console of your choice PLUS 5 top new releases and a multiplayer subscription for a year. All in all that's 3 chances to win! <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GameSpot/app_150794994973742" rel="nofollow">ENTER NOW</a>.</p><p style=""> </p> Thu, 21 Nov 2013 18:15:00 -0800 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/community-news-update-thursday-11-21/1100-6416323/ http://www.gamespot.com/videos/playstation-vita-tv-unboxing/2300-6416309/ Peter Brown rips into the PlayStation Vita TV a mere week after release in Japan and discusses the function of the compact device. Thu, 21 Nov 2013 18:06:00 -0800 http://www.gamespot.com/videos/playstation-vita-tv-unboxing/2300-6416309/ http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/redshirt-review/1900-6415574/ <p style="">In the future, social networking is still a big deal. It's mandatory, in fact. Your account on Spacebook, the proprietary social network of space station Megalodon-9, doesn't just let you share your life; it dictates it. The food you eat, the activities you take part in, the people you befriend, the dates you go on--it's all dictated by buttons on a screen. Everything is a few clicks away.</p><p style="">It would all be very sad if it wasn't also quite funny. Redshirt is a sci-fi life simulation that puts you in the role of a titular redshirt--you know, one of the guys in sci-fi shows that is always sent to die first. You're a bit player in this space opera, not a member of the main cast, so there's no guarantee that you will survive any tragedy that might strike. And rest assured, tragedy is coming.</p><p style="">So what else do you have to do other than be on Spacebook all day?</p><figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/78/787590/2385975-0001.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2385975" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/78/787590/2385975-0001.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2385975"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/scale_super/78/787590/2385975-0001.jpg"></a><figcaption>Unlike the real Facebook's UI, Spacebook's UI never changes. You'll stare at this screen a lot.</figcaption></figure><p style="">The entire game is played through this fake social network. Each day you are allotted a certain number of action points to put toward your daily activities, which can have varying effects on your stats, your interests, your health (both physical and mental), and your relationships. The most obvious benefits are in the types of jobs you can apply for. Getting a better job means more money and a higher rank among the space station's residents. However, better-paying jobs can also have a negative effect on your health, which in turn means you need to spend time relaxing with friends (or alone) rather than working yourself to death. It's a time management balancing act.</p><blockquote data-size="medium" data-align="right"><p style="">You don't get those kinds of dynamic relationships in many other games.</p></blockquote><p style=""><span>Everything can come down to your relationships with others to the extent that Redshirt is almost more dating sim than anything else. Don't get too attached, though, because plenty of your acquaintances die before the end (you're all redshirts, after all), but if the right people like you, you can schmooze your way into jobs you aren't otherwise eligible for or relationships with very important people. </span>In addition to "normal" activities, your action points can be spent on seemingly mundane tasks such as "liking" a friend's Spacebook status. It might seem like a waste of time (especially considering how little free time you have on the game's weekdays), but Spacebook interactions can be critical to making new friends and fostering important relationships.</p><p style="">Using relationships for personal gain can backfire, however. In one instance, the hiring manager of a job I wanted (but was not quite qualified for) showed a romantic interest in me. I didn't feel the same way, but Redshirt had already taught me that being a despicable person can sometimes pay off. In fact, I was able to sleep my way to another job earlier, so why not use the same tactic again? So I went out with the guy. The next day, I applied for the job, which the game told me I was a shoo-in for based on how the hiring manager felt about me.</p><p style="">I quickly found myself with a denied promotion request, a loss of much happiness, and an angry ex-boyfriend who promised to "end me."</p><figure data-align="left" data-size="medium" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/78/787590/2385981-0005.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2385981" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/78/787590/2385981-0005.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2385981"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/scale_medium/78/787590/2385981-0005.jpg"></a><figcaption>Choosing whom to invite to events is one of the most important decisions you'll make every day.</figcaption></figure><p style="">And that's awesome. You don't get those kinds of dynamic relationships in many other games. Even if you choose not to be a horrible excuse for life and try to treat everyone you meet with respect, there is a lot to consider when making choices about whom to interact with. You don't get much in the way of dialogue choices, but your time can be precious to a lot of people other than yourself. Friends often get jealous if you stop inviting them to events, though this is occasionally frustrating when they say they want to hang out yet always seem to be busy. I guess that can be true of real life, but it's often an annoyance here.</p><p style="">The bummer is that managing all this becomes repetitive after a few hours, before you've found even one of several ways off the doomed space station. This isn't simply because you start to see the same text, the same statuses, and even the same goals over and over again (though that's unfortunately true); it's also because the actions you perform grow tiresome. Like the social network it skewers, Spacebook can be a wonderful tool for interaction that quickly devolves into the mindless act of clicking on friends' activities simply because it's the thing to do. After the first couple of times you go through a serious breakup or your friend dies on a mission, you become desensitized to the experience.</p><blockquote data-size="medium" data-align="left"><p style="">Like the social network it lambastes, Spacebook can be a wonderful tool for interaction that quickly devolves into the mindless act of clicking on friends' activities simply because it's the thing to do.</p></blockquote><p style="">It may be fitting to the theme, but the more I was able to see the station's inhabitants as a means to an end, the more I found myself getting bored with the formula. Fortunately, I was pulled back into the "just one more turn" mentality as the end neared and I had a solid plan for escaping certain death, but too much of the middle felt like a slog. And then there's the ending: a picture with text that basically reads, "Yay! You win!" Unless any of the other ending paths are somehow less anticlimactic (I saw two of them), it's a disappointing conclusion to many hours of play.</p><p style="">Redshirt is most effective as a parody. Its skewering of social networking is often of the "it's funny because it's true" variety. Comments and status updates from Spacebook friends can be appropriately groan-inducing in ways that should feel familiar to most Facebook users. You may recognize, for instance, the incredibly cheesy public declarations of love from couples or the use of random song lyrics as a status. You realize that despite your best intentions, you somehow always end up Spacebook friends with people who are horribly racist, sexist, or otherwise terrible beings.</p><figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/78/787590/2385971-0003.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2385971" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/78/787590/2385971-0003.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2385971"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/scale_super/78/787590/2385971-0003.jpg"></a><figcaption>Being randomly selected for an away mission means one thing: people are going to die.</figcaption></figure><p style="">While that may sound like it hits too close to home to be entertaining, Redshirt does manage to successfully poke fun at a lot of social media's worst aspects, and it can be good for some genuine chuckles. It does lean a little heavily on pop culture references, some more timeless than others (the song titles "Hail Me Maybe" and "Since U Been Gorn" may soon lose their effectiveness), but much of the humor is appropriately clever.</p><p style="">The space station where Redshirt takes place is filled with people who are depressed--something it informs you of when you interact with them. It could be because their jobs suck and their deaths are probably around the corner, but it doesn't help that they spend all their time letting a computer screen dictate everything about their lives. Doing so can be harmless and enjoyable for short periods, but prolonged exposure can suck all the fun out of the experience. Kind of like Redshirt itself.</p> Thu, 21 Nov 2013 13:00:00 -0800 http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/redshirt-review/1900-6415574/
http://auth.gamespot.com/ Gamespot's Everything Feed! News, Reviews, Videos. Exploding with content? You bet. en-us Thu, 21 Nov 2013 20:42:08 -0800 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/community-news-update-thursday-11-21/1100-6416323/ <figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1522/15229312/2343641-communitynewslogo.png" data-ref-id="1300-2343641" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1522/15229312/2343641-communitynewslogo.png" data-ref-id="1300-2343641"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/scale_super/1522/15229312/2343641-communitynewslogo.png"></a></figure><h2><strong>Xbox One Launch!</strong></h2><div data-embed-type="video" data-ref-id="2300-6416270" data-width="100%" data-height="100%"><iframe src="/videos/embed/6416270/" width="100%" height="100%" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe></div><p style="">We are only a few hours away from the moment a lot of people have been waiting for…. the Xbox One launch! We are doing the same as last week and live streaming our coverage starting at 8pm PST. We will go back fourth around the city of San Francisco, New York, and our HQ studio. Danny and Chris will be do what they do best and playing all the games you want to see. Tune in and have fun. You can interact us through twitter (@GameSpot) and your tweet might be displayed during our stream!</p><p style=""> </p><h2><strong>Next Gen Live Stream Extravaganza – 29 Hours Total!</strong></h2><p style="">After our Xbox One launch live stream, the GameSpot crew, including myself, will be streaming games from the Xbox One and PS4 in a 24 hour marathon! One of our special guests will be MAN of MANvsGAME. We will all be taking requests for what games to play on both consoles. Stay tuned for more info about our next gen awesome marathon.</p><p style=""> </p><h2><strong>PS4 vs Xbox One Console Showdown</strong></h2><figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1522/15229312/2384666-4030115266-25ouu.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2384666" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1522/15229312/2384666-4030115266-25ouu.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2384666"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/scale_super/1522/15229312/2384666-4030115266-25ouu.jpg"></a></figure><p style="">But wait…… there's more! During our 24 our next gen marathon, we will be broadcasting from our PS4 vs Xbox One Console Showdown event that is open to the public! This event will be taking place on Friday, November 21st from 3pm to 5pm at the GameSpot HQ in San Francisco. There will be free food, video games, and you will be able to meet the GameSpot editors! <a href="http://www.eventbrite.com/e/ps4-vs-xbox-one-live-console-showdown-tickets-9191284379" rel="nofollow">RSVP Here</a>.</p><p style=""> </p><p style=""> </p><h2><strong>GameSpot Hot Topics</strong></h2><div data-embed-type="video" data-ref-id="2300-6416290" data-width="100%" data-height="100%"><iframe src="/videos/embed/6416290/" width="100%" height="100%" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe></div><p style="">With over 4000 comments and counting, our most commented piece of content has been Mark Walton's review of Ryse: Son of Rome.</p><blockquote><p style="">Ryse: Son of Rome is huge in scale, but small in scope. For all the stunning spectacle it throws at you--the sight of a hundred-strong army laying bloody waste to a barbarian horde, the march of a legion as hulking great fireballs rain down from the sky--your part in it all is that of an outlier, a lone wolf single-handedly trying to save a crumbling empire. What you're left with, then, are the scraps: small melee battles against a procession of mindless opponents who you slaughter in painfully shallow third-person combat.</p></blockquote><p style="">To read the entire review, <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/ryse-son-of-rome/" data-ref-id="false">click here</a>.</p><p style=""> </p><figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1522/15229312/2386456-3427082474-23845.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2386456" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1522/15229312/2386456-3427082474-23845.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2386456"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/scale_super/1522/15229312/2386456-3427082474-23845.jpg"></a></figure><p style="">On Monday, people began stating in line for the Xbox One in New York City. At least 2 people have been online for over 72 hours. That is some real dedication! The first Xbox One was sold in New Zealand a couple hours ago. <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/people-are-in-line-for-an-xbox-one-right-now/1100-6416291/">Full Story</a>.</p><p style="">Oh here is a pic from the guy in New Zealand....</p><figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1522/15229312/2386510-xboxonefunny.png" data-ref-id="1300-2386510" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1522/15229312/2386510-xboxonefunny.png" data-ref-id="1300-2386510"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/scale_super/1522/15229312/2386510-xboxonefunny.png"></a></figure><p style=""> </p><h2><strong>Sweepstakes Reminder!</strong></h2><figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1522/15229312/2386507-nextgensweeps.png" data-ref-id="1300-2386507" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1522/15229312/2386507-nextgensweeps.png" data-ref-id="1300-2386507"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/scale_super/1522/15229312/2386507-nextgensweeps.png"></a></figure><p style="">Tomorrow is your last chance enter to win the new Xbox One or PS4 (your choice!). Get a friend to enter (via a special link you'll get after your initial entry) and you'll also have a chance at the GRAND PRIZE–A gaming console of your choice PLUS 5 top new releases and a multiplayer subscription for a year. All in all that's 3 chances to win! <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GameSpot/app_150794994973742" rel="nofollow">ENTER NOW</a>.</p><p style=""> </p> Thu, 21 Nov 2013 18:15:00 -0800 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/community-news-update-thursday-11-21/1100-6416323/ http://www.gamespot.com/videos/playstation-vita-tv-unboxing/2300-6416309/ Peter Brown rips into the PlayStation Vita TV a mere week after release in Japan and discusses the function of the compact device. Thu, 21 Nov 2013 18:06:00 -0800 http://www.gamespot.com/videos/playstation-vita-tv-unboxing/2300-6416309/ http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/redshirt-review/1900-6415574/ <p style="">In the future, social networking is still a big deal. It's mandatory, in fact. Your account on Spacebook, the proprietary social network of space station Megalodon-9, doesn't just let you share your life; it dictates it. The food you eat, the activities you take part in, the people you befriend, the dates you go on--it's all dictated by buttons on a screen. Everything is a few clicks away.</p><p style="">It would all be very sad if it wasn't also quite funny. Redshirt is a sci-fi life simulation that puts you in the role of a titular redshirt--you know, one of the guys in sci-fi shows that is always sent to die first. You're a bit player in this space opera, not a member of the main cast, so there's no guarantee that you will survive any tragedy that might strike. And rest assured, tragedy is coming.</p><p style="">So what else do you have to do other than be on Spacebook all day?</p><figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/78/787590/2385975-0001.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2385975" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/78/787590/2385975-0001.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2385975"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/scale_super/78/787590/2385975-0001.jpg"></a><figcaption>Unlike the real Facebook's UI, Spacebook's UI never changes. You'll stare at this screen a lot.</figcaption></figure><p style="">The entire game is played through this fake social network. Each day you are allotted a certain number of action points to put toward your daily activities, which can have varying effects on your stats, your interests, your health (both physical and mental), and your relationships. The most obvious benefits are in the types of jobs you can apply for. Getting a better job means more money and a higher rank among the space station's residents. However, better-paying jobs can also have a negative effect on your health, which in turn means you need to spend time relaxing with friends (or alone) rather than working yourself to death. It's a time management balancing act.</p><blockquote data-size="medium" data-align="right"><p style="">You don't get those kinds of dynamic relationships in many other games.</p></blockquote><p style=""><span>Everything can come down to your relationships with others to the extent that Redshirt is almost more dating sim than anything else. Don't get too attached, though, because plenty of your acquaintances die before the end (you're all redshirts, after all), but if the right people like you, you can schmooze your way into jobs you aren't otherwise eligible for or relationships with very important people. </span>In addition to "normal" activities, your action points can be spent on seemingly mundane tasks such as "liking" a friend's Spacebook status. It might seem like a waste of time (especially considering how little free time you have on the game's weekdays), but Spacebook interactions can be critical to making new friends and fostering important relationships.</p><p style="">Using relationships for personal gain can backfire, however. In one instance, the hiring manager of a job I wanted (but was not quite qualified for) showed a romantic interest in me. I didn't feel the same way, but Redshirt had already taught me that being a despicable person can sometimes pay off. In fact, I was able to sleep my way to another job earlier, so why not use the same tactic again? So I went out with the guy. The next day, I applied for the job, which the game told me I was a shoo-in for based on how the hiring manager felt about me.</p><p style="">I quickly found myself with a denied promotion request, a loss of much happiness, and an angry ex-boyfriend who promised to "end me."</p><figure data-align="left" data-size="medium" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/78/787590/2385981-0005.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2385981" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/78/787590/2385981-0005.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2385981"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/scale_medium/78/787590/2385981-0005.jpg"></a><figcaption>Choosing whom to invite to events is one of the most important decisions you'll make every day.</figcaption></figure><p style="">And that's awesome. You don't get those kinds of dynamic relationships in many other games. Even if you choose not to be a horrible excuse for life and try to treat everyone you meet with respect, there is a lot to consider when making choices about whom to interact with. You don't get much in the way of dialogue choices, but your time can be precious to a lot of people other than yourself. Friends often get jealous if you stop inviting them to events, though this is occasionally frustrating when they say they want to hang out yet always seem to be busy. I guess that can be true of real life, but it's often an annoyance here.</p><p style="">The bummer is that managing all this becomes repetitive after a few hours, before you've found even one of several ways off the doomed space station. This isn't simply because you start to see the same text, the same statuses, and even the same goals over and over again (though that's unfortunately true); it's also because the actions you perform grow tiresome. Like the social network it skewers, Spacebook can be a wonderful tool for interaction that quickly devolves into the mindless act of clicking on friends' activities simply because it's the thing to do. After the first couple of times you go through a serious breakup or your friend dies on a mission, you become desensitized to the experience.</p><blockquote data-size="medium" data-align="left"><p style="">Like the social network it lambastes, Spacebook can be a wonderful tool for interaction that quickly devolves into the mindless act of clicking on friends' activities simply because it's the thing to do.</p></blockquote><p style="">It may be fitting to the theme, but the more I was able to see the station's inhabitants as a means to an end, the more I found myself getting bored with the formula. Fortunately, I was pulled back into the "just one more turn" mentality as the end neared and I had a solid plan for escaping certain death, but too much of the middle felt like a slog. And then there's the ending: a picture with text that basically reads, "Yay! You win!" Unless any of the other ending paths are somehow less anticlimactic (I saw two of them), it's a disappointing conclusion to many hours of play.</p><p style="">Redshirt is most effective as a parody. Its skewering of social networking is often of the "it's funny because it's true" variety. Comments and status updates from Spacebook friends can be appropriately groan-inducing in ways that should feel familiar to most Facebook users. You may recognize, for instance, the incredibly cheesy public declarations of love from couples or the use of random song lyrics as a status. You realize that despite your best intentions, you somehow always end up Spacebook friends with people who are horribly racist, sexist, or otherwise terrible beings.</p><figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/78/787590/2385971-0003.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2385971" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/original/78/787590/2385971-0003.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2385971"><img src="http://static.gamespot.com/uploads/scale_super/78/787590/2385971-0003.jpg"></a><figcaption>Being randomly selected for an away mission means one thing: people are going to die.</figcaption></figure><p style="">While that may sound like it hits too close to home to be entertaining, Redshirt does manage to successfully poke fun at a lot of social media's worst aspects, and it can be good for some genuine chuckles. It does lean a little heavily on pop culture references, some more timeless than others (the song titles "Hail Me Maybe" and "Since U Been Gorn" may soon lose their effectiveness), but much of the humor is appropriately clever.</p><p style="">The space station where Redshirt takes place is filled with people who are depressed--something it informs you of when you interact with them. It could be because their jobs suck and their deaths are probably around the corner, but it doesn't help that they spend all their time letting a computer screen dictate everything about their lives. Doing so can be harmless and enjoyable for short periods, but prolonged exposure can suck all the fun out of the experience. Kind of like Redshirt itself.</p> Thu, 21 Nov 2013 13:00:00 -0800 http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/redshirt-review/1900-6415574/
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