Does it really though? IGN has been getting it wrong more often than not ever since it was bought out a year or so back. Giving games like Alien Isolation & The Order such low scores while slinging out 9's to any title that features multiplayer seems to be the norm for them these days. Beyond the fact that they need to get reviewers who actually enjoy & understand the genres they are reviewing, they apparently don't see the need in scoring games based on their performance what...
No joke...dude obviously doesn't understand storytelling. That ending had absolutely nothing to do w/ setting up a sequel, it was the exact opposite in fact. The reason why a group of fans don't want a sequel to TLOU is because it has already told a solid closed story in & of itself, it stands as a perfect statement that doesn't really require being expanded upon. That said, I'd be all in for a sequel if that's where they go, because judging by their track record, they...
@orangepowerz
That is a good point. I guess I just don't typically see games like Uncharted & Tomb Raider reaching the average joe much these days anyway, but that could all change this holiday. We are going to have this genre going toe to toe w/ the mp fps juggernauts of Halo & CoD, it would be nice to see some of that power change hands. The Action/Adventure genre has always been my favorite & I'd love to see more of them succeed & become the smash h...
Well considering after its reveal until the time it was announced as a timed exclusive, there were preorders available everywhere for the PS4 version, and also considering the first trailer never passed itself off as an exclusive, that's an announcement if I've ever heard one. Not like it would be the first time that MS made a quick kneejerk purchase considering Respawn themselves didn't know about the full exclusivity of Titanfall until the public was made aware.
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In the video the guy plainly says that Rise would've existed w/o MS' involvement. My guess is that most of their help amounts to a marketing push. This should put to rest the whole argument of whether or not this game would've existed w/o the exclusivity deal.
I'm not so sure about that. UC4 is a guaranteed success but Rise would most likely be as well. Gamers like myself who enjoy Action Adventure titles in this vein rarely get these kinds of games, so it's not out of the realm of possibility that a fan of the genre would purchase both on release. I know I would have, but something about the potential for a series that I've started migrating to where I couldn't continue that story doesn't set right with me, so my principles won...
I'm more of a VR guy myself as well. It just seems like it's uses at home are more widespread than what AR is capable of, for gaming & most forms of media. It's a shame MS don't have access to the talented folks at Media Molecule, these games they are mentioning for HoloLens remind me of the tech demo they put together for the PS4 launch event and it seems to me that in terms of innovation & marrying games to technology, Media Molecule stand head & shoulders above ...
I definitely agree. To me it's a solid 8. The gameplay is a little sparse but what's there is more solid than 95% of games I've played. The weapons are weighty & fun, the enemies are balanced very well, sighting is very precise & the feel is just plain fun. It seems like they run a bit of a pattern of 1-2 chapters back to back that are mainly cinematic & exploratory, then a large combat chapter. By the time you get to that combat chapter you are definitely thirsty for ...
That article is conveniently 404'd now...what was it regarding?
I'm totally with you.
On the topic of this video in particular, this dude is an unabashed Xbox fanboy, and the backhanded criticism of a title that he hasn't even played (while trying to act like he had) is just garbage. Dude needs to stick to what he's actually experienced. Anyone making internet arguments on why Rise of the Tomb Raider won't ever see release on PS4 & videos about how DX12 will put the Xbox One ahead of the PS4 performance wise obviously ...
@Colts_15
I definitely believe you 100%. After reading a bunch of these reviews I can see where people are coming from a bit more. I still think the review & scoring system needs to be re-examined because what trends like these will effectively do in an industry w/ such high risks is potentially kill off genres that certain gamers love. I've always been a fan of the escape & immersion that a great single player offline campaign can offer, and these days w/ this ne...
Also, the bad scores are only coming from larger gaming specific outlets inside the continental U.S. Considering that's the market that MS is always out for, greased palms can't be put out of the realm of possibility. They can't pay off a publication like GQ because regardless of their content, they are actual established journalists w/ things called 'ethics'. Hard to pay those kind of folks off. They wouldn't bother to pay off the foreign press because they don't ...
I think there are a couple things worth pointing out regarding these reviews....for IGN's in particular the (brand new) reviewer mentioned his 7 hour playtime, which means that something is going on. GAF & many early players taking their time w/ the game posted 10-12 hour playtimes, so either those guys were completely lying and those posts of their times were photoshopped, or this guy basically recreated the PlayMeThrough youtube walkthrough. In which case, that's straight up laz...
What's weird to me seeing these scores roll in is the fact that only the American outlets seem to be scoring it so horribly low, while all of the global outlets are scoring it in the 8 range. Could the fix be in? If so, it's pretty blatant. The only other explanation could be that American tastes are pretty wildly different from foreign ones.
At the end of the day, the only constant across all of these criticisms is that this game is solid, well built & has a gre...
@gmr_pr
Let's break this down a little bit, regarding your argument about game length. You said:
"My only beef with the game is it length, how can one say a 5 - 8 hours long linear game with only a single campaign its worth $60. To me that's robbery."
One of the common criticisms of the game is that it's basically an interactive movie, so lets jump off of that. Buying a Blu Ray in stores would set you back 20$ as a conse...
How I wish this actually read "Release date for Uncharted Collection Poster"....
I typically replay the UC games every 6 months or so, but I've been denying myself that so that I can prepare for a collection, but it's starting to take its toll. I'd be fine w/ ND farming development out to someone like Bluepoint, just let me play those games w/ their original hd textures & even better performance (if that's possible) sooner rather than later pleas...
Sounds like from his statement he has actually seen games looking better already, which is pretty insane. I assumed that The Order would dominate the conversation for at least the next year or so, but that doesn't seem to be the case. Sounds like there's some amazing stuff right around the pike. Can't wait to see some of the epic scenery that UC4 has in store.
I totally agree w/ everything you said. In addition to that, I keep seeing people throw around this "replayability" argument, where a game should be forced to give you features like mp or new game+ to "give you a reason" to keep playing, but all of this is relative. If the mp is great & it doesn't detract from the main goal of the game, sure throw it in there, same for new game+...but why are people demanding these features be included when more often than not the...
@zizi
I could see that. I definitely don't begrudge MS for wanting a game of this ilk or its gamers for being excited for it, but I personally just wish they would've thought of that a couple years back & started the ball rolling on their own brand new title that could potentially be even better than the TR reboot was or even better than Uncharted 4 could be. I personally think that that's what Xbox needs much more than TR...they need exclusive ip's that t...
Wow that's cool about Steve & Amy. Crazy that those two also happen to be the best storytellers in the industry. Gaming needs more talent like those two.
Totally with you on Dead Space 4, Dead Space was easily in my top 5 favorite franchises from last gen.