Armored Core VI?
Ok, I'm really missing something here. Just beat chapter 3 earlier this evening, unlocked A-rank Arena fights. I'm not seeing or sensing any branching paths or morality system and I've done every side mission and arena fight available to me up to that fight.
Is something big coming soon to branch the story?
Add to the horrific PR nightmare that this is the first major Korean-developed Sony-published title, if I'm not mistaken.
There aren't that many Korean developed titles in general. And the allowance of this only would drive a bigger fissure in east vs west especially after Final Fantasy XVI released featuring no black characters at all...
Not a good look for Sony regardless of how you personally feel about it or the people that talk about it.
"Hey why didn't you get that game? I heard it's got that hot Korean chick?"
"I was gonna, but then they removed a reference to the N word!"
It's France too, there's a high likelihood only 1-2 people on the team even had an Xbox.
It seems like he photoshopped or manipulated a screenshot to prove some point about data that only admins can access anyway.
The community member he's throwing under the bus hasn't posted about Stellar Blade before, and obviously has respect for the community because they haven't before shared anything from Videogamer. Except this morning when they posted first then deleted it because it was a dupe even though the "screenshot" shows no duplicate report...
So IGN is an MS mouthpiece and to hide being a mouthpiece, they pretend the platform doesn't exist and they rate MS titles the same way they rate others.
Um. Wow. You're really something.
My comment redirects to an article ID 2596457
This is article ID 2596469. So I do see that, this post is newer.
So the only thing I believe now is you deleted the original post. How is an older ID the duplicate post...
This is the comment link in my history:
https://n4g.com/comments/re...
"The resource you are looking for has been removed, had its name changed, or is temporarily unavailable."
Second time this has happened, both on posts critical of Videogamer.
The games were just on a real sale over the last week or two for the show promotion. Fallout 4 was $10, 3 was $5, NV was cheap as heck too.
So what the heck is this
I'm not worried, I'm just increasingly disappointed at the way this site is run, and shoddy questionable reviews like this from its owner are a sign of things to come that are only for the worse.
Especially since they are now both actively deleting criticism and outwardly inviting click-bait as part of their Videogamer identity.
Don't click the review - only advice I can give until the mods delete my comment again for criticizing what is obvious click-bait (with referencing the reviewer's history).
Your quote reinforces that it's click bait.
Reposting my deleted comment (thanks Mods!):
Here it is!
This is a click-bait review. Can't even read it on a phone unless you get lucky and the banner shows the "Continue" action.
Continuing the drama this game has gone through, Videogamer subverts our expectations by not being immediately forced to the front page, but guarantees discourse and clicks by being tied for the worst-scoring review.
This revi...
IGN has had several documented cases now of specifically leaving Xbox out of headlines and articles where Xbox is a known platform for release.
They've even been hit by Community Notes on Twitter for routinely excluding Xbox...
It's an indie showcase for titles that won't be exclusive or even published by MS.
For indies that need coverage more than AAA titles do.
To iterate again: Indies. Not XGS titles.
This has the same review score as Starfield yet MS and IGN are in bed? Get a grip of reality, this reviewer doesn't review Xbox games.
Here it is!
This is a click-bait review. Can't even read it on a phone unless you get lucky and the banner shows the "Continue" action.
Continuing the drama this game has gone through, Videogamer subverts our expectations by not being immediately forced to the front page, but guarantees discourse and clicks by being tied for the worst-scoring review.
This reviewer, a Guide writer that likes RPGs but only names mobile games...
... a 9 for XVI and 8 from Returnal just from this one reviewer. Rebirth a 9. Ghost of Tsushima another 9. TLOU Part 1 PS5 a 9, TLOU Part 2 another 10. Spider-Man 2 an 8. Ratchet & Clank a 9. Demons Souls a 9.
What of these scores from IGN are bad?
The worst scoring review now are two 60s.
Including from Videogamer.com, which is suspiciously not uploaded here yet...
This guy is the same reviewer at IGN who rated FFXVI a 9 and Elden Ring a 10, among other titles like Armored Core VI and Returnal 8s, Street Fighter 6 a 9.
He doesn't review Xbox games either. So I guess you could try reading the review to answer your question.
After seeing the reviews be in line with what I expected I'm still excited with for my preorder to arrive tomorrow. Don't let a not-low score like a 7 influence you.
Everyone in here now is clicking and commenting on this post.
Whoever the "community" is that approved it (Doubt it), contributors should report this article and any other from this low-quality click-bait website for being exactly what it is.
Remember that the reviewer loved the combat too. But because of the character and physics he wrote it off immediately.