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[BigTnaples]

Should this issue have The Order review? The famous 3 out of 10?

Wait did they really give the Order a 3/10?


Loss of any and all credibility if true.

 

[kasane]

this should have been the boxart

hot damn

 

[Shuggananas]

Wait did they really give the Order a 3/10?


Loss of any and all credibility if true.

"but it looks good it deserves 9 because I say it"
geez

Would be fun if it gets less than 9. Probably won't cause they'd get shat on if they did though.

 

[imran]

I think I remember the Last of Us also getting early reviews a couple of weeks before the launch.

 

[Protome]

Wait did they really give the Order a 3/10?


Loss of any and all credibility if true.

Joke? The Order is pretty mediocre and Edge are usually pretty harsh with their reviews.

 

[Messofanego]

Wait did they really give the Order a 3/10?


Loss of any and all credibility if true.

With all the Order threads lately and the posts in them, I really can't tell if this is sarcasm.

 

[GhostTrick]

It'll be a 9 or 10.
If they gave Dark Souls II, which was developped by a B-team, they can't go lower with that one.

 

[GHG]

Does every fucking thread have to become a the order thread these days?

Give it a rest.

 

[Das Ace]

Incoming GAF meltdown, no matter what the score.

 

[Salex_]

Would be fun if it gets less than 9. Probably won't cause they'd get shat on if they did though.

Why would it be fun?

 

[Gamezone]

No hype. For all we know the game could end up like The Order 1886.

 

[Kosma]

Click bait from Edge?

Get real guys

No hype. For all we know the game could end up like The Order 1886.

 

[Qvoth]

expecting an 8

 

[Miles Quaritch]

That's a fantastic cover.

As for the review.

8.

A solid follow up to Demon's and Dark Soils, but fails to fully capitalise on being a new IP. Doesn't take enough risks, doesn't do enough to differentiate itself from past games, the new gun mechanic, while sounding like a revolution, actually turns out to be a failure in its execution.

Bloodbourne ultimately fails to capture what made Demon's and Dark such good games.

 

[Ferr986]

It'll be a 9 or 10.
If they gave Dark Souls II, which was developped by a B-team, they can't go lower with that one.

What does the team has to do with the score? If the game is good, it will get a good score. And Dark Souls II was good.

 

[BreezyLimbo]

Recent review not-embargoes might have ruined it, but usually games would get reviews a week before they're out. A couple of weeks doesn't seem that far-fetched especially for a print magazine compared to an online outlet. We'll see tomorrow though, whether it's a full-blown review.

I know, it's just that these days most devs and publishers seem to favor protecting their products more than getting out reviews early. Back in the day, when the digital age was relatively young, it was important to get reviews of the final product as fast as possible, in order to make the biggest sales when the game came out. Now a days, where word travels in a millisecond, reviews are less so important, especially since a negative one, especially one that is the only singular review for the product, can ricochet across the crevices of twitter or even NeoGAF. These days, to release a review early(Especially since Edge is announcing it, and if true the review will be available later today/tomorrow) is risky not knowing the outcome, especially giving consumers enough time to parse through it and decide to cancel it.

So...yeah it's peculiar and odd for the review of Bloodborne, a very much anticipated game to be coming out so early.

 

[mrjohill]

Incoming GAF meltdown, no matter what the score.

what if its a ten tho?

 

[Palette Swap]

- No Well, What Is It gesture

4/10

Dock one more point if there's no Horse in the messages.
That shit saved DS2.

 

[Jomjom]

Expecting a 6.5 for the notoriety.

Probably going to be dinging it for a bunch of things it isn't rather than what it is. Not open world, not RPG enough, not enough player choice, pace of combat is not fast enough, etc. etc.

 

[toythatkills]

Edge now costs £5.50 an issue!? ... Am I reading that right!?

£fivefifty

Presumably the review is 10/10 or it wouldn't really warrant this kind of cover. I can't think of many Edge covers which have been dedicated to reviews rather than previews/features.

 

[Shinjica]

What does the team has to do with the score? If the game is good, it will get a good score. And Dark Souls II was good.

Lucky for us, this is only your opinion

 

[SlipperyFishes]

It'll be a 9 or 10.
If they gave Dark Souls II, which was developped by a B-team, they can't go lower with that one.

When you say B-team do you say this as if to say "the less talented developers"? I doubt very much they'd refer to them as the "B-team" and it comes off as insulting to see this rhetoric put forward regularly as if Dark Souls 2 was some shameful production.

Why don't you just refer to them as the DS team, or BB teams? Let them stand on their own merits, not artificial, arbitrary ones such as A/B.

 

[galvenize]

I like all the underrating in this thread that's being given to the game. It will make that 9/10 all the more enjoyable ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°

 

[Hypron]

Lucky for us, this is only your opinion

Which is shared by many people.

 

[Jb]

£fivefifty

Presumably the review is 10/10 or it wouldn't really warrant this kind of cover. I can't think of many Edge covers which have been dedicated to reviews rather than previews/features.

Or they know they have the first BB review which will get them a lot of attention, and there aren't that many already announced that would make for interesting previews at this time.

 

[Magic Mushroom]

Expecting a 6.5 for the notoriety.

Probably going to be dinging it for a bunch of things it isn't rather than what it is. Not open world, not RPG enough, not enough player choice, pace of combat is not fast enough, etc. etc.

I take it you've never read Edge?

It it's a good game, it'll get a good score. And Dark Souls was their game of the generation.

 

[Jomjom]

I like all the underrating in this thread that's being given to the game. It will make that 9/10 all the more enjoyable ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°

Pretty much every PS retail exclusive has rated below or at average, with the one exception of Naughty Dog games. I don't see that changing. For whatever reason reviewer's tastes just don't match with Sony's tastes on the games they decide to fund.

 

[Zaventem]

Expecting a 6.5 for the notoriety.

Probably going to be dinging it for a bunch of things it isn't rather than what it is. Not open world, not RPG enough, not enough player choice, pace of combat is not fast enough, etc. etc.

Lol

 

[WITHE1982]

If it is a full review it'll be the first copy of Edge I've bought in around a year. I do like it when a developer has the balls to let reviews out this early. It shows they have supreme confidence in their product and it's normally justified.

I predict a 10/10.

 

[King_Moc]

Expecting a 6.5 for the notoriety.

Probably going to be dinging it for a bunch of things it isn't rather than what it is. Not open world, not RPG enough, not enough player choice, pace of combat is not fast enough, etc. etc.

What makes you think that?

Edit:

Pretty much every PS retail exclusive has rated below or at average, with the one exception of Naughty Dog games. I don't see that changing. For whatever reason reviewer's the just don't match with Sony's tastes on the games they decide to fund.

Ahh, an anti-Sony conspiracy. I see. You realise that they have far better reviews on average than the competition on Metacritic, right?

 

[Shengar]

What is this influx of people suddenly assigning low score to Bloodborne? Did Dark Souls and Demon's Souls ceasing to exist because of The Order 1886?

 

[spekkeh]

Am I the only one that thinks putting "The Verdict" big on your cover is pretty lame?

 

[Amused]

Pretty much every PS retail exclusive has rated below or at average, with the one exception of Naughty Dog games. I don't see that changing. For whatever reason reviewer's tastes just don't match with Sony's tastes on the games they decide to fund.

Eh.

 

[Neff]

Does every fucking thread have to become a the order thread these days?

Give it a rest.

When a game is more disproportionate and conflicted than ever before between what pulls you in (stunning visuals and production values) and what gives you a satisfying gaming experience (innovation, content, variety) like The Order is, it's always going to invite passionate feelings, from people who have played the game and people who haven't.

You should get used to it, because it's not going to end for a while.

 

[bigol]

The hate DS 2 gets is ridicolous.

About BB i think it will be more or less on par with other Souls game. I fear for the quantity and variety of game content though.

 

[DoubleTake]

What is this influx of people suddenly assigning low score to Bloodborne? Did Dark Souls and Demon's Souls ceasing to exist because of The Order 1886?

From Software botched The Order 1886 so why should we expect better in Bloodborne?!

 

[Galactic Fork]

score = 6/10

since you create your character, and it is anonymous...I had to give my character the name "Fight" just so I could recognize what she should do in battle.

 

[Ole-G]

Lol @ some of you predicting 6s and even lower scores. Clueless people will be clueless no matter what.

 

[Jomjom]

What makes you think that?

I dunno probably because of Driveclub getting dinged for not being an open world racer when that's by no means the norm in racing games or what the game was designed to be at all.

 

[Magic Mushroom]

I dunno probably because of Driveclub getting dinged for not being an open world racer when that's by no means the norm in racing games or what the game was designed to be at all.

Edge gave DC an eight.

 

[Rhazer Fusion]

Lol @ some of you predicting 6s and even lower scores. Clueless people will be clueless no matter what.

Well, it is a somewhat niche Japanese game, so you never know..........

 

[HORRORSHØW]

Edge gave DC an eight.

you're ruining his insulated delusions.

 

[raven777]

Didn't Edge give Dark Souls II 9/10?

 

[King_Moc]

I dunno probably because of Driveclub getting dinged for not being an open world racer when that's by no means the norm in racing games or what the game was designed to be at all.

What Did Edge's review say though?

 

[Hypron]

Well, it is a somewhat niche Japanese game, so you never know..........

All three Souls games scored very well all across the board, niche or not.

 

[kitch9]

This early and only Edge? I like the cover, anyhow.

Edge reviewing a game early, hmm that can only mean good things surely, those dudes are HARSH.

 

[Dark_castle]

That's a fantastic cover.

As for the review.

8.

A solid follow up to Demon's and Dark Soils, but fails to fully capitalise on being a new IP. Doesn't take enough risks, doesn't do enough to differentiate itself from past games, the new gun mechanic, while sounding like a revolution, actually turns out to be a failure in its execution.

Bloodbourne ultimately fails to capture what made Demon's and Dark such good games.

Have faith in Miyazaki.

 

[Shuggananas]

Why would it be fun?

meltdown, drama, etc

 

[MichaelFassbender]

"I can't believe I ate the whole thing!"
-Burger review, 9/10

"Had to turn the brightness way up, why does it have to be so dark?"
-Bloodborne review, 6/10

 

[BabyFaceKillah]

Lol @ some of you predicting 6s and even lower scores. Clueless people will be clueless no matter what.

dont be a stan bro... its not cool