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[robertsan21]

Kotaku also mentioned the framerate (on PS4). Heads up-

maybe thats why they didnt send out Xbox one review copies...the issue might be even worse there.

I am sure day 1 patch will fix this for the PS4

 

[Blade30]

You can only believe in yourself, no one else will.

Yep. Someone in here said or made the impression, that the sidequests are as bad as DA:I due to IGNs review.

 

[DeviantBoi]

I wish the IGN review had made it clear that they only mention graphical problems on the PS4 version because they haven't played the XBone version.

As it stands, people might misunderstand that only the PS4 version has those problems.

 

[Servbot24]

Aw fuck it. Just preordered.

 

[Mr. Sunny]

Kevin also gave Dragon Age a 9 and Bloodborne a 9 his opinion doesn't mean much.

Not to mention CD flew the gamespot guys out to their workplace for like a week.

I was right, there was no way this game wasn't going to get high scores regardless of it's actual quality.

 

[Lingitiz]

I have a very capable PC and was considering picking up the PS4 version to so I can play in the living room, but I can't deal with that crap so I'll just stay with my PC version

PC version is a must for the very reason of modding out the weight limit

 

[His Majesty]

Kevin also gave Dragon Age a 9 and Bloodborne a 9 his opinion doesn't mean much.

Not to mention CD flew the gamespot guys out to their workplace for like a week.

I was right, there was no way this game wasn't going to get high scores regardless of it's actual quality.

Game is utter shite confirmed!

 

[superNESjoe]

Yeah, I read similar quotes in every AAA game lauch. Bloodborne, Project CARS, AC Unity, TW3, Evolve, The Evil Within, etc.... every fucking time.

"Ey boys, don't worry, there are performance fixes in Day 1 patch. Don't listen pre-release date reviews performance complaints".

To be fair as far as The Evil Within is concerned, the day 1 patch did improve the performance a lot.

 

[Mob_zter]

Awesome.. Its happpppppeeeeennninnnnnggggggggg

 

[BPoole]

I'm not sure I trust that guy Kevin Van Nord.

Kevin VO, Chris Watters, and Danny Odwyer are the good reviewers at Gamespot

 

[Tenebrous]

These reviews are giving me major oblivion vibes. That was one of my most favorite experiences last gen.

But reviews say Witcher 3 has a great story?

Spoiler

 

[crack-king]

Can someone tell me if the GameTrailers Review is full of spoilers or not? I like their opinions!

 

[ironcreed]

Eurogamer.net:

"Ambiguity and the messiness of human life. Games have already proven that they can build and populate open worlds, even worlds as majestic and romantic and wild as this one. But this stuff is a reminder that the Witcher 3 is trying to do something different. It is trying to make an open world feel convincingly inhabited, to give it the warp and weft of narrative history. That's a pretty interesting quest, and CD Projekt is a pretty interesting adventurer, beating a path into strange and bewitching new places. The result is that this Polish studio's first open world is one of the greatest we've ever seen."

Possibly the game of the generation right here, folks.

 

[derExperte]

the fact only VG seem to have this problem so significantly, makes me wonder if theres a problem with their debug ps4.
Hope we get some information about this from other reviewers

PC Gamer Germany talks about noticeable dips below 30fps which result in laggy controls. Also load times up to 40 seconds after death and streaming issues. That's of course before the day 1 patch.

 

[Dusktildawn48]

for those that have watched them, which video review is the least spoilery?

 

[Pop]

Yikes... if journalists can spot framerate issues, that doesn't bode too well.

Could just be 25-30fps. Hopefully the day 1 patch fixes the issues.

 

[DryvBy]

Going to GB for the reviews is like subscribing to X-Art for the cinematography, it's there, but you're kinda missing the whole site's raison d'être.

The key to what I was saying is a review from Jeff. Because, according to his mouth, he hates everything.

Spoiler

I really like Jeff. Just a joke, fellas.

 

[slash3584]

Kevin also gave Dragon Age a 9 and Bloodborne a 9 his opinion doesn't mean much.

Not to mention CD flew the gamespot guys out to their workplace for like a week.

I was right, there was no way this game wasn't going to get high scores regardless of it's actual quality.

Yeah don't know how can Bloodborne get a 9 with such crappy combat

 

[Deacan]

Did anyone review the Xbox one version? I would like to hear about the frame rate on that version.

 

[Lifejumper]

Kevin also gave Dragon Age a 9 and Bloodborne a 9 his opinion doesn't mean much.

Not to mention CD flew the gamespot guys out to their workplace for like a week.

I was right, there was no way this game wasn't going to get high scores regardless of it's actual quality.

Nah man. Kevin van Ord knows his RPG stuff.

 

[Yurikerr]

The only thing that i need to know is the the combat is now fun, instead of only functional.

A shame about the consoles version framerate. Now i'm really glad i got this on PC.

 

[imBask]

Aw fuck it. Just preordered.

we know the game isn't a broken hot mess or a cash grab

it's not really "pre-ordering" at this point, you're just buying the game

 

[Guymelef]

Vandal.net 9.4
8.5 in graphics because framerate on PS4 is awful.

 

[fantomena]

Steam 25$ pre-order justified.

 

[RK9039]

PC version is a must for the very reason of modding out the weight limit

Yup, and also for adding more skill points.

 

[Hanmik]

 

[Lakitu]

Kevin also gave Dragon Age a 9 and Bloodborne a 9 his opinion doesn't mean much.

Not to mention CD flew the gamespot guys out to their workplace for like a week.

I was right, there was no way this game wasn't going to get high scores regardless of it's actual quality.

LOL

So Dragon Age and Bloodborne are suddenly bad games? Bloodborne for instance will almost be certainly one of the front runners for GOTY.

 

[Summer Haze]

http://en.cdprojektred.com/news/the-witcher-3-wild-hunt-exceeds-1-million-pre-orders-worldwide/

over the last two weeks, we’ve increased performance on all platforms and started working full speed on the expansions, Hearts of Stone & Blood and Wine.

Hopefully that means the performance was increased after the game went gold and will be introduced via the day 1 patch. Fingers fucking crossed.

 

[funkystudent]

Game is utter shite confirmed!

Its as good as Chrono Cross according to gamespot!

 

[bombshell]

Metro Gamecentral 9/10

Reposting from earlier:

IGN Italia 9.1/10

Everyeye.it 9/10

 

[Hasney]

Hmm, slightly worrying.

The only thing that's made me wait. If it's not good, I'll wait to upgrade my GFX card.

 

[Liamc723]

Kevin also gave Dragon Age a 9 and Bloodborne a 9 his opinion doesn't mean much.

Not to mention CD flew the gamespot guys out to their workplace for like a week.

I was right, there was no way this game wasn't going to get high scores regardless of it's actual quality.

Bloodborne deserves a 9.

Gamespot themselves paid for the trip to Poland.

Your opinion is mute.

 

[Diprosalic]

yeah, waiting for the new pc for this one. sub 30 fps. goddamn.

 

[Grief.exe]

1440p
60+ FPS
Improved combat
Open-world
My boy Dandelion
90+ Metacritic
GOTY contender

 

[--R]

IGN Spain: 9,5

Vandal (Spanish): 9,4

Meristation (Spanish): 9,6

It's happening, finally.

 

[Lunar15]

I'm sad the story doesn't really seem up to snuff, but the game itself seems great.

 

[mnz]

A 10/10 from Gamespot is the only thing that strikes me as odd.

They'll have the reviewer on The Lobby later today for a longer discussion

 

[trembli0s]

Cannot wait to park my ass down and play this!

 

[Axial]

Just today before going to work I pulled the trigger on the Novigrad steelbook edition. Feels good seeing all these great scores now.

Preorder justified! In CDPR we trust.

 

[tuxfool]

That IGN review doesn't match the score they gave it. It's just i as I thought, 100 hours with loads of padding and meaningless fetch quests, exactly the same as dragon Age Inquisition. The first paragraph was about how huge the open world was.. Same as da:I. Combine this with the shitty UI and inventory system means it's not a purchase for me.

Clearly you you're just looking for negatives. Possibly look at the other reviews as well?

 

[nrvalleytime]

snip

Had to post this twice, eh?

On-topic - glad it's reviewing well. Always good to have open-world RPGs seemingly done right.

snip

GameSpot paid for their trip out there.

 

[cleveridea]

so hopefully tons of $ for cyberpunk 2077

 

[Mr. Sunny]

I think it's the 9th one ever.

Ocarina of time, Chronic Cross, Soul Calibur, Tony Hawk 3, MGS4, GTA4, Super Mario Galaxy 2, and Bayonetta 2 are the other 10s

Tony Hawk 3 was the only game on that list worthy of a 10, tbh.

 

[epmode]

I was right, there was no way this game wasn't going to get high scores regardless of it's actual quality.

How do you know you were right? I don't think the game comes out until next week.

 

[N° 2048]

Looks alright. I'll try it.

Spoiler

FUCKING HYPED.

 

[Sephiroth_GR_]

Playstation Official Magazine UK - 4/5

 

[AlteredForms]

10/10 from Gamespot!? That's massive, they don't hand those out left and right.

They've started to do it more in recent years.

 

[fantomena]

1440p
60+ FPS
Improved combat
Open-world
My boy Dandelion

Hoping I can run it at maxed at 60 FPS on 1080p.

 

[The Jackdog]

any reviews say anything about x1 framerate?

wonder how it compares

 

[RK9039]

1440p
60+ FPS
Improved combat
Open-world
My boy Dandelion
90+ Metacritic
GOTY contender

My boy

Spoiler

Letho

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