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[Hanmik]

i'm starting to think that the reviews have been bought out, i'm surprised that reviews re not taking into account the graphics downgrade and also that jeff does not like this game.

seems like it should be scoring around 7/10 (at best).

I agree.. why did they not make a P.T. Kind of Demo for the game in the first place..? why is it even on a disc.?

 

[Azzawon]

Absolutely incredible. Collector's edition well and truly justified. Really can't wait for next week.

 

[KorrZ]

wth....

Jeff doesn't actually like video games....anyone who watches Giant Bomb knows this.

 

[EnVy_CaLiBeR]

Fuck, when does preload on PS4 go up?

Can't wait to get going on this.

 

[AgentOtaku]

Watched 3 different videos review..

Was fucking floored that I BARELY noticed any of the same footage.

This game's content is MASSIVE

Bra-fucking-vo CDPR!

 

[Samurai G0SU]

YAY'YUH!!

I had no doubt! NO doubt in ya! WE shall enjoyeth this game! or yeah... lol

 

[cackhyena]

I agree. It's also becoming increasingly more and more difficult to listen to their extremely long podcast with the way the discuss games anymore.

It's always been my favorite because a large chunk isn't even about games. *shrug*

 

[Interfectum]

wth....

Notice how he mentions other people's hype in his first public opinion of the game? Ever the contrarian.

 

[Snowmonkey]

Power Unlimited (The Netherlands) 88/100

Good:
Atmosphere
Story
Characters

Bad:
Bugs
Framerate
Boring combat

 

[Tovarisc]

When the publisher paid a ton of money to fly the Gamespot staff around the world.

Bullshit.

GameSpot said they paid all the bills themselves and CDPR didn't take part in travel costs.

 

[Xaero Gravity]

So, how much time before we get the threads:

-Is The Witcher 3 GOTY?
-Is The Witcher 3 the best game of the generation?
-Can the The Witcher 3 be the best RPG of all-time?
-Why aren't most games like The Witcher 3?

=P

Knowing GAF, they'll probably turn on it like they did with Dragon Age and almost anything popular not named Bloodborne.

 

[Grief.exe]

Okay, I was wrong about them paying to fly the gamespot guys out but I wasn't trying to imply they were being bribed. What I actually meant was them being swept up by the behind the scenes development and letting that influence their opinion.

That's exactly why they had Van Ord do the review.

Kinda disappointed about the difficulty, I'll definitely be turning that up as high as I can.

Agreed.

They are trying to pick up the Skyrim audience here, have to make it easy.

 

[LiK]

it appears Jeff won't be the one reviewing it at all.

 

[Summer Haze]

If it turns out that there are a lot of filler missions/fetch quests then I'll just do exactly what I did in DA:I - ignore them. I know sometimes you get that OCD feeling in games like these, where you need to clear every area of every mission, but I found that simply ignoring the ones you think sound boring/generic makes you enjoy the game more. I also ignored most of the side-quests in Dying Light.

Of course it would be better if devs would stop including them altogether, but realistically that's not gonna happen.

 

[Javin98]

Power Unlimited (The Netherlands) 88/100

Good:
Atmosphere
Story
Characters

Bad:
Bugs
Framerate
Boring combat

Geez, this frame rate issue is starting to worry me. I'm really hoping it will be addressed in a patch.

 

[Kinthalis]

So defensive. It wasn't part of my comment.

Well, he's right...

 

[Last Hearth]

So based on the IGN review this is a great open-world game if that's your thing, if you want to tight and focused RPG with a good main-quest line though it may not be all that great. Also several reviews have mentioned bugs. Starting to think I should wait a month for them to release another patch.

 

[Trey]

Quite a few times a year nowadays.

I would actually hope there are a few instances a year we get a game that can be counted among the greats.

 

[-tetsuo-]

Knowing GAF, they'll probably turn on it like they did with Dragon Age and almost anything popular not named Bloodborne.

Dragon Age isn't actually any good, really. That is yet to be seen about TW3.

I would actually hope there are a few instances a year we get a game that can be counted among the greats.

Me as well, but recently (not quite as much this gen but the last few years) anything that was great was considered a 10/10 best game ever.

 

[erawsd]

it appears Jeff won't be the one reviewing it at all.

I'd be surprised if Giantbomb reviews it at all, unless Rorie does it. The main staff never makes time for 100hr RPGs.

 

[eznark]

Jeff Gerstmann doesn't like an RPG, kids pretend to be surprised and dismayed.

 

[Late Flag]

Wow. Having this game drop right on the (relative) heels of Bloodborne -- this generation is really ramping up.

 

[Mr. Sunny]

it appears Jeff won't be the one reviewing it at all.

Lets be real, none of the giantbomb guys are reviewing it. They just don't review games that often and when they do, they aren't game like Witcher and Bloodborne.

 

[BannedEpisode]

I'm playing Witcher 2 in prep for Witcher 3 (code with my 970).

Story and Graphics all seem high level but the gameplay is super rough. I'm in Flotsom right now.

Should I just hold off until three or keep trudging?

 

[kpaadet]

Every time they talk videogames on the podcast, it becomes more and more apparent that Jeff needs a break from games. Jaded and cynical, i mean he's a good guy and all, but damn, being in the industry for so long seems to have taken its toll.

Is he any worse than so many of the over excited easily over hyped game reviewers? We need people like Jeff to counter all those that goes "this is the best game ever" whenever a new game comes out. I don't want the press to become more of a circlejerking echo chamber than it already is.

 

[Nibel]

Jeff is allowed to have his own opinion and if it doesn't match up with your opinion it's okay. Besides, he already played the game, and also he apparently won't review it (Alex/Vinny will).

 

[Yurikerr]

Common people, forget about Gerstmann.

I'm curious to see/read Jim Sterling's review, even more after he liked "the other rpg"

Spoiler

Bloodborne

so much. Is he doing it?

 

[SomedayTheFire]

Ugh this isn't out for another week??

 

[bombshell]

Well, he's right...

Where did I say he wasn't? I just don't see why that reply was needed to my comment.

 

[djplaeskool]

CDPR doin' work.

 

[Fiercedeity]

Who cares what one person thinks about a game? The concensus is overwhelmingly positive across the board.

By the same token the "consensus" on games is almost invariably wrong.

 

[Netherscourge]

My only concern is the combat.

I like "heavy" combat that considers weight, range, positioning, etc... not to mention mixing it up with spells.

I'm just curious if there's anything more than just "run in, button spam, run out, repeat".

 

[Primethius]

Knowing GAF, they'll probably turn on it like they did with Dragon Age and almost anything popular not named Bloodborne.

I expect that to happen if the majority of content turns out to be utterly meaningless like it was in DA:I. But I don't think that'll happen so I don't really see your scenario playing out.

 

[Steve Youngblood]

Folks, can we stop focusing on one Tweet from Jeff Gerstmann and await more in-depth commentary from Giant Bomb?

 

[Mr. Sunny]

That's exactly why they had Van Ord do the review.



Agreed.

They are trying to pick up the Skyrim audience here, have to make it easy.

Wasn't aware that Kevin didn't go. Sorry for the ignorance.

 

[dlauv]

- Balancing, some standard monsters are harder than bosses, lots of quests are too hard and if you come back later, too easy

Bethesda is laughing smugly.

 

[Kill3r7]

Brilliant! Well done CDPR.

 

[Kenzodielocke]

nvm,

 

[His Majesty]

So based on the IGN review this is a great open-world game if that's your thing, if you want to tight and focused RPG with a good main-quest line though it may not be all that great.

But why would you base your conclusions on an IGN review? It's really funny how the example of the goat quest he listed was actually a spoof on fetch quests. Irony is often lost on IGN. Nearly every other review mentions a great story so IGN has me not worried. Anyway, some people might indeed not like the story or the quests but the overall opinion seems to be that they are really well done.

 

[Elandyll]

Very glad it reviews as well as I was expecting... I'm thinking a 93-94 MC when the dust settles.

With already Bloodborne and now Witcher 3 this year, 2015 looks like it's going to be one of those banner years for gaming imo, and we already have 2 serious contenders for GOTY at this point in time.

Now ... I'll go ahead and say this: There is a problem with Reviews 1 week ahead of launch.




It's one week ahead of launch, and we can't play it.

Sorry, I had to point that out.

 

[Tony Redgrave]

I'm playing Witcher 2 in prep for Witcher 3 (code with my 970).

Story and Graphics all seem high level but the gameplay is super rough. I'm in Flotsom right now.

Should I just hold off until three or keep trudging?

You're just starting, I recommend you keep going.

 

[-tetsuo-]

Is he any worse than so many of the over excited easily over hyped game reviewers? We need people like Jeff to counter all those that goes "this is the best game ever" whenever a new game comes out. I don't want the press to become more of a circlejerking echo chamber than it already is.

Exactly. I get a little sick of each site trying to see who can praise a game harder.

 

[Tigress]

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.

*facepalm* Because you were right about the all giving it 9's does not mean you were right about why.

Coincidence /= causation.

The game might just be that good, ever think about that?

BEfore you play the game you cannot even make this assumption. You haven't played the game and you already are saying it doesn't deserve it. Or are you hiding something? Did you get a copy you weren't supposed to?

Why don't you at least wait until you can play the game before making this declaration. Right now all you're saying is I'm closed minded, I've made up my mind about this game before I even have a chance of trying it. And reviewers saying it is good some how confirms my idea that the game is not good.

 

[ironcreed]

The only thing I am worried about is the crashing. I hope it does not happen too frequently. It seems like the framerate takes a hit on PS4 as well, but I can manage that.

 

[GavinUK86]

The most intriguing thing I take away from the reviews is that they all pretty much agree on the framerate issues. Guess it's obvious in areas. So obvious that CDPR must know about it and wouldn't be surprised if they've already got a fix on the way, be that the day on patch or a later one.

 

[cleveridea]

cancels preorder and orders COD advanced warfare

 

[Admiral Woofington]

Hearing the review copies already had day 1 patch is worrying if true.but the news they're still working on optimizing ps4 performance is a good sign

 

[Sotha_Sil]

Bloodborne, Pillars of Eternity, The Witcher 3.... RPGs are knocking it out of the park this year.

 

[Lan Dong Mik]

Sounds like I might need to pick this game up lol

 

[viveks86]

So is the day 1 patch helping with frame rate on ps4 or is that coming later?

Conflicting info everywhere. Daniel Bloodworth just confirmed to me on Twitter that his copy said it wasn't final. Jeff gerstmann says his copy explicitly said it had the day 1 patch. How could it have day 1 patch if it's not final? May be both are right and there is another patch coming on launch day on top of it. Who knows!