It means that RE 6, whether you like it or hate it, plays nothing like Call of Duty.
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It means that RE 6, whether you like it or hate it, plays nothing like Call of Duty.
Mr. Enigma
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Didn't say it played like Call of Duty. It's presented like Call of Duty, which, you know, I don't really think works for an RE game.
Riposte
Member
That's too bad to hear. Was this on Professional difficulty?
Killscreen is pretty lol. New Games Journalism.
KefkaTaran
Member
I don't think my problems with RE6 had anything to do with it not being like old RE games.
Nah, I just did normal for review.
plagiarize
Banned
i'm thinking a bit higher. $30. maybe more if 3D support is meant to be good or they give us some sort of bonus extra less shitty mode.
I'm sorry. When you said "playing" I thought you meant playing.
I'm mostly referring to the people attempting to deflect the valid criticism of this game's design by their appealing to an argument as poor as stating that the criticisms in question are biased by a Western vs. Eastern dichotomy. I'm sure that you and a few other people have provided better reasoning for why you personally like it, but the bias is pretty transparent in some people's post, imo.
Relaxed Muscle
Member
It's an awful review that basically tries to be snarky while failling flat to explain why the game is bad, since he's like reviewing it as a movie instead of a videogame.
Of course the game has a messy, inconsistent plot. Is FUCKING RESIDENT EVIL. Did you expect David Mamet quality writing or something?...what about the gameplay mechanics and the new movements?, what about level design? is the shooting satisfaying? the controls?
Why people don't review videogames as why they are....fucking videogames.
Riposte
Member
It goes Easy - Normal - Veteran - Professional right?
Then I'm not exactly afraid. Normal is usually Easy in disguise. I've heard Professional isn't as brutal as RE5's, but not terrible (basically Veteran of RE5, which is more than acceptable).
EDIT: As I recall the demo was set on Normal and it was super easy.
Mr. Enigma
Member
Yes, because terms such as "I am experiencing a game" are very common. "Dude, have you experienced this game?!" No. Quit being so technical.
Phonomezer
Banned
I played through the campaign once on normal - that was enough. The game is not that engaging, the story is shit and the guns are unsatisfying. Doesn't mean it isn't fun to play, it just didn't live up to my expectations.
Binary Domain was a much better TPS, just with a slower curve as it didn't shove itself up your urethra like Vanquish did the minute you turned it on.
Neither game is as good as Gears of War. There, I addressed the elephant in the corner of the room.
I liked the part where he got a main characters name wrong.
Terrible review, not sure if he was trying to be funny or just obnoxious.
MiamiWesker
Member
I read most of the reviews and this is basically what I got out of it
I've read most of the reviews and I am going to try to sum up what they say. Everyone agrees this game is a Frankenstein monster of a game that tries to hard to please all kinds of fans but doesn't do well on any. Everyone agrees that its remarkable how much content there is but to some more crappy content is still crappy while others that like the game say its one of its biggest strengths. Co-op is great, better than RE5 but again those that simply hate the game don't care for the co-op much, those that like it say its great.
The "hate vs like" pretty much boils down to the mechanics and the pacing of the game. Those that hate it seem to not enjoy the combat at all and really dislike how the game is always putting you into a QTE or some strange section where you have no real control. The camera is also an issue, so if you really hated the way the demo controlled and played you may fall into this category. The people that like it enjoy the combat and are more forgiving for all the QTEs. The give some praise at how ambitious the game is, at how its constantly trying new things but they do acknowledge that its executed in a messy away with all the QTEs.
Haunted
Member
Just out of interest, what's the difference between a 1/10, 2/10, 3/10 and a 4/10 game?
Red Blaster
Member
Activist reviewing is my new favorite term
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
I've been an RE mega-fan since forever... but the scartterbrained nature of this series never makes me feel like I need to defend it.... If RE6 is a mega-debacle then so be it, I am just as content to sit by and cheer as it goes down in flames.
YOU and people like you are the problem with reviews today.
If everything except for literal dog shit in a box gets a good score just go buy every game and don't read reviews and write TEN with a sharpie on every box.
Loads of bad, overlong quick-time events
Excruciating overemphasis on mediocre set piece events
Ruins the pace by constantly ripping control from you
Poorly executed scripted events lead to unavoidable deaths.
camera too close
cover mechanics bad
whalleywhat
Member
Dance Inferno
Unconfirmed Member
From what I can tell from reviews: terrible QTEs, campaign is too long, game doesn't know what it wants to be, and the game is "bloated," whatever that means.
MiamiWesker
Member
I just want to add my support to those that think RE5 is excellent. Still to me one of the best TPS this gen. Really outside of the Uncharted series I wouldn't put much ahead of it.
Riposte
Member
All 3 you think? (Disagree on all counts.)
Imagine the obscuration and lack of analysis of an Armond White review mixed with the heavy-handed pretension of an indie music writer. Now you have Killscreen.
EDIT: I read (skimmed) in a review that the inventory was unlimited, however I was told this was false.
fushi
Member
Funniest thing I've read all day. Thank you.
NotTheGuyYouKill
Member
I'm still unsure of whether to get it tomorrow or not. I just want a fun game. I don't want to have to struggle against crap controls or anything like that. Also want a decent story.
Dance Inferno
Unconfirmed Member
Not that I agree with ErikB on very many points (just check out the RE6 OT for proof), but giving a game a 3 or a 4 basically implies that it is an unplayable mess of bugs and terrible coding. A 4 to me implies that it would be more fun to go in and debug the game than to actually play it. I think a lot of these reviews are overblown.
I don't think they can be call mixed but rather quite poor based on the mainline series' past record.
This seems like far more of a Resident Evil than 4 was.
Eat Lead: Return Of Matt Hazard, Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz, Leisure Suit Larry Box Office Bust/AssCreed 1, Resistance 2
in that order
Then you should read the review scale on a site better before assuming a 3 means this or a 4 means that.
Why?
no
the last parts of re4 was like a resident evil 1-2-3
and the game tried to be scary.
this is reverse-kicking punching street-fighting zombies with mediocre shooting thrown in.
Neuromancer
Member
I like the term activist reviewing; I think it may have some merit in the right circumstances. (I'm not sure that this is one of them though.)
Mr. Enigma
Member
AcceptableGhost
Member
"Normal mode", "story", "guns are unsatisfying" - lol
Binary Domain doesn't have a curve so much as a flat line. The game is not very difficult even on the highest difficulty (which is the games main problem by far). Also you make it sound like Vanquish is hard on normal mode - you have to be joking right?
Gears of War has campaigns that range from middling/mediocre. The level design in those games is kinda bad with wall to wall uninteresting setups. It also has super lazy difficulty options (being able to have two players set different difficulties should be a tip off instantly that something is very, very wrong). The player versus player was pretty good though from what I played of it.
Haunted
Member
obligatory
Although now I feel partly responsible when someone actually takes this image seriously. :lol
Dance Inferno
Unconfirmed Member
The theoretical review scale is one thing, the actual review scale is another. How many "average" games have you seen get 3s or 4s on those sites? A 6 or 7 is usually equated to average, even if "technically" a 5 is considered average.
Edit: Beaten by Haunted, even though he was joking.
Revolutionary
Member
A 5 out of 10 is considered AVERAGE in every review scale known to man. If a game is a 4 then that means it's below average, not an "unplayable mess".
Edit: I see you already replied.
AranhaHunter
Banned
I would, but don't want to get in a list war argument.
What are they doing with NG3 WiiU? Making it not suck?
The Mana Legend
Banned
So glad I canceled my preorder after playing that atrocious demo last week.
Now I'll just play RE4 for the 1 millionth time. <3<3<3<3<3 Game never ever gets old.
Now I'll just play RE4 for the 1 millionth time. <3<3<3<3<3 Game never ever gets old.
I'd rather have a better game than some hackneyed attempt to "bring a series back to its roots". That's one of the stupidest buzz phrases out there.
And RE4 is definitely a better game. Objectively.