hype plummeting9 more reviews brought it down to 95
The Last of Us - Review Thread [Emargo up, scores in OP.]
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Sooo good. Shame they don't make most games this sort of length any more. If they did I get the feeling less people would feel antsy about dropping $60 on them.
You've been doing your best to stir shit up. Congrats!
psst.
I didn't really cancel my preorder!
SniperHunter
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awesome, I am also going to play it on hard. I liked the AI on hard, it was very twitchy (the zombie ai)
While there was nothing special about the gameplay in Infinite (I was expecting soo much more), I still had a genuinely fun time playing it.
"fallacy of anthropocentricism"
It's not Bioshock Infinite levels of crazy but he's still busting out odd vocabulary
Haha, I missed that one. I had the review running on my other monitor and was mostly following this thread. That one is pretty good.
7? Point 5?! Are you serious? Did you not see the Naughty Dog logo on the box? Do I need to remind you what these guys have made? Uncharted? Crash Bandicoot? JAK & FREAKIN' DAXTER? *takes deep breath* And you have the audacity to give what many are calling the Citizen Kane of video games a mere 7.5?! For no other reason than going against the grain and to increase your indie cred by giving a game with a budget of over $300 a below average score. For shame, Polygon. These guys were also funded by Micro$oft if you didn't know so if it walks like a duck and talks like a duck...
To my fellow IT managers: Add Polygon to your company's blacklist. They do not deserve the clicks. To those not in IT: block it on your home network or speak with whoever is in charge of your IT department and tell them that Polygon is Malware. >
I love this post (assuming it is sarcastic and not serious).
I really hope they do a new IP for next gen. I know Uncharted sells well but man, I want something new.
MaximumFlipFlop
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"fallacy of anthropocentricism"
It's not Bioshock Infinite levels of crazy but he's still busting out odd vocabulary
He has an amazing vocabulary and he will whip it out and slap people across the face with it if he pleases.
People really are obsessed with numbers for some reason. Whether it be experience points in games, performance stats in sports, percentages achieved in exams or some 'aggregate review score' for games and movies people just love to talk about them. Which is fine I think as long as people remember what that number means and represents but I think we're past that point with metacritic scores. Or may be people are aware and are just too invested into certain companies' and developers' reputations.
The Smoking Bun
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Someone make fan art of them fighting with Joel and Booker cheering them from behind.
Wait... both are voiced by Troy Baker. Joel could easily be another Booker.
Puppet Shadow
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Haha, I know you're joking but it sucks some people will pass on a game due to this.
PuppetMaster
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Why do some people just assume Naughty Dog will make Uncharted 4?
Naughty Dog has never made a sequel after moving to another platform. I hope they make something else amazing and new. Sony can give Uncharted4 to one of their younger studios.
SolidSnakex
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I'd say open it in another tab and just listen to it. Don't watch it because they're allowed to show short clips of new scenes.
The_Hitcher89
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Did Amy Hennig work on TLoU btw?
Thats damn impressive.
I read through some of the reviews of the lower scored ones and if what they actually SAY in the review is true to any degree, their reviews seem perfectly justified to me. This doesn't mean that everybody will feel the same way about these things, but their opinion is their opinion.
As with anything, it means there's a small chance you wont think this quite as 'omg amazing' as most people do, but it also does mean that there's a very good chance you will be one of those 'omg amazing' people. And thats a good thing.
I can definitely say that its one of the very few titles that I'm genuinely upset I cant play. This and Demon Souls may convince my to buy a cheap, used PS3 at some point way down the line.
amstradcpc
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Then why does he work as a "objective" game journalists?.
Tricky I Shadow
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Its so beautiful! ;_;
GlamFM
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Get out.
Don't make me get Jason Taylor to tackle you.
Secretarial Dog
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Please explain this post, sir.
Chaplain
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I will grant you that, and can see what you are saying. But the real underlying issue with Polygon is that they have rated a game considered to be a masterpiece by most sites a point higher than a game like Fuse (6.5). Their credibility has gone out the window.
Kenshin001
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Just saw this on twitter from the Drive Club dev:
Edit: beaten!
Edit: beaten!
Various Artists
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I am still not sure if I am going to get the game (not sure if its my cup of tea really) But it crazy how great the reviews have been.
I find the one polygon review extremely suspect considering their previous history with MS. Im not saying that he review isn't justified but I am saying that every time I see something from them that deviates that far from the norm it gives me another reason to ignore them.
I find the one polygon review extremely suspect considering their previous history with MS. Im not saying that he review isn't justified but I am saying that every time I see something from them that deviates that far from the norm it gives me another reason to ignore them.
iNvid02
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quoting for justice
BIONIC-ARRRMMM!!
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Acquiescence
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You've just gotten something new!
I want one more Uncharted game from ND, next gen, and then they can do whatever the hell they want. But I just want one more.
PuppetMaster
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God damn!
Vinterbird
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The A.I. is above standard, but it is not groundbreaking in any way. Enemies don't have set patrols but they do have a pattern. They react to noise, will communicate, give orders and will be aware if one of the team mates aren't responding.
But I was never able to replicate the holding up a person with a gun and making him back away. I guess they opted to make the enemies aggressive instead.
The Review Score Standardization Act of 1932
Stockley's Vaudeville v. Ye Olde Re-views
Judge Learned Hand ruled in favor of plaintiffs after they sued defendants for reviewing their vaudeville show 7 and a half-stone, while all the other reviews gave it the full 10 stones.
It's right on point.
Canis lupus
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Awesome, need a bigger version.
startyourengine
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now all it needs is a commercial success
Honey Bunny
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Agent Dale Cooper
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Reviews are subjective, but what doesn't seem to be subjective is the fact that certain games are incapable of not getting near universal praise. That's the issue for me. If The Last Of Us got a lot more 9s than 5s, but actually had some 5s, I'd be more likely to take the higher reviews seriously. When everything is so homogenized, both in the tone of reviews and the aspects being praised, it's very, very difficult to take reviews seriously.
I don't know if The Last Of Us is a good game, but I know that it's exactly the kind of game you'd expect to get universally high scores. That's kind of disheartening to me.
Awesome Games with incredible scores. Can't wait to play both of them.
Troy Baker smiles
Nobody will do that.
If you only play games with 95 score or higher, you're limited to like 1, maybe 2 games a year at most.
Pound_lb003
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It's almost as if you think that's purely what reviews are for.
People trying to defend it as 'opinions' are almost as bad as the people reacting to it.
nkarafo
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I really hate it when the media approaches games in the exact same way as movies. Gaming just can't get any more mainstream than that.
Felix Lighter
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Are there any sales going on?
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