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GymWolf
Member
His 100% shtik always sounded extremely sus, some games need hundreds and hundreds of hours for a 100% trophy and he has to do that with every game, even games he dislike, any normal human being would be fucking burned by now.
Kacho
Gold Member
Yep. Most enthusiasts saw this coming too.
Dazraell
Member
GHG
Member
Would go some way to explaining why some of the things he says regarding the games he's reviewing are so vague/generic or only apply to the first few hours.
It's not apparent before you've played a game, but if you go back and watch one of his reviews after completing a game he's covered, many things stop adding up.
Other games.
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DeepEnigma
Gold Member
A less time to polish and fill the world with anything interesting version of Outer Worlds in fantasy skin.
Complete with doubled down racist and bigoted slacktivist hacks at the helm.
It was clear as day. Review NDA's be damned.
LaughingStock
Member
Some of the ugliest character design I've ever seen.
Interfectum
Member
So what's the verdict? Does this game have a lot of woke shit shoved in or was that overblown?
GymWolf
Member
Their point of view can be completely different from yours because you have different taste so how much they played the game is ininfluential.
Would you listen to a dude that says that spiderman 2 is the best vg ever made just because he played for 500 hours? It sound like such a stupid metric...
delishcaek
Member
Gonna wait for a sale on this one, but only because Karak/ACG said he had fun with combat. If it weren't for his opinion I'd prolly never bother touching it.
Even more so when it's a game that has developers championing this DEI bullshit on social media.
Getting a low 80 MC (or even 79 on PC) from media outlets is pretty much comparable to a 6/10 to the average gamer.
Even more so when it's a game that has developers championing this DEI bullshit on social media.
Mortisfacio
Member
The initial reveal trailer looked interesting. Everything since then has somehow made the game look less interesting.
Judge Death
Member
Did you seriously not see any of the Sony Bootlicker posts saying the game is shite in this thread, well before I "thumped my warrior bible"?. I guess you must not have as you didn't reply to any of those with a smug, shit gif.
ByWatterson
Member
fine out of ten
T4keD0wN
Member
The graphics in the review footage looks downgraded about as hard as a Ubisoft game compared to the trailers.
Did not expect the combat to the most praised part, really makes me concerned about the writing, 25% reviews say the story is uninteresting/generic and 75% heavily praise it, so which is it?
Looks like ill wait a few weeks to see the user reviews, but it sounds just about good enough to play for now.
Did not expect the combat to the most praised part, really makes me concerned about the writing, 25% reviews say the story is uninteresting/generic and 75% heavily praise it, so which is it?
Looks like ill wait a few weeks to see the user reviews, but it sounds just about good enough to play for now.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
No, because I've played SM2 myself. I haven't played this game yet and my own opinion is the ultimate authority. But we're in a review topic and one reviewer whose put in 100hrs into the game is saying it was well worth his time.
This 'average gamer' must be really bad at math.
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LordNerevar76
Member
I think I agree with your "not great, not terrible" collection observation, but for Indy - what's wrong with a game that you finish and probably never play again? I have a huge number of games that fall under that category and some are my favorite games of all time. Not every game needs to be some highly replayable experience.
amigastar
Member
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
This is you in the Days Gone Remaster thread.
https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/04/25/days-gone-review 6.5
https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/days-gone-review-farewell-oregon/1900-6417130/ 5.0
Days Gone sits at a 71% Metacritic.
Buggy Loop
Member
Just to be clear, I'm just not jumping in day 0 at premium $138 CAD. I still think there's things in it that seems interesting, just a wait and see approach with how more peoples feel about the game after playing it and or in the future at lower price.
I find it quite silly though the dancing around and circle jerking of peoples wanting this to fail. Cmon guys. Stop the warrior attitude. I think that the fact we don't get a peak obsidian RPG means every gamers lose, everyone.
delishcaek
Member
No, because I've played SM2 myself. I haven't played this game yet and my own opinion is the ultimate authority. But we're in a review topic and one reviewer whose put in 100hrs into the game is saying it was well worth his time.
This 'average gamer' must be really bad at math.
Games being overrated by most access media is a hard concept to grasp.
Topher
Identifies as young
StereoVsn
Gold Member
Oh, it absolutely was according to Eurogamer. While KCD2 was clearly was trash!
GHG
Member
Not this shit again... Let's have a think about why that happened shall we:
Avowed would do well to end up with steam reviews like this:
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Buggy Loop
Member
No, because I've played SM2 myself. I haven't played this game yet and my own opinion is the ultimate authority. But we're in a review topic and one reviewer whose put in 100hrs into the game is saying it was well worth his time.
This 'average gamer' must be really bad at math.
Mr Matty also spends the first 5 mins saying its a good game, just not "OBSIDIAN GOAT" game.
When I saw the review from the Arkane dev explaning how everything is static, the NPCs included, I just stepped down. I'm disappointed that it could have been much better, but it doesn't seem a bad game at all. Not $138 Premium Steam worthy though, thus the refund.
amigastar
Member
Ok, now i understand it, no need to be snarky dude, you just expressed yourself in the most retarded way. but i don't think its overrated by 20 points honestly. Infact 80 might be just right to the game.
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adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Yeah but I don't buy this hypothetical gamer that automatically cuts off 2 points from every review, either.
Some of those average gamers might even think it's rated lower on aggregate.
MiguelItUp
Member
Like most cases I'm sure it'll be subjective. Some people won't like what's there, some people won't care.
Yeah, it sucks. Everyone should just want good/great games. It's gotten to the point now where something gets thrown around online and it puts some people in a tizzy so they want the game to fail. I don't get it. But I do think it's funny that we're seeing some examples where the whole "tizzy" was overblown and the majority of people enjoy the game.
The game seems fine from what I can tell. The people that were originally interested will likely enjoy it. But it all depends on the person.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
Yep. I was LTTP playing this game, but glad I did on the PS5 in the full patched glory.Not this shit again... Let's have a think about why that happened shall we:
Avowed would do well to end up with steam reviews like this:
The gameplay loop was probably one of the best last gen. It's very, very rare a game would get me on the edge of my seat, but those horde loops did just that. Thankfully it showed me that I'm not fully desensitized to those gaming moments in the 40+ years of gaming.
This game was a thesis for a veiled and not so veiled CULTure war where they nitpicked shit other games, even this one here that has a broken quest and jank review NDA apparently, in a heavy handed manner to mask their bigotry. But they did let it be known on their socials.
The funny part is, the dude was supposedly a 1%er, but was the most progressive 1%er in the history of biker gangs. But they did not play the game far enough to see his best friend lesbo and how he bitched about the radio guy the entire time. They just hyper focused on the STRAIGHT WHITE GRUFF MALE outward appearance.
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WRPGS in a nutshell are fucked in all senses, where some are given pass to major technical and even design issues and others don't. That's not to say that there are overrated games.
Topher
Identifies as young
And a furry to boot
Gamer_By_Proxy
Member
Not this shit again... Let's have a think about why that happened shall we:
Avowed would do well to end up with steam reviews like this:
The IGN and Gamespot reviewer even got exposed on Twitter planning out their tanking Days Gone. Complained about all white freakers and the “ride me like you ride your bike” line.
If anything it’s a seal of approval for Days Gone to get even in the 70s. Avowed should be 11/10 to these people.
DirtInUrEye
Member
Robert Purchese on EG awarding this 4 out of 5 is all the warning you really need. He's fucking useless.
Despite that, I hope the game finds and audience and sells well. I like Obsidian and I badly need Grounded 2.
Despite that, I hope the game finds and audience and sells well. I like Obsidian and I badly need Grounded 2.
Sentenza
Member
He also seems to like literally everything (and then from time to time he suddenly get nitpicking about stuff that is actually good), which is why I stopped paying attention to his reviews some time ago.If his schtick is that he 100%'s all games before reviewing, he probably knows more what he's talking about than most
BigLee74
Member
Not my favourite genre (hence adding to backlog), but I did mostly enjoy Witcher 3, Skyrim, Fallout 3+ and Starfield when I finally got round to playing them all - with the exception of Starfield I was years late to the scene.
Fashionably late.
sainraja
Member
You have OpenCritic that does what you are asking MetaCritic to do. Right now you have a way to compare one that includes ALL platforms, vs one that does not. Why take that away?
SlimySnake
Flashless at the Golden Globes
Yep, this game is more 'woke' than most other sony games and Deacon was very open for a biker.
Just from the top of my head, here are some examples:
- Indian love interest/female biker
- Interracial lesbian couple
- Strong female 'scientist' wife woke type
- A fucking White Christian Zealot as the main final boss
vaibhavpisal
Member
Seems more well balanced compared to some others who go from one extreme to the other. While not knowing what they are talking about.
I barely play these games, but I remember how many jank 7.5 to 8.0 games like Vampire The Masquerade Bloodlines, and the original KCD were all well received by players despite their obvious flaws.
Topher
Identifies as young
Watched both Matty and
Karak
's videos. Can say that I'm pretty much in the same boat as
HeisenbergFX4
in that if it wasn't for Game Pass, I'd just skip it. But I'll give it a go and decide for myself. Expectations were never really high and nothing I've seen really changes that. But Karak is high on the gameplay and that goes a long way for me.
Why the hell is this game releasing on a Tuesday?
Karak
's videos. Can say that I'm pretty much in the same boat as
HeisenbergFX4
in that if it wasn't for Game Pass, I'd just skip it. But I'll give it a go and decide for myself. Expectations were never really high and nothing I've seen really changes that. But Karak is high on the gameplay and that goes a long way for me. Why the hell is this game releasing on a Tuesday?
Sentenza
Member
AH! These suckers.
But I don't care about your retarded friends, so let's stick to the topic.
GHG
Member
Because they want people to FOMO in to the early access that's available over the weekend.
sainraja
Member
Also, the game itself does not change based on platform, only how it performs, so I don't think that should weigh any scores down. I don't care that much but still.
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Sentenza
Member
It's almost as if WHAT TYPE of flaws a game may have could make a difference in the way some people evaluate them.
There are "7/10" games that I would easily list among my all time favorites and 8/10 games that I wouldn't spend time on if I was paid for it.
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