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Heimdall_Xtreme
Hermen Hulst Fanclub's #1 Member
I'm going to buy the game.... But when it's at 15 dollars.
And I saw that it also came out for ps4... No wonder there are many sections of corridors, to hide the loading times.
And I saw that it also came out for ps4... No wonder there are many sections of corridors, to hide the loading times.
T4keD0wN
Member
I suppose its too much to ask for a game to compile shaders on launch or asynchronously nowadays.
Another UE4 release, another shader compilation release. These 2 terms could be synonymous at this point.
I wish steam added some shader compilation tag so we could filter this trash or at least a stutter warning listed in the features section right next to 3rd party launchers and drm warnings or better yet right next to add to cart.
Has anyone tried running it in dx11 with dxvk async?
Another UE4 release, another shader compilation release. These 2 terms could be synonymous at this point.
I wish steam added some shader compilation tag so we could filter this trash or at least a stutter warning listed in the features section right next to 3rd party launchers and drm warnings or better yet right next to add to cart.
Has anyone tried running it in dx11 with dxvk async?
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FunkMiller
Gold Member
That auto dodge mechanic sounds absolutely fucking terrible.
AncientOrigin
Member
I am really surprised at the reaction here.75 is a great score means a good to very good game especially if you are a fan of these kind of games/Genres and so on.People are way to fixated on some numbers.For some an 80 is amazing score for some others it’s average.Some people say to bad I hoped for a 80 now I will rent it or wait for a massive price drops.Are you serious people where is the fucking difference between a 75 and 80 ?I you like 3 person horror games this game is a must have no discussion.
MasterDerico
Member
Now i want to play it!
Everyone criticizes metacritic but truly it has more influence than ever it's getting scary. It should be the other way around, people getting less mad at journalists but putting them where they belong.
Evil Within had more or less the same score and it's considered a good game that any survival horror enjoyer should play.
I'm sure it's fair criticism though, the game doesn't look like it has a tenth of the impact Dead Space had. But people should stop freaking out.
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MasterDerico
Member
They will never learn it...
These people have no critical sense, they are practically shoals in waves.
They need an unknown person to play and form their opinion.
FunkMiller
Gold Member
Nothing must have about what appears to be an extremely linear experience, with horrible performance, very little story, and clunky, frustrating combat. And I say this as a huge survival horror fan.
I’ll play this game eventually, when it’s on GamePass or super cheap, which feels like the right move for a game that’s this average.
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RoadHazard
Gold Member
I feel a bit bad, but that might be the funniest video I have ever seen.
kittoo
Cretinously credulous
If this is even half as good as evil within, I will be very happy.
Saber
Member
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Woof talk about the incredible downward spiral in hype for the game overnight ..
tommib
Member
Everyone protecting their AAA blockbuster made for everyone against the evilness of the 75s subgenres. Give me these games anytime over the trite we’ve been getting with perfect scores from the mainstream gaming press.
TonyK
Member
I will test it for myself if it was free, no doubt, but it cost 70€, and I buy always digital, so I can't resell o refund. It's totally understandable that facing a purchase people need others opinion to take a good decision. Is it Metacritic perfect? No, but in something we need to trust before spending 70€ in a 10 hours game.
I would prefer a Demo. For example, Tormented Souls have bad reviews but I liked the demo a lot so I purchased it and enjoy it. In that case, as I tested it by myself I decided more based in my opinion than in reviews. But with Callisto I only have others opinions, so I'm very cautious.
Ulysses 31
Gold Member
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adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Who would have thunk Midnight Suns was going to be the overwhelmingly better received game of the two releasing today.
Holdfing
Member
Those sections are the price we pay for no loading screens.
Shame, really. I was looking forward to this. Guess I'll check it out after they fixed the PC version.
bender
What time is it?
After that playthrough leaked last week and then the aggressive embargo, it's not entirely surprising.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
I purposefully avoided all the leaks stuff for spoilers, but then again I'm also glad I didn't pre-order this game before-hand.
Yeah, that's a bit of a surprise going into this week.
MiguelItUp
Member
Yeah, waking up and seeing 29% on Steam is pretty bad... Lmao.
Pasta la Vista
Member
I would rather have a loading screen. Requiring my feedback to move along slowly inch by inch does not make the game more engaging or fun or "immersive".
Justin9mm
Member
Or another thought, you could actually not worry about the score and listen to the general consensus that the game is poorly designed from reading or watching actual reviews. SkillUp is one of the best unbiased reviewers out there and he explains quite well what is wrong with the game in his YouTube review.
I'm not saying don't buy it or you won't like it, I have the game already myself but have not started it yet. But it's pretty clear the game is a poor execution of a good survival horror game.
touchfuzzy
Member
Welp, looks like another easy pass.
tommib
Member
It’s a prison with vents and debris and they’re normally very short moments. Incomparable with the hundreds of slow lifting rocks, wall cracks, auto-climbs, gates, and doors of something like GOW.
Bumblebeetuna
Member
Man that SkillUp review is pretty damning. Makes me wonder how it is even getting an average in the 70’s. I miss the old days when even a 5 or 6 could represent an average game with flaws. Now it seems anything below a 7 is considered trash, so even really flawed games can end up in the 70’s.
One boss fight, one mini boss recycled numerous times like Odor 1886, and less than ten hours of playtime
Really accomplished their goal of reinventing the wheel.
One boss fight, one mini boss recycled numerous times like Odor 1886, and less than ten hours of playtime
Really accomplished their goal of reinventing the wheel.
analog_future
Resident Crybaby
It’s at a 75 right now, which should literally be right smack dab in the middle of “solid, action, horror game”.
Fbh
Gold Member
I've been saying for a while something about the game seems off to me .
Still lower than I expected though, I thought it would be in the low 80's.
A lot of AAA studios use mock reviews. They'll basically pay people (often people with games media experience) to make a private review for them to get an idea of what to expect from reviews once the game is out.
If the mock reviews aren't particularly positive they might make some last minute changes and they can set the embargo as late as possible.
Or they might just be aware their game isn't that great. A lot of these people have years of experience making and playing games, if they can look past their pride they might realize the end product just isn't as good as what they were aiming for.
Still lower than I expected though, I thought it would be in the low 80's.
A lot of AAA studios use mock reviews. They'll basically pay people (often people with games media experience) to make a private review for them to get an idea of what to expect from reviews once the game is out.
If the mock reviews aren't particularly positive they might make some last minute changes and they can set the embargo as late as possible.
Or they might just be aware their game isn't that great. A lot of these people have years of experience making and playing games, if they can look past their pride they might realize the end product just isn't as good as what they were aiming for.
tommib
Member
I wouldn’t watch this because of spoilers.
adamsapple
counting on you for the TLDR. Specially between PS5 quality and performance modes.
Hugare
Gold Member
Dead Space only had one "boss" and one mini boss, right? The ending boss and that one that moves like a gorilla
I feel like reviewers should have replayed (or even played for the first time) Dead Space 1 and 2 before playing this game
I swear to God, every complaint also serves for those games (besides combat). Each one of them.
"Lacking story", "too many jumpscares", "meh characters".
"It has an enemy just like the Clicker in TLOU, but killing it right beside another enemies wont alert them".
Well, try that in TLOU 1 and 2 and you'll have the same reaction. But those games are 10/10, somehow.
I'm playing it right now and I'm just ... baffled. Because its exactly what I was expecting from a spiritual successor to Dead Space.
Seems like reviewers are nitpicking the fuck out of this game
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
I wouldn’t watch this because of spoilers.
Sure.
Those 150 Sony spies putting in the work.
tommib
Member
Let it go. It’s a horror game for horror fans. Forget about the scores. Enjoy it. Platinum it. It’s my plan.
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Kacho
Gold Member
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
The entire segment where he lists down the bad shit about how the game plays, no instant healing, bad animation priority during combat, getting dodge/stun locked in combat with more than one enemy.
Looks like the devs spent more time making the game look pretty instead of making it play well.
You should watch Skill Up's video. The combat isn't hard, the game is very poor about managing its combat mechanics.
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Ulysses 31
Gold Member
SkillUp clearly states that it's the combat that pushed him over the edge into not recommend territory and he gives examples that don't fall into the nitpicky camp.
SLB1904
Banned
Each people approach combat differently so I wouldn't take his opinion as a gospel
BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
AngelMuffin
Member
What about buy, finish it, and then sell it on eBay for $55?
Hugare
Gold Member
Yeah, but it hurts to see shit like this, because it affects new games like this from being madeLet it go. It’s a horror game for horror fans. Forget about the scores. Enjoy it. Platinum it. It’s my plan.
Not only that, but it must be a blow to the studio that made it to see such unfair criticism
Reviews such as that one from IGN that gave Alien Isolation a 5,9 is probably the reason we never got a sequel
Fucking Ryan McCaffrey. Hate that dude. Same guy who said that resolution doesnt matter and so many other shit.
And yet, he is an Executive Editor there.
Drizzlehell
Banned
It's just a number, and usually these are way higher than what the score actually should be because gaming press is too chickenshit to properly utilize full range. This looks more like a 5/10 game, maybe 6/10 if I'm being generous. If it wasn't for the high production values and the hype surrounding this game then probably no one would give a shit.
Kacho
Gold Member
Yep, that’s what I’m getting from these reviews. Add in the ultra linear design and constant duct crawling… yikes.
Hugare
Gold Member
I usually love his reviews. He is my favorite reviewer of them all.
But I dont take his words as gospel. He didnt recomend TLOU Part II, and I consider that game one of the bests ever made.
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