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Child of Light |OT| Beware the Night
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Arthur Gies Review: 6.5 http://www.polygon.com/2014/4/28/5660322/child-of-light-review-xbox-one-ps4-xbox-360-ps3
As with anything involving Arthur, take with a massive grain of salt
As with anything involving Arthur, take with a massive grain of salt
ComputerMKII
Banned
The music sounds so good. I teared up a little watching the music featurette on Youtube.
Have Polygon broken the embargo? With a Gies review of all things.
Jimmyfenix
Member
Breaking embargoes eh?
Not when it is Gies it's not. his opinion is wrong on almost everything, it is quite a feat.
Nestunt
Member
Yeah, me too. I was hoping this game to be a treat
""There's a way to switch other party members into a fight in medias res, but it's cumbersome, and ultimately doesn't add much strategy."
I....um....disagree with this strongly.
Kacho
Member
That's not how it works.
Jimmyfenix
Member
Tweet about review gone yet review still up 
Yes, I can disagree with an opinion, it is therefore wrong (to me).
thekiddfran
Member
From the Polygon Review:
Um what? at the bolded. How pretentious of you Gies.
Um what? at the bolded. How pretentious of you Gies.
midasmulligan
Member
Can someone explain to me the legitimate reasoning behind embargoes? The cynic in me has already answered this, but I was curious as to the publishers perspective.
Sure.
Robert at Zeboyd Games
Banned
"There's a way to switch other party members into a fight in medias res, but it's cumbersome, and ultimately doesn't add much strategy."
This comment alone discounts Polygon's entire review.
I don't know about Normal mode, but on Hard mode, you have to use party swapping extensively, even on non-boss battles. It's literally, the key to doing well at the game.
Also, swapping party members is literally, "Press Up once, Press A, Select Party Member." That's one more button press than FFX (which has a dedicated party swap button) but it's hardly cumbersome.
This comment alone discounts Polygon's entire review.
I don't know about Normal mode, but on Hard mode, you have to use party swapping extensively, even on non-boss battles. It's literally, the key to doing well at the game.
Also, swapping party members is literally, "Press Up once, Press A, Select Party Member." That's one more button press than FFX (which has a dedicated party swap button) but it's hardly cumbersome.
So everyone has a chance to actually play the game and write a well-written review. If there were no embargos, it would be a race to finish the game fastest or just write a review based on the first couple hours of a game, because having the first review of something is worth a lot of money in pageclicks
The idea is that reviewers will be able to take their time with the game, rather than rushing through it in order to be first to post. In theory it ought to produce better reviews. In practice, it's frequently used to prevent bad reviews from coming out before the game launches.
Edit: bigkrev, the embargo on the answer to his question was 11:17 am.
Review are a form of marketing. Publishers like to be in control of when that marketing occurs, and it is their prerogative.
Yes indeed.
JustinBbad
Member
From a publishers point of view I can think of two distinct reasons.
1) Control when information about your game is made available widely. Prior to a review, the publisher controls just what is available to the public, thus the message is easily manipulated. An early review could be a great thing or something that destroys your game.
I think this reason is less important than number 2.
2) If an embargo is imposed on a review, then there is no "rush" to print. A review can spend an adequate, though not usually ideal, amount of time with a game and craft an appropriate review without fear of being beaten to press.
Oppo
Member
hahaha, Polygon editors, what crack are you smoking. you can practucally hear the monocle being adjusted as you read that.
just maybe, the reach for latin here is ill-conceived, and the message might have been better served by simply writing "in the midst of things"... but what do I know
ComputerMKII
Banned
That's pretty much what I expected. I guess I'll pass on this game.
WhoaIsThatMars
Member
Yeah lol. Oops. You can still get to it using the direct link provided earlier in the thread
Same...till ps+.
If you don't trust him here, why would you trust him with something you think he's biased about swinging the other way?
thekiddfran
Member
Wait for other reivews maybe? I wouldn't trust a review from Gies unless it is Microsoft related
Does that crappy website decide for you what game is good or not?
DeviantBoi
Member
I was going to pre-order, but now I'm going to wait.
If not Child of Light, then something out of that amazing sale for Golden Week.
If not Child of Light, then something out of that amazing sale for Golden Week.
ShogunDarius
Member
the fact you're (anyone for that matter, not just you) letting a review decide what you will or want play is disappointing, the fact its a GIES review is insane.
Also cancelled my preorder, got so much to play at the moment I'm not too fussed about playing it day one if it's not spectacular. If the overall opinion from other reviews seems to be much more positive then I can easily reorder
tiny raptor
Member
Yeah, in medias res refers to story/plot. Lol.
Robert at Zeboyd Games
Banned
"The game lacks depth."
"But sir, you're playing on the easiest mode. There's lots of depth over here with the crafting system & swapping characters in and out extensively to take advantage of the ebb & flow of combat..."
"Nope, game lacks depth. 6.5/10!"
"But sir, you're playing on the easiest mode. There's lots of depth over here with the crafting system & swapping characters in and out extensively to take advantage of the ebb & flow of combat..."
"Nope, game lacks depth. 6.5/10!"
midasmulligan
Member
Credibility is lost when a reviewer does not discuss the level of difficulty the game was played on. Game length and strategic depth cannot be commented on with any sort of validity if the game was played on normal (which unfortunately is the modern day equivalent of easy/hamstringed mode).
The fact you are disappointed by another person's purchasing decision is insane.
Glorious Ownage
Member
Sorry if this has been answered but is there any word at the length of the game?
To be fair, that's the point of reviews.
Does it matter? Gies gave it a 6.5!
SolidSnakex
Member
People have said that it's around 15h.
It's till from a guy that's used "very Japanese" as a criticism for a game.
I've seen 10-15 hours thrown around, can't confirm anything personally, though.
ShogunDarius
Member
maybe i'm just different but I have never let a single review of any game ever sway me one way or another on what game I willl or won't play. If I had I would never have played Kessen or Dynasty Warriors for example.
The point i'm making is, the only opinion that should matter is your own.
you completely missed the point I was making, look to above