If I ignored games under a certain score based on Metacritic, I'd have missed out on one of my top 5 games this gen.
Spintires Mudrunner (metascore 67). I can see how it might not score highly but it is still a unique treasured experience I keep going back to.
Those quotes are from the video review. Maybe eurogamer had edit as well.Did they edit the review? Those specific quotes aren't there anymore.
Are you fucking for real, lol. I'd like for them to explain how freakers are real in real life.
I can't believe it's become "political" to complain about the very generic main character in this fairly generic game.
He's a generic character design because he looks exactly like the gruff bearded protagonists in many many other games of this type. His whiteness isn't politically grating to me, it's just one of the many features that feel too familiar.
Had he been white and male but also, say, beanpole skinny with thick glasses, or elderly, or overweight, people wouldn't be calling the design generic.
And I think this is typical of the broader problem: it isn't just the design looking familiar, they discuss the character's backstory and that feels generic too, and then they discuss the game's world, and so does that, and so on. I don't see any flourishes of imagination here to differentiate Days Gone from other zombie games.
I think you may have just sold this game to me.It's basically The Saboteur of this generation: a charming, ambitious game that takes too much inspiration from much better games.
Wow many games of this type huh? Full Throttle came out 25 years ago. What else?
A black woman would be too Michonne and they would get trashed for it.
Playing as an overweight biker? Seriously? The game would get trashed even more.
I can't believe it's become "political" to complain about the very generic main character in this fairly generic game.
He's a generic character design because he looks exactly like the gruff bearded protagonists in many many other games of this type. His whiteness isn't politically grating to me, it's just one of the many features that feel too familiar.
Had he been white and male but also, say, beanpole skinny with thick glasses, or elderly, or overweight, people wouldn't be calling the design generic.
And I think this is typical of the broader problem: it isn't just the design looking familiar, they discuss the character's backstory and that feels generic too, and then they discuss the game's world, and so does that, and so on. I don't see any flourishes of imagination here to differentiate Days Gone from other zombie games.
Like?biggest pieces of shit I've ever played are in the 90s
Like?
I understand what you're saying and in a way you have a point but the issue is some reviewers aren't just saying he's generic, they literally single out his whiteness as an issue
Bioshock Infinite and any modern Rockstar game come to mind.
The expected damage control from the usual suspects was expected.
Playstation fanboys have spent the last few years putting every ounce of weight behind reviews. If you didn't care for GoW, and mentioned it, you were immediately shut down with "Just look at the reviews. The majority of reviews said it's a masterpiece."
On the flip side, it you happened to enjoy something like State of Decay 2 or something, you got hit with "Look at the meta and review scores. It's trash... Just like all MS exclusives lately."
Now we're led to believe that this is all some sjw agenda? Or the reviewers must have not played the whole game, and got to the good parts?
Anyone who's been paying attention about this game could've seen this coming. It looked very 'meh' to begin with, and it reviewed as such. Sony fanboys can't question reviews now. You've been leaning on them far too hard, for far too long for that.
Always use Open Critic. They're way better than MetaCritic imo.
That's not great if true.Well he mentions some not finishing the game so it would be the story ones and not the more tedious ones.
Beside them being racist pigs. I'm not even sure which games are overusing this type of character. Other than Mad Max main character, and maybe Joel from TLOU not sure which games are overusing this type of character, my collection is actually void of this - this is actually the type of game I have been looking for. I mean I would probably have to go back to my X360 Gears of War days to find anything remotely like this, and that game used all kind of races, and they weren't really grounded.
Of course, every ninja/samurai game - which there are a ton now has a slim Asian fellow running the show, and I don't see these same people saying how generically Asian that is.... I wonder why?
Agree with Bioshock Infinite, man, I finished that game (I have no idea how) but it was not good... not good at all. At least I got it for sub $10.
My OCD IS TRIGGERED
Ironically it's also getting a 72 at Open Critic hahaAlways use Open Critic. They're way better than MetaCritic imo.
For any who are still on the fence. Victor Lucas loved it and gave it a 9.5 in electric playground. The dudes been in the business longer than most modern reviewers have been alive and he knows his shit.
I don't think they will close them down but definitely decrease their budgets for future titles.OOF, this game got absolutely blasted. Can't say I didnt see it coming though.
Looks generic and uninspired.
There's a good chance that Sony might close Bend down.
How much did they spend on making this game and will they make that money back?OOF, this game got absolutely blasted. Can't say I didnt see it coming though.
Looks generic and uninspired.
There's a good chance that Sony might close Bend down.
There are no specific budget numbers out there, and we don't know if they will make all the money back because we don't know the budget numbers.How much did they spend on making this game and will they make that money back?
How much did they spend on making this game and will they make that money back?
Did reviewers actually call out the guy for being ethnically European? That's sad.The lowest reviews are SJW that rant about evil-white-man doing things of evil-white-man so this is a similar case to Detroit Become Human, a good game with lower scores than deserved due to the lefties bias. Not the least surprising.
By the way, it's gonna be a commercial success so those critics are gonna eat crow despite their piss-poor reviews.
I'll wait thenSony games go on sale fast even when highly successful.
Sony games go on sale fast even when highly successful.
Like?
Gravity Rush 2 couldn't be further from a masterpiece. In fact, it killed the series lmao.It was my revenge for the serious stupidity that he committed sony for not showing a masterpiece like Gravity rush 2 and showing a garbage like Days Gone in E3.
Fuck you Jim Ryan.
Gravity Rush 2 couldn't be further from a masterpiece. In fact, it killed the series lmao.
Yes, I tried it at a friend's house and while I thought it was slightly better than the original, it still didn't click with me in the slightest.Did you play it?
Yes, I tried it at a friend's house and while I thought it was slightly better than the original, it still didn't click with me in the slightest.
Well for me and other people is a amazing game.
Trust me, i dont judge you. but i hope you can try it again =).
I am sure you love it, and that is great, but do not kid yourself and think that it would have the mass appeal no matter how much marketing would be dumped into it.
There are many niche games that I feel the same way about as well, and have that fond love for, but know it will not light the world on fire with mass appeal no matter what.
True, but Sony games have even more aggressive price cuts. It's a good thing really from a consumer standpoint.All games except Nintendo go on sale fast so its not just Sony.
For some this is cause for joy. Pokemon Sun/Moon is R$ 199,90(ultra moon/sun R$249,90 on amazon.com.br) here in Brazil, unlike God of War R$119,90.Horizon, God of War, and Gravity Rush 2 all got very cheap, very quickly.
Well, did you do what the nice rep suggested?I just had a phone call with a Sony Representative and asked whether I should buy Days Gone since the Metacritic score was lower than average. The Sony Representative was very kind and asked me to go fuck myself. Also, they said I should ignore the Betacritic score and buy it for just $59.99 at a local GameStop near me.
I just had a phone call with a Sony Representative and asked whether I should buy Days Gone since the Metacritic score was lower than average. The Sony Representative was very kind and asked me to go fuck myself. Also, they said I should ignore the Betacritic score and buy it for just $59.99 at a local GameStop near me.
If he did at least he could get a full refund in 48 hours. It counts as a sale for NPD and he doesn't have to play it.Well, did you do what the nice rep suggested?
I'm referring to buying the game at GameStop...
The main character does not come off as a real biker at all..in fact you could pretty much put Nathan drake in this game and it would not be any different character wiseI literally can't remember a videogame with a biker protagonist outside of Gone Days.
The dude from The Last Of Us was far more "generic", to cite an example.
Hell, almost every black character or "strong womyn" trope are generic as fuck, yet they never complain about those, they always celebrate them.
Because yes, they can't hide their obvious political agenda.