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[Dr. Suchong]

Who the hell buys a magazine with Outer Worlds on its cover

Me.
I'd rather a Swastika had been there instead.
Less embarrassing.

 

[Sub_Level]

Ragebound isn't for everyone. The game requires a healthy level of testosterone for the intended experience.

 

[March Climber]

These are just the beginnings of the accolades(I expect a goty nom at TGA unless Nintendo releases a better game before the cutoff). I struggle to understand myself how someone could get to the stage of having an account here and not already know this info, but I'm not upset, just curious. You seem concerned. You can play the game and find out for yourself. I promise you the reviewers aren't all lying to you, lol.

There has been a new vocal rise of graphics-first and aesthetics-first gamers lately. So a game could play like a 10/10 but look ugly, and they simply won't play it no matter how many people say that it's great.

It is a little perplexing, a little fascinating, and a little worrying.

 

[The Wheel of Fortune]

I don't understand the review for Donkey Kong. The game looks artistically very boring. It's also supposed to be very easy.

This was also my train of thought before I gave it a go, and honestly, while visually it's still not my cup of tea, in every other sense (especially its gameplay) it's fascinating. There are some challenge rooms in particular which have been head scratchers and make you use the full extent of DK's mobility, there's nothing more I could ask for. A 9 seems like quite a fitting score for it; something like Mario Odyssey was an 8 for me.

 

[Fess]

Man, why are they always so cranky?

 

[Saber]

Ninja Gaiden the same score as a phony garbage cellphone game? Lol

 

[Stuart360]

EDGE reviews continue to be edgy i see.

 

[Lionel Richie]

Man, why are they always so cranky?

Because they're pretty much the only place that doesn't inflate the review scores for every single game. It makes people really mad, but there's some real value in that.

 

[Danjin44]

I dont really care about reviews.

I knew DK Bananza was going to be great from its Direct and after playing and finishing the game in 50+ hours I wasn't disappointed.

Its my personal GOTY.

 

[Musashipan]

Kf3 and Shire game same score?
What went wrong with kf3?

 

[MiguelItUp]

I love that I never cared for reviews. This is just more proof that "professional reviews" are still just some dorks opinion, lmao.

Wild seeing some of those 6s on the same level as other 6s, lol. I feel like they just felt like no longer thinking and wanted to throw them around.

Kf3 and Shire game same score?
What went wrong with kf3?

A lot apparently. The game was in such bad shape that they delayed it. Unfortunately it sounds like they still have a lot of work to do. A lot of the KF community just say it doesn't feel like a KF game at all. Doesn't highlight the things that they loved about the first two games whatsoever.

 

[Musashipan]

I love that I never cared for reviews. This is just more proof that "professional reviews" are still just some dorks opinion, lmao.

Wild seeing some of those 6s on the same level as other 6s, lol. I feel like they just felt like no longer thinking and wanted to throw them around.


A lot apparently. The game was in such bad shape that they delayed it. Unfortunately it sounds like they still have a lot of work to do. A lot of the KF community just say it doesn't feel like a KF game at all. Doesn't highlight the things that they loved about the first two games whatsoever.

Oh men, that sux
I have like 3k hours of kf1 and kf2!
Hopefully they will fix it sometime soon

 

[Roberts]

Because they're pretty much the only place that doesn't inflate the review scores for every single game. It makes people really mad, but there's some real value in that.

This a good point and I wish more outlets would do the same instead of 7-10 range. Right now EDGE sticks out and it makes them look edgy when they really are not. And I am saying that as someone who rarely agrees with their opinion.

 

[BossLackey]

Based on the demo at least, NG Ragebound feels a lot better than a damn 6, BUT their reviews are always at least well argued and articulated. Most reviews now barely spend time really breaking down gameplay systems and balancing etc. so I respect that shit. Doesn't matter if I agree.

Having played about half of it so far, it's much better than a 6.

I don't see anyone that's a fan of action platformers giving it a 6.

 

[Fess]

Because they're pretty much the only place that doesn't inflate the review scores for every single game. It makes people really mad, but there's some real value in that.

Nah they're just awfully cranky sometimes. Maybe they don't like oldschool game mechanics? Or action?
Ninja Gaiden Ragebound 6, Stellar Blade 6, Will of the Wisps 7, Metroid Dread got 8, which for me is shameful, 8 for Returnal, etc. Let's see what they think about Shinobi. And Silksong…
Wuchang 6 too. lol

 

[Zuzu]

Donkey Kong is the work of geniuses. No other 3D game has so masterfully designed gameplay around environmental destruction as this game has.

 

[TerribleAtThisGame]

Me.
I'd rather a Swastika had been there instead.
Less embarrassing.

 

[Lionel Richie]

Nah they're just awfully cranky sometimes. Maybe they don't like oldschool game mechanics? Or action?
Ninja Gaiden Ragebound 6, Stellar Blade 6, Will of the Wisps 7, Metroid Dread got 8, which for me is shameful, 8 for Returnal, etc. Let's see what they think about Shinobi. And Silksong…
Wuchang 6 too. lol

I can't speak for Ragebound because, although I'm hyped as fuck for it, I still haven't played it. 8 IMO is a good score. So that leaves us with Stellar Blade and it's funny because I recently finished Stellar Blade. I feel like 6 is too generous, that game is a piece of shit. Edge could take things a bit further and not be afraid to dish out a few 4's, which is what I would have scored SB.

 

[Fess]

I can't speak for Ragebound because, although I'm hyped as fuck for it, I still haven't played it. 8 IMO is a good score. So that leaves us with Stellar Blade and it's funny because I recently finished Stellar Blade. I feel like 6 is too generous, that game is a piece of shit. Edge could take things a bit further and not be afraid to dish out a few 4's, which is what I would have scored SB.

I'm going with let's agree to disagree on that…

 

[Danjin44]

I'm going with let's agree to disagree on that…

I enjoyed Stellar Blade enough so that I beat it twice but at the same time the game heavily advertised itself being NieR Automata "inspired" so in that sense in my opinion it did not deliver.

 

[Windle Poons]

Man, why are they always so cranky?

Google some of their editorial team and you'll see.

 

[Battlesmurf]

Because they're pretty much the only place that doesn't inflate the review scores for every single game. It makes people really mad, but there's some real value in that.

I'd like to agree with this statement, but it does seem that sometimes they are quite a bit harsher for the wrong reasons. It comes off as edgy for the sake of.

 

[S0ULZB0URNE]

Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound 6

Time to cancel my import physical copy!

 

[clarky]

For Edge these days sure. I have 1-100 on my shelf. The magazine disappeared up its own arse a very long time ago.

 

[ecosse_011172]

Donkey Kong is the work of geniuses. No other 3D game has so masterfully designed gameplay around environmental destruction as this game has.