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[rpgfan16k]

Seriously, its like PLAY giving a 9 or something.

IOW, practically nothing?

 

[Error]

belzebozo p3 should've been in the thread title

August 14, ****ing long ass wait.

 

[WickedLaharl]

To offset this Lair thrashing, I put up the Gamepro review. Credit goes to BloodStainedVendetta at gamersliberationfront for this

GAMEPRO - 3.75/5 (A)

lol gamepro. i'd be upset that it didn't score 4.0 or higher on the funfactor scale if i were you.

 

[Tideas]

"I'm not in denial, I am just selective about the reality I choose to absorb."

Shall we place a bet?

 

[beelzebozo]

belzebozo p3 should've been in the thread title

August 14, ****ing long ass wait.

originally it was lair, persona 3, and mario strikers, but i realized blue dragon would be a big deal to some people and figured it should be there. judgment call i guess.

 

[KGKK]

Still buying LAIR.

 

[Speevy]

And what makes either of those mags any worse than EGM?

They score on 5 point scales and their scoring is so vague as to the actual quality of a given game, that hundreds and hundreds of games end up with the score 4/5

So when a game falls below that mark, something is wrong with it.

 

[Tobor]

Shall we place a bet?

It's not possible for Lair to sell millions. Put the shovel down and climb out of the hole.

 

[jj984jj]

originally it was lair, persona 3, and mario strikers, but i realized blue dragon would be a big deal to some people and figured it should be there. judgment call i guess.

You could've taken out Mario Strikers.

 

[AltogetherAndrews]

LOL EGM, LOL Gamepro, LOL Play...


Can we all come together and select one review source (that isn't EGM, Gamepro or Play) that we will all have to "agree" with, whether we actually do or not? I say Eurogamer.

 

[Tobor]

They score on 5 point scales and their scoring is so vague as to the actual quality of a given game, that hundreds and hundreds of games end up with the score 4/5

So when a game falls below that mark, something is wrong with it.

But what will it score on X-play! That's the review that matters.

 

[Kabuki Waq]

And what makes either of those mags any worse than EGM?

wait? are you really asking this question seriously after having read their past reviews?

 

[beelzebozo]

You could've taken out Mario Strikers.

wii fans have been waiting on it. it was a big deal, too. and it scored better than two of the games that did make it into the thread title, to be fair.

 

[Speevy]

Hey guys, Game Zone gives Lair a 9/10.

They call it "...a unique adventure from developer Factor 5."

 

[neo2046]

wow at Lair's score

 

[rakka]

But what will it score on X-play! That's the review that matters.

:lol

 

[Joe Molotov]

:lol @ bitter tears for Lair and faith in a 7.5 GamePro review. Just buy the game if you want it, end of story.

Okay, so it's small and it leaks a little but it is the last life raft on the Titanic.

 

[GreekWolf]

And what makes either of those mags any worse than EGM?

Because most of us would rather not depend on the impressions of Bruised Lee and Scary Larry?

 

[SolidSnakex]

wait? are you really asking this question seriously after having read their past reviews?

I don't really trust any mag or sites reviews as it is, but I don't think they're any worse than any other mag. it all comes down to be just selecting what mag they'll trust that month based on the review they give a game they're looking for. One month EGM isn't trustworthy and the next they are just as it goes with Famitsu (except that changes weekly)

 

[Tideas]

It's not possible for Lair to sell millions. Put the shovel down and climb out of the hole.

Like I said, I have a feeling it will. Whether it does it in a month, or a year, it will sell a million, lol.

 

[Yoshichan]

--

 

[jrricky]

I'm sure you'd be laughing no matter what it gets.

What is that supposed to mean?

Is it a slight jab at me? Hmm...:lol

 

[Tobor]

Like I said, I have a feeling it will. Whether it does it in a month, or a year, it will sell a million, lol.

Now it's a million? You just cut your prediction in half! :lol

 

[jj984jj]

LOL EGM, LOL Gamepro, LOL Play...


Can we all come together and select one review source (that isn't EGM, Gamepro or Play) that we will all have to "agree" with, whether we actually do or not? I say Eurogamer.

Or we could just buy the games and decide for ourselves.

 

[Y2Kev]

LOL EGM, LOL Gamepro, LOL Play...


Can we all come together and select one review source (that isn't EGM, Gamepro or Play) that we will all have to "agree" with, whether we actually do or not? I say Eurogamer.

EDGE. Using IGN's scale. With 1up's personalities.

Seriously, EDGE or Eurogamer.

 

[Speevy]

Like I said, I have a feeling it will. Whether it does it in a month, or a year, it will sell a million, lol.

That guy who invented the pet rock, he made a million dollars.

 

[Buffy4ever]

FF3 is traditional and awesome.

Based on the demo, BD is traditional and has an interesting, yet clunky interface and some of slow down in RPG history.

If the full game has that kind of slowdown, it doesn't deserve over a 7.5. It was a gamebreaker in the demo.

Edit: Though it's EGM. And let's face it, EGM lost complete respect in the gaming community, especially with reviews. They're overly hard on games just to be hardasses. When you have a magazine saying a Mega Man game is "too hard" as a... negative, something is wrong.

correct and don't forget the unfair review of Ultimate Ghouls and Ghosts. I never based my game purchases on EGM.

 

[AltogetherAndrews]

Or we could just buy the games and decide for ourselves.

Hippie. Besides, it will be a long time before we can buy these games for ourselves, and many arguments will happen before then. No, I say we pick one standard and swear by it.

 

[rakka]

Like I said, I have a feeling it will. Whether it does it in a month, or a year, it will sell a million, lol.

So basically this will sell better than any of Factor 5's games in the past 8 years? (including freaking star wars)

 

[traveler]

LOL EGM, LOL Gamepro, LOL Play...


Can we all come together and select one review source that we will all have to "agree" with, whether we actually do or not? I say Eurogamer.

No. You all refer to these various sites and mags as if they represented a collective whole. The truth is (and, yes, I realize this is stating the obvious) it's the opinions of many people that make up any one source. Sometimes we will agree, sometimes we won't. There's no one RIGHT site. (Hence the value offered by three differing perspectives in EGM's reviews and the "second takes" offered by many other places) Now, can we quit with the "EGM/Gamepro/Play/etc. gave ___ a __ lolz?"

Edit: I really don't get you people who say "buy the game and decide for yourselves." Yes, the principle makes perfect sense, but do you guys have an infinite reserve of money and, more importantly, time?

 

[Wollan]

Seriously, EDGE or Eurogamer.

Gamespot needs some love.

 

[B-Rad Lascelle]

Looks like I'm definitely borrowing Blue Dragon from work to play for free instead of buying it.

 

[rakka]

No. You all refer to these various sites and mags as if they represented a collective whole. The truth is (and, yes, I realize this is stating the obvious) it's the opinions of many people that make up any one source. Sometimes we will agree, sometimes we won't. There's no one RIGHT site. (Hence the value offered by three differing perspectives in EGM's reviews and the "second takes" offered by many other places) Now, can we quit with the "EGM/Gamepro/Play/etc. gave ___ a __ lolz?"

Metacritic/gamerankings?

 

[Yoshichan]

Gamespot needs some love.

BELIEVE. PLEASE BELIEVE.

I really don't want Lair to fail The above picture (if it would be true) would increase sales by a huge amount.

 

[rakka]

For a moment I thought that was real.

 

[neojubei]

you think PS3 will be getting those RPGs? :lol

PS3 and psp and maybe Wii and DS.

 

[Sapapayo]

EDGE. Using IGN's scale. With 1up's personalities.

Seriously, EDGE or Eurogamer.

Like the F1 game ? Gaf dislikes any mags at some times.

 

[AltogetherAndrews]

No. You all refer to these various sites and mags as if they represented a collective whole. The truth is (and, yes, I realize this is stating the obvious) it's the opinions of many people that make up any one source. Sometimes we will agree, sometimes we won't. There's no one RIGHT site. (Hence the value offered by three differing perspectives in EGM's reviews and the "second takes" offered by many other places) Now, can we quit with the "EGM/Gamepro/Play/etc. gave ___ a __ lolz?"

My suggestion wasn't entirely serious, you know.

 

[Angry Grimace]

I knew that Lair was going to be crap; given that I went to Sony's booth at comic-con at least expecting a demo of a game coming out next month; they had that Uncharted game demoed (boring, graphics seemed fuzzy and lo res, even on a 1080p LCD), Heavenly Sword at a higher framerate (apparently playing off a disc)

They even had some games i'd never heard of, but no Lair, even though it was prominently displayed as art all over the booth.

The DMC4 and Resident Evil Umbrella Chronicles booths were overloaded though, I couldn't get in.

 

[WickedLaharl]

Looks like I'm definitely borrowing Blue Dragon from work to play for free instead of buying it.

:|

 

[Tideas]

Now it's a million? You just cut your prediction in half! :lol

OOps, I meant, at least a million. Did I say it'll be multiplatinum before? I thought i've been saying it'll sell at least a million

 

[JDSN]

Shall we place a bet?

If it doesnt sell a million your account goes Bye Bye.

 

[traveler]

Metacritic/gamerankings?

Is a great place to start for looking into a game to decide whether you should buy or rent for yourself. It is not, however, a replacement for thought-out evaluation and should be only used as an index to arrive at said critiques.

Edit: The beginning made that clear, AA. My post was more directed at those that continually cite one review from any given source they disagree with as evidence of the source's incompetence.

 

[Tideas]

If it doesnt sell a million your account goes Bye Bye.

And if it does your account goes bye bye?

 

[beelzebozo]

beelzebozo gaming monthly is the definitive review source
unbiased, unparalleled coverage

also free donuts for subscribers

 

[rpgfan16k]

Hippie. Besides, it will be a long time before we can buy these games for ourselves, and many arguments will happen before then. No, I say we pick one standard and swear by it.

...inevitably leading to hundreds of permabans?

That being said, given such a circumstance, I would also choose Eurogamer.

 

[Tobor]

OOps, I meant, at least a million. Did I say it'll be multiplatinum before? I thought i've been saying it'll sell at least a million

You said millions. That's why we all laughed at you...I mean with you.

 

[jj984jj]

Hippie. Besides, it will be a long time before we can buy these games for ourselves, and many arguments will happen before then. No, I say we pick one standard and swear by it.

One standard is never good when it comes to reviews, and that's even if you can get everyone to agree on it.

 

[Tideas]

You said millions. That's why we all laughed at you...I mean with you.

Oops, haha. I don't think it'll be multiplatinum. That's hilarity. But I still think and believe it'll sell AT Least a million.

Misunderstand, resolve.

 

[Proelite]

Hey guyz, what's going on?