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[traveler]

dont forget Mass effect which looks like a great sci fi Talking Sim !

:lol :lol :lol

 

[GreekWolf]

sigh.

5 is AVERAGE.

In a world of $60 games and tight budgets, 5 is abysmal.

 

[NinSoX]

blue dragon will still sell atleast a million.... i fell sorry for lair.

Quite possible since it has sold more than 200,000 units in Japan (correct me if I'm wrong). 800,000 copies for the rest of the territories is reasonsable.

 

[Y2Kev]

ditto.
no triple-a, no play

Really?

You'd miss a lot of great/unique/flawed but fun experiences if you did that.

TTP, can't you rent games? I was never going to buy LAIR (I just kind of wanted to hear the music and see the visuals on my TV), but I was always going to rent it. It's low-risk and very high reward.

 

[Tobor]

dont forget Mass effect which looks like a great sci fi Talking Sim !

You calling 6.0s for Mass Effect? :lol

 

[Speevy]

dont forget Mass effect which looks like a great sci fi Talking Sim !

All of Bioware's games are great talking sims. They will teach you how to have long conversations.

 

[Tideas]

You're not going to be right.

Heheh, probability of being right as of this moment, 50% .

We will see. I predict, mmm, it will reach at least 1 million 1 month after it's been released in Europe, or earlier.

Save that too

 

[Scalpel Knight]

In the end, the casual market won't care about EGM, and Lair will still sell millions

Does the "casual" market know about this game? Is it made up of PS3 owners? It will sell MILLIONS?

 

[strikeselect]

the only reason I clicked on this thread was for Halo 3 info... where is it????

 

[Raistlin]

In a world of $60 games and tight budgets, 5 is abysmal.

That's assuming you weigh all genres, settings, the same.

 

[traveler]

In a world of $60 games and tight budgets, 5 is abysmal.

You guys are missing the point. I'm not saying you should spend your money on an average game; I'm just saying that, on EGM's scale, 5.0 = average. Whether that is good enough for you to purchase is entirely irrelevant.

 

[Kabuki Waq]

All of Bioware's games are great talking sims. They will teach you how to have long conversations.

dont try to sarcasm what you know to be true.

 

[beelzebozo]

Really?

You'd miss a lot of great/unique/flawed but fun experiences if you did that.

TTP, can't you rent games? I was never going to buy LAIR (I just kind of wanted to hear the music and see the visuals on my TV), but I was always going to rent it. It's low-risk and very high reward.

i guess i make exceptions. toy commander was one of my favorite dreamcast games and got blasted by gamespot. no regrets.

for the most part, i pick and choose stuff by my own tastes, sticking mostly to the stuff that's above the 8.0 range from most outlets. it's a safe system, but it works.

 

[gbovo]

I guess I now know why Sony didn't highlight Lair at their E3 conference.

 

[Bizarro Sun Yat-sen]

give very poor reasoning in their reviews.

This doesn't really differentiate EGM's reviewers from 99.9% of their professional colleagues, though.

 

[derder]

Okay.

I have Lair pre-ordered at overstock.com for 42 shipped. Should I cancel it or beat it and turn it into credit towards rock band?

Will I be able to get ~40 dollars out of it at EB(edge) or Gamecrazy?

Terribly specific, but should provide a simple yes or no solution.

 

[Tideas]

Does the "casual" market know about this game? Is it made up of PS3 owners? It will sell MILLIONS?

There's enough blind Sony fans to get this game pass a million, EGM score be damned .

 

[No_Style]

Star Wars = $$$

Indeed. Was wondering how you missed that.

 

[Speevy]

That's assuming you weigh all genres, settings, the same.

5 sets a new high standard for the dragon genre.

 

[Gahiggidy]

I guess I now know why Sony didn't highlight Lair at their E3 conference.

Do you think Sony will still go ahead and publish it?

 

[Kabuki Waq]

You calling 6.0s for Mass Effect? :lol

no i am calling a 9.9 just like Jade Crapire.

 

[Y2Kev]

i guess i make exceptions. toy commander was one of my favorite dreamcast games and got blasted by gamespot. no regrets.

for the most part, i pick and choose stuff by my own tastes, sticking mostly to the stuff that's above the 8.0 range from most outlets. it's a safe system, but it works.

Well, of course it works. I mean, unless your tastes don't line up on a particular game or something, you're never going to play a stinker. But you may miss some gems.

I guess if you aren't all that neurotic like I am it doesn't really matter.

 

[schuelma]

"- io interactive (kane and lynch) making a kids' game"


Hmm...is this the rumored Eidos Wii project?

 

[Tideas]

Okay.

I have Lair pre-ordered at overstock.com for 42 shipped. Should I cancel it or beat it and turn it into credit towards rock band?

Will I be able to get ~40 dollars out of it at EB(edge) or Gamecrazy?

Terribly specific, but should provide a simple yes or no solution.

Cancel it, and send the $42 to me. And I'll use that to buy Lair, and tell you if it's good or not. Good deal?

 

[JDSN]

All of Bioware's games are great talking sims. They will teach you how to have long conversations.

Wii version confirmed.

 

[Bebpo]

dont forget Mass effect which looks like a great sci fi Talking Sim !

Not to dispute your point, but do you like any games? You take shots at like everything

 

[ZeoVGM]

What does some minor slowdown in a turn based battle system have to do with BD not being an AAA game?

Are you insane?

First of all, I asked if the slowdown was like it was in the demo.

And it was ABSOLUTELY NOT "minor". It was a huge noticeable issue in the demo. It made battles annoying to play. And if it's like that the whole game, friggin' of COURSE that has to do with it not being an AAA game.

 

[Tideas]

Do you think Sony will still go ahead and publish it?

This is by far, no offense, one of the nonsensical (euphamism for stupidest, again no offense), question I have ever seen on this board.

Off topic, but how the heck do I get an avatar . I don't see it on the option anywher

 

[Tobor]

Well, of course it works. I mean, unless your tastes don't line up on a particular game or something, you're never going to play a stinker. But you may miss some gems.

I guess if you aren't all that neurotic like I am it doesn't really matter.

On a game I'm unsure of, GAF is the equalizer. I've been around long enough to know who's impressions I trust.

 

[GhaleonEB]

5 sets a new high standard for the dragon genre.

Does Panzer Dragoon count?

 

[Raistlin]

5 sets a new high standard for the dragon genre.

:lol

 

[beelzebozo]

Well, of course it works. I mean, unless your tastes don't line up on a particular game or something, you're never going to play a stinker. But you may miss some gems.

I guess if you aren't all that neurotic like I am it doesn't really matter.

i rely on dudes like you to turn me to the obscure gems, kev! you've got that louis and clarke pioneer spirit in you.

 

[AZ Greg]

I guess we now know the real reason the LAIR demo kept getting pushed back and probably won't arrive until after the games launch.

 

[Karma Kramer]

Not to dispute your point, but do you like any games? You take shots at like everything

I think he was being sarcastic and poking fun at Spork for sarcastically making fun of the 360's RPG line-up this year.

 

[Slavik81]

lair: 6.0, 5.5, 5.0

Unsurprising.

mario strikers charged: 7.5, 7.5, 7.5

As expected. Although, I wouldn't have thought it would have gotten three identical scores.

all pro football: 6.5, 6.5, 7.0

Saddening, but we knew this for the past couple weeks or so.

blue dragon: 6.5, 7.5, 6.5

I certainly didn't expect that.

persona 3: 8.5, 9.5, 9.5 game of the month

Nor this. Wow. I guess I'll have to pick this one up.

 

[dejay]

Wow - I watch a movie and come back to this. WOW.

Lair - I wasn't sure of but I didn't expect that score. Blue Dragon - I played the demo and I'm glad to see I wasn't the only one left totally unimpressed with the experience.

 

[B-Ri]

im still gonna get it, reviews werent going to stop me. Looks amazing and i like developers trying to do new things with the controller. If its anything like Rogue Squadron I or II then im all over it.

 

[ScissorHands]

oh and dont forget. God of War 2 got a 7 from EGM. Lets just wait for more reviews.

What??? God of War II is my GOTY so far :lol !!! Just the Puzzles alone make worthy of a higher score.

 

[TTP]

Off topic, but how the heck do I get an avatar . I don't see it on the option anywher

User CP (top left) > Edit Profile > Additional Information section

 

[Norml]

I bet if Lair was on Wii with the same controls it would have scored way better.

 

[LJ11]

Kabuki's on a roll. :lol

 

[joesmokey]

- squeenix to start remaking dragon quest games starting with dq4 on ds

OMG, please be true

 

[Date of Lies]

I'm over the scores now, so what are the EGM rumors?

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4 RPGs from Level 5?



I think sony needs more RPGs especially in Japan, so this is good. Maybe they are working overtime like Mistwalker.

Dragon quest 4 on the DS does not shock me.

microsoft better not, unless they want to replace all units with Elites.

And those are the rumors i care about....

you think PS3 will be getting those RPGs? :lol

 

[Labombadog]

Holy sh1t!!!!!!! Persona 3 got amazing scores. Blue Dragon and Lair..not so much.

 

[RumFore]

Every ****ing month reviews and anything worthwhile is on the net before I get my damn issue. Oh well, I look forward to reading the Lair review in two weeks.

 

[Speevy]

Does Panzer Dragoon count?

I thought of that afterwards. We'll call that a rail shooter. PDO is the best aerial rail shooter ever.

Lair's a genre hybrid that's focused on dragons.

Frankly it's the best dragon game I've ever seen.

 

[TTP]

I guess we now know the real reason the LAIR demo kept getting pushed back and probably won't arrive until after the games launch.

I'd you explain the HS demo then?

Oops

 

[Tideas]

I bet if Lair was on Wii with the same controls it would have scored way better.

Of course it will. If it was ont he Wii, the controls would have been the biggest innovation since slice bread.

 

[Y2Kev]

i rely on dudes like you to turn me to the obscure gems, kev! you've got that louis and clarke pioneer spirit in you.

were lewis and clark this poor

 

[dili]

AMAZING score for Persona 3!

Can you tell me what they said about it?