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Really? Xbox exclusives aren't usually as polished as PS ones

Hahahaha omfg.

 

[ekim]

How many Forzas do we need though? I could be wrong here but I'm not seeing a wealth of must have new IP like we have every new gen. Sequel after sequel. It's a highly regarded series but I think we should expect better than a spin off one year then a main series entry the next year, repeat over and over. Fatigue really starts to kick in.

I don't think that fatigue for racing games exist. You know what to expect when you buy a racing game. There isn't a way to reinvent the gameplay in this genre. You drive a car... against others... and try to win.

 

[Madness]

Really? Xbox exclusives aren't usually as polished as PS ones

In a review thread for Halo no less, never change console war drama.

 

[matthieuC]

Really? Xbox exclusives aren't usually as polished as PS ones

Aaaargh is this real leaf?

 

[Deviousx]

I really doubt any Xbox exclusive will surpass the 90 metacritic again.

Based on what, exactly?

 

[Fat4all]

What is so unpolished about Halo 5, Forza 6, or Sunset Overdrive?

Too Polish

 

[Dega]

Really? Xbox exclusives aren't usually as polished as PS ones

....

 

[Tatsumi Oga]

Reading reactions throughout the thread I thought maybe the campaign was seen as not so good..

...then I went through the ACTUAL reviews and..


Every single one of those are from a different review..lol. Seems the campaign is pretty good and a blast to play through. Had me worried as I'm more of a campaign person than multiplayer.

That's from 22 of the reviews...I can only read so much..haha

Looking forward to tomorrow.

When i see this i realize that we're probably focusing a bit too much on the negatives. Plenty of reviews praising the campaign actually. I remember there was plenty of negativity about Halo 4's campaign too, yet i thoroughly enjoyed it.

 

[meanspartan]

I finished in about 6:45 on Normal, first playthrough. Legendary will take longer, finding all the collectibles (intel and skulls) will add more to that, and then of course there's multiplayer. I think the amount of campaign content is fair.

PS, my (campaign-centric) review: http://www.guidelive.com/video-games/2015/10/26/halo-5-guardians-campaign-review-xbox-one

Wtf I thought this one was supposedly much longer.

 

[Juanfp]

What is so unpolished about Halo 5, Forza 6, or Sunset Overdrive?

They are not made by Poland devs

 

[oti]

Really? Xbox exclusives aren't usually as polished as PS ones

We've reached the end game.

 

[level1]

Really? Xbox exclusives aren't usually as polished as PS ones

Lol. Wat.

 

[etta]

Really? Xbox exclusives aren't usually as polished as PS ones

Need receipts.

 

[...Scatter...]

There is no way Bloodborne should be rated higher than Halo 5. That is all.

 

[Walpurgis]

* Citation needed

Hahaha! Just woke up to that. Looks like they're here.

 

[Gascoigne]

With Halo 5 and Titanfall plus the new elite controller, looks like the Xbox One is going to be in my future for competitive multiplayer. Other than PC, nothing can touch it.

 

[Guerrilla]

Really? Xbox exclusives aren't usually as polished as PS ones

And we finally did it!

 

[Kill3r7]

Eh, MGS V, The Witcher 3, Bloodborne, Destiny: The Taken King, Pillars of Eternity, Super Mario Maker, Ori and the Blind Forest, Batman: Arkham Knight, Uncharted Collection, and more all ended up with a higher score than the 86 rating that Halo 5 sits at now. I don't think it's a stretch to say that these scores are at least somewhat disappointing.

TTK is down to 85 (71 reviews for the PS4 version) and it is the only FPS game on that list.

 

[FaintColt388301]

A bloodborne vs Halo 5 thread. Just the comparison I was looking for.

 

[Fat4all]

There is no way Bloodborne should be rated higher than Halo 5. That is all.

This apple should taste like those oranges, while we're at it.

 

[CyReN]

For those that like to compare

 

[jfoul]

Really? Xbox exclusives aren't usually as polished as PS ones

Make like a tree and get out of here.

Aaaargh is this real leaf?

You are my muse.

 

[Backfoggen]

Really? Xbox exclusives aren't usually as polished as PS ones

This thread is amazing

 

[Gwyn]

Really? Xbox exclusives aren't usually as polished as PS ones

 

[Elandyll]

There is no way Bloodborne should be rated higher than Halo 5. That is all.

Based on ... ?

edit: And why comparing them to start with? (beside the mistake of someone saying 87 was the highest MC score achieved this year by any AAA retail console exclusive that is)

 

[Blackleg-sanji1]

I dont care much for scores but everybody saying story doesn't matter in a halo game is..upsetting for lack of a better word. I've never ever heard that whether online or in person people loved the campaign.

 

[nib95]

86 on Meta is a little lower than I was expecting, but still a solid score overall.

 

[digoutyoursoul]

I don't think that fatigue for racing games exist. You know what to expect when you buy a racing game. There isn't a way to reinvent the gameplay in this genre. You drive a car... against others... and try to win.

So why release a game every year if that's the case? I'll speak to you another time about dude as this thread is all over the place.

 

[phanphare]

scores look great so far

good to see 343 nail it

 

[Deviousx]

There is no way Bloodborne should be rated higher than Halo 5. That is all.

Really? Xbox exclusives aren't usually as polished as PS ones

Some of these posts man. Ugh... -__-

Hold me, GAF.

 

[Twilight Gap]

i thought the Campaign was a bit disappointing, but the scores shouldn't be that low IMO. overall this game will be a better package than Halo 4.

http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox/halo-combat-evolved

A metacritic of 97 which is even higher than the great Half Life 2.

if this came out today though, it would have been railed for the repetitive Campaign.

Really? Xbox exclusives aren't usually as polished as PS ones

 

[v0yce]

There's a link floating around here somewhere you should look at...

With a list of positive things being said about the campaign? I've read it.

Does someone need to make a list of all the negative things people are saying about the campaign?

 

[johnnydrama]

Please stop with the Bloodborne comparisons. It's embarrassing. And I'm saying this as someone who's really looking forward to Halo 5.

 

[Walpurgis]

For those that like to compare

Times have changed. 90+ is guaranteed for AAA games anymore.

 

[jesu]

Really? Xbox exclusives aren't usually as polished as PS ones

Is Sven-Göran Eriksson your dad and Ulrika Jonsson your mum?

 

[Pat]

An 80s score is still really good. I don't know why people are inevitably disappointed when a major game is under 90

In the end it's just a number

A number that impacts sales when it's supposed to be your big exclusive of the year.

 

[Blackleg-sanji1]

For those that like to compare

Interesting it got lower with each entry? And i would've thought 2 would be the highest

 

[shandy706]

I'm going to put on my Halloween costume.

This place may turn into a graveyard.

 

[Skux]

GamejunkieNZ review

Gameplay is the tried and true that Halo veterans will know but if you’re after something revolutionary, look somewhere else: You won’t find it here. I also felt that the closing missions suffered too much from repetition and rinse-and-repeat game play. The finale disappointed me a little, too. I was expecting something a little more epic.

With Halo 4, 343 laid the ground work for what it could do with the series. With Halo 5, it has shown it knows how to respect the franchise and has created a game that, for me, was one of the most enjoyable of the series, even if the campaign has a few missteps near the end and it left a lot of questions.

The bottom line is that Halo 5 Guardians is a great game that will fuel your inner Spartan but where the franchise is heading to from here I’ve no idea.

I guess we’ll find out in Halo 6.

 

[Kralamoonard]

What is it about Halo that brings some of the crappiest posts out of people? Man, if I were Stinkles, I'd bail out of GAF this week, it'd suck to see all your hard work and effort to be targeted from constant crappy posts full of people who had hardly any interest to begin with...just trying to latch on to something to justify their shitposting (i.e. by nitpicking reviews and ignoring all the positives).

 

[Fat4all]

Please stop with the Bloodborne comparisons. It's embarrassing. And I'm saying this as someone who's really looking forward to Halo 5.

Why can't we get gothic space-horror FPS games?

 

[jtar86]

Why can't we just have one nice calm Halo thread. Reviews seem solid so far. I'm not really sure what all the concern is about. Since when is an 86 metacritic a bad thing?

 

[Madness]

How do you even quantify some scores? Digital Spy chose stars for a reason instead of a 100 point scale, and yet they're review translates to '60/100', which is what 3/5 stars is, but that's not what they intended. If you give something 'two thumbs up' it would translate to 100/100 on metacritic.

I've seen so many drive by posts and console war bait as well. As well as the usual, that's 'disappointing, I really wanted to get so and so on such and such console but now I won't'.

Read the reviews, the majority of them like the campaign, and say that it plays well and that the story is polarizing as opposed to being' bad'.

 

[johnnydrama]

Why can't we get gothic space-horror FPS games?

Because of the shitposters in this thread.

 

[ekim]

So why release a game every year if that's the case? I'll speak to you another time about dude as this thread is all over the place.

I mean more in terms of being innovative. A new Forza Horizon offers a new setting in the first place. With mainline Forza, new graphics and updated physics warrant a buy from a lot of people. For me it's like Sports games. The core mechanics don't change for years.

 

[Doran902]

Why can't we get gothic space-horror FPS games?

That actually sounds amazing.

 

[jesu]

With a list of positive things being said about the campaign? I've read it.

Does someone need to make a list of all the negative things people are saying about the campaign?

I wish someone would.

 

[meanspartan]

There is no way Bloodborne should be rated higher than Halo 5. That is all.

Wait what?

First of all, Bloodborne deserves its high scores because it was brilliant. Sorry if you disagree, but most seemed to love it.

Second, have you played Halo 5 even yet?

Third, that's a weird two games to compare.

 

[VinFTW]

With a list of positive things being said about the campaign? I've read it.

Does someone need to make a list of all the negative things people are saying about the campaign?

Looks like you already have your mind made up. Plenty of validtion here for you then!

 

[bananafactory]

A number that impacts sales when it's supposed to be your big exclusive of the year.

So if you're Microsoft then maybe you are disappointed, but even then you realize there's not a lot of Halo fans saying "GOSH ONLY AN 86 BETTER SKIP IT" It's still going to sell very well over the holidays

But if youre a consumer like us why do sales matter?