Interfectum
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When you shit on a critically loved and commercially successful game you should probably expand on your thoughts more than saying its a "crap game." The blow back was inevitable and you should have known that.
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Halo 5 Review Thread
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When you shit on a critically loved and commercially successful game you should probably expand on your thoughts more than saying its a "crap game." The blow back was inevitable and you should have known that.
rokkerkory
Member
86 is great folks, not sure what's bad about an average of 86
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
Sunset Overdrive didn't break 90? Easily the best game I've played this gen so far. Seems like Metacritic averages are bunko if this is this case.
SaganIsGOAT
Junior Member
This x100009
Killmanjaro81
Member
Primethius
Banned
cause if u flip it around its a 98
paragonpro
Banned
"Slowly raises hand" i also really like GTA 4, the few of us left have to stick togeather.
Papacheeks
Banned
The thing that I hate mainly on meta critic is the in-consistency with reviewers they allow. I actually had them add reviews that were up on Gametrailers to their selection of reviewers, for couple games.
I hate that there's a bunch of site's reviewer's that sound like they are mostly from generic sites, or sites not known to cover video games.
Happens with a lot of game reviews I see on all fronts. They have some Brazilian website or something give a game a 10, and I'v never heard o them.
To me it's the same as joe schmo on rottentomatoes reviewing a film. I see reviews from people who have a blog site and it get's counted.
Big player's to me for reviews, GiantBomb, Gamespot, IGN, Destructoid, Jim sterling, Kotaku, gametrailers, GAME Informer, Digital Spy, The verge, unfortunately Polygon, EGM, Edge, Attack of the fanboy, Rock Paper Shotgun, can't think of any others off the top of my head.
On a side note how does an expansion for a Multiplat game get a higher review than an Exclusive, that's made from Previous Halo developers?
EDIT: Forgot Games radar, Eurogamer
I hate that there's a bunch of site's reviewer's that sound like they are mostly from generic sites, or sites not known to cover video games.
Happens with a lot of game reviews I see on all fronts. They have some Brazilian website or something give a game a 10, and I'v never heard o them.
To me it's the same as joe schmo on rottentomatoes reviewing a film. I see reviews from people who have a blog site and it get's counted.
Big player's to me for reviews, GiantBomb, Gamespot, IGN, Destructoid, Jim sterling, Kotaku, gametrailers, GAME Informer, Digital Spy, The verge, unfortunately Polygon, EGM, Edge, Attack of the fanboy, Rock Paper Shotgun, can't think of any others off the top of my head.
On a side note how does an expansion for a Multiplat game get a higher review than an Exclusive, that's made from Previous Halo developers?
EDIT: Forgot Games radar, Eurogamer
AHA-Lambda
Member
Which just goes to show metacritic doesn't matter too much considering Sunset Overdrive was pretty incredible.
Agreed. There hasn't been a 90+ score for Halo since Reach after all.
I love when people shit post and then say, "OMG it's like, my opinion!!1"
Anyway, H5 seems pretty sweet and I hope to pick it up this Black Friday.
brokenbeans
Banned
All the more the reason to discard reviews if you are on the fence.
Which would be just fine. Overall, it seems like a great entry in the series, which is all anyone could realistically expect. This 'it has to be above 90 on metacritic or bust' mentality is disturbing, to say the least.
VincentMatts
Member
Id be curious to see how it matches up with previous games on that front considering going back to some of them made me realize how badly some of them aged. Especially 2. Finished it yesterday again, what a terrible SP. I love how the game starts off with the the guy upgrading your armor and he tells you how much better they are then before, yet im dying twice as fast as i was in Halo CE (both heroic).
lem0n
Member
This is probably for the best.
styl3s
Member
It's Halo, i don't expect some 10/10 story. I buy it because i enjoy it's average sci-fi campaigns, co-op and the meat and cheese, multi-player.
Halo 1-4 campaigns were all average IMO and that's fine, i love them. I eat the shit up i own all the books and comics and just spent a month and a half re-reading everything, watching the web series and playing 1-4, ODST, Wars and ODST. The average on metacritic is great and i am super fucking excited to play it.
Halo 1-4 campaigns were all average IMO and that's fine, i love them. I eat the shit up i own all the books and comics and just spent a month and a half re-reading everything, watching the web series and playing 1-4, ODST, Wars and ODST. The average on metacritic is great and i am super fucking excited to play it.
Sangetsu-II
Member
mysteriousmage09
Member
What's the bigger shit show? The reactions in this thread to Halo 5 sub 90 scores or the reactions when Gamespot gave Twilight Princess an 8.8.
Kralamoonard
Member
This.
BruceLeeRoy
Banned
Oh man please don't be the case
DR2K
Banned
It won't get into Harvord or Yale without a generous contribution from MS.
Metacritic is just a list war fanboy thing.
jfoul
Member
lol, I love this thread.
So the central core character is off screen the majority of the time?
digoutyoursoul
Member
Uncharted 3 - Eurogamer
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
Metacritic garbage town confirmed
Ricky Ricardo
Member
Oh noes! All of the enjoyment I've gotten from the games I played on XBO are suddenly diminished ... because they weren't 90+ on Metacritic.
#Sackcloth #Ashes #Lamentations #HaloisDAD
R3TRO
Member
This I didn't know.
The Sarcastic Dude
Banned
Definitely Twilight Princess. The salt from Nintendo fan boys was insurmountable.
Twilight Gap
Member
Oh man please don't be the case
AI is better than 4 IMO but not by much.
I've had some enemy AI stand right next to be without shooting while waiting for my squad to revive me. The squad itself would also stand right next to enemies without shooting. Pathfinding is a mixed bag when it comes to revives. Sometimes they're parkour legends, but other times they like to smell the roses and take forever to get to me (especially Fred and Buck)
Idle Storm
Member
Just because you're not playing as him doesn't mean he's not there. He's the core of the story, the dialogue, the purpose of your missions. Etc. Don't be ignorant to the story until you play it. Chief is the main character and it feels completely right to me how they handled the campaign. It feels right when you play it and that's what matters.
Revolutionary
Member
I'm going to look over several of these reviews on their point and get back to you on it. From a glance i'm not seeing that point they are making in abundance but i'll be back with quotes. Having played this game I can not agree with giving it a 6/10 it's simply good for that. But that's just me critiquing a review.
Sangetsu-II
Member
lol, my comment wasn't made to offend, just to point out.
Pattycakes
Banned
Halo 5 is 8.6 right now, a difference of .2
styl3s
Member
If you makes you feel any better i didn't care for V at all. I think i got about 6 hours into the campaign before i sold it to a friend.
But, BUT. I was never a huge fan of the GTA series to begin with i only really enjoyed 3, VC and SA for the innovation and the sandbox stuff i have always thought the storylines in these games have been painfully average to just bleh and i was tired of the franchise after SA. Didn't care for either 4 or 5.
Latvian Hitman
Member
Metacritic has basically destroyed any chance at meaningful review discussion. Not that there was much of a chance before...
Enter the Dragon Punch
Banned
Review aggregations are silly in general. Easy to market, easy to make quick assumptions on... But a lot of games I've enjoyed I'd never had touched if I was the kind of person who lives off of Metacritic.
Alan Wake is 83. D4 is 76. Twisted Metal is 76. God Hand is 73. TW101 is 78. Deadly Premonition is 68. I could go on and on - but those games are 9+/10 to me.
I just don't see the value in numbered review aggregates anymore, especially when titles either get slammed or end up with unsuitably high scores (see: Warlords of Draenor). /shrug
paragonpro
Banned
For a third party games, but for an exclusive it becomes fuel for the great war machine that keeps marching on (please note my sarcasm)
WhiskeyKnight
Member
This so much
There has to be a rottentomatoes for games NOW
Windom Earle
Member
Nah, it will be tame. Not exclusive and generally loved by media and gamers.
Primethius
Banned
I don't know about you but my X1 prominently displays a warning message on every title below a 90 metacritic during gameplay to remind me that I'm playing something quite sub-par.
Hey man, some of my favorite games are a 60 or below on Metacritic. The score doesn't matter to me at all.
Kenzodielocke
Banned
You guys want this thread Locke?
Resident_UA
Member
I don't think we'll see aggregate scores on Metacritic be 90+ for all AAA games anymore. That's a good thing. More outlets are actually using the whole scale rather than 7-10 range...
Well since we're already derailed...
OpenCritic is working on a new scoring system, similar to rotten tomatoes. It's simply stupid that aggregate game review scales are effectively from 75-95.
We plan to switch to a net promoter type system, similar to Rotten Tomatoes (though not a total copy). Calculation will still be transparent, unweighted, and publicly verifiable.
Halo 5 would score exceptionally high. 20 out of 23 scoring verdicts are considered "recommenders" or "promoters."
We have some sexy infographics that'll show a bit better why we are making the change. But thought I'd mention it now, too.
OpenCritic is working on a new scoring system, similar to rotten tomatoes. It's simply stupid that aggregate game review scales are effectively from 75-95.
We plan to switch to a net promoter type system, similar to Rotten Tomatoes (though not a total copy). Calculation will still be transparent, unweighted, and publicly verifiable.
Halo 5 would score exceptionally high. 20 out of 23 scoring verdicts are considered "recommenders" or "promoters."
We have some sexy infographics that'll show a bit better why we are making the change. But thought I'd mention it now, too.
Mine chews up those games and says "THIS IS BULLSHIT", as the games are spat out onto the floor.
An 86 is still a B+
I don't see the outrage?
Yeah everyone wants their favorite series to be high 90's
But that's the thing about people's favorite series it can rate 60 and you will still love it due to your investment.
I thought the order was a great game, it is the laughing stock of GAF and harsh reviews but I loved it
End of the day, the only review that matters is your own
I don't see the outrage?
Yeah everyone wants their favorite series to be high 90's
But that's the thing about people's favorite series it can rate 60 and you will still love it due to your investment.
I thought the order was a great game, it is the laughing stock of GAF and harsh reviews but I loved it
End of the day, the only review that matters is your own