SpartanSlayer117
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Didn't know Sunset Overdrive was below 90. Easily one of the best games i played last year.
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Halo 5 Review Thread
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Didn't know Sunset Overdrive was below 90. Easily one of the best games i played last year.
Lan Dong Mik
And why would I want them?
8.6 is damn good!! Seems the biggest complaint is the story which is fine by me, I liked Halo 4's story so if this is at least on par with that I'll be happy.
Kssio_Aug
Member
90%? I don't think so... just some of them:
GamingTrend::
campaign is top-notch
Gaming Age:
Im going to avoid story spoilers in this review, but I really enjoyed the overall campaign plot, more so than I did in Halo 4. The ending, in particular, could lead to some really interesting places for Halo as a whole, and Im certainly looking forward to seeing where things go from here.
BestGamerEver:
he campaign is a confident, well told, galaxy spanning adventure with a huge amount of replayability on a scale weve never seen.
Game Over Online:
the core campaign, and in multiplayer, it all works to create a better experience for the player. The stories of the Halo franchise began somewhat simple, with many things explained and a lot of things left in the dark. The expanded universe explored in books helped fill in gaps, while the later entries were more story-driven. Halo 4 took this to new extremes with CGI, and Halo 5 keeps that trend alive.
brandonh83
Banned
Okay so good reviews. Got it.
Dreadx_Jecht
Banned
Yes, that great war machine that is destroying the gaming community by reinforcing all of the negative 'gamer' stereotypes that makes the rest of us want to crawl up underneath our desk and curl up into the fetal position out of sheer embarrassment. "Ha, Ha, it's below a 90. We win!"
I am getting too old for this shit.
Some people might be trolling the ones that said that the game was going to outdo every game on every other system. Not saying its justified, but this is the thought process.
Why are people complaining about Metacritic in a review thread? It reminds me of people complaining when someone try to discuss technical aspects of a game in a Digital Foundry thread. I get people don't like MC (usually when it doesn't align with their opinion) but if there is a place for it, it's in a review thread.
Pattycakes
Banned
I still think MP scores will make the MC rise higher for H5, as I've heard people saying it's the best since Halo 2, but that doesn't always translate into good review scores so I'm not sure.
???
You missed my point
Aggregate scores are the overall impression of a lot of people who have different ideas on how good something is, on a scale of 1-10. What matters if what the individual thinks. Everyone should read the reviews, rather than the scores.
Yes, that great war machine that is destroying the gaming community by reinforcing all of the negative 'gamer' stereotypes that makes the rest of us want to crawl up underneath our desk and curl up into the fetal position out of sheer embarrassment. "Ha, Ha, it's below a 90. We win!"
I am getting too old for this shit.
If it makes you feel better (or worse), the people engaging in that behavior are too old for that shit as well.
SaganIsGOAT
Junior Member
Hmm, very interesting. Fascinating indeed. Y'all who drive by post like this... SHAME
But his opinion in the Assassins Creed review thread...
But his opinion in the Assassins Creed review thread...
I definitely expected the scores to look pretty much like this. The story/Campaign which has looked bad/mediocre/boring to me from everything I've seen indeed does seem to be less than amazing.
It sounds like the multiplayer is a return to form however. Which is very good, but as always it's going to take a few weeks/months to really say whether it's great or not. Halo 4 MP was very fun for a few weeks. Will 5's stand the test of time?
Will probably hold off and see how people rate the MP in a month or two before I decide on getting the game or not.
It sounds like the multiplayer is a return to form however. Which is very good, but as always it's going to take a few weeks/months to really say whether it's great or not. Halo 4 MP was very fun for a few weeks. Will 5's stand the test of time?
Will probably hold off and see how people rate the MP in a month or two before I decide on getting the game or not.
BruceLeeRoy
Banned
I don't mean to be a devils advocate but I have only heard of one of those review sites and the one I do recognize I haven't agreed with since their Dark Cloud review, so for me thats worrying.
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VincentMatts
Member
I was thinking about that this morning in the subway. When i was younger, all i cared about was the score and didnt care about the review, now that im older i care more about the review than i do the score. The score honestly, i couldnt give 2 shits about. I just wanna enjoy it like i still do halo CE.
Golgo 13
The Man With The Golden Dong
There's got to be disappointment on some level, after the huge budget, the marketing push and the fan expectations. Not saying they're crying, but there's a reaction.
Also, mock reviews? Mind elaborating?
BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
Reviews in progress are the dumbest shit ever. If you wanna wait to check out the multiplayer after it launches, then wait to post your review. It's in service of nothing other than maximizing clicks.
There's people who write reviews of games specifically for devs and publishers that never see the light of day.
There's people who write reviews of games specifically for devs and publishers that never see the light of day.
Metacritic takes reviews, changes the scores to fit their arbitrary system (a 3/5 is not the same as a 6/10) funnels them through their own unexplained algorithms and then spits out a number. That number is then taken as an objective way of judging the media's reactions to a game, even though it has little to do with what those reviews were actually saying.
Metacritic is terrible exactly because it's judged as some objective, comparable number. It is not.
I mean...they do? Why wouldn't you write about the campaign to let your audience know what you think about it only because you haven't played enough MP yet?
Twilight Gap
Member
No split screen, LAN is still supported I believe.
I don't mean to be a devils advocate but I have only heard of one of those review sites and the one I do recognize I haven't agreed with since their Dark Cloud review, so for me thats worrying.
Plus:
9.8. Halo 4. Endless balanced MP. Out Bungie'd Bungie.
lol.
Cuz press day clicks, yo.
wait at all?
Local? As in, what? Split-screen (which is not included in Halo 5)?
There is zero split-screen in the game.
Twilight Gap
Member
I don't mean to be a devils advocate but I have only heard of one of those review sites and the one I do recognize I haven't agreed with since their Dark Cloud review, so for me thats worrying.
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Ehh what? I think it's expected for a game like this.
The embargo is up and they can freely give all kinds of details about the campaign, but the MP is an integral part to a Halo game and they withhold final judgement until they've actually played it on real servers.
They release the 'in-progress' review as to offer their initial thoughts when the embargo is up.
How is that bad in any way, shape or form? It should be commended after the MCC fiasco.
Publishers don't just spend all this money and then send the game out there in the wild with their fingers crossed, they hire freelancers to do "mock reviews" to give the publisher an idea of what the "real reviews" will look like.
Here's an excerpt from Schreier's piece on Destiny from just a few days ago:
http://kotaku.com/the-messy-true-story-behind-the-making-of-destiny-1737556731
whelp. Guess we will continue to play MCC collection when we play Halo together.
No. It's pretty devastating, none of my friends own an Xbox this gen so there's no way we can play together.
Best review ever
RowdyReverb
Member
Is he just bad at reviewing Halo games?I don't mean to be a devils advocate but I have only heard of one of those review sites and the one I do recognize I haven't agreed with since their Dark Cloud review, so for me thats worrying.
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I don't mean to be a devils advocate but I have only heard of one of those review sites and the one I do recognize I haven't agreed with since their Dark Cloud review, so for me thats worrying.
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After his Halo 4 review I can't take anything he says seriously. In fact the only review that matched my feelings about Halo 4 was written by Tom Chick. Has he reviewed Halo 5 yet?
I don't mean to be a devils advocate but I have only heard of one of those review sites and the one I do recognize I haven't agreed with since their Dark Cloud review, so for me thats worrying.
Plus:
I'll just see for myself. Some think it is great, others not so much. Yep, that's opinions alright. All I care about is mine.
I'm a little bit shocked to see him take this campaign to task after lauding H4's campaign and giving the MCC something like a 9. Not unwelcome, I guess. 343's story team has done a really poor job, barring a few exceptions like HTT.I don't mean to be a devils advocate but I have only heard of one of those review sites and the one I do recognize I haven't agreed with since their Dark Cloud review, so for me thats worrying.
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darkinstinct
...lacks reading comprehension.
Twilight Gap
Member
yea i wonder who started this rumor that half of 343 are ex Bungie guys.
I don't mean to be a devils advocate but I have only heard of one of those review sites and the one I do recognize I haven't agreed with since their Dark Cloud review, so for me thats worrying.
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I'm sorry but Ryan is probably one of the worst Halo 'fans' out there. He talks about how much he loves the games and franchise but rarely knows what he's talking about when discussing story nor seems to care about it very much. Now from IGN, Sean Finnegan and Destin actually seems to care about the story of Halo and actually know what they're talking about.
Latvian Hitman
Member
I don't mean to be a devils advocate but I have only heard of one of those review sites and the one I do recognize I haven't agreed with since their Dark Cloud review, so for me thats worrying.
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Can only speak for myself, but if this turns out to be true (which seems more and more likely as tomorrow approaches based on early feedback) then 343 got the most important thing right. 95% of my time with the title will be spent getting my ass handed to me in MP. Just like every other Halo title.
nekkid
It doesn't matter who we are, what matters is our plan.
I think you can make that question a little easier on yourself if you remove a few superfluous words.
VincentMatts
Member
Seeing how Destiny turned out, im not convinced this was a bad thing. They say the MP in this is some of the best in the series. Plus, yeah, maybe the story might be a bit weak, but at least it has one. A bit weak isnt the end of the world.
Still, i lot of us play halo for its lore and stories. When i see Chief take a side seat so to speak in a main halo game (granted haven't played it yet) it worries me. I mean, if Halo is so important to MS then they should hire successful writers for the main games. SP story is important too.
BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
The only website that I've seen do it is IGN and they did it for games like Dying Light. I don't see it as some virtuous gesture to consumers to spare them from broken servers or whatever. They know people will be checking the same article all week waiting for the score to drop since all most people care about is the score anyway.
Dee Dah Dave
Member
So, fun but mostly throw away campaign with excellent multi player?
That'll do me.
That'll do me.
I don't mean to be a devils advocate but I have only heard of one of those review sites and the one I do recognize I haven't agreed with since their Dark Cloud review, so for me thats worrying.
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Exploratory
Banned
This looks like the best Halo in a very long time. Can't wait.
SpartanSlayer117
Member
Guys don't worry just yet. BioGamer Girl review still isn't up.
Golgo 13
The Man With The Golden Dong
Interesting to hear that, but I really doubt they have enough people write reviews to give them a solid idea of how Metacritic will turn out, as evidenced by that article, and also Naughty Dog anticipating a "82-85 Metacritic on The Last Of Us" (via Conversations With Creators). Goes to show those internal projections mean absolutely nothing, and are commonly off the mark by a considerable margin.
CloudyTuba
Member
Disappointed to hear that the story is again short and underwhelming just like last time. They've gotta hire someone with loftier and more creative ideas. Staten was good at it. I can handle short as long as it packs a big punch.
But good to hear the general gameplay and multiplayer have taken a leap in a good direction.
But good to hear the general gameplay and multiplayer have taken a leap in a good direction.