Though in this case the reviewer can't even be bothered to finish some games once.
That has nothing to do with this review. Stop trying to discredit the reviewer because you didn't agree with his score.
Though in this case the reviewer can't even be bothered to finish some games once.
On the contrary, if the reviewer has shown himself or herself to habitually fail to finish games before forming and offering their conclusions, it is entirely relevant to the discussion because that is precisely what has happened here.That has nothing to do with this review.
That has nothing to do with this review. Stop trying to discredit the reviewer because you didn't agree with his score.
If you get fucking PAID to do the review, or consider oneself as living by reviewing something, then at least show minimal level of professinalism and finish the game.
No one reviews a movie after watching 30 min, and if one does, no one takes him/her seriously as a reviewer. same should be applied to the game too.
If you get fucking PAID to do the review, or consider oneself as living by reviewing something, then at least show minimal level of professinalism and finish the game.
No one reviews a movie after watching 30 min, and if one does, no one takes him/her seriously as a reviewer. same should be applied to the game too.
Nier: A is one of the shortest RPGs to come out in awhile especially compared to XV so there's no excuse at all not to mention it's not the same game three times.
If you get fucking PAID to do the review, or consider oneself as living by reviewing something, then at least show minimal level of professinalism and finish the game.
No one reviews a movie after watching 30 min, and if one does, no one takes him/her seriously as a reviewer. same should be applied to the game too.
This should be the standard yes, but I once talked to a film critic and he said he watches in average 5 films per day, most of which are turds and he could cook, sleep or whatever in the middle of some of them.
I don't blame him.
lol this actually sounds like a nightmare !
This should be the standard yes, but I once talked to a film critic and he said he watches in average 5 films per day, most of which are turds and he could cook, sleep or whatever in the middle of some of them.
I don't blame him.
When you finish route A you get and ending and watch the credits no? This is beat the game
No, you've literally only completed the first arc, act, chapter, call it what you will. The game even has an unmissable message at the end telling you that it's far from over and you haven't seen everything yet.When you finish route A you get and ending and watch the credits no? This is beat the game
I understand the complains that the reviewers need to see all the endings, but it's not like they dropped the game after 4h
Yeah, they should have sent a memo in the review copy that "Ending A/B" aren't actually endings, they're just the midpoint of the game.
You didn't beat the game thrice. You beat it once. They just put some credits in between like acts in a play.
Invalid criticism.
and seeing as how you didn't have it anyway, you won't be missed.
Yes.
When you finish route A you get and ending and watch the credits no? This is beat the game
I understand the complains that the reviewers need to see all the endings, but it's not like they dropped the game after 4h
Pretty much.Yeah, they should have sent a memo in the review copy that "Ending A/B" aren't actually endings, they're just the midpoint of the game.
Shitty attitude there. I will buy it when I am not busy with life.
No need to get personal.
Pretty much.
I think it's a fundamental issue with how they're known as endings.
In most games an ending is seen at the end of the game. Not at midpoints. So it's no surprise people stop playing half way through.
Especially with how Route B is. I could see how some people might think that Route C is going to be that too, or Route B may not offer many changes.playing another character in the same story
I guess he could've been more polite, but like... you came in completely assuming the wrong thing instead of being informed first, so...
I told people at one point to stick to saying "Routes", or saying that A/B is the first half, though sometimes I slip myself.
That has nothing to do with this review. Stop trying to discredit the reviewer because you didn't agree with his score.
It's kind of funny how deeply programmed we are that some of us literally cannot process the concept of the game not being finished after the credits roll.
Originally, I thought the 26 different endings was just a self-depricating joke about how his games always have multiple endings, but seeing the response to the game, I wonder if it was meant to be both practical and mocking.
It establishes the concept that the word "ending" and a credit roll does not mean the story is finished, while poking fun at people who stop at the first ending of a game by pointing out how arbitrary that behavior is.
I do.
If a reviewer is churning out on average 5 reviews a day, they're a hack and noone should give a toss what they think.
Talk is cheap. If a pundit can't be bothered to put the legwork-in (such as it is) what use are they?
Sorry but if all that's required is a quick-and-dirty "hot take", then the position of critic is completely redundant and superfluous to requirement due to the existence of sites like this.
There's an inherent irony in that arts criticism -being historically meritocratic- is largely used these days as cheaply produced, but attention grabbing filler, to feed the internet's insatiable appetite for "content".
If a reviewer can't be bothered to finish a game, then why should I be bothered to finish their review? Or give their opinion any credibility?
Look, its kinda simple. Its a reviewers JOB to be thorough. Getting part-way and then half-assing the rest of it with Youtube viewings is showing open contempt not just for the game and its makers, but for their readership and his peers in the reviewing community.
The bottom line is this is a "professional" who decided that he'd rather spare himself playing a game for a few more hours (poor lamb) than do a thorough job of the task he's been assigned.
Frankly I'd rather he gave the game a lower score but actually stuck with it. Because that would be a proper review at least, not just some sloppy amateur blog.
Metacritic is industry cancer, at least the way it's worshipped by publishers and used to affect budgets is.
Judge dev studio quality by enthusiast write ups of games by people who didn't even finish them brehs
http://www.gaming-age.com/2017/04/nier-automata-review-ps4-pc/ - 10/10
Thought reviews were over tbh, although Edge still hasn't been added it seems.
The synergy lives to see another day.
No one reviews a movie after watching 30 min, and if one does, no one takes him/her seriously as a reviewer.
Man I just wanna say, I just got to ending C, and when people say you can't stop at ending A or B and that they're practically the first half of the game, THEY WERE NOT KIDDING LIKE HOLY CRAP. This is like MGS5 but the second half is actually amazing instead of disappointing.
...aaand 88.
You �� have �� not �� beaten �� the �� game �� when �� the �� credits �� roll
It is exactly like dropping the game 4 hours in, that is literally what he did.
I'm only about 5 hours in but I'd give it a 7 so far. I'm not sure what the hype is about but maybe the story is killer later on.
Well... alright then
When you finish route A you get and ending and watch the credits no? This is beat the game
I understand the complains that the reviewers need to see all the endings, but it's not like they dropped the game after 4h
I don't understand this post. I'm giving you my impressions about what I've played of the game so far. Is that a problem?
C'mon, some of the best games i've played this year start out slowly and make you work for the good stuff. Yakuza, Nier, Nioh, BotW and P5 all do this. Sometimes you need to build up the world and characters.I'm only about 5 hours in but I'd give it a 7 so far. I'm not sure what the hype is about but maybe the story is killer later on. But I can absolutely see why someone would review this poorly. It's kind of janky and if what I've read is accurate becomes repetitive (maybe not so bad, though?).
I dunno, first impressions are very important to some people. Myself included. Working for fun is not some people's definition of fun.
Anyway, a review is a review. I can see why some love this and others hate it, but I'm only so far through and my impressions will change.
On the contrary, if the reviewer has shown himself or herself to habitually fail to finish games before forming and offering their conclusions, it is entirely relevant to the discussion because that is precisely what has happened here.
While playing a game to conclusion is not always necessary (multiplayer-focused games, for example), that is simply not the case with RPGs or similar.