That good to hear. Good reviews in general cannot wait to play this.Oh got to say. I enjoyed the heck out of the videos too.
That good to hear. Good reviews in general cannot wait to play this.Oh got to say. I enjoyed the heck out of the videos too.
I think Bloodborne is the only new exclusive and non Remaster that truly is tbh. For me personally, Driveclub and Ori and the Blind Forest are also up there as far as exclusives go, even though critically the former was wrecked. I suspect many might feel the same about other games too, like Forza Horizon 2 for example, despite it also not scoring in that upper echelon on meta.
I think Bloodborne is the only new exclusive and non Remaster that truly is tbh. For me personally, Driveclub and Ori and the Blind Forest are also up there as far as exclusives go, even though critically the former was wrecked. I suspect many might feel the same about other games too, like Forza Horizon 2 for example, despite it also not scoring in that upper echelon on meta.
They aren't industry iconic titles that. Though most you just mentioned I loved.
They aren't industry iconic titles that. Though most you just mentioned I loved.
It doesn't seem like having "industry iconic" games are too hugely important to companies that aren't named Nintendo these days.
Not Nib, but you said masterclass, not industry iconic.
Anyways, the reviews seem pretty mixed. Still seems like a solid title I will no doubt enjoy whenever I pick it up.
Remedy has been doing live action stuff in their games for a long ass time.
Anyone who played Alan Wake could guess that this would be the direction they'd go in even if MS didn't press them to.
Doesn't sound like a 9/10 game if they're suggesting that it might be better to watch online. I just finished watching the digital foundry breakdown and I'm impressed with the visuals. I look forward to the pc release.Weird that the VentureBeat review is a 9/10 then says it's repetitive and some people might just wanna watch it online instead. Wtf.
We just covered this on a podcast recently. This many years in and I don't feel like either system has a truly masterclass title. That one that sort of signals the move into the high level times
IGN Sweden gives it a 10.
Dont they hate Fins?
I don't think Uncharted 4 will be a masterpiece. Though whatever Naughty Dog make next might be. We on the 4th game and unless it does something majorly different it will be recieved the same as most numbered entries, better than most numbered games, but still get the same ol' same ol'. Iconic maybe. Masterpiece no. The only groundbreaking game I see now is Crackdown 3 and that could go either way at this point.Bloodborne as a masterpiece as it is, didn't do anything groundbreaking, at least not enough for me to consider it as an iconic title for PS4. I think Uncharted 4 has the potential to become that, like how we think of God of War 3, Uncharted 2 or TLOU when we think about PS3, or Halo 3 with Xbox 360.
Ya another one that people mention for sure.IMHO MGS V was a master class in gameplay design. Incredibly impressive on many levels, but especially in how so many systems work in such a cohesive and deeply replayable way, if you want to make use of them. Christ, they even wove a tech tree in there in a way that wasn't mere window dressing as with most action/shooter games.
Unfortunately all this brilliant design was also married to an extremely controversial and -- to some -- series-breaking narrative that will likely not be followed up on this century due to the Konami-Kojima split.
Still, to me MGS V was *the* first "next-gen" action/shooter game this generation. (Amusingly, it also ran on last-gen consoles, which shows that at this point console hardware is about graphics and not much else.)
Actually we have now seen at least our 9th attempt. And coming up on our 10th and 11th in the next coming months.
I feel like there was some kind of cosmic shift a few years back where reviewers grew some balls and stopped giving almost every major game an 8 or higher. A lot of high scoring but unremarkable PS360 era games would have been rated much lower if this had happened sooner, imo.
But when I look the highest MC games I see usual...I feel like there was some kind of cosmic shift a few years back where reviewers grew some balls and stopped giving almost every major game an 8 or higher. A lot of high scoring but unremarkable PS360 era games would have been rated much lower if this had happened sooner, imo.
But when I look the highest MC games I see usual...
GTA getting the same
MGS getting the same
Mario getting the same
I don't know sometimes looks like they more harsh but others times it looks they are like before.
The problem is with this idea is that the gameplay aspects don't seem up to par. Which severely disappointing. Sure MS pushed their agenda, but the gameplay Remedy created is not exactly getting glowing marks. I'm going to play the heck out of this game regardless. I hope Remedy get to make Alan Wake though.I know they use some small bits of live action but I recall an interview with Sam Lake where he said he pitched AW2 and they said no, give us a new IP, then then he mentioned MS was pushing for TV stuff. I also believe MS even created that live action scene that we all saw when the game was revealed with the little girl? All I'm saying is this seems like a game (that I'm buying BTW), that was created to cater to MS so they could make another game, while AW2 seems to be their real 'baby'.
But when I look the highest MC games I see usual...
GTA getting the same
MGS getting the same
Mario getting the same
I don't know sometimes looks like they more harsh but others times it looks they are like before.
Xbox onethey review on Xbox one or PC?
I don't think it's a shift. A lot of great new innovated games were made last generation and this generation is just trying to recapture that same success again but it's now been there done that.
Hah! Pretty much, but every now and then you will find exceptionsIGN Sweden gives it a 10.
Dont they hate Fins?
I agree with the scores... I'm just saying the reviews are giving the same scores than last gen for theses franchises for eg.Well, aside from maybe MGS, I think those games deserve the scores they received. GTA and Mario, for the most part, are still the pinnacle of this industry, in terms of quality (I'd add Naughty Dog as well).
they review on Xbox one or PC?
I agree with the scores... I'm just saying the reviews are giving the same scores than last gen for theses franchises for eg.
Maybe say the reviewers are being more harsh this gen is something wrong... maybe the games released really have some big flaws.
I've read a few of the reviews, and my emotional reaction to them is that:
The reviewers feel that while the game tries something interesting and new with the gameplay-affects-TV-show narrative trick, the game is ultimately let down by mediocre mechanics and level design in its basic gameplay. This led to reviewers giving the game some mediocre scores.
The Kotaku review maybe states this the clearest.
What worries me about that is that it will stop AAA devs from risking a high budget on a game that focuses on narrative, such as this one. On the other hand, taking a narratively OK-ish game like Halo or inFamous and then, for the sequel, just sprucing up the graphics and adding more and more "content" -- while ensuring top-notch mechanics -- will at least get you into the reasonably high-scoring 80+ range.
I basically worry that the Quantum Break saga will lead to games like QB not even being attempted anymore.
Disclaimer 1: Still on painkillers.
Disclaimer 2: Very possible the game just isn't all that fun to play, in which case I can't really blame reviewers from scoring it that way.
EDIT: P.S. However, indie games get a pass on the gameplay-mechanics-suck-but-narrative-rules setup. E.g., Walking Dead; Gone Home.
I don't think it's a shift. A lot of great new innovated games were made last generation and this generation is just trying to recapture that same success again but it's now been there done that.
Bloodborne won GOTY awards. From big sites actually. So The Witcher did not win GOTY awards "everywhere". But yes, it received more GOTY awards.As much as I and GAF loves Bloodborne. We do have to accept that it isn't for everyone. It's the same reason it didn't win GOTY everywhere and Witcher did. (Witcher was my personal GOTY. I love both).
Bloodborne won GOTY awards. From big sites actually. So The Witcher did not win GOTY awards "everywhere". But yes, it received more GOTY awards.
Bloodborne won GOTY awards. From big sites actually. So The Witcher did not win GOTY awards "everywhere". But yes, it received more GOTY awards.
Seems like a few reviewers were expecting a GTA or Watchdogs type of package with time powers and spat the dummy. Linear isn't a negative trait. Jesus.
The TV show probably didn't get a huge budget so that means cheap CGI effects.Is it me or does the time effect look way better in game than in the live action scenes.
I think it's more we forgot about all the hyped mediocre games last gen and we're comparing a small window of hyped games to 8 years of last gen. Sure we remember TloU/ Halo 3, ME2, Oblivion etc.. but we aren't thinking of Haze when we think last gen. or Brink. Or Dead Space 3. or FF 13, or Fable, or Medal of Honor, or Homefront.
EZA review is up
4.5/5
I don't think Uncharted 4 will be a masterpiece. Though whatever Naughty Dog make next might be. We on the 4th game and unless it does something majorly different it will be recieved the same as most numbered entries, better than most numbered games, but still get the same ol' same ol'. Iconic maybe. Masterpiece no. The only groundbreaking game I see now is Crackdown 3 and that could go either way at this point.
- No retail version for PC
- Only works with Windows 10
- No download option for the live-action series.
Seriously Microsoft, I don't get it.
We just covered this on a podcast recently. This many years in and I don't feel like either system has a truly masterclass title. That one that sort of signals the move into the high level times
As much as I and GAF loves Bloodborne. We do have to accept that it isn't for everyone. It's the same reason it didn't win GOTY everywhere and Witcher did. (Witcher was my personal GOTY. I love both).