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[DavidGzz]

The amount of pre-damage control of "it will deserve 60 but they will be paid to give it at least an 80" posts are sad. Looks like the reviews are accurate, you can take your tinfoil hats off now.

Anyway, this is sad af. Phil, maybe hire some goons to play the finished product to give their verdict and make sure it's good before releasing it, even the big Xbox fans at Kind of Funny games are saying it's a 2/5. Come on. Not even worth the download.

 

[Bernoulli]

they might have smelled something early

 

[Zheph]

Just played it for an hour... ffs no way this is coming from Arkane

 

[Moses85]

As I said, nothing of value was lost here for PS5 onlys

 

[SJRB]

Yeah but still shit quality for a supposedly 70$ game before they do the PS+ flip.

You seriously want to compare fucking Destruction All Stars to a major Bethesda/Xbox-published first party flagship title that was used as an E3 megaton surprise in 2021 and is literally one of two major releases for the brand in the entire year?

 

[bender]

Last one before bed.

 

[feynoob]

I suspect Forza is going to launch in some shit state too. Being marked as live service seems to mean launch in any state to Xbox.

Forza is different.
That thing is guaranteed hit for some reason.

 

[shaddam]

Seems like Colt cleaned up some of his Twitter history.

Nice integrity. I only delete tweets when I misstype something, but s

I think you mean Dark Messiah is their best game.

I really need to play this game. Back in the days my pc was too shit for it

 

[Fatmanp]

I used to be really excited for new games. Now I just don't care because of shit like this. Two absolute duds in four days.

 

[ToTTenTranz]

The last game from Arkane Austin was the quite successful Prey 2017 and this is the first Arkane game with a very confirmed influence from Microsoft's acquisition, but it's okay guys I'm sure this isn't Phil Spencer and his management team's fault.
If anything, Don Mattrick is the one to blame for this game and poor Phil is still just picking up the pieces.

 

[bender]

I really need to play this game. Back in the days my pc was too shit for it

For those curious.

 

[hemo memo]

You seriously want to compare fucking Destruction All Stars to a major Bethesda/Xbox-published first party flagship title that was used as an E3 megaton surprise in 2021 and is literally one of two major releases for the brand in the entire year?

You mean the game that Sony advertised as part of the FUTURE OF GAMING SHOW for PS5 launch? Yes dude. Both MS and Sony release big messes.

 

[Varteras]

Forza is different.
That thing is guaranteed hit for some reason.

I would say it will do well with the fans much the same way Gran Turismo does. Regardless of the states of those games. Mostly because platform specific racing sims have die-hard players. As far as what that state is? Forza Motorsport 5 did prove that Turn 10 can drop the ball compared to its expected quality. But I do agree that by and large, Forza games are high quality.

 

[ShaiKhulud1989]

For those curious.

DMoMM is so underrated it hurts. That being said, it's still adds a french keyboard layout to the system despite all the patches.

 

[lmimmfn]

I'm not believing anything until the IGN review is out.


Lol

 

[ebevan91]

How did Deathloop run pretty much flawlessly and even look good on my PS5 yet Redfall runs like shit on the more powerful Xbox and high end PCs?

I know Redfall is a bigger game but still, games should get better not worse.

 

[DenchDeckard]

How did Deathloop run pretty much flawlessly and even look good on my PS5 yet Redfall runs like shit on the more powerful Xbox and high end PCs?

I know Redfall is a bigger game but still, games should get better not worse.

Wasn't deathloop delayed multiple times? maybe I'm mistaken

 

[feynoob]

The last game from Arkane Austin was the quite successful Prey 2017 and this is the first Arkane game with a very confirmed influence from Microsoft's acquisition, but it's okay guys I'm sure this isn't Phil Spencer and his management team's fault.
If anything, Don Mattrick is the one to blame for this game and poor Phil is still just picking up the pieces.

That should have the case for this game,with same as prey.
Arkane got hurt badly by the co-op part, and most of core mechanics were doing before Xbox/Phil bought zenimax/Bethesda.

This is same mistake as fallout 76. Upper management from Bethesda/zenimax forcing their companies to make a shit product. Deathloop being forced by Bethesda is a sign of that.

 

[Banjo64]

You mean the game that Sony advertised as part of the FUTURE OF GAMING SHOW for PS5 launch? Yes dude. Both MS and Sony release big messes.

Yeah they are the same for sure

 

[Varteras]

Wasn't deathloop delayed multiple times? maybe I'm mistaken

I need to get my damn eyes checked or go to sleep. I thought you said, "Maybe I'm Asian"

 

[ebevan91]

Wasn't deathloop delayed multiple times? maybe I'm mistaken

I don't know I don't remember that far back lol.

 

[nemiroff]

they might have smelled something early

This would make sense if it wasn't for the fact that Deathloop was a shitty game as well.

Edit: To be fair, I guess it had less performance issues..

 

[emivita]

A 62 metacritic? Time to go get an Xbox. That’s a system seller right there.

 

[hemo memo]

Yeah they are the same for sure

Didn’t say the same. MS mess up more than Sony surely but TLG was a buggy mess at launch. Both fuck up badly though.

 

[shaddam]

For those curious.

This and Arx Fatalis are on my rpg backlog for ages

 

[Banjo64]

Forza is different.
That thing is guaranteed hit for some reason.

Forza Horizon is different. Motorsport is a mixed bag that doesn’t hit those heights.

Metacritic:

FM5 79
FM6 87
FM7 86

 

[kuncol02]

How did Deathloop run pretty much flawlessly and even look good on my PS5 yet Redfall runs like shit on the more powerful Xbox and high end PCs?

I know Redfall is a bigger game but still, games should get better not worse.

Deathloop runs on modified IdTech, Redfall on UE. With every open world fail made in UE i feel more and more that there is something inheretly wrong with that engine (at least for open world games). Even Sony wasn't able to make Days Gone run well on launch (and they had help from Epic which rewrote for them parts of engine to better work in open world games).

 

[ShaiKhulud1989]

This and Arx Fatalis are on my rpg backlog for ages

Fun fact: DMoMM is actually Arx Fatalis 2 rebranded to HoM&M at the last stretch because Arkane ran out of money and went to Ubisoft for funding.

 

[Solidsnake_1]

absolutely no shame !

 

[GHG]

Didn’t say the same. MS mess up more than Sony surely but TLG was a buggy mess at launch. Both fuck up badly though.

I'm tired Robbie.

 

[Ogbert]

Good that Sony stopped giving codes to those morons lol.

Bloke is clearly biased, but Horizon is way overrated too.

Looks incredible, but is soul crushingly boring.

 

[feynoob]

Its still better than this shit.
Even

Forza Horizon is different. Motorsport is a mixed bag that doesn’t hit those heights.

Metacritic:

FM5 79
FM6 87
FM7 86

At 82-85, it's good for motorsports.

 

[Banjo64]

Bloke is clearly biased paid, but Horizon is way overrated too.

Looks incredible, but is soul crushingly boring.

He’s paid. Let’s call it what it is. There’s no amount of bias that reasonable explains those scores, even if you don’t like Sony’s games.

 

[Haint]

The game looks and runs terribly but the combat and Fallout style exploration/looting seems pretty enjoyable.

 

[hemo memo]

absolutely no shame !

What did you expect with XBOX in the name?

 

[ckaneo]

Alright, can we finally admit Arkane has good ideas but they are meh developers.

Throw this one in the bin of live service influence trash that should have never been greenlit but executives saw money signs

 

[GHG]

Bloke is clearly biased, but Horizon is way overrated too.

Looks incredible, but is soul crushingly boring.

And yet there are plenty of people who find it thoroughly engaging.

At least from that point of view it comes down to a matter of taste and not "this game fundamentally broken by every conceivable metric".

 

[Lions Gate]

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Game Information​

Game Title: Redfall
Platforms:

• PC (May 2, 2023)
• Xbox Series X/S (May 2, 2023)

Trailers:

• Redfall - The Deadeye | Jacob Hero Trailer
• Redfall - The Telekinetic Threat | Layla Hero Trailer
• Redfall - Official Story Trailer
• The World of Redfall Official Trailer
• Redfall - Official Gameplay Deep Dive
• Redfall – “Welcome to Redfall” Official Trailer
• Redfall - Official Gameplay Reveal - Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase 2022
• Redfall - Official Announce Trailer - Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase 2021

Developer: Arkane Austin
Publisher: Bethesda
Review Aggregator:

OpenCritic - 65 average - 23% recommended - 30 reviews

MetaCritic - 62 average - PC - 15 Reviews

MetaCritic - 63 average - Xbox Series X - 20 Reviews

Critic Reviews​

33bits - Juanma F. Padilla - Spanish - 75 / 100

AltChar - Semir Omerovic - 70 / 100


Attack of the Fanboy - Christian Bognar - 3.5 / 5

Eurogamer - Christian Donlan - Unscored

GGRecon - Dave McAdam - 2 / 5


Hey Poor Player - Shane Boyle - 2 / 5

MondoXbox - Giuseppe Genga - Italian - 7.3 / 10

Niche Gamer - Augusto A. - 8 / 10

PowerUp! - Leo Stevenson - 5 / 10

Press Start - Brodie Gibbons - 6.5 / 10

Saudi Gamer - Arabic - 5 / 10

Seasoned Gaming - Ainsley Bowden - 7 / 10

Stevivor - Steve Wright - 7.5 / 10

VG247 - Jeremy Peel - 3 / 5

VGC - Jordan Oloman - 4 / 5

Wccftech - Alessio Palumbo - Unscored

We Got This Covered - 4.5 / 5

WellPlayed - James Wood - 4.5 / 10

XboxEra - Jesse Norris - 8.5 / 10

mission accomplished

 

[IlGialloMondadori]

The PS5 on the table. The bored look on the player's face. Much of the video could be mistaken for a troll attempt by PS marketing team. Is this real life?

I love inXile, and I can't wait to see what they've got coming up. Damn they stepped in it with this. I know it was intended to support Redfall and Arkane, but they missed, bigtime.

Back to inXile, Wasteland 2 and 3 are fantastic. Hope they kill with their next release.

 

[Ogbert]

He’s paid. Let’s call it what it is. There’s no amount of bias that reasonable explains those scores, even if you don’t like Sony’s games.

Of course.

And you can add Jedi Survivor to that list. Game runs like ass but has been showered *by almost everyone* in praise.

Video game journalism is a joke. And I don’t mean that in a tinfoil hat kind of way. It’s objectively stupid. All we need to know is how the game runs. Everything else is taste.

 

[winjer]

28% Steam user score. This is a very strong candidate for worst game of the year.

 

[bender]

Stevivor dot com is easily the best gaming website named after Steve.

 

[hemo memo]

I'm tired Robbie.

Save it for today’s match.

 

[Bernoulli]

why compare a third party game with a first party one?

 

[Astray]

The PS5 on the table. The bored look on the player's face. Much of the video could be mistaken for a troll attempt by PS marketing team. Is this real life?

WTF is this video? It almost looks like their attempt to neg on their fellow MSFT subsidiary,

 

[Dr.brain64]

Ultimately, Redfall is a game that should not have been released yet. Its litany of bugs hampers the gameplay loop of exploring its world with friends, and that loop itself feels compromised by elements that are poorly executed and ill-suited to the team implementing them. I can't pretend to know whether Arkane chose to make a loot-shooter or was assigned to make a loot-shooter, but I can tell you what it feels like: one of the best game studios in the world suddenly made toothless.

Redfall is Arkane making compromises to its own design philosophies to serve a genre it may have been better off avoiding.

Gamespot

 

[bender]

why compare a third party game with a first party one?

 

[Mephisto40]

Review: 'Redfall' serves up some of the bloodiest, most satisfying vampire hunting in years

Whether you're fighting solo or teaming up with friends, there's plenty of fun to be had in the idyllic town of Redfall.

wegotthiscovered.com

I wonder how much these guys got paid considering they slated Jedi Survivor for having technical issues lol

 

[Spitfire098]

For those curious.

Man wasted no time in getting that profile pic

 

[Spank_Magnet]

At one point Redfall was potentially the game that would have got me to buy an Xbox.