The metacritic user score is not a valid measure of anything. There's no barrier to putting a score up there which means its overly determined by extremists and trolls.
RE6 isn't the only game to have a ridiculous user score.
Anyway, even if the user score is not an accurate measure, it sends a message to Capcom that they need to think about why they're getting this reaction.
There were trailers for it. There was a preview event where it was the primary attraction. It's on the back of the box. It's as secret as Jakes campaign.
so you are assuming everyone has seen this trailer, or checked out this preview event? is it that hard to use spoiler tags?
its hidden in the OP for an obvious reason, and its not unlocked at the start.
If we are going by "most people", then most people assume there are only 3 campaigns.
even in the op it says "Initial reports from journalists who have the game already are putting the three campaigns completion time between roughly 24 and 27 hours. Of course, your mileage may vary."
Back of the box says 4 campaigns. The only way you could have missed it is if you had gone on a total media blackout, and if you had, you wouldn't have known anything about the game at all save for the title. The campaign was advertised just as heavily as the others.
If it's something that one would only manage to avoid by being on media blackout, then you should continue your media blackout by not visiting threads about it until you've finished it.
This isn't meant to be a thinly veiled "get out of the thread." I'm serious that I think this is a reasonable line to draw about spoilers. If it's only a spoiler to you because you have intentionally avoided all pre-release info about the game, you can't expect other people who are openly discussing it in a dedicated forum to share that extremely high standard for spoilers.
Basically, if the info is out there as part of PR, it's up to you to avoid it, not other people. So that includes forgoing internet discussion if necessary.
Back of the box says 4 campaigns. The only way you could have missed it is if you had gone on a total media blackout, and if you had, you wouldn't have known anything about the game at all save for the title. The campaign was advertised just as heavily as the others.
Well besides telling me about what I actually experienced, I didnt go on a blackout and didnt know WHOS campaign it was till Golem spoiled it. The number of campaigns isnt as much of an issue as saying who it is obviously.
Im sure there are other people in that same boat. Use a spoiler tag, takes 2 seconds and you show consideration.
If it's something that one would only manage to avoid by being on media blackout, then you should continue your media blackout by not visiting threads about it until you've finished it.
This isn't meant to be a thinly veiled "get out of the thread." I'm serious that I think this is a reasonable line to draw about spoilers. If it's only a spoiler to you because you have intentionally avoided all pre-release info about the game, you can't expect other people who are openly discussing it in a dedicated forum to share that extremely high standard for spoilers.
Kinda confused by what youre saying, if you are referring to me. I didn't go on any media blackout, didnt know whos campaign it was. Thats not an unreasonable scenerio.
GAF calls item unlocks in fighting games, or bonus characters spoilers. In fact, what I am bringing up is no where close to the extremism when it comes to spoilers displayed around here sometimes.
But there are spoiler tags, and spoiler threads for a reason.
You didn't go on a blackout, yet missed the copious amounts of coverage on said campaign, didn't read the back of the box, ignored the crossover points in the game where it searches for another player, and didn't read a single review? I'm confused.
Finished Jake's campaign. Jake's hand to hand combat single handedly made his story awesome, though I didn't like the campaign itself as much as Chris'. Ustanak made for a nice
Nemesis
expy though, and I did like the feeling of being chased around.
Gonna hop onto the final campaign and wrap things up.
You didn't go on a blackout, yet missed the copious amounts of coverage on said campaign, didn't read the back of the box, ignored the crossover points in the game where it searches for another player, and didn't read a single review? I'm confused.
To be fair, if you set the game to Private (or offline), you never get the prompts for player searching. I didn't even know the other two people could be human-controlled until the loading screen that said so.
You didn't go on a blackout, yet missed the copious amounts of coverage on said campaign, didn't read the back of the box, ignored the crossover points in the game where it searches for another player, and didn't read a single review? I'm confused.
Fair enough on that point, but his point is completely ridiculous. It'd be like complaining about the fact that I would spoil that parts of the game take place in China.
Finished Jake's campaign. Jake's hand to hand combat single handedly made his story awesome, though I didn't like the campaign itself as much as Chris'. Ustanak made for a nice
Nemesis
expy though, and I did like the feeling of being chased around.
Gonna hop onto the final campaign and wrap things up.
To be fair, if you set the game to Private (or offline), you never get the prompts for player searching. I didn't even know the other two people could be human-controlled until the loading screen that said so.
Fair enough on that point, but his point is completely ridiculous. It'd be like complaining about the fact that I would spoil that parts of the game take place in China.
Copy should be here any minute, FINALLY. Curious, has cfxfreak posted his thoughts on the game? I always like reading his thoughts considering he's one of the biggest RE fans around.
Copy should be here any minute, FINALLY. Curious, has cfxfreak posted his thoughts on the game? I always like reading his thoughts considering he's one of the biggest RE fans around.
It's fine if you enjoy it but I found chapter 2 and 3 to be truly miserable. The one aspect of the game that I actualy enjoy (combat loop) is non existant in those chapters.
Doesn't help that visualy the game is at its worst, It looked like a D3 published budget game. Jake's character model in that cutscene at the beginning of chapter 3, LOL!
What I post here is my opinion, I shouldn't have to remind you or anyone of that fact everytime I say something.
Now to be fair chapter 4 and 5 are infinitely better but I still can't look past 2 and 3. It's just fucking awful I M O!
tell that to the OP then? Cause they had the common sense and respect to err on the side of caution. Plus a number of media outlets that go out of their way to not reveal it?
jeezus you think I'd asked people to drive the speed limit or something.
"I'm more concerned with you pointing fingers at people who've done nothing wrong, and being ridiculous while at it."
and I'm being overly sensitive? GG with your bodyguarding, and needs 10% more use of the word ridiculous.
tell that to the OP then? Cause they had the common sense and respect to err on the side of caution. Plus a number of media outlets that go out of their way to not reveal it?
jeezus you think I'd asked people to drive the speed limit or something.
"I'm more concerned with you pointing fingers at people who've done nothing wrong, and being ridiculous while at it."
and I'm being overly sensitive? GG with your bodyguarding, and needs 10% more use of the word ridiculous.
Considering you're so upset that you posted that you were leaving, and then came back in to edit it to get a last shot in at him, yeah I'd say he's right in that you're being overly sensitive.
I will say one thing the game does very well is the multiple angles intersecting story is genuinely well handled. So are the character interactions, I didn't hate anyone and mostly care about every character to some degree.
There's a good framework here but it's so misguided and unpolished in certain areas, the lows really are lower than I ever expected them to be in a mainline RE game.
I also think the enemy design is super inconsistent, some are really cool and some are just straight up bad.
The J'avo are kind of all over the place and just look like shit sometimes (grasshopper legs, really?). And fighting choppers should just be banned from games at this point, does anyone really ever enjoy those fights?
It's a complete mixed bag, it's neither consistently awful or consistently good, the only consistent thing about this game is the fact that it's inconsistent.
I will say one thing the game does very well is the multiple angles intersecting story is genuinely well handled. So is the character interactions, I didn't hate anyone and mostly care about every character to some degree.
There's a good framework here but it's so misguided and unpolished in certain areas, the lows really are lower than I ever expected them to be in a mainline RE game.
I also think the enemy design is super inconsistent, some are really cool and some are just straight up bad.
The J'avo are kind of all over the place and just look like shit sometimes (grasshopper legs, really?). And fighting choppers should just be banned from games at this point, does anyone really ever enjoy those fights?
It's a complete mixed bag, it's neither consistently awful or consistently good, the only consistent thing about this game is the fact that it's inconsistent.
the helicopter fights if they wouldn't randomly shoot invisible missiles at me. There is no indication when they will shoot. Compare that to MGS where you get clear prompts to move out of the way.
For those going into Jake's second chapter, a few words of advice: When opening doors with a QTE that involves spinning the analog stick, spin BOTH analog sticks to go faster.
For those going into Jake's second chapter, a few words of advice: When opening doors with a QTE that involves spinning the analog stick, spin BOTH analog sticks to go faster.
My words of advice for that entire chapter are "be prepared to die a lot until you figure out what you need to do". After that, it's okay (and up to you to forgive the game or not, lol).
My words of advice for that entire chapter are "be prepared to die a lot until you figure out what you need to do". After that's, it's okay (and up to you to forgive the game or not, lol).
Keep dying on the first chapter of the last campaign... If there's one thing RE6 constantly does that drives me up a wall, it's goddamn invisible timers.
Chapter 5 of Leon's campaign just might be the most colossally stupid thing I've ever played. Between
several hundred rounds of Helicopter ammo, my own ammo, various explosives, getting hit by train, being burned multiple times, being struck by FUCKING LIGHTNING multiple times, it's one RPG that finally does Simmons in.
Chapter 5 of Leon's campaign just might be the most colossally stupid thing I've ever played. Between
several hundred rounds of Helicopter ammo, my own ammo, various explosives, getting hit by train, being burned multiple times, being struck by FUCKING LIGHTNING multiple times, it's one RPG that finally does Simmons in.
It would of been awesome if the game actually acknowledges how stupid the whole thing is. The fact that it plays it so straight just makes everything so dumb.
