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[Larvana]

Not surprising Jeff Grub gave this a low score. He doesn't have enough brain cells. I expect this game to be a 9.5 for me. But still won't know til I play it. Been watching Cohh this morning though.

Dude is literally a virgin incel.

Sounds like you're butthurt, just because he doesn't like a game doesn't mean he has low brain cells, don't be a tool.

 

[Loope]

It scored along the lines that Returnal is, but a lot of people didn't *get* it.

Ah ok. It's understandable, it was something out of the left field at the time.

 

[Esca]

He already praised Crackdown 3 as a 10/10 masterpiece. Even better than Spider-Man PS4.

There comes a point in some people's life when it's obvious that you know it's known they aren't good at what they do for a living. If he really gave crackdown a10, that should of been his moment. Companies should not bothering sending review copies to people like this, managers should not keep people employed that are that bad. Any other field your pushed to improved and if that doesn't happen you're let go.

 

[Bryank75]

Sounds like you're butthurt, just because he doesn't like a game doesn't mean he has low brain cells, don't be a tool.

You just have to read his review to realize the guy is a dimwit.

 

[Entroyp]

Was this one added?

 

[The Hamburglar]

Lol that Jeff grub review. He’s shit so he wants to give it a bad score.

 

[Stuart360]

Man you cant really expect better reviews for a game like this. I was really expecting the difficulty and Rouguelike elemants to put the more mainstream reviewers off.
Very good, and i hope it comes to PC as this kind of game is very popular on PC.

 

[CloudNull]

Those reviews really make me wish I had a Ps5. Congrats to people that get to enjoy this gem.

 

[Papacheeks]

Man you cant really expect better reviews for a game like this. I was really expecting the difficulty and Rouguelike elemants to put the more mainstream reviewers off.
Very good, and i hope it comes to PC as this kind of game is very popular on PC.

This is one of those games with the leaderboard aspect that I totally can see on steam with people doing speed runs. Plus with the aiming you wonder if mouse keyboard makes it even better?

 

[ozz ex machina]

Really glad to see it's reviewing well. The studio really deserves it.

Please spare a thought for the people who aren't happy about this..

















Special bonus:

hey insane guy - i’m on record recently with the previews that it looked more interesting. The pr at that time of my comment was not good. The game looked dire to be honest and I stand by that from what we had seen so far.

Why the fuck would I be unhappy a game i thought looked bad turned out to be good? Very strange, sad behaviour from yourself.
Looking forward to checking returnal out.

 

[iHaunter]

Sounds like you're butthurt, just because he doesn't like a game doesn't mean he has low brain cells, don't be a tool.

I didn't make the game, I lose nothing from it. His description of why, from what other people have said seems heavily biased against.

I simply do not trust his review process at all.

 

[DeepEnigma]

Sounds like you're butthurt, just because he doesn't like a game doesn't mean he has low brain cells, don't be a tool.

 

[hroerekr]

Great reviews. I'm happy for Housemarque and feel like I would enjoy the game.
But I'm not happy with Sony's decision to price it at 70$.

I will wait for a good discount or when it comes to Plus.

 

[nowhat]

Plus with the aiming you wonder if mouse keyboard makes it even better?

With the reviews I've read/watched (or more like listened when it comes to the latter) so far, it seems aiming is not so crucial, but movement is. And maybe it's just me not having a proper gaming PC for over a decade now, but I much prefer the precision of an analogue stick as opposed to WASD when it comes to movement.

 

[Thirty7ven]

Man you cant really expect better reviews for a game like this. I was really expecting the difficulty and Rouguelike elemants to put the more mainstream reviewers off.
Very good, and i hope it comes to PC as this kind of game is very popular on PC.

It's a good candidate for a PC port down the line, but at the same time it's the type of game that really needs 60 fps and therefore it needs to be properly optimized for a wide range of specs and not just high end. I wonder who Sony could hire to handle the PC port?

 

[ethomaz]

It is interesting that the other forum do a mass campaign to IGN not hire NX Gamer that do a good job but accept Jeff Grubb do his marketing just fine.

The hypocrisy.

 

[FritzJ92]

Enough with this shit. Just read his review and count how many time did you raise your eyebrows.

That's my point, love it or hate it... it's his opinion...
I can't say I fully agree with him or disagree… it's just his opinion

 

[3liteDragon]

Oh boy Jeff Grubb about to get cancelled. He was safer in saying protagonist is fugly and just following other review scores.

Why what did he say?

EDIT: nvm lol

 

[Interfectum]

That's my point, love it or hate it... it's his opinion...
I can't say I fully agree with him or disagree… it's just his opinion

He's not writing a letter to gamgam though, he's a professional reviewer who has social media influence. It's his opinion to say the game is shit and it's anyone else's opinion or right to say his opinion is shit.

 

[DenchDeckard]

From some of the stuff Im seeing and reading It looks like this will pop up on quite a few GOTY lists. Absolutely amazing from Housemarq here. So happy for them!.

 

[INC]

Only down side it seems is too long playthrough with no save

This is a AA game, with a AAA price tag?

 

[kingpotato]

Just around 13 hours until the game digitally unlocks for me. I was excited regardless of the reviews, but I'm glad to hear most of the reviews have a positive impression overall. Finally another current gen title!

 

[SSfox]

Not surprising Jeff Grub gave this a low score. He doesn't have enough brain cells. I expect this game to be a 9.5 for me. But still won't know til I play it. Been watching Cohh this morning though.

Dude is literally a virgin incel.

It blows my mind how people can literally give attention to whatever random new internet guy appears, it's like people always need their new random dude to listen to and then take whatever trash he speak as a fact, if it's not Jason it's Jeff, if it's not jeff it's another random people and cie.

 

[yurinka]

86 metascore with 82 reviews, better than I expected. Happy for Housemarque, big props to them. Also, lol at Jeff xDD

This a joke?

Is MS 'funding them documentary with $750K' too?

 

[Caio]

86 on Meta, quiet a very good score, and many enthusiastic reviewers. I'm happy with this, basicly what I was expecting.

 

[SSfox]

Must be a hard life he's living that VFX guy

 

[Captain Toad]

Why are there the usual Xbox fans in this thread talking about what they believe is wrong with a game they've never played and is reviewing great?

 

[thewire]

Fantastic score for returnal, a fresh new creative ip by PlayStation, again, puts those concerns of a few weeks ago to the trash can where they belong. Can’t wait to play this tomorrow.
People need to stop quoting and give Jeff grubb any air time, he’s been on his pro Xbox & anti Sony tirade ever since he mentioned that variable clocks could potentially affect ps5 performance and Sony immediately cut off his sources. You’ll notice since he mentioned that in summer, he’s not been mentioning any Sony inside info, cause he ain’t got anymore. He’ll give rachet a 4/5 probably to seem like he is impartial, but don’t pay him or any of his videos any attention, that’s what he thrives off.

 

[Stuart360]

It's a good candidate for a PC port down the line, but at the same time it's the type of game that really needs 60 fps and therefore it needs to be properly optimized for a wide range of specs and not just high end. I wonder who Sony could hire to handle the PC port?

You dont need high end system on PC though. My 'mid range' PC could run this at 1080p/60 with probably higher settings than PS5. If you wanted to match resolution with PS5 then yeah you would need a good PC.

 

[DeepEnigma]

Is MS 'funding them documentary with $750K' too?

 

[Tmack]

I`m still shocked by this game... was expecting it to be pure sh*t and apparently it`s not.

 

[Thirty7ven]

No I really can’t do that anymore, I switched to digital early last gen, can’t go back. Well maybe if you could transfer the physical licenses to digital somehow so you could put away the disc.

The play is always the same. Wait for sales, reject fomo. When you don't have money, you have time. Thankfully the market is very competitive on Playstation, so I think there's no risk of this sliding into a Nintendo situation where old dated games keep their prices up because there's nothing else to choose from.

You dont need high end system on PC though. My 'mid range' PC could run this at 1080p/60 with probably higher settings than PS5. If you wanted to match resolution with PS5 then yeah you would need a good PC.

I'm just saying that framerate is very important for this game and it needs to be properly optimized. But if you want to turn this into a "my mid range PC is better than your PS5", then go ahead. Jesus.

 

[Interfectum]

I`m still shocked by this game... was expecting it to be pure sh*t and apparently it`s not.

Why would you assume Housemarque would put out a game that's 'pure shit'?

 

[mckmas8808]

spiderman is fucking trash
and crackdown 3 was way better then that,

People hated on crackdown 3 and i still do not get why until this day,
Besides Microsoft being absolute incapable of marketing that game. with their BS power of the cloud shit
I binged crackdown 3 game was old-school fun. And if you can't see that i feel sorry for you.

This is a joke right?

 

[Warnen]

I`m still shocked by this game... was expecting it to be pure sh*t and apparently it`s not.

I was thinking mid 8s seems to be on track. After seeing the progression system in the op, looks like it’s exactly what I was afraid it would be for me. Sounds like a brutal one, cheers for fans of hard games.

 

[Stuart360]

I'm just saying that framerate is very important for this game and it needs to be properly optimized. But if you want to turn this into a "my mid range PC is better than your PS5", then go ahead. Jesus.

Yeah you got me wrong there, i wasnt saying that at all. I'm just saying thats the beauty of PC, being able to change settings and resolution to play a game.

 

[OmegaSupreme]

Looks like another winner for sony and housemarque

 

[Oddspeak]

Returnal is a pretty damn bold combination of niche genres you wouldn't normally expect from a platform holder.

A third-person, AAA, rogue-like, bullet hell with a psychological horror sci-fi story? This is the type of shit Sony should be investing in. We have enough open world action-adventure IPs to last a lifetime.

 

[DeepEnigma]

Returnal is a pretty damn bold combination of niche genres you wouldn't normally expect from a platform holder.

A third-person, AAA, rogue-like, bullet hell with a psychological horror sci-fi story? This is the type of shit Sony should be investing in. We have enough open world action-adventure IPs to last a lifetime.

 

[Spukc]

This is a joke right?

nope spiderman was bland as fuck and i stopped playing it after 4 hours or so,
fuck even assassins creed was more interesting. And Ubisoft is as innovative as mac&cheese

 

[Dick Jones]

Announce Housemarque as first party tomorrow Jim you sonofabitch

 

[Tmack]

Why would you assume Housemarque would put out a game that's 'pure shit'?

Because not everyone know wtf housemarque is or meant.

I tought it looked like it was going to be shit, there`s no reasoning behind it. People dont have to study and get a phd on certain theme just to get an impression, for gods sake.

 

[CityHunter1981]

I must admit that I doubted this game since the fist time it was shown, it seemed to me very mediocre and I thought at best it would get a 7. But I am very happy that I was wrong about it and it seems great now.

 

[SSfox]

Jeff Grubb:

+

Is it gonna be another Sekiro like reviews journalists drama like "MUH TOO DIFFICULT MUH" again???

This aspect actually make more excited about the game actually, i hope Housemarque won't add easy mode for those stoners. If you want EZ shooters games go play gears of war or whatever. Let Returnal be what it is. That's the game House wanted to make and that's it.

This actually confirmed more that this Jeff is a pure Fraud.

 

[Captain Toad]

I`m still shocked by this game... was expecting it to be pure sh*t and apparently it`s not.

Lol what? It's Housemarque. Of course it is good.

 

[Unknown?]

Where are all those people saying Sony only invests in safe AAA blockbusters now? The FUD has gone down the drain!

 

[mckmas8808]

nope spiderman was bland as fuck and i stopped playing it after 4 hours or so,
fuck even assassins creed was more interesting. And Ubisoft is as innovative as mac&cheese

 

[VeganElduderino]

GREAT REVIEWS

 

[Interfectum]

Because not everyone know wtf housemarque is or meant.

I tought it looked like it was going to be shit, there`s no reasoning behind it. People dont have to study and get a phd on certain theme just to get an impression, for gods sake.

 

[Tutomos]

Watch Grubb give Rachet a higher score just to prove he is not biased.