GavinUK86
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It is. Mordor felt like a tech demo for the nemesis system. Story and characters were a complete joke.
If TEW reaches AI level of greatness then I will be one very happy gamer.
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Shinji Mikami's THE EVIL WITHIN |OT| Where's everyone going? Tango?
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If TEW reaches AI level of greatness then I will be one very happy gamer.
Sanctuary
Member
The controls with SoM infuriated me at some points during the stealth missions, but it actually sounds like it's quite a bit worse with Styx.
Accurate, or does he just suck?
Pretty accurate. I reviewed it for A website and had a pretty negative takeaway.
Skel1ingt0n
I can't *believe* these lazy developers keep making file sizes so damn large. Btw, how does technology work?
Resident Evil 4 - while not necessarily one of my personal favorites - is no doubt a damn near perfect game. I'd probably rate it a 10/10, and I rarely give those out. I'm *REALLY* hoping TEW can somehow capture some of that Lightning in a bottle. I gotta say, I really doubt it... But I'll give it a shot.
There's really very little competition for my GOTY right now. I imagine it's going to be Smash U or Civ After Earth.
I'd review the games I've bought this year as follows:
Mario Kart 8 = 8.5
Smash 3DS = 8.5
WindWaker HD = 8.5
Last of Us Remastered = 8.0
Ground Zeros = 7.5
Titanfall = 7.5
Driveclub = 7.5
Destiny = 6.5
Watch Dogs = 6.0
Hyrule Warriors = 6.0
Elder Scrolls Online = 5.0
PvZ Garden Warfare = 3.0
Haven't played enough:
Bravely Default
Dark Souls 2
Infamous SS
Diablo III ROS
Pretty shitty year for games. Ground Zeroes is tough to judge; only one that is price dependent. Subjectively, I'd give it like a 9; but objectively it's not that good.
My hold outs for games that will be objectively great are Civilization After Earth, Master Chief Collection, and Smash U.
There's really very little competition for my GOTY right now. I imagine it's going to be Smash U or Civ After Earth.
I'd review the games I've bought this year as follows:
Mario Kart 8 = 8.5
Smash 3DS = 8.5
WindWaker HD = 8.5
Last of Us Remastered = 8.0
Ground Zeros = 7.5
Titanfall = 7.5
Driveclub = 7.5
Destiny = 6.5
Watch Dogs = 6.0
Hyrule Warriors = 6.0
Elder Scrolls Online = 5.0
PvZ Garden Warfare = 3.0
Haven't played enough:
Bravely Default
Dark Souls 2
Infamous SS
Diablo III ROS
Pretty shitty year for games. Ground Zeroes is tough to judge; only one that is price dependent. Subjectively, I'd give it like a 9; but objectively it's not that good.
My hold outs for games that will be objectively great are Civilization After Earth, Master Chief Collection, and Smash U.
GavinUK86
Member
Bit of both. I feel I may be judging Styx differently due to the developer.
mullet2000
Member
You're probably the first person I've seen who disliked Garden Warfare!
it accelerated 3rd person shooters......yeah sadly it only changed my gaming world but i would love for third person shooters to learn from vanquish by making the simple act of traversing the enviroment so fun and exhilarating.
SlasherJPC
Banned
Loading time after death fyi is only about 10-12 seconds on PS4. Figured some folks really wanted to know.
Beautiful, thanks for the information.
Dusk Golem
A 21st Century Rockefeller
Good to know, so for load times, we know PS3 version is 15-20 seconds, and PS4 version is 10-12 seconds.
maneil99
Member
Able to comment on framerate? Steady?
-MD-
Member
Out of 10? What the fuck?
If you hold the A button down you stay hanging and won't pull yourself back up, guy sounds like he's bad. The controls aren't the best but I've had a handful of platforming issues in the 9 hours I've played.
I know why people are having problems, some ledges will have an icon when you lean into them that guarantees your next jump and some don't, the ones that don't people likely aren't leaning exactly where they want to land but rather the general direction and they end up falling.
I'm not gonna say it's flawless, it definitely has moments of extreme jank but hundreds of times lol? Definitely bad at the game.
Yeah this. I don't get the whole "overrated" argument just because you don't agree with someone's opinion. I actually agree with you in that, I find my taste's don't line up with Sterling's often enough, and I don't usually agree with his view on games. But I also think his reviews are some of the most insightful (in terms of how they are written, and the information they put forth).
We need to look past this idea of opinions lining up, and instead focus on the quality of the review. Thing is, even when a review of a game doesn't end up lining up with your own opinion, if it has enough info and is well written, you can actually get information from it. I've read reviews that were negative, that actually sold me on the game (because the things that bothered the reviewer didn't bother me, and they also mentioned things about the game I didn't know about).
Anyways, the praise Sterling gets is for his editorial pieces. He tackles a lot of important subjects, and does (WELL IMO) a great job articulating these issues (again, even if I don't always agree with him). That is where most of the praise comes from, and not for his reviews. So again, I'm kind of perplexed by the overrated comment here.
Has he done that recently? I've been following his work for the past 4 years. Not intentionally, but just by happen chance. And I agree that some of his past work seemed to be in the vain of drumming up controversy. I haven't seen that in the past year or so. I think he's grown substantially as a writer. If anything, I actually think the guy has a pretty good grasp on what he personally finds fun, and has no care if others don't agree on it. Er what I mean is, the guy actually puts value in fun, and isn't shy about rating a game high if it personally matches up with his idea of fun.
Lucent
Member
Yeah really good to know. Sucks it couldn't be like 5 seconds but I've dealt with the loading after death in Dark Souls and such so it's not all bad.
And I'd like to know the answer about the framerate being smooth, too. =P
Jimmyfenix
Member
Miiiikkeeee
Dusk Golem
A 21st Century Rockefeller
When we get out of here, drinks are on me.
Sanctuary
Member
Praying that there's not "parity" on the PC, because that shit is unacceptable. Anyone remember when The Witcher was released before the first big patch? Up to 20 second loading times for absolutely no reason. After the patch they were around two.
-MD-
Member
Damn, glad I played the Witcher games long after release then lol.
Bl@de
Member
Very simple, very short, and crude unboxing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBaBaY9Li1A Love that there is an instruction manual!
The fuck? Instruction manual? Vanquish like cover? Why the fuck did I get digital? Is this also for PC? Well ... at least I saved 16 I guess ...
Sanctuary
Member
Yes, the first game. The patch corrected a whole lot of stuff that was wrong with the original release. That I had already finished...
It's not quite as brutal as the last of us.
But it's not as empowering as RE4 either.
I've played through RE4 so many times on 3 different platforms and I've only just found out that Leon could do a german suplex...
Frostinferno
Member
Can someone TEW up my avatar? Need me some blood red eyes.
Dusk Golem
A 21st Century Rockefeller
I will say they have put a surprising amount of effort in this day and age for the packing. Reversible cover, full-color manual, and first print copies include a lenticular slipcover. I'm a bit surprised, if the game turns out to be amazing I am definitely going to have to buy a physical copy. Which will be the fifth copy of the game I've bought, but I don't mind.
Sanctuary
Member
It's almost like Mikami never escaped 2005. Or it could just be a big "fuck you, this is how it's done" to everyone else. Although I will say that the Souls games have had some really nice tin cases as well as art books. Oh those silly Japanese.
Crimsonclaw111
Member
Anybody here with the game, how fun is it shaping up?
Cave Johnson
Member
Which is how reviews should be written by default. Even if We don't generally agree with his reviews, it still is a very well informed one. Other "reviews" gloss over important details in favor of creating a rallying cry (if applicable) for a specific demographic. Sometimes, when I see a review, it read like "Haha, see I think it's great and you haters can suck it" and it's only when you delve into the reviews do you realize that criticism is replaced by pretentious remarks masquerading as such.
SlasherJPC
Banned
SargerusBR
I love Pokken!
Well now, I do believe in not rocking the boat.
what does this meannnn
Lucent
Member
I wanna say it was a play off of "steady" so the framerate could be solid. That's what I wanna believe it means.
-MD-
Member
Sanctuary
Member
It could either mean it's fine, or it's not so great; but everything else is. But I mean it's 30fps, so come on. There would have to be something truly wrong for there to be that many complications.
Dusk Golem
A 21st Century Rockefeller
Obviously he can't say though I bet he wants too, but my stance is I'm not worried. If the PS3 version runs very smoothly 95% of the time and has 15-20 second load times, if the PS4 version has 10-12 second load-times I'm lead to believe that the frame rate would be the same or probably smoother than the PS3 version.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Jimmyfenix
Member
A psycho like you can't bring order or balance.
Daffy Duck
Member
I hope this turns out to be good.
When are reviews out?
When are reviews out?
Lucent
Member
Embargo ends at 12:01am on the 14th. So like, when it goes from the 13th to officially being the 14th. I don't remember what time zone that is though.
Needs to be thrown in the OP or something cuz it's been asked a million times now. lol
Dusk Golem
A 21st Century Rockefeller
Player on PS3 who has played past chapter 10 posting some impressions of the game so far, paraphrasing it here.
As been said, he has completed 10 chapters, his playtime so far is 10 44 47. Five more chapters to go in the game.
Says the game is surprising because it has no filler and it's been a long time since he's played a game like this. No exact repeat scenarios, constantly introducing new things and toying with old elements in new ways, and paced excellently. Says one of the game's strongest points is variety in the game and settings.
Conversely, he says one of the weaker points of the game is reoccurring mini-boss and boss monster characters, says outside of some technical things with the PS3 version of the game his only other complaint might be facing against the same sort of boss creature 2-3 different times, in different scenarios, but more variety would be nice.
Says the last two chapters have been the best chapters so far, and the game has been getting better and better. Says the last two chapters have felt more like a horror game than what has preceded it, and things in the game are getting very weird in a good way.
Minor spoilers of locations/similarities in the newest chapters.
Paraphrasing done.
As been said, he has completed 10 chapters, his playtime so far is 10 44 47. Five more chapters to go in the game.
Says the game is surprising because it has no filler and it's been a long time since he's played a game like this. No exact repeat scenarios, constantly introducing new things and toying with old elements in new ways, and paced excellently. Says one of the game's strongest points is variety in the game and settings.
Conversely, he says one of the weaker points of the game is reoccurring mini-boss and boss monster characters, says outside of some technical things with the PS3 version of the game his only other complaint might be facing against the same sort of boss creature 2-3 different times, in different scenarios, but more variety would be nice.
Says the last two chapters have been the best chapters so far, and the game has been getting better and better. Says the last two chapters have felt more like a horror game than what has preceded it, and things in the game are getting very weird in a good way.
Minor spoilers of locations/similarities in the newest chapters.
Says there's things starting to pop-ip in the newest chapters, one location reminded heavily of Lovecraft's style, and another really reflective of the Otherworld in Silent Hill.
Paraphrasing done.
ILHASS
Member
so, RE3 is bad?)
Release day embargo... smooth Bethesda -.-
Novum_Veritas
Member
The Xtortionist
Member
*prays game doesn't crash and burn in the last third*
Novum_Veritas
Member
I hope when he's in the last chapter, the last boss fight won't be a silly QTE
But what am I thinking here lol.
But what am I thinking here lol.
Dusk Golem
A 21st Century Rockefeller
I hope when he's in the last chapter, the last boss fight won't be a silly QTE
But what am I thinking here lol.
The developers commented the game doesn't have QTEs, and that seems to be true here.
If anything, as a Mikami game, the final boss is going to be blown up by a rocket launcher.
I've had a long time theory of what the final boss will be, but I guess I'll see. For better or worse I think at this point my theory may be on the money.
My theory, some over-observation possible spoilers included, warning may be a major spoiler as I think I'm right:
I believe the final boss is going to be an ancient Lovecraftian-styled monster god. The biggest support for this is that the Japanese novel brought up the five main villains of the game, The Sadist, Laura, The Keeper, Ruvik, and Shigyo, but Shigyo hasn't appeared in ANY media or mentioned anywhere to even be in The Evil Within outside of this one Japanese play novel, and in the play novel, it said Shigyo was, "Sebastian's true arch-nemesis." Its name literally is Japanese for Death Fish, and sounds very Lovecraftian. My long-running theory was that Ruvik is getting his power from something, and its probably this ancient elder god from another dimension. The demo I played at PAX mentioned people were studying where imagination and dreams come from, and something about a portal. I think it's a dimensional beast that has the ability to bring nightmares into reality, a monster of the subconscious and infects people with madness.
Bl@de
Member
Don't forget the countdown to explosion