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[twilo99]

BG3 GOTY

I don't think anything will come close to that even next year

 

[Tomi]

It's interesting how all the lesser known sites are giving it 9's and 10's and all the major sites are giving it 7's and 8's

Microboys payed some dollars

 

[Tal Shiar Agent]

This guy puts in work. He says it feels like more of an RPG than Fallout 4.

I mean that's not a high bar. Fallout 76 is more of an RPG than Fallout 4.

 

[MatrixReloaded101]

PC performance looks good, so I will be playing this tonight.

Ouch IGN giving a it a 7?

IGN is a very easy reviewer, the fact that they give this 7 is rough. Can't lie about that. Gamespot giving this a 7 isn't that surprising.

 

[Sleepwalker]

High 80s is very good and aside from the trolling I'll be trying it out for sure. Worries me that some reviews are saying that it gets good after a dozen hours, I drop games I find boring way before that mark lol

 

[oji-san]

Ouch IGN giving a it a 7?

Sounds a bit low but until we actually play the game we can't know if it's fair score.

 

[tmlDan]

Majority of the scores are in 9s and 10s. IGN and GameSpot must he bored out of their fucking minds trying to stir controversy for those desperate clickbait clicks.

Chill, differing opinions is not surprising, its not for clicks like all you conspiracy people like to think.

IGN generally always gives good scores to big games.

 

[Withnail]

Windowscentral 100/10

 

[Gambit2483]

What does this mean?

 

[aliadiere25]

Decent reviews so far, but I honestly expected better. The thing is, it had to be perfect... considering all the backlash Bethesda got after Fallout 76.

 

[NeoIkaruGAF]

Wait, what happened to Eurogamer and Edge not receiving code implying the scores would be skewed?
What does this mean for gaming press transparency?
I thought this was very important.

 

[Hawkeye2890]

Digital Foundry says looks great, no bugs.

 

[f~N_CH_1:3:3:3_SushiBoat]

No maps on planets with a game this big is wild. At least have a topagraphical map that lets you put down your own points Elden Ring/TOTK style. Memorizing each planet is insane

Time to whip out the gaming note pad, just like the good ol' days.

 

[killatopak]

Anyone else think this is a case of a very well reviewed RPG game, BG3, being a direct comparison to it being a reason for the lower scores?

Like I imagine people thinking why can't I do this arbitrary thing that was in BG3 on Starfield and maybe vice versa?

 

[MiguelItUp]

This thread is breaking the notification system for me.

Mine has been AFK it seems, lmao.

 

[TheDarkPhantom]

GOTY already released last week, it's called Armored Core 6. Anyway, you all enjoy, I know many have been waiting for this

 

[lefty1117]

Congrats Sven!

 

[Elder Legend]

This will probably settle in a lower 80's, if IGN and Gamespot are giving 7/10 just wait for Eurogamer and Edge to come in with their heavily weighted 5 or 6.

Don't forget about our/mine score. We sadly didn't get a copy, but reviewing it nonetheless and will be adding it to OpenCritic in a week or so.

 

[twilo99]

Digital Foundry says looks great, no bugs.

Well, MS gave them a whole year to get rid of those so.. they did

 

[Kacho]

It's interesting how all the lesser known sites are giving it 9's and 10's and all the major sites are giving it 7's and 8's

There’s a story here and one we’ll understand better after people play over the holiday weekend.

 

[Lokaum D+]

lol.....what? I'm seeing great overall scores my man. You seem very invested in this.

Yeah Yeah, here this is for you, stay strong

Spoiler

 

[eNT1TY]

What fucking settings did ign play at; graphics were mediocre, just a cut above Outer Worlds or lightly modded FO4. These are some of the worst looking next gen npcs too.

 

[Robb]

Haven’t watched any reviews yet but some of the scores are definitely lower than I would’ve thought. Still a great average so far though, but didn’t expect all these 7/10 for sure.

 

[Tomi]

I am scared to see steam reviews

 

[Zheph]

Reviews are pretty good tbh
I will play it on the 6th tho

 

[sinnergy]

IGN reviews are all over the place with my personal taste in just about everything they review. Not an outlet I put any trust in, but still surprised they scored it a 7.

I stopped reading IGN 10 years ago.

 

[Banjo64]

lol.....what? I'm seeing great overall scores my man. You seem very invested in this.

The scores are very good.

A game like this will have a lasting legacy as well (just like TES and Fallout).

It’ll be hugely popular for years and years and will get better and better as mods are introduced.

 

[Gudji]

I said 87.

 

[Macaron]

Not sure of what coping you speak off. I am going to be playing the game regardless. To say the game deserves a 5/10 is just downright disengenous and you know it. A game that's rated 5/10 usually means that it has a lot of technical issues and bugs which doesn't seem to be the case here at all. These idiots have no clue how to properly score games lol.

The coping of you saying "IGN and Gamespot must be trying to be controversial for clicks" lol. Thats about as cope as it gets man......

Neither of them gave it a 5/10? You should maybe wait to play the game before being this gung ho about how awesome it is?

 

[GHG]

BG3 GOTY

That and TOTK.

This looks to be good overall but it's nowhere near on the level of those two.

 

[JusticeForAll]

Let's be honest, this is disappointing. Is Microsoft cursed or something? Still, I will decide for myself.

 

[TrebleShot]

Nice seems I can wait to play this. Refund from
Steam lets go

 

[Raven77]

Starfield Fails to Launch

With Starfield the Bethesda RPG format goes traditional sci-fi, to less than stellar results. Who knew space could feel so familiar?

www.pastemagazine.com

LMAO Paste Magazine gave it a 5/10

Doesn't matter, game is still gonna be great. Seeing all the sites/reviews I care about in the 9/10 range.

It's actually a thoughtful review with some legitimate concerns and issues. If you actually would read it...

In fact, everything that they took points off for are things that I've been concerned with.

 

[Elder Legend]

Chill, differing opinions is not surprising, its not for clicks like all you conspiracy people like to think.

IGN generally always gives good scores to big games.

I work in the gaming industry and have my own website with my own team. I can tell what's for clicks and what is not. I know how the media works, our score will be added within the next 7 days. Thanks.

 

[Topher]

Yeah Yeah, here this is for you, stay strong

Spoiler

And you...

 

[hinch7]

Decent but expected better reception overall. Will wait for mods support and mods before jumping in.

 

[Sleepwalker]

Worse MC than FF16 is actually an insult.

Starfield asks you to collect garlic after defeating a literal god?

Garlic no, maybe moon rocks tho?



On another note, those NPCs look a little jarring to me, hopefully we can make them look better on PC somehow.

 

[Lucifers Beard]

Well, it didn’t take long for people to start screaming shit from the rooftops about how disappointing these scores are.

The game is sitting around 86-88 get a fucking grip. That’s a great score.

 

[BossLackey]

IGN is a very easy reviewer, the fact that they give this 7 is rough. Can't lie about that. Gamespot giving this a 7 isn't that surprising.

Gamespot's review was the first one I saw and thought "that's lower than expected, but it's Gamespot". Then I saw IGN, the softballer, give it a 7. That's when you know things aren't great.

 

[SF Kosmo]

It sounds from these reviews like the game is very slow to get rolling. That could bias early review scores lower than those that are going to come in the next few days. We'll see.

88 MC is still a good enough showing, similar to Fallout 4, but the big sites like IGN and GameSpot seem to be pretty hard on it.

 

[FoxMcChief]

So far I’m pretty damn close with my prediction. I knew the game would be far from perfect, but it looks perfect for me.

 

[Thirty7ven]

Swimming in 7s.

But don’t worry guys the socialz mediaz influencers and brand shilling media are out there rotating 10s.

 

[Cyberpunkd]

If Morrowind, Oblivion, Fallout 3, Skyrim, Fallout 4 is a 'shitty track record', we may as well close down the gaming industry and take up a new hobby.

Morrowind - perfection
Oblivion - meh
Fallout 3 - meh
Skyrim - great
Fallout 4 - lol

2/5 is not a good track record.

 

[Helghan]

open critic at 92 at the moment

 

[GrayChild]

GOTY already released last week, it's called Armored Core 6. Anyway, you all enjoy, I know many have been waiting for this

FROM truly are the greatest developer in the industry.

 

[ULTROS!]

this feels like ffxvi review thread all over again.

 

[GloveSlap]

God damn.

So my fears came true. 1000 planets. But they are lifeless and pointless. Even the main ones lack NPC density. Scope was way too big. There's no point of such massive scale, it's ridiculous. Make your world more lively. Hopefully other devs learn from this. BIGGER is not better unless the big includes life

Was my fear as well. Gathering resources on big empty planets put me to sleep in No Mans Sky and this seems too similar to that. I have game pass though, so i'll give it a fair shot.

 

[Montauk]

I work in the gaming industry and have my own website with my own team. I can tell what's for clicks and what is not. I know how the media works, our score will be added within the next 7 days. Thanks.

Lol sure you can dude. You’ve got nothing. There’s no grounds for your conspiracy theories.

 

[ShaiKhulud1989]

Swimming in 7s.

And a lot of outlets are just MIA.

 

[Kilau]

PC Gamer saying it falls short of FO4 is killing me, that game is horrible.