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[KaiserBecks]

Is ACG good review outlet? I've never heard of them before

He is my go to guy. Explains his conclusions well and always buys a key of the game, then gives it to his subscribers.

 

[mykedo0909]

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

You head that gta 6 releasing next year right?

 

[DonJorginho]

I see 88 on MC

UPDATE: I know it's dropped now

Showing 91 for me still, even after refreshes.

 

[ShadyAcshuns]

ACG does the best most comprehensive reviews and doesn't take sponsors or money for his reviews.

Only negative thing I can think of about ACG, and this is entirely personal, is he sounds an awful lot like Stephen Colbert.

 

[Elbereth]

I guess the check didn’t clear for IGN

Kidding aside, cant wait to jump in, but Baldurs Gate 3 has me engaged for the time being.

 

[Macaron]

I think now everyone understands the meme "too much water 7/10 IGN", now its "too much planets 7/10 IGN"

Doesn't get good til dozen hours in

Disjointed travel

Non maps

Bad inventory management

Slow rollout of essential abilities.

These are IGN's actual gripes. Some of you are coping too hard

 

[Kilau]

In what way? This cRPG YouTuber says it’s a better RPG than Fallout 4.

This is what they said.

Starfield is Bethesda's biggest RPG ever, and it shares even more DNA with Skyrim and Fallout 4 than I expected—but it ultimately falls far short of the greatness of both of those games. The main companions lack personality, quests that have promising starts frequently come to disappointing conclusions, and space exploration fails to feel like a grand adventure. I liked a lot of what I experienced in Starfield, and it's as huge as promised, but it's not the epic space adventure I was hoping for.

My gripe is that I hate FO4.

92% is recommended. MC at 90

I like using the recommended percent also, not just for this game but any game. It's better than some arbitrary score. Simple good review or not.

 

[Luipadre]

Great overall score, but i feel like its a disappointment for MS and for the crazy fans after the huge hype. Im sure MS wanted this in the "must play" category

 

[Raven117]

So, it’s a “trust me, it gets fun in a few hours” game? Surprised to see it still scoring so high. I’ll wait for the outlets that were not sent review copies.

I always thought most Bethesda games fell into that category.

 

[tmlDan]

Whe

In what world does a 91 on metacritic NOT look good?

where is this magic 91, it has 88/89 and 87 on xbox without the lower reviews we already know about

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

Lol the copium posts will keep me entertained until the game unlocks.

 

[rhodesianshepard]

Its the first game in the franchise. It was always going to be a little rough around the edges. Uncharted 1, Ass Creed 1, Mass Effect 1 didnt land on the first try either.

This game will still win GOTYs at the end of the year. Critics have to be harsh because of the issues they can ignore, but fans will be handing out GOTYs to this game like candy come award season.

It seems like Death Stranding in that way. Some people will love it while others won't. I'm guessing Elder Scrolls or Fallout fans wish they just made a proper sequel to one of those games instead of taking 8 years to make Starfield

It will be interesting if Starfield even gets nominated for game of the Year at the game awards. TOTK, BG3, and RE4 are locked in. 3 more nominations available with FF16, Star Wars, Diablo 4 hanging in the background, and we still got 3 more months of releases

 

[DragoonKain]

 

[bender]

Is ACG good review outlet? I've never heard of them before

He posts here from time to time. He's solid but his presentation has a bit too much word-salad for my liking.

 

[jm89]

Showing 91 for me still, even after refreshes.

Metacritic has some wierd behaviour.

For example i can't see any scores.

 

[Topher]

Showing 91 for me still, even after refreshes.

Still looking like some great scores.

 

[MiguelItUp]

The scores are great. But the game was overhyped. At least based on critical reception. There was an expectation among many, and it was fairly clear, that this game would review at least as well as Skyrim did. It's plain to see that it won't. In a year that has seen Tears of the Kingdom and Baldur's Gate 3, along with a number of other high-scoring games, Starfield landing in the score range that it appears to be is jarring when compared to the hype that was being built around it. Doesn't mean the game is a failure in general. It's just the critical reception not matching.

It's the unfortunate inevitable with big AAA games. Some people create these radical untouchable expectations that will never be met. Some are very happy. Some were expecting something completely different.

Then you have folks that are avid enjoyers of other plastic boxes that just want things to fail for the plastic box they don't own or care for. I don't understand it personally.

Rinse and repeat, haha. I feel like the only time we see a "matching reception" is when it's a multiplatform AAA title. But even then, of course there will still be reception not matching.

 

[Thirty7ven]

Menu based exploration, Elden Ring say wa wa

 

[Banjo64]

Showing 91 for me still, even after refreshes.

90 for me with 26 reviews in. With such few reviews it can change drastically as new scores are added.

IMO Opencritic is the fairer metric (merging all platforms for the average) and that’s @ 87 with 64 reviews in.

 

[Bernoulli]

Showing 91 for me still, even after refreshes.

Showing 91 for me still, even after refreshes.

Just dropped to 87

 

[RoadHazard]

I dunno man, I can understand some of the problems given the scope of the game, but all that jank, shitty AI, bland progression, mediocre visuals at times don't make this an instant classic. I can understand the 7.
Will still try it out on Gamepass to see if it clicks.

EDIT: And what the fuck is about the amount of loading screens??

That's just Bethesda's engine. Until they completely start over from scratch you're not gonna get a seamless open world/universe experience from them.

 

[Bigfroth]

Any Series S talk yet?

 

[Sleepwalker]

Lots of things change in 8 years

I agree, such as pissing away any goodwill they had left by releasing Fallout 76.

Either way, high 80s is not the end of the world and I'm sure the game will be perfectly enjoyable.

 

[jroc74]

The score is 87 on OC.

Yeah.. this.

I get it, but the overall score does still count. It seems divisive. It happens. And I feel weird calling it divisive with a score in the high 80's.

I think brand warriors hyping it as the second coming of Jesus for RPGs has something to do with trolling clapback.

Especially all those who laughed at people saying it would not come close to BG3 (aggregate wise).

And its amazing that some ppl still never learn. From pre launch of the console to now.

Twitter is probably a blood bath right now.

 

[FoxMcChief]

I was right with my prediction of 87-93.

Still sounds like the perfect game for my tastes.

 

[DonJorginho]

Just dropped to 87

Still not a disaster by any means given the scale of the game.

If it drops to 84 and below? Then you start to get jittery.

 

[Banjo64]

It seems like Death Stranding in that way. Some people will love it while others won't. I'm guessing Elder Scrolls or Fallout fans wish they just made a proper sequel to one of those games instead of taking 8 years to make Starfield

It will be interesting if Starfield even gets nominated for game of the Year at the game awards. TOTK, BG3, and RE4 are locked in. 3 more nominations available with FF16, Star Wars, Diablo 4 hanging in the background, and we still got 3 more months of releases

Hogwarts Legacy will definitely be included IMO. A fantastic effort from a relatively low-key studio and megaton sales.

 

[kaizenkko]

As I said, 85~87. I expect to be a little lower at time more reviews get posted. Everyone who thinks this would be a 90+ title was just delusional.

 

[Sub_Level]

 

[Damageinc103]

Is ACG good review outlet? I've never heard of them before

I think hes the best but thats just my own opinion.

But i would be willing to bet alot of people feel the same way.

 

[skit_data]

Showing 91 for me still, even after refreshes.

Still only 25 reviews there
40 on this one:

 

[zeroluck]

Will settle around 85 once more objective reviewers get their hand on this.

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

Oops this one got deleted:

 

[Krieger]

Yeah, that's it. I was considering buying a Series X for my dad, mainly as a 4k blu-ray player, and to borrow it from time to time for Xbox AAA games like Starfield, but a 7/10 isn't good enough to get a console. Now I'll just get him a 4k blu-ray player.

 

[dorkimoe]

i dont think MS aimed for a mid 80 score, for sure Phill ll not be pleased, after Redfall i think MS was expecting this to be at least 90+

But reviews are completely subjective. Once upon a time in hollywood got great reviews, its one of the biggest pieces of shit movies i have ever seen. Its all up to the individual. People really need to understand that.

 

[killatopak]

Did someone mention little to no bugs? That's huge news to me.

 

[jm89]

Those sites that didn't get their review codes will go to town on the review score.

 

[Trippy]

It’s always worth remembering that the only score that matters; is yours.

 

[Sleepwalker]

Did someone mention little to no bugs? That's huge news to me.

Performance seems great all around. ACG mentioned even cards like the 1080ti can get away with decent performance and little bugs.

 

[Laieon]

A few of the space game people I follow and some other reviewers say the space combat is very Arcady and more akin to something like star fox than like Elite Dangerous or wing commander. Another said there is so much fast travel that the ship feels a bit like extra fluff. People who are waiting on a new freelancer are going to be disappointed. Better pray SC actually finishes one day.

I wasn't looking forward to this game, but this might have just sold me on at least trying it out.

 

[DonJorginho]

The way I shat myself when seeing this

 

[GHG]

So, it’s a “trust me, it gets fun in a few hours” game? Surprised to see it still scoring so high. I’ll wait for the outlets that were not sent review copies.

The steam reviews will reveal all.

 

[darrylgorn]

2023

 

[Darsxx82]

Any Series S talk yet?

A very well finished version with performance that hasn't been seen on XSS in recent time... according to DF.

 

[skit_data]

Yeah, that's it. I was considering buying a Series X for my dad, mainly as a 4k blu-ray player, and to borrow it from time to time for Xbox AAA games like Starfield, but a 7/10 isn't good enough to get a console. Now I'll just get him a 4k blu-ray player.

And here I am thinking exactly the reverse xD
Thinking of getting a 4k bluray player, might as well get a Series X

 

[bender]

Oops this one got deleted:

 

[TheTony316]

Showing 91 for me still, even after refreshes.

It dropped to 87.

 

[Bernoulli]

I'm still in shock
Tbh seeing all the leaks and comments made it look good
I will still play it and make my own opinion on monday
Do we know wich sites didn't review yet?

 

[spawn_reborn]

IGN France gave a 9/10, IGN Brazil a 9.5/10, IGN Japan a 10/10, IGN Spain a 10/10

 

[Spitfire098]

Showing 91 for me still, even after refreshes.

Imagine eurogamer and the other UK outlets who didn't get a copy drop the score further