Sunset Overdrive Review Thread
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ChronotriggerJM
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Hey I'm allowed to be an Insomniac fanboy =P
I hope this sells gangbusters, I really like the thought of them being super status devs again.
SmokedMeat
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R&C and Resistance aren't horrible franchises either.
v0mitg0d
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I'm back up bros! Let's do this...
R&C is an excellent franchise, Up Your Arsenal and A Crack in Time are two of the best games in the genre.
Resistance was pretty good. I had a lot of fun with the third one.
Awesome scores so far. Can't wait for my pre-order to unlock.
I only played demos of the Ratchet games and they never clicked for me, but SO looks like a cross between Dead Rising, Jet Grind Radio and Saints Row, two of which were actual system sellers for me in the past (DR1 and JSRF).
Nice to see the XONE is finally starting to build up a decent library of games.
Edit: FWIW, I own a PS4 and a gaming PC already)
I only played demos of the Ratchet games and they never clicked for me, but SO looks like a cross between Dead Rising, Jet Grind Radio and Saints Row, two of which were actual system sellers for me in the past (DR1 and JSRF).
Nice to see the XONE is finally starting to build up a decent library of games.
Edit: FWIW, I own a PS4 and a gaming PC already)
its wishful thinking... if you believe it you'll achieve it, i guess.
Square Triangle
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You'll surely last long here. No one is being a downer, Insomniac is a great company and everyone wishes them well. (Except for the guy who thought of FUSE)
NintenDOMG
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Nobody's upset with the "Agent Orange " review title of polygon review?
LOL. That game may have been a blessing in disguise that served as more inspiration for this. Everyone went ape shit when they changed the more cartoony, lighter-toned Overstrike concept to what ultimately became FUSE. I think they realized that they needed more innovation that went beyond another bland, by-the-numbers cover shooter. Glad to see Sunset Overdrive arise from that wreckage.
LegendofDragoonLives
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Came in to post something like this. Congrats InSomniac :')
Coolbgdog12
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Based biogamergirl
#blessed
It was from the Destiny review trailer Activision launched or something.
SEGAvangelist
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Destiny made the website legit. I hope to see BioGamerGirl reviews in every review thread.
Basketball
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stay flawless Biogamer girl
Pretty pumped I pulled the trigger for this a few days ago with the deal on the Microsoft store, looking forward to tomorrow - although I was also looking forward to FF14's 2.4 patch hitting, but maybe that will have emergency maintenance and then it's a no-brainer as to what I'm doing.
Aside from TV/media and a few hours of Titanfall & Guacamelee, I really haven't used my XB1 much at all since launch day. Between this & MCC I am excited!
Aside from TV/media and a few hours of Titanfall & Guacamelee, I really haven't used my XB1 much at all since launch day. Between this & MCC I am excited!
LowlySmokeGuy
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I'm not familiar with that phrase. What does it mean?
It was a review site nobody had ever heard of that Activision used when promoting Destiny because most of the well known sites panned the game.
Basically Destiny was mostly getting mediocre/poor reviews and a commercial or print ad was put out trying to make it look like the game was getting overwhelmingly great scores by cherry picking from shit sites no one has ever heard of, including BioGamerGirl.
Edit - shit, beaten with the image
Elitist1945
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Well then holy shit. I didn't expect this to have such acclaim. Will definitely get for my Xbox One.
Crimsonclaw111
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Are we going to get upset like when they used "spook country" or something like that and people claimed it was racist?
Garrett 2U
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It must weight them somehow.
There are more review scores above 85 than not.
And yet its at 82 Metacritc, dunno!
Lan Dong Mik
And why would I want them?
Yep these reviews seal it. Pulling the trigger on an xboxone one sunset overdrive bundle tomorrow. Stoked!!!
Chû Totoro
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I'm praying for a demo but it seems that what seemed to be something too repetitive and with slow gameplay is actually not like this at all. At least I'll wait for long gameplay videos and NeoGAF OT with impressions.
But regarding my initial impression, good to be wrong then
and time to turn on my Xbox One (I only play Peggle 2 since Forza 2 is good but I'm waiting for the obligatory definitive version with all DLC since game is a little short on content and TitanFall is...well TitanFall).
But regarding my initial impression, good to be wrong then
and time to turn on my Xbox One (I only play Peggle 2 since Forza 2 is good but I'm waiting for the obligatory definitive version with all DLC since game is a little short on content and TitanFall is...well TitanFall).Alcoholikaust
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is anyone upset with the punk band of the same name?
Demon Lizardman
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Looking at some of the cutscenes, the humor and dialogue seem kind of lame. Hopefully the gameplay makes up for that.
NintenDOMG
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statham
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most impressions were very positive, but the negative ones are the ones people ran with.
Crimsonclaw111
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NintenDOMG
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TangoAlphaLima
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Like a red headed stepchild.
Principate
Saint Titanfall
Not just that, the website itself looks about as homemade as it comes. It still makes me laugh.
edit: This is from the website
The fact Activision scrapped that low was just too funny.
The movement reminds me a bit of Ultimate Spider-Man in a way - I really like the fluidity of it. Very JSR-ish. Not sure how I feel about the combat though, and both the aesthetic and humor really, REALLY turn me off of the game.
Might get it on sale if it comes to PC, or if I ever get an XB1.
Might get it on sale if it comes to PC, or if I ever get an XB1.
JinjoUnchained
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Hope this is good! I wasn't even a huge Insomniac fan back in the PS2 days, but these are the kinds of games we need to succeed critically and commercially so we don't send the message that we'll only buy shooters, sports game roster packs, and annualized franchises. I like that they're going all out with TV advertisements, it's a good sign.
Piston Hyundai
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I wonder how the writers at BioGamer Girl feel about essentially becoming a punchline.
No, because they made dope ass music.
No, because they made dope ass music.
SEGAvangelist
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They're getting hits. I doubt they're upset.
SmokedMeat
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Chû Totoro;136120402 said:
It sucks that demos are practically a thing of the past. Seems like we used to get so many, but now it's hardly ever. This is a game that's screaming for a demo!
NintenDOMG
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Really?! Man, I loved this guy back in the days.
Based biogamergirl
#blessed
It was from the Destiny review trailer Activision launched or something.
Hahaha...oh Activision.
Actually, I think that sentence makes perfect sense. I've played plenty of games that felt like they were made because of marketing or consumer trends or because it was a sequel so it HAD to be made or whatever other reason. Sunset absolutely feels like a game that the team legitimately wanted to make.
Also, the tweet about the humor being like a bakery or whatever it was is nonsense.
Hockeymac18
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Yep. It's "bad" on purpose. Like a B-movie.
The humor isn't for everyone (I personally like it), but it is deliberate.
SEGAvangelist
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10 hours and 52 min.
EDIT: Unless something garbage like the Forza Horizon 2 unlock happens.
Icyflamez96
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The two offshoots tried something different, and while they didnt quite deliver, I wouldnt say those failed from a lack in creativity per se...
But yeah the mainline games all have the same core gameplay, but its so solid that huge changes werent really necassary to keep the franchise on track.
R&C had spherical worlds before Mario Galaxy btw ;p