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The time is upon us.

ARC Raiders is launching on October 30th. Some have called it gamings next Mario 64 moment, others have said it's DOA. Claim your destiny fellow NeoGAFians and choose (!)...your (!)... Metascooore!

 

[Kenneth Haight]

Some have called it gamings next Mario 64 moment

 

[TintoConCasera]

Some have called it gamings next Mario 64 moment

 

[Nocty]

It's a great game, going to be bigger than many will expect I would wager.

Voted 90

 

[Robb]

Some have called it gamings next Mario 64 moment

 

[Kuranghi]

The music is great

My flatmate played it and liked it, I find MP games hard to get into, probably because long term planning and execution isnt my strong suit and I get bored if I cant win with reflexes alone quickly.

So no online competitive MP, no soulslikes and no roguelikes (among other things) for Kuranghi I'm afraid.

My personal life is mirrored in this, its hard for me to start new jobs or finish tasks when there's friction and I dont have someone to guide me.

 

[Spyxos]

voted 89. I dont think it will be huge. But a nice game on the side.

 

[Lucifers Beard]

I didn't see what all the fuss was about. Sounded and looked pretty good, but the gameplay loop is just really annoying for me personally.

 

[Luipadre]

Mid to high 80

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

what MC score would make men in boxes mad?.... that one

 

[clarky]

Well at least I have the title for the OT now.

Mid 80's btw.

 

[March Climber]

Aside from the obvious bait about Mario 64, I haven't seen anything that makes this game look above 92 in score.

That's not necessarily a bad thing.

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

I didn't say who. I just said "some". This is a factual statement and is not grounds for ridicule. Now enjoy each other's company and bask in the glow that is ARC Raiders. We are all that one Nicolas Cage Con Air gif right now.

 

[Sintoid]

It's the Dark Souls of the Super Mario 64s

 

[TerribleAtThisGame]

I spent quite a bit of time with it and after the initial good impression of the art design and solid mechanics wore off, it felt pretty barren and basic real fast. Not sure what others will make of it. Helldivers 2 had this instant hook to PvE for me with the fun "enter cheat codes" mechanic and the unbridled chaos. Even with all its problems, I couldn't stop playing that all weekend. Arc was like...yea, it's cool but eh.

I think a big part was how static the world feels. It's a good game but didn't grab me. I'd give it a 7/10 tops based on the server slam. PvP was okay but I'm too used to Hunt's crazy levels of satisfaction when getting a kill.

 

[analog_future]

I'm guessing 83. I also think it'll be a nice success and stick around for a long time.

 

[kur07]

92! It's a masterpiece.

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

92! It's a masterpiece.

The thing is, we'll have to add 8 to 12 points to the final Metascore to adjust for the anti GAAS/PvP bias among the critics.

Game could legitimately be the first 104 Metascore game ever released. I do not say that with an ounce of sarcasm.

 

[Holammer]

84-86 feels like a safe bet. Multiplayer games with PVP will seldom climb to the 90's.

 

[tr1p1ex]

The sliding move was entrancing.

 

[ChoosableOne]

78 +/-1. It's not a groundbreaking game, it's just a technically good game on a semi-niche/not so fun genre, with a boring setting.

 

[Luipadre]

78 +/-1. It's not a groundbreaking game, it's just a technically good game on a semi-niche/not so fun genre, with a boring setting.

 

[DirtInUrEye]

If this or Marathon are eventually forced to pivot to f2p (ie in a failing state) will you apologise to posters here?

 

[asdasdasdbb]

69

 

[8BiTw0LF]

Played it safe, mid 80's - Although it's an above 90's absolute cinema game.

 

[SpiceRacz]

I think it will be good. Probably a 75 or around there.

 

[Danny22]

Am I missing something? Looks like a simple 78-84 metascore game?

The thing is, we'll have to add 8 to 12 points to the final Metascore to adjust for the anti GAAS/PvP bias among the critics.

Game could legitimately be the first 104 Metascore game ever released. I do not say that with an ounce of sarcasm.

This makes me wonder if a f2p live service game could ever legitmately get GOTY nomination at TGA. I know a few were, but they were all paid at the time.

 

[BlackTron]

I didn't say who. I just said "some". This is a factual statement and is not grounds for ridicule.

This explanation alone is grounds for ridicule, which makes it a triple whammy

 

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[Nintendo's Witch]

89

 

[Gudji]