The Last of Us - Review Thread [Emargo up, scores in OP.]
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Lol. IGN and credible. Haven't heard that before on NeoGAF.
Re: The people saying, well Polygon did not like the game. I hate FPS, so I would rate CoD, Halo, Killzone all a 1. If I had to write a review though, I most likely would rate them higher, since just because I have zero fun with them, does not mean someone else can have fun with them (and plenty of people have fun with them).
This seems a little bit shameful for Polygon. Not giving it a 10 is fine, heck a 7.5 is fine. But it should be aligned with their other reviews. Giving SimCity a 9.5 and Diablo 3 a 10 and Ni No Kuni a 6.5... well that site obviously is 100% opposite to what I would give those games.
hey_it's_that_dog
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By the way, Polygon's reviews overall fall 3.9 points below the average (this info is available on Metacritic).
So the key here is to show that PS3 titles review especially low even accounting for Polygon's general skew.
So the key here is to show that PS3 titles review especially low even accounting for Polygon's general skew.
This seems a little bit shameful for Polygon.
I think that's a bit shameful for Jeff Rubenstein
Nope, I tweeted a "Thanks!" to Phil earlier today.
l3lacklvlagic
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Gamespot still blew up, of course.
IGN is way more credible than Gamespot and is also the biggest gaming site in the world. Almost anyone at GAF would agree with me on this
ThisWreckage
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No, it's not. Polygon's reviews are awful. They're not getting eaten alive for having an opinion, they're getting eaten alive for consistently reviewing games much lower than their contemporaries without offering legitimate explanations for doing so. They give games like Sim City and Diablo 4 high scores and go out of their way to justify it and then completely rail road other games with no reason.
But we can't play it yet! arggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
This seems a little bit shameful for Polygon.
Uh...
They've reviewed four games this month.
Holyshit lol
Who cares how credible they are compared to other gaming sites? None of them have a shred of journalistic integrity when compared to any legitimate news agency, so it's not exactly saying a whole lot.
Hilarious.
ProfessorLobo
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If this game is another Bioshock Infinite situation I swear I'm giving up gaming.
The perfect Dark
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uhmm....yeah...Naughty Dog...why???
the Armond White of video game reviews. I don't have a problem with White, I don't have a problem with Polygon.
The only reason they're even an issue is because of the insane weight the industry has placed on review scores so they even can troll for hits in the first place.
One of the main negatives for LoU being that it was too violent.
I agree completely. Anyone who reads my review would be able to tell that I thoroughly recommend the game and would recommend it to most. But stamping that darn number up top brings an angry storm, regardless of how high or low it is.
SniperHunter
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you can lower the violence or at least turn the blood and gore off (at least in the demo)
How spoilerish would you say your review is? I've avoided reading any so far. Also, do you ever venture into System Wars to see how batshit insane people go over your reviews? lol
They gave GTA IV with a 10, so I am always skeptical of their scores. I do read their reviews for the content.
I haven't read any of these reviews as I played the demo and that was enough to sell me on the game.
I forgot about that. You can do that in the final game too.
Price Drop
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The positive reviews are definitely outnumbering the negative and it shows at retail. No. 1 pre-order at Best Buy and No. 1 at Amazon today.
Amazon Best Sellers
Best Buy
Amazon Best Sellers
Best Buy
BigDaddyFatSack
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Considering how today's reviewers give out 9's and 10's like candies, I welcome Polygon.
They will never ever release a demo again.
Hypereides
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Scrolling through the list of 10/10's. It still baffles me. Very impressive for Naughty Dog to to achieve such an average.
They have scored a high quality average throughout this generation. The only odd one out is Uncharted: Drake's fortune.
I wonder what ND's net worth as a business is these days.
They have scored a high quality average throughout this generation. The only odd one out is Uncharted: Drake's fortune.
I wonder what ND's net worth as a business is these days.
meant to say came... stupid past tense grammar
PlanetSmasher
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Giving out a 7 just for the sake of being contrary isn't any better than giving out 9s or 10s like candy. That's why people hated Jim Sterling for such a long time.
PLASTICA-MAN
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Gamespot SURELY missed the G-Spot. they won't get an orgasm.
Honestly, just buy the game (if you're interested in what you've heard) and read my review afterward. I'm a media-lockout kind of guy, though. Not everyone is as stringent. I love reading other people's thoughts after I complete a game.
Every review hit at 7am today. There is no way we could have known beforehand what score was "contraction" and what blended in.
ThisWreckage
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Gore can be turned off and this game doesn't seem like it's any more violent than Gears of War or God of War, to be perfectly honest.
*Bro fist*
Killing_Joke
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Holy shit at those scores. PLOLygon. Not going to read the reviews till i beat it but that just screams like a bad review just for clicks.
people's reactions to violence change depending on the context. God/Gears of war seems equal but the violence is much less noteworthy since it's so common and a staple of that world, whereas TLOU portrays a more realistic kinda thing so it's easy to see how it might jump out much more at you
SniperHunter
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hahha nice! this reviewer gets it
Thanks for the response. That's what I'll do. I much rather go in somewhat blind, not knowing what to expect overall.
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