Napalm_Frank
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So Emargo in 5 hours?
Metacritic prediction: 93
Metacritic prediction: 93
The Last of Us - Review Thread [Emargo up, scores in OP.]
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DeadRockstar
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4hrs14mins from your post I believe.
My backlog still goes all the way to PS2. People shouldn't expect everyone to have played all the games.
People should edit that RDR spoiler. :/
Boogalogist
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My optimistic prediction 94.
1.21Gigawatts
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Edge 10/10 are rare.
Those are the titles that got a 10/10 from Edge so far:
Half Life2 (96 on MC)
Halo 3 (94 on MC)
GTA 4 (98 on MC)
Super Mario Galaxy (97 on MC)
The Orange Box(HL2, Team Fortress2, Portal - 96, 92 and 90 on MC)
Bayonetta (90 on MC)
Super Mario Galaxy 2 (97 on MC)
TLoZelda: Skyward Sword (93 on MC)
and now: The Last Of Us
Those are the titles that got a 10/10 from Edge so far:
Half Life2 (96 on MC)
Halo 3 (94 on MC)
GTA 4 (98 on MC)
Super Mario Galaxy (97 on MC)
The Orange Box(HL2, Team Fortress2, Portal - 96, 92 and 90 on MC)
Bayonetta (90 on MC)
Super Mario Galaxy 2 (97 on MC)
TLoZelda: Skyward Sword (93 on MC)
and now: The Last Of Us
Shake Appeal
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GAF's metagaming about review scores never ceases to confuse.
Hypereides
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I believe the game will hit a 90~92 on metacritic. Perhaps a few notches lower. If it's higher, then I'll be pleasently surprised.
Pegasos123
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i think the metacritic will be 92%
does the last of us demo have greek dub? in the language selecting screen i saw a greek language option ...
does the last of us demo have greek dub? in the language selecting screen i saw a greek language option ...
I have 0 regard for our current publisher / reviewer structure, and metacritic only exacerbates the problem...
but it's fun and easy to throw out a number.
Isn't that oxymoronic?
Oh, I wonder if it's what I wanted from the game...
Two player co-op, king of the hill survival
So now you're just doing it on purpose?
Sorry the proper term is "Emargo", and will be the proper term from now until the end of neoGAFs days after this topic.
Er...
DeadRockstar
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Maybe he's right and ND are about to patch a label in the game to something that makes sense.
That is indeed what I suspect. However, I don't think that a good ending to a video game, especially one that stands out from mainly due to a non-interactive aspect (the story), can alone turn something into the best thing ever. I'm not saying that this is the case with TLoU, as I have not seen the ending, but the early reviews and the love letter lead me to believe that the "gut wrenching" effect comes from the story, and not the gameplay.
I understand that it can have a strong emotional impact on the player, one that I can absolutely see influencing his/her impression of the game in the heat of the moment, but, for example, if a mediocre 12-hour game should somehow have an amazing 1-hour finale, the game as a whole still wouldn't be good.
That to me is tricking the player into seeing the whole experience in a different light - but this is interactive entertainment, and great presentation and cutscenes don't make the actual gameplay any more fun (I'm looking at you, Lollipop Chainsaw, Spec Ops, etc.). So no, RDR's ending wouldn't bump it up 2 points in my book, but hey, we are different
I agree with this so much. It's actually somewhat self-deprecating for the medium when its dedicated press doesn't see its landmark achievements as appropriate enough models to follow and surpass.
EDIT: Nothing in this comment reveals anything about my hands-on experience with the game. But if my original comment is something that should not be posted before the embrago ends, please let me know and I'll edit it and ask the guy who quoted it to do the same.
MrCookiepants
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Why would I want anyone to be able to guess the game? That would spoil it for the smart people who don't highlight spoiler text and then complain about spoilers.
IncandescentPrecept
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Is anyone factoring in troll reviews when they are predicting their metacritic scores?
well a friend of friend lol told , ll directly ask another friend to confirm
PSU is breaking embargo:
http://www.psu.com/a019641/The-Last...and-emotional-Naughty-Dogs-finest-hour?page=1
9.5
http://www.psu.com/a019641/The-Last...and-emotional-Naughty-Dogs-finest-hour?page=1
9.5
just for you.
Riveting.
On a more serious note, I would be more concerned with others than myself.
Troll reviews? They're fanboy myths.
Details please.Just got my subscriber's copy of Edge. Can confirm that is indeed a 10.
Jeff 8.8 Gerstmann is no myth.
He's a god damned legend.
(im kidding and it sucks that i have to say that)
Just got my subscriber's copy of Edge. Can confirm that is indeed a 10.
Details please
Hypereides
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Just got my subscriber's copy of Edge. Can confirm that is indeed a 10.
Sweet. Thanks for the affirmation.
MrCookiepants
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Well right now...
10/10-Edge
5/5-Empire
10/10-OPM UK
9.5-PSU
92-Play3
88%-GamePro Germany
it's currently sitting at 95.83% average wise.
Considering Play3, and GamePro Germany aren't part of Metacritic's publications than it'll be even higher than.
I wonder what they deducted points for.
The_Hitcher89
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'Riveting' twice on one page, just for StuBurns 
Dion Blaster
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Can't you see how people will have no idea what your spoiler is referring to? I know it's tricky but there's still absolutely zero warning of what game you're spoiling. Luckily I don't plan on playing it.
I expect an 8 from Polygon, 9 from Jim, and a 7.5 from Gamespot. I'm still hyped as fuck though.
click the link. pro and contra is there.
Puzzles
Dion Blaster
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...games don't start at 10 and work their way down based on how many flaws there are
I think the one was sarcastic, which is fine.'Riveting' twice on one page, just for StuBurns
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