Planisphaerium
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i moreso meant this generation
critics have been a lot harsher on games. so to see something score this high, its truly impressive.
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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild | Review Thread
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i moreso meant this generation
critics have been a lot harsher on games. so to see something score this high, its truly impressive.
Do you have numbers for this? The issue this gen is that they are distributed across more games, leaving to higher variance in the scores of "good" games, and thus lower averages for high-end games.
(After correcting for the the trend to integer scores out of 5 or 10)
You mean I can play one of the highest rated games of this generation...
OUTSIDE!?
Thanks for reminding me how horrible Sony was at marketing during the PS3/PSP era heh.
CharminUltra
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I can only half-agree with this because I do love me a smooth framerate even if I don't care that much about graphics.
Garbage FPS (along with dogshit controls) is the reason I can't play The Last Guardian for long.
randomengine
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The idea that it must be the best graphically or so many frames to be good has just been obliterated. The Switch, a portable system, just released the greatest game of all time and beat every single AAA effort on PS4, PC, and Xbox. The greatest game of all time mantle is now held by a portable game.
gooderthanu
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Can some of the 90/100 come back and change their review score after the day 0 patch fixed frame rate issues??
It's ironic that after many threads lamenting the lack of "next-gen gameplay" in the latest wave of consoles, the first game that looks to truly shake things up is capable of running on hardware barely more powerful than the PS3/360.
I'm done.
Deceased LOL
SkeptiMism
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The game really must be something special. Like, I even agree that Zelda scores might often be inflated, but seriously even Zelda games have their critics and get some lower scores. I'm sure this will have some lower scores too, but the complete lack of them so far is pretty telling.
That said, I'm still tempering my expectations. Not healthy to jump in fully hyped.
That said, I'm still tempering my expectations. Not healthy to jump in fully hyped.
Seriously though, it must feel amazing for a creator to see such incredible critical acclaim for your game.
*dead*
I'm gonna support both games but fuck, this is too good!
Majmun
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lensoftruth
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Everything is better at 60fps, but games like these are fine at 30 is what the dude is saying.
Realplumpbox85
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Meh.
I'm not a fan of the Zelda series at all, I wonder if I would enjoy this one since it strays from the other games.
No one is saying that, it's just that the game would be better if it was 4K/60fps locked.
Would it not be?
No one is saying that, it's just that the game would be better if it was 4K/60fps locked.
Would it not be?
Mr. Badger
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If the update fixed some frame rate issues... Can those that marked it down, update their scores please?
futnownarcade
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I can't help but think that getting hundreds of dollars worth of gear from Nintendo for free before it was out would impact my score on a game.
Guardians of the Generation?
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Saint Titanfall
For all 60 reviewers? Really?
Jawbreaker
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Dude, just stop. You're embarrassing yourself.
Do you have a Wii U? This should be pretty easy to rent at your local video rental joints or Red Box I'd imagine.
Let him keep going; maybe he'll get a worthy second part to the solid tag he already has.
randomengine
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8K/120fps locked.
All that shit doesn't matter. What matters is the gameplay. At some point that's all graphical masturbation and that's why the industry has been in a rut when so many gamers get stuck on that bullshit.
Milly Osworth
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Grab yer tinfoil hats!
Deckard Chapel
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103 now!
Horizon had 188 in 7 days, this thread can't top that with the OT now released.
For what it's worth, that wouldn't actually change the metacritic score, Mc only takes the first score into account and ignores updated scores.
Jawbreaker
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Nah.
Bl@de
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I think image quality makes it easier to notice all the details and is easier on the eyes. So yes, it does matter. Is it the most important thing? No.
Nanner nanner.
lensoftruth
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Lol, there's one thing guaranteed about Nintendo is that they don't give a fuck what anyone thinks.
Hey, wait a second, that isn't Hidemaro Fujibayashi.
randomengine
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I agree. Some have gotten lost in the graphical weeds seeing performance as the only metric worth paying attention to in games. Those are the folks I'm talking about.
Chezzymann
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Its only been 10 hours though, I think it can get 80 pages in the next 2 days
Nah but this game could persuade me to get a Switch this holiday along with Mario instead of waiting, I'll have to see more gameplay. I've gave Zelda a shot many times (OOT, Wind Waker, Hourglass, Twilight) but it just never holds my attention for longer than 2-3 hours.
But framerate IS gameplay. If I showed you a game being played at 5fps, and another at 60fps, do you feel like both would control the same? Feel the same? Be the exact same amount of fun?
But its 70 quid and I don't have a switch and don't want to play the inferior Wii U version.
I'm done.
That's it, fam. I am officially dead! This game is going to redefine standards of the genre. These images are amazing.
Planisphaerium
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the horizon OT came a few days after seeing as the game was a week out.
BOTW releases tomorrow and the OT is up already.
i dont think that there such people
but yes, when someone gets in here and the only thing he can argue or say is that "but the frame rate tho" i dont care about that person opinion
blankempathy
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While I enjoy higher framerates that is an extreme example. At 5 fps it's a slideshow.
Certainly frame-rate and IQ matter. On PC, I have incredible difficulty playing things below 60fps. The experience is just flat out better.
That being said, my favorite game ever is a Zelda game that runs at 24fps all of the time. One of my favorite games last gen was Dark Souls, which on console (the only version that existed for years), dipped to 15 frames per second in multiple places. There are many great games that have dips. I can tolerate it on console. It won't "break" the experience for me.
It's not like the game runs at 20fps constantly. It has some stutters in crowded areas or with lots on screen every once in a while, and in this game it even sounds like we can correct those problems by going to mobile.
That being said, my favorite game ever is a Zelda game that runs at 24fps all of the time. One of my favorite games last gen was Dark Souls, which on console (the only version that existed for years), dipped to 15 frames per second in multiple places. There are many great games that have dips. I can tolerate it on console. It won't "break" the experience for me.
It's not like the game runs at 20fps constantly. It has some stutters in crowded areas or with lots on screen every once in a while, and in this game it even sounds like we can correct those problems by going to mobile.
Holy shit. What a post....
Labombadog
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From what I have read/seen, there are some drops but supposedly there was a patch to fix some performance issues. This has yet to be confirmed though.
CharminUltra
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March belongs to Zelda.
The March of Zelda: Dang Reviews Be Wild
The March of Zelda: Dang Reviews Be Wild
It was before with Persona 4G, also. No surprises.
Back OT. I'm looking forward to being my BotW campaign tomorrow on my pre-ordered Switch.
I HATE YOU. YOU SQUANDERED A GOOD THING I WISH I HAD!
And I'll be in line tonight at a Best Buy lol. See you there!
gamerMan
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You are right, this is what "next gen" game play is. It's not about aliasing, resolution, and narrative. Next gen game play should be improvements in game design, physics, and AI.
Still, I think you are selling it short. Nintendo has chosen to use the additional horse power for AI and physics. Although you can't really see it visually, it is still very taxing on the hardware since you are running it on every entity in the game world.
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