Holy shit. When did IGN start doing reviews like this? I might actually go there more if they handled all their reviews like this.
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Holy shit. When did IGN start doing reviews like this? I might actually go there more if they handled all their reviews like this.
They gave the vanilla pc version a 9. I guess the additional content made the game worse.
Holy fuck that's shameless.
You should ask EA. I don't think it was cheap.
Edit: wait, that is not an answer to your question. A real answer is that I think this was a "special case".
Wow, that's not even subtle.
Apparently the way Mass Effect 3's review was presented was supposed to be a template for future reviews. I am surprised they haven't been able to implement for other games as well.
Then again, economically it makes sense to have the best presentation for a game with as much hype as ME3 and thereby increasing the number of hits on the webpage.
Yeah, that was my one gripe with it. Not really fair, but eh.
That's true, but there's upping presentation, and then there's playing sales-person by proxy.
You mean like glorified ads?
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Deleted member 81567
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They wouldn't be ads if every game review was like that.
Inferno313
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Is there a list anywhere of all the stuff that will seem new to someone who hasn't played since the original PC launch period? Not just what's new in this version, but what has been added since launch? I know about hairstyles, arena, new tutorial, and Dark Mode but what else will be new to me?
They completely revamped the lighting and graphics in most scenes throughout the game to appear more natural and sometimes more detailed. They added around 4 hours worth of gameplay toward the end of the game. They include all the dlc stuff into the main game. For consoles they improved gamepad support. And they made a bunch of bug fixes.
Im sure an explicit list can be found on their website.
Psychoward
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lol IGN and all, but how can it get an 8 in Graphics? Like, it just blows my mind
Snapshot King
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You get mail on saturdays?
Yes, me and everyone else in the United States. The Postal Service is bleeding money though so I think they'll have to stop delivering on Saturdays.
The check didn't clear.
Snapshot King
Member
I wish I got mail on saturdays =(
O, Canada....
Yes, me and everyone else in the United States. The Postal Service is bleeding money though so I think they'll have to stop delivering on Saturdays.
Lucky, hopefully I get mine Monday.
M.W.
Gold Member
Yes, me and everyone else in the United States. The Postal Service is bleeding money though so I think they'll have to stop delivering on Saturdays.
Nice. Color me jealous.
M.W.
Gold Member
Have you played it previously, or is this your initial reaction? I haven't played either Witcher, barely watched any vids (just a few brush ups on the first game), so I'm coming in a rookie nubstar. Can't friggin' wait.
Yes, me and everyone else in the United States. The Postal Service is bleeding money though so I think they'll have to stop delivering on Saturdays.
Lucky!
therealminime
Member
Gah, being in Canada I don't even know when I will get my review copy. That's okay, whenever I do get it, I will be totally happy.
Snapshot King
Member
I'm giving mine to a colleague of mine, as I'm waiting for a new PC and the PC EE patch, but still.
How would you know when our review copies are coming? Hrmm.
therealminime
Member
No I do not, I was one of the lucky 1000 that were sent copies to review. I fully intend on reviewing it, I have posted some reviews on Giant Bomb (user reviews).
And yeah, if the copies are shipping from the US it could take a little while longer for it to get here. That's okay though.
Nope all I've played is a couple of hours on this on my 360. I'm in love.
Well I am merely basing it on the assumption that the kind sir hasn't received his review copy yet and normal release date (which I saw on on Futureshop's webpage) is 17th of this month which is around 72 hours away.
Snapshot King
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These have been somewhat informally sent out en masse, though if they're priority shipping, most of us canucks should get them Monday.
Even if some of us do get it on Tuesday or after, there is not any room to complain. As the game is free. It is coming from California via first class mail, so I'll definitely get mine by then.
Snapshot King
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During their live stream a little while back, they announced that they would send a total of 1000 free copies to anybody who could convince them they deserved one on thewitcher.com/review. Those of us getting copies were simply very convincing, though I imagine we all have a relatively popular blog, youtube account or website.
They selected 1,000 gamers to receive a free copy in order to review and share their views on the game with friends, on social media sites, forums, etc. You had to fill out an application explaining why you thought you should be selected and that was it.
Holy shit that's a new kind of pathetic. I'm surprised a bigger stink wasn't raised here.
Snapshot King
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I think we're all aware of what a bunch of hacks and liars IGN is at this point. It's more tiring than anything else.
Ah, I wasn't aware. Seems pretty generous and intelligent of them. It is a great way to spread the word and increase potential proliferation of the product. Good job to individuals who earned it.
Slightly off-topic, but I ordered a package from the USA (I'm British) and it arrived in 4 days. I picked standard 30 day intl shipping. USPS must be bleeding money if they are better at getting post to me than my local service (or I'm lucky).
Snapshot King
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Similar story here, everything I order from Amazon.ca somehow makes it from a warehouse in texas to my door in 3 days, but Canada post can't get me a single parcel on priority shipping from BC in a week.
The reason why USPS is losing money:
http://www.postalnewsblog.com/2011/...xpayer-dollars-to-attack-postal-workers-usps/
Spirit of Jazz
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I think the best part of the IGN review is that Keza MacDonald also reviewed Dark Souls and gave its graphics a 9 with "Occasional slow-down in busy areas is not enough to take the sheen off this world." Does that mean Witcher 2's graphical issues are harsher and more constant than Dark Souls chugging frame rate?
Well, that sounds like a wonderful situation. I think the royal mail here loses around £2 million a week. That's the last figure I recall reading.
As for the witcher, I'm jealous of all of you playing it now/soon. I have exams and my PC died, so I'll be waiting until Ivy Bridge is out to buy a new one. Late May? too far away.
Snapshot King
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Why are you even attempting to see reviewer consistency here. They're hacks.
That's a pretty big brush and a broad stroke.
Lol. TW2 would have gotten a 10 if CDPR had given Chobot a character in the game. Even Vanilla TW2 shits all over ME3. IGN is such a joke.