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[Kenzodielocke]

Bloodborne is very good but not a 9.

This is the thread for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Reviews.

 

[Lulubop]

Kevin also gave Dragon Age a 9 and Bloodborne a 9 his opinion doesn't mean much.

Not to mention CD flew the gamespot guys out to their workplace for like a week.

I was right, there was no way this game wasn't going to get high scores regardless of it's actual quality.

Wow, so you came in this thread just shit it up?

 

[Steve Youngblood]

Bloodborne is very good but not a 9.

I'm going to use this moment to interject here and suggest that we not do crap like this. Whether complaining about scores being too high or too low, let's not fall down the trap of acting like there's an objective metric by which we can or should rate games. Because there isn't. There just is not. This may not be very inviting for discourse, but I'm not even remotely interested in a rebuttal to this statement.

 

[Aces&Eights]

Feeling the same electricity I did when Bloodborne reviews started coming out.

Proud to have preordered.


Edit: disclaimer: did not read above troll comment before posting.

 

[jim2point0]

Not everyone has to gush every time a new game comes out, like what happened when DA:I was released..

Dragon Age Inquisition was reviewed highly, given multiple game of the year awards, and generally pretty hated here on GAF (used to be at least 1 thread per weak bashing it).

I don't see the same thing happening for The Witcher 3, as I suspect people to be more forgiving of this game's filler because it's CDPR... but yeah, I'm also wary of all these potential filler quests getting old fast.

We'll all find out a week from now. I don't think I can resist getting the game now...

 

[Xaero Gravity]

Kevin also gave Dragon Age a 9 and Bloodborne a 9 his opinion doesn't mean much.

Not to mention CD flew the gamespot guys out to their workplace for like a week.

I was right, there was no way this game wasn't going to get high scores regardless of it's actual quality.

Still fighting the good fight huh?

 

[Any Questions]

Powder staying dry till I hear from the biogamergirls. Only then once we get the all clear do I dive in.

 

[His Majesty]

Curious for the Playstation Magazine review, can't access it atm.

8/10

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is a surprising failure as an open-world video game, but within its beautifully lit world of monsters lies a much more traditional story-driven RPG of immense quality.

So great story, bad open world

Meanwhile IGN says the opposite.

 

[ironcreed]

Bloodborne is very good but not a 9.

 

[Nheco]

goty yes or sure?

 

[Hugstable]

Are all the reviews based on the Ps4 version or did reviewers get PC and XboxOne version, too?

Does it really matter? Game looks great on everything, and it looks so fun!

 

[Gothos]

Great scores but reading the reviewes itself feels like they should be lowered by 1 full point...

 

[Admiral Woofington]

Game is utter shite confirmed!

Ignore the guy he was in the ps4 thread yesterday calling geralt generic because he's white and told this guy who disagreed that he's using gamergate logic breeeeh

 

[Summer Haze]

Wow, so you came in this thread just shit it up?

He/she seems to do that a lot.

 

[tuxfool]

Tony Hawk 3 was the only game on that list worthy of a 10, tbh.

Sunny fellow aren't you.

 

[Grief.exe]

Are all the reviews based on the Ps4 version or did reviewers get PC and XboxOne version, too?

Strange to see the PS4 reviews, I'd expect to see more PC coverage.

Kevin also gave Dragon Age a 9 and Bloodborne a 9 his opinion doesn't mean much.

Not to mention CD flew the gamespot guys out to their workplace for like a week.

I was right, there was no way this game wasn't going to get high scores regardless of it's actual quality.

In the videos, they directly said that GameSpot funded the entire trip to Prague.

 

[Shawn6661]

Gameblog.fr (french) : 9/10

 

[LegalEagleMike]

Before it even comes out? That's impressive! We don't even need to play games any more.



Looked super annoying in that Gametrailers review video.

Well I am not talking about GAF GOTY That shit always ends up Persona or Metal Gear. I assume the review sites are going to base their goty candidates off their actual reviews you know.

 

[Einchy]

When was the last time we saw someting like this:

That statement..look at that.

Gametrailers said it was one of the best RPGs ever made as well.

 

[SoCoRoBo]

It is basically impossible to review RPGs accurately in the time-frame that these people have been given; only after about a month has passed does something approaching a worthwhile consensus about a game's flaws come about. These reviews are worth very little.

 

[Santiako]

I'm traveling out of the country for two weeks the day this releases. T_T

 

[shinobi602]

Hopefully he can justify giving it a perfect score with no criticism.

From what I read of GamesRadar and Kotaku, it seems to be a fun game with a lackluster end.

What makes GamesRadar or Kotaku's interpretation of their enjoyment of the game more correct than Gamespot's?

 

[Resident_UA]

Bloodborne is very good but not a 9.

What is it 8.9?

Scores are very subjective. There's pretty good chance that both Bloodborne and Witcher 3 will be 10 for me. Which is crazy since I was not particularly excited about either one.

 

[His Majesty]

Telegraph - 5/5

 

[idonteven]

senpai is happy

 

[LiK]

Are all the reviews based on the Ps4 version or did reviewers get PC and XboxOne version, too?

Danny said Gamespot only got PS4 so yea, no Xbox One/PC reviews codes were sent out.

 

[ironcreed]

This is Kevin VanOrd we're talking about right?

Yes. Gamespot does not hand out 10s on a silver platter. Kevin is a hell of a reviewer.

 

[Xaero Gravity]

Ignore the guy he was in the ps4 thread yesterday calling geralt generic because he's white and told this guy who disagreed that he's using gamergate logic breeeeh

Breh.

 

[danm999]

Not to mention CD flew the gamespot guys out to their workplace for like a week.

Gamespot flew themselves out.

I was right, there was no way this game wasn't going to get high scores regardless of it's actual quality.

How would you know they were right or wrong; it's not out for another week!

 

[The Albatross]

GameTrailers: "It's simply one of the best RPGs ever made."

Does go into a few mentions of frame drops especially in the Bogs and visual glitches, but says the game is so vast and well created they may be a hitch here and there but they don't take away from it at all.

 

[Any Questions]

Deffo a 9 without a thought.

 

[RoyalLaFlame]

Looks amazing! Great scores overall.

 

[Tenebrous]

It is basically impossible to review RPGs accurately in the time-frame that these people have been given; only after about a month has passed does something approaching a worthwhile consensus about a game's flaws come about. These reviews are worth very little.

From the Gamespot review...

"Kevin VanOrd has played all three Witcher games and read several of the novels. He spent about 100 hours with The Witcher 3 on a PlayStation 4 debug system, a version that included the games' day-one patch. He uses the word "ploughing" in everyday speech. "

100 hours is enough to pass judgement on anything that isn't an MMO.

 

[robertsan21]

Are all the reviews based on the Ps4 version or did reviewers get PC and XboxOne version, too?

OMG this thread is going to be filled with questions about this.

again, only PS4 version as they didnt send out Xbox review copies...the framerate is probably worse on Xbox.

 

[Kuro]

This is Kevin VanOrd we're talking about right?

Does he have a history of bad reviews?

 

[mnannola]

So how is the consensus on the combat? Is it much better than Witcher 2? That is the only thing I am worried about.

 

[Sn4ke_911]

tbh i expected more 10's but this shows again another overhyped game.

Don't get me wrong, i'm sure it will be an amazing game but i personally kept my hype in check since the other two previous Witcher games were far from being masterpieces.

 

[ironcreed]

Gametrailers said it was one of the best RPGs ever made as well.

And Eurogamer.

 

[TheSlySoul]

Great scores but reading the reviewes itself feels like they should be lowered by 1 full point...

This can be applied to any hyped game honestly.
I take the high reviews and take away a point.

Funny how two reviews said completely opposite ends of combat. Seems framerate is a consistent issue though.

 

[Netherscourge]

Ironically - Gamespot has a new article up today about it's own history of games they gave a Perfect Score to:

http://www.gamespot.com/articles/gamespots-complete-list-of-10-10-reviews-and-how-t/1100-6422955/

The Witcher 3 - Review Date: May 12, 2015

Bayonetta 2 - Review date: October 13, 2014

Super Mario Galaxy 2 - Review date: May 21, 2010

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots - Review date: June 13, 2008

Grand Theft Auto IV - Review date: April 28, 2008

---6.5 years between "10" scores at this point---

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 - Review date: October 29, 2001

Chrono Cross - Review date: January 6, 2000

Soul Calibur (Dreamcast) - Review date: August 9, 1999

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - Review Date: November 23, 1998


Grats to the Witcher 3 team! Looks like I'll be buying this one!

 

[Derp]

 

[His Majesty]

From the Gamespot review...

"Kevin VanOrd has played all three Witcher games and read several of the novels. He spent about 100 hours with The Witcher 3 on a PlayStation 4 debug system, a version that included the games' day-one patch. He uses the word "ploughing" in everyday speech. "

100 hours is enough to pass judgement on anything that isn't an MMO.

Not for Destiny apparently.

 

[Lingitiz]

Strange to see the PS4 reviews, I'd expect to see more PC coverage.



In the videos, they directly said that GameSpot funded the entire trip to Prague.

It's very weird that they went this way considering the PC version has been the one getting the most preview coverage. It's more baffling since the PS4 version seems to have framerate issues too. Maybe the PC version still has big bugs to squash still.

I trust CDPR to put out a great PC version but it's still pretty weird.

 

[Kriken]

Strange to see the PS4 reviews, I'd expect to see more PC coverage.

While review copies of The Witcher 3 were sent out for the PlayStation 4 more than a week ago, PC code is still missing in action, despite being pre-loadable on Steam. Bandai Namco tells us that this is because a big day-one patch hasn't been finalised on PC in time for today's review embargo, but will be ready for worldwide release next Tuesday.

http://www.pcgamer.com/when-is-our-witcher-3-review-coming/

 

[crazysapertonight]

Goty is real

 

[Mr. Sunny]

Ignore the guy he was in the ps4 thread yesterday calling geralt generic because he's white and told this guy who disagreed that he's using gamergate logic breeeeh

I understand you're not smart enough to understand my previous post but you should stop twisting my words.

 

[BumRush]

Holy shit. Expected great but got even better.

 

[Ikuu]

tbh i expected more 10's but this shows again another overhyped game.

What?

 

[Kazuhira]

We´re on a roll right now,first Bloodborne and now Witcher 3.
Next stop is Arkham Knight.

 

[Sephiroth_GR_]

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