Neuromancer
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ZombiU |OT| Zombi Emergency! WiiU WiiU WiiU WiiU
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Gamespot is the new Edge confirmed.
cyberheater
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Brutal. I just can't see it being that bad.
It all depends on what kind of game you're interested in. I personally don't care what any of the reviews say, I'll buy the game regardless since I'm generally interested in the premise and want to see for myself if they pulled off what they were going for. All the various very long video walkthroughs sold me on the game and pretty much guaranteed me a certain minimum amount of enjoyment from the game that makes it worth it. If you don't care for slow paced gameplay that's not focused on action then you probably knew you weren't gonna like ZombiU from the get-go.
That said, I've been holding out for the Wii U version of Darksiders 2 so I'll get that eventually as well.
There's no such thing as an unbiased review.
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Another survivor is about to respawn and shit up the thread.
Twilight Princess
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Demons souls is completely old school. It's a hardcore old school game done right in 3d.
Skyward sword does have all the wiimote stuff that's new.
Barack Lesnar
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I actually wouldn't be surprised if it's a typo and was supposed to be 6.5. The review was mistakenly put up. But then you read the text and he's listing fairly detailed criticisms of the game throughout the entirety of the review until the last paragraph which praises the local multi. Still seems kinda harsh.
Yikes! That's a mighty low review score from GameSpot. I have been looking forward to ZombiU, but remained skeptical about the overall quality of the game. This is largely due to whether the GamePad's various uses end up being more intrusive and gimmicky than clever and fun. It would naturally difficult to trust Ubisoft's capability to deliver good quality next-gen launch titles. I doubt the graphics and story are going to impress, but at least it's good to hear the controls have been significantly fine tuned according to IGN comment last week. Hopefully, the rest of ZombiU will be well designed and polished.
Sammy Samusu
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Thread is about to get epic.
Weird how that thing about the enemies seems to go in the exact opposite direction than the GS review.
You're mistaking this for the Fable: The Journey thread
The video review has the 4.5 in it as well.
Kai Dracon
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Which is a big part of the perceptual problem here.
Games are so expensive plus often require a time investment. We are drawn apart by conflicting forces.
We want to hear reviewers' opinions.
Yet we also want some kind of objective, Consumer Reports style product ranking before we spend a lot of money.
Movie reviews for example aren't placed under the same scrutiny as often, because it's relatively cheap, casual entertainment. Many people don't even bother to glance at a mainstream review before seeing a film. They watch a trailer and decide to fork over the seven bucks for a couple of hours.
So yes, no review is unbiased. Two different opinions can paint the same thing in diametrically opposed perspectives. Yet we want an objective product evaluation at the same time. So we get upset over reviews that conflict with our hopes or expectations.
The only real comment I have on the Gamespot review is that 4.5 is pretty brutal by the standards the press applies to a 100 point scale currently. To be honest, all hopes about the game aside, I'd be rather skeptical that the game is so objectively bad it deserves that, even if you dislike it out of taste.
The Edge score and summary sounds more in line with what I've been expecting, based on everything I've seen, and all hands-on I've read about.
This seems to be the more along the feedback we've been getting via tweets, etc.. Gamespot is presently an outlier among an admittedly narrow range of impressions.
A lot of it has to do with the timing of the leaked review. Other than a blurb review from an official Nintendo magazine, this is the only review we have to go on. When the first review is 4.5, ya have to think the game is pretty crap. 4.5 doesn't sound like a good but flawed game, it sounds like a total cluster. That's why these good reviews peeking out have me confused. I cancelled my preorder but I want the game to be awesome. I'll check IGN etc tomorrow before picking up my U to see if I'm getting some Zombi action after all. If they give it something in the high 7's or above and the review text appeals to me, I'll still bite.
kingellesar
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Indeed, next issue isn't out until 4th December?
Has the GS video been posted? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wSG2BGe3_c
That Youtube comment backlash.
TreasureHunterG
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I read the review and IMO, the reviewer is being harsh and biased with this review. ZumbiU, might have flaws, but from what he said, it's nowhere near a 4.5 game. He omitted a lot of information regarding the game, specially the online mode. Yet, he said the online is good, so pretty much, this is a single-player online review for a game that have strong focus on online multiplayer. Like saying Battlefield 3 sucks only because of the single player mode.
Barack Lesnar
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I've got some bad news for ya -- there is no online multi-player.
Say what? Are you talking about the same game?
GANGSTERKILLER
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Thread is about to get epic.
Britney has skills...
Twilight Princess
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Is the gs video review real?
cyberheater
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Is the gs video review real?
I was wondering the same.
Is the gs video review real?
Yep.
And that's also where the actual text complaints don't really make it sound like a 4.5 when the only serious complaint is "boring" combat. No word about the game being broken or having serious issues other than narrative dissonance, the aforementioned boring combat and a general disinterest in the gamepad features while the multiplayer gets a lot of praise. how that amounts to a 4.5 with the word "poor" attached to it is beyond me.
There are various problems that could be cited that were apparent from the released footage and other reviews coming out but they aren't. So regardless if you care about the game or not, there should be some serious concerns regarding the quality of the review itself.
shira
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Oh ubisoft. Feels like Red Steel all over again.
What the hell was that........
So basically its first person survival horror? Conserve ammo and weaponry, avoid what you can whenever possible, and dont get cocky.
EDIT: Constantly tapping to open a manhole is kinda dumb though. Should have at least mimicked opening one.
I think transcribes are OK, but scans are super no-nos.
Do it anyway!
This.
No scans. Not sure what the rules are for typing out articles from print.
Edge dont have it up online yet, probably due to the embargo.
Sanctuary
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Yeah, I know there's no such thing as a 100% unbiased review, but Gamespot (as well as the old school EGM) used to give fairly accurate reviews, as far as my own tastes are concerned. They were nothing like IGN/Gamepro until later on, and the current Gamespot mostly sticks with what IGN does as far as scoring goes, with the very occasional outlier/oddball score just to make it seem like they aren't copying each other. Kevin is pretty much the only Gamespot reviewer that I listen to anymore from that site.
Edit: Actually just watched the video review. I'm not sure about a 4.5, but the repetitive nature and lame combat does make it seem that something around 6.0 is not too far off from reality. It doesn't matter how good a game looks if it's boring to play...
I haven't bothered with single review sites since 2006 or so, and use Gamerankings just like Rottentomatoes.
I've been using Rottentomatoes since 1999. Unless it's a movie I had really been looking forward to, I won't go to see anything lower than a 75% at the theatre anymore (60% if I really wanted to see it). Even a rental, something on Netflix, or a download I typically won't bother with if it's sitting at the 25% territory--they usually are crap. I know what you're saying though, because none of my friends use review sites for anything. They usually just rely on me to do it for them.
Edit: Actually just watched the video review. I'm not sure about a 4.5, but the repetitive nature and lame combat does make it seem that something around 6.0 is not too far off from reality. It doesn't matter how good a game looks if it's boring to play...
I haven't bothered with single review sites since 2006 or so, and use Gamerankings just like Rottentomatoes.
I've been using Rottentomatoes since 1999. Unless it's a movie I had really been looking forward to, I won't go to see anything lower than a 75% at the theatre anymore (60% if I really wanted to see it). Even a rental, something on Netflix, or a download I typically won't bother with if it's sitting at the 25% territory--they usually are crap. I know what you're saying though, because none of my friends use review sites for anything. They usually just rely on me to do it for them.
Oh man that Gamespot review kind of worries me but it seems like all the reviewer wants throughout the video review is more action..... last I checked that's not exactly a staple of the survival horror genre. I'll pick up the game regardless but hopefully the game doesn't disappoint.
Nah, GS gave red steel 5.5
Ingueferroque
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Doesn't look that bad in-motion, but that tapping mechanic is ridiculous. Reminds me of the DS launch games.
Dreams-Visions
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I hope that's not an accurate reflection of the gameplay experience. Looked bad man.
Yeah, that was terrible.
DevelopmentArrested
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Yikes.....
Dreams-Visions
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The repetitive attack animations look like the pits. Especially without more melee variety.
They should have taken more notes from Dead Rising regarding melee options.
Gamespot: 4.5/10
TheGreatMightyPoo
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Anyone can play any game and make it look bad.