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Crackdown 3 Review Thread
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No interest in the game as I have never played a game in the series before, but it's disappointing to see it scoring so lowly.
MS really struggling with those games, being as though I have gamepass I will check it out, but unsure how long I will stick around for.
MS really struggling with those games, being as though I have gamepass I will check it out, but unsure how long I will stick around for.
Yeah, it's weird.
But you should. It's a Microsoft 1st party game.
Crackdown 3 is a Microsoft 1st party game. My problem is that you are wrong and you don't see it ;D
The silly part is it's better than both those games.
But I guess if Crackdown 1 were to be reviewed in 2019 it would not be in the 80s like it is
hmm, too bad this isn't being well received. I still haven't found a game for me that I'd consider Microsoft's "killer app" this generation. Lots of good stuff, but nothing that's quite made me saw WOW!
As opposed to the asinine comments from everybody else
This thread is a winner, that's for sure
All this evidence and people are still gonna go by their own made up definitions huh
I mean low effort creatively, the sequel lacks the quality of AAA games in 2019 and the reviews prove this clearly.
There's such a thing as second party developers, Sumo Digital in this case, Insomniac Games too.
Both has made first party games like Crackdown 3, Spider-Man and Sunset Overdrive.
There's no such thing as second party games.
Both has made first party games like Crackdown 3, Spider-Man and Sunset Overdrive.
There's no such thing as second party games.
Strange thread. People don't seem to know what a first party game is and are just standing their ground because reasons?
Man imagine how bad in shape Scalebound had to be if they canceled that and let Crackdown 3 live.
Wow. Where's my god? I'm still excited for the game. Am I supposed to not like the game because of the scores? Grow up.
Game still looks great. Can't wait to play it!
Can you put a sticky note with a 9/10 review score on the web page for the metacritic tabulation?
It just goes to show how irrelevant numbered game scores are, I suppose.
You have a great written review, though! Thanks for sharing it!
I'd say their forza games are killer apps but I guess that depends on if you're into racing games
Exactly, and auto-aim? Saints Row 4 worked perfectly with free-aim and from what I'm seeing most of CD3's combat is still on the ground. They could've come up with a better system for the aerial game like bullet-time or bullet-magnetism, still the Defense Force tried to convince me that this is fun and there's no other way to make this game work. Nope, auto-aim with lock-on is sooo PS2 era and I hated it back then and I still hate it 20 years later. That's also the reason why I don't have so fond memories of CD1 - it was a average game in 2007 and only the orb collecting was fun for a while.
And regarding destruction: EDF is made by like 10 people or so and had destruction from the beginning. Admittedly it looks trashy and nothing like the CD3 reveal or Red Faction Guerilla, but it works and has a purpose in EDF's gameplay loop.
Games like Sea of Thieves and Halo are the ones I would be disappointed with if they reviewed low and were just mediocre, so far as Gamepass is concerned.
Crackdown 3 was not a hyped game that I expected to battle Spiderman or Breath of the Wild in terms of mega-success. I never looked at it like a 1st party AAA console seller. I guess that's why I don't see this as a big issue. It's just fluff to me.
I certainly wouldn't pay $60 for it. That's the only flaw I see with the game.
Crackdown 3 was not a hyped game that I expected to battle Spiderman or Breath of the Wild in terms of mega-success. I never looked at it like a 1st party AAA console seller. I guess that's why I don't see this as a big issue. It's just fluff to me.
I certainly wouldn't pay $60 for it. That's the only flaw I see with the game.
Absolutely, a first party game made by a second party studio.
There's no such thing as a second party game. There only is if the game sucks and people want to push the narrative somewhere else.
Review threads seem to go one of two ways: People's hype is validated and the thread is a stream of gifs and "day one!"s, or they go like this.
Played a bit longer and thanks but no thanks. I'm glad I got it if game pass otherwise I would have been very upset if I paid for it. I deleted it now as I just haven't got the time playing below average games when there are some much better ones available and worth my time.
I just don't understand how this game got released over others that got cancelled.
This should have been binned long time ago and the time and effort invested into something else.
Brief observations:
Boring lifeless world
Atrocious graphics
Beginning was fun but that deflated rather quickly
Cringeworthy Dialoges trying too hard to be funny
No fluidity and everything just looks forced
This is another setback for Microsoft's first party output. I know they acquired a lot of new studios and are heading in the right direction, but with games like this, they are not doing themselves any favours in building any confidence for the future.
Come on Phil, how the hell was this greenlit when promising new ips like scalebound got cancelled?!
I just don't understand how this game got released over others that got cancelled.
This should have been binned long time ago and the time and effort invested into something else.
Brief observations:
Boring lifeless world
Atrocious graphics
Beginning was fun but that deflated rather quickly
Cringeworthy Dialoges trying too hard to be funny
No fluidity and everything just looks forced
This is another setback for Microsoft's first party output. I know they acquired a lot of new studios and are heading in the right direction, but with games like this, they are not doing themselves any favours in building any confidence for the future.
Come on Phil, how the hell was this greenlit when promising new ips like scalebound got cancelled?!
I think it will be fine critically but fail commercially, at least at launch.
We have tweets from Sony and Insomniac considering the game to be first party.
No, because Sumo Digital is not a First Party studio, part of Xbox Game Studios. So its not first party
I don't have to watch a Youtube video, to know that games like Crackdown 3, Forza Horizon, The Order 1886 and Until Dawn are 1st party games. But thank you, Scheeper1.
It's not scored yet as the multiplayer Wrecking Zone was only available in two sessions on Wednesday. I didn't have time to test it out properly.
Low 60s sounds a little bit harsh, but I can kinda understand it. Visuals, at least on Xbs, are not good. Game feels and controls clunky, but still enjoyable. Will be good enough for a few hours and forgotten after a few hours more.
Protip: You are the one who is wrong (and should admit it).
This is not the thread to discuss your semantics of what is first-party or not, whether Spidey or *insert game* is qualified or not because *not internal studio* *IP not owned by publisher* etc etc. Feel free to have that discussion over your DMs.
This is about Crackdown 3 reviews.
This is about Crackdown 3 reviews.
I still want to try this, though im worried that if i sign up for game pass, try it, and let the sub lapse, it will also revoke my access to games i previously bought but are on gamepass like forza horizon 4 etc...
Will this be the fate of the newly acquired studios to boast game pass?
I felt this game wasn't coming along well for a long time and felt forced.
I figured it would score in the lower 70's.
I felt this game wasn't coming along well for a long time and felt forced.
I figured it would score in the lower 70's.