If you look what is going on this thread who need a pill is Xbox fans. Who can't accept crackdown 3 as a mediocre game by reviews.
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Crackdown 3 Review Thread
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if people enjoy the game then who cares what the reviewers say? That's all that matters at the end of the day.
Lets be honest i know taste is different per person, but the first party output by Microsoft has been really shit this gen. I feel obligated to say it on Era but i own all consoles and i have no agenda. I love my One X for what it is and i enjoy my time with most games because of gamepass and as a multiplat console. I hope next gen MS gets that 360 era swang back and gives us the good stuff.
"Meh at best" with metascires around 85?
The two series of Forza games have great reviews from two different teams
Ori and Cuphead are also amazing games being ignored just because those are 2D.
Sunset Overdrive was also a grat game
Killer instinct started bad, but with updates it evolved into a really great game with good reviews of its last version (and I'm hoping the same happens with sea of thieves)
Are those few games?, YES, is it enough for 5 years?, of course not but saying they only released Forza Horizon 4 like most people are doing isnt fair.
Its like, the only PS4 exclusives that I liked are persona, Uncharted 4 bloodborne and God of war, but I wouldnt say that those are the only 4 good exclusives that the console has.
Yes and many points are true, but I would still hold by my stance that fans of the franchise would like the game. It would have been more disappointing if the game was wildly different than the previous ones. It sits on the same tier as games like just cause imo, and I would hate for the low scores to turn away fans without trying it first because it's pretty fun and it's faithful to the original. A lot of people just read reviews with out trying something out, and as I already said, with the barrier to entry so low fans ought to try this one out. I don't have a problem with reviewers, as I already said they can think what they want, I am just being dramatic by calling them garbage (my apologies if you took offense). I don't really care what they think, I just would hate for it to turn fans away.
I think they accept the game being reviewed bad. But they are enjoying it and would rate it higher themselfs. If there is also some bias in that i dont know, could be, its not abnormal for people to defend the things they love.
the only review that needs to be on the back of the box
"I mean...its crackdown ya know? In 2019. Yeah.
Gamepass that shit b"
Even as a big fan of the first game, and someone who bought an Xbox to play the third back in 2016, I can safely say that it never was a "great" game and never sat amongst the true greats of that year. It was just "good". And I don't think anyone ever expected crackdown 3 to be siting alongside god of war or spiderman or RDR2.... I just don't think anyone expected it to be this bad either.
As I've been saying in other threads leading up to the games release. It's shown no growth or evolution at all. It is exactly like they've released crackdown 2007 in 2019. With no thought to how the industry has changed or how standards have understandably increased. I still like crackdown 1 because I played it back when it came out and have fond memories, but if you could strip that experience from my mind and remove the nostalgia and asked me to play it in 2019 Its highly unlikely I would be having a good time playing it. Mostly because so many better games have been released since crackdown was released.
I think the only way you could realistically look at crackdown 3 fondly is if the last game you played happened to be crackdown 1...back in 2007. Lol
Oh....so the mods allowing Xbox fans to actually have a voice in a community that constantly shits on them is a bad thing? I think this place is much more balanced now thanks to the mods swiftly banning the people derailing most Microsoft threads with drive by shit posts. It's not a PlayStation/ Nintendo message board, it's a video game message board. So whomever wants to step into the market, people who enjoy their product should feel welcomed.
played a bit this morning and it looks fun. I'm really going to enjoy this game. It has more story then the previous games.
It's actually laughable looking back at the fact this and Forza were the two games MS planned to use to launch the Xbox x. The most interesting part is how horrendous the game must have been before the litany of delays.
I don't know why some people (other console's people to be clear) gets so agressive towards this game, like the person above. For some reason they can't accept people on Xbox are enjoying a new released game despite what the "critics" are saying.
The unreasonable hate is useless. Many people on Xbox will continue to enjoy Crackdown 3 and you will continue to hate the game and will never bother to play it. Move on, go play your beloved untouchable high rated first party games and stop wasting your energy concerned about what other people are playing.
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I'm a bit stupid as I forgot they are charging $60 with game pass being a thing these days lol. Fair enough my mistake.
Well, it is my opinion based on the experience I'm having. Just as mindless dumb fun. I recommend you to play it and see for yourself.
Take advantage of the gamepass to test it at a low cost.
Pretty much, I wasn't asking for more so I'll take it. I thought the franchise was dead after 2 so.... cool.
Side note: is the system wars for real? I'm a grown adult and I own every platform like most the enthusiasts here. This is an enthusiast forum.
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It's OT but I feel welcome as an Xbox fan posting on ERA. A total liberated feeling in comparison to the old board. I really appreciate the moderation here and I don't mean to post this to be a brown nose.
Sonic is better than Mario. Supermonaco is better than Mário kart #teammegadrive
What a meltdown. Some people in here seem to be playing and defending a game out of pure spite to prove reality wrong.
I've played for a few hours now and I think I get why it reviews poorly.
This "feels" like a 2005 game with new graphics, I have no other way of explaining it.
It even has the "developer written" poor dialogue and quips that was so common back then without professional writers. Echo/Swift is really irritating and I wish I could just turn that part off.
The animations are not polished to what we are used to today and feel quite stiff and non contextual in relation to the surroundings, i.e. a death animation goes on unhindered even if an enemy is falling off the side of a building.
The world itself looks good but the different objectives does not have a lot of variations and a lot of them feels like copy/paste.
The orbs seem just placed randomly. I don't really get any gratification from picking up orbs that are on a 2 meter high box on the ground. Some are harder to get but again it seems random.
The combat and movement also "feels" very 2005, but afaik that was the objective according to Phil. To make it "feel" like crackdown. I haven't played the other ones but I think they did what they said they would here.
BUT.. just roaming around and blowing shit up as a sandbox is quite fun :)
I love the graphics options and display. I can run it at 1620p with everything on ultra without any dips in the fps from 60 except for the microstudders when it loads new textures.
I also like the art style.
It reminds me of how I played GTA 2 (the isometric one) where I would just stack up a bunch of cars and whatnot and reverse full speed into them with a truck to blow it all up.
But I can totally see how reviewers might trash it after what is common from AAA games today. It's not a good game but it's a fun one if that makes sense. It's not something I'd pay $60 for though (I'm playing for free using 14 day trial of game pass).
I'll play a bit more this weekend and see if I can finish it.
This "feels" like a 2005 game with new graphics, I have no other way of explaining it.
It even has the "developer written" poor dialogue and quips that was so common back then without professional writers. Echo/Swift is really irritating and I wish I could just turn that part off.
The animations are not polished to what we are used to today and feel quite stiff and non contextual in relation to the surroundings, i.e. a death animation goes on unhindered even if an enemy is falling off the side of a building.
The world itself looks good but the different objectives does not have a lot of variations and a lot of them feels like copy/paste.
The orbs seem just placed randomly. I don't really get any gratification from picking up orbs that are on a 2 meter high box on the ground. Some are harder to get but again it seems random.
The combat and movement also "feels" very 2005, but afaik that was the objective according to Phil. To make it "feel" like crackdown. I haven't played the other ones but I think they did what they said they would here.
BUT.. just roaming around and blowing shit up as a sandbox is quite fun :)
I love the graphics options and display. I can run it at 1620p with everything on ultra without any dips in the fps from 60 except for the microstudders when it loads new textures.
I also like the art style.
It reminds me of how I played GTA 2 (the isometric one) where I would just stack up a bunch of cars and whatnot and reverse full speed into them with a truck to blow it all up.
But I can totally see how reviewers might trash it after what is common from AAA games today. It's not a good game but it's a fun one if that makes sense. It's not something I'd pay $60 for though (I'm playing for free using 14 day trial of game pass).
I'll play a bit more this weekend and see if I can finish it.
I was flamed like crazy last year when I suggested that the level of destruction in the alpha video they showed years ago is not how the final product would be considering what they showed at E3 2017. Fanboy anger over rational criticism is so weird.
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You basically summarized everything. Echo is damn boring, I skip every dialogue if possible, and also use spotify on the background.
From what I've played, I agree 100% with you.
Also, do any reviews mention playtime to complete the campaign?
If it was about 8 hours or so it would be better for me so it doesn't get too much repetitive.
Giant bomb said 7-8 hours so it's very doable in a weekend :)
Anybody know roughly how long the campaign is on average? I didn't see any reviewers that I saw mention that. I feel like the shorter the campaign the better with this kinda game. I'm having a lot of fun but it is in danger of wearing out its welcome if it drags on too long.
Crackdown 1 hit in the right place, at the right time. It brought the orb collection to a new generation. It brought co-op gameplay. It brought cool cars, superpowers, and leveling up to an open world. It never brought interesting missions or even graphical fidelity. It looked "fine" and the missions did their job. We were all hunting achievements back then too, so it was fun trying to pick through that ladder. Crackdown was just a fun game to dick around with friends in, and was a surprise because people expected it to be trash, only being sold because of the Halo demo.
Since then, everyone has done this. Saints Row 3 specifically nearly perfected the whole formula for this type of game by bringing a hilarious story with bonkers characters to the mix. But Saints Row 3 was 8 years ago. The issue with Crackdown 3, as I can see from reviews because I haven't played, is that destruction is only in multiplayer and is fairly meaningless. As far as I can tell, there's just nothing new here, giving me no impetuous to even try through Game Pass.
What makes Crackdown 3 unique in today's market, other than Terry Crews? I care less about the money piece (I have some cash that I can spend on games and not worry about it like when I was a kid). I care about wasting time on a game that doesn't bring me anything new or interesting. I'm open to being convinced but most here have echoed all of this. If someone can tell me why I should play this over something else, I'm all ears.
Since then, everyone has done this. Saints Row 3 specifically nearly perfected the whole formula for this type of game by bringing a hilarious story with bonkers characters to the mix. But Saints Row 3 was 8 years ago. The issue with Crackdown 3, as I can see from reviews because I haven't played, is that destruction is only in multiplayer and is fairly meaningless. As far as I can tell, there's just nothing new here, giving me no impetuous to even try through Game Pass.
What makes Crackdown 3 unique in today's market, other than Terry Crews? I care less about the money piece (I have some cash that I can spend on games and not worry about it like when I was a kid). I care about wasting time on a game that doesn't bring me anything new or interesting. I'm open to being convinced but most here have echoed all of this. If someone can tell me why I should play this over something else, I'm all ears.
Oh wow. Just popped in and this is a bloodbath. Looks like a fun game, but it was obviously stuck in development Hell and simply too dated by the time it came out. I'll definitely check it out when I pick up an X1 (on sale).
As I stated in a post earlier, I am thoroughly enjoying it. If you like Crackdown you will have a blast!! That being said, I keep seeing people complaining that this game is dated, feels like a 2007 game etc. I just tried Kingdom Hearts 3, never played a KH game before, and let me tell you, THAT game feels dated. It feels like a game from a decade ago, but I see nothing but great reviews for it. I would like to know why that game is getting praised, but CD3 is getting obliterated for feeling like an older game???
Well this has become more than a review thread, it's just bash crackdown thread now.
The dated argument isn't the only thing holding CD3 back.
Is 3 at least as good as 1?
Heck, i bought the first crackdown way back when for the Halo 3 multiplayer beta. It turned out to be a really, really fun game. I never expected crackdown 3 to be ground-breaking, so as long as it is as good as 1 i am good (altho it is dissappointing it really does look like just a re-skin of crackdown 1 and not a next-gen).
Heck, i bought the first crackdown way back when for the Halo 3 multiplayer beta. It turned out to be a really, really fun game. I never expected crackdown 3 to be ground-breaking, so as long as it is as good as 1 i am good (altho it is dissappointing it really does look like just a re-skin of crackdown 1 and not a next-gen).
Kingdom Hearts has more variety in its first level than anything I've seen in CD3.
F@ck the reviews. Unlike people playing games for work, i play them for fun. Its a fun game.
Sure there are expectations set from some unknown source, but i dont follow those. This game is great to sell game pass. Not every game needs to be a visual powerhouse.
Sure there are expectations set from some unknown source, but i dont follow those. This game is great to sell game pass. Not every game needs to be a visual powerhouse.
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Lot of fanyboys in this thread that doesnt affect my game purchasing.
Yes!! It is better than CD1, the graphics are very crisp (im on the XB1X). The gameplay is very similar, but there are more weapons, more orbs, more side mission etc. Its a bigger, cleaner, louder CD game and that is just fine with me.
The better question is why are you posting in here? Did you plan on getting the game?
It may have variety, but that doesn't mean it's great or that its not dated. Just because there may be more things to do, does not mean that the game doesn't feel like a game from 2007...