Why does it feel like some of you wanted this review thread closed as soon as them reviews started going up? There has been so much meta-commentary over why/how this thread is so big and why it's open. By all means, stick to the OT if this thread bothers you that much man.
just admit your hate for this game is an obsession at this point...
I can't think of a post I disagree with more in this thread, and I am actually, truly nonplussed that an actual human being genuinely thinks this.
"I only want people who like the game to share their impressions"
Days Gone is coming up! So you may see it all in action very shortly.
The comparison between the two games absolutely beggars belief. Truly.
This is something that will take a while for reviewers and players to get used to. I had this discussion with chobel ...how do you accurately review a game that is both $60 retail but also at max $10 with a subscription (I say at max because one may have already had the subscription so it's not an additional $10)? Your audience is totally different and we don't live in a world where Xbox Game Pass doesn't exist (and the game was really hit hard with marketing of getting it with Xbox Game Pass). Because you can't rate it as a $60 title just as you can't rate a $20 title like you would a $60 because users can get it at $0, $10, or $60. A score doesn't really tell the value that you are getting with those options. That's why I believe you should be reviewing the title on the merits of the title (not saying that reviewers aren't) and not how much it costs because that's just a murky situation where there is literally no size fits all.
Yeah idk what the hell happened to the driving in this game
Nah the handling is still just kinda messed up even at high levels
Agreed with pretty much everything you said. The score should absolutely reflect the merits of the game first and foremost. At the same time, it does get quite tricky with the $60 to own, $10 subscription model. We are still figuring it out as players and reviewers but once you are part of that subscription, the perception will be different. Because the value proposition is also different. Getting more for the money, but maybe not as much insane AAA quality which would be fully acceptable as a subscriber.
What does anything have to do with being a warrior? I think Skyrim is trash and I think Uncharted 4 is the best in the series. So what? Doesn't mean I'm trying to champion for some mega-coporation.
That is completely fair, everybody has different tastes and just because reviewers may feel differently about a title, does not mean the same problems hurt your experience. GamePass here can act as a cushion to soften the blow in regards to monetary spending and people who experience the game through that service are more likely to react more favorably to the game I feel.
The issue people have is with the consistency of it, MS has consistently put out flops over the last 2 or 3 years, minus their Forza titles. It's getting harder to care about MS's published content when only the racing games have been worth a $60 purchase as of late.
I mean, if you like the game, you like the game. Nothing wrong with liking CD3, just like nothing wrong with liking Sony's next flop or Nintendo's next flop. The issue is with attacking journalists and coming up wtih conspiracy theories on why the game reviewed poorly. To bring in a Sony game, people did the same thing with THe order 1886, and everyone called bullshit on those damage controlling assholes. The bad game reviewed bad because it's bad. That doesn't mean people can't like it, but if it's consistently being reviewed as bad, spoilers, it's probably not a good game to the majority of gamers out there.
Or you can just do like me, use the 14 day trial and pay zero ;)
So majority of reviews are fickle and lack consistency.
Sure, if you ignore this entire review thread & only read the OT.
