It's 1 point higher on Metacritic, so not exactly a lock is it?
Edit: lol this Outer Wilds / Outer Worlds confusion is so stupid.
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Death Stranding - Review Thread (see staff post for discussion guidelines)
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Edit: lol this Outer Wilds / Outer Worlds confusion is so stupid.
Hobby Consolas 9.4
The Games Machine 8.8
Worth Playing 9.1
The Games Machine 8.8
Worth Playing 9.1
I like how review scores are objective until they are suddenly either lower or higher than they actually are because "Kojima cult" or "MS bought off the reviewers" or "you just don't get it this is a SERIOUS ZOMBIE GAME". People probably thought for a long time about the score, chill out.
And also, why would you waste time being upset that something might actually be ok?
And also, why would you waste time being upset that something might actually be ok?
Thanks a lot. That's reassuring. I will have this experience this for myself once it hits PC it seems, or at least see more of the game once people can show it off in its entirety.
The only toxic thing I see is this post.
80 for an average isn't a failure. Geeze
Its not just EZA. It has more high scores than anything this year. They can't all be Kojima-thusiasts.
True, but I would expect you to if you were a professional film critic.
You're right that their job is to review, but to me I won't give much weight to the words of someone who can't even bother to finish a game they're reviewing.
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The praise you've been throwing onto Death Stranding, especially the environments and exploration have me so excited. I hope it really does feel like a journey from East to West.
Most reviewers don't even know which category this game fits in.
Did you actually mean to post a picture of Jedi Fallen Order?it's looking like we already got our GOTY back in march
This kind of shit is annoying as fuck.
Yeah, some people are fans of Kojima and will like whatever he does because they feel like they understand his work, and feel like his work speak to them. Like some people like me are fans of Kamiya, of Aonuma, of Koizumi, of Miyazaki, whatever. Same for cinema, same for music, same for litterature.
You don't see people calling out those fans talking about cult.
Who the fuck care if those people like it. Talking about "actual quality" is such a value judgement.
I think "this movie/game/book is so bad I couldn't finish it" is just as valid a criticism as "I thought this thing was bad in hour 25 and 30 hours later it's still shitty".
The IGN review was not pretty. The description of the level walking through the snow seems painful....not my idea of fun. Shame really, not one I can see myself getting into with my limited time
it's 90 on meta and a masterpiece of a game
it will definitely win GOTY awards
Yeah, I'm going to love this game when I'm able to play the PC version next year.
I totally understand after watching several reviews why this is boring or non-engaging to so many people, I really do. But for me, it looks like a wonderful zen-like experience.
I totally understand after watching several reviews why this is boring or non-engaging to so many people, I really do. But for me, it looks like a wonderful zen-like experience.
TLG made me feel like the AI in the game was broken.
In a just world, it would be. It probably didn't get played by enough people though.
84 is slightly lower than the range I was expecting and the reviews more decisive, but it seems that the game is exactly what I was hoping it would be. Looking forward to digging into it.
You don't always need to finish games before reviewing them. I've reviewed games I never finished because the concept fundamentally didn't work and the experience wasn't worth a purchase in any case.
I know people don't like edge for various reasons but I really like how they do their thing and just don't care about media hype. They take each game and say what they have to say about the game. I don't want to put more fire into the "media is biased" or even "payed for good scores" but it seems like edge is the one that you can never ever influence in any way. I didn't even know that you had to finish the game to have the right to publish your review.
Resident Evil 2 came out in January and hasn't been surpassed yetit's looking like we already got our GOTY back in march
I thought the positives were weighted really strongly in the text
There are a lot of negatives, but I don't see how you can hear that and think it's going to go much lower than it did.
The job of someone who reviews games is to provide a critique and give their opinion on the game they've been playing.
Obviously if they tried it for 5 minutes and stopped then I wouldnt even try to suggest anyone take that review seriously, but if they've been playing for tens of hours and that game is so unenjoyable to them that it can't be finished, I don't see why that can't be a valid criticism in a review (along with justification in the review itself)
Sold. Thank you for this.
I'm getting myself a preorder as soon as I get back from vacation.
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Mahardy is a pretty smart and well-read guy, so I take his impressions to heart. This is the thing about Kojima's games that has bothered me the most. The stories he tells and characters he creates tend to actively turn me off. His tendency toward the overtly exploitative treatment of certain characters and sexism are obvious issues but of course also the heavy-handed approach to complex themes.
Alright, just give me one quote from a reviewer that corroborates what you are saying.
With MGSV, I would give it a 90 despite being unfinished cause the whats there is still incredible and worth playing.
"Imagine how bad the most anticipated game of the year has to be to get an 84."
Don't even know what you mean by this. Anticipation has nothing to do with how a game is reviewed.
I think I am fine with the gameplay stuff. Hours of cutscenes doesn't bother me at all. But I think i am not getting it after listening to the Beastcast. I just can't play much of a game when it doesn't really have a payoff or doesn't say anything. And some of the women treatment seems to be bad as well, so yeah.
Sure if it's coming from a standard consumer. If you are a professional reviewer I think it should stand to reason you'd be held to a higher standard.
I'm sorry to hear that, just wanted to let you know that most folks on here appreciate the high quality content you dole out on a regular basis. And please, never dither from posting your thoughts in fear of few trolls giving you shit.
Fair enough. I'm only listening to KF right now, and they do mention the game picking up and getting better over the hours. Also, 100% agree with you on personal experience. Difficult to gauge on which end of scale one will fall until they themselves have spent a considerable amount of title on this game. I hope you enjoy the game!
Reviewer also says
"That the game ultimately comes up short is unfortunate, because there were times when I was spurred on to complete my delivery mission. Coming over a ridge, reflecting on how far I'd come and knowing that I just had to make it across one final expanse before delivering my cargo felt like sweet relief at times. The game is also visually stunning, which helps when spending all that time traveling from one place to another."
He does say the game for him comes up short but there were times he was motivated to complete the missions and the visuals helped overall. He also did like the whole social aspect of it which has always been a big selling point regarding the game.
"Death Stranding's online connectivity is one of the game's strengths, not only because other real-life players add useful items like ladders and warning signs to your world, but because it achieves what it tries to do: It creates bonds."
He also did like the systems such as rain and snow but at this point we would be quoting the entire review here which isnt fair to the person who wrote it.
All in all idk how it seems weird to you it scored 7.
Nah, it was a pretty cool experience initially, flying around exploring, but I got kind of frustrated and bored once I was forced to solve specific things to progress (with time constraints no less), and had no idea what to do. For me, it's definitely the Res Evil 2 remake.
83 Metacritic -> a disappointment.
And we have officially lifted off.
It's also what people are saying in the reviews, not just the scores themselves.
It being divisive does make me more excited for the game weirdly enough. I like works that usually have a polarizing reaction, as long as the game doesn't bore me. lol