console codes went out morning before the game released, so we haven't had much time with it lmao
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This is a big factor, I know there are many reviews still coming because they didn't get access are all for the PC version that was reviewed. I do think you'll be hard pressed to find a lot of immediate 10s on the console version, though. PC was buggy but it wasn't this broken.
Reviewers can't see the future, though. I also thought Square Enix would patch the PC version of Nier Automata at some point, but hey!
That's part of the problem honestly, for a game like this there's no doubt CDPR is going to put in the work to bring it to its full potential so you risk writing a review that becomes dated within weeks.
But it's not just the bugs. Broken police AI, empty streets, lack of meaningful interactions in the world, nothing to do in the world (no mini games and activities), NPCs being dumber than zombies and not reacting to you properly, very little meaningful choices in dialogue, bad driving, less than mediocre combat, inability to change your appearance/buy stuff, etc. The issues with the game are numerous. If it were some kind of masterpiece, the bugs could have been forgiven. It's bizarre the PC version was reviewed as well as it did.
I feel like this really depends on how they are fixed. If the fix is to lower the graphics settings even more, then the game isn't really what it was advertised to be anymore.
Can't write a review if you're stuck in some buggy door. 4D chess.
Which is the fault of CDPR for only sending PC review code.
yes, I'm reviewing it on One X and Series X. Pretty radical leap on those alone. But given how fucked it actually is, it's very possible for large portions of a review to become quickly irrelevant. Even if it's not fully fixed, there will be elements that gradually get better (ideally). Not going to stop me from writing about its current state though.
While that move makes sense, not everyone has the time to go back and edit a review after all of the patches, nor should we expect that.
This is the only PS4 review on Metacritic right now lol
Absolutely. I don't expect it from every outlet. This is the state the game released in so honestly, if you're charging money for it, you deserve whatever score you get.
That's the state of video game "reviews" these days. It's basically just a part of the marketing process when it comes to big budget titles.
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Depends on your rig, I've heard of some pretty solid rigs struggling to do 60FPS on it. There's a lot of graphical settings that can be changed to help performance as well. I certainly don't think it's as bad as XB1/PS4 unless you have a weaker PC.
Not necessarily. Skyrim on ps3 still has a ton of bugs. They just stopped the game from crashing but even that took a good 6 months. Nier on pc never got a patch and you need to use the far mod to have it run properly. I think if a game has technical issues that you notice, it should be noted in your review.
