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"During Awards Season People Will Realize God of War is not a 10" (by some people on the internet)
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so awards mean more than a critical aggregate? maybe as a means to argue opinions if it ultimately fits their own, if it means that much to someone lol
"see! its not a 10 because it didn't win best game at Super Game Award show!"
"see! its not a 10 because it didn't win best game at Super Game Award show!"
After BotW came out, absolutely. However I was talking about initially after Horizon came out, pre BotW. There was this brief pocket of time when people were sure Horizon was going to take it.
I've always felt that this argument that "People are just hyped now, eventually they'll come around", to be one of the shallowest in basically any form of gaming discussions.
It's a Diet Coke argument, you pull out when you have nothing of value to say,
It's a Diet Coke argument, you pull out when you have nothing of value to say,
There was like a week between the launch of the two games.
I started a second play through on hard this morning, lost three hours and had a blast
I think the gameplay is fun, above all else. It runs well, looks great and has a lot to dig into in regards to combat
I think it'll be well-regarded for years; this isn't a GTA4 situation where the gameplay isn't that great but people are blinded by the spectacle. Mechanically it's great. More fun than the previous games in the series
I think the gameplay is fun, above all else. It runs well, looks great and has a lot to dig into in regards to combat
I think it'll be well-regarded for years; this isn't a GTA4 situation where the gameplay isn't that great but people are blinded by the spectacle. Mechanically it's great. More fun than the previous games in the series
Which was exactly my whole point. All that can just evaporate in an instantance.
Logan and The Road are movies, not games. Even then, The Road released a decade ago, and features a completely different type of relationship and narrative to Logan. Likewise, as far as video games go, the relationships and overall story in The Last of Us and God of War are also a world apart.
Surprised it's this type of narrative of all narratives you're sick of, and not marine soldier number one million and one, taking on badguys who are threatening peace in the world or galaxy for the millionth time in a game.
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Pretty sure this is tongue in cheek but I can't tell anymore when it comes to threads like this.
GOW is a solid 7/10, I kinda like the game though, I didn't follow any of the marketing and was hype by press review score and early Era thoughts about the game but it was disappointing at the end for me, overrated for sure.
The famous vocal minority...
The famous vocal minority...
I thought it was obvious sarcasm, guess I should have used the /s
how far did you get? I know you put the hours there but the beginning part of the game kind of sucks and even after it's still more of a slog than it should have been with faint glimmers of awesomeness. then it gets good
I doubt public opinion towards God of War will shift that much. Like maybe some of the exaggerated best game ever takes will calm down, but the game has a strong foundation of good gameplay and well-written characters that carry it for most of it's run-time and I can't see that deteriorating.
10 has never meant perfect to me. It means that it has set a new benchmark in whatever it is trying to do
There is no such thing as perfect when gamers are so varied in their expectation of what makes a game great.
Something like Detroit could be a 10 because delivers on everything it sets out for - story, choices, cinematic, puzzles etc. doesn't mean it will appeal to me but I also won't argue it doesn't deserve a 10 for what it does in its genre
There is no such thing as perfect when gamers are so varied in their expectation of what makes a game great.
Something like Detroit could be a 10 because delivers on everything it sets out for - story, choices, cinematic, puzzles etc. doesn't mean it will appeal to me but I also won't argue it doesn't deserve a 10 for what it does in its genre
It's not a 10 on release. It's not that great? But it is great.
The feeling I get at the end of some of the better Yakuza or MGS games is the height of what the medium has to offers. GOW is never intriguing and ends flat. It satisfies like a Marvel movie.
The feeling I get at the end of some of the better Yakuza or MGS games is the height of what the medium has to offers. GOW is never intriguing and ends flat. It satisfies like a Marvel movie.
With the kind of posts you see these days, it's getting harder and harder to tell lol.
There are always people that will disagree on the reception of a well received game. It happened with BOTW, it's happening with GOW, and it will happen with RDR2. What's most important is how you feel about the game. BOTW and GOW are 10/10 for me, idc what anyone else says. I suspect a similar personal feeling with RDR2.
Nah, it's vocal minority being vocal. Happens on every critically acclaimed game.
This was always the case on every review, I don't know where people get this 10 should be perfect, nothing is because every review is subjective. This isn't a test where there are objectively correct decision and answers.
I think it's a generational thing - can't account for it any other way.
Yes. And that matters because..?
Why? It's a mechanically great game, and the best writte one in ages. Nothing to hate really.
My only complaint with the game is that it feels padded at parts. As soon as you're about to do something the game stops and goes "oh wait to do that you need these two things and to get those two things you need to get this thing". The game would be like 4 hours if they didn't have roadblocks anytime Kratos was about to do something.
I think both Red Dead and God of War will get a ton of awards in December. I'm not sure if Kingdom Hearts 3 will be eligible if it slips into November.
are you.......just describing almost every novel, tv show and games ever?
There is examples of it like Bioshock Infinite, everyone saying it was the best game of all time, then a few months later the general reception was more meh.
I just feel like in GoW it's more pronounced. It blueballs you the entire game. Even after getting the two items and you're about to setoff the game then blocks you once more to get another magical item. I would of preferred more story and less padding. I was thinking the game would truly "start" once we get to the mountain and dump the ashes. Instead it was the opposite.
It's still a 10/10 for me despite those issues.
And Destiny 2 last year. There was so much hype and positivity when it first came out, and then a month later everyone realized how bad of a sequel it ended up being.
The only bait and switch that annoyed me in GOW was when
Why did they only remember when you get to the realm travel room? The summit trips could also have been shorter.
you had to get Mimir's 2nd eye.
I thought GoW was great, but a little overhyped. Then I finished platinum amd now I just hate how they did collectibles. I can't believe how such short platinum killed my interest in this game this fast. Same thing happened to me with BotW Master Mode and it's paper weapons. Since I now don't like it anymore, it will probably win most GotYs.
what's up with all the blind faith with RDR2?
i mean...GRRM did wrote game of thrones and clash of kings but he also wrote feast for crows and dance with dragons...
be forewarned. excellent precedence doesn't make guaranteed perfect sequels. Even Miyamoto and Miyazaki produced some duds in their lifetime.
And The Godfather Part 3 did came after The Godfather Part 2
i mean...GRRM did wrote game of thrones and clash of kings but he also wrote feast for crows and dance with dragons...
be forewarned. excellent precedence doesn't make guaranteed perfect sequels. Even Miyamoto and Miyazaki produced some duds in their lifetime.
And The Godfather Part 3 did came after The Godfather Part 2
GTA4 imo was painfully mediocre, but everyone acted like it was the second coming, RDR2 could be even worse, but people will praise it because of brand name & hype alone.
Im sure RDR2 will be great though, 90% sure, but yeah hype blinds people.
my mantra in life. Nothing is absolute. Even Picasso produced some duds...
GTA is the only game I can remember where a larger pool of gamers opposed the critical consensus, and it certainly didn't need any honeymoon period to end for that to kick in. Many were disappointed right off the bat.
Regarding some of the other games you mentioned, I think it's largerly just a vocal minority making the perception and reception seem worse than it actually is. I personally loved Bioshock Infinite and still do, and felt its narrative and ending was powerful and poignant. Ultimately though, the game came out in the same year as The Last of Us and Grand Theft Auto V, two unbelievable and even more critically acclaimed games, so it was always going to get less love than its initial critical buzz may have implicated.
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