Either that or he found way more structures in his game built by other players, something they didn't have access to prior to release.
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EDGE magazine #341 review scores (Shenmue III, Death Stranding, and more) + The EDGE Awards 2019 (see threadmark)
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I agree with 6-7 out of 10 for Shenmue 3, I find it hard to dislike because it's so eccentric, has a really cozy world full of laidback activities but it's very easy to criticise dialogue that sounds like it was lost in translation and the momentum of the story falls flat, especially compared to 2. Still hope they can manage a 4th game. Average Shenmue is better than no Shenmue.
Do you like The Last of Us? A Plague Tale has a very similar structure, so I can't imagine liking one and not the other.. The story isn't as good of course, but its still one of the better narratives of 2019, and the dialogue is very well written and acted. Don't go in expecting this to be your GOTY or anything - it's just a very solid game with some interesting gameplay ideas that I haven't seen before. 8/10 is the score I would give it as well.
Game of the Year
10: Astral Chain
9: Devotion
8: Disco Elysium
7: Sekiro
6: Grindstone
5: Baba is You
4: Apex Legends
3: Sayonara Wildhearts
2: Telling Lies
1: Outer Wilds
This is what Rllmuk said .
10: Astral Chain
9: Devotion
8: Disco Elysium
7: Sekiro
6: Grindstone
5: Baba is You
4: Apex Legends
3: Sayonara Wildhearts
2: Telling Lies
1: Outer Wilds
This is what Rllmuk said .
The EDGE Awards 2019
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PlayStation Game of the Year:
Runner-up: Concrete Genie
Runner-up: Death Stranding
Winner: Blood & Truth
Xbox Game of the Year:
Runner-up: Crackdown 3
Runner-up: Gears 5
Winner: Xbox Game Pass
Nintendo Game of the Year:
Runner-up: Tetris 99
Runner-up: Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Winner: Astral Chain
PC Game of the Year:
Runner-up: Eliza
Runner-up: Devotion
Winner: Disco Elysium
VR Game of the Year:
Runner-up: Asgard's Wrath
Runner-up: Blood & Truth
Winner: Pistol Whip
Best Visual Design:
Runner-up: Death Stranding
Runner-up: Control
Winner: Sayonara Wild Hearts
Best Audio Design:
Runner-up: Untitled Goose Game
Runner-up: Sayonara Wild Hearts
Winner: Outer Wilds
Best Storytelling:
Runner-up: Devotion
Runner-up: Eliza
Winner: Telling Lies
Best Hardware:
Runner-up: RTX 2080 Ti
Runner-up: Valve Index
Winner: Oculus Quest
Best Mobile Game:
Runner-up: Shinsekai: Into the Depths
Runner-up: Sky: Children of the Light
Winner: Grindstone
Publisher of the Year:
Runner-up: Nintendo
Runner-up: Capcom
Winner: Annapurna Interactive
Studio of the Year:
Runner-up: Media Molecule
Runner-up: Mobius Digital
Winner: Respawn Entertainment
Game of the Year:
10. Astral Chain
9. Devotion
8. Disco Elysium
7. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
6. Grindstone
5. Baba is You
4. Apex Legends
3. Sayonara Wildhearts
2. Telling Lies
1. Outer Wilds
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Runner-up: Concrete Genie
Runner-up: Death Stranding
Winner: Blood & Truth
Xbox Game of the Year:
Runner-up: Crackdown 3
Runner-up: Gears 5
Winner: Xbox Game Pass
Nintendo Game of the Year:
Runner-up: Tetris 99
Runner-up: Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Winner: Astral Chain
PC Game of the Year:
Runner-up: Eliza
Runner-up: Devotion
Winner: Disco Elysium
VR Game of the Year:
Runner-up: Asgard's Wrath
Runner-up: Blood & Truth
Winner: Pistol Whip
Best Visual Design:
Runner-up: Death Stranding
Runner-up: Control
Winner: Sayonara Wild Hearts
Best Audio Design:
Runner-up: Untitled Goose Game
Runner-up: Sayonara Wild Hearts
Winner: Outer Wilds
Best Storytelling:
Runner-up: Devotion
Runner-up: Eliza
Winner: Telling Lies
Best Hardware:
Runner-up: RTX 2080 Ti
Runner-up: Valve Index
Winner: Oculus Quest
Best Mobile Game:
Runner-up: Shinsekai: Into the Depths
Runner-up: Sky: Children of the Light
Winner: Grindstone
Publisher of the Year:
Runner-up: Nintendo
Runner-up: Capcom
Winner: Annapurna Interactive
Studio of the Year:
Runner-up: Media Molecule
Runner-up: Mobius Digital
Winner: Respawn Entertainment
Game of the Year:
10. Astral Chain
9. Devotion
8. Disco Elysium
7. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
6. Grindstone
5. Baba is You
4. Apex Legends
3. Sayonara Wildhearts
2. Telling Lies
1. Outer Wilds
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I wanna know what the FFXIII time rewind says. I remember their 4/10 for FFXIII being a 1000 post thread back on the old site LOL
Didn't Edge give it to gamespass last year as well?
Anyway, glad they've done a round up of reviews they missed - seems like a good idea at this point in the year.
Also, is it wrong that I'm expecting this thread to be a dumpster fire in a few hours? We should make a bingo card - things like Edgy, a 7 from Edge is better than a 7 elsewhere, how they love UK developers? That sort of thing.
Anyway, glad they've done a round up of reviews they missed - seems like a good idea at this point in the year.
Also, is it wrong that I'm expecting this thread to be a dumpster fire in a few hours? We should make a bingo card - things like Edgy, a 7 from Edge is better than a 7 elsewhere, how they love UK developers? That sort of thing.
Fire Emblem: Four Candles...wut?
And Death Stranding is their PlayStation runner up when it got a 6...lol
And Death Stranding is their PlayStation runner up when it got a 6...lol
No, but I expect that given they it featured in a lot of best of the year lists they were conscious that they had missed a biggie. I know that, after seeing this games appear on a few lists, I had been planning to find the edge magazine it was reviewed in and re-read the review as I couldn't remember it - >this explains why!
That Xbox GOTY win...
I mean, no lies detected but still XD
Not the first time I have seen that either.
Sometimes they don't bother reviewing a game if the time they need to review it in means it would be pushed due to deadlines into the next issue - they then feel the discussion will have moved on and so don't bother. It's why I like this round up.
Interestingly, the magazine is meant to be released on every fourth Thursday, but subscribers get it early in the post. They held back the Super Mario Odyssey review magazine from going to the post so they could have the first review but not break the embargo.
Makes sense given their reviews over the year - pretty sure all of these got a 9.
That's a damn good list of games. Great indie rep.
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Previous Shenmue scores:
Shenmue - 8
Shenmue II - 8
Previous Life is Strange scores:
LiS S1 Ep 1 - 7
LiS S1 - 8
LiS Before the Storm - 7
LiS S2 Ep 1 - 7
They must have really not liked how things went in series 2 after the first episode...
Shenmue - 8
Shenmue II - 8
Previous Life is Strange scores:
LiS S1 Ep 1 - 7
LiS S1 - 8
LiS Before the Storm - 7
LiS S2 Ep 1 - 7
They must have really not liked how things went in series 2 after the first episode...
Im really glad DS is getting such middling scores, makes the game stand out more as a true gem, an instant cult classic masterpiece.
Touryst getting some love, it's an 8 from me, perfect length, lots of charm, amazing arcade games, great music when present, looks and runs fantastic, just a fun game overall. Glad to see it scored relatively well.
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yeah. a game can't become a cult classic unless it has a few 5s and 6s under its belt. and a couple of 3s and 4s.
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Much like Blade Runner, I can completely understand and agree with the reasons someone might not like it or outright hate it. I can only hope that means in 30+ years it will get a sequel that will completely blow the original out of the water.
I don't know, according to brad on the Giant Bomb podcast there were plenty of player-built structures around during the review period.
Agreed. It's such a unique beast.
I believe it's on Game Pass. Don't miss it folks!
I'm having a deja vu here. Didn't they do something similar last year and gave Xbox GOTY to Gamepass? or was it another site that did it.
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