The game still looks like a lot of fun. Monster Hunter on PS2 got a 68 and it was still really fun.
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Godfall | Review/Impressions Thread
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If I need to pay almost $100 CAD with taxes and all then yeah lol...
It feels like this game could have definitely benefited with a little bit more variety, like some puzzle environments and maybe some light platforming akin to something like Darksiders. I'm still on the fence though, the gameplay itself looks like great fun, but I do wonder how much longevity that will give me.
Edit: On another note, I know that this game started off as a smaller title, but then both Sony and Gearbox gave it some additional support to help push it as a next gen title. I do wonder if this was sold more like an indie game at a lower price point, if it would be received slightly better.
Edit: On another note, I know that this game started off as a smaller title, but then both Sony and Gearbox gave it some additional support to help push it as a next gen title. I do wonder if this was sold more like an indie game at a lower price point, if it would be received slightly better.
It's a $70 game and that 62 exists in an industry with a notoriously forgiving methodology when it comes to reviews. 62 is a pretty bad aggregate.
Man, that's bad. I really wanted to grab this at launch for some co-op fun but at $70 given the reviews this is a hard sell :(
With the scaling of game reviews it's pretty awful. It's ranked in the 18th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic. Basically the bottom of the barrel.
Reviews are a lot worst than I expected, and I didn't expect much. Once again a game built on long-term play that holds back showcasing so much of the core aspects by launch indicates a lack of faith in their own product
Ultimetly I think they focused the wrong things and tried to do more than they could, but I do still think the game has potential and could be salvaged somewhat to be a much more attractive product in a year or so. Who's to say if they'll make it that far, especially with only being on two platforms (PS5 & EGS), having a high price of entry (70$ USD) and not having an alternate source of revenu (Though commendable, foolish). I expect it to be discounted this Holiday and included in some of the free programs (EGS, PS Plus, Xlive Gold or Game Pass)
Ultimetly I think they focused the wrong things and tried to do more than they could, but I do still think the game has potential and could be salvaged somewhat to be a much more attractive product in a year or so. Who's to say if they'll make it that far, especially with only being on two platforms (PS5 & EGS), having a high price of entry (70$ USD) and not having an alternate source of revenu (Though commendable, foolish). I expect it to be discounted this Holiday and included in some of the free programs (EGS, PS Plus, Xlive Gold or Game Pass)
Ryse looked good though.
This game looks more like next gen's Untold Legends.
I'll wait for a sale or the eventual Xbox version, after the exclusive deal ends, so I can play with friends.
Not surprising. It looked like trash when it was shown and at 70 bucks a pop, I'm going to start taking reviews into account for the first time in years.
Honestly, looks like the type of game you pick up for 50% off after 6 months of content updates.
Idk, content of the reviews has me scratching my head. Virtually every reviewer seems to agree that the combat is quite good, except for the one person that called it "sluggish, overly complicated" (the sluggish part being hilarious given the gameplay I've seen). Many of the reviewers seem upset that the game is exclusively about hitting things and getting loot, with a "meh" hardly existent story. Sounds like exactly what anybody interested in the game was hoping for/expected. Through the negative reviews, there is something pretty damn consistent: game feels good to play. That's all I needed to hear really.
Yeah, I'm wondering if the game is that bad based on what I saw. That said I'm probably waiting for a roadmap and/or discount before I touch it.
on one hand I don't think the game looks particularly great
on the other reviewers, with few exceptions, usually have no idea how to score looters
on the other reviewers, with few exceptions, usually have no idea how to score looters
I think people are being overly negative here. Warframe received the same reception, and I think this game has the potential to be similar to that. Yes there are some issues out of the gate, but there aren't many melee-orientated games like this, so I think people who want to invest in that will find something interesting here.
Warframe has a 64 on metacritic because of the score it received at the time of its launch on the PS4, yet the game has evolved significantly since then, and is played by millions. I think games of this ilk which are admittedly repetitive grindy games are often underappreciated by critics because they are not novel, or interesting with their ideas. I think that critics often forget about the substantial number of players that just play games to switch off, and play something that doesn't demand a lot of them. I think Godfall, like Warframe at the PS4's launch, caters to that, and there's still fair potential for this to be a really good experience for a certain group of players.
The only issue I have with Godfall based on the reviews, and information that I've seen, is that it's an online only game with no business being so. It's predominantly singleplayer, yet there's no way to play offline. Borderlands does it, as should Godfall. As it's being published by Gearbox, you can expected to see the servers shut offline within 2 years if it doesn't gain long-term popularity.
That's my take too.
Warframe has a 64 on metacritic because of the score it received at the time of its launch on the PS4, yet the game has evolved significantly since then, and is played by millions. I think games of this ilk which are admittedly repetitive grindy games are often underappreciated by critics because they are not novel, or interesting with their ideas. I think that critics often forget about the substantial number of players that just play games to switch off, and play something that doesn't demand a lot of them. I think Godfall, like Warframe at the PS4's launch, caters to that, and there's still fair potential for this to be a really good experience for a certain group of players.
The only issue I have with Godfall based on the reviews, and information that I've seen, is that it's an online only game with no business being so. It's predominantly singleplayer, yet there's no way to play offline. Borderlands does it, as should Godfall. As it's being published by Gearbox, you can expected to see the servers shut offline within 2 years if it doesn't gain long-term popularity.
That's my take too.
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Why would it be free to play?
It has no mtx, and it's not a GaaS.
I'm aware of that.
I used it as an example of a game with a middling critical reception. Not because it uses the same monetisation model. Godfall is $70 upfront, with no MTX, which at least for me, is pretty appealing.
I do think this would do well as a free to play though. But I doubt Gearbox will shift their strategy, because they didn't with Battleborn. They took over a year to release it as a 'free trial', which fell flat in part because it wasn't a truly free version of the game.
Yup I was def rooting for it but the fact that it was a 70 buck online only experience had me cast doubts all over it
I'm honestly not surprised by that 60. As every time I saw the gameplay of this game my impression was that the combat seems to lack weight and impact.
Was about to say the same, we'll be likely playing this on PS+.
Obviously it's worth waiting until more reviews are in, but the first wave of games that come in at $70 before it's universally accepted as the new price of games are gonna have that much more of an uphill climb if they don't review well.
I'm gonna wait on this game like I planned. It looks like it would be fun in coop.
but to the people calling this game "next gen Ryse"...
this game looks like it has good combat depth whereas I played through Ryse one-handed while eating.
but to the people calling this game "next gen Ryse"...
this game looks like it has good combat depth whereas I played through Ryse one-handed while eating.
Yeah, reading and skimming through the reviews really seem to paint a different picture than a lot of these scores tbh lol.
