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Mike Ybarra, Corporate VP of Xbox, says critics of an Anthem area are “whining” and it is “embarrassing to review with such a lack of knowledge”
- Thread starter Proven
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Later on in the thread he recommends people watch streamers instead of reading reviews
It's almost like Xbox spent a lot on the marketing rights to a mediocre game and he's doing whatever he can to discredit the apparently deserved middling reviews
It's almost like Xbox spent a lot on the marketing rights to a mediocre game and he's doing whatever he can to discredit the apparently deserved middling reviews
One could argue that the game should appropriately teach you how to combo.
Havent played yet, but does Anthem do that?
Havent played yet, but does Anthem do that?
Not sure what being exclusive or not has to do with him calling out 'in his opinion' a poor review in the industry he works in. Please explain.
maybe he himself has no idea what good game design entails
not explaining one of the key mechanics is certainly not a bold design choice
not explaining one of the key mechanics is certainly not a bold design choice
The same reason people here have trashed IGN and had reviews removed for the reviewer not fully experiencing or playing a game. If you're reviewing, you should invest the time and effort to fully learn and educate yourself on a game before you guve it a score. Especially since some developers get bonuses based on scores, and an improper score can lead to missed sales.
Because he is trying to discredit independent reviewers while pushing people toward streamers and influencers.
If thats the case it should reflect poorly on Anthem and as such be a criticism in reviews... Its kind of important from what I can tell lol.
He "whines" about a specific reviewer complaining about a part in the game, when said reviewer didn't understand the game's basic mechanics. I don't agree with his point about streaming over reviews though, but then again I write reviews so I'm biased :P I do get what he's saying though: for many games it's better to just watch the game, or even better, try it yourself. Deciding whether a game is for you based solely on a number on a Metacritic page based on its 1.0 version is not how gaming works anymore.
Not a real good look but the people that complained that the IGN review missed the 2nd run in RE2 are wrong now? I found it easy to do combos.
The rest are equally bizarre:
From the review thread.
First it was Shawn Layden with a falsehood and now this shit. PR people are tripping over themselves to screw up.
From the review thread.
First it was Shawn Layden with a falsehood and now this shit. PR people are tripping over themselves to screw up.
I don't necessarily agree with this tweet but Mike is a good guy. He's one of the people that really helped make Xbox better.
It makes you wonder if there simply aren't any options for Microsoft to cross promote games or if the person responsible for those deals can't tell the difference between a great and a shitty game.
Their knowledge of the game will be patched in at a later date. Just give it a few months. Don't worry, there's a road map to better reviews in the next few years.
Xbox is comarketing Anthem
Ah so they put their chips in the wrong deal. Now I see.