Fits quite nicely with that thread asking if completing a game is obligatory to review it.
Apparently you don't even need to launch it!
Apparently you don't even need to launch it!
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PCGamesN.com published a Red Dead Redemption 2 PC review without EVER playing the game on PC.
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No words for this. A review is a review, but a port needs to cover everything that's new. Tell us how the port fares against the console versions, hows the framerate on mid-range to high PCs. Does it make the game better? Does the port have PC-centric options? Can we tweak the game settings or is it bare bones? Stuff like that. There's zero need to do the same review if it's pretty much word for word from a previous review.
This is like reviewing pokemon sword using your review of pokemon shield. They're the same game.
In that case, on the console versions of RDR2 can I rebind the keyboard controls? And how is the mouse and keyboard control feel on those versions anyway?
There's a lot of PC specific information that I quite like to hear when something is ported from consoles. I already know what the game is like on consoles because it was reviewed ages ago.
What's the point if you're just reviewing the console version?
PC players want to read about performance as well as the included settings.
A PC centric site should know better, but I guess they had to rush to be first, with a review that isn't even for PC.
PC players want to read about performance as well as the included settings.
A PC centric site should know better, but I guess they had to rush to be first, with a review that isn't even for PC.
marzoo are you not aware that this is normal? Sites typically don't do a separate review where they have played spot-the-difference With a PS4 copy, an Xbox One copy, Xbox One X modes, PS4 Pro modes, PC modes, etc.
They beat one version and post the review everywhere. When a Blu-Ray comes to 4K, sites often don't rewatch the whole movie over again and rewrite a brand new review. They often just link their old review with a disclosure that it was reviewed on Blu. When they get a chance they may add some technical impressions, but no, they don't rewrite and replay all over again.
They beat one version and post the review everywhere. When a Blu-Ray comes to 4K, sites often don't rewatch the whole movie over again and rewrite a brand new review. They often just link their old review with a disclosure that it was reviewed on Blu. When they get a chance they may add some technical impressions, but no, they don't rewrite and replay all over again.
You could say that about a lot of big publishers and developers. And yet it still happens.
Red Dead Redemption 2 PC review-in-progress – a monumental achievement
That is the title of the article. After you click on it it becomes obvious that he has not spent any time with the PC version. It is clickbait.
I would be fine if it was more clear in the title what this was.
Maybe mouse controls are bad, maybe there is stuttering, maybe it is badly optimised.
Should sites start having reviews in progress for the PS5 versions, or for switch versions that don't exist?
I avoid the site anyway. This just enhances my stance.
edit: i think the "-in-progress" was added later, which makes the original title even more misleading.
That is the title of the article. After you click on it it becomes obvious that he has not spent any time with the PC version. It is clickbait.
I would be fine if it was more clear in the title what this was.
Maybe mouse controls are bad, maybe there is stuttering, maybe it is badly optimised.
Should sites start having reviews in progress for the PS5 versions, or for switch versions that don't exist?
I avoid the site anyway. This just enhances my stance.
edit: i think the "-in-progress" was added later, which makes the original title even more misleading.
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Terrible. Reeks of greed in wanting clicks. They could have just not published anything until they had played it but they chose to do this instead.
Expecting anything more than them adding a paragraph on PC settings later is just bizarre to me. They don't need to pretend they never played the game before just because a new platform got it.
I know i wouldn't replay the game 100 hours when i know all is the same. When a multiplatform game releases 99% of the time reviewers will say something like 'graphics are great, especially on a pc!" and that would be about it. They won't make a seperate review between versions. It would be classy to fiddle around a bit with it and maybe add some more things to the review like controls and tech, but i don't think it's that weird to be honest. If all versions would release at the same time there would be 1 review for all as well.
They dont need to pretend they are review the PC copy of the game. On a site called PCGames.
In that case they at least spent some time with the other versions to ensure that they report any differences or at least they should do that.
People ITT Talking about creating seperate Reviews for seperate versions are also comically missing the point that this is PCGamesN, they probably didn't even had a review before.
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Let's Play a game.
I call it, "spot the console gamer!"
Found one!
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Let's Play a game.
I call it, "spot the console gamer!"
Found one!
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So we should just assume this will be a good port, with good mouse and keyboard controls, no technical issues etc?
I can read over 150 console reviews if I want to know anything about the gameplay/story.
This is just click bait nonsense.
Had they actually reviewed the PC port, they could've mentioned the problems it has.
Instead, they'll have a Death Stranding PC review soon
Normally I wouldn't think that it's too much of an issue, but for a platform-specific outlet -- especially one as varied as PC -- I feel like you should really be reviewing it on that platform.
There isn't one. People are trying to frame this like the site doesn't straight up tell you how their review is being handled.
This is hilariously bad from a PC specific outlet.
There is TONS to talk about with the PC version, whether comparatively to consoles or not.
Of particular significance is the graphics settings - of which there are tons.
Not even a mention of the Vulkan and DX12 support, which you can switch between - which could have been ascertained just from the installer!
Well, why not release their review for Cyberpunk 2077 whilst they're at it then? Fuck it
Man, to think i could have hustled money by reviewing the witcher 3 switch port as a worlds first.
Shouldn't have been a problem given that i already played the PC version
Shouldn't have been a problem given that i already played the PC version
Valid takeaway, but perhaps the conclusion should be "I'll think twice about clicking on links to this website"
GTA Online crashes like every 2 hours of playtime and penalizes the player since it's seen as bad player behavior to "quit" out of jobs without completing them, regardless if the quitting was done voluntarily on the player part.
Story Mode for GTAV also had a fair share of issues. I almost dropped really going through campaign again since I couldn't complete the Merryweather heist setup.
So yeah, tho some people argue it's Nvidia drivers, that's been a thing that's been happening to the PC version of GTAV for a while, hence why at least personally I am super interested in the stability of the RDR2 port since while GTAV runs really well, it also likes to frequently crash for me and many others.
Except for all those technical details and the entirely different platform.
It's unacceptable no matter how you paint it.
Considering for the last two hours when I click play in the Rockstar Games Launcher the launcher immediately crashes and game doesn't start. It seems pretty damn broken to me. Even after uninstalling and reinstalling everything, disabling my antivirus and updating windows. But yeah PC version is still great I guess...
I assumed a game made by Rockstar for PC would have no issues, so I based by review on one of the console versions.
Happens to the best of us!
They could at least make sure the PC version works properly... Before you know, recommending to buy it.
The largest aspect of this game is that its the PC version.
Any PC user is also interested in the typical PC features and flexibility they come to expect.
This game has TONS of that. Any PC review exploring this in "a paragraph" has utterly failed in their critique of this version
Imagine being upset about this
They give full disclosure up front and there were no review copies sent out and it's going to be updated
They give full disclosure up front and there were no review copies sent out and it's going to be updated
There's a difference between being upset and voicing criticism.
Isn't that basically what digital foundry do? I'd expect the PC outlet to say whether or not the game runs well on the minimum hardware requirements and whether or not the port is adequate. Not sure they would necessarily go into that level of detail..