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Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice - Review Thread
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Metacritic should really have more decimal places.
Enough of the rounding up and down :)
I predict a 87 or 88. Won't give two shits about it though as I'll most likely enjoy it more than bloodborne, which I really liked.
Been playing the game since yesterday evening and the points you raise are definitely going /need to factor into the reviews. In Dark Souls and Bloodborne you could adjust the difficulty by summoning a npc or another player, Sekiro can be very frustrating if you are struggling to progress and I can see players hitting a wall. I think this will turn off some reviewers and definitely put off players that struggled with Souls /Bloodborne.
Interesting that Dark Souls 2 is the highest rated Dark Souls game even though it's usually considered the weakest of the three.
The thing is, there are a few games that simply deserve that title as well, for different reason. BOTW, Bloodborne... Some people will fucking hate Sekiro because it's even harder in the beginning, haha :D I'm sure it's going to be one of the greatest games this gen, I just know it! ;_;
Brand, marketing and hype are much more effective predictors of review scores than the actual quality of the game. Not to mention potential backlash over low review score from fanatics of particular franchise or developer that enjoys good branding among fans. Anyways my guess is still 93.
Not on mass, but there are always a few on every Miyazaki release, and this also sounds like it might be the single most difficult non-indie game of the generation. When seasoned souls vets are taking hours to beat early game bosses, at some point the guy who got assigned it to review for the Duluth local newspaper is gonna tap out and that happening even a handful of times is enough to bring the Metacritic down a few pegs.
can you point me to couple of those reviews where they did that?
Yes, but people are criticizing reviewers over scores they haven't given to defend a game they haven't played
I have not been following. What are they saying about it? I loved bloodborne but had my struggles. At 34 my gaming skills have been on the decline and I dont like overly high stressful games that much anymore.
Challenge is ok, but questioning every step and button press gets my blood pressure up.
Dude, just worry about enjoying your game.
Every time without any sense of irony.
And apparently games don't get true recognition until they score a 95.
Guys, how can half an hour be so painful ;_; I wish time flew by as slow whenever I have to get up early.
I played Bloodborne (Platinum'd it) last year and loved it, although I wish it was a bit harder.
Sounds like this game will be challenging tho, I can't wait!
Voted for GOAT cause come on, its From Software.
Sounds like this game will be challenging tho, I can't wait!
Voted for GOAT cause come on, its From Software.
Haven't really been following the game that much, on purpose though. Since I thought they showed a lot of bloodborne. Which is one of my GOAT (appreciate dark souls, but don't enjoy it as much).
Think I'm gonna enjoy the fast pace of this...
Might have to pre order quick time once reviews drops.
Think I'm gonna enjoy the fast pace of this...
Might have to pre order quick time once reviews drops.
http://www.gamereactor.se/recensioner/29318/Dark+Souls/
https://gamecritics.com/richard-naik/bloodborne-review/
http://play.co.rs/2017/02/review-nioh/
Just by scrolling to the bottom of the metacritic page I found some that gave out 7/10s and highlighted difficulty as a major pain point.
I'm not criticizing those reviewers, giving a game a negative score because you literally could not complete the game is fair and is useful info to a subset of the audience that might be interested in this game. I'm just trying to predict the MC and I suspect the difficulty will add some downward pressure on the score.
How is the general opinion so far?
Was extremely hyped at E3 but then I cooled myself off to 0 and basically had a media blackout because I thought I will get it later cause I can't buy and play so many new games, the output is crazy these days (same with DMC5 and that was successful, it's completely out of my system with no intention of buying and I know zero about it) but now my girlfriend wants to get it for us tomorrow and I saw some pieces from a let's play she watched yesterday.
I'm a HUGE Souls fan and veteran since 2009 and now I just want to know from general Impressions if it's a worthy Bloodborne level "Souls" follow up or a mediocre kinda ok spin-off?
Was extremely hyped at E3 but then I cooled myself off to 0 and basically had a media blackout because I thought I will get it later cause I can't buy and play so many new games, the output is crazy these days (same with DMC5 and that was successful, it's completely out of my system with no intention of buying and I know zero about it) but now my girlfriend wants to get it for us tomorrow and I saw some pieces from a let's play she watched yesterday.
I'm a HUGE Souls fan and veteran since 2009 and now I just want to know from general Impressions if it's a worthy Bloodborne level "Souls" follow up or a mediocre kinda ok spin-off?
To be fair I always think as summoning as an extra option, most reviewers or people, especially hardcore, play the game without summon on their first run. Summoning for me removes a significant part of the soul experince
Multiple people in the OT who got it early have said it's just as good as the Miyazaki trilogy, and some have said it's even better.
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Hype + reviewers who'd overlooked DeS and DS1 jumping on the bandwagon. You see this with music reviewers, where an artist breaks through to the mainstream, then the follow-up album has a huge push, huge sales, hyperbolic reviews, but afterwards is regarded as a failure by fans and critics.
Game is incredibly challenging. It really reminds me of playing Dark Souls for the first time. I'm around six hours in and I feel like I'm finally getting comfy with the combat, but I can definitely see how people trying to play this like a Soulsborne are going to get extremely frustrated. It's a new beast, and doesn't make any concessions about it. Reviews should be interesting.
I'm expecting the score to be a little low just because reviewers cant be carried the same way. I'm expecting to hear "it's too punishing, the sickness of the npcs makes each death too much"
Low 90. I think From will get some leeway on some of the more divisive changes, just like any other established franchises.
Chance of a reviewer posting a score without completing it?
Will the continued perf and fame pacing be a factor?
Will the continued perf and fame pacing be a factor?
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