Which Xbox Exclusive will be the next to hit 90+ Metacritic?

[BladeRunner2099]

We don't even know what Ninja Theory is making though tbh, all we know is that they made a game like Hellblade with a micro staff and budget so expectations should be fairly high, at least high 80's

3 games though, Playgrounds RPG, The Initiatives game and Obsidians need to be 90+

If Initiative gets even an 89 it'll be an instant L for them given how much investment and talent is going in the studio.

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Not sure about this though. Horizon Zero Dawn was an 88, Spider Man was an 87. I don't think Sony is unhappy about this given how well they sold.

There will be a minimum expectation of the Initiative to sell atleast 5+ Million copies and get a 80+ Metacritic.

Regarding Ninja Theory, imagine what they did with a new game with sufficient time and money, Hellblade was amazing for me!

 

[TuMekeNZ]

Huge Gears fan but no way 5 is getting there unfortunately.
Ori is my top pick for getting there with Halo... hopefully.

 

[Prine]

We don't even know what Ninja Theory is making though tbh, all we know is that they made a game like Hellblade with a micro staff and budget so expectations should be fairly high, at least high 80's

3 games though, Playgrounds RPG, The Initiatives game and Obsidians need to be 90+

If Initiative gets even an 89 it'll be an instant L for them given how much investment and talent is going in the studio.

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Spiderman sits at 87 and Horizon ZD 89, if fans are forgiving of those scores, why would you think it would be disastrous for a new studio like The Initiative?

 

[Rami Seb]

This is a joke post right?

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Nope, given the hype, the talent, the money and the blank check mentality. That studio is designed to make something to knock the industry on it's ass

I don't think the mainline forza is mainstream enough to score 90s. But that's just my personal opinion on racing games like that and gran tourismo that are more sim-ish and trend towards realism.

Halo and gears would need to knock it out of the park instead of being more of the same.

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Maybe the year off will do wonders for Turn 10. They still manage to blow their competition out of the water despite Forza MS getting degraded

Seems like they want to go back to making it a premium experience like it was during the 360 days.

 

[StuBurns]

Nope, given the hype, the talent, the money and the blank check mentality. That studio is designed to make something to knock the industry on it's ass

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You can't will that into existence.

That's an absurd standard to set. Let's hope they make a dope video game. Expecting some industry shaking masterwork is just unfair.

 

[Astandahl]

Nope, given the hype, the talent, the money and the blank check mentality. That studio is designed to make something to knock the industry on it's ass


Maybe the year off will do wonders for Turn 10. They still manage to blow their competition out of the water despite Forza MS getting degraded

Seems like they want to go back to making it a premium experience like it was during the 360 days.

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What is the difference between an 89 and a 90? An 89 game is an amazing achievement.

 

[DanteMenethil]

Forza, theres too many diverging opinions on what makes a Halo game a Halo game among the fanbase.

 

[lazerfox]

Wow didn't expect Ori to have such a lead when I voted for it in the poll. High expectations thomasmahler.
I hope we'll get a release date soon, maybe at TGA or at that Kinda Funny event.

 

[BladeRunner2099]

Wow didn't expect Ori to have such a lead when I voted for it in the poll. High expectations thomasmahler.
I hope we'll get a release date soon, maybe at TGA or at that Kinda Funny event.

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It really is! Imagine beating Halo, Gears and Forza, the tentpole Decade old Xbox Franchises :)

 

[sambills]

Wow didn't expect Ori to have such a lead when I voted for it in the poll. High expectations thomasmahler.
I hope we'll get a release date soon, maybe at TGA or at that Kinda Funny event.

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its also kinda just a game that reviews well

 

[Prine]

Didn't Turn 10 say they're not working on the next Forza atm? I assumed it would take a year break and launch with the next Xbox. I wouldn't be surprised if Forza Horizon 4 was the last Forza for this gen.

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Woah??! That's honestly brilliant news. The franchise needs a break, I'm even more excited to know they may be working on non Forza game (if I interpreted your post correctly)

 

[Deleted member 35598]

Gears 5 ! Gears 4 was great snd very underrated. And if anything the E3 trailer for Gears 5 seems to indicate the sequel will be even better. In my top 3 most anticipated 2019 games after Metroid Prime 4 and RE2 Remake.

 

[Spanic]

While I think Gears and Halo will be really close if not 90 when they release, Ori is probably the next game to hit it based on release date. They just need to improve on the magic that was the first game.

 

[Kazuma Kiryu]

I mean, there's only forza horizon 3 and 4 so far, so...5?

 

[Lothars]

343 hasn't made a halo game that will hit that and I don't believe infinite will especially after how bad halo 5 is. So it won't be that. I could see it, Ori hitting 90% and FH5 has a great chance to as well. The rest or them are up in the air.

 

[BladeRunner2099]

Gears 5 ! Gears 4 was great snd very underrated. And if anything the E3 trailer for Gears 5 seems to indicate the sequel will be even better. In my top 3 most anticipated 2019 games after Metroid Prime 4 and RE2 Remake.

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If Gears 4 was a new IP, it would have been an 88/89 in my opinion but the franchise fatigue with the same gameplay formula hurt it. New characters really didn't engage, but Gears 5 trailer looks promising.

 

[FHIZ]

Choosing from those I'd say Ori has the best shot.

 

[The Living Tribunal]

We don't even know what Ninja Theory is making though tbh, all we know is that they made a game like Hellblade with a micro staff and budget so expectations should be fairly high, at least high 80's

3 games though, Playgrounds RPG, The Initiatives game and Obsidians need to be 90+

If Initiative gets even an 89 it'll be an instant L for them given how much investment and talent is going in the studio.

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What the hell am i reading

 

[Deleted member 14927]

Forza Gotham Racing is missing from that list.

I mean - I can just feel it in my bones that it's going to happen

 

[thomasmahler]

Love this thread, thanks for the confidence, haha! :)

If we don't get 90+ Metacritic with Will of the Wisps, I'll probably drink myself to death. And I'm not even an alcoholic. We've been slaving away for so long just to make sure we hit every single beat and we're in full on polishing mode. Getting a game at this size to that level of quality is insanely hard work, but it'll pay off once I read all the comments here and watch all the playthroughs on Youtube. I can't wait for that to happen, but there's still quite a bit of work left to do before we can convince every single last one of you scrutinizing folks :D

 

[gcwy]

We don't even know what Ninja Theory is making though tbh, all we know is that they made a game like Hellblade with a micro staff and budget so expectations should be fairly high, at least high 80's

3 games though, Playgrounds RPG, The Initiatives game and Obsidians need to be 90+

If Initiative gets even an 89 it'll be an instant L for them given how much investment and talent is going in the studio.

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Xbox threads are always fun to read.

 

[RevengeTaken]

Outside of playgroud's Forza, i think this is impossible for any microsoft first party to hit 90+.

 

[DestroyerOfWorlds]

Love this thread, thanks for the confidence, haha! :)

If we don't get 90+ Metacritic with Will of the Wisps, I'll probably drink myself to death. And I'm not even an alcoholic. We've been slaving away for so long just to make sure we hit every single beat and we're in full on polishing mode. Getting a game at this size to that level of quality is insanely hard work, but it'll pay off once I read all the comments here and watch all the playthroughs on Youtube. I can't wait for that to happen, but there's still quite a bit of work left to do before we can convince every single last one of you scrutinizing folks :D

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You all made an amazing game and Will of the Wisps is looking fantastic. Thanks for the dedicated work!

 

[BladeRunner2099]

Love this thread, thanks for the confidence, haha! :)

If we don't get 90+ Metacritic with Will of the Wisps, I'll probably drink myself to death. And I'm not even an alcoholic. We've been slaving away for so long just to make sure we hit every single beat and we're in full on polishing mode. Getting a game at this size to that level of quality is insanely hard work, but it'll pay off once I read all the comments here and watch all the playthroughs on Youtube. I can't wait for that to happen, but there's still quite a bit of work left to do before we can convince every single last one of you scrutinizing folks :D

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The game and music already looks and feels phenomenal. But we expect only the best from Moon Studios and Ori ( Oh, and a few tears at the end too!!).

Is the world bigger than Ori and the Blind Forest Thomas Mahler?

 

[thomasmahler]

The game and music already looks and feels phenomenal. But we expect only the best from Moon Studios and Ori ( Oh, and a few tears at the end too!!).

Is the world bigger than Ori and the Blind Forest Thomas Mahler?

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Many times bigger. But it's not actually about just about the size, it's also about the depth. Make of that what you will :)

 

[dom]

Only Ori has a chance. FH5 will feel too similar and besides the graphical improvement there won't be much else to hit 90s again. Gonna gamble and say of the other 3, one will hit in the high 70s.

 

[Mr. Pointy]

Forgot about Ori. Voted FH5. But it's probably Ori.

 

[Rami Seb]

FH5 will feel too similar and besides the graphical improvement there won't be much else to hit 90s again

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Funny thing is people said the same thing about Forza Horizon 4, would score in the 80's because it felt too familiar, then boom 92

Gonna gamble and say of the other 3, one will hit in the high 70s.

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You'll lose that gamble...badly....

 

[Tabs2002]

Ori is a safe bet

 

[VanDoughnut]

Ori and Forza will.

I just haven't seen enough of Halo Infinite to guess. All I know is 343 hasn't been able to take Halo in a direction that would give me that kind of confidence.

Gears 5 will be in the mid 80s.

 

[BladeRunner2099]

Many times bigger. But it's not actually about just about the size, it's also about the depth. Make of that what you will :)

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Wow, can't wait to get my hands on it. Playing Ori on Xbox One X at 4k HDR will be amazing!

One word of advice if I may..please avoid Feb 22nd as a release date!

 

[SuikerBrood]

Ori, because it'll be the first game to release. ;)

I also think Gears 5 will surprise people. The Coalition made a safe game with 4, they can experiment more with 5.

Horizon 5 is a very long time away. That won't release before 2021.

 

[Deleted member 9857]

Ori likely will but I voted for the safe bet of Forza Horizon 5

 

[BladeRunner2099]

Why is Ninja Theory so low I wonder?

Hellblade on that budget was worth every cent and a real experience!

I guess once they announce at E3 2019..hype level will increase!

 

[Karateka]

Yay prediction time.

Ori will finish with a 91 IMO.
It will get it because it will be the first one to release.

I honestly think Gears 5 and Halo infinite will be big refreshers to their respetive series.

Its sad that Crackdown 3 isn't even on the poll, but I understand. Realistically I am expecting a 78-84 Metacritic, and most will guess lower, but that is because they are not understanding how much polish they are trying to put into the game. My guess is 81.

The coalition has a lot of talent, and they made a safe game on purpose with Gears 4 that still got an 84. With them fully leveraging a full 3 year developent time on an engine they understand fully I can see them cranking out a 90 for Gears 5, but probably not any higher.

As for Halo Infinite... I think it will get to 94 if it does not have some kind of collosal failure. This game has a 5 year development time, a brand new engine and some of the best technical experts microsoft could find. Its a real unkown really, if something they do wrecks it it could be the firt halo shooter below 80, but if they do it right I can see a return to halo 1-3's meta scores. My guess is 91.

Ninja Theory's next game, Bleeding Edge, won't be as big budget, but they will have learned from Hellblade, so I expect it to finish with an 87
Turn 10 will be on the sidelines for a while, but I expect a rebound solid title with Forza Motorsport 8 probably an 86
Forza Horizon 5 will head to Japan and secure a 91.

And when Playgrounds Fable launches it will be a 93.

So I guess my answer will be all of them except for Bleeding Edge. We will see how it goes.

 

[BladeRunner2099]

Yay prediction time.

Ori will finish with a 91 IMO.
It will get it because it will be the first one to release.

I honestly think Gears 5 and Halo infinite will be big refreshers to their respetive series.

Its sad that Crackdown 3 isn't even on the poll, but I understand. Realistically I am expecting a 78-84 Metacritic, and most will guess lower, but that is because they are not understanding how much polish they are trying to put into the game. My guess is 81.

The coalition has a lot of talent, and they made a safe game on purpose with Gears 4 that still got an 84. With them fully leveraging a full 3 year developent time on an engine they understand fully I can see them cranking out a 90 for Gears 5, but probably not any higher.

As for Halo Infinite... I think it will get to 94 if it does not have some kind of collosal failure. This game has a 5 year development time, a brand new engine and some of the best technical experts microsoft could find. Its a real unkown really, if something they do wrecks it it could be the firt halo shooter below 80, but if they do it right I can see a return to halo 1-3's meta scores. My guess is 91.

Ninja Theory's next game, Bleeding Edge, won't be as big budget, but they will have learned from Hellblade, so I expect it to finish with an 87
Turn 10 will be on the sidelines for a while, but I expect a rebound solid title with Forza Motorsport 8 probably an 86
Forza Horizon 5 will head to Japan and secure a 91.

And when Playgrounds Fable launches it will be a 93.

So I guess my answer will be all of them except for Bleeding Edge. We will see how it goes.

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I think your expectations are much higher and I find it really hard to see Crackdown 3 getting 80+. I predict low 70s but higher than SoT and State of Decay 2.

 

[Deleted member 41104]

Outside of playgroud's Forza, i think this is impossible for any microsoft first party to hit 90+.

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You have a strange definition of the word « impossible ». The first Ori sits just below the 90% mark. It's not even that hard to imagine the sequel could have a chance to hit 90.

As for the other games, there's definitely no guarantee they can hit those kind of scores, but if 343i revamps the Halo franchise, it definitely could hit a 90 metascore game like most of the previous ones. Not by any means « impossible ».

 

[Aswitch]

My Money is on Gears 5. Still playing gears 4 to this day so i only think the series can go up at this point considering what the studio learned what may have not worked so much with 4. Love all the post release support(patches mainly) its gotten to this day. Also I think Ori will(for conversation's sake) miss the mark by getting 85-88 range.

 

[StuBurns]

Crackdown 3 looks like a complete disaster. No way will it get in the 80s. 60s maybe.

 

[Deleted member 268]

Ori seems like a safe bet.

I think Gears 5 is looking very promising too, and Ninja Theory have been working on their upcoming project for quite a long time so they're not a bad shout.

 

[Prine]

Love this thread, thanks for the confidence, haha! :)

If we don't get 90+ Metacritic with Will of the Wisps, I'll probably drink myself to death. And I'm not even an alcoholic. We've been slaving away for so long just to make sure we hit every single beat and we're in full on polishing mode. Getting a game at this size to that level of quality is insanely hard work, but it'll pay off once I read all the comments here and watch all the playthroughs on Youtube. I can't wait for that to happen, but there's still quite a bit of work left to do before we can convince every single last one of you scrutinizing folks :D

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Really appreciate the work and artistry you put into these games, thank you Thomas, truly.

 

[Lowrys]

Forza Horizon 5.

 

[UraMallas]

Ori's gonna be lit, Era.

 

[Yearsoflurking]

Ori next possibly all of them because now they can potentially have longer dev cycles

 

[Kasey]

I voted Gears 5, but I still believe in Ori.

95+ for both!

 

[Ra]

Can only vote Ori, due to having less belief in the other teams listed.

They all probably end up in the 80s though.

I'mma add my own option and bet the farm on Obsidian.

 

[GazRB]

Halo Infinite baby. It's going to change the industry.

Maybe. Probably not. I don't really trust 343

 

[Iwao]

I can't remember the last time an Xbox exclusive broke a 90 on Metacritic that wasn't Forza Horizon.

- Forza Horizon 5: that series is on the up-and-up, but what particular kind of fresh can they bring for the XB2 launch?
- Ori 2: that is going to be visually spectacular but probably an 88-89. It's a maybe.
- Gears 5: another mid-80s outing. will be given more props for its narrative this time around.
- Ninja Theory: the studio has never made a 90+, even as a AAA studio back in the day. I don't think they are that capable.
- Halo Infinite: given the recent history of Halo and 343i, it's not looking likely.

It's most likely to be Forza Horizon again though.

 

[Andvari]

Ori has the best chance, the 1st game was special.

Halo and Gears have really lost their magic... I remember Halo being a massive deal when a new game was released worldwide, Now it's just another game series.

 

[Deleted member 4761]

Love this thread, thanks for the confidence, haha! :)

If we don't get 90+ Metacritic with Will of the Wisps, I'll probably drink myself to death. And I'm not even an alcoholic. We've been slaving away for so long just to make sure we hit every single beat and we're in full on polishing mode. Getting a game at this size to that level of quality is insanely hard work, but it'll pay off once I read all the comments here and watch all the playthroughs on Youtube. I can't wait for that to happen, but there's still quite a bit of work left to do before we can convince every single last one of you scrutinizing folks :D

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Ori and the Blind Forest is already 90+ game for me and i can't wait for Will of the Wisps.
Thank you so much for the amazing game. And hope everyone enjoy Will of the Wisps.
Take all the time you need.