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Xbox Game Studios |OT6| I'M BACK (TO RISE)
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The reviews sound great to me, you people should really stop obsessing over aggregate scores. My GOTY is, what, in the 60s? That didn't make me enjoy it any less. Now, what do I do until this unlocks?
Gears POP!
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Does not surprise me one little bit. They have been called out for years for giving Xbox games low scores. People give them the nickname SonySpot because of their bias. Pathetic!
Do you guys know what version is that? I see xbox button prompts, but motion blur and lightning is above and beyond everything I saw in tech test.
I think it'd be a great way to counter these "my camp is winning" attitude that resemble sports so much were if reviews worked on a scale from 1-5:
1 - Hands off (technical disaster, unplayable, totally outdated, ripoff between money spent and playtime etc.)
2 - only for hardcore, die-hard fans (noticeable weaknesses in many aspects of game design, but if you are truly enthusiastic about the game's premise, you can try, but you have been warned)
3 - suited for genre fans (a really solid entry with good mechanics/graphics/narration, but it didn't set the world on fire with new groundbreaking standards)
4 - great game (an all-around super good game with certain stand-out elements)
5 - all-time great (game of the year candidate, eligble for game of the gen discussion, a game people will still be talking about in five to ten years time)
Astral Chain, Spiderman, Horizon Zero Dawn and Gears 5 would all fit in that 4/5 category and I think this is their right spot anyways, with individual preferences and debate for everybody possible what they like best and for whatever reason. Not sure it would stop all those silly wars, but at least you wouldn't be comparing 85 to 87 anymore.
Also, even if we need to use Metacritic, filtering out the top and bottom 5% would seem reasonable to avoid click bait and get a better average consensus opinion.
1 - Hands off (technical disaster, unplayable, totally outdated, ripoff between money spent and playtime etc.)
2 - only for hardcore, die-hard fans (noticeable weaknesses in many aspects of game design, but if you are truly enthusiastic about the game's premise, you can try, but you have been warned)
3 - suited for genre fans (a really solid entry with good mechanics/graphics/narration, but it didn't set the world on fire with new groundbreaking standards)
4 - great game (an all-around super good game with certain stand-out elements)
5 - all-time great (game of the year candidate, eligble for game of the gen discussion, a game people will still be talking about in five to ten years time)
Astral Chain, Spiderman, Horizon Zero Dawn and Gears 5 would all fit in that 4/5 category and I think this is their right spot anyways, with individual preferences and debate for everybody possible what they like best and for whatever reason. Not sure it would stop all those silly wars, but at least you wouldn't be comparing 85 to 87 anymore.
Also, even if we need to use Metacritic, filtering out the top and bottom 5% would seem reasonable to avoid click bait and get a better average consensus opinion.
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I really hate reviews sometimes. I mean yes they can be helpful and aren't entirely worthless, I just hate how much stock people put in reviews at large. Not their favorite reviewer, not a guy that reviews games and usually has the same taste as them, but all reviews anywhere.
I ask people if they're excited for a game or if they're playing it and they just say "I heard it wasn't reviewing that well". First off, that's not what I asked, if I wanted someone else's opinion I'd have asked them, second it really grinds my gears when they say that and then I found out the game is in the 70-89 range. That's a good score dude, that's above average.
I understand the point of Metacritic aggregating reviews so that bias is removed, but I don't understand why one person would use Metacritic and Metacritic alone. It makes more sense to me to find some people you generally agree with and follow their reviews, instead of just flattening everything out and saying "if most people like it I'm sure I will too". I mean I guess it works, average is average for a reason, but it's sooooooo boring.
I ask people if they're excited for a game or if they're playing it and they just say "I heard it wasn't reviewing that well". First off, that's not what I asked, if I wanted someone else's opinion I'd have asked them, second it really grinds my gears when they say that and then I found out the game is in the 70-89 range. That's a good score dude, that's above average.
I understand the point of Metacritic aggregating reviews so that bias is removed, but I don't understand why one person would use Metacritic and Metacritic alone. It makes more sense to me to find some people you generally agree with and follow their reviews, instead of just flattening everything out and saying "if most people like it I'm sure I will too". I mean I guess it works, average is average for a reason, but it's sooooooo boring.
I know, but this looks insane for dynamic 4k/60 fps console game. God of War has a similar level of post processing effects, but it runs at 1080p and framerate is far from stable.
Talking about reviews, if I'm not sold on the game, I'll watch ACG. He talks in depth about every aspect of the game, gives a shit about perfomance, even if i disagree with him, i can understand where he's coming from, and than i can decide if this certain aspect of the game would bother me at all.
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Finally, after all of this time, I finally got into the Bleeding Edge Alpha....
... right before Gears 5 comes out ...
... right before Gears 5 comes out ...
Wish my Gears 5 X1X would ship from the Microsoft store already so I can stare at the tracking page constantly refreshing...
Can't believe I'll be playing this tomorrow night. I am ready. The reviews are really good, let jabroni a argue over 1-2 meta critic points if they want. What game in the last couple years has a 10+ hour campaign, horse, escape, and full multiplayer to the level gears five will. Nothing will be released to this scale until Halo drops next year. Enjoy it
Unless they're saving it for the 6th, Ultimate Launch day.
I think it's units because games with steep discounts will start showing up quickly enough on top-sellers list.
9pm est tomorrow if you're in the US. You can also set your xbox/pc to new zealand as a location and get access at 5am est then just change it back the next day.
Thanks. What are people talking about with switching regions?
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Is the process for this literally just changing the location? And you can change it back whenever/without any issues?
Yes, I did it for Sea of Thieves and Crackdown with zero issues.
On the Global charts the $1000 VR bundle is the #3 item. In the US, it's #1. Do you really mean to tell me that the Steam Index is selling more units than Global #4 $15 Witcher 3 right now? Cuz I find that REALLY, REALLY hard to believe. Revenue makes sense (and yet, I'm still flabbergasted that VR is selling that well. Color me skeptical.)
I don't know about this one. Cole Train was a pretty big Gear, in his prime. I'm not sure that Kait, JD, or Dell can live up to that muscle mass level.
Do you change the region and region time? I'm kind of confused where to go on my Xbox
Settings > System > Language & Location > Location to NZ, press B. Accept Prompt to restart. Then just change it back to your home country the next day.
Settings - System - language and location - change location - restart.
I mean it's sitting good rn on Meta and open critic with both at 86%
Yeah a point off from spiderman would not be surprised to see it on lot of people's game of the year lists.
Alright. I just finished the new Gears book and it was pretty solid! No huge revelations but it was a nice filler adventure between Gears 4 and 5. I refuse to watch the Gears 5 campaign footage ahead of time, so I'll be curious to see where the game starts in relation to the book.
With that, I just need to finish my re-play of Gears 4 and I'll be set for 5! The hardest part will deciding if I want to wait until Saturday when my new TV arrives to start playing.
With that, I just need to finish my re-play of Gears 4 and I'll be set for 5! The hardest part will deciding if I want to wait until Saturday when my new TV arrives to start playing.
I wasn't talking about Gears, just games and reviews in general. There's a guy I work with and a bunch of people I went to school with that I'll ask every now and then about a game, trying to make conversation, and they immediately go to the Metacritic score.
It's more about the text of the review, I've come to realize. I've got some quirks that I just can't get around (overly linear design and regen health for example) that reviewers aren't really going to mark off for.
For me, gameplay clips and/or developer interviews where they describe systems in detail are what get the job done for me. This almost never lets me down.
Yeah, no, for sure. I still read some reviews, more to know about little quirks or things that I may not expect, but I usually stick to a few reviewers that I know like similar things to me.
Gameplay videos I only really use for party or casual games, not anything story heavy just because I'd rather do the story myself. I always try to do them for multiplayer games but I rarely enjoy the Gameplay video as much as I enjoy the actual play. Developer interviews and stuff yeah, that I eat up.
I feel like you said no to my post and then restated my post in a different way, lol.
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