Bleeding Edge is a "hero combat shooter" that seems short of content, but lays the foundations for a good game as a service. It is based on coordination between players, which can be enormously satisfying or frustrating, depending on the way we act.
Bleeding Edge suffers from a content far too light with only 2 game modes and four arenas on the program. Needless to say, it is difficult to justify the purchase at a high price (29.99 euros). Because Bleeding Edge has very clearly the look of a free-to-play that would try to play in the big leagues from the outset. An unlikely mix of TPS and beat them all that features arena fights between two teams of four players, Ninja Theory's new game is technical enough to make a place for itself in the e-sports world. However, we will have to be patient because today, the game is still in its infancy.
The art style looks the exact opposite of what you just describe, honestly.Kind of stunned to hear the "Really like the visuals!" or "This game sure has a look!" comments because I feel like this is the most synthesized, aggregated and focus tested version of all the battle royale and arena shooters that have been coming out the last 3 - 4 years (visually). I'm not saying that's how it came to be, but that's exactly what it looks like. This is the modern day version of when every FPS was going for grimdark greyed out colors and brown everywhere.
Do people realize that a '7' is still considered a 'good' review and not 'mediocre' as is being proclaimed here?
Low 70s is equivalent to a C- grade. That's pretty mediocre.
You do know how grading works, don't you?
Review scores in gaming have always been weird to me. If I got a 7 at school, I'd be happy. As a 5.5 was enough to pass. So I'd say 5.5 - 6.5 is mediocre, whereas 7 is more ''Okay''
It's a bit of a crapshoot right now with a lot of people still learning the game. I still have fun playing by myself though.
Review scores in gaming have always been weird to me. If I got a 7 at school, I'd be happy. As a 5.5 was enough to pass. So I'd say 5.5 - 6.5 is mediocre, whereas 7 is more ''Okay''
Sorry, what?Kind of stunned to hear the "Really like the visuals!" or "This game sure has a look!" comments because I feel like this is the most synthesized, aggregated and focus tested version of all the battle royale and arena shooters that have been coming out the last 3 - 4 years (visually). I'm not saying that's how it came to be, but that's exactly what it looks like. This is the modern day version of when every FPS was going for grimdark greyed out colors and brown everywhere.
Low 70s is equivalent to a C- grade. That's pretty mediocre.
You do know how grading works, don't you?
I remember reading same discussions when Days Gone embargo ended. That game has average score of 71 and according to OpenCritic the game falls more or less in the middle when comparing to other games: "Days Gone is ranked in the 48th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic."Do people realize that a '7' is still considered a 'good' review and not 'mediocre' as is being proclaimed here?
I feel like the two most important metrics are:
1) Where it ranks relative to other games
2) How varied the opinions about it are
OpenCritic does a decent job with both of these which is great. The numbers themselves then become much less random and the subjective discussion about "is a 7 good" disappears. Suffice to say there are a lot of games that are 7/10 quality, so whether or not you consider that to be 'good', it is much harder to justify time/money playing a 7/10 game than a 9/10 game.
These days, a 7/10 to me is only really of interest if it is right down my street in terms of genre/theme/features whereas I'd seriously consider buying any 90+ rated game.
Yet another MS exclusive that falls short of greatness. Hopefully they improve it.
Yet another MS exclusive that falls short of greatness. Hopefully they improve it.
I feel like the two most important metrics are:
1) Where it ranks relative to other games
2) How varied the opinions about it are
OpenCritic does a decent job with both of these which is great. The numbers themselves then become much less random and the subjective discussion about "is a 7 good" disappears. Suffice to say there are a lot of games that are 7/10 quality, so whether or not you consider that to be 'good', it is much harder to justify time/money playing a 7/10 game than a 9/10 game.
These days, a 7/10 to me is only really of interest if it is right down my street in terms of genre/theme/features whereas I'd seriously consider buying any 90+ rated game.
This is not really true.Interestingly, Opencritic gives games with 70-ish scores the 'Strong' rating.
So low 70s get a fair rating. High 70s get strong.The OpenCritic rating is based on the percentile ranking of each game's Top Critic Average:
The Top Critic Average cutoffs happen to be 84 and above, 75-83, 66-74, and 65 and below. Note that, for a game to have a Top Critic Average, it must have at least 3 numeric reviews from top critics.
- Mighty: Games averaging in the 90th or above percentile
- Strong: Games averaging in the 60th to 90th percentile
- Fair: Games averaging in the 30th to 60th percentile
- Weak: Games averaging in the bottom 30 percent of games
Excellent.
Thats a brilliant plan.
Ill download it and give it a go on Gamepass just to support them so they get to keep going.
I hope they have a small team to do Kung Fu Chaos again.
Sorry, what?
Graffiti samurai, zombie with a robot snake, fire-breathing goth rocker. Basically every body height/shape represented. Characters from multiple different countries. How in the seven planes of hell are you getting "focus tested" from these characters?
This is not really true.
So low 70s get a fair rating. High 70s get strong.
I can't tell if this is a joke or not, cause like, everything you just said is a perfect example of a focus-tested style. It's covering like, every single base you can cover.
Can't blame them either. Worked for Overwatch.
If someone at Ninja Theory is reading this, A sequel to Kung Fu Chaos is much wanted.
Low 70s is equivalent to a C- grade. That's pretty mediocre.
You do know how grading works, don't you?
Don't even bother with the grading equivalency because the grade brackets are different everywhere. I have never in all my years of education seen a low 70 be a C-.
I dunno. It irritates me personally. I love that studio (NT) and when they consistently make these fantastic games and then something like this comes out with basically no fanfare or apparent care/purpose AND is not a great game it's not a win for anyone. I don't know why NT suddenly started making this type of game but it's so different from what they are good at. I suppose maybe this was the team that isn't doing H2.
I think so tooThat art style is ugly gonna have the same negative effect as Lawbreakers.
If someone at Ninja Theory is reading this, A sequel to Kung Fu Chaos is much wanted.
I dunno. It irritates me personally. I love that studio (NT) and when they consistently make these fantastic games and then something like this comes out with basically no fanfare or apparent care/purpose AND is not a great game it's not a win for anyone. I don't know why NT suddenly started making this type of game but it's so different from what they are good at. I suppose maybe this was the team that isn't doing H2.
Great games are better for everyone, no? I just wish MS exclusives would, for once, actually make me want to own an Xbox. Especially going into next gen. Not trolling, I've owned their consoles before, but what they put out these days, bar a few exceptions, just seem so pointless.
Honestly, I think it's their pre-production that is out of touch and not worked on enough.
If I look at 360 exclusives and OG exclusives vs now I don't get how they've ended up here. If you're gonna buy a studio like NT they should continue producing at the level they always have.
Are you sure? The team behind this game has always done this kind of game.I dunno. It irritates me personally. I love that studio (NT) and when they consistently make these fantastic games and then something like this comes out with basically no fanfare or apparent care/purpose AND is not a great game it's not a win for anyone. I don't know why NT suddenly started making this type of game but it's so different from what they are good at. I suppose maybe this was the team that isn't doing H2.
Great games are better for everyone, no? I just wish MS exclusives would, for once, actually make me want to own an Xbox. Especially going into next gen. Not trolling, I've owned their consoles before, but what they put out these days, bar a few exceptions, just seem so pointless.
Honestly, I think it's their pre-production that is out of touch and not worked on enough.
If I look at 360 exclusives and OG exclusives vs now I don't get how they've ended up here. If you're gonna buy a studio like NT they should continue producing at the level they always have.
Let's be real. The user your responding to doesn't actually want diversity. They want the same Sony thing for every game. God forbid a developer make a passion project without people saying why. Because they wanted to that's whyThe problem you face is when a company is bought if the new owner just comes in and says scrap that and do this it doesnt really set a good precedent.
Fans also constantly want MS to let developers diversify and do something different then when they do they respond with but that sucks so why did you do that.
Low 70s is equivalent to a C- grade. That's pretty mediocre.
You do know how grading works, don't you?
Very curious where you live, since I'm pretty confident that 90-100= A, 80-89= B, 70-79= C, etc. is the standard practice in most places.
Let's be real. The user your responding to doesn't actually want diversity. They want the same Sony thing for every game. God forbid a developer make a passion project without people saying why. Because they wanted to that's why
Let's be real. The user your responding to doesn't actually want diversity. They want the same Sony thing for every game. God forbid a developer make a passion project without people saying why. Because they wanted to that's why
A 70 is the minimum passing grades in the states. 69 is where F starts.
Can people stop comparing school grades to game reviews? Some people are showing their ages here.
A 70 is the minimum passing grades in the states. 69 is where F starts.
I wasn't competing it to game reviews. I'm actually wondering where the Hell a 5.5 is a passing grade.
70 percent at university is a first class honours.
We can do this all days if you like.
But better to look at the actual review scales being used and, for almost all of them, 7 literally means Good. Not excellent. Not mediocre. Good.
That said why people are saying it's good. Because it's good.
Good.
Mediocre would be a 5/10 if game reviewers actually used the full video game scale.When the vast majority of games are in the 7 range, that makes them all mediocre.
Very curious where you live, since I'm pretty confident that 90-100= A, 80-89= B, 70-79= C, etc. is the standard practice in most places.
This game would of been on PS4 if MS hadn't acquired them. This isn't something representative of xbox.I dunno. It irritates me personally. I love that studio (NT) and when they consistently make these fantastic games and then something like this comes out with basically no fanfare or apparent care/purpose AND is not a great game it's not a win for anyone. I don't know why NT suddenly started making this type of game but it's so different from what they are good at. I suppose maybe this was the team that isn't doing H2.
Great games are better for everyone, no? I just wish MS exclusives would, for once, actually make me want to own an Xbox. Especially going into next gen. Not trolling, I've owned their consoles before, but what they put out these days, bar a few exceptions, just seem so pointless.
Honestly, I think it's their pre-production that is out of touch and not worked on enough.
If I look at 360 exclusives and OG exclusives vs now I don't get how they've ended up here. If you're gonna buy a studio like NT they should continue producing at the level they always have.