Don't they have sekiro and cyberpunk? There's no way those games are bad.
I have no idea if they do but they'd be sure bets to success at least.
Don't they have sekiro and cyberpunk? There's no way those games are bad.
Do you agree with him putting "Reviews" in quotes, suggesting reviews from game critics are not legitimate?Maybe not the best choice of words of him, but i do kinda agree with him on that. Personally, i prefer to watch clips on Youtube etc. if i want to check out a game rather than reading through a review.
Lolalways funny about people complaining about system wars and fanboys, it's like they don't read their own posts
You are just straight up making things up to make your point though?I don't think it's too great a leap. He published the review not knowing how to do combos. That's what the tweet says. Hence he released his final thoughts on the game having never used or seen the combo system and not really understanding it. I think as a professional reviewer he should have gone the extra step and learned about it, not to give the game a pass on it, but because I feel that is part of his job and his obligation as a professional reviewer of video games. Now Ybarra might have totally misread it or might be misrepresenting the review(or it might not even exist in the first place), but based on all the evidence I think the reviewer did a poor job.
come on mike.........a paid streamer. You have to think better than this
See this post:
I'm not sure what else needs to be said?
Yeah he's one of us right?
He's not just any man though is he? Are you telling me that if Shaun Layden came out during Days Gone reviews and streams telling reviewers this and belittling their work compared to streamers that it wouldn't get ripped to shreds too? Come on...
There are some things that people in power shouldn't wade into.
Isn't this trying to be a Diablo-like loot game where you are incentivised to continue replaying missions on harder and harder difficulties for better loot..?(Psst, you don't even need to understand combos to beat the game on normal. That's pretty weird!)
Anthem is the current whipping boy so it's OK to side with the press on this. Now let's say a review criticizes a new From Software game or a Nintendo game. You'll see a very different story around here.So today we side with the press only to shit on them the next time some hilariously bad Gameplay videos like Polygon's Doom Gameplay come out?
How would they be expected to know that a mechanic even exists if, as Patrick Klepek describes, he only noticed it mentioned in an item description?Sorry, I poorly phrased that.
If you're reviewing a game you should have an understanding of the mechanics. If the game poorly explains those mechanics then definitely criticise that - a reviewer should still learn those mechanics before fully reviewing the game though.
The guy asked HIM for a review of the game. He said he doesn't do reviews. He said HE doesn't do reviews. He suggested the guy try a demo or watch a streamer. Non issue.
ONE OF US! ONE OF US! ONE OF US! #GamersRiseUpOh my god won't someone think of the poor reviewer. Shut the front door.
On one hand the comments from Mike are rather groan worthy but on the other hand I like to see a VP of a gaming company actually playing games as a "hardcore" gamer.
Oh my god won't someone think of the poor reviewer. Shut the front door.
On one hand the comments from Mike are rather groan worthy but on the other hand I like to see a VP of a gaming company actually playing games as a "hardcore" gamer.
So today we side with the press only to shit on them the next time some hilariously bad Gameplay videos like Polygon's Doom Gameplay come out?
There's a difference between criticizing reviews and reviewers, especially coming from the audience they are serving (consumers, not publishers if you were wondering), and the corporate VP of a platform holder straight up dunking on the press for a review of a product your company is co-marketing with "Gamurz rise up" tier tweets.So today we side with the press only to shit on them the next time some hilariously bad Gameplay videos like Polygon's Doom Gameplay come out?
No? Depends on the journalist/critic/content creator.so that is everything game journalist do? just reviews?
the only ignorant post here is yours.
That's part of my point tho. If he knew what combos are why didn't he just go the extra mile and find out how to do them before publishing his review? Isn't that what a good reviewer would do, you know try to see every aspect of the game even if they are poorly explained just so he can include them in his review?You are just straight up making things up to make your point though?
Ybarra said the reviewer said they didn't know how to do combos. Meaning
1) They knew combos were a thing but in playing through the game never learned them either due to the games bad design or his own incompetence (presumably if it was the second part in his eyes they would have excluded them from their review entirely)
2) They didn't need them for to finish the game. (Something others have mentioned, including Patrick Klepek in this very thread!)
You are jumping to conclusions about the quality of the review by making things up that we have literally no knowledge about.
It´s almost like Microsofts offerings have not been very good this gen and therefore they get criticized by a lot of people.Your acting like this entire site doesn't have an anti-Xbox bias.
Isn't this trying to be a Diablo-like loot game where you are incentivised to continue replaying missions on harder and harder difficulties for better loot..?
I for one haven't played it and probably wont pick it up but wondering how fair it is to dismiss a mechanic simply due to it being not necessary on the normal difficulty. For example I went through normal difficulty in Diablo 3 by just using basic attacks and abilities and didn't need to delve deeper into it's systems and potential build styles until harder difficulties.
Do you think this might apply to Anthem or am I giving it too much credit?
or you can watch people who aren't sponsored to play it. I mean, there's a lot of them. lol
This board seems entirely an equal opportunities fanboy safe haven. Seriously, it feels like a amateur marketeers convention here at times.Your acting like this entire site doesn't have an anti-Xbox bias.
"Dude....it's not out till Friday."So... what if all the streamers I watch don't like it, and I played the demo and didn't like it, and all my friends don't like it... AND all of the "reviews" didn't like it, either... are we still wrong?
So he just put reviews in quotation marks for no reason? Come on, this is where I'm talking about either you're playing dumb or your reading comprehension just isn't there.
If publishing average-ass games with the hopes that enough people get roped in by streamer positivity and highly cherry-picked demo content is Xbox's idea of "modern gaming" then I'm out tbqh.
People being indifferent to BC isn't proof "the entire site has an anti MS bias." I still couldn't care about the lack of PS3 BC on PS4 at this point for example, but I would probably skip the first couple years of PS5 with no PS4 BC. It has nothing to do with MS, it's just due to the fact the first couple years are usually shit for a console. After the good new gen stuff starts releasing, I'm back to not really caring about BC, though wouldn't complain about having the option.Yeah, they hypocrisy regarding the cancellation of scalebound from users who also say Crackdown should have been canceled is a perfect example.
The adaptive controller is one thing, but I remember backwards compatibility being scoffed at here and othersite initially. Now that rumor has it the PS5 will have BC it is now a good thing. Microsoft is still almost exclusively singled out for payed online though.
No, i dont agree with him in that regards, not at all. Thats why i said it might not have been the best choice of words. A review is basically just one (or several) guy's personal opinion about a game, so theres nothing right or wrong about it (assuming that there no factual errors mentioned in the review). Its more of a subjective thing. But i assume that hes referring to that its better to check out streams/videos and get a feel for the game that way instead. Personally, this is what i do for most games that i want to check out. But i didnt get the impression that he was dissing traditional reviews.Do you agree with him putting "Reviews" in quotes, suggesting reviews from game critics are not legitimate?
It's literally a fake news Tweet.
Sorry, I poorly phrased that.
If you're reviewing a game you should have an understanding of the mechanics. If the game poorly explains those mechanics then definitely criticise that - a reviewer should still learn those mechanics before fully reviewing the game though.
Yeah, watch the people desperate to ascend to the ranks of being blessed by publishers with their promotional money. That's sure to be a better bet.
That's part of my point tho. If he knew what combos are why didn't he just go the extra mile and find out how to do them before publishing his review? Isn't that what a good reviewer would do, you know try to see every aspect of the game even if they are poorly explained just so he can include them in his review?
Not everyone is like that.Yeah, watch the people desperate to ascend to the ranks of being blessed by publishers with their promotional money. That's sure to be a better bet.
His intent was deliberate. "Poor choice or words" is a bullshit defense of this if I'm going to be honest.No, not at all. Thats why i said it might not have been the best choice of words. A review is basically just one (or several) guy's personal opinion about a game, so theres nothing right or wrong about it (assuming that there no factual errors mentioned in the review). Its more of a subjective thing. But i assume that hes referring to that its better to check out streams/videos and get a feel for the game that way instead. Personally, this is what i do for most games that i want to check out. But i didnt get the impression that he was dissing traditional reviews.
If publishing average-ass games with the hopes that enough people get roped in by streamer positivity and highly cherry-picked demo content is Xbox's idea of "modern gaming" then I'm out tbqh.
I think making a bad reviewer look like a victim is gonna end up giving them more ammo.You do realize excusing poor reviews is just gonna end up giving them more ammo in the long run?
Furthermore, someone in his position has to know better. And probably does.His intent was deliberate. "Poor choice or words" is a bullshit defence of this if I'm going to be honest.
Oh Lord...To be fair the vast majority of game journalists (and You Tubers) are untalented hacks.
Owned.