Oh crap, sorry!
As an aside, I've only read IGN which gave it a 9. I will say their review doesn't read like a 9 at all - multiple issues on PS5 - but I'm still kinda hyped.
As in performance issues?
Oh crap, sorry!
As an aside, I've only read IGN which gave it a 9. I will say their review doesn't read like a 9 at all - multiple issues on PS5 - but I'm still kinda hyped.
As in performance issues?
Yeah, this is why reviews aren't reliable. I seem to recall Cyberpunk got very positive reviews from Journalists too and we all know what a mess that was on release and for the next few months. Journalist reviews became redundant a decade a go.
If gamer reaction is positive then you get excited and I don't mean the Harry Potter nerds that will give it a 10/10 no matter what but actual gamers.
Yes, and multiple bugs - nothing game breaking to use their words - but missing characters in quests, frame rate issues, pop in issues. The usual. And no Quidditch - 'because it's been cancelled for a year due to some halfblood getting injured the previous term'
Those who get the deluxe edition can start playing it tomorrow. Guess we will know where the game base will stand soon enough.Yeah, this is why reviews aren't reliable. I seem to recall Cyberpunk got very positive reviews from Journalists too and we all know what a mess that was on release and for the next few months. Journalist reviews became redundant a decade a go.
If gamer reaction is positive then you get excited and I don't mean the Harry Potter nerds that will give it a 10/10 no matter what but actual gamers.
And no Quidditch - 'because it's been cancelled for a year due to some halfblood getting injured the previous term'
ACG loved it. Must admit I though this would be fairly bland and crap.
Still think I'll wait a few months for them to release a few patches, though.
Ah shite, any word on how other platforms compare such as SX/PC? I expected no Quidditch tbh, I think they'd almost need an entire team dedicated to making that work from a technical standpoint. Not as easy as some folk think it'd be to include even as DLC.
Some people got the physical copy through the post up to a week early.Isnt the release date in 5 days?
I wrote for IGN for 4 years and never once got any payment in exchange for a higher score. I wish someone had told me this is how it worked, would've been rich.Gaming journalist reviews are only worth whatever the developers pay for them.
But hopefully it's as well received tomorrow when people start getting their hands on it.
Yeah. Basically the review says shit story, you'll fall out of the map sometimes, characters disappear, no enemy variation... But still a 9? Questionable. But i am looking forward to it and at least it's 9 and not a 6!Oh crap, sorry!
As an aside, I've only read IGN which gave it a 9. I will say their review doesn't read like a 9 at all - multiple issues on PS5 - but I'm still kinda hyped.
From where?My copy from Hit came today, gonna give it a go in a bit.
Yeah. Basically the review says shit story, you'll fall out of the map sometimes, characters disappear, no enemy variation... But still a 9? Questionable. But i am looking forward to it and at least it's 9 and not a 6!
Who is ACG?
Youtube reviewer. One of the two pillars of YT reviewers (along with Skill Up) that Redcafe like to fellate religiously.
Yup just watched it. Looks great TBF and the issues seem like they should be fixed as they're more performance related. Very nice.I've just watched half of the ACG review. It looks really, really good even with the bugs (he mentions similar).
That's what they all sayI wrote for IGN for 4 years and never once got any payment in exchange for a higher score. I wish someone had told me this is how it worked, would've been rich.
Commenters were extremely sure Sony was paying me after I said the Ps3 would be better than the Xbox 360, but I never saw a fecking dime
hit.co.uk they used to be base.com but rebranded.From where?
I wrote for IGN for 4 years and never once got any payment in exchange for a higher score. I wish someone had told me this is how it worked, would've been rich.
Commenters were extremely sure Sony was paying me after I said the Ps3 would be better than the Xbox 360, but I never saw a fecking dime
To be fair they were only given PC code for Cyberpunk (in and of itself is a bit shit, and maybe the journos should have mentioned it) if I remember correctly and were not allowed to use their own footage in their reviews at the behest of CDPR. Which is a long-windowed way of me saying, yes, I agree.
To be fair also, the PC version was a mess too. Still is in many ways.
Youtube reviewer. One of the two pillars of YT reviewers (along with Skill Up) that Redcafe like to fellate religiously.
Journalists did say that they were only given PC codes, they didn't keep it a secret or anything. It was all CDPR's shit, trying to keep a cover on how utterly terrible the game was on old-gen consoles.To be fair they were only given PC code for Cyberpunk (in and of itself is a bit shit, and maybe the journos should have mentioned it) if I remember correctly and were not allowed to use their own footage in their reviews at the behest of CDPR. Which is a long-windowed way of me saying, yes, I agree.
Is this how it works now? If someone doesn't like the things you like, they aren't credible?Skill up lost all credibility when he didn't like tlou2.
Journalists did say that they were only given PC codes, they didn't keep it a secret or anything. It was all CDPR's shit, trying to keep a cover on how utterly terrible the game was on old-gen consoles.
Is this how it works now? If someone doesn't like the things you like, they aren't credible?
Bear in mind I have no idea who Skill Up is (never seen a video from him) and I didn't play TLOU2 because I didn't like the first game.
Is this how it works now? If someone doesn't like the things you like, they aren't credible?
Bear in mind I have no idea who Skill Up is (never seen a video from him) and I didn't play TLOU2 because I didn't like the first game.
What does "bad opinions" even mean? His personal opinion or judgement is not really important to his value as a reviewer. What is important, is the fact that his reviews usually give you more than enough information to help you decide whether or not a game is for you.He just had incredibly bad opinions about a pretty much universally liked and well received game, that was generally only disliked by a specific section of gamers.
What does "bad opinions" even mean? His personal opinion or judgement is not really important to his value as a reviewer. What is important, is the fact that his reviews usually give you more than enough information to help you decide whether or not a game is for you.
TBF i loved the first but couldn't get into the 2nd for some reasonHe just had incredibly bad opinions about a pretty much universally liked and well received game, that was generally only disliked by a specific section of gamers.
Well the game got a 93 on metacritic, and is one of the best reviewing games ever (maybe slightly overeged but 93 is a very impressive score). The user score is 5.8 thanks to review bombing from incels. For him to not recommend it is extremely strange.
Anyway this isn't the skill up thread so might as well leave it here.