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[Zemm]

This is why I'm concerned about the length. A 5-7 hour game is fine, but not when half of that is taken up by cutscenes.

Yeah but it's only 11 minutes of qte's in the game (lol).

 

[Loris146]

7.5 is not a bad score for me. ( If it's a real 7.5 )

 

[Dawg]

 

[StrongBlackVine]

that's a 75, or a solid C in the grade scale.

oh boy, this confirms everyone's suspicions that we have a C game on our hands.

One review confirms that? Polygon gave TLOU a 7.

 

[Broadbandito]

Very simple but efficient action scenes, a large amount of QTE and some poor sneaking levels.

So 11 minutes of QTEs is a large amount?

 

[Nirolak]

Hmm I would not expect anymore reviews until Thursday.

If there are others prior they'll probably also be magazines.

 

[Krusenstern]

How the hell did they manage that!? Embargo lifts in two days at 2pm CET!

The french don't give a fuck.

 

[yurinka]

My bet is a 82-84 metacritic, specially now that certain few sites dropped their scores.

 

[shandy706]

rad spent several years on this and deserve a higher score

Haha

Wait, that is sarcasm?

No one thinks review scores should in any way take in to account how long a game was worked on...right?

Duke Nukem was screwed!!!

 

[Slowdive]

This thread is going to be good.

 

[TheBioLover]

not getting this one. sad to see the gameplay turn into some QTE shit.

Starting the fun early I see.

 

[freenudemacusers]

I'm mostly in this thread to see when the comments get crazy. Don't disappoint me, people who haven't played the game and yet feel the game is entitled to a certain score that validates their confirmation bias.

someone needs to get mama robotnik to deputize a gaffer for the upcoming wall of shame.

 

[Loudninja]

If there are others prior they'll probably also be magazines.

Right.

 

[Timu]

Obligatory

Thursday will be a bloodbath depending on the reviews.

Oh and

Lol, that's awesome.

 

[Freedom = $1.05]

So Polygon's 7.5/10 for The Last of Us confirms that's a C game too?

Yup. One score confirms everything. Bayonetta 2 and TLoU confirmed a 7.5 per Polygon.

Oh Pessino. Hope he survives the weeks.

that's 3.75 stars out of 5. I just don't know, i expected at least a 3.80 but it's not even there

 

[Kayant]

Well this is going to be a bloodbath...

I expect a lot of 7s and lower.

Metacritic around 73

 

[derwalde]

See you on the other side, guys.

 

[Despera]

a large amount of QTE and some poor sneaking levels.

Combined with the fact ~3.5 hrs of the 7 hrs it took them to finish the game without running are cinematics...

I dunno, but the game sounds like an orgy of a lot of shitty modern game design philosophies.

 

[Elginer]

LMFAO

My moustache is ready and so is my Collector's Edition pre-order! Whoo let's do dis!

 

[Kriken]

Are you ready to play!?!?!!

(Not my pic)

*Sits on the sidelines with this* Okay, I'm good now

 

[FantasticMrFoxdie]

JokerHereWeGo.gif


Expecting 70s/80s here


Lets get this party started

 

[brandonh83]

Yeah but it's only 11 minutes of qte's in the game (lol).

I can deal with QTE's. I'm not by any means a fan of them though. They're just kind of there. Now, if I lose even remotely some progress for messing up random QTE's, that's what annoys the shit out of me.

 

[Mory Dunz]

Oh look, it's NPD day.

 

[LuuKyK]

Spoiler

I can sense some people just waiting for the reviews to drop. Nope, staying far away from this thread until I finish the game myself.

 

[FalsettoVibe]

I expect a mid 70's avg for this on metacritic.

Same here.

 

[RoboPlato]

So 11 minutes of QTEs is a large amount?

How exactly do you quantify 11 minutes of QTEs? Cutscenes that contain QTEs in them?

 

[I-hate-u]

Honest question folks, if Uncharted released today, how do you think the critics would have received it?

Spoiler

Its 88 on metacritic.

 

[vpance]

Low 70s high 60s is my bet. Everyone going in thinking it's Victorian era Uncharted or Gears. Smh

 

[Hexa]

One review confirms that? Polygon gave TLOU a 7.

For those updating their bingo cards, you may now mark "reviewer gave [good game] a crappy score".

 

[Eddie_Khaled]

but is the atmosphere a brandy or cognac?

 

[Messofanego]

someone needs to get mama robotnik to deputize a gaffer for the upcoming wall of shame.

That's a good idea, actually. I'm sure someone will do it anyway. We have all the free time.

 

[commish]

I just can't get over the fact that there's so little content to beat it. 7 hours with cinematics is pretty brutal. It doesn't mean it's a bad game, but it does mean that it's the type of game that people are best to wait until i'ts on sale for $19.99 in 5 months.

 

[sturgboski]

Spoiler

It's actually right around 2 hours.

So, 7-8 hours, with 2 hours of cinematics. So 25-29% of the game is cinematics. If we go with the 8 hour gameplay, then this game is phenomenal as it got a 75, which clearly covers the 75% of the game that is gameplay.

Spoiler

Seriously though, means the game is 5-6 hours long. With little to no replayability unless finding collectibles counts. *sigh*

 

[anexanhume]

lol, amazing.

 

[TomShoe]

Honest question folks, if Uncharted released today, how do you think the critics would have received it?

Spoiler

Its 88 on metacritic.

The critics are much more negative on nearly everything nowadays.

 

[SquiddyCracker]

First review scores it more than a 10?

Wow, it truly is next-gen.

 

[sn00zer]

I get the feeling IM going to like this one...seems like a big budget Journey at the very least...will hopefully pick up with PS4 purchase

 

[TheBioLover]

The whole thing of analyzing how much of the game is cutscenes and QTEs has been quite ridiculous to say the least, I've never seen it done for other games, and how do you even quantify what QTEs are?

 

[RoboPlato]

Honest question folks, if Uncharted released today, how do you think the critics would have received it?

Spoiler

Its 88 on metacritic.

Considerably lower, that's for sure.

 

[gamechanger87]

Don't think it will review all that well, but I hope the game still sells well enough to justify the sequel. I believe it will easily happen, but that is my hope.

They look like they built a solid foundation, but probably need to really open up the world a little in the sequel

 

[Messofanego]

Are you ready to play!?!?!!

(Not my pic)

This is so much perfection.

 

[FantasticMrFoxdie]

LOL that Bingo card.

I bet I can already get a Bingo if I took that to the Impressions thread.

First review scores it more than a 10?

Wow, it truly is next-gen.

Yup. Ain't nothin like starting a review thread with an out of 20 review scale. lolol

 

[orthodoxy1095]

Honest question folks, if Uncharted released today, how do you think the critics would have received it?

Spoiler

Its 88 on metacritic.

I'd think an 80 would be around the mark. But it's kind of hard to say.

 

[Raonak]

Buying day 1 regardless of reviews, I havent had a good cinematic game to play through since TLOU, so definitely keen on this one.

This thread will be a graveyard though.

 

[Ricky_R]

I predict this thread will reach 40 pages before we get a second review.

 

[Grief.exe]

My bet is a 82-84 metacritic, specially now that certain few sites dropped their scores.

Going to take the under bet on that one.

I dunno, but the game sounds like an orgy of a lot of shitty modern game design philosophies.

Seems like you described the vast majority of AAA games at this point.

 

[nib95]

So 11 minutes of QTEs is a large amount?

It's quite hilarious that the total amount adds up to such a small number, given the many months of QTE fest commentary by so many internet wide. But to be fair, there were actually barely any QTE's in the two demo's they showed us either. The complaints about the gameplay being so QTE focused were always a bit misguided and disingenuous imo.

 

[nhlducks35]

Are you ready to play!?!?!!

(Not my pic)

I love the IGN one

 

[Xando]

This will go into a 2nd thread before reviews are dropping.

 

[Uno Venova]

Is this thread just going to be anticipation for bans for two days until US reviews come out?