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[Psycho_Mantis]

I think I'm ready.

I need one of these. Safe to say this thread is going to be interesting lol

 

[brandonh83]

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 you even quantify what QTEs are?

QTE's are easily quantifiable as they're simply timed button prompts that appear during cinematics™ that give the player the illusion that they're still in control of the game.

 

[Despera]

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 you even quantify what QTEs are?

It's a good thing and hopefully this is just the beginning.

 

[StriKeVillain]

Going to take the under bet on that one.

EASY.

Lock it in.

 

[Eggbok]

 

[Air Zombie Meat]

At least most of the thread won't be about eurogamer this time.

 

[Krusenstern]

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.

Some of us have to make the "sacrifice" and buy it for $60 to ensure more sequels which you can also buy 5 months later for $19.99. That's how it works.

 

[anexanhume]

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.

Yeah, because game with a lot of cinematics can't be held in high regard, sure.

 

[oti]

 

[TheBioLover]

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

It will probably mostly be the silly people salivating over "meltdowns" and "walls of shame" and the like.

 

[loaf of bread]

So according to Polygon this game is as good as both TLOU AND Bayonetta 2! Great!

 

[SuperSonic1305]

 

[codhand]

great idea starting this thread with that source two days early

 

[Fixed2BeBroken]

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

LOL, please continue

 

[Krakn3Dfx]

How is jeuxvideo able to break so many embargoes? Not the first time this has happened.

Maybe they walked into a store and bought a copy early. In that case, embargoes really don't matter.

 

[sinnergy]

Metroid Zero is also a handheld game that didn't retail for $60

It did cost 45... but thats not my point what good is a game if it's not very good but 20 hours long?

Just saying.

 

[brandonh83]

With all these gifs it's almost like people want this thread to turn into a shitstorm. It doesn't have to be that way.

 

[Floridian]

I love the IGN one

"7.8 too much cutscenes"

 

[Bricky]

The biggest question I have right now is whether this thread will dethrone the Uncharted 3 thread for the title of most infamous review thread of all time.

 

[Derpyduck]

I don't know this magazine. Are they usually tough with their grades?

 

[MatrixMan.EXE]

Expecting a graveyard when the dust settles.

 

[RoboPlato]

With all these gifs it's almost like people want this thread to turn into a shitstorm. It doesn't have to be that way.

My prediction: this thread will be more about user breakdowns, real or imaginary, than it will be review content.

 

[NoHeDidn't]

Hmm whats your opinion Gaf have the $150 premium edition preordered and im not rich what say you yae or nay?

I figured the sculpture and book with blood vile was cool however id hoped the game would help justify the cost a bit.However now it looks like maybe rental/used buy later especially cause single player only so would love to hear opinions.


If nay maybe ill give someone here a shot at it before returning it.

 

[Corpsepyre]

It's weird the embargo lifts a day before release. Why are publishers getting afraid of reviews, day by day?

 

[SerTapTap]

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

Spoiler

Its 88 on metacritic.

I dunno, without Uncharted I'm not sure we'd be as "saturated" with "cinematic" games--Uncharted definitely drove some interest in players and devs. Uncharted 1 was rough, but I think a U2 released today as the first of the series would score well.

 

[Bold One]

Oh boy, oh boy...

 

[Supermanisdead]

11 minutes of QTEs is pretty long, imo. QTEs usually go like 10 seconds or something. Having 11 minutes of them, plus 2 odd hours of cutscenes in a 7~ish hour game is bad.

 

[viveks86]

At 4 pages in 20 minutes after just 1 review?

 

[Tainted]

4 pages already and only 1 review which may or may not be legit

Never change GAF

 

[Despera]

Yeah, because gam with a lot of cinematics can't be held in high regard, sure.

MGS sure has a lot of cinematics, but it also incorporates a lot of creative gameplay ideas and a variety of levels/situations... unlike what we've seen so far of this game.

Also, the ratio of cinemtics+QTEs to gameplay is pretty insane if this review is accurate. MGS was nowhere near that shit.

 

[orthodoxy1095]

With all these gifs it's almost like people want this thread to turn into a shitstorm. It doesn't have to be that way.

Egging it on sure isn't helping -_-

 

[RoboPlato]

It's weird the embargo lifts a day before release. Why are publishers getting afraid of reviews, day by day?

Day before release is pretty standard. The only thing that would show they were afraid of scores would be day of release embargo or not sending out review copies.

 

[Mad Season]

not shocking really. no one wants to watch a movie when they buy a game.

 

[Insane Metal]

Call me a pessimistic, but I'm expecting a lot of 5's and 6's.

 

[Psycho_Mantis]

The biggest question I have right now is whether this thread will dethrone the Uncharted 3 thread for the title of most infamous review thread of all time.

I'm pretty sure The Last of Us thread is the new King.

 

[SuperSonic1305]

At 4 pages in 20 minutes after just 1 review?

The concern is real.

 

[StriKeVillain]

With all these gifs it's almost like people want this thread to turn into a shitstorm. It doesn't have to be that way.

It is COLD out here in the Northeast. We need something to get us through this brutal weather.

 

[Alcoholikaust]

Lycan what I'm seeing here. I mustache you to all remain calm.

 

[bananafactory]

At 4 pages after just 1 review?

Welcome.....to The Order 1886

 

[nib95]

Yeah, because game with a lot of cinematics can't be held in high regard, sure.

 

[Fdkn]

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

this is the most accurate prediction in the thread so far

 

[Freedom = $1.05]

It's weird the embargo lifts a day before release. Why are publishers getting afraid of reviews, day by day?

Publishers have been holding reviews till release date for ages now, since as far as i can remember. This isn't a new practice. The new practice was holding the review till after the game is out. And that practice got blasted pretty hard for being BS.

 

[Smellycat]

11 minutes of QTEs? Who the heck came up with that number?

 

[Floridian]

At 4 pages in 20 minutes after just 1 review?

The Destiny review thread was 250 pages. I think this thread will give it competition.

 

[EL CUCO]

DualShockers:
I asked Ready at Dawn CTO Andrea Pessino if we could get a photo mode added to the game in the future, and his response was quite enthusiastic.
"We haven’t announced anything yet, but I hope we’ll get to work on something like that, because I want to see it too. It would be really great. It’s not as easy as it seems, especially in our game because there’s all kinds of crazy stuff that happens behind the scenes to make it look so good, that once you freeze the camera and let the player move around, we have to be able to handle it correctly.
So it would be a little bit of work, but it’s something that, if we manage to do, I think it would be really spectacular and add a lot to the game."

Photo mode should atleast add 2 hrs of gameplay.

 

[Zemm]

11 minutes of QTEs is pretty long, imo. QTEs usually go like 10 seconds or something. Having 11 minutes of them, plus 2 odd hours of cutscenes in a 7~ish hour game is bad.

Yep, can't believe people are saying that's a short amount of time for qte's. This isn't ab telltale game, this is a shooter. 11 minutes of qte's is insane.

 

[CozMick]

At 4 pages in 20 minutes after just 1 review?

The concern is real.

 

[Intheflorsh]

Are you ready to play!?!?!!

(Not my pic)

Wow, this legitimately covers everything.

 

[The_Dama]

75 seems a little high

 

[tcrunch]