SomeOneInaHat
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This is my exact plan and thoughts as well.
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Transistor Review Thread
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This is my exact plan and thoughts as well.
I'm not from Norway, but his main complaints was about the combat being a bit heavy and not all that responsive. He suggested using a controller over K/B.
He likes the music and recommends the soundtrack wholeheartedly and gives probs to the artstyle.
edit:Replied to myself rather than editing :/
Khalifa Jayy
Banned
It seriously couldn't have worked out any better. Now I'm free to indulge in some PSN titles and re-purchase the titles I got enjoyment out of at lower price points. Beautiful.
Physical + DD ftw. Forget that only skewing one way crap.
It's a well-written review, too. Chick goes into considerable detail on the aspects of the game he did and didn't enjoy, and compares what he perceives as the game's failings to how he felt the studio's previous game (which he offers glowing praise to throughout) managed them.
There's nothing at all about the written review that indicates he was just fishing for clicks, or whatever the charge is people are throwing at him. It was a highly critical but honest appraisal.
I personally rarely agree with Chick's reviews - his opinions are in fact usually far divorced from my own - but I find his dissenting opinions interesting to read. A homogeneous game reviewing culture isn't very worthwhile.
I actually admire Tom Chick somewhat for not using the 7-10 scale. I think he might be being a little too harsh though, like he's somehow trying to return balance to the unvierse or something. Like contrary is the cure. Maybe it's just honest opinion, I have no idea I don't know the guy.
He often comes across like he knows best too, which doesn't help, but he does always reason his scores.
*shrugs*
He often comes across like he knows best too, which doesn't help, but he does always reason his scores.
*shrugs*
The keyboard mouse controls are also listed as negative in the Gamestar review.
TetraGenesis
Member
Dude, I don't get your weird championing of the Steam version. Yes, we know there's a Steam version. We know it's available now.
Some people are getting it on PS4. Relax.
HighJumpBoots
Banned
Reviews have sold me. Looks cool, some things I'm not sure of, but I loved Bastion, so I'll check this out on PS4.
Damn you Supergiant, I have studying to do..
I think he usually communicates pretty well, what he doesn't like about a game. Take something like his Last of Us or Uncharted 3 reviews and I immediately understood what he felt was wrong about those games. IMO that makes for much more interesting reviews than most, even if the scores themselves deviate from everyone else or I don't agree with him.
ieatzombies
Member
Exactly my predicament. Not a bad one to have!
Just read his review and he poses some very interesting questions regarding the quality of the game. Rip-off the impressive aesthetic veneer and it seems there are some issues going on that Transistor does not execute on as boldly as the artstyle. Without playing it, I can't sympathize or agree yet, but his critiques do resonate and would bother me as well until proven. If you are a shallow enough gamer that pretty visuals and a stunning soundtrack are enough to override any potential pitfalls in other aspects of game execution, then I can see why reading the review is an unnecessary formality while stating trite opinions about the formation of his own.
Tom did have a very glowing Bastion review, possibly the MOST glowing one(arguably tainting his disappointment in Transistor further), and that was a game I felt held severe retention issues. So not sure what to think, but I am just as wary about the glowing reviews given how rare the aggregate matches with my own thoughts on releases these past few years.
SomeOneInaHat
Member
It is incredible isn't it. I turned in three games for 121 dollars (Profitable) and plan on using the money towards games that truly deserve day one purchases.
Thornton Reed
Member
When I'm back from honeymoon and the wife is unpacking I'm buying this. So happy for the reviews the game is picking up so far, but even if they weren't as good as they are I would pick up anyway as I have so much faith in the development team
krypt0nian
Banned
Glad I wasn't the only one who noticed. *grin*
Haha. That did seem a little odd at first but the sequence of messages makes the intent pretty obvious.
TetraGenesis
Member
How could you miss it? Hahaha
Looks like he was just stating facts... ?
Hmm...this critique is interesting because Supergiant has described the way that they design their games. They work on the gameplay in and of itself sans any art direction for a while so that it doesn't change their perception of it. They talked about this at length in regards to Bastion's development.
Wow all those quotes lined up make him look pretty pathetic.
Khalifa Jayy
Banned
Yea, all those launch titles were a mixed bag. Some game purchases were simply purchases that came about because I NEEDED something different to put into my PS4. Now that there is some variety to be had, I can spend my money on stuff I'll really enjoy. Woo-hoo, console launches!
It was fine until the timing of the release post.
"In case you don't have access to a clock, it's quite a while from now!"
Damn. This is marketing.
TetraGenesis
Member
Don't really see this as 'champoning'
Just giving people information. I find with many recent releases, the console version is heavily marketed by the manufacturers and many people fail to realize there is a PC version even available.
See: Titanfall, Transistor, etc.
Ya it's all just a veiled attempt by me to force you into buying the PC version.
All that subliminal messaging will somehow suit my agenda.
Which parts of his review did you feel were trolling?
never been much into playing games on my PC. Not totally against it, but this is a 6 year old rig, and I doubt I could even run this efficiently without buying a graphics card.
Robert at Zeboyd Games
Banned
It's up to #2 on the Steam bestsellers list. I think it's got a shot of taking the #1 slot.
TetraGenesis
Member
So you admit you are working to dissuade people from buying it on console?
This is NeoGAF. We know about the PC version.
Guys! Stop giving Grief grief!
With these reviews, I think it'll be there by the end of the day!
It's up to #2 on the Steam bestsellers list. I think it's got a shot of taking the #1 slot.
With these reviews, I think it'll be there by the end of the day!
krypt0nian
Banned
It's up to #2 on the Steam bestsellers list. I think it's got a shot of taking the #1 slot.
Please take your propaganda elsewhere.
So by that logic you should buy every game..
Wasnt it the point of reviews to avoid such things?
Anyways hyped for this will pick up on PC tonight.
lolol
It's his library of reviews. He has a history of some really off-base crap.
Edit: I'm not saying his review is definitely wrong here, as I've only played the game at E3, I'm just saying that in general his reviews have a tendency to rile people up.
camaropilot
Member
Too many good games now... and not enough time! This fall is really going to be hard to get through without getting a large backlog. I already have a ps4 backlog now.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Grief.exe, how much do they pay to promote Steam in 90% of your posts
Acquiescence
Member
I wasn't gonna say anything, but geeez, that dude is really overbearing with his pushing of the Steam version.
With specific and well reasoned complaints like this its a wonder QT3 isn't banned.
TheBaronOfNA
Banned
Sorry, but presentation matters. This is a visual mediu. We should not ignorenother problems concerning mecanics but is still a valid point to like a game.
What part of the review comes across as a "troll"?
I think he's just a dude who's really opinionated.
I have a lot of controversial opinions about certain games, and judging from that huge "controversial opinion" thread here, a lot of people do. It's possible after Bastion, he was pretty disappointed.
2/5 just means he didn't like it.
TetraGenesis
Member
Alright, let's just let it go then. There's no point arguing about something so trivial in a review thread. The reviews are great, we all wanna play it. We're united in that.
IAmRandom31
Banned
I was thinking the same thing lol.
I will get it on PS4. DS4 + TV = definitive edition
Oh, and love the audio from the controller btw.
Both Valve and EvilLore send me a monthly stipend apparently.
If he was he would've mentioned Valve's DRM policy and that your copy of the game will be stuck on PS4 when its successor comes out.