What's weird about it? It baffles me that there are still people out there who apparently don't know how this works. It's like that for almost every AAA title.The scores suddenly go from awesome to meh? Weird.
Brad Shoemaker said:
Brad Shoemaker said:
Jeff Gerstmann said:
The scores suddenly go from awesome to meh? Weird.
Based on Twitter conversations between Giant Bomb staff, I'm going to guess they won't be giving it a great score.
Yeah realise 2-4 is bad right? 5-6 worth a look. 7-8 good. 9-10 outstanding.
To me, 7s and 8s is good.
But I guess you are just joking. I mean, you have to be!
Seems good to me. So much for "OMG, IT HAS CO OP, DS3 IS D.O.A, LOL..." craziness.Polygon said:That I've been able to talk this much about Dead Space 3 without speaking to the introduction of co-op to the series is to Visceral's credit. If you were to ignore co-op completely, you would never know it was there. Dead Space 3 doesn't fall prey to the trap of co-op design. It doesn't feel like something is missing when you're playing by yourself — there's no computer-controlled partner with you all the time to make sure the game functions properly. The only time you'd even notice that you could play the game with a partner is when you come across one of a few co-op-only side missions that can't otherwise be accessed.
Yeah realise 2-4 is bad right? 5-6 worth a look. 7-8 good. 9-10 outstanding.
To me, 7s and 8s is good.
But I guess you are just joking. I mean, you have to be!
big dumb linear setpiece
Totally weird how early review scores are noticeably higher than embargoed review scores. So incredibly weird.
Uh this kind of review is so worthless.Kotaku NO (Solo) YES (Co-Op)
Dead Space 3 is a better game when you ignore that this is meant to be the third installment of a horror series. It's a better game when you ignore that it's a Dead Space title and just play for the co-op experience.
I notice alot of the reviews tend to say something along the lines of "It's a good game, but not what I was hoping for" hell that's word for word what Penny Arcade said. So with that, does that mean people had much higher expectations, but then with all the bad PR, how could they? Interesting, but the reviews overall are solid.
It seems we have three reviews so far, though the embargo isn't supposed to be up until tomorrow morning.
When is the embargo up?
For Dead Space veterans, Dead Space 3 is likely to prove the easiest game in the series — at least on normal difficulty. The new weapon crafting system necessitates an additional change to the equipment system in the form of universal ammunition. On normal, it's more likely than not that you'll find enough ammo and enough raw resources that scarcity is just never a problem.
For more masochistic Dead Space players, there are several difficulty modes available right away, and I would advise setting the game to hard — this makes resources and ammo more scarce, and enemies take less damage and injure Isaac and Carver more severely.
Uh this kind of review is so worthless.
You deny the effect big dumb linear setpiece games have had on the industry in the last ~7 years? Both creatively and financially?
Dead Space 3 is a contradiction. Gorgeous but scruffy; tightly packed yet stretched too thin; often frustrating, frequently thrilling and bursting at the seams with stuff, not all of which fits comfortably inside the boundaries the series has set for itself. It's certainly not a great game, except perhaps as a poster child for the kitchen-sink development mentality of a console generation in its twilight months. But it does manage to balance out every misstep with something worthwhile. Sadly, newcomers with no preconceptions will likely enjoy this rollercoaster more than the series' fans.
Based on Twitter conversations between Giant Bomb staff, I'm going to guess they won't be giving it a great score.
See:
(In reference to people already talking about playing it on Twitter)
The Last Of Us isn't focused in cinematics and setpieces as far as we know.Cinamatic games are dying trust me. when this and TR receive terrible reception and bomb then publishers will have to question why.
Even The Last Of Us is a game that I see Underperforming at retail.
From the Kotaku review:
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The Last Of Us isn't focused in cinematics and setpieces as far as we know.
why hasn't IGN reviewed it yet?
ME3, Uncharted 3, and GoW 3 all reviewed very well, though. AC3 reviewed decently but given its relatively major flaws it's easy to see why it scored lower than previous games in the series besides simple sequel fatigue.I think it just has trilogy syndrome. The sequel defined the experience, but there are probably not enough changes to excite people the same way the series did before. Of course, I haven't played a second of it to verify any of that, but basing it off people's reactions of Mass Effect 3, Assassin's Creed 3, Uncharted 3, Gears of War 3, etc.
From Eurogamer:
That can take a while, especially given the unskippable cut-scenes
http://www.gameinformer.com/games/dead_space_3/b/ps3/archive/2013/02/05/chewed-up-spit-out-and-back-for-more.aspx
Game informer- 9.75/10 but you probably knew that already.
Dead Space 3 is still creepy, but this entry is more action-packed than previous games. Thats a good thing.
I would understand if you where talking about Heavy Rain, I think we will have to wait and see but so far ND has shown they are more focused in gameplay.Set pieces? Unknown. Cinematics? Absolutely. It's half game half movie, like Uncharted.
I would understand if you where talking about Heavy Rain, I think we will have to wait and see but so far ND has shown they are more focused in gameplay.
Cinamatic games are dying trust me. when this and TR receive terrible reception and bomb then publishers will have to question why.
Even The Last Of Us is a game that I see Underperforming at retail.
Trust you?Cinamatic games are dying trust me. when this and TR receive terrible reception and bomb then publishers will have to question why.
Even The Last Of Us is a game that I see Underperforming at retail.
ah ok, pass for me then.