this game is gettig killed in reviews
how is getting killed ? there only been 3 reviews so far
a 5 , 7 & 8 scores
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Eurogamer: Lego City could blow the franchise wide open/save the WiiU [Dont port beg]
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how is getting killed ? there only been 3 reviews so far
a 5 , 7 & 8 scores
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
this game is gettig killed in reviews
An 8, 7 and 5 is getting "killed" in reviews now.
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(not to mention the overly positive Eurogamer preview)
Davey Cakes
Member
I think people were hoping that this was a 9+ caliber kind of game.
We'll see when the full review list is out.
We'll see when the full review list is out.
Dave Meltzer
Banned
Console exclusives usually get inflated scores.
What's the deal with WiiU and load times?
Noticed how quickly he changed costumes at 1:26. I wonder if you have a quick change list or full access on the wiiu screen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2GEgfEI_hI
7/10 for Gamesweasel
they said if your 7 or 70 youll love this game
TOP COMMENT made me laugh
mio makka 21 hours ago
lol 5 year olds play call of duty 21 year old plays lego city undercover
Noticed how quickly he changed costumes at 1:26. I wonder if you have a quick change list or full access on the wiiu screen
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
Your agenda is inflated.
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
I thought it'd be an 8-9 game personally.
In reviews.
So yeah, not so great in this small sample size but I think there still will be that range.
And his ego, lol he was gonna port beg until he saw the score lol what a joke
Smiles and Cries
Member
Flightmare
Member
Fixed that for you
Kai Dracon
Writing a dinosaur space opera symphony
Anymore in games media, 10/10/10/10s mean nothing either. These days, the surest way for a game to get universally high scores is to make sure it's a production value thrill ride, and designed to not frustrate reviewers who try to burn through it in a couple of days. It could be a letdown as an actual game.
At any rate, I'd fully expected this game would most likely get mixed reviews. While it's understandable given the lack of Wii U releases, too much pressure has been placed on it. It's still a Lego game. There are aspects of Lego games, if it's anything like the previous ones, that will bore a lot of people or not feel engaging.
Another reason why Pikmin 3 needed to have been out in this window.
Dave Meltzer
Banned
Your agenda is deflated
Reviews
gamepur.com 4/5
the-ranting-robots 8/10
Game Informer 8.5/10
GotGame no score tho they said "its the best game on wii u so far"
edge 5/10
Gamesweasel 7/10
eurogamer highly praised it last week no review just yet
out of six review 5 of them praise the game with edge with the difference
gamepur.com 4/5
the-ranting-robots 8/10
Game Informer 8.5/10
GotGame no score tho they said "its the best game on wii u so far"
edge 5/10
Gamesweasel 7/10
eurogamer highly praised it last week no review just yet
out of six review 5 of them praise the game with edge with the difference
kunonabi
Member
tomb raider should have been reviewed by film critics not game magazines. tr isn't on the same planet as something like mgr.
Dave Meltzer
Banned
Edge are the only one of those sources that are worth shit.
I was gonna say, I'm really psyched about anything open world but it's still a Lego game. It still looks and controls like one. There's still mindless collectathons. It looks refined compared to say Batman 2 but still a collectathon.
They gave Skyward Sword a perfect 10.
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
Your agenda is reinstated.
In LEGO Batman 2 and Lord of the Rings free play missions, there were about six pre-selected characters that you could quickly cycle through with the trigger buttons, but you could still access the full character roster with some brief loading. In the open world portions, you just had access to the full character roster, so you could change into any character at any time, but there would be a bit of loading.
Baconsammy
Banned
Correct. TR is on a planet where the better games exist.
Really? For thinking higher of Edge than those other places? I've only heard of GI, and they're a joke.
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
So if you never heard of places, their opinion is moot or automatically lesser???
Haha, lets see him respond to that.
TheDrowningMan
Member
EDGE are best trusted reviewers
A 5 means it got killed yah
Edge also gave Alien CM a 5, which is hyperinflation at its most deadly. The days of Edge-as-Gospel passed some time ago. Videogame journalism is such a dismal swamp that being better than most counts for little.
High profile game from a big budget, big selling 'core' franchise? That's enough for a default 8 from many. You have to be Resident Evil 6 bad to slump to a 70% average, whereas a comparatively dismal effort in film would be lucky to scrape 40. Gamers in general are incapable of being objective (see some of the whining surrounding a few less than sycophantic God of War reviews for a recent example) so I suppose it stands to reason than reviewers will struggle in the same way unless prodded.
Unfortunately, the gamers who'll complain about reviews get bitten in the balls when one of these default-8s ends up being a disappointing experience...if, for instance, Assassin's Creed III had landed mostly sixes and sevens pre-release, people would have been baying for blood (despite not having played the thing) yet form a consensus that it's a flawed (if hardly awful in the grand scheme of things) frustrating experience after the event. This happens time and time again.
Smiles and Cries
Member
well it can't really save the Wii U by getting 5 on a 10 scale but I'll see what GiantBomb has to say
I can't believe I just said that cringe
Dave Meltzer
Banned
I didn't say they're always right. Their hit ratio is pretty decent though and they're less likely to inflate scores.
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
No, I said I haven't heard of them, not that he hasn't.
Smiles and Cries
Member
yeah we pick and choose when they fit our tastes
maybe I should not believe in them right now because I wanted this game to be good?
GhostOfLawlight
Banned
I don't think Eurogamer is right. The game won't have a big impact... unless I'm wrongly reading the trend and the game takes off after release like Wii Music or Just Dance.
i really wanna hear what these people have to say about the game
eurogamer
gametrailers
ign
rev3games
i trust these sites
the game out next week for us and the end of the month in europe i cannot wait for this games of the year of me till 3d mario comes
open world lego and im a freaking cop SOLD!!!!!
AkimbO_Arcana
Banned
Makes sense though. Don't forget to translate the EDGE score into "normal" review scale.
A 5 from EDGE is like a 7-8. A 10 at least a 12. All perfectly fine here.
ColdBlooder
Banned
No one will care about that. Wii U exclusive got 1 bad score on Edge and the other camps will run with it for as long as possible.
See Dave and AOC...
They are only right when you want them to be.
Edge gave LEGO Lord of the Rings a 6, and was the lowest review of the game on Metacritic. LEGO LotR was probably my least favorite LEGO game, but they gave LEGO Indy a 6, and described LEGO Batman as "Too brainless for adults, and increasingly too frustrating and needlessly obtuse for children".
I'm not sure that Edge can be trusted to review the LEGO series objectively.
I'm not sure that Edge can be trusted to review the LEGO series objectively.
Smiles and Cries
Member
I am downloading this shit from eShop at Midnight and after playing it an hour will return to the eShop and give it a 5 star rating to match Edge... that is how I do :3
evilromero
Member
I remember ZombiU getting battered by early reviews but I ended up loving the hell out of that game (I actively tried to cancel my pre-order after the first two reviews but it was already processing).
What were the criticisms from the Edge review?
What were the criticisms from the Edge review?
Smiles and Cries
Member
you may have a point there
old trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PI9DaepJ_fk
1:34 zelda fanfare
2:01 mario pipe
just so charming
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PI9DaepJ_fk
1:34 zelda fanfare
2:01 mario pipe
just so charming
Even edge know they get it wrong sometimes. Ten controversial edge reviews
I love Edge, but the idea of having an institutional voice at this point is pretty strange. Especially when their reviews are so distinct and often contrary to most publications.
now where seeing a partern here , edge do not like the lego series
highest review they ever gave a lego game was 7 and that was for lego star wars the complete saga
Dave Meltzer
Banned
As opposed to gamesweasle, a respected name in video game journalism.
Kai Dracon
Writing a dinosaur space opera symphony
In all truthfulness, I never understood why Edge was highly regarded in the first place. I've followed their reviews since 2000 or so, and they've never seemed fundamentally better or more reliable than anyone.
It's like how some people still wait on Famitsu with baited breath, when it's been clear they are not special, and really never have been.
The truth is that whether or not games media ends up agreeing on a particular item is arbitrary. It's all just people's opinions, and the circumstances under which games are reviewed are generally poor. They're not movies that a critic goes and can sit through in 90 minutes.
Of course, maybe that's why cinematic experience games get such nice reviews these days...
To be fair, I like Edge for the articles. But can't take their reviews seriously. That institutional voice bothers me. As if they're trying to sound inflated in importance, as the "publication of record". Not identifying individual reviewers is a bad idea, just as not identifying individual movie critics would be a bad idea. People are unique.
For instance: it seems clear Edge never likes Lego games. Have all the Lego games been reviewed by the same guy? Who is it?
It's like how some people still wait on Famitsu with baited breath, when it's been clear they are not special, and really never have been.
The truth is that whether or not games media ends up agreeing on a particular item is arbitrary. It's all just people's opinions, and the circumstances under which games are reviewed are generally poor. They're not movies that a critic goes and can sit through in 90 minutes.
Of course, maybe that's why cinematic experience games get such nice reviews these days...
To be fair, I like Edge for the articles. But can't take their reviews seriously. That institutional voice bothers me. As if they're trying to sound inflated in importance, as the "publication of record". Not identifying individual reviewers is a bad idea, just as not identifying individual movie critics would be a bad idea. People are unique.
For instance: it seems clear Edge never likes Lego games. Have all the Lego games been reviewed by the same guy? Who is it?
As good as Dragon Age: Origins. My favorite rpg of this generation!
reading the bit about mario kart double dash the baby park was not just a lazy track
i remeber thoose as the best fun and items everywhere like bowsers giant giant shell like a pinball
evilromero
Member
I guess I'm the only one that enjoyed the other Double Dash tracks more than Baby Park. I was never a big fan of that track.
Baconsammy
Banned
Something tells me a Lego game is never going to make their "Whoops we made a mistake" list.