Higher than their career average. I think it lands around here too.76 MC score
Do you have any source for this?They have the reviews ready with the scores predetermined (and communicated between them)
Remember, everything is involved in politics now. Performance, merit, talent comes secondary in today's world. You have to have the right attitude, meaning the right politics. An example would be Nintendo was going to be cancelled by the lunatics or have a campaign to be cancelled, until Nintendo put out a statement about the civil unrest of 2020 in the US, this was after their New York store was trashed and looted. They had to get in line or else.So sad that this game’s rating will not be centered solely on the actual game but also on the politics in the background.
Nor should they. That's the state they decided to release the game in. They should only get one chance at this.Do you have any source for this?
Then Metacritic should have those websites removed from their database. Critics scores are already hard to trust since games get patches after the release and critics never return to adjust their scores.
GAF should treat them as banned websites too.
IGN and Gamespot are hungry to shit this game.
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Slow down man. No need to spam the forum your first decade.
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Free game? Funny, I paid for it. How did you get it for free?How many days before release did Hi Fi Rush's embargo lift? That seemed to review well. (For a free game).
Edge with Playstation exclusives.Or its a "65 metascore" game that also is hit with a political angle. Like is it at all possible that this game just isn't good? Or any "problematic" game for that matter? Or can anyone point to ANY game that has received this treatment: a concentrated effort by reviewers to dock a game's score for subjective reasons unrelated to the quality of the game itself?
The sources is my opinion, now maybe it's not the best source but because i see what is happening and how things are moving i have come to that conclusion. I will be very happy to be wrong and they review it with integrity.Do you have any source for this?
Then Metacritic should have those websites removed from their database. Critics scores are already hard to trust since games get patches after the release and critics never return to adjust their scores.
GAF should treat them as banned websites too.
Let the review bombing commence.
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Metacritic User Score high 80s
Metacritic Review score max 60
I can guarantee 90% of the numpties in that thread will buy the gameMeanwhile in clown world
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I've seen ign and GameSpot people on like kinda funny podcasts talking about how they all discuss a game on a pvt slack. I also remember Greg saying once they all went and had lunch one day to discuss a game before release...Do you have any source for this?
Then Metacritic should have those websites removed from their database. Critics scores are already hard to trust since games get patches after the release and critics never return to adjust their scores.
GAF should treat them as banned websites too.
Problem is, such reviews don’t actually help a potential consumer, even with the standardized day 1 patches things can change from how it was on the review code, and months later lots if things can have changed. Yet we look at Metacritic score for year old games and state ”That game is bad/good, just look at the scores.”.Nor should they. That's the state they decided to release the game in. They should only get one chance at this.
I really don't think games should be re-revewed. Perhaps a small note at the end of the review if they have time.
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Slow down man. No need to spam the forum your first decade.
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I feel sorry for this game because it's definitely not going to get fair reviews. Especially from the dumbarses at like IGN and GameSpot.
That's why I think it was pretty genius to give previews to streamers earlier to show confidence and speak directly to the people.
I've seen ign and GameSpot people on like kinda funny podcasts talking about how they all discuss a game on a pvt slack.
So they definitely "unofficially" do it
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You clearly don't understand the primary reason for review embargoes. Without an embargo, whichever outlet(s) hack together a review the fastest and publish first will get the majority of traffic and views. And benefit from adverstising revenue gained from this. The embargo allows all media outlets reasonable time to play the game, write a good quality review, and publish at the same time. In other words, it's got little to do with if the game is good or not. It "bodes well" for fairness in media and providing the opportunity for legitimate, quality, reviews.A little close to the release, they have to do it 4 days due to the early access. This does not bode well.
I never said an embargo was worrisome, I just said it didnt bode well cause it was so close. GoW:R was 6 days before anyone saw it, and Horizon FW was almost 10 days.You clearly don't understand the primary reason for review embargoes. Without an embargo, whichever outlet(s) hack together a review the fastest and publish first will get the majority of traffic and views. And benefit from adverstising revenue gained from this. The embargo allows all media outlets reasonable time to play the game, write a good quality review, and publish at the same time. In other words, it's got little to do with if the game is good or not. It "bodes well" for fairness in media and providing the opportunity for legitimate, quality, reviews.
Hey now, i lurk a lot, but ive also been away for a while.Dr_Ifto - you can secure your place in GAF legend by not responding to this post for another decade.
For some reason you posting a picture of your screen instead of an actual screenshot from that PC triggers me.Meanwhile in clown world
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Bruh its 2023 learn to take screenshots lolMeanwhile in clown world
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Maybe ign will hire you if you keep defending their honor on neogaf. . . hilarious. Can't even keep track of the narrative: IGN was one of those "streamers" and gave one of the most positive impressions. I'm sure you've got some contrived explanation about how that's all part of the "plot" and is ACTUALLY evidence of their compromised ethics.
Anymore obvious we evidence of this. . .
And so you've extrapolated this wildly out of context anecdote to be clear evidence of Russian colly - err, gaming media collusion. Nice.
. . . or you could just stop going there and bringing that (by now repeated hundreds of times) here.
It's a forwarded picture.Bruh its 2023 learn to take screenshots lol
Metacritic User Score high 80s
Metacritic Review score max 60
Relevant to a fraction of a percent of people where the US has exported woke culture to.Is that J.K.Rowling conflict relevant outside the USA market? Because here, in Spain, people I know interested in the game don't know anything about what J.K.Rowling said, and even if you mention it, that has zero impact in their purchase decision. Just curious about other countries/markets.
Most people here in the US don't know anything about it either. It's only the few that live in a echo chamber like ResetEra or Twitter or those that pay attention to such stuff such as here. 90% of the population has no idea what stuff is upsetting the wokies today nor care.Is that J.K.Rowling conflict relevant outside the USA market? Because here, in Spain, people I know interested in the game don't know anything about what J.K.Rowling said, and even if you mention it, that has zero impact in their purchase decision. Just curious about other countries/markets.
Taking a picture of your PC screen… it used to be god tier bait lol.Meanwhile in clown world
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