I hope reviews label clearly if they managed to finish the game or not.
regarding that... would you guys say you can even review a game if someone didn't finish it.?
I hope reviews label clearly if they managed to finish the game or not.
As more of an impressions so far up to this point would make sense and to say what they haven't yet discovered or fully explored yet the systems etc and more to uncoverregarding that... would you guys say you can even review a game if someone didn't finish it.?
regarding that... would you guys say you can even review a game if someone didn't finish it.?
regarding that... would you guys say you can even review a game if someone didn't finish it.?
regarding that... would you guys say you can even review a game if someone didn't finish it.?
IGN- Doom-review in progress-7.1
IGN- Uncharted4-review in progress-8.8
The alpha/beta/final average seems already surpass 30 hours
As more of an impressions so far up to this point would make sense and to say what they haven't yet discovered or fully explored yet the systems etc and more to uncover
Unless a game is unspeakably broken, I think a critic should finish a game before they write their final impressions. God knows I've played plenty of games that started off great but took a dip in quality near the end, or significantly outstayed their welcome.
My stance absolutely not, no matter how much some people in the industry bullshit about it with statements you can clearly have an opinion on the game after X hours.
Nobody debates that you can have an opinion. You can also clearly have an opinion on something after playing it 10 minutes. But for me personally I will not accept that as a opinion worth looking at when you frame it as a review if you have not finished the game.
Honestly for Nioh finishing is like the base line in my opinion. It's possibly a rather complex game that could break in weird ways or even offer surprising stuff only to people that give it the time it deserves.
My favorite example still I know it's been a few years but Diablo 3. Anyone that would have managed to reach inferno should have immediately judged several core systems of the game as fundamentally broken. But because some reviewers got massive ego issues/outlets being forced to hit embargo and place more value in putting their opinion out instead of actually informing the consumers we got that fucking shit mess of reviews.
Surely game file size tells us very little about the actual amount of content though?
What does 'finish' means? Platinum? All 100 sub missions? A character with every build? That's unreasonable.
For Nioh I would say you only need to achieve one of three things, either:
1) Complete the Main story
2) Played for more than 40 hours
3) Reached Level 100
Finished... like got to the ending in the game..
and if the game has online play, make sure to test as much as possible.
Not really. Texture sizes and everything can vary alot between games and what they compress and prioritise etcetc and how their game engines and how they choose to compile them can be different also Nioh texture quality file sizes and all is quite less than what was in Bloodborne for example which is clearly evidentSurely game file size tells us very little about the actual amount of content though?
I hope reviews label clearly if they managed to finish the game or not.
Right so complete the main story? I can agree with that. If it's not possible for whatever reason, I wouldn't be too rigid with it as long as the review is upfront about it.
Man...finishing this game in that short of time? Seems insanely difficult to impossible unless it's literally the only thing you do for days.regarding that... would you guys say you can even review a game if someone didn't finish it.?
What does 'finish' means? Platinum? All 100 sub missions? A character with every build? That's unreasonable.
For Nioh I would say you only need to achieve one of three things, either:
1) Complete the Main story
2) Played for more than 40 hours
3) Reached Level 100 (only because that's the trophy)
Doing any one of the above would probably cement your opinion of the game. Asking them to go any further would rarely change people's minds.
regarding that... would you guys say you can even review a game if someone didn't finish it.?
What does 'finish' means? Platinum? All 100 sub missions? A character with every build? That's unreasonable.
For Nioh I would say you only need to achieve one of three things, either:
1) Complete the Main story
2) Played for more than 40 hours
3) Reached Level 100 (only because that's the trophy)
Doing any one of the above would probably cement your opinion of the game. Asking them to go any further would rarely change people's minds.
What speed should he be getting on his completely unknown connection speed?
Did you get a review copy? Are you enjoying it 😄?They should. Unless there is some technical issue a game needs to be finished to be reviewed. I mean many classics, as well as some titles with poor middle and end gameplay mechanics or quality dropoffs would not be found by folks that didn't beat the game.
Bigger than Dark Souls 3 interesting.
Man...finishing this game in that short of time? Seems insanely difficult to impossible unless it's literally the only thing you do for days.
I want to say DS3 might be 70 hours if it's your first DS gameBigger than Dark Souls 3 interesting.
Are there any solid ki pulse guides on YouTube?
regarding that... would you guys say you can even review a game if someone didn't finish it.?
I didn't beat Persona 4 when I reviewed it. I was 110 hours in and at the end boss, so I really didn't feel like my opinion was going to change at all at that point.
It really depends on the game. Your goal should always be to beat a game before reviewing it, but in all of the years I've been doing reviews, I've had countless situations where sinking in an extra handful of hours to beat it changed nothing. There have been tons of games where how I was feeling in the first five hours was how I felt in the last five—and then there are those occasional games where getting to the end really changed things, and had I reviewed it before that point, I would have had a much different opinion.
I didn't beat Persona 4 when I reviewed it. I was 110 hours in and at the end boss, so I really didn't feel like my opinion was going to change at all at that point.
It really depends on the game. Your goal should always be to beat a game before reviewing it, but in all of the years I've been doing reviews, I've had countless situations where sinking in an extra handful of hours to beat it changed nothing. There have been tons of games where how I was feeling in the first five hours was how I felt in the last five—and then there are those occasional games where getting to the end really changed things, and had I reviewed it before that point, I would have had a much different opinion.
That alone should be enough to just void any kind of bs justification for not finishing a game for review.
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That doesn't mean I don't understand certain realities around deadlines, but the argument of "my opinion wasn't going to change anyway with 99%" is fucking garbage from a consumer standpoint. And it is that attitude that has burned me hard on reviews in general to the point that I only consume them as timekiller entertainment.
To be clear, I specifically said that people should beat games when reviewing them—I'm just stating the truth of what beating a game means from years of doing them. Game "completion" isn't anywhere close to the only factor that should be used when deciding if a person can review a game or not, because I've seen plenty of cases where people beat a game without really understanding said game, or you've got genres like fighting games or rhythm games where you can "complete" the game and that means absolutely nothing in the long term.
In the case of Nioh, I would expect at least a handful of reviews to not hit embargo. I'm not expecting mine to, at the least.
Reviewer Pros:
- Different from Dark Souls
- Similar with Dark Souls
Reviewer cons:
- Too much like Dark Souls
- Not enough like Dark Souls
I want to say DS3 might be 70 hours if it's your first DS game
Has anybody made a Nioh Review bingo card including phrases such as "Souls-Like", "Git Gud" and "Couldn't complete the game in time for review"?