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Rage at Rage Reviews Thread
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The reviews are bad news, to me. $60 is a lot of money to invest in a game that you cannot sell or trade (Steamworks). Now I kind of wished that I had kept my RAGE 360 NewEgg pre-order ($43)...since I could sell or trade that if the game wasn't to my liking.
I think I am going to take a "wait and see" approach and look for price drops/used copies. I'll go through the pain of returning my Amazon copy when it arrives tomorrow.
I think I am going to take a "wait and see" approach and look for price drops/used copies. I'll go through the pain of returning my Amazon copy when it arrives tomorrow.
bigdaddygamebot
Member
Zeliard said:
Wolfenstein and iterations of...
Doom and iterations of...
Quake and iterations of...
I'm not saying they are dumb guys. Quite the contrary but I find their shooters pretty shallow. Equivalent of FPS porn.
Duckhuntdog
Member
Although I am not the person you are replying to, I have played all of id's efforts and I do not think it is unfair to say that the technology behind their games are great and for the most part their multiplayer, although much of that can be laid at the feet of the mod community that created so many great maps, but when you cast the light on single player game play, this is clearly id's weak spot.Zeliard said:
HamPster PamPster
Member
It's amazing how much more of an interesting read that is than the joystiq reviewsk3tch said:
I usually don't agree with Arthur but he's a good writer when given the freedom to do so
Tylahedras
Banned
May be pretty but if the story/ world isn't interesting I guess I'll skip. Too bad, the characters looked interesting enough.
And there are three nines... Talking about selective attention.SalsaShark said:
Even the more positive reviews seem to say that its just another fun game. Good mechanics and ID's fantastic engine, but it lacks ambition and spark. Something to really make it feel memorable. To many of us, it is the 10$ steam sale a year later. Definitely not worth the 60$ asking price, but something we wouldn't mind picking up and enjoy playing through once, while fading off into obscurity shortly after.
bigdaddygamebot
Member
Zeliard said:
If that's your bag then so be it.
I'm certainly not going to dissuade you.
id games (I was going to say id shooters but...well...they're predominantly a FPS dev) are pretty simplistic. It might lend well to competitive multiplayer but it's not my thing.
I find it difficult to get fired up about Rage when they say, "Okay, we added some story and now there's vehicle racing!"
Maybe if I was going to be playing it on a PC and see it in all of it's graphical splendor I'd be more stoked, but I'm not...and I'm not.
Gravijah said:
Cool. Then YOU will enjoy it, as will others in this thread it seems. I think id is a one trick pony. Make a stunning engine and add some FPS mechanics. Release.
perryfarrell
Member
Hmmm i have a feeling Giant Bomb and Edge aren't gonna like it, but we'll have to see.
Was gonna buy it to support id, for old school's sake. But now I'm not so sure...
Was gonna buy it to support id, for old school's sake. But now I'm not so sure...
Reviews are personal opinions. Pick a review from a critic you're familiar with and whose tastes you trust and you'll gain some genuine insight that is applicable to you.
I looked at the scores and thought, "Who did the 1UP review? Oh, Ray Barnholt, I can get down with that." "What's this 6 over on Joystiq? Nevermind, it's Arthur Gies." Not to diss the guy, his opinion is just as valid as the next guy, but our opinions on games have just never lined up. How often does the length of the game come up in that review?
Also, the Joystiq review is 3 stars out of 5, not a 6. I'm not defending the game, I haven't played it. Will I pick it up? Probably, but for my own reasons, not because of an aggregate, a general consensus, a 6 or a 10.
Scores and their effect on people, how sad.
I looked at the scores and thought, "Who did the 1UP review? Oh, Ray Barnholt, I can get down with that." "What's this 6 over on Joystiq? Nevermind, it's Arthur Gies." Not to diss the guy, his opinion is just as valid as the next guy, but our opinions on games have just never lined up. How often does the length of the game come up in that review?
Also, the Joystiq review is 3 stars out of 5, not a 6. I'm not defending the game, I haven't played it. Will I pick it up? Probably, but for my own reasons, not because of an aggregate, a general consensus, a 6 or a 10.
Scores and their effect on people, how sad.
SalsaShark said:
It's cost, bro. $60? That's a huge risk on a game that has some serious flaws (for my liking).
shintoki said:
So you're essentially agreeing with my write-off of the game (that SalsaShark quoted). It's all because of cost. If this was $29.99 right now on Steam - I would buy it. I can handle a 6 for that money especially with id's legacy and the gunplay. But right now, all I said was "wait and see" - I'm returning my Amazon copy because it cost me $54.99.
dwu8991 said:
My point exactly. Not worth $55 (or $60) risk to me. I want to play it. But I have to budget my gaming, unfortunately...not necessarily due to money, either - it's also time.
la flama blanca
Banned
Just played it for a bit.....shoulda waited for a steam sale...:X
Franklinator
Member
SalsaShark said:
That's what I'm thinking. There are 11 positive reviews in the OP
soulassssns
Banned
Juancho9 said:
Care to elaborate for all of us?
Duckhuntdog said:
It's more a lack of experience. id's bread and butter particularly post-Doom has been multiplayer, with the games featuring single-player almost as a formality. Quake 2 suffered some with putting more emphasis on single-player while still largely being a multiplayer game, so Quake 3 removed any pretense of SP by going with bot play. With Doom 3 and now Rage, they've switched strategies and focused on the single-player as opposed to multi.
As far as the community, I have to disagree on your point, especially when it comes to deathmatch. The best duel maps from Quake 1 for example are id's: dm6, dm4, dm2, etc, and the enormously popular team map dm3. Community's major contribution to Quake and really to gaming as a whole was introducing Team Fortress and Capture the Flag, but of course, those mods wouldn't have played nearly as well without those Quake mechanics bolstering them. Quake 3's Promode is another notable mod but was essentially an attempt to make vanilla Q3 play more like Quakeworld. I absolutely think the vast majority of credit for the Quake series' multiplayer success should go to id.
It's fair to criticize id's single-player content, even though they haven't attempted much yet in that regard. Rage is basically their sophomore effort. I enjoyed Doom 3 but I recognize some have issues with it. Personally, when I think of id, I think "powerhouse multiplayer gaming dev," and I can't wait until they veer back towards that area. Having said that, Doom 4 looks to be largely single-player and I think id's efforts will have culminated in a terrific SP offering when that finally rolls around.
chickdigger802
Banned
So to sum up the reviews:
Game is good, but not "day 1 $50-60" good. Not much replay value either.
Game is good, but not "day 1 $50-60" good. Not much replay value either.
la flama blanca
Banned
Screen tearing, VERY noticeable texture pop-in, green shadows.....this is not good.....soulassssns said:
la flama blanca
Banned
I've got an Nvidia card and im still having those issues.SalsaShark said:
soulassssns
Banned
Cipherr said:
If this person calls himself a PC gamer then he should do what we all do....troubleshoot! Install new drivers and such. Its not always the game but usually the hardware in the persons PC.
Unregistered007
Banned
Seems like an Eye candy with empty core.
Will pick it up for 20.
Will pick it up for 20.
chickdigger802
Banned
http://www.giantbomb.com/quick-look-rage/17-4996/
quicklook is up for people to watch before they bitch about scores.
quicklook is up for people to watch before they bitch about scores.
Vire
Member
Notice how you highlighted the exclusive reviews and left out the 6's....SalsaShark said:
If it was one low score that one be fine, but it's not just one outlet. When $60 is a lot to ask - I'll spend it on something that I know for sure is a sound investment with great scores across the board. An 8 to me isn't impressive either, especially since this upcoming fall will have games with nothing but 9's. Why should I get Rage over Batman AC/Skyrim/Uncharted 3 when I know they will score much higher.
soulassssns said:
You dont think we are doing that? Feel free to come over to the thread and teach PC gamers how to make sure they have up to date drivers, install the game on SSD's to make sure its not a drive speed bottleneck and explain to us the magical effects of vertical sync and the like.
cmon now...
Vire said:
exactly, the four sixes, in comparissing to the other 11 very positive reviews, and there's even more outside this thread.
All im saying is that there's some weird selective attention going on here. I get if you dont wanna pay 60 bucks for the game though, cause id never pay that for anything
Vire said:
no you dont