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This Week's Famitsu: Gravity Rush shines, and that Suikoden PSP game? Ehhh
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test_account
XP-39C²
I read all comments up to yours, and i see more jokes about the Famitsu scores than people who say that Famitsu scores matter (in fact, i cant see one person who say that they matter, i only see someone who mention that they're looking forward to the game).
Toyama wants his next game to be another horror one, even though Gravity Rush is the title he's had in his head since he got into gaming.
He's only like this when it comes to games on Sony systems.
test_account
XP-39C²
Ok, i see. I was just wondering why he thinks that Famitsu scores suddently matters
pharmboy044
Member
Any details regarding the actual review for GD?
The frustration made it memorable and unique!
Siren 2 is better, yeah. But Siren 1 was pretty groundbreaking.
Forearm Star
Member
Sweet! Game was already a day one for me from the previews..
Anything lower than 36 is shit right?
Anything lower than 36 is shit right?
No doubt. I suspect it was the difficulty and the English acting which put me off the game lol.
All we have is a score from Famitsu, as the magazine itself didn't hit the shelves yet.
Callibretto
Member
I think I read somewhere it's a 15 hour game.
"The girl was really cute!"
"The game gave a great sense of immersion!"
"It was like I was floating!"
"I like that I can dress up the main character as a school girl!"
So they give scores according to how much they get paid and they review based on criteria such as how you can dress up the main character and how cute he or she is.
Better or worse than IGN?
Forearm Star
Member
SOLD!!
Callibretto
Member
is this real?
Augemitbutter
Member
they really want to kill off suikoden, do they?
whatever, perhaps the soundtrack is worth it?
or didn't want to fork out for a better score.
whatever, perhaps the soundtrack is worth it?
SatelliteOfLove
Member
Neat! In Matsuno we trust.
Ken Masters
Banned
No, haha.
sixteen-bit
Member
Famitsu's grading scale really is 6-10 isn't it.
[Siren]
Yes... except it's the other way around.
Famtsu score when it fits your expectation/hopes - "Oh how awesome!! Great news!!", when it doesn't - "Famitsu scores don't mean anything anyway" ........
I've found that the platform specific mags have much better / consistent / fair review scores, maybe I can post the scores from Famitsu 360's March 2012 issue if it's okay.
I've found that the platform specific mags have much better / consistent / fair review scores, maybe I can post the scores from Famitsu 360's March 2012 issue if it's okay.
twentytwo22
Member
Well, in the words of a random Japanese forum poster I saw today...
"If it gets a 40/40, it's a shit game. If it gets a 38/40 -- Godly game confirmed."
There weren't many people in this thread saying awesome!/great news!/etc anyway. I think everyone knows what Famitsu scores mean.
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GhostWriter24
Member
The undertone of resentment and denial in your posts is staggering, but somehow you're making the OP for this game. Strange.
Jinfash
needs 2 extra inches
*Any* perfect score is highly suspect these days, but it's more true in Famitsu case due to the frequency and blatant true reasoning behind it. Unfortunately with every Famitsu reviews these days we have to go through the extra step of analyzing:
- Whether the game comes from a big pub/dev or not.
- Whether the game has an AAA budget or not.
- Whether the pub/dev care enough about this game to *ahem* buy enough ad space on Famitsu or not.
And this analysis doesn't even have to mean anything, since the said game may be just really good.
Ken Masters
Banned
Same with US scores for major publications
Jinfash
needs 2 extra inches
Well I happen to be more optimistic about this review because:
- It comes from Team Siren.
- It doesn't seem to have a big development or marketing budget.
- And SCEJ doesn't give two shits about Team Siren, let alone the game.
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
Soundtrack seems worth it to me from the samples I've heard. Seems Tierkreis-esque. And Tierkreis had a good soundtrack.
Konami clearly doesn't really care about the game otherwise they would've shown gameplay by now. It releases on the 9th.
Yeah, last week. It got 9, 8, 8, 7. The biggest con was the difficulty level while playing alone, as the quests are shared between single- and multiplayer modes.
TurnipFritters
Member
It's more like
Famitsu score when it fits your expectation/hopes - "Oh, a bunch of arbitrary numbers without any context are being reported on a bunch of websites!" when it doesn't - "Oh, a bunch of arbitrary numbers without any context are being reported on a bunch of websites!"
Websites rarely, if ever, post which reviewer at Famitsu gave what score, so you can't even say, "Oh, Harada gave it a 9? Me and him have pretty similar tastes in games, so that sounds good to me."
(Of course we don't live in an alternate dimension where individual Famitsu reviews actually say anything of substance, so the numbers really are all you have to go by)
madmaxx350
Member
What does SCEJ care about?
I remember despising the guy with the soccer ball's reviews back in classic EGM...he was always so off my own tastes it was unreal. I remember him slamming things that shooter fans loved (like giving bad reviews to Darius games or something like that) - the problem with reviews is simply that...they are subjective to one dude's opinion.
Dcharlie is so-so on Army Corps of Hell but I'm having tons of fun and love the music, so I would probably rate it higher than he does.
I can also say the Famitsu 360 reviews have extensive sections talking about impressions of the month (literally a whole page that is like a wall of text) and I'm starting to know their individual tastes...they also have a live streaming show where they talk about games...so it's not like Japanese gamers only have the Famitsu scores to look at, it's similar to the US where word of mouth rules the sales chart.
Dcharlie is so-so on Army Corps of Hell but I'm having tons of fun and love the music, so I would probably rate it higher than he does.
I can also say the Famitsu 360 reviews have extensive sections talking about impressions of the month (literally a whole page that is like a wall of text) and I'm starting to know their individual tastes...they also have a live streaming show where they talk about games...so it's not like Japanese gamers only have the Famitsu scores to look at, it's similar to the US where word of mouth rules the sales chart.
dark_prinny
Banned
Gravity Rush = mandatory
Vita redeemed.
Kazunori and his GT monies.
OneMoreQuestion
Member
Well, would you prefer to have the game at launch - albeit only in digital form - or have the game in a physical format 2-3 months after launch?
Sintoid
Member
Oh, I'm really excited for Gravity Rush. That post was simple a mock of what the Famitsu reviewers could've written given past reviews where they don't say much of anything.
Acquiescence
Member
It's Famitsu, so an almost-perfect score like that means nothing. Still, I've no doubt that Gravity Daze will be the Vita's killer-app.