Tizoc
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2.5 GB on Steam atm, this is without any update patches btw.
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Transistor Review Thread
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2.5 GB on Steam atm, this is without any update patches btw.
Macmanus
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Although I feel this is a valid concern, do you think that your disdain might stem from how poor most game text can be - especially in contrast to having a PhD in literature?
Personally I'd think it would be a shame pigeonhole an entire medium simply because it's ubiquitous name features video in the title, when in reality it's simply interactive entertainment. I dread the thought of potentially missing out on experiences like Kentucky Route Zero or Dear Esther because they feature text, lack game mechanics, etc.
dark_prinny
Banned
Picking this up tomorrow. I´m glad the game turned out to be as awesome as it looked since the reveal.
Why is Qt3 a garbage site with poor reviews? Because you often don't agree with them? Tom Chick uses the full scale and always lays out exactly why he feels as he does about a game in well-written reviews. He's given great scores to AAA games. He has an opinion which he is not afraid to share, and that's massively refreshing.
I realize that most people have deep insecurities about their own opinions and because of this are quick to dismiss anything that does not resonate well in their own echo chamber, however this does not make sites "garbage".
For me it might also be the distance. I don't want to read too much stuff on my TV.
I loved Device 6 on iPad, the game is basically a book, but the distance from the screen felt more normal.
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Deleted member 125677
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Are you guys for real? This is a review thread, people are reading it, looking for information about the game. Get over yourselves.
Macmanus
Member
Ah, that makes perfect sense. I'm still very much an at desk PC Gamer that cut his teeth on games like Planescape, so reading text isn't quite that much of a chore unless the text itself is awful - which is more often than not.
Nabs
Member
I'm tempted to just buy this now. I wanted to spend my GMG credit on this, but I might not be that strong.
It's funny because Grief was just being helpful. All they could do is attack him.
It's funny because Grief was just being helpful. All they could do is attack him.
Ludicrous Speed
Banned
Looks like I'm buying the PC version.
Polygons Transistor review is getting the heat.
Read more - http://www.polygon.com/2014/5/20/5714244/transistor-review-a-girl-and-her-sword
I honestly think someone should make a thread regarding Polygons Scoring System. This is not the first time and it is a shame because generally the content is top notch but the scoring system is dubious.
Read more - http://www.polygon.com/2014/5/20/5714244/transistor-review-a-girl-and-her-sword
I honestly think someone should make a thread regarding Polygons Scoring System. This is not the first time and it is a shame because generally the content is top notch but the scoring system is dubious.
sixpackrules
Member
can´t wait to get home to play it, only two more hours
you mean two different reviewers have two different opinions on two different games? How can this be?
Agreed. People need to stop nitpicking on game reviews. The game is getting glorious reviews all across.
XANDER CAGE
Member
People really need to put this "if there's nothing negative to say, it has to be a perfect score!" mentality to rest.
There are plenty of things I have nothing really negative to say about that I'd rate lower than things I adore and have a few problems with. Reviews don't start as 10s and lose points based on negatives.
There are plenty of things I have nothing really negative to say about that I'd rate lower than things I adore and have a few problems with. Reviews don't start as 10s and lose points based on negatives.
No I mean reading a review that is superpositive which makes everyone expecting a score 9+ only to get slapped by a -1.5 and without justification. But thanks for your insight. I will keep a note of it in case.
Rogue_Ledr
Banned
Why couldn't this have been the PS+ May free game?
That's your problem, not the reviewer's. She appended a score at the end that she felt was representative of her review. You take all of that information together and hopefully it informs you of that person's taste as well as the game. What does a different review by a different reviewer of a different game have to do with anything? Why is Gies' tone and score the standard by which Ms. Reindeau must be measured?
valkillmore
Member
Well I have never been one to pick up RPGs, I can probably count on one hand the number I've played (including Zelda games) but I think I'll get this on the strength of the reviews alone.
Steve Youngblood
Member
I'm all for not having that thread be made.
If the text is super positive and tells you about the game and why the reviewer enjoyed it, just ignore the score. Perhaps an 8.5 is a score befitting of a very good game in Danielle's mindset.
Anyways, best not to focus on the least interesting part of the review.
That's on you. That she has so much to say to the good of the game is what a person interested should be focusing on. Not the numbers.
YuriLowell
Member
so no 1440p?
Looks like Ill get the PS4 version sometime down the line.
Looks like Ill get the PS4 version sometime down the line.
jesus christ.
Jim Sterling
Member
An 8.5 is only bad if you think all games automatically get a 10 and are then marked down for each individual "flaw."
This is, of course, an utterly demented way of thinking.
Polygon gave the game a great score. If it's not good enough for you, you are officially spoiled.
This is, of course, an utterly demented way of thinking.
Polygon gave the game a great score. If it's not good enough for you, you are officially spoiled.
People praise that game so much even though it's a remake of another game. Kinda strange how much praise it gets for being such a similar game.
I agree. Polygon sucks but not because of that.
One review put a score and provided with reason, his reason on what is missing.
The other reviewer did not.
She should have been more transparent.
This is not about whether Transistor deserves what score. It is about the review lacking the criticism to justify that score.
Stop making assumptions for the sake of making assumptions or to post your sarcasm or to post pictures.
I never said 8.5 is not a good score. Read or next time ask, even better.
Yeah, games have to work upwards, not avoid falling down if that makes sense. The only way this sort of "it's 10/10 if there aren't problems!" logic works is if you're ONLY reviewing a game technically, IE how well it runs or how bug-free it is, and that's not what we want reviews for and it's not going to work out great without also having the code in front of the reviewer and that they understand it. And that sounds more like something for the developers to do internally, not for a public publication.
Jim Sterling
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I already responded to that. You assume games start at 10 and get downgraded for flaws. No. A game with a score of eight might not have criticisms worth mentioning, but they still may lack the special something required for a 9 or 10.
Believe it or not, games that get nines and tens really ought to be special.
FantasticMrFoxdie
Mumber
oh my this game looks amazing. Need to reup on a PSN card
Ludicrous Speed
Banned
I await the creation of that thread by you. Oh wait! You were juniored?!
heh heh heh
Technically it makes no sense either, because a game could always have more polygons, more average frames per second, higher resolution.
Reviews aren't in the objectivity business - at least not how some people seem to think.
Natureboy99
Banned
Agreed. However, I've seen too many reviews use this exact method of marking down. So I can understand why some gamer think this way too.
This is part of why it'd only work with the code in front of them, like someone grading a piece of work based on how much more it can be improved. So reviewing it more like a math test rather than a creative work, which in contrast you can find nothing particularly wrong with it but not give it perfect marks "just because." Maybe you CAN put it into words, but maybe it's more like it just didn't really hook you in crazy well even if it didn't do anything extremely off putting like have janky mechanics or really dumb story moments.
Honome
Member
Come on, man, it's only $20!!!
Support the developers that made a great work on the game.
FantasticMrFoxdie
Mumber
lol this turned into another Polygon thread?
This is the kind of stuff Polygon wants. If people hate it so much why continually give them clicks and attention.
This is the kind of stuff Polygon wants. If people hate it so much why continually give them clicks and attention.
When did I assume that? Show me. Please quote me exactly on me saying that scores start from 10 and drop. Seriously drop it.
So -2 or -1.5 scores do not have worthy negatives but -1 does. How is that possible?
"I had a great experience playing Transistor and that is why I am giving it a 8.5 out of 10!"
"I must say Wolfestein story line was not as good as I expected it (i.e) but still deserves 9!"
What.
Dragonborn
Member
Looks like I'm going to be buying this today. PS4, here I come.
LegendofDragoonLives
Member
Slightly off topic, but I can't be the one that thinks the Escapist is the crappiest review website?
Fushichou187
Member
Shhhhh. Didn't you hear? Everything needs to be free or 50%+ off. All the time. Forever.
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poor Sterling
sixpackrules
Member
Reviews are subjective, you try to rationalize after the fact what you felt, and how you responded to an experience, so i can say that something has no great flaws or negative things and still say well is an eight for me because it haven´t provided me with the feeling to be a 9 or whatever, i prefer no scores in the reviews, but is disingenous to think that they are going to disappear, the majority of the people don´t want to bother reading, looking at the score saves time
Because the core gameplay is more enjoyable to you?
Tomb Raider has a bunch of issues but I'd give it a 9/10. Uncharted has fewer issues but I'd give it a 7/10. Why? Fun. Fun is hard to put into words. Reviews are opinions by individuals. Sure, they may come together at the end for some debate, but it's still one person's work.