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[HeisenbergWW62]

Xbox's Zelda alright

 

[Finaj]

The game might be channeling Jet Force Gemini a little too strongly at this point

I thought that's what people wanted?

 

[LordBaztion]

I was expecting around 75.

 

[Banjo-Kazooie]

True about the fetch quests but, surely someone died in those 15 minutes.

If you die someone comes over and reboots the demo from scratch which takes like 20 seconds

 

[MR ARCADE FOREVER]

Microsoft exclusives have been tanking hard lately

 

[EmiPrime]

The inevitable Digital Foundry video is going to be vicious.

 

[Devilgunman]

Many people predicted a low 7 but it goes even lower. It looked bad from the trailer and a lengthy gameplay so no surprise it got hammered like this.

 

[Jimmyfenix]

Microsoft exclusives have been tanking hard lately

The marketing doesn't help either

 

[JaggedSac]

Sure, but the price point reveal came at a later point when they knew no one would care about this game at 60bucks. Its a solid price though, so i still hope it does well since its a new IP and they could improve stuff for a sequel.

Nah, price point was known very soon after the announce in June.

 

[Galactic Specter]

So "it alright"?

 

[Leafhopper]

Jim made a tweet that he was surprised he had one of the higher scores.

https://twitter.com/JimSterling/status/775306761825816576

If you die someone comes over and reboots the demo from scratch which takes like 20 seconds

Oh, welp. Fair enough then.

So "it alright"?

If you can look passed the jank, seems so.

 

[ToastyFrog]

I gave the game a 3/5 over at USgamer. The gating mechanic with the Prismatic Cores and Levels just kills the game's flow by trying to pad everything out. For the most part I enjoyed it though.

That definitely sounds like a game by the creators of Metroid Prime.

 

[tiebreaker]

But i thought the impressions from this game were great from E3 and other events?

Like The Order....

OT, Will it ever comes to Steam??

 

[Elandyll]

Xbox's Zelda alright

An article said that?

 

[Shin-chan]

Microsoft exclusives have been tanking hard lately

They're fortunate that FH3 and Gears are a sure thing. Maybe not Gears (although, it doesn't look like a dud at least) but FH3 is going to be a great game.

 

[Purest 78]

In all fairness, so was Ratchet & Clank. That ended up being fantastic and had arguably AAA quality production values.

It's not arguable imo IF Rachet&Clank wasn't AAA production I don't know what is?

 

[ThirstiestGamer 2.0]

Am I the only one who thinks it's weird that IGN doesn't have their review up?

 

[nekkid]

Was hoping to be surprised, but sadly what I expected. May pick it up on sale (or GwG).

 

[Dad]

I thought that's what people wanted?

I don't think anybody was asking for Tribal collecting part 2

 

[MatrixMan.EXE]

They're fortunate that FH3 and Gears are a sure thing. Maybe not Gears (although, it doesn't look like a dud at least) but FH3 is going to be a great game.

Now that I think about it, have they had much success with new IP this generation outside of Ori?

 

[Theorry]

ReCore is a game that has quite literally every element I look for in a hugely successful, triple A game; one that I know I will enjoy going back to when I just want to go out and explore or try something different, or find something I missed in my first run. The game has flaws aplenty, some are just downright unforgivable. So if you can overlook the flaws, or wait for a patch to come in I could not recommend this game anymore. ReCore is truly a diamond set deep in the rough.

Hopefully they can fix some stuff.

 

[Shift Breaker]

Ooh, ouch. The reviews in the OP started off well enough but then...yeah. Shame. I don't own a XBox, so part of me is happy that I don't have to blow a few hundred pounds to get one to play the game, but at the same time I wanted it to do well.

 

[wapplew]

Microsoft exclusives have been tanking hard lately

And the quest of MS publish games first 90 this gen continue. Next up FH3, very high chance!

 

[bombshell]

Yet everyone knows its a 40 dollar game.

$40 doesn't suddenly make a bad game like this good.

$40 games can be great. (Ratchet & Clank)

 

[jimboton]

Frankly the negative reviews are all reading like spoiled brats that expected a light hearted semi automated borefest cinematic platformer ala Ratchet and found a game that demanded more in terms of real gameplay than they were able to give. They went full YOLO in the game so sure, after 5 hours they didn't have the cores to go on, and the game made explore a bit. And with no markers! What a terrible sin..

So sad to see this poor reception for a game that dares to be about intense combat, platforming and exploration because for some fucking reason the reviewer expects a " heavy-hitting, soul-crushing story", objective markers for everything, and chooses to review the game in the weaker platform so all the technical shortcomings of not quite AAA production values lend some objectivity to his resentful rant.

Anyway, I was skeptical but now I'm quite sure I'll enjoy this on pc. I'm so in.

 

[jett]

Seems utterly mediocre at best.

And what odd reviews.

"It's not bad"

"It's not a disaster"

"Slightly enjoyable"

3/5

Dispense with the baby gloves already.

 

[Xater]

Expected. Also can we finally stop caring about Armature? They have not done a single good thing so far.

 

[rotpb517]

Never had high hopes for this game but it's still disappointing to see such middling scores, one of my friends was legitimately hyped for this one...

 

[orthodoxy1095]

REMOVE BVS FROM THAT POST, NOW

 

[ZombAid82]

What a shame, I had high hopes for this Game! :-(
Well, another reason to not buy a Xbone.

 

[Shin-chan]

Now that I think about it, have they had much success with new IP this generation outside of Ori?

No, actually. SO bombed, QB bombed, this will bomb, Scalebound will bomb ... What other new IP have they released?

 

[martino]

In all fairness, so was Ratchet & Clank. That ended up being fantastic and had arguably AAA quality production values.

those 2 example also give a hint you where you must focus on to have good review : presentation with not challenging /demanding gameplay ...(but poslish is also to blame here)

 

[Clark W Grizwald]

I had zero hopes for this game ever since the cheap price was announced.

 

[LordOcidax]

After seen some gameplay videos i knew that something was not ok with this game. I Was right....

 

[Jimmyfenix]

$40 doesn't suddenly make a bad game like this good.

$40 games can be great. (Ratchet & Clank)

yep i totally agree here.

 

[RichiRamjag]

The critics whining about it not adhering to contemporary AAA standards just make me want to play it more.

Whining? You mean giving their opinion in a review?

 

[Theorry]

$40 doesn't suddenly make a bad game like this good.

$40 games can be great. (Ratchet & Clank)

Wut? People read what they want to read it guess.
That has like nothing to do with what i said.

 

[Leafhopper]

An article said that?

A few have been saying it has a Zelda like open world or something to that affect.

 

[SOR5]

So "it alright"?

I've read nearly every review so far and I genuinely can't tell you whether its a Deadly Premonition diamond in the rough or another Inafune mess

 

[Zedox]

Am I the only one who thinks it's weird that IGN doesn't have their review up?

Nah, they said they are taking more time with it since they got their review copy late. At least that's what Ryan said on twitter.

Scores seem to be an average game. I liked what I saw so far. I could see why the end grind would suck tho. Still excited to play it (I don't base my purchases on review scores and some of the reviews I read are things that I like so...lol. I also loved Quantum Break but others didn't (though I wish it had a Horde type of mode than just story)... #shrug)

 

[Tecnniqe]

$40 doesn't suddenly make a bad game like this good.

Above average is a bad game? I mean I've not cared much for it but scores and people making this out to be super bad is stupid. Please.

 

[Z3M0G]

That reveal trailer...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6qhcxQbgwg

 

[Peterpan]

Disappointing. Microsoft never put much money in it anyway so it was expected. Lack of polish really hurt the game, conceptually it could always be better, but its biggest flaw is lack of polish to bad they won't visit the game again.

 

[pixellated_man]

Opencritic has the actual average right? It's somewhere around 72% iirc

Well it's at 65 on Opencritic now as well.

 

[Jawmuncher]

Ratchet and Clank was a fluke. It got the $40 price point to push the movie. I bet had there been no movie and it was just a reboot, it would have been 60 bucks.

Regardless that was a good game.

Above average is a bad game? I mean I've not cared much for it but scores and people making this out to be super bad is stupid. Please.

In general theres a odd reception that if a game doesn't average 80 it's "bad". Dunno why that is. I blame it on how some review sites are kind of scaled if I had to guess.

 

[Blastoise]

What a game to start the MS Family cross play initiative.

 

[Patapwn]

sounds good on paper seems like an apt description.

 

[StrongBlackVine]

those 2 example also give a hint you where you must focus on to have good review : presentation with not challenging /demanding gameplay ...(but poslish is also to blame here)

Explain how Souls games and Bloodborne have faired so well then..

 

[KainXVIII]

loading times that put Sonic 2006 to shame

Brutal!

 

[Chrisdk]

I just bought it. Read some reviews and seems to be fine for $40 to me. I can live with the loading times and bugs as long as it's not game breaking. I'm liking the more oldschool aproach. Only thing i'm not liking is that it sounds like all the difficult platforming is at the end. I'm hoping the difficulty curve isn't too easy and then suddenly too hard. I hate those spikes in games and much rather have a smooth curve.

Anyway i can't wait untill tomorrow, i need a new game untill all the big hitters releases.

Also i'm not sure why some people expected an AAA game for $40. Seems to me it was always advertised as a AA game.