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Destiny: The Taken King - 22-page article

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Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain - 9
Everybody's Gone to the Rapture - 9
Galak-Z: The Dimensional - 8
Until Dawn - 7
Devil's Third - 3
Starlight Reign - 5
Beyond Eyes - 6
Submerged - 3
Rocket League - 8

HYPE

Star Fox Zero - "The game references its predecessors to such an extent that it can feel underwhelming."
Ark: Survival Evolved - "you wake on a beach with nothing, not even clothes."
Rainbow Six Siege - "gets the series back on track."
Scalebound - "The game channels Kamiya's work on Okami as much as it does Bayonetta."
Dark Souls III - "We're soon admiring how well a touch of Bloodborne's DNA is incorporated here."
Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns - "Over on the forums, a particularly impactful tactic for dealing with offensive words was employed, replacing every unutterable slice of foul language with 'kitten'."
Heat Signature - "Spinning through the vacuum of space in a recently extricated urinal block isn't a situation we planned for today."
ROUNDUP: Mafia 3, World of Warcraft: Legion, Crackdown 3, Stellaris, Star Wars Battlefront, LEGO Dimensions, The Assembly, EITR, Halo Wars 2, Homefront: The Revolution

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Looks a really good issue. Starfox sounding bad at this point

 

[hwy_61]

Why is it called The Phantom Pain when Destiny is on the cover?

Lol

 

[strafer]

cool covers

 

[Kenzodielocke]

GZ got a 9 too

 

[BY2K]

Devil's Third - 3

Jesus.

 

[pelican]

Fingers crossed my copy will be sitting waitingt when i get home from work.

 

[Ken]

Jesus.

That's a third alright.

 

[nib95]

Some amazing games in that issue. Very good month to be a PS4 owner.

 

[ASIS]

I honestly expected a 10 for MGSV but a 9 from Edge is still absolutely fantastic.

Until Dawn's score is also a pleasant surprise.

And finally, Starfox does seem stale, it's a shame that Edge is reinforcing that message *sigh*

 

[cw_sasuke]

Jesus.

Better than expected tbh.

 

[weekev]

8 for Rocket League seems fair as well (10 in my book but different strokes for different folks).

Surprised at the score fir everybodys gone to the rapture, this something I should be getting?

 

[dugdug]

No Gears review?

 

[klee123]

Devil's Turd indeed.

Instead of going out with a bang for Itagaki's final console project, it ends up being a whimper.

 

[Katana_Strikes]

Until Dawn getting same score as Heavy Rain from Edge which is very promising and 2 points higher than Beyond.

 

[Tratorn]

I don't understand how they can give EGTR a 9 but at the same time "only" a 7 for UD.
Both are going for a story-driven experience, but imo UD is doing it a lot better and also with more options than EGTR.

 

[Donos]

Jesus.

That's almost a 6 on the IGN scale.

Suprised about the 8 for Galak-Z. Like the game but the "Season" format with the harsh loss of everything after a death hampered my fun. Also had a progression glitch (lost 3 levels in season two). Have to read the review.

As someone who doesn't play Destiny: sexy covers !!

 

[Acquiescence]

Yeah that sure is some hype for Star Fox alright.

 

[Pepin]

Having to actively try and not masturbate to these covers at work

 

[Real Hero]

I don't understand how they can give EGTR a 9 but at the same time "only" a 7 for UD.
Both are going for a story-driven experience, but imo UD is doing it a lot better and also with more options than EGTR.

I'm guessing they liked one more than the other. You can't really fault their reasoning without reading the reviews

 

[Vinterbird]

I don't understand how they can give EGTR a 9 but at the same time "only" a 7 for UD.
Both are going for a story-driven experience, but imo UD is doing it a lot better and also with more options than EGTR.

Options doesn't equal quality.

Maybe the specific reviewer of Rapture felt the story really resonated with the person.

While it didn't for the person who that reviewed Until Dawn.

 

[friskykillface]

kinda expected phantom pain to be on the cover given the thread title name haha

 

[repeater]

Devil's Turd indeed.

Instead of going out with a bang for Itagaki's final console project, it ends up being a whimper.

Really more of a fart noise than anything, it seems.

 

[Always-honest]

Huh.. is Everybody's Gone to the Rapture THAT good?

 

[Sn4ke_911]

GZ got a 9 too

 

[Mifec]

Huh.. is Everybody's Gone to the Rapture THAT good?

Nope, which is pretty jarring when you see them giving that, GZ and TPP the same score.

 

[Daeda]

Huh.. is Everybody's Gone to the Rapture THAT good?

It's very British. Never underestimate chauvinism. Fun experience though.

 

[Ridley327]

Huh.. is Everybody's Gone to the Rapture THAT good?

It certainly has its appeal, but if you aren't big on walking simulators that revolve around piecing together a fragmented story and little else to do, it's not going to do much for you. Terrific VO performances, though.

For the record, I much preferred Dear Esther from the same devs, which is a much more atmospheric game with some genuinely unsettling Lovecraft undertones, even as it's quite a bit less interactive.

 

[Keyser Soze]

Huh.. is Everybody's Gone to the Rapture THAT good?

Not in my opinion. Severely lacks interactivity which hurts the game greatly for me. It makes zero use of the medium to tell it's story, and could have basically been a radio play and still got it's point across.

 

[Atolm]

Huh.. is Everybody's Gone to the Rapture THAT good?

Nope. I found it pretentious as fuck. But it has its moments of brilliance and it's very pretty to look at.

 

[Stike]

Huh.. is Everybody's Gone to the Rapture THAT good?

I'd give it an 8

 

[hardcastlemccormick]

Destiny is "the best FPS in the universe," the cover claims. Hmmm, OK, if you say so.

I don't understand how they can give EGTR a 9 but at the same time "only" a 7 for UD.
Both are going for a story-driven experience, but imo UD is doing it a lot better and also with more options than EGTR.

Well, it's likely not the same reviewer that wrote both articles.

Huh.. is Everybody's Gone to the Rapture THAT good?

Unequivocally yes. Easily a 9/10 in my book.

 

[Mdk7]

Galak-Z: The Dimensional - 8

Glad for this.

Devil's Third - 3

As expected.

 

[Don'tBeWeird]

(Joint) highest rated Metal Gear title ever!

 

[Kajiba]

I expected a MGS solid cover with that title lol. Destiny cover looks pretty cool though.

 

[Canis lupus]

Instead of going out with a bang for Itagaki's final console project, it ends up being a whimper.

Final console project?

 

[Rajang]

TPP same score as Everybody's Gone to the Rapture..

 

[Ricky_R]

Why is it called The Phantom Pain when Destiny is on the cover?

Lol

Haha thought the same.

 

[Withnail]

Not in my opinion. Severely lacks interactivity which hurts the game greatly for me. It makes zero use of the medium to tell it's story, and could have basically been a radio play and still got it's point across.

I don't agree with the radio play comment at all. There were several moments when the audio and the visuals came together beautifully.

But I really enjoyed the whole experience. Pleased to see the Edge reviewer felt the same.

 

[Floex]

Jeez, can a mod change the title so people can stop spamming the topic, thanks.

 

[Z3M0G]

That's the first Devil's Third review, isn't it...

 

[klee123]

Final console project?

It's his last console game basically. He'll move to mobile once Devil's Third is completed.

 

[SomedayTheFire]

Was not expecting them to give Rapture a 9. Well deserved, I'd knock it up one, personally.

 

[Sn4ke_911]

Jeez, can a mod change the title so people can stop spamming the topic, thanks.

Why did you chose that title in the first place?

 

[Neff]

I'm still ten times more interested in playing Devil's Third than I ever could be about playing Destiny.

 

[nib95]

Was not expecting them to give Rapture a 9. Well deserved, I'd knock it up one, personally.

Seems to be a fairly polarising game, which is not all that surprising given it's genre. I'll definitely pick it up once it gets a bigger sale.

 

[harrypmgaga]

Destiny is "the best FPS in the universe," the cover claims. Hmmm, OK, if you say so.

To be fair putting all else aside, if you look at the second-to-second gunplay in Destiny, it's easily up there in terms of handling, weapon-feel, and fun.

 

[Yamibito]

Not in my opinion. Severely lacks interactivity which hurts the game greatly for me. It makes zero use of the medium to tell it's story, and could have basically been a radio play and still got it's point across.

Zero use of the medium? It's telling a story through a way that couldn't be done in another medium since you're exploring for the most part, so I think you're being just a bit ridiculous.

Looking forward to picking up Until Dawn with all the buzz it's getting. In fact, I've been wanting for it to be good for so long now that I want to play it more than MGSV at this point.

 

[Klossen]

Inside Story: How Bungie rebuilt the best FPS in the universe

If it's the best FPS in the universe, why rebuild it?

kinda expected phantom pain to be on the cover given the thread title name haha

The cover is a paid advertisement, righ? So yeah, Activision seems to be marketing Taken King heavily.

 

[Floex]

Why did you chose that title in the first place?

Well, it was going to have 'reviewed' in the title as it's a big talking point at the moment.

WHO CARES, move on.

Be interested in seeing how big that HL2 article is.

 

[Z3M0G]

I expected a MGS solid cover with that title lol. Destiny cover looks pretty cool though.

Yup... a DLC to Destiny trumps the release of a new Metal Gear game.