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EDGE Review scores August 2009
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Dabookerman
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AniHawk said:
That's my mistake, I didn't proof read. ooooooo
Nirolak said:Does it look like this?
Yup, looks like a perfect match, well done.
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Dabookerman
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AniHawk said:
I don't know which review you're talking about, but bare in mind, the excerpt about multiplayer and controls are the only positives in that review. The rest of the review was hugely negative, and quite fun to read. Will post quotes if anyone's interested.
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OH BOY OH BOYDabookerman said:
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Oh man, I need a write-up of what the No More Heroes 2 article states. Need it now!
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Nirolak said:Does it look like this?
oooeeeeeehhh
Dabookerman
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nny said:
Just read it. I know nothing about the game, but it sounds like a text game like Phoenix Wright and Hotel Dusk. For comparison the first Phoenix Wright got a 7 (i think) and the 3rd one got a 6, for being more of the same really. Edge don't really like text adventures it seems. Their issue with the game, is that the text lacks wit, and it sounds like they find it boring really.
Visualante
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Bad ass, they have a 5 page interiew with Schafer. and have had words with Microsoft and Molyneux RE: Natal. That cover is exclusive to subscribers too.
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Dabookerman said:
What a fucking Oxymoron review. So they complain about shit and gave it an 8? I can't imagine how they reviewed games like The Conduit with a 4 :lol
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Awntawn said:
Truth, the review doesn't sound like an 8 really. To be honest, it didn't sound like anything.
Like I said.shagg_187 said:
Saying that, the Conduit review sounds like a 3.
Cat in the Hat
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OOOOOO Rage in the next issue. Awesome.
Giantbomb gave the conduit the same score and the review sounded like a 1 star game. I'd say they were both being generous.
Giantbomb gave the conduit the same score and the review sounded like a 1 star game. I'd say they were both being generous.
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Dabookerman
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Vorador said:
They do it for the laughs I bet. Hell I would, reactions to a number is always funny.
Visualante
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Boerseun said:
Be sure to post next monthPeter Molyneux on Milo reviews said:
8-Bit Soul
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it would be nice to read the reviews too 
ShockingAlberto
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THEY COMPLAINED AND GAVE IT AN 8?!shagg_187 said:
BUT AN 8'S THE HIGHEST SCORE YOU CAN GIVE!
HUARGHAGRAFFLEDAMN
PuppetSlave
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almost
Battlefield 1943: Pacific - 9
Any info on that? Why did they love that one so much? I kinda expected that one to be a tired remake with not so much content so I haven't really kept up with it.
Dunlop said:
At least not on the edge score. I played both and imo infamous is far more competent and polished in the gameplay section. Hell, it's far more polished in every section imo, graphics are not optimal for both games, they both have flaws. I think it's pretty funny that edge rated prototype higher than infamous, I thought that they would be gameplay whores and as such would rate infamous higher or at least equal. TBH I'm very surprised that prototype got an 8 anyway, I expected something around a 5 or 6.
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Maybe Edge just found Prototype to be fun to play?
I think there's a bunch of things it does badly, but it hasn't stopped me enjoying the time I've spent playing it. When you're just doing you're own thing it's a ton of fun.
I think there's a bunch of things it does badly, but it hasn't stopped me enjoying the time I've spent playing it. When you're just doing you're own thing it's a ton of fun.
I don't see why people get so wound up over EDGE reviews.
They don't use the whole damn scale, they just basically run exactly what everyone else runs, adjusted a couple points down. 9's and 10's aren't nearly as rare as EDGE's review scores would lead you to believe, and its rare that they go below a 3 or a 4 when some games are really so shit and broken that they deserve a 1.
At the same time the consistency and quality of their reviews varies GREATLY. This new little fanboy back and forth on Prototype and Infamous is a perfect example. While tastes do vary, Infamous is a significant leap ahead in terms of overall quality. Someone might prefer Prototype's gameplay over Infamous', but unless a game is doing something particularly amazing in that regard (which neither of those two particularly do) then its up to a credible reviewer to parse through personal preference like that and give a score based on how likely other gamers are to enjoy the game.
I personally prefer Chronicles of Riddick over every other FPS on the market, but thats a personal preference and I understand that. I don't try championing it as a superior game to Halo 3, Killzone 2, Gears of War 2, etc..
All EDGE ever comes across to me as is a magazine where the staff either completely don't get the supposed purpose of a published review or they don't care and are more focused with gaining whatever "cred" going against the grain gains them even when its wildly wrong.
But hey, they're better than IGN where the ADHD staff will give any "new hotness" a 10. Gamestop had a good run a little while back of some legitimate reviewing, but have since fallen from that path (probably a result of the whole Gerstman/Eidos deal).
They don't use the whole damn scale, they just basically run exactly what everyone else runs, adjusted a couple points down. 9's and 10's aren't nearly as rare as EDGE's review scores would lead you to believe, and its rare that they go below a 3 or a 4 when some games are really so shit and broken that they deserve a 1.
At the same time the consistency and quality of their reviews varies GREATLY. This new little fanboy back and forth on Prototype and Infamous is a perfect example. While tastes do vary, Infamous is a significant leap ahead in terms of overall quality. Someone might prefer Prototype's gameplay over Infamous', but unless a game is doing something particularly amazing in that regard (which neither of those two particularly do) then its up to a credible reviewer to parse through personal preference like that and give a score based on how likely other gamers are to enjoy the game.
I personally prefer Chronicles of Riddick over every other FPS on the market, but thats a personal preference and I understand that. I don't try championing it as a superior game to Halo 3, Killzone 2, Gears of War 2, etc..
All EDGE ever comes across to me as is a magazine where the staff either completely don't get the supposed purpose of a published review or they don't care and are more focused with gaining whatever "cred" going against the grain gains them even when its wildly wrong.
But hey, they're better than IGN where the ADHD staff will give any "new hotness" a 10. Gamestop had a good run a little while back of some legitimate reviewing, but have since fallen from that path (probably a result of the whole Gerstman/Eidos deal).
Visualante
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Ah Suda.
"It's like taking a shit," says Goichi Suda, Grasshopper Manafacture CEO, as he relaxes on his (office) seat. We blink first. "A lot of things influenced No More Heroes - things I saw, or heard, and something that came from inside. Something that needed to be eliminated from my body, like waste. That's why I created No More Heroes.
Edge goes on to write about how his colleagues are smirking and his translator becomes hesitant. "...No More Heroes 2? New taking-a-shit."
Suda claims the AI has been improved and enemies will now attack depending on their class and weapon, being ranged or more up in your face. They say the dual beam katana is pretty and the animation is suitably awesome with "effortless style". "It's a spectacle as much as a slaughter."
On secondary playable characters: They'll each have their own style and cool factor. Will Travis be overshadowed? Hardly. "He gets to pilot a giant robot! This lets you fight on a larger scale - there will be plenty more variety as well."
The game's city has been scaled back a little bit, improved visually with motion blue and HDR lighting. Suda says it's closer to the game he wanted to deliver originally. Edge says the city is a lot more lively and the streets more populated. He describes it as one-and-a-half times the original.
Regarding mini games: "The reason that I put these elements in is that it's a challenge to make a game," says Suda, "and so I want too make the player feel challenges to even play the game... Travis has to work..." it's a principle that, according to Suda, permeates his games.
On No More Heroes as a franchise: "I think this is the last NMH that is going to be developed on Wii. To expand NMH to new possibilities, we need a new platform. Wii is a great platform, but we've done everything we can with it now."
Great article, I laughed a bunch, I recommend picking up the issue or reading it in full on Edge-Online. There is a No More Heroes spoiler in the second to last paragraph if you want to read the rest Dabookerman.
"It's like taking a shit," says Goichi Suda, Grasshopper Manafacture CEO, as he relaxes on his (office) seat. We blink first. "A lot of things influenced No More Heroes - things I saw, or heard, and something that came from inside. Something that needed to be eliminated from my body, like waste. That's why I created No More Heroes.
Edge goes on to write about how his colleagues are smirking and his translator becomes hesitant. "...No More Heroes 2? New taking-a-shit."
Suda claims the AI has been improved and enemies will now attack depending on their class and weapon, being ranged or more up in your face. They say the dual beam katana is pretty and the animation is suitably awesome with "effortless style". "It's a spectacle as much as a slaughter."
On secondary playable characters: They'll each have their own style and cool factor. Will Travis be overshadowed? Hardly. "He gets to pilot a giant robot! This lets you fight on a larger scale - there will be plenty more variety as well."
The game's city has been scaled back a little bit, improved visually with motion blue and HDR lighting. Suda says it's closer to the game he wanted to deliver originally. Edge says the city is a lot more lively and the streets more populated. He describes it as one-and-a-half times the original.
Regarding mini games: "The reason that I put these elements in is that it's a challenge to make a game," says Suda, "and so I want too make the player feel challenges to even play the game... Travis has to work..." it's a principle that, according to Suda, permeates his games.
On No More Heroes as a franchise: "I think this is the last NMH that is going to be developed on Wii. To expand NMH to new possibilities, we need a new platform. Wii is a great platform, but we've done everything we can with it now."
Great article, I laughed a bunch, I recommend picking up the issue or reading it in full on Edge-Online. There is a No More Heroes spoiler in the second to last paragraph if you want to read the rest Dabookerman.