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God Of War: Ragnarok - 7
Somerville - 7
Pentiment - 9
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II - 6
Gotham Knights - 5
The Chant - 6
Sonic Frontiers - 3
A Little To The Left - 6
The Entropy Centre - 5
Marvel Snap - 8
How To Say Goodbye - 6


No better time to hop on board the jester boat and play Pentiment!

 

[MMaRsu]

Lmao fuck pentiment boring ass game

Come play Marvel Snap, the only good game on this list

 

[mansoor1980]

 

[GHG]

What the hell did Sonic Frontiers do to them to deserve such a low score?

 

[drganon]

How edgy.

I'll see myself out.

 

[dreamstation]

Sonic gets a 3? Gtfo of here

 

[lh032]

this review screams "look how edgy i am, true gamer plays real games"

 

[GHG]

this review screams "look how edgy i am, true gamer plays real games"

Like Pentiment?

 

[anthony2690]

I can not agree with that Sonic Frontiers review score at all.

It's the most fun I've had with a game this year, I loved it.

I understand it isn't going to be for everyone, but a 3? Did they review the switch version?


Edit:
I'm glad I just play games I like the look off rather than rely on reviews though, as I'd miss out on some excellent games & probably end up playing something I wouldn't enjoy at all like Pentiment. (No offence to Pentiment fans, but just from looking at it, I can tell I wouldn't enjoy the game)

 

[tommib]

Fuck it, I’ll play Pentiment on xcloud.

 

[Punished Miku]

Pentiment totally deserves it. I gave it a 10/10 actually. One of the most memorable games I've played in a long time. Im sure its not for everyone but man, I loved it.

 

[MasterDerico]

I can not agree with that Sonic Frontiers review score at all.

It's the most fun I've had with a game this year, I loved it.

I understand it isn't going to be for everyone, but a 3? Did they review the switch version?


Edit:
I'm glad I just play games I like the look off rather than rely on reviews though, as I'd miss out on some excellent games & probably end up playing something I wouldn't enjoy at all like Pentiment. (No offence to Pentiment fans, but just from looking at it, I can tell I wouldn't enjoy the game)

Man, never trust in reviews from those sites.

 

[nush]

What the hell did Sonic Frontiers do to them to deserve such a low score?

It's like shitting on a Zelda game, easy attention.

 

[SantaC]

What the hell did Sonic Frontiers do to them to deserve such a low score?

The game is shit

 

[NeoIkaruGAF]

Ah, this is one of those months when Edge scores don’t count.

 

[MMaRsu]

What the hell did Sonic Frontiers do to them to deserve such a low score?

The game sucks

 

[Kuranghi]

Ragnarok can't get more than an 8 from me. I'm enjoying it but the scope is too limited these days, its really rigid and by the numbers, maybe 1 puzzle in 10 is truly interesting/challenging and combat is rote compared to the spectacle of the old games for me personally, I understand its an actual combat system rather than button mashing but i don't care. I have to accept I just prefer the old GoW game

 

[StealthGoblin]

In what fucking world is GOW:R a 7? I’m usually tolerant of Edge being a point below most others but that is fucking insane.

Great story.
Great gameplay.
Brilliant characters.
Doesn’t outstay its welcome.
Excellent sound design.
Excellent music.
Excellent camera work.
Some great surprises.

I can understand people not liking the loading masking but damn.

 

[SLB1904]

Edge likes their mobile games

 

[Thirty7ven]

I love how “indie” games can basically be text based movies and some people will lose their shit while at the same time complaining about aaa “movie games”

 

[vaibhavpisal]

Fuck it, I’ll play Pentiment on xcloud.

Not getting a good deal on Series S? Maybe used?

 

[Banjo64]

Incoming tears. Personally got no issues with GoW scoring anywhere from 7-9 if it’s like 2018 (was a 9 for me personally). I anticipate people still won’t be able to take that the gameplay is safe and refined but nothing special, alongside the fact that the story is not special.

 

[tommib]

Not getting a good deal on Series S? Maybe used?

I don’t need another console at home, really. I have a Switch OLED and thinking of selling it. I’m kind of a minimalist. Pentiment should be fine on my OLED iPhone Pro Max.

 

[Beer Baelly]

Best score for Ragnarok yet

 

[Dr.D00p]

this review screams "look how edgy i am, true gamer plays real games"

Well, that's been the magazines USP for 30yrs.

 

[Goalus]

Reasonable scores all around.

 

[tommib]

Incoming tears. Personally for no issues with GoW scoring anywhere from 7-9 of its like 2018 (was a 9 for me personally). I anticipate people still won’t be able to take that the gameplay is safe and refined but nothing special, alongside the fact that the story is not special.

7 was my final score. It’s an unbelievably safe game that takes control out of your hands too many times. It’s frustrating. Behind the million of dollars thrown at it, it doesn’t exceed GOW 2018 - which is fine and justifies the 7. The post-end game is actually better because you can almost play freely except for the traversal which is a pain in the ass to get anywhere. The 10/10s puzzle me immensely and I feel people are just afraid to criticise anything that has so much money put into it and looks immaculate. But beauty is only skin deep.

 

[SJRB]

God Of War: Ragnarok - 7

Thank god someone has the balls to call out Gotham Knights and Sonic for the dogshit games that they are.

 

[Shifty1897]

Lol I opened this thread saying out loud "Watch them give Pentiment a higher score than God of War or some shit."

Was not disappointed.

 

[Hobbygaming]

 

[MidGenRefresh]

Pentiment too smart for average GAF member.

 

[Jack Videogames]

I love how “indie” games can basically be text based movies and some people will lose their shit while at the same time complaining about aaa “movie games”

And they will get a 12 in Edge with the reviewer verbally masturbating over how artsy they are and how watching a low-quality movie while clicking a button sometimes is somehow the perfect game

 

[vaibhavpisal]

I don’t need another console at home, really. I have a Switch OLED and thinking of selling it. I’m kind of a minimalist. Pentiment should be fine on my OLED iPhone Pro Max.

Yeah me too. One console at a time person. Am on a Series S currently which itself is most minimalist console ever.

 

[SLB1904]

. The 10/10s puzzle me immensely and I feel people are just afraid to criticise anything that has so much money put into it and looks immaculate. But beauty is only skin deep.

How did the order score so low?

 

[GHG]

It's like shitting on a Zelda game, easy attention.

I wouldn't know anything about that.

 

[tommib]

How did the order score so low?

It wasn’t a bloatfest.

That’s another good point, actually. When faced with 50 hours of content, mocap and dialogue and lore, I tend to feel reviewers are intimidated to give lower scores. “So much content! 10/10”.

 

[SLB1904]

It wasn’t a bloatfest.

What lol
Have you stop to think that you actually have shiity tastes?

You literally on the left field. Out of 137 reviews only 1 aligns with your shitty take. But I guess you are the one right everyone else is wrong

 

[rodrigolfp]

In what fucking world is GOW:R a 7?

In a world where games with aim assist deserve a 7 at a very very best scenario. xp

 

[Wildebeest]

Big numbers, small numbers, medium numbers. What a day to be alive.

 

[Darlingcognito]

Lots of kratos avatars not pissing their pants about review scores now

 

[GHG]

I love how “indie” games can basically be text based movies and some people will lose their shit while at the same time complaining about aaa “movie games”

These are the "real games" that the "real gamers™" asked for, please understand.

 

[MMaRsu]

In what fucking world is GOW:R a 7? I’m usually tolerant of Edge being a point below most others but that is fucking insane.

Great story.
Great gameplay.
Brilliant characters.
Doesn’t outstay its welcome.
Excellent sound design.
Excellent music.
Excellent camera work.
Some great surprises.

I can understand people not liking the loading masking but damn.

Handholdy gameplay
Cinematic walking experiences
Annoying children who are boring
Gameplay revolves around : Walking / Puzzle / Combat

 

[Musashipan]

Fair scores!

 

[Saber]

I'm kinda surprised they actually give Sonic(and Gothan) the score it deserves. But on the other side there are some games with weird scores. Well, they are living up to their names I guess.

 

[Punished Miku]

7 was my final score. It’s an unbelievably safe game that takes control out of your hands too many times. It’s frustrating. Behind the million of dollars thrown at it, it doesn’t exceed GOW 2018 - which is fine and justifies the 7. The post-end game is actually better because you can almost play freely except for the traversal which is a pain in the ass to get anywhere. The 10/10s puzzle me immensely and I feel people are just afraid to criticise anything that has so much money put into it and looks immaculate. But beauty is only skin deep.

I started it last night. Got through the first major boss fight. I love talking about what game I'm playing but I'm even hesitant to post in the OT about my impressions so far. Just barely seems worth it. I feel like no one is going to even believe me, or call me a troll or something. But so far, I'm not that into it. Obviously very early still.

 

[tommib]

What lol
Have you stop to think that you actually have shiity tastes?

You literally on the left field. Out of 137 reviews only 1 aligns with your shitty take. But I guess you are the one right everyone else is wrong

My taste is immaculate, thank you very much.

 

[Freeman76]

At least they dont overrate games and are a bit more grounded, even if i dont always agree.

I think Ragnarok is epic and would score it higher but I love the whole vibe and setting, gameplay wise it isnt pushing any boundaries so can see their point.

Entropy Center I would rate higher as well, I thought it was very clever and some of the puzzles short circuited my brain and seemed impossible at times, but when they click it all seems so obvious, a sign of a good puzzler for me

 

[Dr.D00p]

Dimps Studio gets a nice little section (beat'em'up pioneers) with Rumble Fish 2, an original arcade release they did on the Atomiswave boards in 2005, which is fully playable BTW, along with quite a few others, in the Dreamcast emulator DEMUL, via the Atomiswave to Dreamcast conversion dumps that are out there.

 

[Kiraly]

It wasn’t a bloatfest.

That’s another good point, actually. When faced with 50 hours of content, mocap and dialogue and lore, I tend to feel reviewers are intimidated to give lower scores. “So much content! 10/10”.

It's because anyone will be able to find a few good moments in a 50 hour game and remember those. Doesn't matter if the rest of the 45 hours are tepid, bland, handholding nonsense filled with insipid dialogue and mediocre design.

 

[Fake]

The EDGE guy on Twitter making fun of the fake 6 score actually give a 7 score to GoW:Ragnarok LMAO.


Huge fucking difference. LMFAO.