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RIP Alej.
Maybe someone has already mentioned this, but the reviews on the Japanese Amazon website are notably poorer than on the US and UK websites:
https://www.amazon.co.jp/s/ref=nb_s...&sprefix=final+fan,aps,281&crid=1XRABU2YOZ0QM
Not sure how representative this is of the broader fanbase in Japan, but more 1 star reviews than 4 & 5 star reviews put together does not look good.
Having many 1 star reviews means disgruntled fanboys are swarming. I'd be more worried personally if there were an abnormal amount of 4s and 5s.Maybe someone has already mentioned this, but the reviews on the Japanese Amazon website are notably poorer than on the US and UK websites:
https://www.amazon.co.jp/s/ref=nb_s...&sprefix=final+fan,aps,281&crid=1XRABU2YOZ0QM
Not sure how representative this is of the broader fanbase in Japan, but more 1 star reviews than 4 & 5 star reviews put together does not look good.
Be glad you are alive....for now.I'll never sleep well again for sure. I feel safe but not totally safe.
There was actually a huge discussion on this on a Japanese blog recently about this, on how Japanese are more negative than the west.
http://blog.esuteru.com/archives/20006151.html
Probably comes down to specific games however. Games where there's been big changes. Nomura > Tabata, turn based > action etc
This is not uncommon in Japan. That said the west does similar to games like CoD, but for other reasons.
Thanks Dualshockers, thanks.
Edit: 83 MC right now. I can see my head rolling.
There was actually a huge discussion on this on a Japanese blog recently about this, on how Japanese are more negative than the west.
http://blog.esuteru.com/archives/20006151.html
Probably comes down to specific games however. Games where there's been big changes. Nomura > Tabata, turn based > action etc
This is not uncommon in Japan. That said the west does similar to games like CoD, but for other reasons.
Honestly, this game has some serious issues. It's still fun, but it's hard to look past everything it does so wrong. I keep hearing the narrative is bad, and yeah it is, but there are much larger issues with the gameplay loop and the open world. I feel like half the game is me on my phone while the boys quietly drive around. It's far from engaging.
I'd compare the experience more to an MMO with some Final Fantasy peppered in.
IGN Japan - 7.8
Pros: Fusion of fantasy, steam punk and modern aesthetic worldview.
Fresh open world with a focus on traveling.
Characters can take pictures in the game.
Cidney pumps your gasoline (lol).
Cons: Story/characters.
Reliance on outside media such as the movie, anime, etc.
Some controls.
For me, the issues don't nearly detract enough from the core of the game, which is great. If you're playing it for the narrative, yeah, stay far away. For me games are never about story (unless it's a VN or something similar of course) and I hink the gameplay in FFXV is pretty great. I'm having a blast playing it and ater 45 hours I'm still excited to go back and play more (I'm at chapter 9 currently). All the things I wanted the game to do it does well.
Oh man they are brutal..I always found the amazon jp reviews to be strange, to say the least. I mean, they spammed the Monster Hunter 4G's amazon page of 1/5 stars because they changed a bit the systems of G-ranked missions (and by a bit I really mean just a bit). They're weird.
Btw it's at the same score as FFXIII now
Metacritic back up to 84. I'm still waiting for Angry Joe's review.
Yep i think if anything its commendable the team managed such a game in less than three years, you can tell if they had one more they would manage to release a truly great game,as it is FFXV , is a rushed, flawed but enjoyable experience and for that its a step in the right direction imo.Aren't these scores pretty good? How's the feeling here in this thread?
Personally I was hugely let down by the game but I'm glad for the team that the game got good reviews.
Yep i think if anything its commendable the team managed such a game in less than three years, you can tell if they had one more they would manage to release a truly great game,as it is FFXV , is a rushed, flawed but enjoyable experience and for that its a step in the right direction imo.
Unlike FFXIII wich was made in four years but ended up like polished garbage
I think XV probably would have gotten a "pass" in that regard if XIII and it's two sequels didn't happen. But I think critics were mostly pretty fair with this one. Some were a little harsh and some were a little generous but most were pretty solid. As a fan of XIII, that is the one that really got a pass by the critics.I don't understand the difference in critical reception beteeen MGSV and FFXV.
Both of them are beautiful looking games with amazing soundtracks, empty overworlds, repetitive missions and sparse story. The amount of parallels are staggering. How did MGSV get a free pass while FFXV gets penalised by the gaming media? (I love both games btw).
Gameplay is perfect in MGSV... it is serviceable in FFXV and that counts a lot for the score.I don't understand the difference in critical reception beteeen MGSV and FFXV.
Both of them are beautiful looking games with amazing soundtracks, empty overworlds, repetitive missions and sparse story. The amount of parallels are staggering. How did MGSV get a free pass while FFXV gets penalised by the gaming media? (I love both games btw).
I don't understand the difference in critical reception beteeen MGSV and FFXV.
Both of them are beautiful looking games with amazing soundtracks, empty overworlds, repetitive missions and sparse story. The amount of parallels are staggering. How did MGSV get a free pass while FFXV gets penalised by the gaming media? (I love both games btw).
I don't understand the difference in critical reception beteeen MGSV and FFXV.
Both of them are beautiful looking games with amazing soundtracks, empty overworlds, repetitive missions and sparse story. The amount of parallels are staggering. How did MGSV get a free pass while FFXV gets penalised by the gaming media? (I love both games btw).
I wouldn't call 93 vs 83 very minor difference.They both got plenty of free passes...it just happens that MGSV gameplay is more compelling (for the average 2015-16 player) and polished than FFXV, hence the (actually very minor) score difference between them.
They both got plenty of free passes...it just happens that MGSV gameplay is more compelling (for the average 2015-16 player) and polished than FFXV, hence the (actually very minor) score difference between them.
I think the average of the reviews is fine. People can claim it polarized fans, but in all honesty. It really didn't. Most people enjoyed their time with it and it will not have the same stigma that 13 did to the series.
PS4 version of Metal Gear Solid V has a 93 metascore against Final Fantasy XV at 83, that's not what I would call a very minor difference.
I wouldn't call 93 vs 83 very minor difference.
That makes no sense and nothing is subjective about that.It is when you look at the weighted distribution of scores >= 80 across all game scores, but I doubt there's much point in going further down that rabbit hole. It's all subjective, so if that's a significant difference by your measurement standard than who I am to disagree.
You are trying to make a 8 looks like a 9 or 10 lol
I don't understand the difference in critical reception beteeen MGSV and FFXV.
Both of them are beautiful looking games with amazing soundtracks, empty overworlds, repetitive missions and sparse story. The amount of parallels are staggering. How did MGSV get a free pass while FFXV gets penalised by the gaming media? (I love both games btw).
I don't understand the difference in critical reception beteeen MGSV and FFXV.
Both of them are beautiful looking games with amazing soundtracks, empty overworlds, repetitive missions and sparse story. The amount of parallels are staggering. How did MGSV get a free pass while FFXV gets penalised by the gaming media? (I love both games btw).
I do think there is a quality difference between the two (as much as I like FF15, MGS5 is a better game), but there is a valid comparison point here in that both are very similar in a lot of ways, right down to being plagued by the same flaws.I don't understand the difference in critical reception beteeen MGSV and FFXV.
Both of them are beautiful looking games with amazing soundtracks, empty overworlds, repetitive missions and sparse story. The amount of parallels are staggering. How did MGSV get a free pass while FFXV gets penalised by the gaming media? (I love both games btw).