I got it for $40 thanks to New Egg deal last week.
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Gears of War: Judgment Review Thread
- Thread starter MagicWithEarvin
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I got it for $40 thanks to New Egg deal last week.
Gucci Messiah
Banned
No horde, no buy
Voice of Reason
Banned
Good thing Redbox is stocking this. Will reserve it early tomorrow morning.
Well I was saying it probably should for the reviewers claiming god of war was stale and knocking points for that, as it's only fair. But I don't think I said it would. I don't have that much faith in game reviewers.
Meatvillain
Banned
It's repetitive in so far as you're going into combat areas to shoot things throughout without big setpieces or bosses to mix things up, but I really wouldn't consider the combat scenarios themselves repetitive, they're typically pretty varied (well, at least with the declassified variants, which is the only way I played the campaign).
WrenchNinja
Member
Yeah. So it should be interesting.
Vire
Member
They're releasing close enough to the launch window that these reviews should be reevaluated to reflect the addition of the multiplayer maps and additional mode. Unless the publication only cares about the initial page hits that a post embargo review brings, and not actually putting out informative and helpful content for consumers.
nhlducks35
Member
DevelopmentArrested
Banned
Launch window lol keep moving the goal posts
I don't understand reviews nor do I care for them.
My question is how can you review a game with 9/10 when the online is broken at launch? Mostly referring to Gears 2 and 3. Do reviewer play the games online or do the just give it 9/10 and hope that online get fix down the road?
My question is how can you review a game with 9/10 when the online is broken at launch? Mostly referring to Gears 2 and 3. Do reviewer play the games online or do the just give it 9/10 and hope that online get fix down the road?
man the IGN review reads like a love letter. Makes the game sound one of the best of the generation
"People Can Fly is exactly what Gears of War needed. The Bulletstorm developer brings a bold new energy to Epic Games’ excellent (but overly familiar) action series. It presents such refreshing and disruptive ideas to Gears of War: Judgment's campaign that it has an effect comparable to the original’s in 2006. During the introduction, the sights are almost impossibly beautiful. Halfway through, I realized this is the best third-person shooter around. By the end, it's clear that it’s paving a path other developers could (and hopefully will) follow."
-_- somehow I really doubt it. Will give it a go and judge for myself later (still need to play Gears 3 too)
and NO mention of the number of maps either. Unless I missed it when I went through it
"People Can Fly is exactly what Gears of War needed. The Bulletstorm developer brings a bold new energy to Epic Games’ excellent (but overly familiar) action series. It presents such refreshing and disruptive ideas to Gears of War: Judgment's campaign that it has an effect comparable to the original’s in 2006. During the introduction, the sights are almost impossibly beautiful. Halfway through, I realized this is the best third-person shooter around. By the end, it's clear that it’s paving a path other developers could (and hopefully will) follow."
-_- somehow I really doubt it. Will give it a go and judge for myself later (still need to play Gears 3 too)
and NO mention of the number of maps either. Unless I missed it when I went through it
MagicWithEarvin
Member
Go on...
Yup. If it's terrible like previous entries, I think it'll push me over the edge as far as my stance on narrative in games is concerned.
Gonzo The Great
Banned
If you think this is bad, go read their Uncharted 3 review.
Meatvillain
Banned
It's really, really not. It's completely uninteresting. Not that Gears of War games have you know, exemplary stories, but they're at least entertaining for what they are, Judgment disappoints in that regard. I liked the actual gameplay content of the campaign enough that it wasn't a huge issue, though.
pharmboy044
Member
The same person who said GOW:Ascension was dogshit because it was pretty much the same gave GOW: Judgement a 9.2? What a joke.
Unless the MP servers were not up during the review process (which should have been judging by the peeps who got it early), GoW has not DRM so why are they holding out on the review?
ViewtifulJC
Banned
You can't see it, but my face is really shocked that a video game story ended up being disappointing.
Vire
Member
How is that the responsibility of the press to evaluate it later because Microsoft decided to withhold maps for business decisions.
That's their problem not the journalists.
Voice of Reason
Banned
It was.
If you followed that recent thread we had about worst reviews, most of them came from IGN.
True, but taking those other maps as options out is just cruel !
Maybe because Gears of War 2 was a broken mess at launch?
Should this be normal? Should all game with heavy online focus reviews be posted days/weeks after the game is release?
Why would they do this considering pretty much all the talk about this game has been "Why does this exist? Why is this coming out now?
Yes. If you aren't reviewing the experience that consumers will be getting, the review is almost worthless.
See: Sim City
Vire
Member
TimeEffect
Member
Hm, if Gears gets away with 4 maps, then I can definitely see a future where other publishers try less maps with day one DLC b.s.
It's not even a concern of fracturing the community:
Put out 4-6 maps, maybe a freebie if you preorder (which everyone is used to doing now), then sell the season passes and whatnot. I mean, they get the $60, and surely they will make more off of the DLC passes than they would those who choose not to purchase because of such low maps.
I dont know if Judgement is supposed to be a budget title or something, but for such a hugely popular flagship IP, I'm wondering where these games go from here
It's not even a concern of fracturing the community:
Put out 4-6 maps, maybe a freebie if you preorder (which everyone is used to doing now), then sell the season passes and whatnot. I mean, they get the $60, and surely they will make more off of the DLC passes than they would those who choose not to purchase because of such low maps.
I dont know if Judgement is supposed to be a budget title or something, but for such a hugely popular flagship IP, I'm wondering where these games go from here
PopcornMegaphone
Banned
Can't someone have different opinions on games.
Man, sometimes review threads are weird.
I honestly don't care enough to move the goal posts. I personally play Gears for its Single Player (MONTHS after its initial launch, when it's infinitely cheaper), but also feel that content releasing two weeks after launch, especially for something as long winded as multiplayer, should be given an editor's note of some sort.
i get the 4 maps for TDM complaints, but Overrun IS fun...and there are 4 more maps dedicated to it. 8 maps is still light though. 2 free ones coming soon will help, but again...still light overall.
Gears 3 wasn't broken though. In fact, the online for that was some of the best I've ever played.
I'll give you the fact that 2 was laggy as hell out the gate.
Voice of Reason
Banned
They are going to post the review the day the game is released according to what I c/p'd.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Reviews are just about what I'd expect.
Shame about the nasty multiplayer treatment though, would have imagined if the MP component didn't seem like an advertisement the review scores might have been even higher.
Shame about the nasty multiplayer treatment though, would have imagined if the MP component didn't seem like an advertisement the review scores might have been even higher.
lol yep I remember that one.
No doubt. GodHand review comes to mind.
I just went over the this review real fast and I don't think they mentioned the number of maps. For a game where the MP component is the most important factor it felt like such an odd omission
PopcornMegaphone
Banned
It appears this is a Halo ODST type of release.
Vire
Member
Missing a lot of reviews in the OP:
http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/gears-of-war-judgment/critic-reviews
Up to an 80 on MC
http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/gears-of-war-judgment/critic-reviews
Up to an 80 on MC
They're not obligated to do so, but if they actually cared about journalism and informing consumers, and not simply rushing to join the fray post embargo for maximum page hits, then they would would include such information within some sort of an editor's comment.
nhlducks35
Member
I've spoilered this, but I don't talk about anything specific, just general story bits about the game.
I've watched the walkthrough on Youtube (don't ask why) and there isn't really that much about the back story about E-day or the Gears universe. The environments are nicely detailed and distinct, but the ending doesn't really tell you all that much, the villain has barely any backstory, and you learn basically nothing about the UIR or anything the books talk about.