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[Digital Limit]

Haha, Halo-killer.

 

[Bigmac573]

Haha, Halo-killer.

That's the spirit, kick it while it's down!...

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

Haha, Halo-killer.

DIAF.

 

[rod]

holy shit 4.5 lol

 

[Dante]

brace yourselves for the pile on

 

[Bearillusion]

Very disappointing to say the least. Even if people weren't touting this game as something special, it's always sad to see a game in which so much effort was put in score that badly from a big-named site like IGN. Could you imagine the pain of the dev team seeing this after doing nothing but work on this for the past 3(?) years? Must make stomachs turn...

If it is a crap game it is a crap game. 3 years or not.

 

[Sibylus]

I physically winced at the score. Yikes, that was brutal.

 

[konrad77]

According to the Gamereactor (6/10 review) its 5 hours long.

http://www.google.com/translate?u=h...f57f0b2b81cfaeb9d2b&hl=sv&ie=UTF8&sl=sv&tl=en

 

[SappYoda]

Very disappointing to say the least. Even if people weren't touting this game as something special, it's always sad to see a game in which so much effort was put in score that badly from a big-named site like IGN. Could you imagine the pain of the dev team seeing this after doing nothing but work on this for the past 3(?) years? Must make stomachs turn...

True. Games those days get 4-5 if they think they are bad games, or 9-10 if they think they are good games (change that to 7-8 if the game is for PS3).

 

[Bigmac573]

If it is a crap game it is a crap game. 3 years or not.

I understand that, but its a shame to waste three years of your life nonetheless.

 

[Lilsnubby]

This better be a huge wakeup call for them. Whatever they're doing is failing badly. Like Factor 5, I'm sure there are good guys over there but they need to straighten up and fly right.

 

[randomwab]

I physically winced at the score. Yikes, that was brutal.

This.

Perhaps it's just the natural reaction for when a game that I am looking forward to gets a bad score, but does anyone else think something is wrong here?

 

[jakncoke]

Still going to get it...just makes my decision of choosing Grid over Haze with my remaining bucks easier..30 bucks and I'll buy it as I liked the demo.

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

This better be a huge wakeup call for them. Whatever they're doing is failing badly. Like Factor 5, I'm sure there are good guys over there but they need to straighten up and fly right.

With Sixaxis.

 

[Francias Castiglione]

How do you delay a game that much and still squeeze out a turd?

 

[Sibylus]

This.

Perhaps it's just the natural reaction for when a game that I am looking forward to gets a bad score, but does anyone else think something is wrong here?

It's not a game I was anticipating, but after seeing Gaf build it up and hearing the lukewarm impressions from the demo, this score was kind of jarring.

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

How do you delay a game that much and still squeeze out a turd?

Cramps.

 

[Troidal]

Damn.... I'm scared now.

bailout.gif?

 

[Lilsnubby]

With Sixaxis.

Soup to you sir.

 

[Bigmac573]

This.

does anyone else think something is wrong here?

Nah, not really. The only thing I'd be somewhat weary about is that about a month ago on the "Podcast Beyond" podcast, Jeff said the game was "Alright". Not bad, not godawful, but "alright". Did anyone else listen to this podcast or was it just me?

 

[Kandrick]

IGN has reviewed it... results not so good...

4.5

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/875/875229p1.html

This game still interests me though.

Oh snap :lol

 

[chris0701]

Four Radical,now.

Btw,I do not know why ign said some visual is on par with 386 pc level ?

At least,we know it is verrrry BAD.

 

[Kyoufu]

4.5 :lol :lol

Looking forward to the GameSpot review now. I wonder what they'll give it!

 

[Keyser Soze]

This about sums it up:

"Hey guys, everything is cool"

"4.5"

"BAIL OUT!"

 

[Brashnir]

4.5? ouch. That's almost unfathomably bad for a developer with FR's pedigree. I figured even a poor effort from them would have warranted scores in the 6-7 range.

4.5 :lol :lol

Looking forward to the GameSpot review now. I wonder what they'll give it!

depends on how much Ubi was willing to spend.

 

[supermackem]

Wow 4.5 backs away from the nectar party.:lol

 

[Blimblim]

Four Radical,now.

Btw,I do not know why ign said some visual is on par with 386 pc level ?

At least,we know it is verrrry BAD.

They say that the flamethrower effect is on part for old 386 levels. And exaggeration for sure, but I guess I see what they mean.

 

[Truant]

Oh man, that IGN review is cold.

 

[Kyoufu]

depends on how much Ubi was willing to spend.

Exactly what I'm waiting to find out :lol

 

[Lilsnubby]

Judging by the demo the only thing that was bad on a legendary scale was the dialog and voice acting the rest was at a "solid" 6.5 level. Hey you win some (Assassin's Creed) and you lose some...

 

[Truant]

I guess IGN won't be receivinig review builds from Ubi anymore.

 

[nib95]

So much worse than I anticipated. Maybe they should have stuck to that 09 delay lol.
Also, the game runs at native 576p for heavens sake. That's bordering on SD.

Anyway, I have a feeling the average score for the title will be higher than 4.5. But I must say, if the game really is only 5 hours long, that's incredibly disappointing.

 

[Huggers]

Wow that review is harsh. I'm especially surprised after reading the preview in Edge, I was expecting this to be well recieved. Edge had clearly spent a fair amount of time with the game and there preview was hugely positive, Haze even got mentioned in this months 'most anticipated'. I need to see more reviews.

 

[Bigmac573]

I guess IGN won't be receivinig review builds from Ubi anymore.

Ubisoft can't afford to skimp IGN out, they're one of the biggest review sites (if not the biggest) on the net.

(Edit: forgot to include original quote)

 

[Maxirugi]

Fun Fact:

The IGN review features the word "generic" 5 times.

 

[makingmusic476]

4.5. Wow.

I mean, even if it's generic as you can get, I figured it would've at least gotten 6-7s, so long as it has no major bugs or anything like that.

 

[Truant]

4.5. Wow.

I mean, even if it's generic as you can get, I figured it would've at least gotten 6-7s, so long as it has no major bugs or anything like that.

Actually, 4.5 is below generic.

 

[Handycrap101]

Day

Spoiler

n

one.

 

[Kyoufu]

Maybe IGN didn't get their share of nectar?

 

[acm2000]

4.5? :lol ok so i was expecting this to be a bit... average, but i was expecting 7's

 

[R0nn]

Also, the game runs at native 576p for heavens sake. That's bordering on SD.

Actually, 576p ís SD since it's the SD resolution of PAL.

 

[Everdred]

Wow I cannot believe that review, really didn't see it coming since the demo wasn't too bad.

 

[Bigmac573]

IGN = Crazy Cat Lady
Cats = Neogaf

 

[Brashnir]

Actually, 576p ís SD since it's the SD resolution of PAL.

PAL is 576i actually, but it's still not the same resolution, as horizontal fidelity isn't taken into account.

 

[R0nn]

Yeah sure, 576i. So it's PAL resolution in progressive scan basically.

 

[Truant]

Still, Haze looks horrible. I don't see why they should gimp the resolution when you have games like Bioshock and Uncharted from last year, which both run at 720p and look infinitely better.

 

[Francias Castiglione]

Maybe IGN didn't get their share of nectar?

We need a 4.5...Nectar...9.5 gif really.

i cant wait for the oficial too human thread so i can get my revenge trolling on.

If Too Human gets a 4.5, and you somehow aren't banned then it wouldn't even be trolling.

 

[BeeDog]

What happened?

 

[Blimblim]

Yeah sure, 576i. So it's PAL resolution in progressive scan basically.

720x576 <> 1024x576

 

[Brashnir]

Yeah sure, 576i. So it's PAL resolution in progressive scan basically.

with greater horizontal fidelity. I believe Haze runs in 1024x576, while PAL is 720x576.

589,824 pixels vs 414,720 pixels total.

edit - as an aside, they should unban AltogetherAndrews just for the value of his reaction to this score.