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[Kenzodielocke]

I don't know why Sony does embargoes on when the embargo is gonna drop.

 

[WordsintheWater]

I don't know why Sony does embargoes on when the embargo is gonna drop.

Yeah, really doesn't make any sense to me, what does it matter if everyone knows when an embargo is up?

 

[Kenzodielocke]

February 20th, download size of the review copy is 45GB.

 

[black070]

February 20th, download size of the review copy is 45GB.

Well shit, they must be confident.

 

[DriftingSpirit]

February 20th, download size of the review copy is 45GB.

Sony and GG ain't sweating it.

 

[Equanimity]

February 20th, download size of the review copy is 45GB.

Thanks for sharing.

Well shit, they must be confident.

Sony and GG ain't sweating it.

Yep!

 

[X-Frame]

Super excited for the reviews in just 10 days that is awesome.

 

[The God]

Hoping it's better than good.

 

[Elandyll]

10 days for reviews, 18 days for the game...

Really gotta get going on GR2...

 

[DriftingSpirit]

Hoping it's better than good.

I think good is the minimum. It will be a question of how good.

 

[Lifeline]

Show of confidence with that embargo date, hope it works out for them.

 

[vivekTO]

February 20th, download size of the review copy is 45GB.

Great , Enough time for reviewers to explore the game, and ample time for gamers to make there purchase decision.

 

[Pif]

The best part is that I totally expect a Breath of the Wild-ish DLC down the line for this game.

I'm getting the steelbox edition myself.

 

[More_Badass]

The best part is that I totally expect a Breath of the Wild-ish DLC down the line for this game.

I'm getting the steelbox edition myself.

If it's not in the game already, an endless survival arena is a DLC/update I'd love to see given how arcade-y the combat seems.

 

[Harmen]

Slowly getting hyped since the open ending leak turned out fake (I don't want another AAA game without any sense of resolution at the end) and Sony puts the game out very early with an early embargo as well.

 

[vivekTO]

 

[TalonJH]

So pretty.

 

[Blackleg-sanji1]

Hnnng beautiful. Im taking off all that hud shit except health and ammo I suppose.

 

[Tyaren]

Slowly getting hyped since the open ending leak turned out fake (I don't want another AAA game without any sense of resolution at the end) and Sony puts the game out very early with an early embargo as well.

Was the 45 hours length for the main campaign plus side quests fake too? I hope so.
An open world RPG like this doesn't need to be so short. I'd love to spend at least 100 hours in a game like that.

 

[Smoolio]

Has there been any talk of romance in this game? If they had some choice here too, could be awesome.

Witcher, Bioware games, Persona. All better for it imo.

 

[HeisenbergWW62]

February 20th, download size of the review copy is 45GB.

Source on this?

 

[Kenzodielocke]

Source on this?

From a reviewer.

 

[Kazuo Hirai]

Make a thread about embargo lift date would be fun

 

[Chamber]

February 20th, download size of the review copy is 45GB.

Wow, the confidence.

 

[silva1991]

February 20th, download size of the review copy is 45GB.

More than a week before release date Oo! Talk about confidence.
I hope it will be the first 90+ meta ^__^

Predicting ~85 though.

 

[JustenP88]

This and BotW are coming out in the same week. How? I'm not worthy of all this.

 

[Unknown?]

More than a week before release date Oo! Talk about confidence.
I hope it will be the first 90+ meta ^__^

Predicting ~85 though.

I could see 90 as high end. 88-91 is a range I could see.

 

[HeisenbergWW62]

This and BotW are coming out in the same week. How? I'm not worthy of all this.

Play one and you've played both

 

[vivekTO]

Should post these ones from other thread too!!

Thats it, no more gifs

 

[PeterLegend]

RPGs need more time for review because they are so large, Sony and GG must be really confident I'm predicting 90+ meta.

The previews have all been positive, the only possible downside could be the variety of quests/missions and the story but they did hire folks from the Witcher and Fallout to work on that.

 

[DriftingSpirit]

RPGs need more time for review because they are so large, Sony and GG must be really confident I'm predicting 90+ meta.

The previews have all been positive, the only possible downside could be the variety of quests/missions and the story but they did hire folks from the Witcher and Fallout to work on that.

Yep, I think it will get a ~88 meta with 91 being the ceiling. Very positive previews and early reviews are a great sign. It will get docked for relatively minor issues (mileage may vary in some regards) but I think the core of the game will be quite good.

 

[jayu26]

Play one and you've played both

No you haven't. The style of combat and even the dungeons/caves/cauldrons are going to be completely different.

As far as reviews are concerned, how about we keep our expectations in check and hope for mid 80s. That would be great for GG's first outing in the RPG genre. Anything more than that, we can pop the champagne, so to speak.

 

[DriftingSpirit]

No you haven't. The style of combat and even the dungeons/caves/cauldrons are going to be completely different.

I think he is joking lol.

 

[Lys Skygge]

I'm confident that this game will review well, but them lifting the embargo a week early doesn't mean it's a guaranteed 90+ MC. Qauntum Breaks embargo lifted early and look how mediocre that turned out.

 

[DriftingSpirit]

I'm confident that this game will review well, but them lifting the embargo a week early doesn't mean it's a guaranteed 90+ MC. Qauntum Breaks embargo lifted early and look how mediocre that turned out.

Of course.

I don't think anyone is saying it will definitely happen.

 

[Garrus]

Oh, look at the replies underneath the tweet. I don't think it is Horizon or Zelda.

Unless that is just to throw us off lol.

Colin and Greg both replied, making me think it's definitely Horizon. I'm friends with Greg on PSN and he was playing a couple days ago.

 

[Loudninja]

I'm confident that this game will review well, but them lifting the embargo a week early doesn't mean it's a guaranteed 90+ MC. Qauntum Breaks embargo lifted early and look how mediocre that turned out.

QB is at 77 on mediocre not really mediocre.

 

[DriftingSpirit]

Colin and Greg both replied, making me think it's definitely Horizon. I'm friends with Greg on PSN and he was playing a couple days ago.

Oh, yeah, it was confirmed to be Horizon. That post I made was before it got confirmed.

 

[Pif]

I'm confident that this game will review well, but them lifting the embargo a week early doesn't mean it's a guaranteed 90+ MC. Qauntum Breaks embargo lifted early and look how mediocre that turned out.

QB has a 77 Metascore. Hardly mediocre.

 

[Raptor]

This is the stuff I like myself, huge scale of things, Xenosomething game has this in spades.

 

[HeisenbergWW62]

QB is at 77 on mediocre not really mediocre.

QB has a 77 Metascore. Hardly mediocre.

Definitely not what they were expecting/hoping for either

I actually liked Quantum Break quite a bit

 

[bunkitz]

I'm probably gonna swear at this game a couple of times every time I play because it's too damn beautiful. I mean, seriously, look at this shit. Jesus fuck.

 

[PeterLegend]

I'm confident that this game will review well, but them lifting the embargo a week early doesn't mean it's a guaranteed 90+ MC. Qauntum Breaks embargo lifted early and look how mediocre that turned out.

Were the previews from Quantum Break as positive as Horizon? People played at least 5 hours of the game and were incredibly positive.

 

[Nightengale]

I'm confident that this game will review well, but them lifting the embargo a week early doesn't mean it's a guaranteed 90+ MC. Qauntum Breaks embargo lifted early and look how mediocre that turned out.

Early embargo means internal reviews are good and publisher is confident. Most of the time they turn out to be right.

But it's also true there are outliers where it doesn't match such as QB.

 

[DriftingSpirit]

Definitely not what they were expecting/hoping for either

This is true as well. I say reviews fell in line with what people were thinking of it. I'd say people mostly thought it would be solid and he reviews reflect that.

 

[Smellycat]

To be honest, I haven't seen anything bad/alarming about this game (besides that awful cutscene). I am predicting meta critic in the 90s

 

[Lys Skygge]

QB has a 77 Metascore. Hardly mediocre.

I'd say being between "not great" and "not bad" is considered mediocre. It just kinda exists.

 

[vivekTO]

To be honest, I haven't seen anything bad/alarming about this game (besides that awful cutscene). I am predicting meta critic in the 90s

Brom!!!!!!!

 

[Magic Mushroom]

Were the previews from Quantum Break as positive as Horizon? People played at least 5 hours of the game and were incredibly positive.

Pretty positive about the core gameplay, less positive about the TV show integration from what I remember.

 

[Chamber]

As far as reviews are concerned, how about we keep our expectations in check and hope for mid 80s. That would be great for GG's first outing in the RPG genre. Anything more than that, we can pop the champagne, so to speak.

Where's the fun in that?

95 metacritic incoming!