BobTheFork
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Well, its was on my "get but not new" list. However with it coming out next week and my interest in Lair and HS dropping, I may chip in the extra 10 bux and grab the SE.traveler said:
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New Official Playstation Magazine (Heavenly Sword, Stranglehold REVIEWED)
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BenjaminBirdie
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traveler said:
Yeah. For some reason I thought I read that as a 9. It's on my very long list of games to buy at $30.
krypt0nian
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Oh duh....OPM UK...no wonder they got SingStar already.
plagiarize
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at this time of year, presuming it averages about an 8 in reviews, i don't have time for an 8 (own all the main systems... and this winter is going to be nutty) in a genre i'm already getting lots of games, but Hard Boiled makes it a buy. i enjoyed the demo on the 360 so i'm just hoping that even if the ps3 version isn't as good a game, that there isn't much in it.traveler said:
i'm getting the ps3 version eitherway because Hard Boiled is the selling point for me... so it's reassuring to see the game score an 8 on it's lonesome.
I can't believe I am the first to mention the foul stench of MS moneyhats here. Has anyone done the full due diligence on the reviewers yet?
Good news on Singstar though. May pick up that and GHIII instead of RB. Can NA people just import it? I suppose you wouldn't be able to buy stuff from the Store so I guess I'll have to wait.
Good news on Singstar though. May pick up that and GHIII instead of RB. Can NA people just import it? I suppose you wouldn't be able to buy stuff from the Store so I guess I'll have to wait.
Lair - 6
Heavenly Sword - 7
Stranglehold - 8
Colin McRae Dirt - 8
All-Pro Football 2k8 - 7
NCAA Football 08 - 8
I played the 360 demos for Stranglehold, Dirt, All-Pro and NCAA, and I thought they were all pretty lousy. Maybe lousy is going too far, but definitely not buy-worthy. I'm waiting for some really great games to come out before buying a PS3, it looks like I'll have to continue waiting. Hopefully Uncharted and Killzone 2 live up to the hype.
6 and 7, what did PSM give Lair and HS? Will the editor get booted for giving Lair and HS such low scores?
Heavenly Sword - 7
Stranglehold - 8
Colin McRae Dirt - 8
All-Pro Football 2k8 - 7
NCAA Football 08 - 8
I played the 360 demos for Stranglehold, Dirt, All-Pro and NCAA, and I thought they were all pretty lousy. Maybe lousy is going too far, but definitely not buy-worthy. I'm waiting for some really great games to come out before buying a PS3, it looks like I'll have to continue waiting. Hopefully Uncharted and Killzone 2 live up to the hype.
6 and 7, what did PSM give Lair and HS? Will the editor get booted for giving Lair and HS such low scores?
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
PSM didn't review HS yet. I think that guy there became notorious for giving Warhawk 6 (or 6.5 I don't remember), not because of his Lair or HS review.xbhaskarx said:
There are some higher scores than EGM's 83% (and I don't mean nextgenisland, but from US magazines and such)Mojovonio said:
XHitoshuraX
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pswii60 said:
I'll add that to the official thread
The reason for why HS is all over the place is due to different expectations (no shit Sherlock).
What I mean is, if HS was just a adventure game where you walked slowly into the castle found a key, did some riddles and so forth to get to the next level it would be hailed as a adventure title classic with it's ludicrous production values & cutscenes. On the other hand, as it is now it's a game with a good combat system that's very repetitive and short. Comes down to how much a reviewer puts weight on Production values/story/atmosphere over the actual gameplay adventure.
What I mean is, if HS was just a adventure game where you walked slowly into the castle found a key, did some riddles and so forth to get to the next level it would be hailed as a adventure title classic with it's ludicrous production values & cutscenes. On the other hand, as it is now it's a game with a good combat system that's very repetitive and short. Comes down to how much a reviewer puts weight on Production values/story/atmosphere over the actual gameplay adventure.
BobTheFork said:
Why would your interest in HS be dropping? Its getting consistently good reviews with a few exceptions panning it.
The only negatives I hear are length and a hit or miss gameplay(some people love the combat and others hate how its mostly reactive combat instead of proactive.)
I am a story nut, so maybe its just me and I think it might be my personal GOTY.
B-Rad Lascelle
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It's nice to see Wowhawk is delivering MotorStorm caliber review scores. Especially 'cause it appears to be the best game of its kind on any console.
AgentOtaku
Member
plagiarize said:
you and me both
...and glad to see DiRT get the love it deserves
BobTheFork
Member
I've only seen negative reviews so far personally. That won't stop me from buying it, just buying it this year. Main reason, too short. I know that means different things of different gamers but I don't have the money to buy every game. If its only 8-7 hours, I'll wait until its cheaper and buy something I'll get more life out of now. Personally, I've gotten SOOOOOO much gaming goodness out of Resistance, motorstorm and oblivion and I'm finding much harder to want to spend the 60 bux if I feel like im going to be done with in a week.dionysus said:
Edit: I didn't like WarHawk, so I'm a bit bitter. Feels like the gaming hype I had for all the badass games I was going to have is just falling out.
TheJollyCorner
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why is 7 such a terrible score?
7's closer to 10 than it is to 1.
7's closer to 10 than it is to 1.