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[MHWilliams]

Hm, lots of mentions of platforming but my impression of a lot of 3D platformers from the GCN/PS2/XB gen was that they often were called that but that a lot of actual platforming was involved in the games. So I'm wondering if any reviewers reading this thread can shed some light on how much platforming is in the game. Thanks all!

You will not get through this game without doing some straight up platforming. Especially in the end-game Eden Tower.

Assorted screenshots from my review. Windows 10 version.

 

[Shiggy]

So who's responsible for the magic behind the Metroid Prime series?

 

[Leafhopper]

I see 7's for highest and 4-5-6's all over the place. It's mediocre.

Nah your right. When I opened the tab there was only a 7 and 6 posted. My mistake. There is a few 8's though. I dunno just seems mixed.

I guess if you can deal with the jank you can have fun or something?

 

[Noobcraft]

Yikes. Still gonna play through it but I'll probably turn around and sell it quick lol. Physical was the right choice.

 

[Theorry]

I see 7's for highest and 4-5-6's all over the place. It's mediocre.

There are a couple of 8 and 4/5 also.

 

[Zvonimir Boban]

I was willing to look past the jank but man, unnecessary padding is my big no-no this gen so now I'm back on the fence.

 

[Bits N Pieces]

Think my meta expectations of high 60's to low 70's is probably going to be bang on. Looking forward to trying it out myself later this week.

 

[Guymelef]

Leave Inafume alone!!!

 

[jmaine_ph]

#KofiWasRight and some people here though he was BSing. If anything he was warning us. But now we have even more evidence. I hope they get a patch soon to fix those problems.

 

[DomsPlaying]

Ah looks like embargo is up.

I was a hesitant buyer to hold me over until Rise of Iron, but looking at some of the critics mention performance issues especially in addition to the repetition, I might wait for a sale down the line. Or at least a patch to fix bugs?

 

[orthodoxy1095]

Exactly what I expected from what I saw/played at E3, lots of 6 and some 7 at best.
I still don't understand how this game got very positive previews after E3, honestly.

But i thought the impressions from this game were great from E3 and other events?

I feel like we'd all do well to stop investing so much in pre-release impressions.

 

[Jawmuncher]

Looking like an average of 7s which is what I expected. I think it'll be a lot of fun for those in the right mindset.

 

[Karak]

I was willing to look past the jank but man, unnecessary padding is my big no-no this gen so now I'm back on the fence.

And the core gameplay doesn't hold up if that jank was got. ya.

 

[Cow Goes Moo]

I gave the game a 3/5 over at USgamer. The gating mechanic with the Prismatic Cores and Levels just kills the game's flow by trying to pad everything out. For the most part I enjoyed it though.

damn i usually prolong games if i like it enough, idk if id like games doing it for me

prolly not

 

[Leafhopper]

I feel like we'd all do well to stop investing so much in pre-release impressions.

Pretty much.

 

[Maxrunner]

So who's responsible for the magic behind the Metroid Prime series?

Nintendo?

 

[krimsoncharge]

from the other thread.

2 stars
http://wegotthiscovered.com/gaming/recore-review/

3/10
http://techraptor.net/content/recore-review-loading

 

[ThirstiestGamer 2.0]

Leave Inafume alone!!!

 

[Jimmyfenix]

Like every game this gen for some reason. I learned really this gen not to look at one overall score.

Right i forgot that most games this gen are getting 65's on Open/metacritic

 

[orthodoxy1095]

I explained it to someone as a gameworld that feels like it used to be a hub system then someone threw open world into it and cut off the hubs(though you still have to build).
Its like the many aspects of the game are all at odds with one another.

That's a very strange design choice.

Still, it sounds workable, but the padding really sounds kind of awful. Haven't had a chance to watch your vid yet, but did you manage to get the real ending?

 

[AyaisMUsikWhore]

Seems very average but for a good price. At $40 and less than that with GCU, this is not to bad of a buy.

 

[Dinjooh]

Ah looks like embargo is up.

I was a hesitant buyer to hold me over until Rise of Iron, but looking at some of the critics mention performance issues especially in addition to the repetition, I might wait for a sale down the line. Or at least a patch to fix bugs?

I'll be doing the second thing. The price seems fine, but I'll wait a month or so to see where the game is at.

 

[Fantastapotamus]

So who's responsible for the magic behind the Metroid Prime series?

Nintendo?

 

[Portugeezer]

6's and 7's just like Megaman and Metroid Prime.

 

[vaderise]

Is this gonna be Microsoft's Knack?

 

[chrominance]

Was already on the fence, but hearing that a) it's a lot more platform-y than I was hoping (with very few mentions of Ratchet and Clank, the one 3D platformer-shooter franchise I really like), and b) incredibly padded at the end of the game was enough to get me to cancel my cheap pre-order. I'll just wait to see if it comes to Steam and maybe get it on sale then.

 

[Noobcraft]

Right i forgot that most games this gen are getting 65's on Open/metacritic

Opencritic has the actual average right? It's somewhere around 72% iirc

 

[Dee Dah Dave]

Pretty average as expected. I think they missed a trick with this and it could and should have been much better.

 

[SmartWaffles]

Technical issues really soured it on me.

 

[Shiggy]

Nintendo?

Looks like there is a reason for the reportedly strong hand holding at Retro Studios.

 

[mocolostrocolos]

Is this gonna be Microsoft's Knack?

If by that it means the game is awesome and underrated, Fuck Yeah!

 

[Theorry]

I feel like we'd all do well to stop investing so much in pre-release impressions.

Yeah. Gamesradar comes with a article couple of weeks ago like its the Zelda of Xbox. And then in the review they give it a 2/5. I mean what to believe.

 

[Primethius]

So who's responsible for the magic behind the Metroid Prime series?

The team?

Aren't there only like 3 or 4 guys from that era working on this game?

I mean, that's not really much of anything.

 

[madmackem]

Looking like an average of 7s which is what I expected. I think it'll be a lot of fun for those in the right mindset.

Below that looks like a 6,on the fence now padding jank and difficultly spikes are putting me off big time.

 

[Karak]

That's a very strange design choice.

Still, it sounds workable, but the padding really sounds kind of awful. Haven't had a chance to watch your vid yet, but did you manage to get the real ending?

I think its totally workable. But it feels like it was done late in the game. I mean you can actually feel the game. I discuss it in my review. Some areas look like GTA online hack maps with shit just floating in the air for you to use the 1 thing you just got to go there.
It all starts to lose its fiction and become JUST form. Its a bit painful

 

[martino]

from the other thread.

2 stars
http://wegotthiscovered.com/gaming/recore-review/

this is golden : too much a game for most.

 

[Granjinha]

i would buy it if not for the ridiculous pricing here in Brazil

Is this gonna be Microsoft's Knack?

at least Knack is technically solid

 

[EmiPrime]

Like I said in the other thread, the padding and gating the real ending behind collectables kills it for me.

Also how is this game not 60fps on Xbox One? Why can't it even maintain 30fps even indoors?

 

[munroe]

Neither of those developers make this kind of game, so I'm not sure that follows.

This is basically the epitome of the B-tier adventure game that was a lot more common in the PS2 era. It reminds me a bit of things like Primal. They never review especially well, but I don't doubt some people will love it and a lot of others will play it and never think about it again.

I'm not taking the genre into account, what I'm saying, take Mass Effect 3 for example, pretty average game, poor ending, average critic rating 89, if say Bioware creates a new game/new IP, reviewers would generally review it more favourably because it's Bioware, but if a different less well known studio created the same game, I would expect lower scores

 

[silva1991]

Damn, I was actual very positive(expected low 80's or high 70's I think)

ReCore = 64 MC

Mighty no 9 = 53 MC

that doesn't bode well for Inafune.

 

[ambar_hitman]

Not surprised. Everything shown after reveal was extremely generic and unpolished.
This will be part of GWG free games in 6-8 months.

 

[Vinc]

This is one of those weird cases where a lot of the negatives I'm reading sound like incredible positives to me. I'D LOVE to play a PS2-era platformer again.

 

[outunderthestars]

I'll grab it this winter when I can buy it for $20.

 

[Acquiescence]

That's another blow to Inafune.

 

[thatJohann]

Bummer about the loading times though.

 

[Despera]

Destructoid's reviewer (Brett) ripped into it.

Destruction - 4/10

This part sounds really kind of bad:

The reviewer did an excellent job at detailing the kind of shit that would easily turn me off a game completely.

Still, I'll do my part and watch some gameplay vids.

 

[Leafhopper]

Is this gonna be Microsoft's Knack?

Knack is a pretty whatever game but, at least on a technical level it worked.

So nah.

 

[Nightengale]

So who's responsible for the magic behind the Metroid Prime series?

You want a different marketing tagline for this game?

"From the makers of Arkham Origins: Blackgate & Mighty No.9" /s

Just because ReCore has some of the talent that created MP doesn't mean ReCore will have the same quality of magic. They're different games, and furthermore, not even the same studio or same environment.

 

[pixellated_man]

Looks like it's not only the bugs and technical failings that is dragging down the meta on this game. Mission structure and pacing seem to be pretty bad as well. Some are complaining about the combat being repetitive. I expected better and a little surprised that developers 'behind metroid prime' couldn't at least get the level design polished to a higher degree:

We got this covered 2/5

'Some of ReCore's ideas show promise, but its repetitive combat and cumbersome platforming will prove too much for most players.'

http://wegotthiscovered.com/gaming/recore-review/

M3 6/10

'Recore is one of those games that sounds better than it is. It’s an interesting fusion of genres, the story is well written and the world is beautiful. But the gameplay gets a bit monotonous after a couple of hours and the level design feels uninspired. Still, with the price tag in mind, its might be worth a closer look if you looking for a solid action adventure game.'

http://m3.idg.se/2.1022/1.665239/recore

 

[Salty Rice]

Scores are as expected. Looked really underwhelming from what i saw so far.