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[Dance Inferno]

He doesn't have it yet, but in the OT quite a few GAF members already do and we've been having active discussion and impressions of it that last few days.

I'm afraid to go into the OT since it's pretty much spoiler central right now (black bars ho!), but what are the thoughts/impressions flying about? My copy should be shipped today so I'm looking forward to digging into it.

 

[snap0212]

I'm in the middle of the game now and there is no way it's "below average".

So? He probably played the whole game and felt that it was actually a below average game. It's an opinion. Glad you like the game but come on, getting upset because another person doesn't like the game you like is ridiculous.

 

[plagiarize]

aaand this is why i haven't pre-ordered it and why i'm waiting for the PC version if it ever happens. will be cheaper, and might just get salvaged if not by capcom by modders.

the demos were just unavoidably weird. it's so uncomfortable to turn away from my favourite video game series like this, but i liked the games in the series because they were really good, no other reason. RE0, Revelations and RE5 all reviewed notably better than this and are the ones there seems to be mixed feelings about.

seeing these review scores are the worst kind of 'i knew this was going to happen'. but those two demos.

eugh. it has been said a lot, but never been quite so true:

how the might have fallen. just earlier this year we got the brilliant Revelations. i'm still playing Raid mode. it had calmed my fears about the franchise being in new hands.

 

[Ridley327]

Is this the first AAA game to get such low scores??

Must be really bad then.

The first Assassin's Creed received a wide gamut of scores, as well.

 

[Curufinwe]

-jeff gerstmann from giantbomb
https://twitter.com/jeffgerstmann/statuses/252787994971480065
fuck...just going to give it a rental

He also thinks RE 4 is a bad game.

 

[Kade]

The gap between the games and movies has successfully been bridged.

 

[mollipen]

My score isn't the main EGM one, and is instead one of the three that are in the mag - so I'm not sure when it'll hit. That said, for me, RE6 is one of the highest scores I've given this year. As a fan since the original game on the PS1, I just absolutely loved what was done here, even taking into account sone disagreements with gameplay. (Chris' gameplay wasn't exactly what I wanted, yet his scenario made me actually care about him when I never liked him before.)

To me, this is a better Resident Evil than RE4, and I loved RE4.

 

[Spierek]

A 6/10 from EDGE? Ouch. Not so sure about investing my monies into this.

 

[Phonomezer]

Just realised that Sonic 2006 got better scores than this.

It isn't the game this reflects badly on.

 

[Carl]

600 people worked on this, 600! The series needs just one persons vision, it sounds like a game the marketing men thought up

600? Christ.

 

[Red Blaster]

Yep. However, his disgust towards too many cutscenes on Re6 yet 10/10 on mgs4 is... funny in a way.

Yeah it's totally impossible for someone's tastes to change over 4 years

 

[Tricky I Shadow]

Some of the reviews are a little harsh. I mean the game has serious problems and it really is probably the most inconstant, most messiest game I’ve ever played – but it’s still fun.

 

[ezekial45]

rev3 games review

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5a26AbW6hPE

 

[schuelma]

This makes me sad in a way. A well respected Japanese 3rd party and franchise blatantly bastardizing themselves to get the Western shooter crowd and by most accounts failing.

 

[omonimo]

The first Assassin's Creed received a wide gamut of scores, as well.

I'm not that sure...

 

[fluffydelusions]

http://www.metro.co.uk/tech/games/913833-resident-evil-6-review-no-hope-left

5/10 from this site

 

[cvxfreak]

I honestly would have given the DD demo a 5/10 and the TGS demo a 7/10. I wonder where I'll stand. In the past, I've tended to align my views on RE with IGN's reviews, for what it's worth.

 

[SparkTR]

Relegated to Steam sale.

 

[SolidSnakex]

And your poster child for this stuff is RE4?

It's the poster child for where the series went wrong. It left its horror roots behind in favor of action. Just go back and look at the RE4 prototypes in comparison to what actually came out. The prototypes leaned toward horror while what we ended up getting was an action game.

 

[ironcreed]

A 6/10 from EDGE? Ouch. Not so sure about investing my monies into this.

Hell, I expected even less from them. I take a 6 from EDGE as being generous.

 

[Wario64]

Deadly Premonition is still king

 

[Hiltz]

Yeah, I felt RE 6 was going to be a mixed bag. I'll pass on it if it comes out on Wii U.

 

[Vire]

Not surprised at all. Demo was absolutely dreadful.

I remember getting into an argument with someone telling them that the MetaCritic average would be 70 and below.

Guess I was right.

Gamespot's review is scathing...

 

[Neuromancer]

-jeff gerstmann from giantbomb
https://twitter.com/jeffgerstmann/statuses/252787994971480065
fuck...just going to give it a rental

Jeff didn't like 5 either if I recall.

 

[AkimbO_Arcana]

http://www.destructoid.com/review-resident-evil-6-235326.phtml

Jim sterling 3.0

Off to read. This gonna be fun!

 

[Denzar]

Basically what I'm getting from the reviews with low scores is "Get your shit together, Capcom".

 

[alr1ght]

too many hands in the cookie jar

 

[blitzcloud]

Yeah it's totally impossible for someone's tastes to change over 4 years

It's entirely possible. However it sounds to me like a reviewer that buys into hype and hate. Which is, well, inconsistent.

 

[meta4]

It just shows that people were out to hate this game and it's direction from the very beginning. I'm really disappointed that "video games journalism" has come to this.

yes, the game is not perfect.

But a fucking 3?



We've both played it. I'd like to know what they played to come to that comparison. I suggest you play it for yourself because I really don't see the comparisons with Uncharted. =/

I would not worry too much about a 3 from Sterling. That guy is a bonafide troll. Other reviews however seem to confirm my thoughts based on the demo and the stream's. It is at best a very mediocre game.

 

[keit4]

Vandal.net (spanish site) - 9/10

 

[fluffydelusions]

This settles it. I was going to pick up the console version now I will just wait till a steam sale in 2014 or whenever

 

[sublimit]

Hey Crapcom...

 

[Phonomezer]

So? He probably played the whole game and felt that it was actually a below average game. It's an opinion. Glad you like the game but come on, getting upset because another person doesn't like the game you like is ridiculous.

I'm not "upset" as I bought the game on a whim and I'm not a fan of Resident Evil games, but merely calling a spade a spade.

According to Gamespot this game is worse than Haze and as bad as LAIR and Sonic 2006. I don't think that's fair.

 

[Mileena]

RE6, the Ninja Gaiden 3 of the RE series.

That was RE5. I doubt there's a Ninja Gaiden game bad enough for RE6.

 

[Dabanton]

Ouch at those scores.

 

[GeoramA]

Scores I was actually hoping for. Hope this wakes Capcom the fuck up.

 

[BruceLeeRoy]

Wow this game is getting tore up.

So..Exclusive review plus marketing = Good Review. Legit Review = Decent to Terrible game?

 

[Curufinwe]

My score isn't the main EGM one, and is instead one of the three that are in the mag - so I'm not sure when it'll hit. That said, for me, RE6 is one of the highest scores I've given this year. As a fan since the original game on the PS1, I just absolutely loved what was done here, even taking into account sone disagreements with gameplay. (Chris' gameplay wasn't exactly what I wanted, yet his scenario made me actually care about him when I never liked him before.)

To me, this is a better Resident Evil than RE4, and I loved RE4.

You are the anti-Phillip Kollar, but if he's right about this then 4/10 doesn't seem that harsh.

The lack of feedback takes its most frustrating form in Resident Evil 6's frequent boss battles, where it's difficult to tell when or how you're having any impact against bosses. Did I do enough damage on this giant snake creature to trigger the next cutscene? Did I just survive long enough? I couldn't tell you, and I suspect the answer is different for each fight. This confusion robs actions of any feeling of consequence. Resident Evil 6 is the worst kind of cinematic video game — one where the player's part in the process is an afterthought at best.
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It's so much of an afterthought, in fact, that an alarming number of player actions are relegated to button-mashing quick time events. Resident Evil games have fallen back on waggling the analog stick or quickly tapping a button to escape instant death for a long time, but Resident Evil 6 takes that bad habit to depressing extremes. I lost count of how often a quick time event popped up out of nowhere with split-second timing required, guaranteeing that I failed and died the first time.

Even worse, some of those already-awful boss fights end with increasingly difficult demands to tap a button over and over. Just when you think you might be finished with a particularly annoying segment, you'll run into and fail a quick time event and find yourself forced to replay the last five minutes.

 

[Patryn]

-jeff gerstmann from giantbomb
https://twitter.com/jeffgerstmann/statuses/252787994971480065
fuck...just going to give it a rental

Further Giant Bomb twitter comments on it:

I've still got a ways to go on RE6 (because it NEVER ENDS), but I definitely concur with the low end of the reviews so far.

Yeah, Resident Evil 6 is not good. Plenty to talk about on the podcast later today.

 

[rvy]

haha what happened to Capcom?

Clover makes no money, talent leaves. Capcom goes mad and releases RE4 on PS2, biggest talent leaves. Biggest talent re-defines 3rd person shooters this gen, Capcom uses 600 people to work on a game that sucks. Talk about karma.

 

[Dusk Golem]

1-Up (C+): http://www.1up.com/reviews/resident-evil-6-review-identity-crisis

 

[The_Darkest_Red]

This makes me sad in a way. A well respected Japanese 3rd party and franchise blatantly bastardizing themselves to get the Western shooter crowd and by most accounts failing.

But, as with Operation Racoon City, the game will sell like crazy.

 

[F#A#Oo]

Edge - 6/10

In Edge I trust!

I'll pick it up when it's £10!

 

[Tricky I Shadow]

Scores I was actually hoping for. Hope this wakes Capcom the fuck up.

I gotta say, I like the game – but I’m kinda glad it’s reviewing poorly to be honest.

 

[hamchan]

Some scores seem reasonable, some scores seem way too harsh. The game isn't so broken that it should receive a score like 3 or 4.5.

Jeff didn't like 5 either if I recall.

Jeff didn't like 4 or 5. I don't think he likes the series at all really.

 

[Averon]

I always thought RE6 attempt to satisfy everyone (horror, action, tps, etc...) would bite it in the ass. Looks like I was right.

 

[Hoo-doo]

I almost feel bad for Capcom.

 

[Floex]

And yet I bet this game still sells well >_>

 

[Deleted member 20415]

I was going to get this tomorrow and play co-op with a buddy. We're going to rethink that and wait a bit to see what the general player reaction is... definitely doesn't sound good.

Maybe I'll take that RE6 money and put it towards Dishonored instead...

 

[Jasper Avenue]

Really enjoying Capcom's descent into the toilet bowl.