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Which is the single, worst game review ever published?
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Vae_Victis
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- A huge Italian gaming website gives 8/10 to a mediocre first person Steam indie horror game.
- One of the like 3 people in the development team is also one of the most prominent gaming journalist for that same website.
- The parent company of that website also owns an online video game store (with the same name of the website), that gets linked below every review they post.
That's some zero miles gaming for you.
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hariseldon
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83% awarded by ST Format for Powerdrift.
Seems reasonable enough looking at the screenshots right? Nope. Here's someone with remarkable patience playing it.
The game is an absolute turd. https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261275775 for my summary, however the basics are slideshow animation, the worst rolling road in the history of gaming (especially disappointing from the team that converted Super Hang-On), roadside sprites that hide your car, etc.
See also https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261275489 84% for Hard Drivin with its impossible controls.
Seems reasonable enough looking at the screenshots right? Nope. Here's someone with remarkable patience playing it.
The game is an absolute turd. https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261275775 for my summary, however the basics are slideshow animation, the worst rolling road in the history of gaming (especially disappointing from the team that converted Super Hang-On), roadside sprites that hide your car, etc.
See also https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261275489 84% for Hard Drivin with its impossible controls.
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kurisu_1974
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I honestly didn't renew my Edge sub for 2020 partly because of that shit (and the general decline of the mag and rise of SJW bullshit in their content). Not sure if I should renew for 2021 either.
nkarafo
Member
83% awarded by ST Format for Powerdrift.
Seems reasonable enough looking at the screenshots right? Nope. Here's someone with remarkable patience playing it.
The game is an absolute turd. https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261275775 for my summary, however the basics are slideshow animation, the worst rolling road in the history of gaming (especially disappointing from the team that converted Super Hang-On), roadside sprites that hide your car, etc.
See also https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261275489 84% for Hard Drivin with its impossible controls.
There are a lot or reviews like that for home computers. I remember a Greek computer magazine giving a great review for Street Fighter 2 on the Amiga, even claiming its arcade perfect. And again, the still screenshots looked good but seeing in motion... not so much. And thats not even counting the 1 button gameplay.
I think the standards were just too low for the home computer folk.
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GaviotaGrande
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I don't know if anyone mentioned this but the original review from IGN for 2017 Prey is up there on the shit list.
They gave it 4/10. Forbes even wrote an article about it.
www.forbes.com
They gave it 4/10. Forbes even wrote an article about it.
IGN's 'Prey' Score Is Why Video Game Reviews Need To End
I only know one truth. Video game reviews need to end.
www.forbes.com
GhostOfNutsPastBlast
Neo Member
Pokemon ORAS and the legendary "7.8 out of 10, too much water.".
John2290
Member
The one that sticks out Greg Miller on Dead Space 2, it's not the worst but it's the one stuck in my mind. https://www.ign.com/articles/2011/01/21/dead-space-2-review I'd reckon some of the worst are the ones that tried their best to justify the 10's on TLOU2, some are laughable.
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hariseldon
Unconfirmed Member
I reckon a few woke outlets are trying to get a spot in this thread for their CP2077 reviews.
Wiktor
Member
IGN's Football Manager 2009 review. Not only the reviewer hated soccer, but he was completely baffled with the idea of a game where you manage a team instead of controling players directly. It was obvious he never even knew such genre existed. It was so bad IGN removed it and posted apology 
Kadayi
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I don't think anyone disagrees, but I think it's only fair to have the game in our hands and played before we can properly make that determination and cast them into room 101.
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hariseldon
Unconfirmed Member
Not sure one needs to play the game to determine that the whinging about transphobia is bullshit.I don't think anyone disagrees, but I think it's only fair to have the game in our hands and played before we can properly make that determination and cast them into room 101.
ZywyPL
Banned
Kadayi
Banned
I know, but I think we should at least demonstrate that we're not judging a book by its cover. holding the moral higher ground so to speak.
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eastcoastkody
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that Bayonetta 2 review from Polygon. When they gave it a 7.5 due to sexism. When every other outlet gave it a 10.
There were no gameplay, technical or story reasons for the lower score. And then it came out the reviewer was a pervert. And he also failed to mention that several of the people that worked on Bayonetta franchise are women. Pretty sure Bayonetta herself was designed by a woman.
There were no gameplay, technical or story reasons for the lower score. And then it came out the reviewer was a pervert. And he also failed to mention that several of the people that worked on Bayonetta franchise are women. Pretty sure Bayonetta herself was designed by a woman.
Gran Turismo 6 Review from Venturebeat
venturebeat.com
65/100 And this was a metacritic review....
Gran Turismo 6 is beautiful but boring car porn (review)
A newbie dives into the world of racing simulation and lives to tell the boring, boring tale.
venturebeat.com
65/100 And this was a metacritic review....
regawdless
Banned
Gran Turismo 6 Review from Venturebeat
Gran Turismo 6 is beautiful but boring car porn (review)
A newbie dives into the world of racing simulation and lives to tell the boring, boring tale.
65/100 And this was a metacritic review....
Wow that review is really. Sure, she's not the target group but she didn't even invest a lot of effort reviewing it.
This would be totally great for an editorial or second opinion. But as Main Review for a Metacritic score? Sorry but NO.
NiiloPielinen
Member
80s were the gold mine for utter trash that was sold for full price
ZywyPL
Banned
Exactly what it deserves TBH... But yeah, this is where simple details like driving line can make all the difference for the usual crowd, to still appreciate simulation-oriented racers. GT also has it of course, but what's the point if it doesn't do its job properly? It's either blue or red, full throttle or full stop, nothing in between, and very often it tells you to start breaking waaay to early, so you end up almost going full stop before you even reach the corner, while other times it's fully blue only to all of a sudden turn red, when it's already too late and you're going out of the track no matter what... So yeah, as a driving sim it's great, but as a video game, it's average at best. Like IGN wrote about GT5 in their review - "it's a 10/10 driving sim, closed in a 5/10 game".
nkarafo
Member
Sorry if this comes out as sexist but most of those shitty reviews are made by girls. Reading those reviews feel like these people don't even care about the game and want to go back playing with their mobiles or post on twitter.
Generally, i see more women reporting stuff for games and i feel like the more i see, the harder it is to find a decent article that looks like a fucking gaming article and not one you find in gossip/social sites.
Again, this looks misogynistic but maybe in their hurry to hire all these women to fulfill their diversity quotas, maybe they hired the wrong ones?
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Ogbert
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83% awarded by ST Format for Powerdrift.
Seems reasonable enough looking at the screenshots right? Nope. Here's someone with remarkable patience playing it.
The game is an absolute turd. https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261275775 for my summary, however the basics are slideshow animation, the worst rolling road in the history of gaming (especially disappointing from the team that converted Super Hang-On), roadside sprites that hide your car, etc.
See also https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-st-format-challenge.1533843/post-261275489 84% for Hard Drivin with its impossible controls.
The most striking thing about that review - the price of the game.
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hariseldon
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That was about standard at the time. Some big-box Microprose games would go up to £30 on ST and £35 on PC. That's 1990 money of course, which means it's fucking expensive by modern standards.
killatopak
Gold Member
Same person who did too much water and days gone white zombies.
Marcus Aurelius
Banned
Yes, it's a trend I've also noticed...
nkarafo
Member
Damn... and i thought console games were the expensive ones back then. I guess by cheap software in homes they meant the pirated disks.
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hariseldon
Unconfirmed Member
Console games got more expensive when the SNES and MegaDrive came out I think - I vaguely recall those being about £45 as standard.
ROMhack
Member
That's a really strange review. So many "I's" that it reads like a blog post.
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mcz117chief
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Read the thread title, it says worst, not the best!I don't know about worst, but this is by far the BEST game review ever written:
edit: ah shit, I didn't read that one line above the picture
Some of the best reviews are of the worst games. I remember there was one page in my favorite gaming magazine dedicated to one bad game each month and the reviews were always like this. By far the most entertaining part of the magazine.
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Reckheim
Member
Wow, didn't know about this one. That's shameful.Games journalism is dead.
Ogbert
Member
I usually opted for the £12.99 budget releases. I think the only games I paid full price for were Bitmap Brothers and Lucasart. Loved those ST boxes with 10 discs inside!
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hariseldon
Unconfirmed Member
I went for the mail order route. Back in the day you'd post off cash and an order and they'd post back games, oh how we've moved on with Amazon... Typically a £25 game would cost £17 that way which made it a lot more manageable.
John2290
Member
I always assumed he left himself five minutes to write the review he got that addicted to the game, which is one of the reasons I bought it and it was brilliant. it's never left my mind when i think of how games journos went from Magazine and being good to the internet and being shit, it was around the time I dropped magazine and coming to this short, synapse of a review was such a shock. Now i take reviews like this as something half decent cause at least there is passion and truth under the bad writing.
Boss Mog
Member
Watch Dogs: The Kotaku Review
My first question for Watch Dogs was, "Well, what if I don't want to shoot Maurice?"
kotaku.com
BLAUcopter
Gold Member
David Letterman?
Spaceman292
Banned
I see nothing amiss here
Shubh_C63
Member
As time went by I think the review was harsh but pretty spot on. Game DID stretched too much with mostly similar gameplay hooks and would definitely had been better as a jam packed thriller if was shorter.
MilkyJoe
Member
Boss Mog
Member
This. The graphics and presentation are absolutely top notch but man if feels like a chore to play. The very limited Fast Travel made me give up half-way through, I just couldn't take it anymore. The game doesn't respect your time at all making you constantly ride to and from the same locations for minutes at a time. You can easily play an hour without actually getting much done. The gameplay variety was still mostly non-existent with 90% of the missions being: "go to this spot on the map and shoot some guys in the exact same way you've been doing up until now".
ROMhack
Member
Yeah I feel the same way - bad writing but it seems totally honest and that's not bad at all!
Honesty in reviews is hard to find on the internet because most reviewers seem totally burnt out at this point. Or worse, wary of providing any genuine feelings in case their readership disagrees.
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MilkyJoe
Member
Yep, and don't even get me started on that poxy scroll wheel to equip and change weapon
Trimesh
Banned
It's honestly a terrible shame - the game is genuinely wonderful to look it, but it's just SO FUCKING BORING.
I would not even argue about the score. But rather the text. It does not help customers to get such a review at all. This would be nice for a second opinion or editorial how newbie friendly is Gran Turismo but not for the people who are actually intersted in the game and genre.
