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Red Dead Redemption 2 review embargo will lift on 10/25
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I think the graphics, audio, gameplay and variety will be good - excellent. The only thing I'm not sure of is the story and characters. If this is filled with stereotypes for NPCs and shallow characters it might stumble. I'll wait and see how it reviews.
94-ish is my guess. There will be a handful of lower reviews because the game will be slower than most big releases, and some of the games numerous features won't appeal to everyone.
It's a R* game with an 8 year dev cycle and their first ground up current gen game.
I'm thinking 95 meta.
I'm sure outlets are playing already but there is obviously an embargo in place and they don't wanna risk talking details now.
I'm thinking 95 meta.
I'm sure outlets are playing already but there is obviously an embargo in place and they don't wanna risk talking details now.
The production numbers speak for themselves. This is the kind of event that could get no articles and still become a phenomenon.
With everything they seem to have right, it's going to be the most praised release of the year, unless a few publications take issue with its social themes/tone or its pacing feels off. As it happened before with GTA V, online modes have been delayed to the non-review zone, and that (in my opinion) was the weakest element of the game, at least during launch. Put that out, and this game seems almost review-proof.
With everything they seem to have right, it's going to be the most praised release of the year, unless a few publications take issue with its social themes/tone or its pacing feels off. As it happened before with GTA V, online modes have been delayed to the non-review zone, and that (in my opinion) was the weakest element of the game, at least during launch. Put that out, and this game seems almost review-proof.
No, they are not. It's just that this generation more sites have reviews of these big AAA games, so it's a little bit harder to keep scores like 97. Out of 120+ reviews always two or three sites can score certain game with 7 or 8 and that is enough to drop the score down.
I'll go with 95. It will be better game than GTAIIV / GTAV, but won't have as high overall score.
Not really, rockstar are in the position where day before is the best option. People who buy only a few games are already buying it, GTA Wild West is a game selling statement to "casual" gamers. You only need to convince a small amount of people with reviews, these are the people who buy a lot of games. It's a busy season so these people may be trying to choose between a selection of games, day before reviews is a instant shot of hype that will push these people over the edge.
A publishers confidence in a product does contribute to determining the embargo date, but depending on what's best for marketing at the time, the result can be the same.
I really don't understand this line of thought. The two highest rated games this generation had their review embargo lifted the day before they released.
GTA5 did as well, and people were saying the same stuff back then too.
The "feel" of the shooting was probably the best part about RDR 1 even if mechanically the aiming wasn't that smooth.
Reviews a day before release means nothing in terms of the quality of the game. It's done for marketing purposes. Publishers want people to read the review when they can actually buy the game.
My guess would be a 95 or 96 meta. In this particular open-world sandbox genre R* have been at the top of the game for over a decade and that won't change here. The breadth and depth of stuff to do and see will likely be mesmerising. I'm not a huge fan of the GTA series (it just doesn't do it for me) but RDR2 is definitely one I'm looking to pick up. Sales wise this will beat everything else this year by a margin I assume, with COD and FIFA taking number 2 and 3 worldwide. The hype for this game is reaching fever pitch and positive reviews the day before launch, as well as streams and word of mouth post-launch will boost momentum further still.
I'm looking forward to playing this and I'm sure it'll be fun on its own merits and influential in the games industry. But...
The detail and congruence of the open world mechanics are going to dazzle reviewers so much, they'll inevitably rate and praise it highly. However this might be one of those games where the flaws only become apparent once the initial wow-factor wears off.
I suspect the more interesting criticisms won't be there around launch week but after people have had time to digest the experience and reflect on it properly.
The detail and congruence of the open world mechanics are going to dazzle reviewers so much, they'll inevitably rate and praise it highly. However this might be one of those games where the flaws only become apparent once the initial wow-factor wears off.
I suspect the more interesting criticisms won't be there around launch week but after people have had time to digest the experience and reflect on it properly.
I still feel typically 1 day before release unless your Rockstar is a mistake if your game is going to review exceptionally well. Frankly most gamers are't on ERA and find out that such and such game scored such and such literally on the day it comes out. 1 day of osmosis of that information isn't a whole lot.
I think the majority of people buying this game don't give a hoot about review scores to begin with. It's from the people who make GTA but with horses that's all they need.
I mean it makes sense for them, not for the consumer. Say they end up with a 90 MC score. That's great for most games, but with something like this, it would not be perceived that way. It'd hurt the hype.
Scores from major outlets gonna be:
GameSpot - 10/10
IGN - 10/10
GameInformer - 10/10
EDGE - 10/10
GiantBomb - 5/5
EZA - 5/5
Destructoid - 9/10
VideoGamer - 8/10
Eurogamer - Recomended
Metascore between 96 - 98.
GameSpot - 10/10
IGN - 10/10
GameInformer - 10/10
EDGE - 10/10
GiantBomb - 5/5
EZA - 5/5
Destructoid - 9/10
VideoGamer - 8/10
Eurogamer - Recomended
Metascore between 96 - 98.
As an orc would say in Warcraft 3 when you click it "Work, work"
I'm personally hoping it hits the 97 or above categorie because I want it to be the best game it can possibly be; however, I chose to be more realistic and picked 93-96.
I never knew Resetera wasn't fond of Rockstar and think all of their games are overhyped.
Will add it to the list.
Will add it to the list.
Doesn't the game being any good factor in there somewhere...?
