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Activision supposedly not sending out early review copies for Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice [update: some review copies are out, see threadmarks]
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Now this is news!
This is what I love to hear!
This is why I came back into this thread just now - hoping to see something exactly like this! If there's any way you can give us a spoiler free context as mentioned above, please do!
I also got the impression that's it's just harder than the Souls game regardless. The difficulty of Souls was in the obscurity of the general mechanics, the actual combat was never all that demanding.
Yes! If you can pull yourself away from the game, I'd love to know your framerate impressions
Yeah. BB doesnt tell you about about I-frames and dodging through enemy attacks. Once you know you can, the game becomes very surmountable
With literally any other game and developer, everyone here would be ready to declare bomba or some shit.
It looks like it'll be pretty good, but the fact that review copies aren't going out early raises some questions for me.
It looks like it'll be pretty good, but the fact that review copies aren't going out early raises some questions for me.
I think they are working very hard to keep something(s) about this game secret—not just to keep it ambiently shrouded in mystery, but maybe to delay some specific piece of information from becoming publicly known for as long as possible. maybe it's a story twist, maybe it's some mechanical shift partway through the game that they haven't teased whatsoever, who knows. either way, I get why not sending review copies might be spooky to some people, but for this game, from this developer, I'm inclined to think it's a legible extension of something involving the game itself
They are going out and are already out.
Edit: read a page or so back. Reviews will be enbarges until release I believe but impressions from reviewers have started trickling out in this thread.
BOTW reviews hit day of
(Please dont turn this into a BOTW is overrated thread, y'all. You get my sentiment)
To review a day before requires getting the game at least a few days before the day before. Getting the game the day of means reviews will hit at least 3-4 days after release.
Truth be told, after Demon Souls, Dark Souls (series) and Bloodborne, I was already in, reviews or no. As long as Miyazaki is at the helm, it's a safe bet. Plus the previews have been overwhelming positive.
please. ive watched and read almost every single preview out there. All have been very postive, some with some minor criticisms. Id like to know where youre pulling this out of.
Just as well, it should be noted Miyazaki directed the rather terrible Armored Core 4 so not truly untouchable. I have my worries.
So instead of looking at his last couple games, you reach back to Armored Core 4?
I mean be cautious if you must but lol
that was also 13 years ago.
their body of work over the past 10 years on their main games (souls, BB etc) has been stellar and I have little reason to doubt them.
If you're a fan of previous FromSoft games and you've watched any of the preview reaction videos floating around on the web and you STILL have worries, then I don't know what to tell you.
Game looks hella good all around. I'm ready for some deep dives into the lore of this thing.
To avoid a further thread derail I'll say I disagree with one of these developers and leave it at that.
Even if Sekiro doesnt arrive to universal acclaim, do you really think after all the positive word of mouth thus far that it would be a stinker on the level of AC4?
Come on, now.
Armored Core 4 was bad? Not balanced at all in multiplayer maybe, but that was the one I put the most hours in to out of the entire series.
Please let us now about the framerate of the performance mode. I hope it's rock solid 60fps on the X.
If I were excited about the game, I'd still be excited about it. Reviews mean almost nothing to me other than entertainment. I've hated games that got great reviews and loved games that got terrible reviews.
I didn't ask for details, as I'm staying in the dark for this game. He did say that he's never been more excited to talk about a game in his 8 years of games coverage, and that Fromsoftware has done it again, it's another Miyazaki masterpiece.
Embargo is very strict for good reason also.
Ya thats what I figured regarding the embargo. From is hiding something from us.
I think you meant to quote the other guy.. but just in case.. what did I make up? lol
^np, that's what I figured :P
This is what I like hearing.
I predicted on another forum that it would be FROM's best game. It's got the movement and combat on lock imo.. and I trust an interesting story/world with lots to uncover and explore. Plus 60fps on PC..
This is what I like hearing.
I predicted on another forum that it would be FROM's best game. It's got the movement and combat on lock imo.. and I trust an interesting story/world with lots to uncover and explore. Plus 60fps on PC..
I don't know how people can look at this and think it will be mediocre or not good. I have very little interest or affection towards the Soulsborne games but this looks outstanding from preview footage and impressions. Maybe it won't be perfect in the end and have flaws, like all games do, but so far it looks very promising.
Good shit. Thanks for clarifying.
Hoping the Future Press guide expounds a bit on key members of the team.
Miyazaki is great and all but he ain't doing this all by himself.
Edit: Can you say what console said reviewer is playing on?
Rofl couldn't be further from the truth. Friend of mine went to the NYC event and loved it.
I really can't wait for it. Good thing I am on a business trip and will come back Friday early in the morning. That way I am too busy to get spoiled (hopefully) and will arrive just in time.
I thought I didn't mind spoilers but I also read this elsewhere and I think I'm gonna chill with the spoilers lol.
Day before, actually (Thursday, March 2nd). The day before Switch's launch.
Sekiro is different, as it sounds like reviews won't hit until after launch (assuming the premise of this thread is accurate).
New Myazaki IP is the closest thing to a bulletproof masterpiece that exists.
Demons' Souls > Dark Souls > Bloodborne > Sekiro
Demons' Souls > Dark Souls > Bloodborne > Sekiro
The premise is no longer accurate. Review copies are out and are currently being played by members of the gaming press
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