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There we have it, then. Looking forward to the reviews, I think it will do better than people expect.
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Days Gone Review Embargo Lifting On April 25
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There we have it, then. Looking forward to the reviews, I think it will do better than people expect.
Second Edit: I am looking forward to the game and hope it does well. I'll hold the L for my previous comments
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"Better than people expect" is a weird term considering I'm not sure we know what people expect for this game.
Like, the previews all read like a 70-75 Metacritic game to me, but I'm not sure what the general expectations are.
Like, the previews all read like a 70-75 Metacritic game to me, but I'm not sure what the general expectations are.
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They've had a couple later ones that turned out well. Until Dawn, Spider-Man, Bloodborne, and Astro Bot we're all closer to release date IIRC
Hell, I think they did it with the Order too.
Thats why I think people stayed clear from the game because of the reports of it only being 5hrs and also being a resounding "meh"
Still projecting this as a low 80's score. The game will be good it just won't likely be a GOTY contender like God of War, Horizon, and Uncharted. I wouldn't read too much into the embargo being a day before launch. Bloodborne's was late too.
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Oh, it was? Sorry, I'll strike that out.
But Bloodborne is their best game of the gen, so hey, this is encouraging if anything :P
Spider-Man was 3 days before launch, Bloodborne was 1 day before launch. inFAMOUS: SS was 1 day before launch, The Last Guardian was 1 day before launch etc.
The only real exceptions are God of War and Horizon. Everything else has been within a few days of launch. Embargo date has nothing to do with whether Sony is feeling confident or not. I remember jstevenson saying that Spider-Man's review embargo was a lot later than expected due to the fact that they wanted reviews to run after the Labor Day holiday. Does Spider-Man's review embargo lifting 3 days before launch mean that they weren't confident?
Ah I see.
I feel day before was the norm back in 2014-5, but I remember with games like Last of Us and U4, the earlier the embargo the higher the confidence in the game.
I should edit my original comment since I feel its going to keep on getting quoted.
Don't worry, the Dreams early access will be out before this to soften the blow if it reviews poorly. ; p
Even if what you said was right (it's not, Bloodborne is a first party game), what's the difference? Sony decides the review embargo in both cases.
Could be that. But could be also that they want reviews to hit and then only a couple days later, you can buy the game.
Bloodborne is a 1st party game, owned by Sony and is an exclusive. It's a 1st party exclusive.
I wrote this game off a long time ago, but I feel like I'm coming around as I think there might just be enough interesting but to get some good sales. It's also at a good time for this type of game to release.
I hope it reviews well, but it's a bummer about the day prior embargo lifting.
I hope it reviews well, but it's a bummer about the day prior embargo lifting.
Bloodborne isn't a first-party title until dawn scored a 78 metacritic Spider-Man was three days which is still decent.
I expect it's going to be around in 80
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Lack of marketing? Quite frankly, I'm tired of hearing about and seeing it at this point.
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Bloodborne is a first-party game developed by a third-party developer, just like Spider-Man. Hell, the Bloodborne IP is owned by Sony.
Sony published Bloodborne so they set the embargo for it. I forgot Until Dawn was that low since it's one of my favorite games this gen.
lol at many people people expecting 70s on meta.......
This is totally 80s, can't wait for it to exceed the lower expectations.
This is totally 80s, can't wait for it to exceed the lower expectations.
I hadn't seen a single advert. Compare to the last big Sony first-party title (Marvel's Spider-Man), where I was inundated with public billboards and YouTube ads for weeks prior to launch. The marketing campaign was enormous. Granted, Spider-Man is far more high profile than an original IP, but still.
Having said that, though, I made this post on a public computer that is probably tracking my data; and, immediately thereafter, was served with a Days Gone video ad. So they do exist, lol. I'm just not seeing them at all.
Enough time to learn how to properly bench press and make my 12th run through Sons of Anarchy : )
