Days Gone Review Thread (See Staff Post)
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I feel Days Gone is kind of like Mad Max (2015). The game got low 7's and I still enjoyed the fuck outta mad max, I think I'll have a good time with this one as well.
You can wipeout like that, but there are so many twists, turns and obstacles even on the beaten path that it's rare for you to be riding fast enough for it to happen. The challenge in riding is in dealing with obstacles like abandoned cars or barricades.
Well damn. I'm still excited to jump into it, but I'm not looking forward to the circlejerk of game journos that have been echoing each other for the last two years saying "I told ya so!" for the next month, then again at GOTY time.
Might have to skip the bomb/beastcast for the next few weeks. Those guys have become insanely negative lately.
Might have to skip the bomb/beastcast for the next few weeks. Those guys have become insanely negative lately.
It's basically a James Gunn situation where people who dislike him or what he represents to them, dug through his past and found something shitty he did like a decade ago to attack and smear him with today. Despite him having acknowledged that his past behavior was shitty, very clearly having changed it and stopped doing that shit a long time ago.
I doubt people who bring that up are doing it in good faith.
No really surprised by the score. A lot of people were skeptical about this game from the beginning--me included--and nothing shown since its unveiling dissuaded that doubt. Doesn't mean the game is bad, though. It just means it is not a AAA masterpiece a lot of people expect from Sony's 1st party nowadays. It is just a decent, maybe even good, game.
I think there needs to be a deep compare and contrast analysis of this and Horizon. There needs to be an analysis on why one might mean more to the community than the other and why one was
disappointing year? lol have you played sekiro? that game is such a well crafted game and the fun factor is distilled perfectly.
disappointing year? lol have you played sekiro? that game is such a well crafted game and the fun factor is distilled perfectly.
I called 73 if I remember well. So not surprised at all. The game looked rough visually and gameplay wise. Not to mention the lack of charisma of the characters.
It's just a pity for the folks at Bend Studio it clear they put some love on it. I hope the game does well after such a long development. I wonder what they will do next...
It's just a pity for the folks at Bend Studio it clear they put some love on it. I hope the game does well after such a long development. I wonder what they will do next...
Off topic and I know I'm an idiot but everytime I see a thread with "see Staff post" I have no idea where to find it.
At the top of the thread click on the 'Staff Posts' drop down menu. There you'll find links to all staff posts in the thread. It's at the top right, next to ignore thread, watch thread etc.
It wasn't a C for me until college. High School 70 is a D. Like a low D.
0-69 F
70-76 D
77-84 C
85-92 B
92-100 A
North Carolina lives off this grading scale and a lot of our universities use minus systems so a 70 is still terrible.
I'm not saying invest $60, you could rent it, which in conclusion will save you a lot more money down the road when/if you decide to buy said game on sale because of reviews.
People who come into threads championing listening to reviews to cancel pre-orders or not buy a game have already formed their own opinion based on reviews. Correct?
I don't think it's too much to ask for a game to at least be consistent with itself. Sony has pushed this game as a narrative experience, and it's being critiqued as one.
You can't just expect a game to be handled with kid's gloves when it does something poorly. It's one of the great failures of other contemporary games review outlets that stories are expected to be sub-par. Bend could - and should - have done better.
Are a characters view of themselves and their conflicting actions not a form of inconsistancy if not justified though? I haven't played the game to judge but the review often says that the character lives by some kind of code then often does morally questionable things that counter act that without obvious rhyme or reason. I'm not sure they were questioning the morales of the actions only that they are at odds with the character and seem meaningless from a narrative stand point which are inconsistant and generally empty in a game that seems to be taking itself very seriously.
As someone who hasn't played the game, and has no prior knowledge of Waypoint or the reviewer that was what I took from it reading through unless I missed something and it felt like a fair critisicm if true.
Nah, it is merely a slight disappointment. I was hoping for slightly better scores, like many and definitely Sony/Bend. No one really expected this to be an outstanding 10/10 game, however.
It's probably still a good way to spend your time if you are itching for a zombie open-world game but not a must-play game regardless of what genres and themes you are into.
The hyperbole in this thread is off the charts, as expected.
What really gets me are some of the derisive and downright hostile comments towards the developers. Just shameful.
thanks for the info, i thought it may be something like that. A shame.
I just can't do this shit anymore, it's so boring. I've played enough Far Cry games.
from eurogamer:
this's always been my single greatest fear with this game: that, with the subject matter being this relentlessly grim, an open-world, 40+ hour experience, no matter how much you might like the characters or the story, is just gonna become extraordinarily wearing/exhausting...
oh, well - my copy'll be getting here eventually :) ...
this's always been my single greatest fear with this game: that, with the subject matter being this relentlessly grim, an open-world, 40+ hour experience, no matter how much you might like the characters or the story, is just gonna become extraordinarily wearing/exhausting...
oh, well - my copy'll be getting here eventually :) ...
I was talking about how review outlets classify their scores, For example IGN: https://corp.ign.com/review-practices
A C or a D is by no means a good score. A 70-79 is a good game by IGN's meassure.
Gamers (with a capital G) really hate critical analysis. Somehow games are alternately impeccable art that is above criticism and worthless toys that have no meaning. Whatever they are, you sure as heck better not analyze anything other than their framerate and image quality.
I mean a 7 IS disappointing but on the opposite hand. People acting like it is total dog shit because it's averaging a 7 clearly have an agenda. 70's have never been a BAD game.
Anybody know if the game exclusively takes place in forrested areas? I feel like I heard something about the later portion of the game heading further upstate. As an Oregonian, my one real remaining interest in this game comes from what parts of the state they built out.
I didn't want it to be true but... :( I still plan on picking it up after I finish RDR2.
They are going to greenlight a sequel, specially if it is for the launching of PS5. Take into account that the game will sell more than 2 or 3 million copies.
I get you, I was just giving a reason for why people think a 7 is bad. We're raised from early on in the US to strive for perfection. It's ingrained in me that a 7 is bad. Because 70 is bad.
Slant gave RDR2 a 7/10. Unless you hate the open world genre, I don't know why you should pay attention to their reviews in that genre.
It's not this for me. It's just that moralizes in the most hyperbolic and pompous of fashions. It's incredibly obvious how highly he thinks of himself in his writing style. He lacks any real subtlety.
I have read the reviews...? and even stated I have no interest in the game, I have no horse in this race but as the person was attacking devs based entirely on a review score I mentioned it, but sure, attack me for it rather than the guy shaming the devs :/
Christ this thread is a dumpster fire.
Guess that's the benefit of always being behind on games is that it makes it easier to wait on a sale. Should be a great pickup during the holidays.
