Has anyone heard if the game lets you skip missions if you fail it a few times, like in the first game? I never would have passed the final mission if it weren't for that.
Ah that is reassuring. I do hate the writing in GTA a lot, so it's good to hear that it's not like that.
Let's see...
I hate the controls (how the character runs and how the cars drive is just UGGGHH), the gameplay "hook" of doing missions which is like mostly chasing some guy on foot or in a car and then gunning them down (and also how you fail a lot of missions just because the guy drove too far away from you), the rudimentary gunplay, and the story in general.
In the grander scheme of things nobody will remember that one critically-lauded game received a slightly higher aggregate score than another well-reviewed game.
Games like God of War, Mario Odyssey, RDR2 and BOTW will be collectively remembered – among many others – as the apex of this generation.
The rest of this is just pissing contests and tribal nonsense that I don't get.
I'm glad when great games review well but some people take this shit to an entirely different level of lunacy.
Eh, probably won't like this either then.
Creatively, like with the writing and the general tone of the game, it's far different from GTA. It's much more serious and grounded without the wackiness or parody found in GTA. But mechanically and control-wise this isn't entirely dissimilar from previous R* games. And while they've changed up the formula of missions and how the player acquires them, it's still at the end of the day a mission-based game.
Yep, skip it. RDR is a Rockstar open-world game, it's not for you.
No open world game from Rockstar on console since GTA 3 got less than 95 at Metacritic.
It's way lighter on the cringe-tastic humor and "satire" that's prevalent in the GTA games.
Let's see...
I hate the controls (how the character runs and how the cars drive is just UGGGHH), the gameplay "hook" of doing missions which is like mostly chasing some guy on foot or in a car and then gunning them down (and also how you fail a lot of missions just because the guy drove too far away from you), the rudimentary gunplay, and the story in general.
what are some recent games that you think deserved a 97 or 98 recently that didn't get there?I agree with those people though that there is a bias towards Rockstar and Nintendo. Regardless of how good BOTW was I could've told you it would score a high 90 regardless b/c they always do. Skyward Sword was hated by many players yet reviewers showered it with great scores anyway. I just think there are other games out there that are just as good if not better than a GTA4 or GTA5 yet you don't see them getting a 97-98 MC.
Except there's no more bias towards them than any other highly praised publisher or developer. If there were, they'd have won a lot more of the majority of GotY awards than they actually haveI agree with those people though that there is a bias towards Rockstar and Nintendo. Regardless of how good BOTW was I could've told you it would score a high 90 regardless b/c they always do. Skyward Sword was hated by many players yet reviewers showered it with great scores anyway. I just think there are other games out there that are just as good if not better than a GTA4 or GTA5 yet you don't see them getting a 97-98 MC.
Why separate the versions then? and why would someone even bother reviewing the Xbox version if nobody is supposed to look at the Xbox scores? And I mean if the Xbox version would've been terrible and every reviewer who played that version would've given the game 7/10, would the actual score for both versions still be 97?This doesn't make a difference. The actual score is 97 for both versions.
Talking about BotW hype doesn't really make sense considering the game had a number of bad showings, and was being crapped on until previews starting hitting prior to release. Even after it's great showing at E3 2016 there was a lot of skepticism about the game. If anything it took gamers and reviewers by surprise.
Colin's banned on Era. The guy is ... not great.
Game looks phenomenal but I just can't bring myself to get hyped to play it. Like, I don't want to have watch 1000 animations as a part of the gameplay loop. As drop dead gorgeous and detailed as this game is, I haven't seen the great "gameplay" yet. Am I missing something?
i'm in the extreme minority, but the game isn't that good. i know personal taste and what not, but seeing all the hype and people praising it so much, i was extremely underwhelmed when i finished the game.Man, I'm still waiting for this game to go on sale for Switch. But it looks worth the money already.
Game looks phenomenal but I just can't bring myself to get hyped to play it. Like, I don't want to have watch 1000 animations as a part of the gameplay loop. As drop dead gorgeous and detailed as this game is, I haven't seen the great "gameplay" yet. Am I missing something?
Let's see...
I hate the controls (how the character runs and how the cars drive is just UGGGHH), the gameplay "hook" of doing missions which is like mostly chasing some guy on foot or in a car and then gunning them down (and also how you fail a lot of missions just because the guy drove too far away from you), the rudimentary gunplay, and the story in general.
i'm in the extreme minority, but the game isn't that good. i know personal taste and what not, but seeing all the hype and people praising it so much, i was extremely underwhelmed when i finished the game.
i'm talking about celeste
Man, I'm still waiting for this game to go on sale for Switch. But it looks worth the money already.
Watching Jeff Gerstman's indifference as Brad played live a while ago...lol. Not a fan.
i'm in the extreme minority, but the game isn't that good. i know personal taste and what not, but seeing all the hype and people praising it so much, i was extremely underwhelmed when i finished the game.
Watching Jeff Gerstman's indifference as Brad played live a while ago...lol. Not a fan.
lol i'm sorry. i was replying to a post saying "i'm waiting for a sale to get the game on switch" so i thought it's obvious i'm not talking about rdr :)
Watching Jeff Gerstman's indifference as Brad played live a while ago...lol. Not a fan.
Am I correct in saying its possible to play without a mini-map and follow directions? Would love to play an open world game without markers but I'm curious how well playing this way actually works in practice.
Still kind of crazy that he's literally the only individual person/reviewer banned from the site that I'm aware of, but whatever.
After the recent unearthing of Danny O'Dwyer's tweets (granted, older), which IMO are worse than anything Colin ever tweeted out, I wonder if he's next.
Still kind of crazy that he's literally the only individual person/reviewer banned from the site that I'm aware of, but whatever.
After the recent unearthing of Danny O'Dwyer's tweets (granted, older), which IMO are worse than anything Colin ever tweeted out, I wonder if he's next.
Jeff has just never been into a Rockstar game period.
I also don't think he loves or really enjoys many singe player open world experiences. He literally couldn't care less about games like RDR2, GTAV, or Witcher 3.
Am I correct in saying its possible to play without a mini-map and follow directions? Would love to play an open world game without markers but I'm curious how well playing this way actually works in practice.
NPCs give you more detailed directions when you have the mini-map off, but it would be a serious achievement if they can pull it off and it be enjoyable all the way through the game. pretty much all open world games' pace and flow is designed around the mini map and the info it gives you so i think removing that and the game still playing well requires way more than just NPCs giving better directions.Am I correct in saying its possible to play without a mini-map and follow directions? Would love to play an open world game without markers but I'm curious how well playing this way actually works in practice.
Be careful now. No one likes it when you call out cognitive dissonance on here.
Danny O'dwyer is obviously not racist (same as colin) but he's a liberal full on. Unlike Colin who would consider himself more of a conservative even though he leans liberal on social issues (LGBT/abortion etc.). Danny being a full liberal keeps him safe.
People only care about labels afterall.
Why separate the versions then? and why would someone even bother reviewing the Xbox version if nobody is supposed to look at the Xbox scores? And I mean if the Xbox version would've been terrible and every reviewer who played that version would've given the game 7/10, would the actual score for both versions still be 97?
Edit: I know how you're thinking. But think this way, if someone is planning on buying the Xbox One X version then they'll likely be looking at the Xbox score. So I find it odd to just pretend that it's not there. For whatever reason, from an Xbox gamer's perspective the game currently sits at 98 on Metacritic.
https://www.giantbomb.com/reviews/horizon-zero-dawn-review/1900-759/
He did give Horizon a 5/5 though.
That's really why I can't get into Giant Bomb. Jeff is just indifferent to practically everything. Nothing ever excites him that I've ever seen, and he's just so cynical to the point that it's off-putting.
lol i'm sorry. i was replying to a post saying "i'm waiting for a sale to get the game on switch" so i thought it's obvious i'm not talking about rdr :)
That's really why I can't get into Giant Bomb. Jeff is just indifferent to practically everything. Nothing ever excites him that I've ever seen, and he's just so cynical to the point that it's off-putting.
I like GB, but yeah, the number of times someone there has said, "It's...fine, yeah, it's fine" drives me nuts. It devalues the art of each game and the hard work people put in, and is nowhere close to the enthusiasm I have for gaming as a medium, how much it still excites me, in my mid-30s.
I like GB, but yeah, the number of times someone there has said, "It's...fine, yeah, it's fine" drives me nuts. It devalues the art of each game and the hard work people put in, and is nowhere close to the enthusiasm I have for gaming as a medium, how much it still excites me, in my mid-30s.