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Which Xbox Exclusive will be the next to hit 90+ Metacritic?
- Thread starter BladeRunner2099
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That's a real easy question.
Ori will be, I don't even have faith in any of the other titles listed. Ori will be though.
You game is the one I have the most faith in actually delivering.
Ori will be, I don't even have faith in any of the other titles listed. Ori will be though.
I'm one of those scrutinizing folks lol, but I just know you are capable of pulling it off.
You game is the one I have the most faith in actually delivering.
Not many mediums of entertainment have stuck with me the way Ori and the Blind Forest did. The amount of work yourself and the rest of the team at Moon Studios put into it perfecting the narrative, music and artistry is something the games industry needs much more of.
I know Will of the Wisps will be more of the same (and a lot more). Can not wait to play it. I'm sure it will similarly blow me away and have that same emotional impact the first game did. Thank you for making such exceptional games.
Depending on what you count, it's six vs two. I didn't count stuff like Journey that's a remaster. I did count SotC, as it's more of a remake.
Why, Banjo Threeie will be of course!
No, it won't be. Because it doesn't exist and will never exist.
I don;t think Halo or Gears ever will again unless they do something *drastically* different. They're just too much of a known quantity to be that impressive
MS wasn't really investing into exclusives this gen, they only started once Phil got his VP job.
It was given an extra year of dev time for a reason and that reason is not to get a 60 metacritic.
I think the only one will be the next Forza game, as those often score in the 90's. Ori is a good choice, but cracking that 90 threshold is really hard even for great games (which I think it will be).
I'm not entirely sure I understand Halo Infinite or Gears of War 5 getting votes based off of what we know. Gears 4 at 84 is obviously a good game, but that's a pretty significant jump to 90. And Halo Infinite, what does anybody even know about the game to believe it will reach that threshold when 343i has been pretty divisive and critically they are going in the wrong direction. Once we have more information maybe we can adjust expectations, but it seems premature to predict 90+ for that game.
I hope Ninja Theory and Obsidian's game get 90+ though.
I'm not entirely sure I understand Halo Infinite or Gears of War 5 getting votes based off of what we know. Gears 4 at 84 is obviously a good game, but that's a pretty significant jump to 90. And Halo Infinite, what does anybody even know about the game to believe it will reach that threshold when 343i has been pretty divisive and critically they are going in the wrong direction. Once we have more information maybe we can adjust expectations, but it seems premature to predict 90+ for that game.
I hope Ninja Theory and Obsidian's game get 90+ though.
Halo Infinite is doing something drastically different including replacing a 20 year old outdated engine. Games like Metroid Prime, Resident Evil 4 and God of War 2018 were huge successes because they reinvented themselves, Halo Infinite looks to be going in that same direction.
Gears not to that extent but it looks like it's doing enough to shake things up and land in the high 80's
Huh? It's a new engine, but all the past games aren't on the same engine.
Yup, they were using this heavily modified BLAM engine all the way through 5. This is the first time Halo will run on it's own customer made in house engine.
I think Gears 5 is in a pretty good position to evolve the franchise as 4 laid out a pretty solid groundwork for the core elements of Gears similar to Halo 4/5 and (hopefully) Infinite.
They said that the game was "pretty much done" a few months ago, and was delayed into 2019 for "polish". X018 showcased how it still looks like it's going to get a 60 metacritic. It did not look good, though visuals are clearly the least of its problems. It releases in almost 2 months exactly, and you'd expect them to have shown much more of the game looking great, if it was great, if it was "pretty much done" 6 months before launch and only needed polish.
I said first parties. Moon Studio isn't one of MS's in-house studios.
this gen is almost over and so far, i think only the Forza Horizon games managed to get over 90 on the Xbox side.
i think most of the studio buys by MS are prepping for nextgen instead of xbone so this topic is more appropriate when both sony and Microsoft (and nintendo) has shown their cards.
FH5 will, probably.
Before that, Ori might.
Gears will be just below that at 86-89
Ninja theory will be 76-79. Peculiar little-ish game, not universally appreciated, but with a few undeniably great qualities some people will absolutely love.
Halo is where my crystal ball draws a blank. Hopefully they nail it.
Before that, Ori might.
Gears will be just below that at 86-89
Ninja theory will be 76-79. Peculiar little-ish game, not universally appreciated, but with a few undeniably great qualities some people will absolutely love.
Halo is where my crystal ball draws a blank. Hopefully they nail it.
Really hard to predict. I don't think Halo or Gears will manage a 90 or even close. I doubt Ninja Theory will but until we know what they're actually making it's a complete guess. Ori might, but it may be harder to surprise with a sequel than it was with the original. You'd presume Forza Horizon will hit 90, though I always wonder at which point fatigue might set in with the franchise, I certainly feel less enamored with each passing game. They're doing a decent job at keeping things fresh but it becomes harder and harder when pumping out something on the regular.
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Wait, Ninja Theory at 76-79. I think you underestimate their qualities. Hellblade while niche was a fantastic game for the budget and was a great showcase for story telling which Xbox needs.
I don't, i just think their next game won't have the universal appeal of other 'bigger' productions, but will definitely have many quality not usually found in AAA games.
Ninja Theory generally work on AAA titles, not necessarily mid sized niche ones. See DmC, Enslaved and Heavenly Sword. That they haven't had much commercial or to a lesser extent critical success in the AAA segment doesn't mean they haven't had a stab at it multiple times already.
After having played through Halo 3, 4 and 5 for the first time this year and feeling like the media made 4 and 5 look worse than they were in comparison to the other games, I'm kinda rooting for 343 here. They are clearly very very talented. They just need a better story and the allowance to modernize the feel and move set.