Facts have no place here. Get out.
Facts have no place here. Get out.
FewRope
Member
Small indie company Microsoft
Dick Jones
Banned
Steveweiser gave it 95.Reminder that it's at ~75 MC when you remove the Ambassadors
If it's in the same ballpark of the first Hellblade you're looking at 8/10. That's a fair score.
DenchDeckard
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All the sentences of absolute praise from reviewers being completely ignored. But, not like reviews matter anyway.
Keep going fanboy GAF, continue your tirade to tear down anything Xbox.
Keep going fanboy GAF, continue your tirade to tear down anything Xbox.
Hoppa
Member
Cool screenshots, it looks great!It's a 7/10 for me. Gameplay feels like a huge downgrade. No bosses or mini bosses, a more casual approach to combat, familiar puzzles and way too many long walking scenes. It's meant to be enjoyed as a purely cinematic experience, but as a huge fan of the first one, the sequel feels diluted in almost every aspect (except for graphics of course).
There are a lot of 4K screenshots at max settings in the review. For some of them I used a mod to remove DOF, Filmgrain and other post-processing effects.
S0ULZB0URNE
Member
ExactlyReminder that it's at ~75 MC when you remove the Ambassadors
Pedro Motta
Gold Member
Just pushed forward the first 50 minutes. No, really, I just pushed forward for 50mn.
Great visuals, not much substance. The Order and Ryse are waaaaaaay superior games.
Great visuals, not much substance. The Order and Ryse are waaaaaaay superior games.
digoutyoursoul
Member
I'm a Xbox fan actually. And I don't know if it's escaped your notice but there are fanboys of Xbox you know, they can get in the fucking bin as well as the people you speak of.
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winjer
Member
A few years ago, I had more patience and lenience towards these types of games. So I could overlook the issues with gameplay that come along.
But I'm a bit tired. I can no longer just ignore and push through lazy gameplay, just to watch a story play out.
ChoosableOne
ChoosableAll
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FunkMiller
Banned
Where the hell are you getting wokeness from? I've not seen anything that suggests that!
hinch7
Member
You couldn't pay me to play a walking and mental health simulator for 5 hours.
Reviews are as expected. With the studio director leaving during game development. Hardly in depth gameplay deepdives (game is short as it is) and 1 hour review embargoes.. what could go wrong.
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tommib
Banned
There's a woman in it.
Astray
Member
So judging by reviews this somehow seems like it's worse than I expected in terms of gameplay.
I expected a more souped up version of HB1 (whose gameplay I found very tedious, my wife and i didn't finish the game), but this seems like it somehow regressed?
Early sales seem to have landed with a thud too, so I don't believe any of Jez's bullshit about new projects until I actually see them.
I expected a more souped up version of HB1 (whose gameplay I found very tedious, my wife and i didn't finish the game), but this seems like it somehow regressed?
Early sales seem to have landed with a thud too, so I don't believe any of Jez's bullshit about new projects until I actually see them.
FunkMiller
Banned
I was certainly expecting an expansion from the first game. I expected a less linear experience with better combat and puzzle solving, which is the pattern most games tend to follow of this type.
Stooky
Banned
DJ12
Member
He knows, he sees one daily.
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CherryFalls
Banned
Have you seen the protagonist? Its a mentally ill women going through an 'emotional' journey.
Even though the game has no substance other than that, it's always going to net you a few extra metacritic number from the progressive game reviewers
Pedro Motta
Gold Member
It's this lack of critical thinking that will never let Xbox as a brand lift themselves from mediocrity. They tailored their fanbase to do this.
Banjo64
cumsessed
This one's my favourite. They should slap it on a sizzle reel.
A joyless slog of barely interactive entertainment and a muddled portrayal of mental illness
Ass of Can Whooping
Member
"Bosses" in Hellblade are just tougher regular foes, while encounters with the Giants are just scripted scenes.Is that true? I remember even the fist game had boss fights.
feynoob
Banned
Not really. It should be below that. 5 hour is criminal for this kind of gameplay.Steveweiser gave it 95.
If it's in the same ballpark of the first Hellblade you're looking at 8/10. That's a fair score.
The only savings grace for this game is the price tag.
Danjin44
The nicest person on this forum
That's kind of a stretch, this mind-set of everything is "wok" is getting ridiculous.…..this is no different than people who call every little thing "problematic".
digoutyoursoul
Member
And you know what else? They would be the first to brag about things the critics actually want them to improve on should they come to fruition.
STARSBarry
Gold Member
Astray
Member
Sequels are typically "bigger and better", but this somehow feels smaller and lesser.
It's a great graphics showcase no doubt, but it feels like something got lost here and I think Microsoft knew that, hence the muted marketing.
DenchDeckard
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Yup, that's a corker.
S0ULZB0URNE
Member
Masters of spin.
Oh well and for the non fanboys who are genuinely looking forward to this.
It's priced good and looks good... enjoy.
Bernardougf
Member
Its a good thing I dont care for reviews on any game from any platform by this clowns that run access media sites for quite some time, but...
imagine 10/10 for a 5 hour press forward to walk, pure cinematic experience.
If you give this a 10 what will you give for the next Flight Simulator, Hades, Zelda , Elden Ring, Ghost of Tsushima and so on...you know.. real games you can actually play for more than one afternoon and use more than 1 button at the same time.
This industry is lacking standards across the board for quite some time and people wonder why is not in a very good shape. Specially Xbox.
imagine 10/10 for a 5 hour press forward to walk, pure cinematic experience.
If you give this a 10 what will you give for the next Flight Simulator, Hades, Zelda , Elden Ring, Ghost of Tsushima and so on...you know.. real games you can actually play for more than one afternoon and use more than 1 button at the same time.
This industry is lacking standards across the board for quite some time and people wonder why is not in a very good shape. Specially Xbox.
DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
Remember, do not be critical of a ps5 game. Only xbox allowed.
Vroadstar
Member
lol....indeed
The hype around Starfield is massive, and growing.
The last game I can remember that had this type of hype leading up to its release was Red Dead Redemption 2. It's trending on twitter every day. Forums and social media are all about Starfield, and MS hasn't advertised jack shit for it. I haven't really been a Bethesda guy, but I am a space...www.neogaf.com
DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
Like it's exclusive to Xbox. No one remember the playstation fanbase when a naughty dog game gets an 8 out of 10.
Pedro Motta
Gold Member
Remember when Spiderman was an 8 hour one and done?
Remember when Death Stranding was a walking simulator?
Remember when Horizon FW had a boring open world?
You just can't take any of this seriously.
Negotiator101
Member
An hour in and sweet baby girl the production levels and graphical fidelity are Naughty Dog levels (obviously the graphics are better but ND haven't done a next-gen game yet).
Also the audio is incredible, I can't stress enough how good it is, this is cutting edge on a audio-visual level. Acting and voice work is also grade A, well done NT.
Also the audio is incredible, I can't stress enough how good it is, this is cutting edge on a audio-visual level. Acting and voice work is also grade A, well done NT.
winjer
Member
Considering that most modern gaming journalists hate gaming, having a game that has almost no gameplay is great for them.
GHG
Gold Member
Ass of Can Whooping
Member
FunkMiller
Banned
Pedro Motta
Gold Member
There are critiques and critics. Calling out a game for being boring because the level graphics are not UE5 super nexct gen is desingenuous.
I bet Stellar Blade had a smaller team than Ninja Theory to make HB2. The more basic combo in Steller Blade has more work put into it by the team gameplay wise than the whole battle system on HB2.
NikuNashi
Member
Gameplay?
feynoob
Banned
Now we classify mental illness as woke?
GHG
Gold Member
Tal Shiar Agent
Banned
Microsoft is doing that well enough themselves.