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Reviews:

• Dragon's Dogma 2 - 9
• Rise of the Ronin - 6
• Children of the Sun - 7
• Harold Halibut - 5
• Open Roads - 5
• Bulwark: Falconeer Chronicles - 6
• Pepper Grinder - 6
• Shiren The Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island - 9
• Alone in the Dark- 4
• Mars After Midnight - 8
• Princess Peach: Showtime! - 7

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[SJRB]

• Rise of the Ronin - 6

 

[bender]

• Shiren The Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island - 9

Best RPG this year and no one talks about it.

 

[M.W.]

Ronin is a 9 in my book. Edge is Edgy per usual.

 

[Mr Moose]

Alone in the Dark- 4

Damn, is it that bad?

 

[bender]

Damn, is it that bad?

It seems like this game is going to have one of the larger divides between critic and user reception.

 

[diffusionx]

Best RPG this year and no one talks about it.

This series has been around forever and people either like it or don't care.

 

[Ogbert]

Edge sucking off Capcom shocker.

 

[Mr Hyde]

I haven't played Rise of the Ronin but I have a hard time believing it's only a 6.

 

[analog_future]

Disappointing Harold Halibut score. I've been looking forward to that one.

 

[Deft Beck]

Best RPG this year and no one talks about it.

Shiren is a great series, but the roguelike nature makes it very niche and unapproachable for most people.

 

[bender]

Shiren is a great series, but the roguelike nature makes it very niche and unapproachable for most people.

Considering the popularity in rogue-lite and -like titles of late, the situation is doubly sad.

 

[Danjin44]

You played it and enjoyed it, what does matter what score it gets at this point?

 

[TGO]

Dragon's Dogma 2 - 9
Rise of the Ronin - 6
Alone in the Dark- 4

I like Dragons Dogma 2 but it's not a 9 or even a 8

 

[Flabagast]

Damn, is it that bad?

No it's pretty good if you're an old school survival horror fan, the press has gone really hard on it I don't know why

 

[bender]

I like Dragons Dogma 2 but it's not a 9 or even a 8

If I'm generous, it is a 6.

 

[Deft Beck]

Considering the popularity in rogue-lite and -like titles of late, the situation is doubly sad.

It doesn't help that the series never saw a Western release until 2008. Even the Unemployed Ninja series beat the original DS release to the punch in the West by one year.

It took until the Vita Shire entry and the recent port to PC for the series to get any attention.

 

[nush]

Edge sucking off Capcom shocker.

Do they have n exclusive interview with developer? Do they have ad pages from publisher? It's so obvious.

 

[nemiroff]

I like Dragons Dogma 2 but it's not a 9 or even a 8

I love Dragon's Dogma 2 and I agree, it's more like a 7 by the state it's in. ...9 is ridiculous. It could easily be a 10 with more devs and more time in the oven.

 

[tmlDan]

Dragons Dogma a 9? holy smokes that terrible lol

Edge losing their Edge

 

[Fake]

Ow the edge.

 

[Dr. Claus]

Damn, is it that bad?

Nope. It is a very solid and fun horror reboot/remake of the original. Lots of nods and is a wonderful time if you love the franchise.

 

[FeralEcho]

Dragon's Dogma 2 - 9
Rise of the Ronin - 6
Alone in the Dark- 4

I like Dragons Dogma 2 but it's not a 9 or even a 8

Well It's a 9.5 for me and apparently a 9 for Edge
...opinions,how do they work...

Can't speak for the other ones as I haven't played them but so far,after 145+ hours DD2 is my GOTY,there hasn't been a world as immersive and rewarding in exploration and combat since Elden Ring.

(BG3 would probably be up there with world immersiveness and rewarding the player's inquisitiveness as well but haven't played it yet.)

 

[Hudo]

• Rise of the Ronin - 6
• Princess Peach: Showtime! - 7

Heh.

 

[cash_longfellow]

Best RPG this year and no one talks about it.

Tell me more…someone says best RPG of a year, it definitely raises my interest

Edit - Oh, only on Switch? That's a bummer.

 

[hemo memo]

Reviews:

• Shiren The Wanderer: The Mystery Dungeon of Serpentcoil Island - 9

Wow. High praise from EDGE for a game i've never heard of. They don't give 9s easily.

 

[bender]

Tell me more…someone says best RPG of a year, it definitely raises my interest

Edit - Oh, only on Switch? That's a bummer.

I'm guessing it will find its' way to Steam just like just like Tower of Fortune and Dice of Fate did.

...and shame on you for not having the best gaming platform for the past 7 years.

 

[Lucifers Beard]

Dragons Dogma 2 is not a 9 so far for me. It's good and I'm having some fun with it but it's a fucking mess.

 

[TGO]

Well It's a 9.5 for me and apparently a 9 for Edge
...opinions,how do they work...

I know
Opinions, they're like assholes
Everyone has one and they all stink.
But still the game has a wonderful crafted world and fantastic character creation.
But the the mission structure and bad animation during conversations, the lack of traverse options and enemy variations make for a game that could do with some very obvious improvements which no one no matter how much they love the game can deny.
A 9 is definitely not what it deserves but what it could achieve if it was better.
I ain't hating on the game, it's just lacking in areas you wouldn't expect and that's an opinion many have because it true.
If it's a 9.5 for you then great, you wasn't expecting much from a GAME, let alone Dragons Dogma 2.
And that's okay

 

[semiconscious]

I like Dragons Dogma 2 but it's not a 9 or even a 8

gotta agree. I was really hesitant to get the game, thinking it was just more of the same, &, while it turns out I was right, I've still ended up having a great time with it. but, yeah: much more a solid mid-range game, imo...

 

[cash_longfellow]

I'm guessing it will find its' way to Steam just like just like Tower of Fortune and Dice of Fate did.

...and shame on you for not having the best gaming platform for the past 7 years.

I'll grab it on Steam for sure. I had a Switch, but I let my ex-fiancé take it when we split. I have no interest in getting one again (at least until Switch 2), because it reminds me of her.

As a response to your tiny, passive aggressive addition to your post. Thanks though for letting me know.

 

[Yonyx]

That 5 to Harold Halibut really hurt me. I have high hopes for that game.

 

[ShadyAcshuns]

Wow, gonna have to get a copy of the new Shiren game.

 

[GymWolf]

I would not score dd2 more than a 7 at the moment and from the footage i saw, ronin is definitely not a 6.

 

[Team Andromeda]

EDGE is a joke

 

[GymWolf]

EDGE is a joke

Jokes are funny tho.

 

[Team Andromeda]

Jokes are funny tho.

Not bad ones

 

[Justin9mm]

I haven't played Rise of the Ronin but I have a hard time believing it's only a 6.

Well I'm like 15 hours in and it's like a 7-8 for me but Edge is known for being a bit harsher on their scoring so 6 is no surprise to me considering my personal experience with it.