Ah i see. Good to know! So they are going to have an "accurate audio DLC"? Interesting!
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Gran Turismo 6 Review Thread
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Ah i see. Good to know! So they are going to have an "accurate audio DLC"? Interesting!
Salvor.Hardin
Banned
It's reviewing pretty much like how every other GT game is reviewed. Which is great if you already love the series like millions around the world do.
Colonel Nasty
Member
Yikes at the footage in the ign review. I'm no next gen elitist but they sure make this game look ugly. I'm sure 60 makes a difference but ugh.
One of the worst reviews I ever read. Don't care about the score but it screams lazy and uninterested in the title itself. very disappointed cuz Venturebeat's reviews are usually fair.
Happens to alot of games really.
NullPointer
Member
That's a win in my book. The music is makes me feel like I'm in a 90's arcade.
Surprised withe the Polygon review.
Venturebeat is a joke, I hate racing simulations, let me review this garbage. (Though still a surprising good score, I doubt I would give any FPS more than a 5.0).
Ign is strange, Forza 5 8.8 and GT6 8.0? Don't understand what is better in Forza 5 than in GT6 (Forza 5 is a rushed launch game with only a fraction of the content of 4 while GT6 expands on GT5). Better graphics? Then no Wii game is above 7? (Since no Wii game has HD graphics of PS3 and 360...).
Venturebeat is a joke, I hate racing simulations, let me review this garbage. (Though still a surprising good score, I doubt I would give any FPS more than a 5.0).
Ign is strange, Forza 5 8.8 and GT6 8.0? Don't understand what is better in Forza 5 than in GT6 (Forza 5 is a rushed launch game with only a fraction of the content of 4 while GT6 expands on GT5). Better graphics? Then no Wii game is above 7? (Since no Wii game has HD graphics of PS3 and 360...).
I look forward to the slice of GT they must be making for PS4 as a tease of things to come. They have to do that, right?
astarisborn94
Member
Only really on the OP because its a "professional" review. The review by itself is embarrasing and shows that she was not suited to review the game.
Risk Breaker
Member
The author's name is Stefanie, so I think it's a she. Maybe it explains the bad driving?
Well, at least she made it.clear that she doesn't like the genre at all. Other "reviewers" will straight up troll the game because it's the cool thing to do.
Opinions etc etc.
But yeah given that things like metacritic holds some sway over publisher's decisions, it can't be a healthy back and forth relationship, especially when alot of games this gen have been shoe-horning features in games just to be popular. *cough* RE5 *cough*
Parakeetman
No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
That venturebeat article was hot garbage.
Seriously "news" outlets get someone who knows that the fuck they are reviewing to do the articles. Otherwise you come off looking like a bunch of dumbshits, both the writer and the site itself.
As harsh as that is, seriously there isnt anything "nicer" I can consider writing after having read through that bang up job of a review.
Prime example of what the fuck is wrong with gaming journalism these days.
*Edit
I mean look at the good tech sites, there is a strong reason for why the guys who write about things actually know what they are talking about. The readers are not idiots and will pick up on the bullshit fast. Gaming isnt any different, regardless of what those in charge / writers of the site may think.
Seriously "news" outlets get someone who knows that the fuck they are reviewing to do the articles. Otherwise you come off looking like a bunch of dumbshits, both the writer and the site itself.
As harsh as that is, seriously there isnt anything "nicer" I can consider writing after having read through that bang up job of a review.
Prime example of what the fuck is wrong with gaming journalism these days.
*Edit
I mean look at the good tech sites, there is a strong reason for why the guys who write about things actually know what they are talking about. The readers are not idiots and will pick up on the bullshit fast. Gaming isnt any different, regardless of what those in charge / writers of the site may think.
Escalation
Member
Venturebeat and Videogamer quotes are cracking me up. Amazing that people get paid for that shit.
IGN's review makes it sound like they basically took 2 points off just because of lack of comprehensive damage modeling and bad engine sounds... lol
Kenshin001
Member
Haha, that VB review was kind of left field. Like getting a Britney fan to review a heavy metal album. Some decent review scores, but still sounds like Kaz needs a kick up the backside.
The Gamesbeat reviewer was given the task of reviewing the game to see if it would convert her to a sim racing game fan. OK...no. That's not how you review a game. That's an experiment for a secondary review that doesn't get measured by metacritic that comes out later. That should not be a site's primary review.
Chuck Norris
Banned
I'd prefer reviewers took more points off if it got Kaz off his ass to fix these issues that have been around for ten years
astarisborn94
Member
Several more reviews have been posted:
Hardcore Gamer Magazine - 4/5
EGM Now - 7.5/10
NowGamer - 7.0/10
All will be added to the OP immediately...
Hardcore Gamer Magazine - 4/5
EGM Now - 7.5/10
NowGamer - 7.0/10
All will be added to the OP immediately...
instinct6142
Banned
going to end up in the low 80's
I think it's more akin to wondering what that number next to the passing stat means and then wonder why the character can't pass.
That would be their right to do so.
Also, with the VentureBeat(who?) review, if it was just an experimental review, then treat it as that. I don't know why you guys have to take it so seriously.
LabouredSubterfuge
Member
The author's name is Stefanie, so I think it's a she. Maybe it explains the bad driving?
Fair warning, that'll get you banned pretty fucking fast.
instinct6142
Banned
why shouldn't they take off 2 points for that, seems rather integral for a sim racer no?
turnbuckle
Member
what a pathetic review
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
Venture beat review is the perfect example of geamz jurnlsm. Not games journalism. Two very different things.
Most reviewers take the system the game is on into account, thus scores between systems aren't directly comparable. Forza 5 is the only racer of it's kind on the X1, GT6 has the measure up to GT5.
Chuck Norris
Banned
Well the only thing that's evolved to modern standards since GT3 is the driving model
Forza has less content because they decided to remake the content from scratch. I have to say that it might be a better choice than do what Polyphony did and have ps2 cars in the game. Sometime you should really start over with your content and not have age old stuff in there. I hope that Polyphony does the same for the next GT game.
I think sound is very imporant in racing games, and sadly the GT series(A series I really like) has had bad sounds for a long time and it isn't fixed yet.
metacritic is serious business for some.
Risk Breaker
Member
If Kaz cares about metacritic the only thing to do is casualize the games and go the Shift/Grid/Forza way with millions of arrows and indicators and numbers and bars to fill with clear objectives that can be FINISHED in 10-15 hours.
So please, Kaz, don't give a fuck about metacritic.
astarisborn94
Member
Kinda surprised really. I though that it would land in the upper 80s without too much problems. Currently, the score lies at 81% (rounded) when taking into all all fourteen review in the OP.
polyh3dron
Banned
This is a PS3 title and won't move any PS4s so MS could easily have given them the OK to throw Sony a bone here, it helps toward maintaining the appearance of objectivity to someone who doesn't pay as much attention.
It's at 79 right now so I don't know about that.
Its at 79.
Really? That's just taking games media to painfully new lows.
Venture Beat reviews Schindler's List: Well this movie was just plain bad. Ok so first off you have to wait for like 30 minutes before the action really starts and then it's pretty bad, they barely even fight back. And there are no huge explosions either. Ok, well he blows one place up but whatever. The explosion was pretty dumb. I've seen better CG from my grams playing with 3D studio. Also the camera was messed up or something. There was no color except red in a few places and I'm not even talking blood. Crazy, right? I can't believe it got released. Buggy, boring, lame action. It's like nobody even watched it first. 3/10.
why is that imporant to you?