RyougaSaotome
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Cheers mate! Also, you totally gotta play further into the game. The high ranking Avalon stuff is crazy sauce.
Soul Sacrifice Review Thread
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Cheers mate! Also, you totally gotta play further into the game. The high ranking Avalon stuff is crazy sauce.
Haha, it's really sad what this has come to...
I guess that I'm more entitled to write a review just based on the DEMO ALONE since I put more time into it than some (most? probably) into the review copy.
apparently so, yeah. =/
PS Nation - 8.0
http://www.psnation.org/2013/04/30/review-soul-sacrifice-psv/
This is actually one thing that stood out to me in the demo;
It seems like a step they put in just to make use of the touchscreen because someone had a bright idea that you could 'wipe' drops off of the cover of the book. It's an odd little thing, really.
Not going to put too much faith in any of these reviews, I trust a lot more in people like Ryouga Saotome and the Red Sun Gamer guys who gave it really positive thoughts and spent a lot of time with the game. I'm still really looking forward to it, although my biggest concern right now is how underlevelled I will feel when the game comes out compared to the people that put a lot of time into the demo.
http://www.psnation.org/2013/04/30/review-soul-sacrifice-psv/
This is actually one thing that stood out to me in the demo;
It seems like a step they put in just to make use of the touchscreen because someone had a bright idea that you could 'wipe' drops off of the cover of the book. It's an odd little thing, really.
Not going to put too much faith in any of these reviews, I trust a lot more in people like Ryouga Saotome and the Red Sun Gamer guys who gave it really positive thoughts and spent a lot of time with the game. I'm still really looking forward to it, although my biggest concern right now is how underlevelled I will feel when the game comes out compared to the people that put a lot of time into the demo.
Eh... similarities between this and MH only exist on a superficial level.
You can just press X instead if you don't want to use the touchscreen.
the only Touch screen required stuff is when you die during a battle then you can help your allies by touching them to make their Attack go up, or touching the monsters to make their defence go down.
Cha
Member
Yep I trust RSG's gaming opinions the most.
As mentioned you don't have to touch the screen to wipe tears. The X button will do. However I feel that the most unnecessary touch feature is also the best implemented one - Cockroach squishing and book spinning FTW!
8 is the fair score, as for me.
my italian website reviewed it if you're interested VGNetwork.it: http://www.vgnetwork.it/recensioni-ps-vita/soul-sacrifice/ (8.5)
my italian website reviewed it if you're interested VGNetwork.it: http://www.vgnetwork.it/recensioni-ps-vita/soul-sacrifice/ (8.5)
Attacking big monsters in groups? If it deserves middle of the road reviews for doing that then MH deserves it for shamelessly copying Phantasy Star.
It just means the games have room for improvement. If the team listens to reviews they can make a better sequel. Not every game is perfect in its first entry. So these review scores seem fine.
You're crazy. How could they give a fair and non-biased review if they played the game?
Also why is the Polygon website so hideous? Whose idea was it for giant edge to edge screenshots in the middle of reviews?
Infinite_Daremo
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I just read this. It was rather short. Seems like a review of the demo. No mention of any content outside the demo either? :S
My problem with it was that he prompted you every time so it felt like a chore. I'd have preferred it if it was one of those things I occasionally remembered or checked out when I was low on Lacrima. I don't know if the prompting is different in the full game though.
Infinite_Daremo
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I heard in the JP release you don't even need to go to the book to do this.
Huh? But thats what happens isnt it? He will only prompt you if you exit out of the book. If you stay in the book, you can avoid him for a few runs before gathering Lacrima which gathers up in the meantime.
And that too.
meh opinions....
All I got from these reviews were A) Play what you like. I've logged more than with the demo, than I did with the last two Uncharted games combined, and those were $65 games...B) Most reviewers didn't play past the demo area, or didn't finish the game to it's entirety. C) Gaming journalist are narrow minded, comparing Soul Sacrifice to Monster Hunter, is akin to comparing Call of Duty to Bioshock: Infinite.
In the end, people were going to get the game based on the demo, are still getting it. The reviews, unfortunately, may deter those who purchase games solely based on reviews.
In my opinion. SS is a game with very few flaws. The voicing acting maybe? But, even that's decent, especially for a handheld game, there is also a JP option.
All I got from these reviews were A) Play what you like. I've logged more than with the demo, than I did with the last two Uncharted games combined, and those were $65 games...B) Most reviewers didn't play past the demo area, or didn't finish the game to it's entirety. C) Gaming journalist are narrow minded, comparing Soul Sacrifice to Monster Hunter, is akin to comparing Call of Duty to Bioshock: Infinite.
In the end, people were going to get the game based on the demo, are still getting it. The reviews, unfortunately, may deter those who purchase games solely based on reviews.
In my opinion. SS is a game with very few flaws. The voicing acting maybe? But, even that's decent, especially for a handheld game, there is also a JP option.
I hope some of them end up reviewing their scores... bleh. seems like they did not give the game a fair chance.
Sorry, I don't mean he prompted me after every run, I just mean that if tears needed gathering he explicitly mentioned it every time. It did only happen when I backed out of the book, but it would've been nice to back out and notice the tears myself rather than having my attention purposefully drawn to it. As I say though, I'm only basing this on the demo.
DR2K
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I have to wonder for all the shit these sub par professional reviews get and the corruption with games journalism why does some of GAF put so much emphasis on these reviews? I'm not complaining about the thread, just wondering if review threads keep getting done out of tradition.
There's a demo to try out for anyone with a Vita and there are people here who post impressions that have no affiliation with sponsers and the ilk.
There's a demo to try out for anyone with a Vita and there are people here who post impressions that have no affiliation with sponsers and the ilk.
QisTopTier
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It's a tradition thing I'm sure and it's nice to have a giant group of opinions in one place, though I honestly feel like the OT is better as it has players who play the game seriously
BlazingDarkness
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Seems disappointing that a lot of the reviewers didn't seem to have played the online, considering how that's been the biggest focus of the game since its reveal - I don't put much weight into these scores.
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chicagocubsfan
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People freaking out that it has a 75 on Metacritic?
Soul Sacrifice takes time to dedicate yourself to. More time than any mainstream reviewer would care to dedicate to a game on a struggling platform. It also seems that boss rushing didn't click with these guys, which is too bad.
Oh well. Soul Sacrifice is the best co op I've played since...
... Splosion Man, maybe? That game was a riot.
Oh well. Soul Sacrifice is the best co op I've played since...
... Splosion Man, maybe? That game was a riot.
rockman zx
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I know that reviews are just opinions but I don't think the game deserves a 6/7, let's hope it does well in the west.
MikeE21286
Member
Hmmm...mixed reviews will really hurt this.
Not a must buy any longer for Vita owners
Not a must buy any longer for Vita owners
It's the curse of being a "hunting action" game. Monster Hunter received mediocre reviews until the series exploded in popularity in Japan, and then scores magically improved.
Monster Hunter: 68/100
Monster Hunter Freedom: 71/100
Monster Hunter Freedom 2: 72/100
Monster Hunter Freedom Unite: 81/100
Monster Hunter Tri: 84/100
Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate: 82/100 & 79/100
As a guy who is on the fence about getting a Vita for Soul Sacrifice and has no experience with the demo or anything, I'd like to know what exactly is wrong with what was written in the reviews and if someone could clear up any factual errors and misconceptions they may have made. I have no idea what anyone is saying on both sides and have no point of reference.
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
It's a good thing Sony released a demo because I think a lot of sales would've been lost if we only had reviews to go on.
MikeE21286
Member
Maybe the games got better too?
I tried monster hunter freedom unite and imo it does not deserve a 81, soul sacrifice, even if it's not a game for me(infact i won't buy it), deserves a 8.5-9 at least imo.
grimshawish
Banned
Scoees don't seem too bad to me...
peanutbutterlatte
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Didn't stop me from experiencing Kid Icarus. There's plenty games out there that have middling critical scores that actually turn out pretty great.
If you try the game you'll see that this game deserves higher scores.
Seems like most people have invested a lot of time into the demo and think it's better than the scores indicate. Also seems like some of the reviews don't take into account online play in their scores or didn't have access to it before they published their reviews
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