Oh come on, there's tons of interesting things to find through exploration. You even can solve an old abandoned serial murder case for yourself using a newspaper clipping as a starting point and exploration and observation, which is awesome. And that's not even delving into the whole UFO conspiracy thing.
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Watch_Dogs reviews
- Thread starter ComputerMKII
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Whoa! Don't put these films in the same group as that Transformers filth. The Fast series has legitimately good films while the Transformers series doesn't.
HaterIsHating
Member
First, I don't discredit the reviews but the game itself.
Secondly, I don't hide the fact that my statement is based on assumptions
Thirdly, my assumptions are based on similar games of the same developer
Last, I use data provided by people that actually played the game.
I really don't see the actual problem here.
polyh3dron
Banned
People expect a substantial improvement in graphics going from one console generation to the next, especially when said generations are 8 years apart.
Game of da mother****** year!!!
If a similar gif of Watch_Dogs had been posted in the lead-up to to release the only reaction to it would be "what is up with that road texture"
Who knew.
Kydd BlaZe
Member
Was just watching this episode earlier lol
Because anything but being lyric about a game is a horrible crime!
To be fair, its not hard to find a single named flaw from 4 different reviews for any sort of open-world game. I could do the same for Red Dead Redemption or any other highly acclaimed game.
I think people are just working with a lot of confirmation bias here, as often happens in review threads, and that goes for people on either side of the fence.
I haven't heard of it and plenty of others seemingly haven't heard of it, or consider it some small-time site.
We'll see. It doesn't automatically discredit these reviews, but I will remain cautious.
Statue of Limitation
Member
I read about both of those in the lead up and was super excited. Can't say I've spent a whole lot of time with GTAV after the first playthrough - played it for about three hours yesterday just searching for something interesting. Noticeable things I found:
I found a fruit stand.
and a drainage gate.
and a train if I'm honest, but that wasn't too hard to miss.
Statue of Limitation
Member
And there is one, people just need to temper their expectations for a cross-gen game and not go insane because it doesn't look exactly like target footage from 2012.
JesseEwiak
Member
Well, here's the thing. I've never been particularly interested in Watchdogs. Unlike AC or FarCry, the setup never grabbed me. But, I have no doubt it's a "good" game. In the sense that Maytag is a "good" washer or that Vizio makes a "good" TV.
Until reviewing moves from a Consumer Reports message to a actual film review message, then I have no problems with AAA games mainly getting good scores. But, I have a funny feeling that if we moved totally to a world where game reviews were closer to film reviews, the people who hate reviews still wouldn't like it, because they'd even be more subjective and honestly, the winners would probably be small indie "non-games" like Gone Home instead of whatever "gameplay" first game is the belle of the ball.
IdreamofHIME
Member
CEX? we're letting thrift stores full of stolen merch review games now?
lol, what a sad day.
lol, what a sad day.
Triggerhappytel
Member
I find Jeux Video are very lenient on Ubi (i.e. French) games. NNog really trustworthy IMO.
MrTroubleMaker
Member
I didn't mean to imply that it should be better. Just a question mainly. If it fixes or makes it worse, these reviews should stat that. By the time we get this game we will have the patched version. So parts of these reviews should be revised.
BumblebeeCody
Member
Cool, make sure you remember that my name has a capital B and a capital C.
Assassins Creed is poor series. Child of Light is a good game, sure. Far Cry 3 while decent didn't really hit with me. Splinter Cell should've stopped 2 generations ago because they've been terrible ever since.
I mean shit, sorry if my opinion, on games you like may not be up to your standard but dats how it goes doe, bro. Nice avatar too.
I highly doubt this game will get bad reviews. But this game is far from a low score or wroth being shat on. The thing is, it's all irrelevant anyway. The game will still sell amazingly well regardless of what scores Watch_Dogs gets.
If you want, you can trade in the review for a fake Wii Remote?
Should the game be reviewed based on it's initial shipping though? If it's shipped broken or buggy, shouldn't people know instead of revising it?
You guys are so defensive over every little thing and so goddamn jaded.
Can't we just enjoy a good looking game with an interesting take on the open world genre and applaud Ubisoft for taking a dig at it in a "SciFi" setting ?
If it plays well, looks decent and lasts a good while, what in the world do you keep complaining about ? Just enjoy it !
And don't buy it if you're not happy with it, no one's forcing you to, but stop dragging it through the mud at every little occasion before having even played it.
Can't we just enjoy a good looking game with an interesting take on the open world genre and applaud Ubisoft for taking a dig at it in a "SciFi" setting ?
If it plays well, looks decent and lasts a good while, what in the world do you keep complaining about ? Just enjoy it !
And don't buy it if you're not happy with it, no one's forcing you to, but stop dragging it through the mud at every little occasion before having even played it.
Gameblog is again engaged into a twitter drama today, they doesn't sign the NDA and says "We're independaaaaant, we buy Watch_Dogs like everyone to not be influenced", but another journalist claims Gameblog have the Press PS4 version since 10 days.
French video game press is amazing.
I don't understand this submissive attitude some people have. Ubisoft didn't made this game out of the good of their hearts. They made it because they know it's going to sell regardless of quality.
MrTroubleMaker
Member
I don't know, all I know is the DD should be already patched when I download it. That is the version I am curious about.
edit: I'm not trying to defend this game, It's just how I feel with all releases. Most games seem to be a " beta" for journalist to review, then the devs give us customers a day one patch.
Fried Food
Banned
If this is butchery, I'd hate to see birthday party.
Katze mit Hut
Member
wow, that would be a "you are dead to me" moment in my book. How big is gameblog?
JeuxVideo Magasine in France has the same reputation as jeuxvideo.com website. Mainstream review with mainstream doriros with mainstream marks.
A well-marketed AAA will hace always 18+. Plus in this case, they offer Watch_Dogs if you subscribe for the mag for a year... The offer is just after the review. Soooo....
ComputerMKII
Banned
ValeYard
Member
Gameblog is one of the four main videogame website in France with jeuxvideo.com, gamekult and jeuxactu (not sure of which one is the forth..)
But I think they get the worst reputation, their article are full of title that french called "click bitch" (Tabloid title, nothing in the article), and the main redactor is an horrible arrogant person which claim his "independant jounalism" but he's considered as the french dorito pope.
This is how gameblog is seen by majority of french gamers.
ComputerMKII
Banned
That is not true for Jeuxvideo.com. COD Ghost and TitanFall got 75% (and the DLC of the latter 50%), unless you don't count those games as well-marketed AAA.
BumblebeeCody
Member
Apparently so. Twitch did this earlier this year with MGSV: GZ and Titanfall.
That makes sense and fair enough. I'm only questioning this because it seems to me that whenever a developer/publisher ships a game in the state it's in, they clearly see it fit for sale. Kinda like handing your homework, then asking your teacher if you can have it back to add more notes. In the case of Watch_Dogs, late homework.
MrTroubleMaker
Member
yeah, I edited my post when you were replying. lol almost the same thoughts.
I think I failed to explain the way I see jeuxvideo.com. I think this website is pretty good if you want the review of "mister everyone". Dunno how to explain this... They will (almost) never publish a bad review if the world video game press doesn't massively publish bad review. If you know what I mean.
The reputation of this website by gamer in France depends of your age in fact, jeuxvideo.com has a teenager public.
R*'s most beloved game last gen was (for all intents and purposes) a new IP (it being Red Dead Redemption).
Katze mit Hut
Member
K, thx for the info. I guess being under the top4 means there would be a decent shitstorm if this supposed lie was real
Ha. Thats one review down, then.Plus in this case, they offer Watch_Dogs if you subscribe for the mag for a year... The offer is just after the review. Soooo....
Fair enough, but Titanfall is well sitting at 85% in Metacritic, so by your metric, the site wouldn't have it 10 points under the general game media consensus.
What game reviews do you have in mind in the last year that could make them less reliable than other gaming sites ?
TGO
Hype Train conductor. Works harder than it steams.
Gonna wait for more reviews but so far the summary for this thread is
- Game receives good/high scores
- People bypass the review and positives and
go straight to the negatives and question the score
- Game is labelled terrible.
People just have it in for this game don't they?
- Game receives good/high scores
- People bypass the review and positives and
go straight to the negatives and question the score
- Game is labelled terrible.
People just have it in for this game don't they?
Roland1979
Junior Member
"garme jurnalizm"
ha!
ha!
Not one in particular, just say they are generally "mainstream". If someone say to a french gamer "This game is good cause he gets a 18/20 on jv.com", he will laugh.
I didn't read them for years, so I'm maybe not able to explain the feeling, I admit it.
Watch Dogs is cross-gen.
ComputerMKII
Banned
You didn't read the thread, did you?
GarciaHotspur
Member
Gameblog have a very bad reputation here in France.
