Well the reviews confirm a very strong story, gameplay is what it is, from what I have seen, and I have tried to be careful what I'm watching and posting.
This game is supposed to be a memorable experience, right up there with TLOU. I'll let you guys know.
comment by Amigawolf no longer MIA (U18508)
posted 12 minutes ago
Well the reviews confirm a very strong story, gameplay is what it is, from what I have seen, and I have tried to be careful what I'm watching and posting.
This game is supposed to be a memorable experience, right up there with TLOU. I'll let you guys know.
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It wont be at the level of TLOU no way Amiga IMO anyway. I also dont like it when you get an "action game" with RPG "elements" I would prefer an out an out RPG. I really think the only way I will be playing this is if down the line they release it on PS Plus and with the PS5 not that far away I very much doubt that will happen
Well it is up there with TLOU review scores, which in itself tells you this is something special.
The story is what drives this game and makes it memorable, I have tried to stay away from hearing too much about it, but apparently it works.
I really enjoyed TLOU, I have played through it multiple times, how it compares, I'll know in about a week
Amiga
The game 'Vampyr' looks good, its from the same team that did life is strange.
Did you ever play season 2 of that out of interest?
I haven't, you play as the main girls best friend and yoi dont have any powers so it didn't interest me too much.
To be honest didn't know anything about Vampyr until it was pointed out to me, but if they did Life is Strange, then it is worth looking more into.
Having said that I don't game very much these days, and if I do it's mostly messing about in VR, I did keep tabs on Life is Stange, but never bothered with it, although it was getting some high praise.
I probably wouldn't have bothered with God of War, But with the reviews and story top notch, I figure it is worth some of my time.
Detroit and TLOU2 were the games I was waiting for, Dreams has me intrigued too.
A different take.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rv9iF5Yc-Yc
A review of the reviews. sums up whats happening with this game.
Amiga I brought this up before but I pay no attention to "pre-reviews" Sony decide who gets a copy of the game before hand. Countless games have burned gamers with these sort of things. They choose the guys that aint gonna bad review them if they do they get blacklisted... its the truth and you know it !!
Mafia 3 got amazing reviews but was utter mince, boring repetitive. Easily the worst of the franchise, I was so disappointed with it.
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I aint hating or anything I hope its great, the more great games the better, but all these reviews are pretty much done the day they get the copy they all want their reviews out first to get attention.
on metacritic there is so many 100 scores, nope, it aint a perfect game no way, never played a perfect game in my life, never will. very little of the reviews actually explain why its so good. Just that its amazing, combat is excellent, story is great well done Sony. Na sorry I need to know what makes it great not just that it is.
If it was really all that people would be going nuts and in great detail as to why its so amazing... I mean if your gonna say the game is perfect then I would expect details and examples of what makes it so.
Wait a week, besides like any game when its released it will prob need a patch after a week
Very few games will get this sort of critical acclaim delboy, companies may be able to swing a vote or two, but the reality any game above 90 is worth a second look.
Sea of Thieves MS big title this month was pilloried by the critics, so companies have not the control you imagine.
Having said that I myself have been critical of reviews, certain games seem to get a pass on name alone, but rarely will they hit 94 on meta.
This game is a tricky one to review, it is massively story driven, so you don't want to give too much away, I'm banking on the story being the biggest part of the game, everything else is just supporting it.
Further more.....these review copies went out last week and the NDA dropped this week. I have seen plenty of reviews that tell me why this game is so good without going into spoiler territory and they tell me why it is so good. Stop with the conspiracy theories. Also pretty much every web site tells you the top score they give does not mean a perfect game.
Oh review copies have been sent to 75 outlets.......seriously if you think you can guess 75 outlets that will love your game you are having a laugh, also they are all the big ones including ones that are notorious for dumping on games.
Hi Simon, always good to hear from you buddy, you interested in this game?
Yo Amiga I most certainly am especially since they seemed to have moved away from the button mash that I found 3 to be.
And the fact that it has Zelda style praise is pretty incredible for this franchise that was certainly fading at the end of the last generation.
This I feel is something MS need to take note of since all their big exclusives are floundering and i don't feel the need to play Halo or Gears which is a shame as I enjoy them.
However, due to time restraints and such I don't think I'll be picking this up just yet - simply because I have loads of stuff to play so need to stop building up my back log. Been very good no wolf2, fc5 or how!
Yes 3 was a button mash, but that is God of War in general, And I have to take my hat off to the developers in making the leap they have.
It's still God of War but on a whole new level.
comment by delboy82 (U7141)
posted 8 hours, 14 minutes ago
Amiga I brought this up before but I pay no attention to "pre-reviews" Sony decide who gets a copy of the game before hand. Countless games have burned gamers with these sort of things. They choose the guys that aint gonna bad review them if they do they get blacklisted... its the truth and you know it !!
Mafia 3 got amazing reviews but was utter mince, boring repetitive. Easily the worst of the franchise, I was so disappointed with it.
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This sounds like you think the general public would be better taking your opinion of a game than those reviewers.
Mafia 3 wasn’t good to you so that means all the good reviews were wrong and no one else will agree with them?
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comment by delboy82 (U7141)
posted 8 hours, 14 minutes ago
Amiga I brought this up before but I pay no attention to "pre-reviews" Sony decide who gets a copy of the game before hand. Countless games have burned gamers with these sort of things. They choose the guys that aint gonna bad review them if they do they get blacklisted... its the truth and you know it !!
Mafia 3 got amazing reviews but was utter mince, boring repetitive. Easily the worst of the franchise, I was so disappointed with it.
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This sounds like you think the general public would be better taking your opinion of a game than those reviewers.
Mafia 3 wasn’t good to you so that means all the good reviews were wrong and no one else will agree with them?
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Well I would also say I don't remember any amazing reviews for Mafia. Vaguely remember 1 good one and then lots of average ones with most places citing the same issues.
But at the same time one of my favourite games last generation was dead island. Don't see why we we need to have this conspiracy theory because lots of people like something......
Just for reference, Mafia 3 sits at 62 on Meta.
God of War has risen to 95. Which is a hell of a score for any game.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyYbCNp1Rjk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80LJg66chYQ&t=164s
Great little interview
comment by Amigawolf no longer MIA (U18508)
posted 2 days, 1 hour ago
Just for reference, Mafia 3 sits at 62 on Meta.
God of War has risen to 95. Which is a hell of a score for any game.
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This is the point I was making yes Mafia is now scored at 62. However in the week before it was released the "critic" pre - release reviews were up around 90 !! ......All pre release date reviews have been removed now and the score has dropped to what it should be. This is exactly the point I am raising. Unless it is a multiplayer based game I now tend to wait.
Honest go and check they removed EVERY pre release review. That was the last time I got burned with those !!
There might have been a few high scores for Mafia 3 delboy, which may have given it a temporary bump. but you don't keep a Meta of 95 after 85 reviews unless you have something special.
Think about that, 85 reviews from critics and it hasn't dropped below 95, it is getting universal praise across the board.
It seems Sony have something special with God of War.
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posted on 13/4/18
Well the reviews confirm a very strong story, gameplay is what it is, from what I have seen, and I have tried to be careful what I'm watching and posting.
This game is supposed to be a memorable experience, right up there with TLOU. I'll let you guys know.
posted on 13/4/18
comment by Amigawolf no longer MIA (U18508)
posted 12 minutes ago
Well the reviews confirm a very strong story, gameplay is what it is, from what I have seen, and I have tried to be careful what I'm watching and posting.
This game is supposed to be a memorable experience, right up there with TLOU. I'll let you guys know.
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It wont be at the level of TLOU no way Amiga IMO anyway. I also dont like it when you get an "action game" with RPG "elements" I would prefer an out an out RPG. I really think the only way I will be playing this is if down the line they release it on PS Plus and with the PS5 not that far away I very much doubt that will happen
posted on 13/4/18
Well it is up there with TLOU review scores, which in itself tells you this is something special.
The story is what drives this game and makes it memorable, I have tried to stay away from hearing too much about it, but apparently it works.
I really enjoyed TLOU, I have played through it multiple times, how it compares, I'll know in about a week
posted on 13/4/18
Amiga
The game 'Vampyr' looks good, its from the same team that did life is strange.
Did you ever play season 2 of that out of interest?
I haven't, you play as the main girls best friend and yoi dont have any powers so it didn't interest me too much.
posted on 13/4/18
To be honest didn't know anything about Vampyr until it was pointed out to me, but if they did Life is Strange, then it is worth looking more into.
Having said that I don't game very much these days, and if I do it's mostly messing about in VR, I did keep tabs on Life is Stange, but never bothered with it, although it was getting some high praise.
I probably wouldn't have bothered with God of War, But with the reviews and story top notch, I figure it is worth some of my time.
Detroit and TLOU2 were the games I was waiting for, Dreams has me intrigued too.
posted on 13/4/18
A different take.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rv9iF5Yc-Yc
A review of the reviews. sums up whats happening with this game.
posted on 13/4/18
Amiga I brought this up before but I pay no attention to "pre-reviews" Sony decide who gets a copy of the game before hand. Countless games have burned gamers with these sort of things. They choose the guys that aint gonna bad review them if they do they get blacklisted... its the truth and you know it !!
Mafia 3 got amazing reviews but was utter mince, boring repetitive. Easily the worst of the franchise, I was so disappointed with it.
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I aint hating or anything I hope its great, the more great games the better, but all these reviews are pretty much done the day they get the copy they all want their reviews out first to get attention.
on metacritic there is so many 100 scores, nope, it aint a perfect game no way, never played a perfect game in my life, never will. very little of the reviews actually explain why its so good. Just that its amazing, combat is excellent, story is great well done Sony. Na sorry I need to know what makes it great not just that it is.
If it was really all that people would be going nuts and in great detail as to why its so amazing... I mean if your gonna say the game is perfect then I would expect details and examples of what makes it so.
Wait a week, besides like any game when its released it will prob need a patch after a week
posted on 13/4/18
Very few games will get this sort of critical acclaim delboy, companies may be able to swing a vote or two, but the reality any game above 90 is worth a second look.
Sea of Thieves MS big title this month was pilloried by the critics, so companies have not the control you imagine.
Having said that I myself have been critical of reviews, certain games seem to get a pass on name alone, but rarely will they hit 94 on meta.
This game is a tricky one to review, it is massively story driven, so you don't want to give too much away, I'm banking on the story being the biggest part of the game, everything else is just supporting it.
posted on 13/4/18
Further more.....these review copies went out last week and the NDA dropped this week. I have seen plenty of reviews that tell me why this game is so good without going into spoiler territory and they tell me why it is so good. Stop with the conspiracy theories. Also pretty much every web site tells you the top score they give does not mean a perfect game.
posted on 13/4/18
Oh review copies have been sent to 75 outlets.......seriously if you think you can guess 75 outlets that will love your game you are having a laugh, also they are all the big ones including ones that are notorious for dumping on games.
posted on 13/4/18
Hi Simon, always good to hear from you buddy, you interested in this game?
posted on 13/4/18
Yo Amiga I most certainly am especially since they seemed to have moved away from the button mash that I found 3 to be.
And the fact that it has Zelda style praise is pretty incredible for this franchise that was certainly fading at the end of the last generation.
This I feel is something MS need to take note of since all their big exclusives are floundering and i don't feel the need to play Halo or Gears which is a shame as I enjoy them.
However, due to time restraints and such I don't think I'll be picking this up just yet - simply because I have loads of stuff to play so need to stop building up my back log. Been very good no wolf2, fc5 or how!
posted on 13/4/18
Yes 3 was a button mash, but that is God of War in general, And I have to take my hat off to the developers in making the leap they have.
It's still God of War but on a whole new level.
posted on 13/4/18
comment by delboy82 (U7141)
posted 8 hours, 14 minutes ago
Amiga I brought this up before but I pay no attention to "pre-reviews" Sony decide who gets a copy of the game before hand. Countless games have burned gamers with these sort of things. They choose the guys that aint gonna bad review them if they do they get blacklisted... its the truth and you know it !!
Mafia 3 got amazing reviews but was utter mince, boring repetitive. Easily the worst of the franchise, I was so disappointed with it.
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This sounds like you think the general public would be better taking your opinion of a game than those reviewers.
Mafia 3 wasn’t good to you so that means all the good reviews were wrong and no one else will agree with them?
posted on 14/4/18
comment by Randomer (U5245)
posted 2 hours, 25 minutes ago
comment by delboy82 (U7141)
posted 8 hours, 14 minutes ago
Amiga I brought this up before but I pay no attention to "pre-reviews" Sony decide who gets a copy of the game before hand. Countless games have burned gamers with these sort of things. They choose the guys that aint gonna bad review them if they do they get blacklisted... its the truth and you know it !!
Mafia 3 got amazing reviews but was utter mince, boring repetitive. Easily the worst of the franchise, I was so disappointed with it.
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This sounds like you think the general public would be better taking your opinion of a game than those reviewers.
Mafia 3 wasn’t good to you so that means all the good reviews were wrong and no one else will agree with them?
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Well I would also say I don't remember any amazing reviews for Mafia. Vaguely remember 1 good one and then lots of average ones with most places citing the same issues.
But at the same time one of my favourite games last generation was dead island. Don't see why we we need to have this conspiracy theory because lots of people like something......
posted on 14/4/18
Just for reference, Mafia 3 sits at 62 on Meta.
God of War has risen to 95. Which is a hell of a score for any game.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyYbCNp1Rjk
posted on 14/4/18
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80LJg66chYQ&t=164s
Great little interview
posted on 16/4/18
comment by Amigawolf no longer MIA (U18508)
posted 2 days, 1 hour ago
Just for reference, Mafia 3 sits at 62 on Meta.
God of War has risen to 95. Which is a hell of a score for any game.
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This is the point I was making yes Mafia is now scored at 62. However in the week before it was released the "critic" pre - release reviews were up around 90 !! ......All pre release date reviews have been removed now and the score has dropped to what it should be. This is exactly the point I am raising. Unless it is a multiplayer based game I now tend to wait.
Honest go and check they removed EVERY pre release review. That was the last time I got burned with those !!
posted on 16/4/18
There might have been a few high scores for Mafia 3 delboy, which may have given it a temporary bump. but you don't keep a Meta of 95 after 85 reviews unless you have something special.
Think about that, 85 reviews from critics and it hasn't dropped below 95, it is getting universal praise across the board.
It seems Sony have something special with God of War.
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