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Alex W.

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Much as I like the game, there’s not much I’d disagree with in the text of the review. I think they overlooked how interesting it is having only an indirect control over the powers at the most crucial moments, which pivot more on the lessons you’ve imparted earlier by your actions. That’s something I think really merits discussion and I hope gets taken up by another game in the future.

 

Scores are :coffee:.

 

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On 30/12/2019 at 23:09, Alex W. said:

so it would be worth reading it before critiquing the critique.

 

lol.  Spot the ones who clearly haven't read the review and just want to throw a tantrum because a game they enjoyed wasn't enjoyed by someone else.   sheeeesh

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Mr. Gerbik

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28 minutes ago, rafaqat said:

 

lol.  Spot the ones who clearly haven't read the review and just want to throw a tantrum because a game they enjoyed wasn't enjoyed by someone else.   sheeeesh

They want objective reviews that line up perfectly with their own opinions, that's surely not too much to ask?

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19 hours ago, rafaqat said:

 

lol.  Spot the ones who clearly haven't read the review and just want to throw a tantrum because a game they enjoyed wasn't enjoyed by someone else.   sheeeesh

 

19 hours ago, Mr. Gerbik said:

They want objective reviews that line up perfectly with their own opinions, that's surely not too much to ask?

 

On ‎30‎/‎12‎/‎2019 at 22:59, PeteBrant said:

For me it’s the easiest GOTY for some time , but I’m fine with people not liking it, horses for courses and all that . 

 

Some tantrum.

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Pixelated Ben

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On 30/12/2019 at 17:25, Alex W. said:

Maybe the reason the next month tease is a giant number 6 is because they expected this conversation. Or not.

 

I still can’t figure out how last month’s tease fits in to this issue.

I'm at work at the moment, so can't reference my Edge, but wasn't last month's tease in Italian flag colours, and this month's company review is an Italian company?

EDIT: According to post above, it was India's flag, and the news feature is on the gaming scene in India. So.... ignore my comment.

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Kevvy Metal

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3 minutes ago, Benny said:

That looks bang on to me.

 

Absolutely not. 

Death Stranding is a 9, or a 5 stars or whatever. 

A Plague Tale: Innocence is somewhere between a 6 and a 7, 3 stars... maybe 4 on a good day. 

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Mogster

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6 minutes ago, Kevvy Metal said:

 

Absolutely not. 

Death Stranding is a 9, or a 5 stars or whatever. 

A Plague Tale: Innocence is somewhere between a 6 and a 7, 3 stars... maybe 4 on a good day. 

I imagine Edge's reviewers of those games had the opposite view.

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Kevvy Metal

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50 minutes ago, Mogster said:

I imagine Edge's reviewers of those games had the opposite view.

 

Yes, which is why they scored them differently that I would. 

A reviewer is basically paid to be wrong, publically. 

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No such thing as a wrong score it's all subjective and that's ok. I'd rather read the reason why they gave them scores rather than out of context just use a number. No need to get bent out of shape about some video game scores

 

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Mr. Gerbik

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3 hours ago, Strafe said:

Another curse of the Edge cover victim!

 

 

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At least this cover game came out! What was that weird textureless game which showed some futuristic completely empty cityscape? It was revolutionary apparently.

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Count Buffalos

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I think that at one point Edge’s reviews were felt to be authoritative. It certainly seemed that way to me back in the PS1 era. That’s no longer the case for me, they’re just one opinion of many. The quality of writing isn’t the pinnacle it once was, there are lots of well written reviews these days. I’d hasten to add that the bar was probably lower back on the day, which is mostly confirmed by reading back issues.

 

For my tastes, I agree with what they say as much as I disagree but that’s ok. 

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3 hours ago, Mr. Gerbik said:

At least this cover game came out! What was that weird textureless game which showed some futuristic completely empty cityscape? It was revolutionary apparently.

God we are going back a bit there, I remember it too though! 

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It sounds like Exo - a PS2 game by Particle Systems, the makers of Subwar: 2050 and I-War. It looked pretty cool, and it's stuck in my memory ever since that preview - Subwar and I-War were brilliant, hard sci-fi action games, and the aesthetic of Exo looked really interesting, with its flat textures and liberal use of stark white. It looked a bit like a cross between an architect's rendering and Mirror's Edge.

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Mr. Gerbik

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11 minutes ago, K said:

It sounds like Exo - a PS2 game by Particle Systems, the makers of Subwar: 2050 and I-War. It looked pretty cool, and it's stuck in my memory ever since that preview - Subwar and I-War were brilliant, hard sci-fi action games, and the aesthetic of Exo looked really interesting, with its flat textures and liberal use of stark white. It looked a bit like a cross between an architect's rendering and Mirror's Edge.

Exo! That's it. Your memory is better than most of us here.

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