Onyxmeth said:
outlawauron said:
Onyxmeth said:
outlawauron said:
BengaBenga said:
I really think reviewers are biased towards genres, which is a shame. This gen it's pretty much anti-JRPG for some reason (I guess linearity is all of a sudden a big no) while every other shooter gets big scores. That's ridiculous really. Genres should be treated more or less equally.
Lost Odyssey has a metacritic ranking of only 78, that's the 158th game on the 360 list. |
I'm sorry to do this but how in the world did Persona 4, Valkyria Chronicles, and Tales of Vesperia get great scores?
And topic creator, just because someone doesn't think SO 4 is amazing and you think so (without even playing it) doesn't mean game reviewers are wrong.
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This is what I was trying to say you stealer. 
It seems to be much less about JRPGs getting shafted and simply about someone nitpicking about one or two RPGs they personally like not getting a bonkers score. It seems to me the more universally liked an RPG is, the better it's Meta is also.
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This is true but there are exceptions to every rule. FF 12 comes to mind. (even though I love it, it's pretty even on the hate/love side)
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I think a lot of the FF XII hate comes from it being a Final Fantasy. It's a double edged sword. On one hand, it's got an advantage with reviewers because of name value. On the other hand, it gets judged against other Final Fantasies and gets a backlash because of how different it was. Problems with the story and gameplay usually come down to "This is not what I'm used to". In a nutshell, if this game was called Legends of Ivalice it would be more loved.
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My oh my. I think I have found someone who shares the exact same opinion as me. I think if the game was called Shin Megami Tensei: Journey to Ivalice, it would be loved by the same people who hate it.
