IGN has reported the other day that Resident Evil 5’s mercenaries mode is not playable online. Just yesterday, IGN posted their final review, claiming sentiments three times in the actual review such as “No Mercenaries online? Really?”. While I could go on complaining about the lowered score because of it, the real issue is: how did they screw this up?
The online community has gone up and arms lately about it. Reviews have been a hot topic as of late; some reviewers are being called out for not finishing a sufficient portion of the game before finalizing a review. Others, like IGN, push false information before confirmation.
The issue was raised when Japanese gamers, confused, kept stating they were playing Mercenaries online at that moment. All Resident Evil 5 needs is a simple update to play Mercs online. This also apparently shows they’ve never actually tested RE5 online at all. You’d think before trashing this, you’d either check online first for confirmation, or simply email Capcom about it. A lot of people probably see no Mercs online as a dealbreaker. Make no mistake; thoroughly playing games before review is more of a serious issue as of late.
Mercs Online Confirmation:
Link to the review
Additional Confirmation: An interview with Takeuchi on Dengeki a day before IGN posted the review:
“DUO Mode, which allows players to play The Mercenaries through 2 Player Co-Op online, will be distributed at launch.”
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this is REALLY bad IGN!
I didn't expect this from IGN out of all the online gaming sites
I'm disappointed today
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