| ameratsu said: The content of Jim Sterling's review raises a number of seemingly good points. He is spot on about the problems in Fable II as well as Lionhead's reputation for promising more than they can deliver. Since I haven't tried Fable III yet I can't comment on the accuracy of his review, but after reading this, Giant Bomb's, and IGN's review this game is a pass because it's still riddled with problems. Normally I would opt to play the game for myself but after the epic disappointment of Fable II, and without and significant improvements from Fable III, it's a pass. I still think you guys are WAY too worried about meta scores though. |
Normally i don't care about reviews but i agree with Darth on this one. Jim Sterling's review is pretty bad. He doesn't really talk about details at all, more of a rant about "promises", but yet doesn't talk about what these promises were. He mentions the levelling system, but doesn't mention that the levelling system has actually gone....
Doesn't mention the way the game "could end if you feck up" which is a pretty big thing to miss. He talks about the dog having crap AI, but when i played it at "a friends" ;) it didn't have any problems at all. I didn't even notice it doing anything wrong. If that is what he is basing his bashing of the game on that is pretty picky considering of the reviews he has given before where he has over looked bugs i.e New Vegas, and they be some pretty bad bugs! Another example of how the review is wrong is if you look he says the quests are fetch quests....If you get a quest from someone chances are they are going to want you to go do something for them, maybe go grab some old book they lost in a dungeon or whatever. Fable does that and it get's criticised where as again in New Vegas you do that constantly pretty much the whole way through and it is praised? There are lot's of other inconsistencies with the review that it is quite laughable. Another thing that makes me laugh is the criticism of the humour. It is pretty basic, sometimes immature, occasional fart gags etc.. but hang on, isn't that the type of humour Destructoid is known for??
So it seems Mr Sterling reviews games by his own rules, ones which change from game to game. Hate bugs in one game and it will be savaged, hate bugs in another and it will be praised. It is one rule for one and something totally different for the other.
So i am with Darth on this one, i don't think he got to the ending, maybe didn't even play it at all. Just wanted to get it out there to generate some hits.
