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happydolphin on 08 October 2013
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Max King of the Wild said:
happydolphin said:
I'm a little upset that the scores are so low because I am all for this direction for games, they have their place in the industry. Also, should game reviewers really be reviewing this game, since it also is a movie experience?

I think the game industry alone is inadequate at scoring a game like this honestly.


The scores are low because of the point you make. A lot of the reviews are saying things like "the game play is bland for a game... and the story is bland for a movie"" from the ones i read so far. I havent read one that are like "yes the gameplay is bland for a game. However, the story is oustanding for a game too."

They are basically moving their expectations/criteria mid review and its worked against the game

Exactly, a co-review between movie reviewer and game reviewer would be a good idea for this kind of genre, otherwise we get what we have here, just a total polarization because the goalposts are completely confused.

CGI-Quality said:
happydolphin said:
I'm a little upset that the scores are so low because I am all for this direction for games, they have their place in the industry. Also, should game reviewers really be reviewing this game, since it also is a movie experience?

I think the game industry alone is inadequate at scoring a game like this honestly.

I think they're adequate enough (see Heavy Rain). However, I knew this wouldn't reach those highs simply because...

A. We're at the end of a gen and a game like this isn't fresh enough anymore.

B. These are love/hate titles, anyway, but I believe Heavy Rain is the better game. Always thought it would be.

C. With the inconsistencies of reviewers lately, it's become harder to know/judge what they'll do. 

Still, if you were always interested in the game, and have the cash, I say go for it anyway. This is their first title that hasn't quite hit the highs of past titles. They'll be alright and I expect their PS4 stuff to be received a bit better.

I don't like the pricing of games nowadays so I've mostly been sticking to classic gameplay. However, if this was on an episodal model I would probably give in. I like the idea of games meshing with the film industry. Then again I don't play much games anymore, but in terms of industry direction what QD is doing is vital imho.