Driveclub probably would have scored better if it released before Forza Horizon 2.

[KBG29]

DJEVOLVE said:

KBG29 said:
Somewhere along the way gaming media got upset about this game, and I think nothing was going to change that. I listen to multiple gaming podcasts throughout the week, and the last few weeks leading up to this title have been brutal. Many just took an I don't care about this game stance. It is almost as if this title could not escape the shadow of Gran Turismo, even though it is a completly different game.

I think it is another case of it being a Sony game, so threrefore it falls under harsher critisism than that of other publishers. Had this came out from EA, UBi, Capcom, ect. it would have easily recived more attention, and otained the low to mid 80's meta score that it actually achieves.

I completely disagree. So it's the Media and the fact that everyone hates Sony this game got a bad rating? Is that what you saying?

So if that's the case Xbox Games should be getting 0 with all the hate, along with the media hate to go with it. Nope this game got rated on it's marits.

I am saying exacty what I said. I don't know what turned the media off, perhapps the delay? Or just being to similar to GT, in some uniformed minds? I don't know but many media sights had a bad atitude towards this game, and they let it bleed over into reviews.

As far as the comment about Sony. Unless it is a Naughty Dog game, Sony games usually get reviewed extrermly harsh. Things that other studios put out that get 9's, end up as 7.5s if they are publshed by SCEWWS. Sony has some stigma around it that every game they make is expeted to change the gaming landscape. So when they put out a game that just does everything right, but nothing ground breaking t is considered a failure. I heave yet to see this expectation placed on early any other publisher, most get to pump out the same uninspring sequal year in, and year out to a steady stream of ~9's.