Daemon X Machina scores 75 on Opencritic and 71 on Metacritic

[Cerebralbore101]

Chrkeller said:

Cerebralbore101 said:

Nah, I'd still give 3D world a solid 8/10. Check the bottom part of this post (http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9052662), where I say...

"And don't get me wrong here. I like 3D World. I would recommend it to anybody that has a Wii U. But I would also remind them to temper their expectations. It's not a grand over the top adventure. Merely a great (but lazy) retread. And yes, games don't necessarily have to constantly move forward to be fun. Sometimes a good formula like Pokemon, or pre-BotW Zelda will work great for years. But that is not the same as putting the game design car in reverse. Stagnation should not be confused with regression."

8 is a far cry from the 90+ average.  Point is, different strokes for different folks. 

And giving a game an 8, that you define as "lazy" seems odd, but I digress.   

Giving a game that averages 90+ an 8/10 is still within the general critical consensus. Lots of games get 90+ averages with quite a few reviewers giving said game an 8/10. Look at God of War for example. https://opencritic.com/game/5434/god-of-war/charts It has 9 to 10 scores of 8 and is still rated insanely high. 

Saying "This game is great" is not a far cry from saying "this game is excellent". That's how I interpret an 8/10 score (great), and a 9/10 (excellent) score. 

Almost all remakes and remasters are lazy by definition, and yet those are still great games. Lazy is not a synonym for bad. Not always at least. 

Anyway, this kind  of derails the thread topic. So I'm done with this sort of conversation. At least in this thread. 

If you pick up Daemon X Machina feel free to leave your impressions here. :D

Last edited by Cerebralbore101 - on 12 September 2019