DonFerrari said:
SammyGiireal said:
It holds a 74 Metacritic rating. It wasn't just some reviewers, the game was really average. I myself rated the game in the 7s in this site. It sold well, over a million units, because RPGs in general sold well in that era, and there was a massive marketing campaign behind it. A list of RPGs that sold better or comparable units (over a million):
Chrono Cross
Final Fantasy Tactics
Dragon Quest/Warrior VII
Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy VIII
Final Fantasy IX
Tales of Destiny
Xenogears,
DQ IV,
Arc the Lad,
Star Ocean 2
Saga Frontier
Arc the Lad 2
It was the golden era of the genre, it wasn't uncommon for JRPGs to sell well. Most complaints weren't about LoD not being FF. Most complaints are about its pedestrian story, and the fact that the game actually tries to be like FF. It was the only 4 disc game that I can recall, that if I wanted to go back to a certain town I had to swap discs, the world map was uninspiring (most games allowed for free roaming over a 3-D world map and LoD didn't), and while did enjoy the combat I could say the same for a dozen other JRPGS that I played during that time.
It has built a cult following though, and it is probably more popular now than it was back when it was released which I guess is impressive, but it really deserved that 7ish score especially when compared to other RPGs of the time.
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Shadow of the Tomb Raider have a meta of 75 but I thought it was a great game deserving 85, same with Days Gone. So I see no problem with LoD 74 meta not being considered a classic that could be great on remake, even more when you can change all the problematic portions.
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I will agree on Days Gone. Just downloaded the game a few nights ago, so I only have like 5 hours of play time. I am having a bit more fun than I did with RDR2, mainly because I like the premise more, as I was hooked on the walking dead at some point a few years ago. But I can see how it rated low on Meta. I personally so far lean towards an 8-8.5 score when I finally review it the way it is going. I am having fun, but can also see some of the technical stuff reviewers complained about.
