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You should want to read the critis in question, I don't think any one of the critics says the game is an uter failure (it would have gotten a rating between 1 and 3)... but it really depends on how the critics were bothered by the apparent down sides of the game: it may be a bit repetitive in nature... and the environments were not varied enough to some people's taste.

That was in the eyes of some completly outweighted by the great story, good acting, amazing game play/fast action.

What's not sure: did all the reviewers get the 1.01 patch in time? (it fixes some of the tediousness apparently) 

Now a newer console will not guarantee all games are "better" I have been gaming since the 8-bit NES days and still go back to some very old games from time to time and they still provide great entertainment... I really like the new toys and how the PS4 performs, but it's only as good as the games on it, I think this one can either please or bore someone depending on their preferences and how they play it, also, replaying it differently may help people who say the campaign is "short" as there are two completely different set of missions.



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Fusioncode said:

sales2099 said:

I gotz google. But thx. 

I thought for sure you would be using Bing. 

lol no. Of all MS's rivals, the only one worth giving a damn about is the one in the gaming space. Apple, Google, Samsung (phones), are all my boyz.



Xbox: Best hardware, Game Pass best value, best BC, more 1st party genres and multiplayer titles. 

 

81 is a bad score, based on 58 reviews?

Someone must be joking!



...Let the Sony Domination continue with the PS4...
sales2099 said:
Fusioncode said:

sales2099 said:

I gotz google. But thx. 

I thought for sure you would be using Bing. 

lol no. Of all MS's rivals, the only one worth giving a damn about is the one in the gaming space. Apple, Google, Samsung (phones), are all my boyz.

And what Apple electronics do you have may I ask ? 

Apple is worthless on on the desktop front and their losing to android on the mobile front. 



VitroBahllee said:
ImmortalHelixFossil said:
Dear lord a 81 meta score is a flop? I am honestly stunned. Can't wait after 1 day when Sony announces that Infamous sells 1 million in one day and we still didn't hear the Titanfall numbers.. Just wait and see!

Do keep in mind, Xbox One owners have a far larger library of games to choose from at the moment. I think a lot of PS4 owners will flock to whatever big release comes out as their options are more limited.


Actually no, you are wrong.  X1 had one more launch title, and none of the games were any better than the PS4 titles.  They both released one big game so far and the PS4 has more confirmed for 2014 than the X1.  In terms of downloadable titles, X1 falls short while the PS4 is on top of it.  That said, after the launch period both are close to equal, but the PS4 has more now and lined up in the future.

 

So if you want to use your logic, you have it in reverse.  ;)



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fatslob-:O said:
sales2099 said:

lol no. Of all MS's rivals, the only one worth giving a damn about is the one in the gaming space. Apple, Google, Samsung (phones), are all my boyz.

And what Apple electronics do you have may I ask ? 

Apple is worthless on on the desktop front and their losing to android on the mobile front. 

I have a Ipad. Its because IOS games get first dibs and has the largest selection.



Xbox: Best hardware, Game Pass best value, best BC, more 1st party genres and multiplayer titles. 

 

Fusioncode said:

sales2099 said:

I gotz google. But thx. 

I thought for sure you would be using Bing. 


Fusioncode: 1

Sales2099: 0



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sales2099 said:

I have a Ipad. Its because IOS games get first dibs and has the largest selection.

iOS games ? LOL 

Do you have anything better to do on that ipad than to use it for something such as trivial games ? 



Its really not surprising to me because it is a Sony exclusive. Reviews is going to be more harsh and nitpicky than usual.

I think we all can agree on my statement. I mean look at Titanfall. Reviewers gave the flaws of that game a pass. Two different games of course, a single player and Multiplayer, but still you get the point.

its a conspiracy



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sales2099 said:
Fusioncode said:
sales2099 said:
 

Classic fallback response ;)

So you don't know how they work? 

Oh I do. Bias always wins out. But at least objectively a Xbox fan can make the case that it has a superior AAA retail selection over the PS4.

Let me just quote your quote you conveniently erased from the quote tree:

"sales2099 1 hour ago

At least we can finally agree that X1 has the better library at the moment."

Which if you want to use Metacritic as some sort of objective measure is, in fact, wrong. PS4 has more green games than Xb one on metacritic at present.

But now you want to limit yourself to AAA retail selection? OK but given the smallness of that sample size right now on both consoles, aside from the boilerplate multiplats wich are a wash, it's not much of a claim and it's not a significant difference.  You've only got TF and F5 in the so-called AAA 80+ meta range. And my PC is capable of playing TF at Xb one performance so TF isn't even a selling point for Xb one.  And according to this thread F5 is a AAA flop being only an 80. So in terms of true exclusives PS4 is actually ahead by 1 point now because inFamous is 81 and Forza is 80. I don't know where to put PVZGW, I assume you're counting it because it improves the numbers, but I'm not sure it can be called a AAA and again 360 makes it not a strong Xb one selling point quite apart fromt he 76 meta. So we're really down Dead rising 3 being THE game which sets Xb one apart from an exclusives perspective, with a meta of 78 it's not much of a glowing endorsement for Xb one superiority...if you want to use metascores as an objective measure of quailty.

I will give Xb one one thing though, It has a reasonably good fighter in Killer Instinct, apparently. PS4 needs to fix that shit ASAP. Not that I care for fighters but it's still an important genre to have covered to be able to cater to all hardcore interests.

So yes a Xb one fan can make a case for better retail AAAs. But it's a weak arse case at best.

Neither console can make a strong case of having a great library of games that says "buy me!". I'm only buying PS4 today because of inFamous. If not for inFamous I'd be waiting until 2015 most likely, and probably waiting for the first price cut. Damn you Sucker Punch and Sony for making me a fool who's soon to be parted with his money!!



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