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ICStats on 19 February 2015

Ouch. So The Order did live up to my expectations of totally mediocre gameplay .



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artur-fernand on 19 February 2015

By reading the review from the site that I like the most, it seems the problem is exactly what I was expecting: this is RaD's first AAA title, and the first IP themselves created actually and they have no fucking idea on HOW to make a proper game.

They went through extremes, it seems. "People loved The Last of Us. It's pretty, it's heavy on the story. So we make a pretty game with HEEEEAVY emphasis on story. Hum, The Walking Dead huh? That's all QTEs right? Well, QTEs it is!"

They basically took some characteristics of some of the highest praised games in recent years and applied to their game (QTEs, story-driven, it's a shooter...), completely ignoring what made those games so praised to begin with.



Angelus on 19 February 2015
Slade6alpha said:
Angelus said:
Slade6alpha said:

Naw, the critics/reviewers already made up their mind on it. 

OT: Guess my 70 was shooting too high. Still plan on picking it up though. 


And considering the types of games you've played so far this year, this might be the best thing you've booted up all year 

Might be, lol

Damn.. you are going to be so salty when I pass you in GS; just can't let this one go can ya

What makes you think you're gonna pass me?



platformmaster918 on 19 February 2015
Slade6alpha said:
Euphoria14 said:
50-60 I can understand, even the 40s I can somewhat understand, but a 20? Oh boy...

20 is near complete flamebait.. Like for real, to give something that low a score it has to be completely next to broken. Recenty I can remember Quarter to Three giving Forza Horizon 2 a 1/5  

Qt3 should not be taken anymore.  They openly trolled Uncharted 3 and Halo 4 as well.  They just hate on exclusives to get clicks.




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AZWification on 19 February 2015

I'm not surprised by the game's Metascore in the slighest, and I don't think anyone should be surprised either!



                
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Angelus on 19 February 2015
thismeintiel said:
Angelus said:

Not if you also take off the ridiculous above average scores 

Lol, those aren't ridiculous.  If those reviewers thought it was that good of a game, then they are more than welcome to give it that.  However, one cannot objectively give it a below average, especially a 20, while talking about how well the game performs technically and visually, without losing credibility.  If you think it's just an average game with great visuals, then fine, rate it that way.  But to rate it so low, either to try and make a point or just for the clicks, is the reason why people are slowly turning away from gaming sites.

Ohhh I get

People can objectively have a very high opinion of incredibly mediocre games, but they can't objectively have a very low opinion of them. That does make more sense now that I think about it



Zekkyou on 19 February 2015
Dr.Vita said:
RealGamingExpert said:

What else should I judge it on? I don't have enough money to buy every game I want on release, so I have to trust the reviews that the Order isn't all that great.

I might buy it when it's cheap though.


You shouldn't say anything about the game if you haven't played it! Hell, this is like the media... 

People don't need to have played something to be able to talk about it or judge it. I've managed to go years without buying a single game at full price that i didn't think was at least good. You know how? Because watching footage, staying up to date with news and reading reviews gives you a good platform to judge whether or not a game is for you. Sure, its usually not enough to state absolutes about the game, but on an individual level it's (mostly) fine.



thismeintiel on 19 February 2015
shikamaru317 said:
Danman27 said:
Not trying to say this game should get high reviews, but should polygon still be on metacritic? They down rate every Sony game.

Maybe they used to be MS biased as some people say, but so far this gen they gave Infamous, MLB 13, and Resogun 85's, all 3 of which are close to or higher than the average. They also gave Infamous: Last Light an 80, which is 7 points higher than the average. And late last gen they gave Beyond: Two Souls an 80, which is 10 points higher than the average. 

I'm not sure where their MS biased reputation came from, but so far this gen they've given Forza Horizon 2 a 70 (16 points lower than the average).

If there's any site that should be removed from Metacritic, it's Quarter To Three, their reviews are simply ridiculous. 

They started the site using money from MS.  If I remember correctly, early on they were pretty unfair in their reviews, which were affecting Metacritic.  I think they stopped after people found out about their origins.



 

Wright on 19 February 2015
Slade6alpha said:
jlmurph2 said:
Oooo man...looks like the "haters" were right on this one.

Naw, the critics/reviewers already made up their mind on it. 

OT: Guess my 70 was shooting too high. Still plan on picking it up though. 


You just want the Platinum, don't you?



Anfebious on 19 February 2015
Angelus said:
Anfebious said:
Metacritic means nothing, some of my favourite games have 40 or less on Metacritic. This game is going to rock my life once I get it.


Just curious here, what games might those be? I've certainly enjoyed some games with a poor meta, but never anything THAT low

What, never played Shrek: Super Party? You clearly understand nothing about games.



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