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Forums - Nintendo Discussion - Splatoon Review Thread - MetaCritic 81% / GameRankings 81.46%

WhiteEaglePL on 27 May 2015
DerNebel said:
Zekkyou said:
Is anyone else getting the feeling that this is going to be a very long thread?

It's still missing that one score of 6 or lower to really get this thread going.


Or that one 9-9.5



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Goodnightmoon on 27 May 2015
Zekkyou said:

On a side note, i think you're putting a bit too much value in the phrase "The most original and enjoyable online shooter of the generation". Considering how few 'original' shooters we've had so far this gen (and the highest rated ones being remasters), that particular bar has been set pretty low.

Regardless, the end score seems good enough. Should settle in the 78 - 83 range.

Original AND enjoyable.

Yes the score is pretty good after all, dissapointing, but not very much.



fluky-nintendy on 27 May 2015

Fair enough. Actually pretty good for a New IP and a 3rd person shooter that isn't the cinematic type. Gilgar hates it though.



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DerNebel on 27 May 2015
WhiteEaglePL said:
DerNebel said:
Zekkyou said:
Is anyone else getting the feeling that this is going to be a very long thread?

It's still missing that one score of 6 or lower to really get this thread going.


Or that one 9-9.5

Both of these scores have already been handed out though...



Conegamer on 27 May 2015

81 is actually a little better than I expected which is nice. Seems like complaints stem from a lack of content and whilst that will be improved, you can only review what's in front of you at the time.



 

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Mbolibombo on 27 May 2015
Mr.Playstation said:
Goodnightmoon said:

Again, no, I can´t understand how the "The most original and enjoyable online shooter of the generation" has a 7.  I really doiesn´t make sense, and is the trend of all the low scores, you read it, and then you look at the score is like what?

At the end of the day that is the score of a boring game. 

But hey, is what it is, it was a risk and this is the pay, but is still a good metascore, so Ok.

Cod and Battelfield are the best shooters of this gen. Doesn't mean much to beat these games in creativity and enjoyability.


Giggles...  what happend to shooters? Once a proud genre highlighted by Quake and Unreal Tournament now dominated by mediocre games :< 



WhiteEaglePL on 27 May 2015
RealGamingExpert said:
WhiteEaglePL said:
When there is free DLC content coming.........reviews should not use it as a con or a pro AT ALL.
Focus on what's there, and say a sentence that more is to come.

That's how all reviews should be done imo. -_-.

No, not really.

Games should come finished to the market. If it has enough content and gets free updates, then that's great, but Splatoon only has 5 maps and like 2 multiplayer modes. That is obviously not that much.

Releasing half finished games should not be encouraged. 


I see the point.  But I think Nintendo did it to not have the drought bigger, which in the wider sense helps the console.

Basically you can wiat until everything is there in 2 months during a month where most people go on holiday, or play it earlier get better and unlock stuff ready for more content. Depends on what you want I guess. (inb4 ninty releases second half of single player where then I would rage.)



Zekkyou on 27 May 2015
RealGamingExpert said:

No, not really.

Games should come finished to the market. If it has enough content and gets free updates, then that's great, but Splatoon only has 5 maps and like 2 multiplayer modes. That is obviously not that much.

Releasing half finished games should not be encouraged. 

I agree. As nice as free future content is, games should be reviewed based on what they are, not what they might be. 

I half expect people to start saying that we should review games based on how much they'll cost second hand in 3 years, or give them a free pass for online issues because "It'll work one day!".



Lonely_Dolphin on 27 May 2015
RealGamingExpert said:
WhiteEaglePL said:
When there is free DLC content coming.........reviews should not use it as a con or a pro AT ALL.
Focus on what's there, and say a sentence that more is to come.

That's how all reviews should be done imo. -_-.

No, not really.

Games should come finished to the market. If it has enough content and gets free updates, then that's great, but Splatoon only has 5 maps and like 2 multiplayer modes. That is obviously not that much.

Releasing half finished games should not be encouraged. 



Technically it can be considered finished as Nintendo's delivered everthing they've promised up to the Splatoon direct. Most of the upcoming stuff are things that take advantage of the core gameplay which is fully intact.

FunFan on 27 May 2015

All I'm seeing in every review under 90 is quantity > quality. And no voice chat. You guys nailed it.



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