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Guitarguy on 17 February 2016
CGI-Quality said:
 

I didn't say people weren't entitled to valid concerns. But, he was clear that his disappointment comes from the scores and not, necessarily, the game itself (the purpose of our discussion). 

Of course I am disappointed with the score SFV has received, it impacts negatively on the future of the series in an environment where one unsuccessful game can mean the end of a franchise(CAN, not will). I did expect more though.



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Guitarguy on 17 February 2016
CGI-Quality said:
padib said:

For some people scores and reception are important, and he was clear that he is disappointed to hear that there was negative reception on a game from a series which he esteems highly. And he mentions that to him this is not the first time he sees it.

Perhaps in his eyes this points to a degradation of quality of some sorts.

Is it valid? The question is, are the scores and the way they are set up valid. The question is, what would be the issue that would cause a lower score. In this case, the issue is a lack of content. That is a valid concern.

I have to admit that after going through the thread and realizing that people need to earn a good portion of characters League of Legends style after paying full price for a game, that's a legitimate concern.

I didn't say people weren't entitled to valid concerns. But, he was clear that his disappointment comes from the scores and not, necessarily, the game itself (the purpose of our discussion). 

 

Guitarguy said:


I don't disagree with you but this is a thread solely dedicated to Street Fighter V reviews here... Surely you must have expected people to talk about the scores.

You misunderstand me. I'm not saying people can't or shouldn't discuss reviews. I'm saying, as I say anywhere about this topic, that too often, it's the number that becomes the focal point, rather than the review itself. You said you were more disappointed in the score, but expect to enjoy the game. I have no major qualms with that. I just don't see the need to worry about a score when one plans to enjoy the game. That's all. :)

Ahh I understand now. I can agree with what you are saying for sure.



Guitarguy on 17 February 2016
CGI-Quality said:
Guitarguy said:

Of course I am disappointed with the score SFV has received, it impacts negatively on the future of the series in an environment where one unsuccessful game can mean the end of a franchise(CAN, not will).

The purpose of this thread IS THE SCORE(Street Fighter Review thread), that is what I am talking about. That is the purpose of this thread. My own opinion on the game itself is undecided as I have not yet played it.

You missed the rest of the quote, but I will continue with you, here. I don't expect an 82 on Metacritic to really impact the future of the series (there will be other things that I expect to slow it down, however). As for the purpose being "THE SCORE" - again, I haven't said that you can't discuss it nor that you're wrong for being disappointed. The point, again, is I don't see a need to worry about it, based on what I said above.

Yeh I didn't get to read your reply to the other forum member padib before I wrote my reply. You sure type fast :P I can agree with you the actual score being more important than it actually should be, but I do fear it could lead to the the end of certain franchises. We all know SFV was not going to be made anytime soon had Sony not stepped in and co-funded the game.



Guitarguy on 17 February 2016
CGI-Quality said:
Guitarguy said:

We all know SFV was not going to be made anytime soon had Sony not stepped in and co-funded the game.

This is my main concern with the franchise. It's worrisome to think that if someone hadn't stepped in, we may not have seen the game for another two years, and who knows, by then, we may be on an entirely new cycle altogether.

I think SFV will be a huge success in terms of units sold. When I went into a local retailer(like a Best Buy) an asked for SFV the lady at the counter said "how did I know you were going to ask for that game", this was at 1pm on launch day and it was the last copy they had available so they must have sold fast.



Goodnightmoon on 17 February 2016
TruckOSaurus said:
Goodnightmoon said:

And what happens with the 99% of Steam reviews that say "dont buy this game"

http://store.steampowered.com/app/310950/?l=english

Those arent reliable either?

One thing I can tell is that your abilities for compiling stats are not reliable at all. The reviews currently stand at 1,073 negative versus 721 positive that's around 60% not 99%.

Yes? Now go down and look the steam reviews because that is what I was talking about in my post, and watch how like 95% (or more) of the users dont recomend it, and you need to have the game in order to make a review. Also a 6/10 on Steam usually means the game is shit for some reason, anybody who is used to steam knows it.



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method114 on 17 February 2016
padib said:
Guitarguy said:

Ahh I understand now. I can agree with what you are saying for sure.

Let me continue where you left off.

It is possible to enjoy a game, but also feel like the value is not fully there. In that case it would be a source of worry because the value is reducing over time and it could show a trend in the industry, the trend being that of microtransactions in fully paid games. To me, it's as worrisome as DRM, and that cost MS the gen.

It would not stop me from buying the game, but I would buy it with concerns.

This. I played it last night I did enjoy it to an extent but yes I could see the value was not there. Like I said before though with a game like this I want it released as quickly as possible and I can wait for the rest. It needs to be free though if they're charging $60 which it is. Also Capcom already stated everything will be avaliable via playing the game so I'm not to worried about that.

At the end of the day doing this is a huge risk for any gaming company because it puts them in a position where reviews could be really bad and users could stop playing before all the content is released. I think Capcom did it anyways because 1. It's Street fighter 2. It's a competition based game so they have the comps to hold them afloat and 3. They'll rely on the word of mouth to let people know the new content is much better once it's released.



Snoopy on 17 February 2016

If it wasn't for the Street fighter brand, this game would've got mid 60- 70 scores all around. Kind of like how MGS5 got perfect scores because of kojima and it's his last metal gear game.



Wright on 17 February 2016
CGI-Quality said:

Slightly off-topic, but I haven't played MGS5 yet (and was planning on getting it later this week). What was wrong with it?

 

It's incomplete. And it has a lot of repetition to make up for the lack of content.



Wright on 17 February 2016
CGI-Quality said:
Wright said:

 

It's incomplete. And it has a lot of repetition to make up for the lack of content.

Mteal Gear incomplete? The first I've heard of it.

 

On Metal Gear's defense, Metal Gear Solid 2 was also an incomplete game (had lot of cut content, some of it that was actually important). But on MGSV's case, there's whole chapters missing, plus some other controversial stuff.



ReimTime on 17 February 2016
CGI-Quality said:
Wright said:

 

On Metal Gear's defense, Metal Gear Solid 2 was also an incomplete game (had lot of cut content, some of it that was actually important). But on MGSV's case, there's whole chapters missing, plus some other controversial stuff.

Whole chapters? Sheesh...

I read many Steam user reviews and they never even mentioned that. Then again, I've bought some games on there that were supposedly good, only to find that I would end up hating them!

MGSV is like the Naruto or the Bleach of the MGS series. A crap ton of filler. The game itself is quite good, and the gameplay/mechanics/graphics are the best that the franchise has seen (not to mention the addition of online play); but the real problem is the story. Much like Naruto would place meanless filler in between the true story episodes, MGSV has lots of filler missions in between the story missions to make the game appear longer (and you have to play through the vast majority of them to progress to the next story mission). Finally, like Wright said, there was story content cut from the game which is probably why they added the filler.

Other than that, it is a good game - which accounts for the glowing reviews. As a Metal Gear game however, from the context of the other games in the series, some aspects are severely lacking.



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