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vivster on 04 April 2017

That seemed worth the effort.



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Areym on 04 April 2017
CaptainExplosion said:
I blame small-minded idiots like Jim Sterling.

He gave the kickstarter money so he has the right to voice his opinion all he wants, he wanted it to succeed or was at least curious enough to help the making of it. 20 does seems very, VERY low with the closest being a 40 

Bandorr said:
So "XBLA Fans" and "TheXBoxHub" gave it 100"
"Mono Xbox and Somos Xbox" gave it a 90.

Yeah I can see the HUGE disconnect now.

That is weird as all hell. PC version is at 73, XB1 at 76 and PS4 at 65. Seems likes Xbox crowd is giving this one a pass or everybody else is being overtly harsh



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Nuvendil on 04 April 2017
derpysquirtle64 said:
SuperNova said:

Meanwhile Shantae Half genie Hero sits at a comfortable 81 on metacritic. Not all Kickstarter games turn out bad and even in Yooka Laylees case it seems like devs pretty much deilvered on what they promised as far as core gameplay, presentation and story are concerned.

Gameexplains rewiew for instance said that it was an overall good game hampered by performance issues more than anything. I'm not sure about the janky camera and the apparently atrocious minecart challenges but the rest seems fixable at least. It definitively doesn't sound like a 2/10 game from what I can see. It's a shame they didn't optimize it better though.

That might actually be the biggest problem kickstarters are facing, they try to pull funds from gamers on all the major platforms and end up optimizing badly as a result of trying to service too many diffrent ones. Most Indie games would naturally develop for PC or a single Platform first and then slowly migrate from there instead of attempting simultanious multiplatform releases. Look no further than Rocket League and Shovel Knight for games where this strategy really payed off.

I don't think that multiplatfrom release has anything to do with this. The main problem here is that some developers just want to make some easy money on gamers' nostaligic feelings releasing the so-called spiritual successors to 90's games.

Actually for a lot of these ex-AAA-indie failures the issue is more basic:  not all developers, regardless of artistic talent, are cut out to be indies.  You set your target platforms, you manage your resources, you manage your money, set deadlines, etc.  Being indie requires a considerable degree more business acumen and management skills than being a dev in the publisher model, where the publisher takes over those tasks.  Yes, some publishers can be crappy, but that does not mean that a dev leaving that model will magically fix all the issues their games have. 

Not saying this is definitely what happened here, but it is with out a shadow of a doubt at all in my mind what happened with Mighty No 9. 



etking on 04 April 2017

The user reviews will likely be much better, it is a game for fans of a classic genre that died out for a reason. But if you loved the classic games then you will likely love this game too.



derpysquirtle64 on 04 April 2017
Nuvendil said:
derpysquirtle64 said:

I don't think that multiplatfrom release has anything to do with this. The main problem here is that some developers just want to make some easy money on gamers' nostaligic feelings releasing the so-called spiritual successors to 90's games.

Actually for a lot of these ex-AAA-indie failures the issue is more basic:  not all developers, regardless of artistic talent, are cut out to be indies.  You set your target platforms, you manage your resources, you manage your money, set deadlines, etc.  Being indie requires a considerable degree more business acumen and management skills than being a dev in the publisher model, where the publisher takes over those tasks.  Yes, some publishers can be crappy, but that does not mean that a dev leaving that model will magically fix all the issues their games have. 

Not saying this is definitely what happened here, but it is with out a shadow of a doubt at all in my mind what happened with Mighty No 9. 

Hard to disagree 



 

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Darashiva on 04 April 2017
Goodnightmoon said:
Darashiva said:

Jim's review was for the Xbox One version. The lowest score on PS4 are two 4/10s . 

Damn you are right

Jim always review the Ps4 version of multiplatforms, but when he has to give a 2/10 he chooses XBO version xd

He got the copy from the publisher, so I don't think he chose the platform himself.



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estebxx on 04 April 2017

A bit low but well i wasnt gonna play it anyway...



Carl on 04 April 2017

Not having read any review yet and just looking at the overall scores, that's a big shame.

Had high hopes.



                            

Eric2048 on 04 April 2017

damn, that's not good. maybe it can still do well sales wise.



VGPolyglot on 04 April 2017
Carl2291 said:
Not having read any review yet and just looking at the overall scores, that's a big shame.

Had high hopes.

Well, if you're looking for a N64-nostalgia fest, it sounds like that it's enjoyable game. Most of the complaints seem to be that it's outdated, so if that's what you want you should like it.