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pokoko on 20 February 2019

The interesting thing to me is that reviews are becoming less and less important to publishers with certain types of content. I've read these obituary threads on VGC before and seen it turn out differently than some people want. Many customers seem to have little problem with the model of limited content at launch, even if it makes others hit the outrage button. Post-release attraction and customer engagement will be the defining factors for this game.



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EnricoPallazzo on 20 February 2019

This should have been a mass effect online game with an amazing story and of course on the mass effect universe. With proper time of development.



EnricoPallazzo on 20 February 2019

By the way, bioware will now be in trouble. Will need to generate money fast and with low cost. We all know the enswer. Release ME trilogy remastered in 60fps. It will print money. Cmon bioware save yourself and make me happy.



Wyrdness on 20 February 2019
Azzanation said:

animegaming said:

Its due to Crackdown 3 feeling like a game from 2007, where it basically ignored all of the innovation and progression from the last decade with an incredibly repetitive missions with a tack on multiplayer that's only interesting feature is the destruction and having mechanics like the lock on basically ruin any form of balance. 

If that's the case, than should all modern Remasters and Remakes receive poor reviews because they don't offer innovations or features? There's nothing wrong with how Crackdown 3 plays, its Solid and can be quite addictive and probably one of the better polished Sandbox games at launch where it doesn't launch with bugs or game breaking glitches. 

Also the MP is a stand alone mode, not a tacked on mode. Different developers on both Campaign and MP.

Remasters and remakes have changes to help bring them into the modern era CD3 however does not it's polished for a game of 2007 standards yes but when games that do have bugs still have far more redeeming factors it's not much of a selling point.



0D0 on 20 February 2019

shame. the game looked impressive back then when it was revealed.

then gameplay after gameplay and i got disappointed

shame



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Baddman on 20 February 2019

not surprising. Hopefully, Bioware can just go back to making great single player games again(that includes ME 3 bad ending or not the overall package is great and Mass effect andromeda is a lot better than gamers made it out to be)



jason1637 on 20 February 2019

Pretty much what I expected. I'll still eventually get it based on what content they drop.



Cerebralbore101 on 20 February 2019
Azzanation said:

Is it just me or have reviewers gotten extra strick all of a sudden.

Anthem on a 70/100? Okay, maybe that's fair, but this game would have gotten 8s and 9s if released 2 to 3 years ago.

How did games like Sea of Thieves which launched with bare bones content received better reviews than a full content, polished game in Crackdown 3 which offers both Solo and MP modes? I am very confused.

I am extremely worried for Bioware's existence. 

Crackdown 3 is criminally short for an Open World game. That, and the missions are repetitive clone stamps of one another. 

https://howlongtobeat.com/game.php?id=38828

49 people beat the game already. Crackdown 1 was a 43.5 hours long for completionists. https://howlongtobeat.com/game.php?id=1964 Crackdown 3 is 13.5 hours long for completionists. The game was a massive step back from the original 2007 release. 



AngryLittleAlchemist on 20 February 2019
mjk45 said:
AngryLittleAlchemist said:
Bioware has consistently failed at making products that people like. Dragon Age II, Mass Effect 3, Star Wars The Old Republic, Mass Effect Andromeda, and now Anthem. That's basically 8 years of being disliked. Of course, at first critics kind of just gave Bioware the biscuit. But now it seems like there's basically nobody on their side. The one game that was really well received from the past 8 years has basically been forgotten (despite getting so many awards, it doesn't seem like a memorable game).

Honestly, I wouldn't blame EA if they closed this studio. I mean, the best talent there would probably go on to do better things anyways. This is not really a case of being unjust in closure.

I couldn't give a flying fuck about the  Bioware of today  .but I would blame EA if they closed Bioware because they along with Bioware have to be held accountable for the situation , MEA a game I enjoyed btw and deserved to continue got thrown under a bus for this and yes Bioware say it was their choice, but you can't tell me they weren't encouraged ,until we are shown that all those ips are in safe capable  hands then I would stick with Bioware but they need direction and no longer get a free pass.

I mean, I agree with you. Technically, there is almost always some blame on the publishers end, especially if they own the studio in question. I also think stuff like the Mass Effect 3 ending debacle was probably mostly EA's fault (I doubt they didn't ask for extended developer time). But, at this point there's so much tying back to Bioware, that I just think they're an incompetent studio. EA is partially to blame, sure, but a majority of it falls on Bioware. And I think if we're being honest, that's not really how people distribute the blame, even though it's the most honest way to do so. 

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JRPGfan on 20 February 2019
EnricoPallazzo said:
By the way, bioware will now be in trouble. Will need to generate money fast and with low cost. We all know the enswer. Release ME trilogy remastered in 60fps. It will print money. Cmon bioware save yourself and make me happy.

Simple but effective.