twintail said:
Runa216 said:
So the Stellar Blade Review Embargo is in a few minutes. What's everyone think?
I expect 85 to start but it;ll go down to 84 by the time it's all said and done
Hope it's higher. Looks amazing but anime waifu games don't usually score them 90+ scores often. |
Current score seems apt, and I think pretty respectable. Will be good for Shift Up and Sony if it does well, and that will only help Sony's latest push into SK. |
IT's got that pretty expected Anime Score handicap. Not a lot of anime-inspired games get the scores I feel they deserve. Like, even just earlier this year, Granblue Fantasy Relink or whatever it was only got an 80 and everyone I know that plays that game says it's EASILY a 90. I've not played it myself but based on what I've seen, what I've read, and what I've watched it definitely didn't score as high as it should have. From what I'm seeing, Stellar Blade should absolutely be 5+ points higher. Rise of the ROnin, too. But they're both VERY anime-inspired so I guess they don't get the love they deserve.
This isn't a strict, scientific analysis or anything but I generally add 5 points to the score of any Anime-Inspired game's Meta in my mind. Rise of the Ronin is easily 81, Stellar Blade is easily 87. I get that the Meta score is an amalgamation of ALL the reviews, but most of the reviews are western publications and I think it's fine to acknowledge the bias. IT's fine. Different cultures like different things but I always notice a distinct discrepancy between the Meta Scores and actual quality of Anime games.
Keep in mind I'm no waifu. I actively dislike anime as a whole and I also tend to be extra critical of anime-inspired stuff. I'm not butthurt or anything, but I definitely notice a difference between the general perception of these games and their critical reception, and it's a pretty consistent discrepancy.
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