HAZE review (IGN).....4.5

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Imperial on 20 May 2008

ZenfoldorVGI said:

Parokki said:

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ZenfoldorVGI said:
Still waiting on the first AAA exclusive game for this console and it's been a long hard road.

Uncharted and Ratchet were AAA quality games if you ask me.

The problem here is that there is no generally accepted definition of AAA other than "reallreallygood". Some people use it to mean games with an average score of 90+, in which case MGS4 would be the PS3's first AAA exclusive. Most PS3 fans don't like this definition. =P

I also think this is a bit restrictive, and doesn't correspond with common usage. I've heard many people refer to underappreciated gems with poor reviews as AAA, or talk about the PS3's AAA exclusives right after launch. I prefer to use it as a category for the very best games of a console, that are clearly above the rest. For the Wii these would be SMG, SSBB, LoZ:TP, and maybe MP3:C, for the 360 Halo, Gears, and Mass Effect, and for the PS3 probably Ratchet, Uncharted, and Resistance.

That list is probably pretty bad, but it's just an example of the idea behind it.

My definition for a AAA exclusive is pretty strict:

1. Not available on any other platform(including PC).

2. 90 percent or greater on gamerankings.

3. Full priced retail game.

4. Widely regarded as good, and very popular.

360: Halo 3

Wii: Mario Galaxy, Smash Brothers: Brawl

PS3: Nothing

Games like RE4:Wii Edition, Twilight Princess, Gears of War, Okami Wii, Oblivion, GTAIV, and Orange Box all have 90 or above rounded averages, but they are also all multiplats and therefore don't count in my exclusives list, though exclusives lists only matter for fanboys and sales, because for gamers as a whole, the less exclusives the better. I wish all the PS3 only owners could play Mario Galaxy and I wish all the Wii only owners could play Lost Odyssey, but exclusives prevent that. As fanboys we love when our console gets a great exclusive, but as gamers, we shouldn't care, or rather, we should proactively want our consoles games ported to other systems so their greatness can be shared with other gamers.

Your Definition of AAA is wrong for several reasons.

A. Eveyrone reviewing the game is doing so subjectivley ( keeping in mind media hype , word of mouth etc)

B. A % figure beside a title means nothing , i've had AAA experiences on games rated 30%-50%

C. How would the price of a game determine it's quality ?

D. Halo 3 is largley regarded as good /popular , Drugs is largley regarded as good popular , Murder is largley regarded as good popular ( considering the number of people that have commited it.)

Exclusives alow for a competetive market , a competetive market prevents the consumer from getting kicked in the ass. I prefer the exclsuvie routue.

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NJ5 on 20 May 2008

What if people stopped trying to redefine terms? AAA just means a blockbuster title, always has.

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windbane on 20 May 2008

Zen: Calling Uncharted an Xbox-style game is a little odd, because there isn't an Xbox game it compares to except for the cover system in Gears, which came only a year before Uncharted which means they were in development at the same time.

Anyway, the RPGs will come fairly soon. I guess you didn't count Folklore as an RPG.

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Squall_Leonhart on 20 May 2008

I bought the PS3 for FF XIII but knew that it was going to be a while before the game is released as they usually have about 2-3 years between FF games and XII only came out just before the PS3's launch (here in the UK anyway).

So far for the PS3 i have 10 games, with the intention of buying much more so i would not and could not say that i an disappointed as i would be lying!

Bring on 09' anyway, i want FF XIII :D

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HappySqurriel on 20 May 2008

Two thoughts immediately come to mind after this ...

PS3 fans really need to stop hyping games simply based on how they look. Since before the PS3 was released we have seen long lists of games that (in hindsight) have mostly reviewed poorly or sold poorly.
Being that Free Radical is one of my favourite developers (and hasn't produced a particularly bad game that I know of) I'm begining to wonder whether the size of team that is required to produce a PS3 game is too difficult to manage for smaller developers. Unlike Free Radical, there were signs of problems with previous Factor 5 games but neither developer ever produced such low quality titles until this generation.

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SpartanFX on 20 May 2008

@zen:

just sell your PS3 and stop bitching about PS3(I have noticed you ve been doing it alot,,,for HD consoles in general).I have a PS3 and I love it.Best console that I ahve ever owned ,and I had more than 8 consoles over the past 13 years or so ,,,,I had the best time playing lot's of brilliant exclusives(HS ,uncharted,Resistance,R&C,...) and multiplat games.also alot more good games are coming.

But seeing your attitude ,I can guarantee that you will be disappointed to have anything other than wii(I honestly don't believe you have anything other than wii,,,cause it's just stupid to love wii this much and have 360 and PS3 instead of wii).Some of us here like HD consles and do not wish to see you bashing them in every single one of the thread related to HD consoles.

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konnichiwa on 20 May 2008

WoooooooooooooooW.

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SpartanFX on 20 May 2008

HappySqurriel said:

Two thoughts immediately come to mind after this ...

PS3 fans really need to stop hyping games simply based on how they look. Since before the PS3 was released we have seen long lists of games that (in hindsight) have mostly reviewed poorly or sold poorly.
Being that Free Radical is one of my favourite developers (and hasn't produced a particularly bad game that I know of) I'm begining to wonder whether the size of team that is required to produce a PS3 game is too difficult to manage for smaller developers. Unlike Free Radical, there were signs of problems with previous Factor 5 games but neither developer ever produced such low quality titles until this generation.

I think free radical really needed sony's help in the dev team but in the interviews they kept saying ,,like bunch of arrogant kids,,,no we don't need Sony's help,,,

honestly this gen Sony is really wiling to help the 3rd party dev team,,FR could have easily got some help from Sony for their first game this gen so they could get a hang of the hardware.