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wyvers on 18 September 2009
MAFKKA said:
^ Its halo, how is it supose to get bad reviews? Its like saying a Mario game will sell poorly on the Wii.


  bad reviews do not mean poorly sales.

You could put some rotten fish in a bag, label it Halo: Nausea and it'd still sell millions in N. America.

 

The question just is, what do they have to hide? If the reviews were positive, why holding them back?

We'll know it in some days and after reading about all this, i will not be surprised if this Halo expansion is not that, what some Halo fans are eagerly awaiting.



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disolitude on 18 September 2009
kitler53 said:
disolitude said:
libellule said:
disolitude said:
Games not out for a month. how do sony games get these early reviews? Killzone 2 had reviews a month in advance.

Halo ODST is out in 5 ays and we are still waiting for a review...

 

- preview built can be sent to reviewer, it is not the finished game but it is close so some site use them to make their review

- there is an embargo on Halo ODST review

MS used their money (guess) to not allow people to release their review too early.
One would say it is because the game sucks, or it is not worth the money (too short) but I will not allow my self to say it (it is perhaps good after all ...)

also, u dont want review to break the insane amont of preorder in the USA alone ?

(I know, even if the review are bad, those guys will get the game anyway ...)

I work in online advertising and have worked for sites and online publishers before. There is no money changing hands for reviews... Publishers have to follow review embargo dates and this could be why the Halo review is not out.

However IGN is releasing it on Satuday...well before the game is out. So by Monday lots of reviews should be available.

Anywho, I just find it suspicios when game gets reviewed a month early. Kinda like ..."here, you can review this early if you hype it up and make it seem like its the best game ever"

are you suggesting that sony paid for the review?

generization without evidence i know but,... typically games that turn out great are released early so that great reviews can build up some hype.  games that turn out bad have a review embargo so bad reviews don't turn off day 1 buyers.  take that how you will.

I am not saying Uncharted 2 will trun out badly or anything. Im sure its going to be all that...and then some...11/10.

Im just a little surprised that all Sony high end exclusives as of late are getting perfect 10s a month before they come out. Like Killzone 2 had dozen perfect 10 legit reviews before the game actually came out. Some even claiming it makes Halo 3 , gears of war 2 look like highschool productions.

Now that the dust settled we can see that the game is great but it is not the second coming of jesus like everyone thought. A lot more people still preffer Halo 3 and Gears2 to Killzone2 even if they seem like "high school" productions.

As far as ODST, I don't expect it to be given a free pass. Just look at the negativity on this site for halo. Its the only HD game that sold 10 million without bundles on a signle console...yet people still say its crap. ODST will retain some of the same elements and it will get even more of a beating since people will bitch about graphics, lackof variety...etc.

Id be surprised if ODST stays at 9 on metacritic actually. None of that concerns me though.. I am playing WET right now and I like it way more than Batman AA. I know that if Halo ODST is made with similar mindset as other halos, I will absolutely love it.



darthdevidem01 on 18 September 2009

Also LOL @ the Halo ODST score review dissing just because it got one 4/10 froma fanboy site

Its a Halo game so it will be of a great quality imo.

Uncharted 2 is so far getting the best reviews any game has got this year.......so far

Halo ODST.....we'll wait for reviews from credible sources (not fanboy sites).



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Xoj on 18 September 2009
disolitude said:
kitler53 said:
disolitude said:
libellule said:
disolitude said:
Games not out for a month. how do sony games get these early reviews? Killzone 2 had reviews a month in advance.

Halo ODST is out in 5 ays and we are still waiting for a review...

 

- preview built can be sent to reviewer, it is not the finished game but it is close so some site use them to make their review

- there is an embargo on Halo ODST review

MS used their money (guess) to not allow people to release their review too early.
One would say it is because the game sucks, or it is not worth the money (too short) but I will not allow my self to say it (it is perhaps good after all ...)

also, u dont want review to break the insane amont of preorder in the USA alone ?

(I know, even if the review are bad, those guys will get the game anyway ...)

I work in online advertising and have worked for sites and online publishers before. There is no money changing hands for reviews... Publishers have to follow review embargo dates and this could be why the Halo review is not out.

However IGN is releasing it on Satuday...well before the game is out. So by Monday lots of reviews should be available.

Anywho, I just find it suspicios when game gets reviewed a month early. Kinda like ..."here, you can review this early if you hype it up and make it seem like its the best game ever"

are you suggesting that sony paid for the review?

generization without evidence i know but,... typically games that turn out great are released early so that great reviews can build up some hype.  games that turn out bad have a review embargo so bad reviews don't turn off day 1 buyers.  take that how you will.

I am not saying Uncharted 2 will trun out badly or anything. Im sure its going to be all that...and then some...11/10.

Im just a little surprised that all Sony high end exclusives as of late are getting perfect 10s a month before they come out. Like Killzone 2 had dozen perfect 10 legit reviews before the game actually came out. Some even claiming it makes Halo 3 , gears of war 2 look like highschool productions.

Now that the dust settled we can see that the game is great but it is not the second coming of jesus like everyone thought. A lot more people still preffer Halo 3 and Gears2 to Killzone2 even if they seem like "high school" productions.

As far as ODST, I don't expect it to be given a free pass. Just look at the negativity on this site for halo. Its the only HD game that sold 10 million without bundles on a signle console...yet people still say its crap. ODST will retain some of the same elements and it will get even more of a beating since people will bitch about graphics, lackof variety...etc.

Id be surprised if ODST stays at 9 on metacritic actually. None of that concerns me though.. I am playing WET right now and I like it way more than Batman AA. I know that if Halo ODST is made with similar mindset as other halos, I will absolutely love it.

because killzone 2, uncharted 2, and many games releasing now are HIGH budget productions. costing over 20-40 million.

they polish everything to make a good game.



disolitude on 18 September 2009
Xoj said:
disolitude said:
kitler53 said:
disolitude said:
libellule said:
disolitude said:
Games not out for a month. how do sony games get these early reviews? Killzone 2 had reviews a month in advance.

Halo ODST is out in 5 ays and we are still waiting for a review...

 

- preview built can be sent to reviewer, it is not the finished game but it is close so some site use them to make their review

- there is an embargo on Halo ODST review

MS used their money (guess) to not allow people to release their review too early.
One would say it is because the game sucks, or it is not worth the money (too short) but I will not allow my self to say it (it is perhaps good after all ...)

also, u dont want review to break the insane amont of preorder in the USA alone ?

(I know, even if the review are bad, those guys will get the game anyway ...)

I work in online advertising and have worked for sites and online publishers before. There is no money changing hands for reviews... Publishers have to follow review embargo dates and this could be why the Halo review is not out.

However IGN is releasing it on Satuday...well before the game is out. So by Monday lots of reviews should be available.

Anywho, I just find it suspicios when game gets reviewed a month early. Kinda like ..."here, you can review this early if you hype it up and make it seem like its the best game ever"

are you suggesting that sony paid for the review?

generization without evidence i know but,... typically games that turn out great are released early so that great reviews can build up some hype.  games that turn out bad have a review embargo so bad reviews don't turn off day 1 buyers.  take that how you will.

I am not saying Uncharted 2 will trun out badly or anything. Im sure its going to be all that...and then some...11/10.

Im just a little surprised that all Sony high end exclusives as of late are getting perfect 10s a month before they come out. Like Killzone 2 had dozen perfect 10 legit reviews before the game actually came out. Some even claiming it makes Halo 3 , gears of war 2 look like highschool productions.

Now that the dust settled we can see that the game is great but it is not the second coming of jesus like everyone thought. A lot more people still preffer Halo 3 and Gears2 to Killzone2 even if they seem like "high school" productions.

As far as ODST, I don't expect it to be given a free pass. Just look at the negativity on this site for halo. Its the only HD game that sold 10 million without bundles on a signle console...yet people still say its crap. ODST will retain some of the same elements and it will get even more of a beating since people will bitch about graphics, lackof variety...etc.

Id be surprised if ODST stays at 9 on metacritic actually. None of that concerns me though.. I am playing WET right now and I like it way more than Batman AA. I know that if Halo ODST is made with similar mindset as other halos, I will absolutely love it.

because killzone 2, uncharted 2, and many games releasing now are HIGH budget productions. costing over 20-40 million.

they polish everything to make a good game.

If you think visual and production "polish" makes a good game...you need to reevaluate of why you are a gamer in the first place.



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Kantor on 18 September 2009
gustave154 said:
Lol this seems like Batman : AA all over again.
Really hope the game is good.

Not really. Most people thought Arkham Asylum would suck. Everyone thought Uncharted 2 would be awesome, even before it was announced.



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ameratsu on 18 September 2009

I was expecting 11/10, this is probably a rental at best now.



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libellule on 18 September 2009
disolitude said:
libellule said:
disolitude said:
Games not out for a month. how do sony games get these early reviews? Killzone 2 had reviews a month in advance.

Halo ODST is out in 5 ays and we are still waiting for a review...

 

- preview built can be sent to reviewer, it is not the finished game but it is close so some site use them to make their review

- there is an embargo on Halo ODST review

MS used their money (guess) to not allow people to release their review too early.
One would say it is because the game sucks, or it is not worth the money (too short) but I will not allow my self to say it (it is perhaps good after all ...)

also, u dont want review to break the insane amont of preorder in the USA alone ?

(I know, even if the review are bad, those guys will get the game anyway ...)

I work in online advertising and have worked for sites and online publishers before. There is no money changing hands for reviews... Publishers have to follow review embargo dates and this could be why the Halo review is not out.

However IGN is releasing it on Satuday...well before the game is out. So by Monday lots of reviews should be available.

Anywho, I just find it suspicios when game gets reviewed a month early. Kinda like ..."here, you can review this early if you hype it up and make it seem like its the best game ever"

I do agree that 1 month before looks too much . Same happened with KZ2

Perhaps a sony policy to hype game when they are good enought



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Crashdown77 on 18 September 2009
Xoj said:

 

because killzone 2, uncharted 2, and many games releasing now are HIGH budget productions. costing over 20-40 million.

they polish everything to make a good game.


No, they polish everything to make a polished game. I would rather play something with last-gen graphics that is fun than Killzone 2 with all it's "polish" any day and every day, and I know I'm not in a minority here. This does not apply to Uncharted, that game they did put a lot of time into making it a good game, and Uncharted 2 will deserve every high (but non-perfect 10) score it gets.



silicon on 18 September 2009

^^ If the game is good it's free advertising