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Orca_Azure on 25 September 2009
Kantor said:
Wow, they gave Demon's Souls a 9.

Wow.

you're in good position to win that bet with aussie :p



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ocnkng on 25 September 2009

Don't have any respect for Edge. Don't really care for what they say.
Happy for Demon's souls, even the hater Edge can't dare to give you a low score!



 

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c03n3nj0 on 25 September 2009

Hm, Beatles Rock Band a 7? Blasphemy!

Anyways, what did professor layton get?



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Kantor on 25 September 2009
Orca_Azure said:
Kantor said:
Wow, they gave Demon's Souls a 9.

Wow.

you're in good position to win that bet with aussie :p

You know, I'd forgotten about that bet. I think even including downloadable titles, I would have won.



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ameratsu on 25 September 2009

Anyone know when the new issue of Edge is out? I'd like to go read their Demon's Souls review.



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ameratsu on 25 September 2009

Demon's Souls review quotes (taken shamelessly from gaf):


"Demon's Souls unforgiving mechanics border on the abusive. But stick it out, and with acclimatisation comes the realisation that From Software is trying to change the nature of dungeon crawlers, and that it's uncomprimising vision is nothing short of revolutionary."

"Demon's Souls has more in common with Geometry Wars than Lord of the Rings. In this world, failure is inevitable, success won by repeating areas time and time again, perfecting technique to level-up your real-life skills rather than merely on-screen numbers."

"Fools rush in, Demon's Souls is quick to teach, for fools end up squished under the boot of a 50-foot tall shining knight."

"Demon's Souls is the antithesis of the fashionable approach to gaming. It encourages mastery over mere perseverance and every reward is so hard won as to make it almost unattainable. But if gaming's ultimate appeal lies in the learning and mastering of new skills, then surely the medium's keenest thrills are to be found in it's hardest lessons. For those who flourish under Demon's Souls strict examination, there's no greater sense of virtual achievement."



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outlawauron on 25 September 2009
Orca_Azure said:
Kantor said:
Wow, they gave Demon's Souls a 9.

Wow.

you're in good position to win that bet with aussie :p

Yep! DS = awesome.



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ameratsu on 25 September 2009
tehsage said:
the hell?

An /8/ for Metroid Prime Trilogy?

SERIOUSLY?

 

Actually, if you average the scores Edge has given to each Metroid Prime game, it equals MPT's score.



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ocnkng on 25 September 2009
kowenicki said:
Edge halo ODST:

This is Halo. The near-perfect weapon balance, fantastic enemy AI, attention to level geography and gigantic tear-ups with hordes of nasty aliens are all here, a timely reminder of just how brilliant that basic formula still is. ODST doesn’t quite take Halo into unfamiliar territory, but it does show how robust and adaptable the core of the game is – and, more importantly, stands on its own two feet as a spin-off that’s better than the vast majority of original games. For that, it earns the right to whatever name it wants. [9]

So they are basically saying that they will give this a 9 because its the same Halo game.

So what was the need for a review then, once they saw the gameplay was identical to Halo3?

Also I thought Edge itself reserved the score of 9 for games that showed innovation in addition to being very good.

Where is the innovation if this is the same as Halo 3?



 

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ocnkng on 25 September 2009
ameratsu said:

Demon's Souls review quotes (taken shamelessly from gaf):


"Demon's Souls unforgiving mechanics border on the abusive. But stick it out, and with acclimatisation comes the realisation that From Software is trying to change the nature of dungeon crawlers, and that it's uncomprimising vision is nothing short of revolutionary."

"Demon's Souls has more in common with Geometry Wars than Lord of the Rings. In this world, failure is inevitable, success won by repeating areas time and time again, perfecting technique to level-up your real-life skills rather than merely on-screen numbers."

"Fools rush in, Demon's Souls is quick to teach, for fools end up squished under the boot of a 50-foot tall shining knight."

"Demon's Souls is the antithesis of the fashionable approach to gaming. It encourages mastery over mere perseverance and every reward is so hard won as to make it almost unattainable. But if gaming's ultimate appeal lies in the learning and mastering of new skills, then surely the medium's keenest thrills are to be found in it's hardest lessons. For those who flourish under Demon's Souls strict examination, there's no greater sense of virtual achievement."

I agree with this review and its basically similar to outstanding reviews of DS appearing in EuroGamer, GamePro, GamaSutra etc.

However the ODST review is nowhere near this one.



 

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