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Acevil on 10 January 2010
Boutros said:
libellule said:
--OkeyDokey-- said:
Still waiting for a AAA JRPG 4 years into the gen ;_;

Demon Soul ?

other than this ... I dont see

Demon's Souls is not AAA based on metacritic:

http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/ps3/demonssouls?q=demon%27s%20souls

 


Neither is NSMBwii, but I think in the mind of most, these two are way above a lot of 90+ game.



 

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tombi123 on 10 January 2010
--OkeyDokey-- said:
Still waiting for a AAA JRPG 4 years into the gen ;_;

I doubt we will get many, if any. If Valkyria Chronicles can't get 90% on gamerankings/metacritic I don't see any announced JRPG doing it. There just seems to be a WRPG bias this gen.  

OT: This review is reassuring.



darthdevidem01 on 10 January 2010
Acevil said:
darthdevidem01 said:
Barozi said:
riecsou said:
Am I really dumb at math or there are some errors with those numbers. We have

Graphics: 99%

Sound: 99%

Gameplay: 80%

Control: 85%

Story: 90%

When I sum everything it gives me: 453/500 so it's an average of 90.6%.

Nah it's obvious that they don't make an average score as most (dare I say all ?) reviewers.

Gameplay is the most important part of a game and that's why it did not get a 90+ score.

which is odd as the vast majority claim the gameplay is the best part....huh


I think you might have confused combat with gameplay. In which case I haven't heard anything positive about either...besides that it might provide some challenge.

then you haven't looked at anything, tell me what user reviews have you actually read?

I have read all on neogaf, most on amazon, all on ffxiii.net & all the fan sites

I have seen the very harshest critics praise the combat of the game

ofcourse in your view nothing is probably impressive about the game, considering what your stance & attitude towards it was



All hail the KING, Andrespetmonkey

Acevil on 10 January 2010
darthdevidem01 said:
Acevil said:
darthdevidem01 said:
Barozi said:
riecsou said:
Am I really dumb at math or there are some errors with those numbers. We have

Graphics: 99%

Sound: 99%

Gameplay: 80%

Control: 85%

Story: 90%

When I sum everything it gives me: 453/500 so it's an average of 90.6%.

Nah it's obvious that they don't make an average score as most (dare I say all ?) reviewers.

Gameplay is the most important part of a game and that's why it did not get a 90+ score.

which is odd as the vast majority claim the gameplay is the best part....huh


I think you might have confused combat with gameplay. In which case I haven't heard anything positive about either...besides that it might provide some challenge.

then you haven't looked at anything, tell me what user reviews have you actually read?

I have read all on neogaf, most on amazon, all on ffxiii.net & all the fan sites

I have seen the very harshest critics praise the combat of the game

ofcourse in your view nothing is probably impressive about the game, considering what your stance & attitude towards it was


From what I have seen, story and sound are priased, but the rest of the features are heavily critized.



 

Blood_Tears on 10 January 2010
Boutros said:
libellule said:
--OkeyDokey-- said:
Still waiting for a AAA JRPG 4 years into the gen ;_;

Demon Soul ?

other than this ... I dont see

Demon's Souls is not AAA based on metacritic:

http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/ps3/demonssouls?q=demon%27s%20souls

 


It is on gamerankings

http://www.gamerankings.com/ps3/954345-demons-souls/index.html



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perpride on 10 January 2010
--OkeyDokey-- said:
Still waiting for a AAA JRPG 4 years into the gen ;_;

...

......

...........?

Lost Odyssey

Valkyria Chronicles

Tales of Vesperia

Demons Souls

A game can be AAA without metacritic saying so...they are not god....



darthdevidem01 on 10 January 2010
Acevil said:
darthdevidem01 said:
Acevil said:
darthdevidem01 said:
Barozi said:
riecsou said:
Am I really dumb at math or there are some errors with those numbers. We have

Graphics: 99%

Sound: 99%

Gameplay: 80%

Control: 85%

Story: 90%

When I sum everything it gives me: 453/500 so it's an average of 90.6%.

Nah it's obvious that they don't make an average score as most (dare I say all ?) reviewers.

Gameplay is the most important part of a game and that's why it did not get a 90+ score.

which is odd as the vast majority claim the gameplay is the best part....huh


I think you might have confused combat with gameplay. In which case I haven't heard anything positive about either...besides that it might provide some challenge.

then you haven't looked at anything, tell me what user reviews have you actually read?

I have read all on neogaf, most on amazon, all on ffxiii.net & all the fan sites

I have seen the very harshest critics praise the combat of the game

ofcourse in your view nothing is probably impressive about the game, considering what your stance & attitude towards it was


From what I have seen, story and sound are priased, but the rest of the features are heavily critized.

actually I have seen characters being praised overall (BTW don't worry about your hope thoughts, he's quite different than you thought) & said the story was lacking compared to great characters. I have seen combat & gameplay praised & sound praised.



All hail the KING, Andrespetmonkey

Acevil on 10 January 2010
darthdevidem01 said:
Acevil said:
darthdevidem01 said:
Acevil said:
darthdevidem01 said:
Barozi said:
riecsou said:
Am I really dumb at math or there are some errors with those numbers. We have

Graphics: 99%

Sound: 99%

Gameplay: 80%

Control: 85%

Story: 90%

When I sum everything it gives me: 453/500 so it's an average of 90.6%.

Nah it's obvious that they don't make an average score as most (dare I say all ?) reviewers.

Gameplay is the most important part of a game and that's why it did not get a 90+ score.

which is odd as the vast majority claim the gameplay is the best part....huh


I think you might have confused combat with gameplay. In which case I haven't heard anything positive about either...besides that it might provide some challenge.

then you haven't looked at anything, tell me what user reviews have you actually read?

I have read all on neogaf, most on amazon, all on ffxiii.net & all the fan sites

I have seen the very harshest critics praise the combat of the game

ofcourse in your view nothing is probably impressive about the game, considering what your stance & attitude towards it was


From what I have seen, story and sound are priased, but the rest of the features are heavily critized.

actually I have seen characters being praised overall (BTW don't worry about your hope thoughts, he's quite different than you thought) & said the story was lacking compared to great characters. I have seen combat & gameplay praised & sound praised.

What is sad, that sound might go down for me, since Import version has a better main theme. Yes to me main themes matter.

I know about Hope and Snow....but people seem to be liking the character I still hate....so I don't know anymore.



 

perpride on 10 January 2010
Acevil said:

What is sad, that sound might go down for me, since Import version has a better main theme. Yes to me main themes matter.

I know about Hope and Snow....but people seem to be liking the character I still hate....so I don't know anymore.

Main theme aside, FFXIII has one of the best soundtracks I've ever heard in a video game.

The intro & battle themes have been on repeatin my brain for days now.



darthdevidem01 on 10 January 2010
Acevil said:
darthdevidem01 said:
Acevil said:
darthdevidem01 said:
Acevil said:
darthdevidem01 said:
Barozi said:
riecsou said:
Am I really dumb at math or there are some errors with those numbers. We have

Graphics: 99%

Sound: 99%

Gameplay: 80%

Control: 85%

Story: 90%

When I sum everything it gives me: 453/500 so it's an average of 90.6%.

Nah it's obvious that they don't make an average score as most (dare I say all ?) reviewers.

Gameplay is the most important part of a game and that's why it did not get a 90+ score.

which is odd as the vast majority claim the gameplay is the best part....huh


I think you might have confused combat with gameplay. In which case I haven't heard anything positive about either...besides that it might provide some challenge.

then you haven't looked at anything, tell me what user reviews have you actually read?

I have read all on neogaf, most on amazon, all on ffxiii.net & all the fan sites

I have seen the very harshest critics praise the combat of the game

ofcourse in your view nothing is probably impressive about the game, considering what your stance & attitude towards it was


From what I have seen, story and sound are priased, but the rest of the features are heavily critized.

actually I have seen characters being praised overall (BTW don't worry about your hope thoughts, he's quite different than you thought) & said the story was lacking compared to great characters. I have seen combat & gameplay praised & sound praised.

What is sad, that sound might go down for me, since Import version has a better main theme. Yes to me main themes matter.

I know about Hope and Snow....but people seem to be liking the character I still hate....so I don't know anymore.

no it won't as you mean the main song. (you are confusing main theme with main song)

I don't wanna give spoilers but the japanese main song is at the bit of the game that doesn't matter at all

the other japanese main song, eternal love is in a story bit, thats where my hands will be I think

nothing else will change at all, besides from what I have heard of XIII's soundtrack neither japanese songs "tune" is even in the game either as a instrumental piece like suteki da ne was in FFX e.t.c.

basically the HUGE MELTDOWNS that occured when they said we would get my hands instead of kimi iku gara were all for nothing



All hail the KING, Andrespetmonkey