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Seece on 25 January 2010

http://www.n4g.com/ps3/News-463653.aspx 6.8/10

Another review, not on meta.

http://www.thesixthaxis.com/2010/01/25/review-mag/ - 8/10

this ones on meta



 

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Gab on 25 January 2010
Porcupine_I said:
darthdevidem01 said:
Gab said:
Porcupine_I said:

Another 8/10 from the Sixthaxis.com

Synopsis:

Pros:

Audacious premise some will fall into and never re-surface from.

Not another typical FPS; takes chances and pulls most off with aplomb.

Promotes smart play and a collaborative effort, embracing the future of gaming as being online.

Deep immersion.

Huge scope for re-playability and customisation.


Cons:

Visually not the most impressive game out there.

Controls can be finicky at times.

Visibility of what’s going on at a higher level can be sometimes hidden to those on the ground.
Enjoyment can depend on others’ investment in the idea of collaboration.

Full review:

http://www.thesixthaxis.com/2010/01/25/review-mag/

 

Edit: they state their Review is based on the Beta

Something wrong with my post?

yes you copy & pasted it directly I think with maybe an advert code.

Well, actually i wanted to make my own "First MAG Review"-thread, when i saw yours and posted the other review in here without looking, but your explanation is good too!

 

 

Not sure what you are talking about, I have not created a thread about this.



loy310 on 25 January 2010

All of these early reviews are based on the Beta. I say wait after reviewers played the game for at least 40 hours and post their reviews (should be this weekend). Any reviews before 1/28/2010 should not be viewed as credible.

Granted MAG will be hit of miss for a lot of people but a good reviewer will put some time into the game before they go off and score the game like this. MAG is not like Halo or COD, it's more like an MMO for FPS the game is massive even in the beta.
Reviewers will need time to properly review this game.



Porcupine_I on 25 January 2010
Gab said:
Porcupine_I said:
darthdevidem01 said:
Gab said:
Porcupine_I said:

Another 8/10 from the Sixthaxis.com

Synopsis:

Pros:

Audacious premise some will fall into and never re-surface from.

Not another typical FPS; takes chances and pulls most off with aplomb.

Promotes smart play and a collaborative effort, embracing the future of gaming as being online.

Deep immersion.

Huge scope for re-playability and customisation.


Cons:

Visually not the most impressive game out there.

Controls can be finicky at times.

Visibility of what’s going on at a higher level can be sometimes hidden to those on the ground.
Enjoyment can depend on others’ investment in the idea of collaboration.

Full review:

http://www.thesixthaxis.com/2010/01/25/review-mag/

 

Edit: they state their Review is based on the Beta

Something wrong with my post?

yes you copy & pasted it directly I think with maybe an advert code.

Well, actually i wanted to make my own "First MAG Review"-thread, when i saw yours and posted the other review in here without looking, but your explanation is good too!

 

 

Not sure what you are talking about, I have not created a thread about this.

...yes, but darth did, i was talking to him



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Gab on 25 January 2010
Porcupine_I said:
Gab said:
Porcupine_I said:
darthdevidem01 said:
Gab said:
Porcupine_I said:

Another 8/10 from the Sixthaxis.com

Synopsis:

Pros:

Audacious premise some will fall into and never re-surface from.

Not another typical FPS; takes chances and pulls most off with aplomb.

Promotes smart play and a collaborative effort, embracing the future of gaming as being online.

Deep immersion.

Huge scope for re-playability and customisation.


Cons:

Visually not the most impressive game out there.

Controls can be finicky at times.

Visibility of what’s going on at a higher level can be sometimes hidden to those on the ground.
Enjoyment can depend on others’ investment in the idea of collaboration.

Full review:

http://www.thesixthaxis.com/2010/01/25/review-mag/

 

Edit: they state their Review is based on the Beta

Something wrong with my post?

yes you copy & pasted it directly I think with maybe an advert code.

Well, actually i wanted to make my own "First MAG Review"-thread, when i saw yours and posted the other review in here without looking, but your explanation is good too!

 

 

Not sure what you are talking about, I have not created a thread about this.

...yes, but darth did, i was talking to him

Ah sorry, my bad!



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dsister44 on 25 January 2010
wholikeswood said:
CGI-Quality said:
^ ^ Except Wii games don't sport 256-players.

OT: It just got an unsettling review of 6.8/10 From NowGamer.

Don't think NowGamer are on Metacritic, fortunately.

Why is that "fortunately"? 



Twistedpixel on 25 January 2010

Low reviews aren't good from whatever source. This game really needs at least 1.5M players to have legs given that the 1.5M will be split geographically and they need to fill 256 player servers to give the advertised game for the people who want to play it 6-12 months from now.

Unfortunately reviews seem to be as much a popularity contest than anything else, and popularity can mean sales.



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shanbcn on 25 January 2010

So they reviewed the game by just playing beta?



wholikeswood on 25 January 2010
dsister44 said:
wholikeswood said:
CGI-Quality said:
^ ^ Except Wii games don't sport 256-players.

OT: It just got an unsettling review of 6.8/10 From NowGamer.

Don't think NowGamer are on Metacritic, fortunately.

Why is that "fortunately"? 

Because (a) they're rubbish (b) I want MAG's Metascore be close to my prediction in Seece's thread.



aragod on 25 January 2010

This is sad, those reviewers sacrifice everything for the sake of beeing first, without actually giving the game a proper go. Even if they got some special servers and early access, I highly doubt that they've invested enough time to properly judge. These so called reviews should be labeled as a beta hands on.



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