Even the reviews done by Jim Sterling? Sure, he gave Deadly Premonition a 10, so what? His reviews are pretty often BS, like the Vanquish review.Originally Posted by Zeta
Even the reviews done by Jim Sterling? Sure, he gave Deadly Premonition a 10, so what? His reviews are pretty often BS, like the Vanquish review.
Is it the content of the review or the score at the end that matters? That's my question for the review in question, too. All you have to do to "fix" the review is change the number to something a little higher.
I'd have to read it to give my opinion, but I can tell you this...
This.
Of course the content of the opinionated review matters. I don't agree with this current review, but I just don't think it's right to brand them as being a reviewing site that only cares about bland & popular first-person shooters. Which is not the case.
Hmm, I found this list of incorrect points on GameFAQs, so I thought I might as well place it here.
1. It's not an RPG.
2. It's not a "spiritual successor" to Tail Concerto. Its a new title in the same franchise.
3. The quests are well-incorporated into the story; they're not just fetch quests.
4. There isn't that much crate-pushing at all.
5. His comparisons are beyond stupid and illogical. Half-Life 2? Could he pick a game more unlike Solatorobo? Did he not consider that the people who would be interested in Solatorobo may very well have never played Half-Life 2? And Cowboy Bebop? There is clearly no inspiration from that. His only apt comparison is Miyazaki, and even then he fails because it's obviously taking after stuff like Laputa.
6. It wasn't in production for 10 years. I'm starting to notice this misinformation spreading. There was no "pre-production" for 7 years. Prior to the 3 years of development, CC2 was simply trying to get the go-ahead on the project. So while you can say that the idea was in the making for 10 years, it certainly wasn't in production or pre-production for 7.
7. Chocolat wasn't adopted by Red or anybody else. They're just two orphans that decided to live like brother and sister.
8. Tail Concerto isn't an action-RPG. It's a platformer.
9. Tail Concerto doesn't play much like Mega Man Legends at all. It's more of a visual similarity, and some plot similarities.
10. The main game is more around 20 hours, although if this guy rushed through it and skipped everything he could then, yeah, maybe he got 15.
11. He's got no soul if he doesn't find the cast endearing and the overall plot and experience captivating, but I guess that's just my own opinion here.
12. You get more to the gameplay than he's described in 10 hours.
13. Many of the most critically acclaimed games are extremely easy. Final Fantasy VII, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Ocarina of Time, just to name a few. I can all but guarantee that this reviewer loves at least one game that's quite easy, so his talk of feeling insulted by the difficulty like the game is for babies and that it's a huge problem is BS. I appreciate a good challenge myself, but I also recognize that sometimes a game is so amazing and fun to play that it doesn't matter that the difficulty is low. This is one such game.
14. Catching objects is quite frequent. It's a complete lie to suggest that it's only on rare occasions.
15. The fishing mini-game doesn't take that long. He probably sucks at it.
16. Kittens carry photos, not pigs. Clearly he was barely paying attention as he played the game.
17. You aren't required to collect much of anything, so there's no reason why the player should feel overwhelmed/exhausted/depressed about. It's all optional.
18. If anyone should feel insulted, it's other reviewers and fans of this game. He's implying that anyone who enjoys the game ONLY likes it because of the world, plot, and characters. He's diminishing our opinions and acting like it's impossible for people to actually enjoy the full package, even all of the gameplay.
Poster being Aussie2B.
You're posting about what someone said on GameFAQs. GAMEFAQS.
That's practically a given that they'd be ignorant and incorrect about quite a bit of information.
Yea, really bad review, and I'm not even whiteknighting for XSEED.
I'm afraid there are games that some people just don't understand. I mean take Atelier Rorona for example, the game is extremely easy and the actual gameplay itself very simple, but it's not meant to be difficult or complex. In my opinion it's all about getting lost in the beautifully crafted world and just enjoying the characters, the dialogue, and the overall experience.
I have a feeling this game borders on that sort of experience as well, or at least that's what I'm hoping for.
Does that make Tom incorrect when he posts on GameFAQs? :/
GameFAQs is not a place you go for research on what a game is like.
Many of the users there will make sure of that. Some will help you, but they are few and far between.
Sorry, but it's become just another IGN over the past few years.
Many of the Walkthroughs are good though =D
Yup! Thats what I'm hoping too. I really loved Brave Story and Atelier Rorona for those reasons. I mean, who said a game has to be difficult to be enjoyable?
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