Road 60% rating

[Eren]

Not fair. I think the game is really good and you are taking down the rating of the game just because of performance and technical issues and because of being poor port. Most issues usually are solved in the first weeks of the game. Just review the game istself, not how good it is running.

Edit 1: When you do not recommend the game, you are saying that the game is bad, when what you are saying is bad is your gaming experience, which is very subjective. I see a lot of negative reviews punishing the game for the bad experience playing it, but at the same time saying that the game is a masterpiece. So, why not give it a positive review instead of a negative one and also point out the technical problems?

[Marine Ops Specialist]

nah, the game itself is sitting confortably on my closet right beside all my squaresoft games, we are here to review the 2022 port and it's a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ disaster

[TataruTaru]

I mean, people can update their reviews once these updates happen.

[Ranko]

How well it runs is an important part for someone getting into it, that's why we can add descriptions to our reviews

[Stormy Dawn]

I mean... performance is definitely a key factor in reviewing a game.

That said, the review bombing is ridiculous. I've already read a handful that doesn't even have anything to do with some users frame rate issues, but rather people expecting a +$60 remake of a game to have smooth +120fps game with 4k graphics... for $20.

[Dr. Swoltie Tesst-Eccles]

What kind of crack you smoking on. Pass it over.

1 - It should be review bombed so it gets looked at by the devs/publishers so they can "attempt" to fix it. (Regardless modders is going to fix the game up but we ourselves shouldn't rely on modders in the first place lmfao)
2 - Where do you get the idea that games shouldn't be left with a negative review on how it's running.

[-|Nur|-]

Originally posted by Tataru Taru:

I mean, people can update their reviews once these updates happen.

Most don't have the character to do that.

[derExperte]

5% would be the correct rating for this miserable release. At least for now.

[Blackened Halo]

well, the game might be good, but the so called remaster is not, and that is why its getting bad reviews

only bad reviews will force Square to fix the ..emulator, as the game cannot be fixed

[Sixtyfivekills]

Quality of the port is as important as quality of the game. If you can't properly play it, why even bother?


Increase your standards and don't excuse crap like this.

[t3rrific69]

People are reviewing their experience with the game, not the game. If technical performance affects their experience, it's perfectly valid for them to make a negative review.

[Seraphita]

Originally posted by t3rrific69:

People are reviewing their experience with the game, not the game. If technical performance affects their experience, it's perfectly valid for them to make a negative review.

Exactly this. And I dunno why I knew SE would mess it up. The only things they don't mess up is FF14 (so far) and a few other games like Dragon Quest XI. Ports and remasters tend to suffer on day 1. It doesn't mean they will not fix it, though. But I called this one. I knew it...

[Bishop]

It doesn't matter if the original game is good or not. The port is hot garbage and people have every right to leave bad reviews pointing out Square's laziness.

[GypsyJester]

Originally posted by Eren:

Not fair. I think the game is really good and you are taking down the rating of the game just because of performance and technical issues and because of being poor port. Most issues usually are solved in the first weeks of the game. Just review the game istself, not how good it is running.

Let an oldschool gamer that got this when it came out for PS1, break down the issues from what you stated.

1. Not Fair.... Square Enix does its best to not really patch and improve this style of port.
They horrifically tried to update the backgrounds using a quick AI system. Theres no rework of the background in here besides a washed away blurred backdrop in comparison to the original. As of now, there are MODDERS and ARTISTS not connected to S.E. that have already made near 4k clear versions for the backdrops. You say not fair? i say greedy and lazy.

2. Its a really good game.... No, its an amazing game with 12 different endings, 40+ characters to play as, and dozens of cross character combos and moves. exceptional music, and characters to last a lifetime.

3. Technical issues... when your framerate bounces from 28 to 60fps at random times, seeing a screen cut in half, having to put it at a specific setting just to play.. yeah, thats all phukked. when you set it to the oldchool graphics, and all the words are literally pixelized... Yes. again the Ph word.

4. The port.... THIS IS 2022... IF PEOPLE CAN MAKE GAMES SOLO, AND MAKE THEM LOOK ABSOLUTELY AMAZING FOR A FRACTION OF WHAT S.E. HAS... THEN THIS IS THE BIGGEST BLATANT PROOF OF THEM JUST CARING ABOUT A CASH COW FROM THE PAST!



Look.. you are probably way younger than me, so you never played the original as it was intended. So you cannot fathom how badly this hurt many deep loving fans to Chrono Cross.

[Stormy Dawn]

Originally posted by Seraphita:

Originally posted by t3rrific69:

People are reviewing their experience with the game, not the game. If technical performance affects their experience, it's perfectly valid for them to make a negative review.

Exactly this. And I dunno why I knew SE would mess it up. The only things they don't mess up is FF14 (so far) and a few other games like Dragon Quest XI. Ports and remasters tend to suffer on day 1. It doesn't mean they will not fix it, though. But I called this one. I knew it...

That's only because Creative Business Unit III takes care of all things FFXIV related. Almost all ports, remasters and remakes are handled by Creative Business Unit IV which is filled with the old Mana team and basically all the new developers and unfortunately where a lot of the half-assed ones end up, too. Though if truth were told, I imagine the budget that CBIV gets is abysmal to work with, too, so not every thing is entirely their fault. They are basically the reject, leftover team.

[t3rrific69]

People saying "you shouldn't lower a game's score because of performance issues" are the same dumb type of people who are trying to objectify that which is subjective.