Who the hell could take IGN's review seriously?

[XenoAlbedo]

When this game has a majority of positive reviews and IGN's basically translated into
"It was too hard because the AI was too unpredictable 6/10."

[MooP]

Guess creative assembly didnt give IGN enough money for a better review...

[Scorpion]

The IGN review was a contradictory mess, the reviewer was upset because it was too hard. He couldn't grasp the concept of survival horror.

[Budoshi]

Messaggio originale di XenoAlbedo:

When this game has a majority of positive reviews and IGN's basically translated into
"It was too hard because the AI was too unpredictable 6/10."

Precisely

[J-Dogg]

yeah.. plays on hard then moans its too.. hard?

[I'm Ant]

That review really worried me but I'll look for more. Now we know they don't get paid to do a good review. Or did EA pay them more to give it a bad one :)

[Polysorbate]

It's IGN.

[Powellinho.72]

Messaggio originale di Budoshi:

Messaggio originale di XenoAlbedo:

When this game has a majority of positive reviews and IGN's basically translated into
"It was too hard because the AI was too unpredictable 6/10."

Precisely

[MooP]

I just watched the ign review made me lawl "game is too hard and long" 6/10, Um sounds like my type of game 20 hours and a challenge about time! Im tired of all these short games that hold your hand all the way thure.

[Sir Great]

Messaggio originale di 12db State Variable Filter:

That review really worried me but I'll look for more. Now we know they don't get paid to do a good review. Or did EA pay them more to give it a bad one :)

how do we know they dont get payed?? maybe that was the reason for the bad review because ign got no paycheck

also the hours of gameplay is a bit confusing

http://www.gamespot.com/articles/upcoming-horror-game-alien-isolation-about-15-hours-long-according-to-developer/1100-6420587/

[I'm Ant]

Game Spot gave Alien Isolation 6/10
Euro Gamer 8/10
They sometimes give good games a bad score and the bad ones an amazing score.

Looks like the main problem is a lot of the time you can't do anything to avoid being found and killed. After dying 15 times in 30mins it becomes repetative and you have to do all that dying and respawning for 15 hours.

[Leo]

IGN might be right on this one

http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2014/10/alien-isolation-review-cold-harsh-and-unforgivable/

[I'm Ant]

"Levels almost always offer only one path, breaking any hopes that a patched AI system will ever lead to a more interesting hide-and-survive experience"

That killed it for me the marketing makes it feel Like a huge station with lots of multiple routes.
Play testing should of uncovered all it's problems and the ones in charge should of said change it untill it's ready. They had a concept that could make a 10/10 game and blew it by not play testing it enough.

[Scorpion]

I do wonder if it is at all possible to complete the game without being seen and without dying. Would be an awesome challenge to try and achieve never the less!

[Toddrick Chaddingsworth]

Messaggio originale di XenoAlbedo:

When this game has a majority of positive reviews and IGN's basically translated into
"It was too hard because the AI was too unpredictable 6/10."

– Frustrating Alien AI
– Loses the fear
– Poor pacing
^
thats whats on the web page

what kind of dumbasses run IGN?
like, its supposed to be challenging
im with you

[I'm Ant]

If all it has is amazing sound and graphics and style + frustration you are better off spending money on the Alien movies. They look great on Blu-Ray.