Why bad ratings ?

[Blitzwing]

Hi, Why bad ratings ?

like bugs or short play time ?

[CursedPanther]

The reviews actually tell you what the writers think you know. There are also plenty of gameplay footage on Youtube for you to judge for yourself also.

[Agamemnus]

I don't even get any audio. I'm going for a refund even though it's $7.50.

[Gloomseeker]

Most people who give this game a bad review didn't play it for more than an hour.

As for whether or not this is the right game for you it depends on what you want in a game so I'd advise having a look online for gameplay videos to see if this is something you may enjoy.

[Blitzwing]

again, are there any bugs and how long does it take to finish the game ?

[BxRonin16]

I'm playing it on PSNOW. It's pretty damn good honestly. I'm over 8 hours in. There's crafting, side quest, Stealth, etc. I'd give it a SOLID 7-7.5

[Lucifer69]

I'd say for a tenner it's a good buy. Any lower and bonus.

The story isn't terribly long. Extreme playthroughs take me around 30 hours to 100% the save. Character development and the overall story is kind of meh. Really the only negative I have.

It's subjective. Some like it some hate it. Won't know for certain until you try it. As an added bonus there is gamepad support but I prefer kb&m.

[Drakzen]

From what I can remember I don't remember any bugs (And if there where any I can only assume they have been fixed).

It's a decent game and worth a playthrough.

[ventoacqua]

"Why bad ratings?"

Essentially, because Spiders is a small production company with limited budgets, but players expect them to make AAA games, and get angry when they realize it's not like that
Given the scarce resources they have, they manage to make remarkable titles; I really appreciated both Mars War Logs and The Technomancer

[Boink]

When the combat works, it's a great little game.

When the combat melee dissolves into a mass of limbs and the camera goes wild and the panic key-presses kick in, it's a nightmare.

The game is designed for a controller, the combat moves are queued, meaning that if you hit your mouse button four times, well... you're going to try to attack four times until you're interrupted. Other than that the areas (while beautiful) are in reality tiny and it suffers a bit too much from consolisation. e.g. the crafting system is very simple, the loot progession is strictly locked to zones and the areas are all designed with large "bumper zones" to allow fat-fingered console players room to turn corners.

At the sale price of $10, it's worth it. Just remember: don't spam attacks, be precise. And use F5 constantly, combat is random enough that at some point it *will* just fall apart into a death you cannot avoid.

[EscapeKey]

Got it for $7.49 and for the price it's not too bad.

The map/locations can be confusing at times until you get more familiar with it. Making it open world would have made easier to get around.

Combat is a bit too samey and unforgiving unless you play on easy difficulty. Even then it can be hard since it seems buggy and/or broken at times.

Graphics and level design seems to be its only strong point.

Story and characters are meh since the voice acting is mediocre most of the time.

Buy it cheap or pass.

[Jwsto]

I think there were few bugs with quest markers but otherwise it was smooth. Ony bad things I could think about are the movement, it has a little delay and the amount of button smashing (yeah, own fault, kinda) in combat sometimes makes it quite hard to time your stuff right... but otherwise a solid story driven rpg with sidequests, open world (quite small tho) and companions. Also your choises matter.

[SigynX1]

I haven't figured that out about bad reviews. I played it all the way through and want to play it again. It's actually become my favorite single-player game. I never ran across any bugs, and I really enjoyed the combat/skills system and the story and characters. Really, I just enjoyed everything about it. I am looking forward to Greedfall and hope they do as great a job with it.

[Rizilliant]

Its terribly boring to play.. The characters arent interesting, the combat is very poor(VERY poor), and youre just kindve thrown into the game without really knowing much (I expect if you played the prior title, this alleviates this issue some), or what to do, despite being given locations.. There are alot of invisible walls (wide open tents you cant walk in) you get stuck on tiny debris, no jump, etc.. It has crafting, sort of.. Each weapon has like 3 stats for each slot, and they are very basic (more crit, more dmg, more stagger.. And then higher values of those) Its very linear crafting, but it was implemented so I still hold it as a positive overall.. However limited..

Ive tried to get into this game 3 or 4 times, and everytime become bored not too long after being given the freedom around the city.. I actually fall asleep playing it.. once getting started, there are icons on the map, that arent explained very well, and its easy to accidentally start side missions.. While I was never able to progress very far (for previous mentioned reasons) others say the back tracking is way overdone.. Constantly slow walking back and forth through the same areas over, and over, and over again.. Even positive reviews had difficulty with the backtracking.. This company is also known for terrible combat mechanics, and Ill never understand why they dont change it. I have disliked every single Spider game Ive bought.

Its just not well done. I probably could have pushed through to enjoy the story, if the combat wasnt SO atrocious.. but its really bad! Even on lower difficulty, combat can be quite unforgiving.

Edit: I knew full well Spiders is a small team, with a small budget.. I had low expectations going in, as I too bought it on sale for $7, and was STILL disappointed.. I a huge rpg lover, and thought I would still get atleast a play through out of it.. I was wrong!

I can only give you my reason for my not recommended review.. unlike some other people ,I wont claim to know the reason for others' opinion/experience, nor will i attempt to discred theirs..

[tracksone]

Originally posted by Rizilliant:

Its terribly boring to play.. The characters arent interesting, the combat is very poor(VERY poor), and youre just kindve thrown into the game without really knowing much (I expect if you played the prior title, this alleviates this issue some), or what to do, despite being given locations.. There are alot of invisible walls (wide open tents you cant walk in) you get stuck on tiny debris, no jump, etc.. It has crafting, sort of.. Each weapon has like 3 stats for each slot, and they are very basic (more crit, more dmg, more stagger.. And then higher values of those) Its very linear crafting, but it was implemented so I still hold it as a positive overall.. However limited..

Ive tried to get into this game 3 or 4 times, and everytime become bored not too long after being given the freedom around the city.. I actually fall asleep playing it.. once getting started, there are icons on the map, that arent explained very well, and its easy to accidentally start side missions.. While I was never able to progress very far (for previous mentioned reasons) others say the back tracking is way overdone.. Constantly slow walking back and forth through the same areas over, and over, and over again.. Even positive reviews had difficulty with the backtracking.. This company is also known for terrible combat mechanics, and Ill never understand why they dont change it. I have disliked every single Spider game Ive bought.

Its just not well done. I probably could have pushed through to enjoy the story, if the combat wasnt SO atrocious.. but its really bad! Even on lower difficulty, combat can be quite unforgiving.

Edit: I knew full well Spiders is a small team, with a small budget.. I had low expectations going in, as I too bought it on sale for $7, and was STILL disappointed.. I a huge rpg lover, and thought I would still get atleast a play through out of it.. I was wrong!

I can only give you my reason for my not recommended review.. unlike some other people ,I wont claim to know the reason for others' opinion/experience, nor will i attempt to discred theirs..

In your opinion.