Gamespot gave this a bad review because "the NPCs were mean to me"

[Paro]

I'm seriously thinking of buying this game. It has some "meh" reviews, but the REASONS for the reviews being "meh" are some of the worst I've seen since...well, since about last week.

I actually had to read the Gamespot review several times because I couldn't bring myself to believe it was real and not just satire.

The reviewer actually docked the game about 3 or 4 points JUST because the NPCs in the game said mean things to his character and did not say nice words instead. I didn't even know that was something people had problems with.

In my 30+ years of gaming, I've never heard that reason given for why someone didn't like a game lol

[Paro]

Originally posted by farlanghn:

Remember when a gamespot writer docked a Pokémon game because it had “too much water” when it was set on islands? That same writer then docked days gone for having “too many white zombies” when the game explained that the virus turned their skin color white.

If you are reading gamespot or other Silicon Valley sites you are dumbing down your brain.

That was actually IGN I think. But the two sites are basically the same deal.

[Sanjuaro]

Wow, I just had to look it up and see for myself. I'm buying the game right now because of this. What horrid journalism.

[Dean Demon]

This is the reason why i don't ever read reviews before buying a game because of crap like that, last review i read was back in 1993 and i don't ever regret my choice.

[farlanghn]

Originally posted by Paro:

Originally posted by farlanghn:

Remember when a gamespot writer docked a Pokémon game because it had “too much water” when it was set on islands? That same writer then docked days gone for having “too many white zombies” when the game explained that the virus turned their skin color white.

If you are reading gamespot or other Silicon Valley sites you are dumbing down your brain.

That was actually IGN I think. But the two sites are basically the same deal.

Same writer homie. All the sites are the same if they just cycle the same writers between sites.

[Shaz]

Originally posted by Dean Demon:

This is the reason why i don't ever read reviews before buying a game because of crap like that, last review i read was back in 1993 and i don't ever regret my choice.

^ that. lol remember demo disks in mags?

These days if a game is on Steam you just buy it, try it out for an hour or so and if you don't like it. You refund. I believe in trying things out for yourself and formulating your own opinion vs. taking someone else's word for it (when that is possible of course).

[sajet1]

Try to like this game, but after 5 hours combat is so BOOOOOOORIIING

[Paro]

Originally posted by farlanghn:

Originally posted by Paro:

That was actually IGN I think. But the two sites are basically the same deal.

Same writer homie. All the sites are the same if they just cycle the same writers between sites.

Unsurprised. You're right they just cycle them back and forth.

[Dareo Larix]

if you want to play coop - don't buy
if you want to play ultrawide - don't buy
if you want to play with rtx and all the jazz - don't buy on microsoft
if you want to play past the 2nd act with decent framerate - don't buy

[Riggs]

Originally posted by Dareo:

if you want to play coop - don't buy
if you want to play ultrawide - don't buy
if you want to play with rtx and all the jazz - don't buy on microsoft
if you want to play past the 2nd act with decent framerate - don't buy

Been playing co-op the entire time, hard zero issues.

[Nyah]

Originally posted by Paro:

I'm seriously thinking of buying this game. It has some "meh" reviews, but the REASONS for the reviews being "meh" are some of the worst I've seen since...well, since about last week.

I actually had to read the Gamespot review several times because I couldn't bring myself to believe it was real and not just satire.

The reviewer actually docked the game about 3 or 4 points JUST because the NPCs in the game said mean things to his character and did not say nice words instead. I didn't even know that was something people had problems with.

In my 30+ years of gaming, I've never heard that reason given for why someone didn't like a game lol

I don't know if the end of this humanity cycle is close, but it needs to...

[Brother Mungus]

GameSpot is an absolute safe-space joke. watch ACG, he actually does a really good review on games.

[Paro]

Originally posted by Omnisapient:

GameSpot is an absolute safe-space joke. watch ACG, he actually does a really good review on games.

so true

[Mavor]

Reviewers these days are either good at their job, or totally brain-dead. There is no in between.

[Nyah]

Originally posted by farlanghn:

Remember when a gamespot writer docked a Pokémon game because it had “too much water” when it was set on islands? That same writer then docked days gone for having “too many white zombies” when the game explained that the virus turned their skin color white.

If you are reading gamespot or other Silicon Valley sites you are dumbing down your brain.

wtf... and they are serious?

[J4MESOX4D]

People surely can't take Gamespot seriously after this video review comment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHtmCliBYBU