THE BORE

General => Video Game Bored => Topic started by: MrAngryFace on December 10, 2007, 10:29:24 PM

Title: 4.5
Post by: MrAngryFace on December 10, 2007, 10:29:24 PM: 4.5

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Title: Re: 4.5
Post by: Vizzys on December 10, 2007, 10:30:16 PM: the new 8.8 seems so
Title: Re: 4.5
Post by: MrAngryFace on December 10, 2007, 10:31:33 PM: I wonder if it was like --

"ahh he used 7...I guess ill use 6..aww shit he used 6, well I dont like the game, but I wanna do a different score from them, maybe if I score the most without going over i'll win the car."
Title: Re: 4.5
Post by: MrAngryFace on December 10, 2007, 10:36:02 PM: EGM:

Saints Row
7.67 out of 10 (average)

Assassin's Creed
5.8 out of 10 (average)
Title: Re: 4.5
Post by: Van Cruncheon on December 10, 2007, 10:36:49 PM: :o just :o
Title: Re: 4.5
Post by: MCD on December 10, 2007, 10:37:36 PM: Japan love AC

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Title: Re: 4.5
Post by: Vizzys on December 10, 2007, 10:39:33 PM: fucking japan
Title: Re: 4.5
Post by: MrAngryFace on December 10, 2007, 10:40:37 PM: DefJam Icon:
6.83 out of 10 (average)
Title: Re: 4.5
Post by: Himu on December 10, 2007, 10:44:01 PM: Quote from: McDragon on December 10, 2007, 10:37:36 PM
Japan love AC

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Title: Re: 4.5
Post by: MrAngryFace on December 10, 2007, 10:44:08 PM: Whew, it JUST beat out Over G Fighters:

4.33 out of 10 (average)
Title: Re: 4.5
Post by: Van Cruncheon on December 10, 2007, 10:44:58 PM: hahahaha omg
Title: Re: 4.5
Post by: MCD on December 10, 2007, 10:45:29 PM: Uncharted:
8.5 out of 10 (good)

:violin
Title: Re: 4.5
Post by: MrAngryFace on December 10, 2007, 10:49:21 PM: I dunno, I hate viral marketers, but it sounds like 1up is viral marketing 1up/egm.
Title: Re: 4.5
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on December 10, 2007, 10:50:14 PM: 4.5 is awfully low but I honestly wouldn't rate it above 6, 6.5
Title: Re: 4.5
Post by: MrAngryFace on December 10, 2007, 10:50:41 PM: like I said, I can at least KINDA see the 6, the 4.5 should earned Crispin a slap
Title: Re: 4.5
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on December 10, 2007, 10:51:59 PM: it's too bad, cause I REALLY wanted to like it. :/
Title: Re: 4.5
Post by: MrAngryFace on December 10, 2007, 10:58:06 PM: yeah im sure
Title: Re: 4.5
Post by: Cormacaroni on December 11, 2007, 02:40:25 AM: Quote from: dcharlie on December 10, 2007, 10:46:30 PM
i think i have this figured out.

I just finished listening to the 1up podcast following the whole Gamespot-gate.

What better way to give your readers confidence that you aren't being bought off than taking an already well selling game and giving it an unrealistically low score?

Shane and co. all discuss about how they shut pandora's box - how they regain trust, and this seems to be the simplest and easiest way to disprove any claims of advertising related bais : stick it to the big name game of the moment.

No one would believe a low balling of Mario, AC is a convenient , cross platform, and easy target following the Jade/Hype-hate rollercoaster.

Well, I saw the 1Up Show segment on it, and Crispin's distaste for the game was clear. He said he never wanted to play it again and had no interest in a sequel. If that's what you think, 4.5 seems fair enough. All the production values in the world don't mean you should give a game you hated playing an above average score (this is why I've never seen Pearl Harbour or Armageddon, for example...).

OTOH, am I imagining it or did you also hear them say on the podcast that they don't do exclusive previews, in an attempt to regain trust? And yet...EGM ran a Halo 3 exclusive AFAIK, and 1Up has a God of War PSP exclusive this week. I don't even have access to the mags so there may be some wrinkle I'm missing here. Did they say this was a new policy or for EGM only or something?
Title: Re: 4.5
Post by: Van Cruncheon on December 11, 2007, 02:44:03 AM: if you hated it and can't adequately articulate why in reasonable, quasi-objective terms, please do the nascent field of videogame criticism a favor and quit to join the test ghetto or something

i pay -- PAY -- for his opinion as a credible expert, not the petulant twat next door
Title: Re: 4.5
Post by: Smooth Groove on December 11, 2007, 03:04:29 AM: Ever since 1up/EGM started emphasizing personality over content, it's been kinda hard to take them seriously. For example, it's obvious that you can't take Shane seriously since he's just playing his role of being a Sony fanboy.
Title: Re: 4.5
Post by: Oblivion on December 11, 2007, 03:07:08 AM: AC is awesome (for 360), that's all I need to know.
Title: Re: 4.5
Post by: MrAngryFace on December 11, 2007, 03:16:15 AM: Just seems like I read the gaming rags to shake my head and say wtf
Title: Re: 4.5
Post by: MrAngryFace on December 11, 2007, 03:17:19 AM: Quote
All the production values in the world don't mean you should give a game you hated playing an above average score (this is why I've never seen Pearl Harbour or Armageddon, for example...).

*cough*Mass Effect*cough*
Title: Re: 4.5
Post by: bluemax on December 11, 2007, 03:36:35 AM: AC has one of the worst intros ever. I was playing it during a break from my group project and everyone kept asking me if I was done with the tutorial yet.

What is it like an hour before you get into the actual gameplay? I stopped playing shortly after kicking logs at all those Templar dudes.
Title: Re: 4.5
Post by: Cormacaroni on December 11, 2007, 04:05:25 AM: Quote from: dcharlie on December 11, 2007, 02:56:15 AM
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Well, I saw the 1Up Show segment on it, and Crispin's distaste for the game was clear. He said he never wanted to play it again and had no interest in a sequel. If that's what you think, 4.5 seems fair enough. All the production values in the world don't mean you should give a game you hated playing an above average score (this is why I've never seen Pearl Harbour or Armageddon, for example...).

no matter how you slice it though, review scores have a comparitive element by their very nature - and looking down the other review scores (assuming that

I appreciate that the game might not be his cup of tea, but 4.5 seems insanely harsh.

That's why they have 3 reviewers - to offset any outlier scores a bit. I like AC quite a bit myself and fully agree that such a non-typical score should be accompanied by a suitably weighty breakdown of the supposed faults but I've got no problem with seeing the full range of the scale being used...
Title: Re: 4.5
Post by: MCD on December 11, 2007, 07:03:37 AM: Quote from: Sean
Here are Crispin's (the 4.5) AC complaints. sorry if there are any typos, typed it out fast:

"but the rest of Creed is no good. These guys already described the deja-vu inducing mission structure. What makes it all worse is the way the game piles on annoyances the longer you play. A clone army of in-your-face beggars and street-brawling lunatics hound you, for instance, throwing off your stealthy style and forcing you to retry failed missions (and re-watch unskippable mission briefings) until you finally get them right. It all psuedo-ends with a badly handled sequel tease, but count me out if the next Creed is more of this repetitive crap."

he loves the rooftop running, sword combat, art, and plot.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=8895186&postcount=545
Title: Re: 4.5
Post by: MrAngryFace on December 11, 2007, 12:22:27 PM: I still dont get his score, 4.5 is a REALLY bad rating, and his annoyance at the beggars and street brawlers is a little weird. Whats he doing at street level so often anyway?
Title: Re: 4.5
Post by: bork on December 11, 2007, 12:27:25 PM: So Crispin loves a big chunk of the game play, story, art, and plot, but the game is a 4.5 to him? ???
Title: Re: 4.5
Post by: hyp on December 11, 2007, 01:32:49 PM: crispin is just fucking weaksauce period. he was probably getting owned left and right so he needed to vent his frustrations. the combat is fuckeasy really. i didn't even break a sweat getting the 100 kills w/out dying achievement. the game is a solid 7 at least. a 4.5 sounds irrational to me. :lol if he thinks he's trying to make a statement. the score sounds more like an emotional response more than anything. i'll find out when i get the next issue.
Title: Re: 4.5
Post by: MrAngryFace on December 11, 2007, 02:00:55 PM: I take on like 20 guards at once. Once you have counter and grab escape the guard fights, aside from maybe the templars in some situations are easy! Wtf! And really you should drop DOWN to street level when your target is within range and blend from there. The beggars and drunks and distinguished mentally-challenged fellows are there to CHALLENGE. YES walking end to end through acre via the streets would become annoying. Use the rooftops.