Author Topic: EGM Scores (LAIR BOMBS) EGM > PLAY MAGAZINE (Read 6265 times)

Glescoes · « **on:** July 29, 2007, 12:03:46 AM »

Lair: 6.0, 5.5, 5.0
mario strikers charged: 7.5, 7.5, 7.5
all pro football: 6.5, 6.5, 7.0
ncaa football 2008: 8.5, 9.0, 8.5
stuntman ignition: 7.5, 7.5, 7.0
dynasty warriors gundam: 6.5, 5.5, 5.0
nascar 08: 6.5, 6.5, 6.5
blue dragon: 6.5, 7.5, 6.5
persona 3: 8.5, 9.5, 9.5 game of the month
guitar hero rocks the 80s: 7.5, 6.0, 6.0
jeanne d'arc: 8.0, 7.0, 8.0
picross ds: 8.5, 8.0, 8.0
brain age 2: 8.0, 7.0, 6.0
heroes of mana: 7.5, 5.5, 6.0
luminous arc: 5.5, 6.0, 6.0

demi · « **Reply #1 on:** July 29, 2007, 12:11:54 AM »

Ouch on Blue Dragon

Good score for Jeanne D'Arc

Glescoes · « **Reply #2 on:** July 29, 2007, 12:13:01 AM »

persona 3 must get

demi · « **Reply #3 on:** July 29, 2007, 12:15:59 AM »

Pass, japcrap

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #4 on:** July 29, 2007, 12:18:22 AM »

LAIR BURN

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #5 on:** July 29, 2007, 12:23:26 AM »

Yay for ncaa football. Gotsta play as my buckeyes

TVC15 · « **Reply #6 on:** July 29, 2007, 12:25:56 AM »

Wow, Dynasty Warriors Gundam is better than Lair.

Really, jotaro, anyone that has played Lair and not been bound by NDA has said the game is shit. What did you expect?

Glescoes · « **Reply #7 on:** July 29, 2007, 12:29:14 AM »

You are just deluding yourselves.

Futami says Lair in the greatest game of all time.

And only the Sony Playstation 3® can deliver such groundbreaking visuals to the masses.

I believe Futami, has he ever lied to us before? I trust a legend.

tiesto · « **Reply #8 on:** July 29, 2007, 12:29:36 AM »

Ouch for Blue Dragon... then again we all know EGM hates super traditional RPGs.

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #9 on:** July 29, 2007, 12:31:07 AM »

Jeanne D'Arc and Persona 3 are my big ones for the next month. Blue Dragon demo wasnt BAD per se, but if the story isnt any good im not sure how engaging the game will end up being. I mean there's some neat ideas in the mechanics but its just re-shuffling of older ideas.

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #10 on:** July 29, 2007, 12:40:57 AM »

The Blue Dragon demo didn't make me think it was AAA but the mediocre scores are kinda surprising. Blue Dragon seems to be very similar to Dragon Quest 8 except that DQ8 was uglier and more boring. I guess standards are higher for this gen. Lair would probably have gotten at least 8s last gen. Seriously, as overhyped as Lair is, it's probably not a worse game than the Factor 5 games for the Cube.

y2kev · « **Reply #11 on:** July 29, 2007, 12:42:09 AM »

How could LAIR be even worse than RS?

oh yeah ground combat and waggle

DEVELOPERS, WAGGLE KILLS

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #12 on:** July 29, 2007, 12:45:11 AM »

Blue Dragon seems like a weak attempt to be a Shin Megami game

demi · « **Reply #13 on:** July 29, 2007, 12:46:52 AM »

Quote from: MrAngryFace on July 29, 2007, 12:45:11 AM

Blue Dragon seems like a weak attempt to be a Shin Megami game

How do you come up with that?

Glescoes · « **Reply #14 on:** July 29, 2007, 12:49:05 AM »

Yeah i dont see the similarity.

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #15 on:** July 29, 2007, 12:51:27 AM »

I think you'd need half the bottle of scotch ive just had to see it

demi · « **Reply #16 on:** July 29, 2007, 12:52:45 AM »

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #17 on:** July 29, 2007, 12:53:56 AM »

not drinking is gay

Beezy · « **Reply #18 on:** July 29, 2007, 12:54:06 AM »

lol Lair

demi · « **Reply #19 on:** July 29, 2007, 12:55:46 AM »

Quote from: MrAngryFace on July 29, 2007, 12:53:56 AM

not drinking is gay

suckle on my nozzle and drink my glorious liquid

TVC15 · « **Reply #20 on:** July 29, 2007, 01:17:46 AM »

I'm not surprised by Blue Dragon. The game is an ultra-traditional RPG with nice graphics that have technical issues.

Error2k4 · « **Reply #21 on:** July 29, 2007, 01:18:07 AM »

omfg at p3 scores.

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #22 on:** July 29, 2007, 01:23:18 AM »

Jeanne d'arc, yay

Aside from that game, all the games reviewed seem totally average. God, publishers should really spread out their games beyond fucken fall releases

Himu · « **Reply #23 on:** July 29, 2007, 01:54:25 AM »

Persona 3 GOTM.

Mwahahahaha

The Sceneman · « **Reply #24 on:** July 29, 2007, 02:22:19 AM »

lol Lair

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #25 on:** July 29, 2007, 02:22:40 AM »

Not that surprised about Lair and Gundam Musou, but I'm really shocked by Blue Dragon's scores.

TVC15 · « **Reply #26 on:** July 29, 2007, 02:43:34 AM »

Quote from: distantmantra on July 29, 2007, 02:22:40 AM

Not that surprised about Lair and Gundam Musou, but I'm really shocked by Blue Dragon's scores.

I'm sure the text is along the lines of "this is nothing that we haven't played before." The game was underambitious.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #27 on:** July 29, 2007, 02:47:13 AM »

Quote from: TVC 15 on July 29, 2007, 02:43:34 AM

Quote from: distantmantra on July 29, 2007, 02:22:40 AM
Not that surprised about Lair and Gundam Musou, but I'm really shocked by Blue Dragon's scores.

I'm sure the text is along the lines of "this is nothing that we haven't played before." The game was underambitious.

Probably. I'm still buying it, though!

hyp · « **Reply #28 on:** July 29, 2007, 05:03:36 AM »

the blue dragon demo wasn't that great... i can see why it got those scores. all that matters in rpg land is P3. oh yes.

not surprised w/ lair. i never had faith it was going to be AAA.

TVC15 · « **Reply #29 on:** July 29, 2007, 05:46:20 AM »

I'll give BD the half year test: if people are still talking about it in 6 months, I know it's worthwhile. Otherwise, snore.

tiesto · « **Reply #30 on:** July 29, 2007, 09:59:53 AM »

Yeah, the Japanese impressions for BD seemed extremely positive. Its just that EGM doesn't like super traditional RPGs, which means jack to me as those are the best kind. Innovation is overrated sometimes

abrader · « **Reply #31 on:** July 29, 2007, 10:42:24 AM »

I'm ignoring the lair scores.

Drakengard scored low too and it was one of my fav games last gen.

bud · « **Reply #32 on:** July 29, 2007, 11:41:34 AM »

awesome rental.

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #33 on:** July 29, 2007, 12:49:05 PM »

Quote from: abrader on July 29, 2007, 10:42:24 AM

Drakengard scored low too and it was one of my fav games last gen.

bad taste confirmed

Himu · « **Reply #34 on:** July 29, 2007, 02:46:09 PM »

drakengard sucks

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #35 on:** July 29, 2007, 02:55:29 PM »

Abrader likes Genji on the PS3 too. But like he said, let's keep in mind that people like different stuff than you do. You might not understand it but some people derive pleasure from playing crap games.

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #36 on:** July 30, 2007, 02:00:10 AM »

The Sceneman · « **Reply #37 on:** July 30, 2007, 02:17:33 AM »

hahaha

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #38 on:** July 30, 2007, 02:49:12 AM »

I lol'd

ferricide · « **Reply #39 on:** July 30, 2007, 03:26:47 AM »

Quote from: Smooth Groove on July 29, 2007, 12:40:57 AM

Blue Dragon seems to be very similar to Dragon Quest 8 except that DQ8 was uglier and more boring.

they're not very similar at all. at all.

DQ8 is like dragon quest (duh) but with excellent graphics (for the PS2). BD is a lot like final fantasy V. it really feels like nothing so much as a 16-bit RPG put into the modern day.

Quote from: TVC 15 on July 29, 2007, 01:17:46 AM

I'm not surprised by Blue Dragon. The game is an ultra-traditional RPG with nice graphics that have technical issues.

ultra-traditional isn't bad. and having beaten it, i don't think the technical issues are major.

Quote from: TVC 15 on July 29, 2007, 05:46:20 AM

I'll give BD the half year test: if people are still talking about it in 6 months, I know it's worthwhile. Otherwise, snore.

i'm still talking about it 6 months after i beat it. on the other hand, that's because it's just coming out here now and it's become a topic of conversation once again.

having said that, i think it's quite a solid and enjoyable game. i gave it an 8.5 (import) in OXM. i could see lower, but 6.5 seems low to me, personally. i don't shit on games for not being next-gen from a gameplay perspective. BD has the most flexible job system i've seen in an RPG as well, which has to count for something. the game more or less turns pathetically easy at the end thanks to that, but that's not (again) a major criticism in my mind. i enjoyed the ride, and certainly nothing else on 360 is reminiscent of it.

i also thought the story was charming, but one's mileage may vary there, no doubt. it was hardly original. but the execution was great (from a cinematic perspective) and the characters sold me the story. it's simply well-told.

what little i played of the US version had really mediocre text, though. that was like, the first town, though. i didn't have time to check out more.

demi · « **Reply #40 on:** July 30, 2007, 03:45:48 AM »

Do all boss battles have cheesy hair metal music? I only fought the robot boss in the demo.

Glescoes · « **Reply #41 on:** July 30, 2007, 04:02:54 AM »

ferricide · « **Reply #42 on:** July 30, 2007, 04:06:08 AM »

Quote from: demi on July 30, 2007, 03:45:48 AM

Do all boss battles have cheesy hair metal music? I only fought the robot boss in the demo.

no, as mentioned, just the boss battles, and not even all of those.

that demo was really odd -- it's from quite far into the game. i don't think it makes a particularly comprehensible demo, but i guess they wanted stronger characters with more abilities. shrug.

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #43 on:** July 30, 2007, 05:05:59 AM »

I'd agree with ferricide. It's a very charming little game, but you won't get much of a sense of that from the demo. You have to invest in the characters from the start. You can't just slice out a chapter of a good book and expect readers to be enthralled.

Also worth considering: The English version offers the added plus of harder modes I believe, which should make it less of a grind. (actually the J version has the harder modes now too I believe, but i'm not going to replay...60hrs or so was enough)

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #44 on:** July 30, 2007, 10:14:02 AM »

Quote from: MrAngryFace on July 30, 2007, 02:00:10 AM

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That's awesome.

But did you spend a lot of time making that? Because I still haven't got my wallpapers, bro.

ferrarimanf355 · « **Reply #45 on:** July 30, 2007, 10:31:29 AM »

Quote from: MrAngryFace on July 30, 2007, 02:00:10 AM

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The play Magazine curse strikes again. They gave Lair a 9, and I think they gave BD a 8.5 or something like that.

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #46 on:** July 30, 2007, 10:42:16 AM »

Play likes EVERYTHING. They even gave Bullet Witch too high a score iirc, and I LIKE the game.

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #47 on:** July 30, 2007, 10:42:38 AM »

Quote from: Smooth Groove on July 30, 2007, 10:14:02 AM

Quote from: MrAngryFace on July 30, 2007, 02:00:10 AM
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That's awesome.

But did you spend a lot of time making that? Because I still haven't got my wallpapers, bro.

Nope. Yet another product of 4chan's Videogame forum.

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