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[Hot5pur]

Seems most of the emphasis is on negatives, no one gets surprised by mischaracterized gems anymore (all very subjective I know)

 

[Gamezone]

I would say Cyberpunk, at least on launch.

 

[xrnzaaas]

I rarely read racing games reviews from mainstream outlets. You can tell most of them don't have any experts from the genre so they delegate someone to play with all assists on and no experience what's good, what's bad and what's changed.

 

[LakeOf9]

Seems most of the emphasis is on negatives, no one gets surprised by mischaracterized gems anymore (all very subjective I know)

I’d say Axiom Verge 2 is a lot better than reviews make it out to be

 

[Krappadizzle]

Shenmue got me years ago. Boring as fuck, and the living world where people had routines was a joke.

It was cool on Dreamcast though on release. There was nothing even close to it at it's release.

Any rerelease years later doesn't really do a good job implying the impact it had because games have done it better since.

The game itself is definitely mediocre, but it's a very unique experience for sure and I spent a lot of time messing around in the arcades and collecting bullshit. Cool for it's time, less so now.

 

[Guilty_AI]

Seems most of the emphasis is on negatives, no one gets surprised by mischaracterized gems anymore (all very subjective I know)

I did bring a positive example. I think the issue is most hidden gems are just hidden rather than mischaracterized.

 

[Zimmy68]

I remember Marvel's Avengers exposing some obvious shills in the industry.

 

[gaming_again]

BG3. Dropped it after 60 hours for a whole load of reasons. The last 20 or so were forced. I feel so out of touch with other gamers right now…

 

[AeonGaidenRaiden]

 

[Svejk]

TOTK. Anyone who doesn't see this as an overpriced dlc needs to take a step back.

 

[Generic]

Seems most of the emphasis is on negatives, no one gets surprised by mischaracterized gems anymore (all very subjective I know)

Now that you mentioned it, Mighty N 9 was much better than what the reviews said.

 

[Neff]

Uncharted 2 is the only game I bought and played which made me think 'what the fuck did everyone else play'

Oh and Silent Hill 2.

 

[Fbh]

Most recent for me definitely FFXVI.
I still enjoyed the game but it was nowhere near as good as I hoped.

There was a lot of talk prior to release about how smooth the development has been and how they were really taking the time to polish it up, they even proudly announced it would need no day 1 patch, so I was surprised by how rushed a lot of it felt. The core non filler missions of the main story are great but everything else around it, from sidequests to loot, crafting, economy, exploration, etc is some of the most barebones stuff I've seen in a while.
Te tech side too, nothing about the game looks anywhere near good enough to justify having to drop to 720p to get to 60fps.

The reviews don't make sense to me either. An 87 metascore seems crazy. The game is a 7.5 at best.

 

[The Cockatrice]

All of them.

 

[Naked Lunch]

Sounds like someone's been angry for the last 26 years

Pretty much - I still dont get it. Never will.