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The Medium Review Thread
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M1chl
Currently Gif and Meme Champion
My man, Alpha Protocol was one of my favorite games of 360/PS3 era...
Knitted Knight
Banned
Could of just said the template.
Silent Viper
Banned
Its a timed exclusive indie game.. Not made by MS studios, they just bought timed exclusivity for GP as their first party games not ready yet
sircaw
Banned
This is why i trust his reviews, can not believe some other sites or people are giving this nines as scores.
I watch quite a few of your reviews, but god damn this one was tightly written, witty and to the point, a little scathing where it deserves it, your reviews are great, but this one was more succinct. Did you change writers or something?
I give the review a 9/10... you could have only gotten a 10 if you were a simptress.
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Karak
Member
I dont write them. I just note what I want to say and record.
Hayabusabruh
Member
That one overrides the rest?
Can we ban those that say them/they?
Please
No but I value their opinion. I think most of GAF do as well.
Thirty7ven
Banned
So what you’re saying is that... you would like game demos to become a thing again? I agree.
MatrixReloaded101
Member
This is a win for MS and it shows the potential benefits of getting day 1 releases on game pass.
I would have never purchased this game at $65 or $75 but I will be playing it tomorrow because of game pass
I would have never purchased this game at $65 or $75 but I will be playing it tomorrow because of game pass
saintjules
Member
Always go with your initial feelings and thoughts based on what you saw of the game before release. I love reading the reviews, but you can't let them dictate/sway your interests. If there's many cons, then proceed with caution.
Having said that, it being on Gamepass deserves a try in the least for sure!
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M1chl
Currently Gif and Meme Champion
It's 45 EUR/50USD...
Great Hair
Banned
Writer for Eurogamer says = It´s bad, real bad
Eurogame =
The ball juggling done by John.
It ´s good man! lol
- frame pacing issues
- fps drops down to 22fps
- Resolution drops down 640p (S), 900p (X)
- no combat
- weak story
- disco effects in certain levels
Who knew a .dlc for spiderman would have more content, gameplay, playtime ..
Battletoads Review Thread
What are you disappointed about exactly? Change and time, I suppose. The way of all toad flesh.
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MatrixReloaded101
Member
Writer for Eurogamer says = It´s bad, real bad
Eurogame =
How does this work? I'm so confused. Is one of them lying? Does that twittter person play the game then dictate to the "writer" how stupid are these people?
FatKingBallman
Banned
Congrats to Xbox fans on their first next-gen game.
M1chl
Currently Gif and Meme Champion
Probably different people, if same, he definitely has weird tastes. I liked GoT a lot, I would give it an solid 8 on my scale.
Bumblebeetuna
Member
Not bad but not good either
This scale brings me to the past where even 6 was fine games, while nowadays it would be considered unplayable LMAO
man this is so true. I was reading through old EGMs last week and it was amazing how often good games would get a 6 or 7 or sometimes even in the 5 range from one of the four reviewers but it was still discussed like an average or good game. Nowadays if you get a 6 it’s apparently horrific. Just look at this thread, a small scale AA horror game last I checked has a meta score over 7 but apparently it’s doodoo.
People need to stop giving a shit what reviewers score a game and care more about what they say, and even then, most reviewers are stupid.
meech
Member
Bad?Scores are all over the place. What shows that the ratings depend on the personal taste of the reviewer more than anything.
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Nemesis Prime
Member
wow game spot gave it a 9? can’t wait to download on game pass tonight
thicc_girls_are_teh_best
Gold Member
Has any review touched on replayability? This game's got some of that old-school Resident Evil spirit to its design, right? Well, those older RE games are pretty replayable; if you're playing them for the first time without using guides it can take a decent amount of time to beat them but they're really designed so the player replays to improve their skills in the survival-horror mechanics. Nowadays tons of people try speedrunning them.
I'm wondering if this game has that same type of potential, from what I've seen so far it doesn't seem to be the case. Also seen some reviews talk about the camera angles not being dynamic enough (has nothing to do with fixed camera perspective); again looking at some footage that seems to be the case and it's odd considering even the original RE1 had a lot of dynamic/quasi-cinematic camera perspectives used to heighten the tension and horror of the game. The Medium seems to settle for something more like Code Veronica's but with none of the dynamic camera perspectives of that game (which were already kind of pared back from the PS1-era RE games).
To that effect it also seems to come up a bit short to the earlier Silent Hill games in terms of utilizing dynamic camera perspectives to accentuate the atmospheric horror or play mind games on the player, tell narrative stories with the environment/locale etc. So may be a bit of a missed opportunity. Looks like the walking animations could've used some work, too; it's a bit jarring seeing a character in an environment of this detail slide across the floor and moonwalk (RIP Micheal Jackson) pushing against a wall. I know that's how the PS1/PS2-era survival-horror games did that type of collision but c'mon.
Seems like it'll make a good lazy afternoon play session over a weekend before moving onto something else, but as terms as a start for a new IP it seems decent enough. If a sequel does happen to come about I hope whoever gets timed or full exclusivity on it can provide more technical assistance to the team to iron out things like the walk animation, and the team itself should consider retooling parts of the game design and being more creative with the fixed cameras especially.
I'm wondering if this game has that same type of potential, from what I've seen so far it doesn't seem to be the case. Also seen some reviews talk about the camera angles not being dynamic enough (has nothing to do with fixed camera perspective); again looking at some footage that seems to be the case and it's odd considering even the original RE1 had a lot of dynamic/quasi-cinematic camera perspectives used to heighten the tension and horror of the game. The Medium seems to settle for something more like Code Veronica's but with none of the dynamic camera perspectives of that game (which were already kind of pared back from the PS1-era RE games).
To that effect it also seems to come up a bit short to the earlier Silent Hill games in terms of utilizing dynamic camera perspectives to accentuate the atmospheric horror or play mind games on the player, tell narrative stories with the environment/locale etc. So may be a bit of a missed opportunity. Looks like the walking animations could've used some work, too; it's a bit jarring seeing a character in an environment of this detail slide across the floor and moonwalk (RIP Micheal Jackson) pushing against a wall. I know that's how the PS1/PS2-era survival-horror games did that type of collision but c'mon.
Seems like it'll make a good lazy afternoon play session over a weekend before moving onto something else, but as terms as a start for a new IP it seems decent enough. If a sequel does happen to come about I hope whoever gets timed or full exclusivity on it can provide more technical assistance to the team to iron out things like the walk animation, and the team itself should consider retooling parts of the game design and being more creative with the fixed cameras especially.
The Hamburglar
Banned
Once all reviews are in, what do you guys expect the average/medium score to be?
skneogaf
Member
I dont know the person so why would I presume such a thing?
I'm trying to get used to it so be more accepting of me using the correct pronouns.
Arun1910
Member
It's 72 now, expecting it to stay there or go to 70.
Magnific0giganticus
Banned
and you think they'd be crazy to price that game at anything above US$30? Yay for developers going broke! /s .....the fact that you don't deem it worth buying speaks miles about the quality of the product, just saying.
sncvsrtoip
Member
it's already over 50 reviews so it won't change much
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DeepEnigma
Gold Member
Cyberpunk was a testament to that, full stop.
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balls of snow
Member
Bought it solely on how atmospheric and creepy observer system redux is. The new B team of horror is here.
Captain Toad
Banned
The problem is does GamePass just allow us to play average games, or does it lead to developers to spend less, resulting in average game knowing they don't need people to be willing to pay directly for their games?
It's made for TV movies vs AAA summer blockbusters.
You get what you pay for.
Or you'll get both indy games like this that some like and big game like the zenimax games, Avowed, halo, forza etc. I enjoyed the shit out of the made for TV movie a plague tale.
ChuckeRearmed
Member
The reviewers giving 3 out of 10 are bonkers. I mean 3 out of 10 really? It is as if the game barely runs.
Salty Popsicle
Banned
I wonder how much higher the game would have scored if it was a timed PS5 exclusive come to Xbox some time later. I'm guessing at least 10 Metacritic points higher.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
graywolf323
Member
I keep holding out hope that when they finally add more games to the BC program it'll include Alpha Protocol
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SpongebobSquaredance
Unconfirmed Member
Videogame journalism is dreadful, so this game or any game for that matter receiving good or bad reviews is like whatever to me,
as long as it doesn't have an ultra-low Metascore below the 50s at least. People need to stop letting their opinion being formed by critics and act as the critic's opinion on games has more worth.
For the ones who already played it, is the gameplay like old school Silent Hill or nah?
as long as it doesn't have an ultra-low Metascore below the 50s at least. People need to stop letting their opinion being formed by critics and act as the critic's opinion on games has more worth.
For the ones who already played it, is the gameplay like old school Silent Hill or nah?
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SpongebobSquaredance
Unconfirmed Member
Those people look at the world with blinders and only play industry-approved games, therefore. It's sad honestly.
This a studio Microsoft needs to purchase honestly. Love to see what they could do with a real budget and fully staffed up. They would fill a nice hole in the line up and would be a small studio they could grow into something. They seem to have great ideas just need the budget for execution. I'll be playing it this weekend.
Senua
Member
lol
Arachnid
Member
They also made Layers of Fear and Blaire Witch. Both were poor. I was giving them the benefit of the doubt for this one just for the SH influences. I'm sad to hear it's just OK.