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[Pachimari]

Sounds like you're setting yourself up for failure there. Both those characteristics have been endemic to Souls titles.

I know that though. I have Demon's Souls and Dark Souls, having beaten neither but I'm not done with those games either. Hopefully I will get sucked into the world and atmosphere and be up for the challenge.

What ps4 exclusives do you think were scored unfairly?

DriveClub is the greatest low 70's meta game ever made.

Agree with this.
DriveClub is fantastic and immense fun.

 

[ironcreed]

We believe you, brother.

LOL, I am just trying to calm the waters. The game is going to be phenomenal.

 

[LowEndTorque]

Damn @ 7pm PT. Tomorrow will have the OT and review thread madness all in one day. Would have been nice to have the review madness over with today so tomorrow could be OT day.

 

[IAmRandom31]

What ps4 exclusives do you think were scored unfairly?

DriveClub is the greatest low 70's meta game ever made.

 

[Fallout-NL]

It's getting to the point where I no longer expect PS4 exclusives to score well. They've all been trashed so bad since the console launched (aside from a few indie titles) that these days I just expect the hate to pile up from the usual suspects.

If I could put my tinfoil hat back on, it's sad that I truly believe had Bloodborne been multiplat, it would score higher than as a PS4 exclusive. This is some alternate universe bullshit of course, but it's just the way this gen seems to be going. But yet somehow PS4 hardware remains this unstoppable train lol.

/Tinfoil hat off. I hope this scores well. 85-90 average would be fair, 90+ being a modern day miracle.

There has been no unfair bashing. All of them either sucked or were, at best, mediocre.

 

[Kane1345]

Anyone in the UK order from Simplygames? Never used them before, hope they get my copy to me quickly!

I'm still waiting for a sub 40 price before I purchase but I don't see this changing in the next 24 hours. My personal deadline is tomorrow at 5pm before I go for whatever is the cheapest which at this moment is gamecollection at £43 :/

 

[balohna]

Damn @ 7pm PT. Tomorrow will have the OT and review thread madness all in one day. Would have been nice to have the review madness over with today so tomorrow could be OT day.

Don't worry, the review thread will be active all night.

 

[Skii]

This was just posted by PlaystationEU. Are these comments from reviews?

 

[grounded_dreams]

Anyone in the UK order from Simplygames? Never used them before, hope they get my copy to me quickly!

Have used them quite a bit recently, usually get the deliver a day before or on release date.

 

[RealityPales]

This was just posted by PlaystationEU. Are these comments from reviews?

Those were from previews

 

[Sn4ke_911]

lol

 

[Dinjooh]

This was just posted by PlaystationEU. Are these comments from reviews?

Snip, I am wrong.

 

[LowEndTorque]

Don't worry, the review thread will be active all night.

I'm going to have a lot of catching up to do in the morning lol. 7PT is 11pm in my timezone and I'll already be in bed for an early morning class tomorrow.

 

[hawk2025]

lol

Filthy casul.

 

[oRuin]

I'm still waiting for a sub 40 price before I purchase but I don't see this changing in the next 24 hours. My personal deadline is tomorrow at 5pm before I go for whatever is the cheapest which at this moment is gamecollection at £43 :/

I ordered it a few weeks back and at the time it was £42 which aint bad I guess. I dunno, I just didn't know what to do. I really would prefer to have a physical copy, but the US preorder is telling me otherwise!

 

[cakely]

This was just posted by PlaystationEU. Are these comments from reviews?

Oh man. The reviews aren't out yet, so those quotes must be from previews, right?

 

[GlamFM]

lol

LOL indeed

 

[Skii]

Those were from previews

Some of the conclusions made by those statements are a bit farfetched for previews so I was wondering.

 

[Leatherface]

This is exciting, but personally I can't wait for the Bloodborne remaster!

 

[hohoXD123]

Some of the conclusions made by those statements are a bit farfetched for previews so I was wondering.

Previews generally use pretty farfetched language.

 

[Nyteshade517]

DriveClub is the greatest low 70's meta game ever made.

if companies did "on second thought" reviews DriveClub would get a better review based on the fixes & additions

 

[SolidSnakex]

Some of the conclusions made by those statements are a bit farfetched for previews so I was wondering.

The Edge quote is after they spent 40+ hours with it. So, while it's technically not from their review, it's at least a conclusion that's unlikely to change.

 

[Netherscourge]

This was just posted by PlaystationEU. Are these comments from reviews?

A gift from the gods?

 

[Omnipunctual Godot]

GAF won't sleep tonight.

I won't be able to sleep until I see that shipment notification from Amazon.

 

[BlackBuzzard]

lol

The real reason Uncharted 4 is delayed.

 

[Pearson]

I ordered it a few weeks back and at the time it was £42 which aint bad I guess. I dunno, I just didn't know what to do. I really would prefer to have a physical copy, but the US preorder is telling me otherwise!

I Pre-ordered from the game collection for £35 delivered - with a promo code.

 

[CoG]

DriveClub is the greatest low 70's meta game ever made.

Not many outlets re-reviewed it. It was pretty bad at launch. Master Chief Collection didn't get many re-reviews either so it's not a conspiracy.

 

[Kane1345]

I Pre-ordered from the game collection for £35 delivered - with a promo code.

Dammit, I must've missed this. How long ago was this?

 

[Servbot24]

What ps4 exclusives do you think were scored unfairly?

I have to agree. Infamous got a generous 80. Driveclub was broken at launch and deserved to get panned. Knack and Killzone were both mediocre. The Order was very misguided and was absolutely begging for bad reviews.

 

[Mideon]

I Pre-ordered from the game collection for £35 delivered - with a promo code.

Filthy Swines still have not posted mine either :-(

 

[Loris146]

I have to agree. Infamous got a generous 80. Driveclub was broken at launch and deserved to get panned. Knack and Killzone were both mediocre. The Order was very misguided and was absolutely begging for bad reviews.

Driveclub was not criticized for online problems anyway. The game was ok before D1.

 

[Bluenoser]

What ps4 exclusives do you think were scored unfairly?

Overall, I think meta averages have been pretty fair, and probably more or less reflect the quality. That's what I meant by I'm getting used to/expecting them to score lower. I found some of the Little Big Planet 3 scores particularly unfair, considering many of the complaints were regarding bugs, which can be fixed. Reviewers in general were much more lenient with a game like Halo: MCC which is still broken to this day. Edit: And I forgot about Driveclub, which got completely bashed for it's launch problems, while other games on rival consoles for the most part got a pass.

But overall certain publications have been overly harsh towards Playstation exclusive games. I won't name them- they should be fairly obvious.

 

[fuzzyreactor]

What ps4 exclusives do you think were scored unfairly?

Driveclub, killzone, the order

 

[Oersted]

This was just posted by PlaystationEU. Are these comments from reviews?

Now months away from release, there's still not enough here to suggest that Bloodborne will entice newcomers or casuals. But that's hardly From Software's intention in the first place. This is a studio at the peak of its confidence, fully aware of who its fans are and what they want. For those blessed souls, Bloodborne is a gift from the gods.

http://www.gamespot.com/articles/if-you-didn-t-adore-dark-souls-can-bloodborne-sedu/1100-6424006/

Gamespot Preview from december

Spoiler

They quoted Gamespot quite missleading

 

[Curufinwe]

I have to agree. Infamous got a generous 80. Driveclub was broken at launch and deserved to get panned. Knack and Killzone were both mediocre. The Order was very misguided and was absolutely begging for bad reviews.

A lot of the DC reviews didn't cover the online issues because online was fine pre launch. But there was a lot of BS about the handling being ba, it not being open world or having a racing line.

 

[Facism]

You guys using GameCollection, what are they like with delivery when it comes to release date?

 

[Baldwin_the_First]

Wan't the embargo today at 10am EST? If so, where are the reviews?

 

[ironcreed]

I have enjoyed my PS4 fine up until now, but tonight is the first big reason why I feel like I have to own the system. I am certain this will easily be the best game of the new generation so far. At least for me, anyway.

 

[bananafactory]

Wan't the embargo today at 10am EST? If so, where are the reviews?

Seems like a mistake.

It's 10 PM EST

 

[Servbot24]

A lot of the DC reviews didn't cover the online issues because online was fine pre launch. But there was a lot of BS about the handling being ba, it not being open world or having a racing line.

The "not open world" comments were definitely stupid. That said, it was a niche game that was a bit low on content at launch. I don't find the score too surprising.

 

[Noobcraft]

Best Buy shipped my CE this morning. Curious to see how fast they can get it to my apartment. (Will they make launch? Lol)

 

[LowEndTorque]

It's getting to the point where I no longer expect PS4 exclusives to score well. They've all been trashed so bad since the console launched (aside from a few indie titles) that these days I just expect the hate to pile up from the usual suspects.

If I could put my tinfoil hat back on, it's sad that I truly believe had Bloodborne been multiplat, it would score higher than as a PS4 exclusive. This is some alternate universe bullshit of course, but it's just the way this gen seems to be going. But yet somehow PS4 hardware remains this unstoppable train lol.

/Tinfoil hat off. I hope this scores well. 85-90 average would be fair, 90+ being a modern day miracle.

Relax dude. Yes, it’s an established fact that there is fanboyism within game journos (ex. Gies), but they are too few and far between to drastically skew a game’s overall score. If anything its the clickbait reviews that do more damage.

 

[Loudninja]

Game Informer will be doing a lengthy livestream once the embargo lifts tonight

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2015/03/23/live-stream-bloodborne.aspx

From 7pm PT to 1am.

Thats a long time to livestream.

 

[thebloo]

Dark Souls (PS360): 89 (was 85 on PC somehow)

It was a really really disappointing port.

 

[Baldwin_the_First]

Seems like a mistake.

It's 10 PM EST

Huh, that's pretty late. Thanks.

 

[Loris146]

lol

 

[Papercuts]

Not many outlets re-reviewed it. It was pretty bad at launch. Master Chief Collection didn't get many re-reviews either so it's not a conspiracy.

To be fair MCC got off easy. Outlets shouldn't have been so trigger happy and waited it out on launch to judge that mess for what it really was.

 

[DrDogg]

I'll try to be active in the review thread tonight to answer any in-depth questions you guys may have before the game drops at midnight. I won't be writing the review this time around, but I will have a guide ready to go tonight on USgamer.

 

[uncleniccius]

You guys using GameCollection, what are they like with delivery when it comes to release date?

I didn't order from them for this, but they tend to be excellent.

 

[Kenzodielocke]

Neil Druckmann broke the review embargo. He loves Bloodborne.