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[Reindeer]

So GamingBolt gave Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition a 7 on PC after giving the original version on PS4 a 10. Am I missing something here? I mean this is the same game with additional DLC, 60fps and other features exclusive to PC. How the heck is it a 7 while the PS4 version is a 10?

I get that it's a different reviewer, but it's still the same site and this kind of thing is just unacceptable imo. The reviewer also says the port is excellent (which makes downgrade in score even more baffling), something that is absolutely not true (please refer to DF for tons of issues this port has). From all this I can only gather that this was an incompetent review and poor showing on the side of GaminBolt, not that they have a high standard or anything.

Moral of the story: mainstream gaming media reviews are often rubbish.

Btw, I don't think the game deserved a 10 it originally received.

Horizon Complete Edition PC Review – An Excellent Port of a Flawed Game

gamingbolt.com

Horizon: Zero Dawn Review – A Breathtaking Odyssey

gamingbolt.com

 

[Mister Wolf]

A different reviewer like you said. That's why placing stock in website reviews is stupid to begin with. I can see if you followed an individual person's reviews.

 

[Abriael_GN]

Different reviewer. Different tastes. This is obviously someone who didn't enjoy the game to begin with. That's usually a very bad choice for a review of a port known for not changing anything relevant, but that's on the editor that assigned it more than to the reviewer himself.

But honestly, I'm ever amazed anyone reads these clickbaiters. I wouldn't be surprised if they picked someone negatively predisposed toward the game in order to stir some drama. Drama = clicks, and you fell for it.

 

[Captain Hero]

Dude it’s not the same person ..

So simple

 

[MDSLKTR]

Gamingbolt you say? If this was an xbox port they would have gave it an 11

 

[Bumblebeetuna]

The biggest crime is giving the original a 10.

 

[a multicultural team of v]

Plus this shit happens all the time with rereleases and ports. You think RE4 is going to get 9s and 10s in 2045 on the PS9?

 

[Entroyp]

They were spot on with the PS4 score.

 

[Reindeer]

A different reviewer like you said. That's why placing stock in website reviews is stupid to begin with. I can see if you followed an individual person's reviews.

But it's still the same site and this kinda of thing just seems like kinda stupid. IGn for example always makes sure that the previous score of the game is taken into consideration even if the reviewer is different, they only mark the game down if the game mechanics have aged, which obviously isn't the case here.

 

[Knightime_X]

I missed the days when gaming mags like old school egm gave review scores of like 5 different people.
Also miss 90's gamepros very objective reviews.

 

[GHG]

The "new" shine of the game is gone, if you're a gaming journalist you've likely played it before (or seen a lot of footage).

There's also the fact that open world games have moved forwards in the last few years.

Steam reviews will paint a more accurate picture of how the game compares to everything else, as they always do.

 

[Reindeer]

Dude it’s not the same person ..

So simple

it's the same outlet and plenty of other outlets respect their previous score when updating a review for a port/conversation.

 

[Mister Wolf]

But it's still the same site and this kinda of thing just seems like kinda stupid. IGn for example always makes sure that the previous score of the game is taken into consideration even if the reviewer is different, they only mark the game down if the game mechanics have aged, which obviously isn't the case here.

I dont even bother because no matter what I consider it a flaw. For general games I watch ACG and for RPG's its JayRPG most of the time.

 

[Reindeer]

Plus this shit happens all the time with rereleases and ports. You think RE4 is going to get 9s and 10s in 2045 on the PS9?

Yeah, but the game was released 3 years ago and nothing really changed since then. 7 is basically good and 10 is a masterpiece, that's a massive difference.

 

[Fart Knight]

 

[Kerotan]

Different reviewer but for me it's gone from a 10 to a 9. Has aged obviously which is to be expected. After playing games like death stranding, TLOU2 and GOW it just shows a little age. I wonder is it the same for people who have played Tsushima.

Very few games are timeless classics that remain 10's.

 

[Captain Hero]

it's the same outlet and plenty of other outlets respect their previous score when updating a review for a port/conversation.

You know that the reviews also include technical issues and bad ports .. + the person who reviewed the game

so it’s not about the old review of the same game ..

 

[MacReady13]

I missed the days when gaming mags like old school egm gave review scores of like 5 different people.
Also miss 90's gamepros very objective reviews.

Same. But those were the days when game reviewers reviewed games instead of looking at shit to pick on like they do today. Games were 1st, and nothing else really should have mattered in GAMING mags!

 

[Reindeer]

You know that the reviews also include technical issues and bad ports .. + the person who reviewed the game

so it’s not about the old review of the same game ..

It would be fine if technical issues was the reason for downgrades score, but the reviewer gives it a 7 because he feels like the game mechanics are outdated and not up to scratch with similar games, which makes their original review sound like a completely different game.

 

[Reindeer]

Wha

Different reviewer but for me it's gone from a 10 to a 9. Has aged obviously which is to be expected. After playing games like death stranding, TLOU2 and GOW it just shows a little age. I wonder is it the same for people who have played Tsushima.

Very few games are timeless classics that remain 10's.

What exactly does Death Stranding offer in gameplay that Horizon doesn't? Death Stranding is the most barebone game when it comes to gameplay mechanics.

 

[LittleBigGamer]

4 years later also matters in addition to the bad port (but he says is excellent, I don;t understand).

When it came out it was the most impressive open-world game imo. We are in 2020 and now it is one of the best 3-4.

 

[Reindeer]

4 years later also matters in addition to the bad port (but he says is excellent, I don;t understand).

When it came out it was the most impressive open-world game imo. We are in 2020 and now it is one of the best 3-4.

I don't see any other game recently released that has advanced open world game genre to say that Horizon is now outdated and deseves such harsh criticism.

 

[Captain Hero]

It would be fine if technical issues was the reason for downgrades score, but the reviewer gives it a 7 because he feels like the game mechanics are outdated and not up to scratch with similar games, which makes their original review sound like a completely different game.

Like we said .. different person different taste and it’s A PC review

 

[acm2000]

7 is what it deserved at launch and probably today too.

 

[scydrex]

The biggest crime is giving the original a 10.

I liked the game but a 10? No...

 

[Valt7786]

About right tbh, It's a gorgeous game obviously and it has a few good moments but honestly, the open world is lifeless and boring. Fighting the dinobots is a novelty that soon wears off. It's one of the only PS4 exclusives I haven't gone back to play again.

 

[Reindeer]

7 is what it deserved at launch and probably today too.

Fair enough, that's your opinion.

 

[Reindeer]

I liked the game but a 10? No...

I agree, the game was never a 10, imo it's 8.5. I just find it strange how it went from 10 to 7. I think 10s are way too casually given these days. It never seizes to amaze me how every new GTA game gets 10s from almost all mainstream gaming media.

 

[Vawn]

So GamingBolt gave Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition a 7 on PC after giving the original version on PS4 a 10. Am I missing something here? I mean this is the same game with additional DLC, 60fps and other features exclusive to PC. How the heck is it a 7 while the PS4 version is a 10?

I get that it's a different reviewer, but it's still the same site and this kind of thing is just unacceptable imo.

Horizon Complete Edition PC Review – An Excellent Port of a Flawed Game

gamingbolt.com

Horizon: Zero Dawn Review – A Breathtaking Odyssey

gamingbolt.com

A website review is an individual's opinion. If they are two different people, it's irrelevant what the first person scored it. It's no different than IGN giving a game a 7 and GameSpot giving it a 10.

The biggest crime is giving the original a 10.

Instead of an 11? I agree.

 

[Reindeer]

A website review is an individual's opinion. If they are two different people, it's irrelevant what the first person scored it. It's no different than IGN giving a game a 7 and GameSpot giving it a 10.

like I already mentioned, IGN always takes into account their previous score as do some other gaming sites. It's still strange to me how this was never a problem when it was going through editorial process.

 

[Bumblebeetuna]

Instead of an 11? I agree.

11 out of 16? I agree.

 

[Vawn]

like I already mentioned, IGN always takes into account their previous score as do some other gaming sites. It's still strange to me how this was never a problem when it was going through editorial process.

IGN wants people to believe they hold the only review that matters.

I listen to GameScoop and when they talk about game of the year, etc, they only acknowledge IGN reviews and treat it as gospel for how good a game is (or isn't). If they score a game lower, they don't give a damn if it is sitting at a 93 on Metacritic.

 

[Virex]

GamingBolt is also mostly trash. There's a good reason it was banned on GAF.

 

[Reindeer]

IGN wants people to believe they hold the only review that matters.

I listen to GameScoop and when they talk about game of the year, etc, they only acknowledge IGN reviews and treat it as gospel for how good a game is (or isn't). If they score a game lower, they don't give a damn if it is sitting at a 93 on Metacritic.

IGN is irrelevant to me, but I do watch some of their reviews. I do like their consistency because it's still a review under the same label.

 

[MilkyJoe]

A different reviewer like you said. That's why placing stock in website reviews is stupid to begin with. I can see if you followed an individual person's reviews.

This is so true. Never believe a review, read the user impressions.

 

[Vawn]

IGN is irrelevant to me, but I do watch some of their reviews. I do like their consistency because it's still a review under the same label.

So the second reviewer should pretend to like a game more or less to give more credence to the first reviewer?

 

[Reindeer]

So the second reviewer should pretend to like a game more or less to give more credence to the first reviewer?

They could have given it someone else who liked the type of game it is. The reviewer makes it sound like it's an outdated game mechanically while all the other games in the genre aren't much better.

 

[MagnesG]

An "out of seasons" game already replaced by the shiniest new.

 

[Strider Highwind]

I loved the graphics and tech + the combat

But I was bored as hell with that average story...Like I am with most games from the developer.

 

[Hinedorf]

Look......when a woman ages she can turn from a 10 into a 7, father time remains undefeated.

 

[Skifi28]

It's probably not a 7, much like it was never a 10. Does it really matter though?

 

[MrS]

The problem is the 10, not the 7. There is no way HZD is a 10/10 game. It's a woeful open world game. If you played this after Ghost, it feels dead and empty by comparison.

 

[LittleBigGamer]

I don't see any other game recently released that has advanced open world game genre to say that Horizon is now outdated and deseves such harsh criticism.

I am not saying it's outdated, but it's not that impressive as it was in early 2017

 

[FranXico]

Different reviewer, and a technically underwhelming port. What's the issue here?

 

[Skyr]

Well I think the game is closer to a 7 than a 10. It was one of the weaker exclusives this gen imo. I prefer Days Gone to it by a mile.

 

[The Cockatrice]

OP is just shocked and ignorant of the fact that his masterpiece of an ex-exclusive PS4 game received an okay and fair review compared to that 10. Also he seems to ignore the fact that everyone is telling him it's a different person which has been common on these review sites for ages.

 

[nkarafo]

A professional gaming site you say?

With professional reviewers and journalists you say?

People still care about those you say?

 

[Aranea]

Different person reviewing the game like others have already said. Honestly i'm still surprised that website still exist with all of the clickbait articles they create.

 

[Reindeer]

OP is just shocked and ignorant of the fact that his masterpiece of an ex-exclusive PS4 game received an okay and fair review compared to that 10. Also he seems to ignore the fact that everyone is telling him it's a different person which has been common on these review sites for ages.

Smh, I already said in this thread that the game is a 8.5 imo. My problem isn't with the 7 (even if I think it's a bit low), it's with the fact the score is tied to the same outlet and their two reviews are worlds apart even though the one on PC is more complete.

 

[Reindeer]

Different reviewer, and a technically underwhelming port. What's the issue here?

The issue is with the second review making it seem like it's a completely different game. It's a different reviewer but people still look at it as Gamingbolt review. It has technical issues yes, but this isn't the reason why the score was downgraded.