Essentially. They are not in the same league and are getting judged by the standards of that league. They do this with indies and low-budget games all the time. Imagine if TLOU had indie graphics, they would be laughed out of their Californian town. Housemarque was indie like SGG, it isn’t anymore thanks to Sony money.Demon's Souls, Ori 2, Returnal are all better than Hades. Indies are rated on a different scale than AAA games.
Hades was a good game though. I beat it at launch on the Switch.
Why would Returnal take lessons from anybody, they made their own game how they saw fit. And showed great balls making the game so not hand-holdy, paid huge sales price for it too. Still, if you preserve through some difficult opening hours and runs, it will become one of the best gameplay games you have ever played.i played for maybe 45 minutes last night, it is absolutely incredible and I cannot believe Returnal didnt take any lessons from it. It's shocking playing this and making progress after every run. I couldnt even enjoy it because I was so pissed at Returnal.
Is it going to be Halo, Forza 5 or Psychonauts 2 that dethrone it?Wont be #1 for long.
True, GTA 6 is gonna get a 97 metascore again.Wont be #1 for long.
SameAm I the only one who thinks it's just an ok game? Overhyped as hell? >_<
That's why you have to always keep personal preference in mind.Same
I would have used the term "so far" instead "of all time" but my terminology doesn't generate the clicks or replies the op did.Achievements like this crack me up. It reminds me of articles talking about how BOTW was the highest selling game ever on Switch during the first week of release. The console had been out for one week, how about we wait a bit before making "of all time" proclamations. The record is bound to be shattered about another 20 times over the next 5 years.
20 times is definitely a reach. We're gonna have a handful of metacritic cookie cutter games this generation and that's it. I guarantee you Hades is going to be a top 10 game at the end of the generation, easily.Achievements like this crack me up. It reminds me of articles talking about how BOTW was the highest selling game ever on Switch during the first week of release. The console had been out for one week, how about we wait a bit before making "of all time" proclamations. The record is bound to be shattered about another 20 times over the next 5 years.
I personally think it's the artifical sense of progression.I really don't get the hype around this game... I never played a more boring rogue lite in my life. the fighting system is as basic as it gets, the level/room structure is boring as hell and no mechanic seems in any way unique...
maybe you have to play it longer to get to the good parts, but any game that doesn't show its good parts after 30-45min fucked up imo
Seems wierd, just the other day ppl were arguing there is no nepotism and different ppl like different things.it's a bit of industry nepotism Greg Kasavin is well liked so reviewers are happy to give the game rave reviews.
the game still needs to be excellent but the praise definitely gets amplified.
Horizon 5 has the best chance, no guarantees though. Don't expect Halo to go over 90, if at that.Is it going to be Halo, Forza 5 or Psychonauts 2 that dethrone it?
They are likely all going to have low scoring outlier reviews regardless of how good or bad they really are, so scoring a favorable 90s is going to be difficult for all 3 TBH.Horizon 5 has the best chance, no guarantees though. Don't expect Halo to go over 90, if at that.
Is Psychonauts 2 going to be a hit? Haven't seen much on it.
20 times is definitely a reach. We're gonna have a handful of metacritic cookie cutter games this generation and that's it. I guarantee you Hades is going to be a top 10 game at the end of the generation, easily.
Thanks for bringing this game to my attention. I had never even heard of it, but it looks like my kind of game.
- Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights (89)
That game got quite a bit of attention thanks to this thread.Thanks for bringing this game to my attention. I had never even heard of it, but it looks like my kind of game.
it looks crisp on PS5 ... C R I S P
excellent job.
Am I the only one who thinks it's just an ok game? Overhyped as hell? >_<
This. Xbox just doesn't have that many specialized reviewers like PSX Extreme, DualShockers, PlayStation LifeStyle, LaPS4, PlayStation Universe, Playstation Official Magazine UK, PlayStation Countrya and so on. Also the brand is the newest, critics are more likely to have grown up with a PS or Nintendo rather than a Xbox. Childhood memories make you rate higher.They are likely all going to have low scoring outlier reviews regardless of how good or bad they really are, so scoring a favorable 90s is going to be difficult for all 3 TBH.
There's a good chance they all end up high 80s, but now that it's en vogue to be that guy, it's going to be harder than ever for a game to pull scores like this. (And it's why they should mostly be ignored)
I doubt the game will still be discussed in a couple of years.
Your neogaf avatar is pretty gay so that should even things out even moreIt's so good I'm not dropping it despite the heavy handed homosexual/trans pandering.
Whatever you think is wrong with the artstyle it looks damn good in motionI was curious about it considering all the talk. But something about the art style just put me off. Guess imma just download it.
Man the last dlc fing ruined isaac for meIt’s an amazing, incredibly polished game with stunning attention to detail. I used to think it was impossible to have a good roguelite with a story but now I think it’s possible.
However when it comes to pure roguelites it’s behind the best game ever created:
It’s the only game you can play thousands of hours and still discover new things. Hades doesn’t have nearly enough craziness and content to itself, maybe if it gets a couple expansions later it can beat it.