Cyborg
Member
I am disappointed but this doesn't mean it can turn out to be a great franchise. Just look at the reception of the first Uncharted, it wasn't that mindblowing either.See between 7 - 8 even lowerhype posters here
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tommib
Member
Game Information
Game Title: The Callisto Protocol
Platforms:
Trailer:
- Xbox Series X/S (Dec 2, 2022)
- PlayStation 5 (Dec 2, 2022)
- PlayStation 4 (Dec 2, 2022)
- Xbox One (Dec 2, 2022)
- PC (Dec 2, 2022)
Developer: Striking Distance Studios
Publisher: Krafton
Review Aggregator:
OpenCritic:
MetaCritic (PS5):
Critic Reviews:
Ars Technica - Alessandro Fillari - Unscored
AusGamers - Steve Farrelly - 8.7 / 10
Checkpoint Gaming - Luke Mitchell - 7.5 / 10
Dexerto - Andrew Highton - 5 / 5
Digital Trends - Giovanni Colantonio - 3.5 / 5
Everyeye.it - Giuseppe Carrabba - Italian - 7.8 / 10
Game Informer - Wesley LeBlanc - 6 / 10
Game Rant - Dalton Cooper - 3.5 / 5
GamePro - Dennis Michel - German - 66 / 100
GameSpot - Jordan Ramée - 5 / 10
GamesHub - Nicholas Kennedy - 3 / 5
God is a Geek - Chris White - 8.5 / 10
IGN - Tristan Ogilvie - 7 / 10
INVEN - Suhyung Jung - Korean - 8.5 / 10
Inverse - Joseph Yaden - 6 / 10
Metro GameCentral - Nick Gillett - 6 / 10
MondoXbox - Giuseppe Genga - Italian - 8.5 / 10
PC Gamer - Shaun Prescott - 79 / 100
PSX Brasil - Bruno Henrique Vinhadel - Portuguese - 85 / 100
PlayStation Universe - Adam Byrne - 7.5 / 10
Polygon - Michael McWhertor - Unscored
PowerUp! - Leo Stevenson - 5.5 / 10
Press Start - James Mitchell - 8 / 10
Push Square - Liam Croft - 7 / 10
Rock, Paper, Shotgun - Alice Bell - Unscored
Screen Rant - Leo Faierman - 2.5 / 5
Shacknews - Donovan Erskine - 8 / 10
TheGamer - Andrew King - 2.5 / 5
Xbox Achievements - Richard Walker - 80%
Open critic moved to strong. Update your jpeg.
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MidGenRefresh
*Refreshes biennially
Dogshit optimization on PC. Do I really want to play it on PS5 at 30FPS now? Decisions, decisions.
xpresstuning
Member
The second i saw its trailer, it immediately seemed like a Dead Space clone, looks like it's a mediocre one to boot.
Droxcy
Member
Totally predictable on the Duenvo performance, they didn't want to miss out on all these day-one sales on PC sadly it's hurting them more than just letting people pirate it. Could've had great reviews on Steam but it's a red wave 
For the amount of hype for the tech behind the game you'd think it'd run on top of the line systems perfectly.
For the amount of hype for the tech behind the game you'd think it'd run on top of the line systems perfectly.The game looks like it'd be fun and unique for a single play hopefully a patch comes quickly before the refunds start rolling in.
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Desprado123
Member
This will 100% will get worst optimization award on PC by beating Gotham Knight and this is the only award this game will get. Overwhelm negative on PC steam user score. Lol.
GhostOfTsu
Banned
Too bad about the reviews. I guess they rushed it because of the Dead Space Remake. Bad timing 
I have Evil West I need to get rid of so I'm still getting Callisto later.
I have Evil West I need to get rid of so I'm still getting Callisto later.
tommib
Member
Recommended from Eurogamer:
www.eurogamer.net
The Callisto Protocol review - a Dead Space-alike built on simpler pleasures
Dead Space comparisons are impossible to avoid - but while The Callisto Protocol's missing some of the depth and tension, it makes up for it with sheer, bloody-
www.eurogamer.net
skneogaf
Member
Why is 75 out of 100 classed as bad or average?
Surely it classes as good!
I have it on pc but I'm not going to start it until I've done everything on god of war ragnarok which is pretty overwhelming, if the pc performance doesn't improve before I play it then I'll get the refund and wait for the patches.
Surely it classes as good!
I have it on pc but I'm not going to start it until I've done everything on god of war ragnarok which is pretty overwhelming, if the pc performance doesn't improve before I play it then I'll get the refund and wait for the patches.
ParaSeoul
Member
Early trailer footage looked good,the rest not so much,the combat always looked boring to me. Survival horror fans are not starving especially in the next year.
april6e
Member
What's hard to understand about it? We've already played Dead Space and it was an incredible horror game when it came out. It's already guaranteed to be good because we already know what it is and they are just releasing a better version of it. The only way it could fail is if it runs poorly.
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Mister Wolf
Gold Member
The good ole shader compilation stutter rears its head again. Wish these guys would just let us precompile all of the shaders. I don't give a fuck how inconvenient it is for them to do it.
BabyYoda
Banned
I feel for any of you that still think the mainstream media sites are worth anything more than a laugh or two at their expense.
User reviews are the only way to gauge a games quality, as well as seeing Gameplay etc.
Seems it has serious optimisation issues on PC, but otherwise people like it, so will wait for them to polish it, as I was going to do that anyway.
User reviews are the only way to gauge a games quality, as well as seeing Gameplay etc.
Seems it has serious optimisation issues on PC, but otherwise people like it, so will wait for them to polish it, as I was going to do that anyway.
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k_trout
Member
unfortunately its not just the stutter, game runs terribly and crashes
TonyK
Member
From Game Informer
"The final boss before this disappointing climax is an exhausting and repetitive fight that feels like those of yesteryear; the one every game had to include, even if it didn’t prove necessary. This wasn’t the only disappointing boss. All of them left me feeling empty and annoyed at the lack of variance. You fight the same enemy type as a boss multiple times throughout the game, just in different arenas. Most bosses can kill you in one hit, which takes away the earned stress of survival horror. I wasn’t desperate to find ammo or a health pack to survive by the skin of my teeth; I was just jogging away to ensure its hits didn’t land close to me. Furthering my frustration is a bad checkpoint system. You must redo the entire battle if you die by insta-kill, even at the tail end of a boss fight. If you have to kill a few enemies before that battle, you need to do that again, too"
"The final boss before this disappointing climax is an exhausting and repetitive fight that feels like those of yesteryear; the one every game had to include, even if it didn’t prove necessary. This wasn’t the only disappointing boss. All of them left me feeling empty and annoyed at the lack of variance. You fight the same enemy type as a boss multiple times throughout the game, just in different arenas. Most bosses can kill you in one hit, which takes away the earned stress of survival horror. I wasn’t desperate to find ammo or a health pack to survive by the skin of my teeth; I was just jogging away to ensure its hits didn’t land close to me. Furthering my frustration is a bad checkpoint system. You must redo the entire battle if you die by insta-kill, even at the tail end of a boss fight. If you have to kill a few enemies before that battle, you need to do that again, too"
Kenneth Haight
Gold Member
7 seems about right. Not bad for a first time title from a debut studio. If they turn a profit re-invest in better combat systems and you will intrigue me.
Something looked a bit janky about this but I am sure it will still be fantastic fun.
Something looked a bit janky about this but I am sure it will still be fantastic fun.
Maybe if SIE sent 300 employees it would get 83 on OC
remember_spinal
Banned
it is funny seeing the people bad mouthing god of war for being a “movie” game and on rails, have no problem with this janky movie game. Lol
Lukaku's First Touch
Member
Called it, garbage game.
SLB1904
Banned
Not really funny when it's predictable as hell. Anyway I dont trust these reviewers. I'm just going to give some time for them to fix the PC version. I will get it regardless
tommib
Member
Kiraly
Member
And other ghosts you are seeing.
MidGenRefresh
*Refreshes biennially
Lmfao the steam deck can't run it
When Steam Deck can't run a PS4 game then you know that game is garbage.
GymWolf avenged
Steam Deck = glorified tablet confirmed.
SJRB
Gold Member
For a game that was touted as the first AAAA-experience, 75/100 is fucking dogshit.
tommib
Member
Games looks expensive, I’ll give you that.
GHG
Member
Lmfao the steam deck can't run it
Why should it? Nobody is out there forcing people to develop games with it it in mind.
BTW for anyone on PC try running it in DX11, apparently that helps things.
Nope, just clowns behaving as expected.
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Needlecrash
Member
Anyone thinks it's REALLY shady that the developers, ON RELEASE DAY, said that New Game+ and the other modes won't be able until February? That's some bullshit.
mansoor1980
Gold Member
the developers of the game were hyping it up , from AAAA to revolutionary game director
tommib
Member
It’s the lack of big budget horror games. Game has the right atmosphere and the visuals are up there with the best. We haven’t seen a traditional third person horror game with this kind of budget for a while.
remember_spinal
Banned
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Needlecrash
Member
All the marketing, star power and tech couldn't save this game for shit.
My pc version is installing now. I need to see how rough this gets... .
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Drizzlehell
Banned
Oof.
Not that I expected anything groundbreaking but I was at least hoping for a solid action horror game. But after looking up some reviews and user scores, I'm kinda glad I didn't jump on it blindly because it looks like the kind of game that would just frustrate and disappoint. The melee combat especially looks super repetitive, and the fact that they're forcing you into it so much isn't very encouraging.
Not that I expected anything groundbreaking but I was at least hoping for a solid action horror game. But after looking up some reviews and user scores, I'm kinda glad I didn't jump on it blindly because it looks like the kind of game that would just frustrate and disappoint. The melee combat especially looks super repetitive, and the fact that they're forcing you into it so much isn't very encouraging.
Are they some of the things tied to the season pass? I saw in another thread difficulty and some other modes put in the season pass?
tommib
Member
Nope. They’re free and coming in February.
Anchovie123
Member
Mostly negative on Steam?
#StutterStruggle ?
#StutterStruggle ?
GHG
Member
Freeman76
Member
All the asshats in this thread who mock people for being 'strange' because they listen to reviews should take note and kindly shut the fuck up.
Its things like this you wouldnt know about from screenshots and the bare fact its a horror game. By the time they patch it to be a smoother experience it will be cheaper, so you save a bit of cash and get a smoother experience too.
Obviously plenty of people dont care about performance issues and good for them, but reviews are useful for those that do care about things like that.
Mister Wolf
Gold Member
Yup. I just refunded on Steam.
This guy always 100% games to review them. I will take his word over any of those "reputable" journos any day of the week.
Tl.dr. He says the combat is actually quite engaging and tough, a lot of weapons to choose from, great world building and atmosphere.
As for the weak points, lack of enemy variety, performance and camera occasionally fucking things up during fights.
Overall, he enjoyed the game quite a lot and says as a package it's pretty good.
tommib
Member
It’s fucked up because besides Resident Evil I can’t think of any other big horror games at this level. It always seemed a dangerous release to me taking into account that Evil Within 1 and 2 never got the most amazing reception. For fans of horror games like myself it’s a shame. But hey, it’s released and from the 2 hours I played it hits all the right notes.
We’re stuck with PT clones, Bloober and Resident Evil.
begotten
Member
I'm about 3 hours in, playing on Maximum Security. The jank gameplay mechanics of the game don't match its presentation, which I think is top notch. Sounds and visuals definitely set an atmosphere for the player.
Combat is repetitive - every enemy type so far I have fought I have killed in the same pattern, nevermind one zombie is nearly 8ft tall or one is 250KG, they all take the same number of hits and attack almost identically.
The way they chose to incorporate the dodging is just unintuitive game design and makes it feel random. WHY IS WALK, BLOCK AND DIRECTIONAL DODGES ALL ON ONE STICK?
Traversal (vaulting & climbing) and death animations are slow and buggy.
One death animation they straight up took from The Last of Us 1 and made it worse. Insane.
I can't help but feel that Glen Schofield almost went full Todd Howard here. Spent the games' marketing and launch campaign just doing all this media shit and getting sucked off by the press - telling us how good his game is while his team is crunching to produce mediocrity.
The good is that we have another top notch, capable developer in the scene now and hopefully they have a foundation to build off and learn from after shipping this game.
Combat is repetitive - every enemy type so far I have fought I have killed in the same pattern, nevermind one zombie is nearly 8ft tall or one is 250KG, they all take the same number of hits and attack almost identically.
The way they chose to incorporate the dodging is just unintuitive game design and makes it feel random. WHY IS WALK, BLOCK AND DIRECTIONAL DODGES ALL ON ONE STICK?
Traversal (vaulting & climbing) and death animations are slow and buggy.
One death animation they straight up took from The Last of Us 1 and made it worse. Insane.
I can't help but feel that Glen Schofield almost went full Todd Howard here. Spent the games' marketing and launch campaign just doing all this media shit and getting sucked off by the press - telling us how good his game is while his team is crunching to produce mediocrity.
The good is that we have another top notch, capable developer in the scene now and hopefully they have a foundation to build off and learn from after shipping this game.
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