SuchRemorse Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 I keep seeing such negative things about this game. I've been looking forward to it for awhile now. I'm going to play it anyway! Just wondering if it's as bad as the reviews are making it out to be? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenbaltipie Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 Did you play the demo? I thought the demo was ok but reviews seem to suggest it get boring pretty fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Allhelluja Posted January 25, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted January 25, 2023 If you're going to play it anyway, why bother caring? Quite frankly, I think "hater" is one of the stupidest word going around in this reddit/twitter lingo era (that and "literally"): if someone doesn't like a thing, it doesn't automatically mean they hate it; besides, even if they did, what about it? Play the game and see for yourself, and sorry for the rant. 69 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Infected Elite Posted January 25, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted January 25, 2023 (edited) I'd say considering some came out and said the game that released is nothing like they had planned to make, im not surprised. I'd expect it to price drop rather quick which when it hits the 50% off or more ill consider picking it up. I already watched the final boss and end cutscene and honestly, it seems some of it was rushed. Its a game that didn't have an identity and was trying to do too much at once. With an empty open world. Also a few things that really are just bad, if cuff and Frey are talking, she can't move. You have to wait. They couldn't have the conversations happen while you move? also the beginning is more or less cutscene, walk 20 seconds, cutscene, walk 20 seconds, tutorial, cutscene, tutorial, etc etc etc. Is it worth the price it is now? ($60-$90 depending where you live? hell no) is it worth $20-$40 (depending where you live? sure, cheaper the better). Its a little disappointing as it seems they were hoping to make this IP a new series but not sure that happens. I do plan to play this eventually. I wish it was today but I can't justify spending the money on a game which ive seen 20+ videos just hate on it all for the same reasons. Edited January 25, 2023 by Infected Elite 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post YTPerfectParadox Posted January 25, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted January 25, 2023 I think they're unfair hate. I thought the game was great. It isn't GOTY, it won't keep me up at night a year from now, but the story was interesting, the graphics were great, the characters were interesting and felt very real, the open world was beautiful, the combat was kinda meh for a while but became fun once i unlocked close combat options. My only complaint is the main character. Found her kind of insufferable at times (dialogue-wise) and didn't overly feel right for the narrative. I'd encourage people to give it a go, even if it is at a discount. Seemed people's minds were just made up before it came out and the reviews uselessly skewed to existing expectations as usual. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Elvick_ Posted January 25, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted January 25, 2023 3 minutes ago, YTPerfectParadox said: I think they're unfair hate. I thought the game was great. It isn't GOTY, it won't keep me up at night a year from now, but the story was interesting, the graphics were great, the characters were interesting and felt very real, the open world was beautiful, the combat was kinda meh for a while but became fun once i unlocked close combat options. My only complaint is the main character. Found her kind of insufferable at times (dialogue-wise) and didn't overly feel right for the narrative. I'd encourage people to give it a go, even if it is at a discount. Seemed people's minds were just made up before it came out and the reviews uselessly skewed to existing expectations as usual. Can you believe people use marketing material made to sell customers on a product as a metric to determine if they're interested in something? The audacity! 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HuntingFever Posted January 25, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted January 25, 2023 (edited) IMO, ACG's review, perfectly encapsulates the general reception, which is: There are elements which work and are fun but the insufferable main character, dreadful dialogue and boring gameplay that gets old fast, drags everything else down and stops it from being anything other than a disappointment and to wait for a deep sale before buying it. Edited January 25, 2023 by HuntingFever Update. 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YTPerfectParadox Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 34 minutes ago, Elvick_ said: Can you believe people use marketing material made to sell customers on a product as a metric to determine if they're interested in something? The audacity! I wasn't criticizing people for having a bad opinion of it from the demo, I didn't like the demo either it made me lose all hype immediately. I was just commenting on how most reviewers are useless since they tend to try and stick to general public opinion to be safe and that it's unfortunate because if things were different more people could've discovered the game to be better than the demo. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liammill18 Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 I think there’s a lot of reasonable stuff to dislike in the game based on my time with the demo- wouldn’t be so quick to call people who dislike it “haters” as though they’re seeking to hate it and not just disliking their experience. Enjoy the games you like to the fullest, regardless of the numbers! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorah- Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 I played the "full" game a year and a half ago, rated it 1/10 and told them it should be canceled. They choose not to but from what i see there are not many improvements made in 16 months. Stupid game design decisions are still there, the story is terrible, the open world is empty like no other game ive played (even early stage ps3). Apart from the story, i think all there issues come from this luminous engine. They seem to struggle to build what you could do in like 3 lines of code using unreal engine. They have to get ride of that thing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post syn1905 Posted January 25, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted January 25, 2023 Ive put a good amount of time into it and here is my thoughts. The dialogue isnt so bad and i keep liking frey sometimes and other times disliking her mainly for her attitude. You can turn the random dialogue down so its not so frequent i havnt done so cause cuff is actually really funny. The combat is fun and fluid but its slow to unlock at first and then when you can you habe to activelly seek out new spells to keep it fresh. The movement is great and ive had no issues with it. The graphics are a mixed bag. The environment is awesome to look at but character models close up look a little off. There is so much side content between quests and different types of collectables but half of them serve no purpose. They dont give xp or mana or unlock spells they are just there so if your ocd about collecting things its alot of running around to collect stuff just to do it. The game forces you to do the story before it will allow you to go free roam which is kinda a bummer in my opinion. Overall im enjoying it but its not a game thats gonna win awards or be talked about months from now but its good enough to turn your brain off and just play. Im not upset i spent 70 on it but if yor strapped for cash and dont mind waiting then its not a must buy at release. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ITALUKE Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 I mean one can enjoy things despite others opinion of them. With that said, I agree with those that give the game a 5/10. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJ_Solo Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 32 minutes ago, HuntingFever said: IMO, ACG's review, perfectly encapsulates the general reception, which is: There are elements which work and are fun but the insufferable main character, dreadful dialogue and boring gameplay that gets old fast, drags everything else down and stops it from being anything other than a disappointment and to wait for a deep sale before buying it. I agree that the ACG review does echo what others reviews are saying. However, as I play through the game I don't agree that the MC is insufferable or that the dialogue is dreadful or that the gameplay gets old fast. I admit that I could be too early into the game for it to feel old. I've just unlocked the ability to upgrade skill from the closet. The denizens of Athi speak how I expect in a fantasy land. Those in power are judgemental, quick to jump to conclusions, but with one or two lenient ones. Frey speaks in a modern way because she is a modern person and has A LOT of quips and terse one-liners when she first mets some people. She generally softens up to some and is less rude. Cuff, even though no one can hear him, has snide comments about new people as well. The two together just collide but in a fun way. It feels more like playful banter than fighting between the two. Maybe I am just used to that style of performance being a fan of comedy duos/manzai. Was the demo a special build of the game? It feels like a different experience to me. The performance is way better, lighting and contrast isn't as saturated even without tweaking for my TV, and the pacing feels more structured than checking off 5 things from a list. My gripes with the game so far is the skilling upgrading system, them not giving Frey a good reason to even want to return to New York, and that the Break's impact on Athia isn't consistent and is a bit nonsencial. It is the same issue I have with Attack on Titan. It feels like they wanted first monsters and humans on the brink of death, then created some plot device to around that situation.. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mega-tallica Posted January 25, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted January 25, 2023 It looks decent to me. But decent in this day and age means it's terrible apparently. Video games are too subjective of a thing to use reviews and online reception as a true gauge in my opinion. Video games are interactive experiences, you have to play it for yourself to know for sure. Watching gameplay videos on YouTube and judging that way is not the same as actually being the one holding the controller and playing it, it's a much different experience. How it feels to play, the controls, that means a lot more than people give credit for. Everybody has their own idea of what they want in a game and I feel the industry and general public opinion has shifted away from what I personally look for in a game. As a result, I don't hold much faith in online reviews and public reception anymore. I watch the trailer, maybe a couple of gameplay videos just to get a feel and if it seems like it would be something I would like, I buy it and 9 times out of 10, I greatly enjoy the experience. And that one time I don't? That's on me. I'd rather have my own judgment be mistaken than being misled by the opinions of others online. It sounds like you've been looking forward to this game for awhile... so play it and try it for yourself. Don't let online negativity swerve you away from playing a game you'll most likely enjoy to an extent. Probably not the greatest game in the world but that doesn't mean you still can't like it. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helyx Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 Has anyone seen a glowingly positive review of Forspoken? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alos88 Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 I'm going to wait for a deep sale myself. The game doesn't look that bad but there are just so many great games coming out this quarter, I don't personally feel the need to grab this when far better titles are just around the corner. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuchRemorse Posted January 25, 2023 Author Share Posted January 25, 2023 3 hours ago, Allhelluja said: If you're going to play it anyway, why bother caring? Quite frankly, I think "hater" is one of the stupidest word going around in this reddit/twitter lingo era (that and "literally"): if someone doesn't like a thing, it doesn't automatically mean they hate it; besides, even if they did, what about it? Play the game and see for yourself, and sorry for the rant. If you are going to eat dinner at a new restaurant that just opened near you and your friend just ate there...... Would you ask how the food is? Even though you are still going? Or would you just stare blankly at them and proceed with with your meal not caring what your friend thought because you are going anyway? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SpaceIsDandy Posted January 25, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted January 25, 2023 1 minute ago, SuchRemorse said: If you are going to eat dinner at a new restaurant that just opened near you and your friend just ate there...... Would you ask how the food is? Even though you are still going? Or would you just stare blankly at them and proceed with with your meal not caring what your friend thought because you are going anyway? Are reviewers my friend who knows my general taste? Or are the reviewers random people who know nothing about me? 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunny Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, Allhelluja said: If you're going to play it anyway, why bother caring? Quite frankly, I think "hater" is one of the stupidest word going around in this reddit/twitter lingo era (that and "literally"): if someone doesn't like a thing, it doesn't automatically mean they hate it; besides, even if they did, what about it? Play the game and see for yourself, and sorry for the rant. That's not what being a hater means and you know it, it's just not just disliking something but making their sole objective to bring something down and sometimes it's completely unjustified, so OP question stands, not everyone has 80$ to throw around with something they don't know if it's worth, and why the rant is beyond me, just don't reply if the question bothered you, it's not like it was directed at you or anything. Edited January 25, 2023 by Sunnyburrito 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreakon13 Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 (edited) Looks like the kind of game I'll pick up randomly on a long rainy weekend after I've finished or gotten tired of a few other things first. From what I've seen, I think there's some genuine humor and story in there... albeit wrapped in kind of a boring open world package. 3 hours ago, Allhelluja said: Quite frankly, I think "hater" is one of the stupidest word going around in this reddit/twitter lingo era (that and "literally"): if someone doesn't like a thing, it doesn't automatically mean they hate it; besides, even if they did, what about it? Is it kind of a dumb word that overgeneralizes? Sure. But the idea of bandwagon hating meme-able games is very common these days. It's misleading at best and kind of a gross practice in general that people do for the likes. Edited January 25, 2023 by Dreakon13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mega-tallica Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 (edited) 45 minutes ago, SpaceIsDandy said: Are reviewers my friend who knows my general taste? Or are the reviewers random people who know nothing about me? Exactly. Just because your friend didn't like it absolutely does not mean you won't either. Personal taste is all subjective. People are getting too lazy to think for themselves anymore and want other people to make up their minds for them it seems like. You don't need other peoples opinions, only your own. Edited January 25, 2023 by mega-tallica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creasy007 Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 I'd say beyond bugs and glitches, it's really subjective, but I personally couldn't get into the demo at all and don't think this one would appeal to me even as a free PS Plus title. Just doesn't seem like a world I want to spend dozens of hours in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starcrunch061 Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 (edited) I'll post what I posted on gamefaqs. Everyone should be happy that reviewers value different aspects of a game. Everyone should be wary of anything that seeks to "average" those values (<ahem> I'm looking at you, Metacritic). If you find a review site that values the same aspects of a game that you do, you've got a great source of information moving forward. If you know that a site does not value the same aspects as you, you can safely ignore them. I remember that people were up in arms because of a recent eurogamer review of Persona 4. Specifically, the reviewer criticized the game for what he felt were homophobic and misogynistic elements, and of course, gamers cried foul. But I'm happy that such a review exists, and that it lays bare its charges. It doesn't appeal to me, but I'm sure it appeals to someone. Edited January 25, 2023 by starcrunch061 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PhantomFear94 Posted January 25, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted January 25, 2023 69% on Opencritic. That implies its flawed and disappointing category over being downright bad, but that some will still like it and there are elements of a good game there. It's not like Forspoken is getting universally panned, it's just getting a lukewarm critical response. Reviews aren't everything. Horizon Forbidden West got 88% on Opencritic and I flat out did not like the game, and if I wasn't as compulsive with Platinuming every game I touch, I would have put it down. Different strokes, and all that. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dangisuckatgamin Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 I rarely take reviews in now. Want to try it, buy it. Sort of how I approach things but I don't buy much for $60+ now. I wait for $30 or less now lol. That way I feel like I'm just buying for indie price so it's not a huge loss if the game is crap. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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