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Topic: Why has ZombiU got mixed reviews?

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Magi

Great review over at polygon with which I wholeheartedly agree. (so far)

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citizenerased

It's clearly a marmelade title. People complaining about low review scores need to take 2 things into account: the words the reviewer used to justify the score, and the fact that if it only got high ratings, it wouldn't be fair to all the people who end up regretting buying it. If you're into extremely-hard survival horror and you don't mind hitting dozens of zombies 5 times with a cricket bat for hours, then this is probably a good game for you.

I myself prefer more variety, so I'm glad there's reviews warning people of the negatives.

"But repetitive gameplay isn't an issue in survival horror games, because it's realistic!"

Sure it is, to plenty of people. Including me.

This whole "reviewers only play the game for 3 minutes and only score high when the publisher pays them a big bonus" crap's really annoying. Read several reviews, get a balanced opinion, and decide if a game is right for you. It's not rocket science.

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Malic

tealovertoma wrote:

It's clearly a marmelade title. People complaining about low review scores need to take 2 things into account: the words the reviewer used to justify the score, and the fact that if it only got high ratings, it wouldn't be fair to all the people who end up regretting buying it. If you're into extremely-hard survival horror and you don't mind hitting dozens of zombies 5 times with a cricket bat for hours, then this is probably a good game for you.

I myself prefer more variety, so I'm glad there's reviews warning people of the negatives.

"But repetitive gameplay isn't an issue in survival horror games, because it's realistic!"

Sure it is, to plenty of people. Including me.

This whole "reviewers only play the game for 3 minutes and only score high when the publisher pays them a big bonus" crap's really annoying. Read several reviews, get a balanced opinion, and decide if a game is right for you. It's not rocket science.

a game being hard is not a reason to review it low its not a flaw it is supposed to be that way some people like a challenge some people whine about it and complain they don't have enough guns and ammo none of them mentioned any technical issues really I don't see how you can give a game a 4.5 because its hard and you got to hit a zombie in the head with a cricket bat 4 times or so

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Also dark souls is very challenging but got mostly 9s is that unfair ?

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Magi wrote:

Great review over at polygon with which I wholeheartedly agree. (so far)

Thanks for posting that review, it seemed pretty detailed. I am bummed to find out though that there may be time frame of over an hour befoer a save point. I hardly play games anymore for over an hour at a time.

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citizenerased

Where did I say it got bad reviews because it was hard? I said it got bad reviews because it's repetitive. If they made hitting zombies with a cricket bat for hours fun, the game probably would've scored higher. Maybe they should've added more melee weapons.

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@tealovertoma: There actually are a fair bit more melee weapons from what I remember in older gameplay vids (pickaxes, crowbars etc.) as well as one-use ranged weapons (Molotov cocktails, for one) and other stuff. They're things you need to scavenge for viligantly and loot from the infected.

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Malic wrote:

Also dark souls is very challenging but got mostly 9s is that unfair ?

Challenge is only praised to an extent. It all depends on the game, really.

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I know there can be disagreement on this, but the reviews I have read from people that seem to have spent time on the game are for the most part positive. I too have seen the pick axe, and I am betting you do not have to hit the zombie near as many times if you have the pick axe. As for repetitive game play. It is hard to find a game today that doesn't fit into that category. People were loving Arkham Asylum, and that was pretty repetitive. There is only so much you can do. Even a FPS gets repetitive unless you are into multiplayer.

The fact of the matter is this is a niche game. Not everyone is into survival horror. I think it is an ambitious title. It is outside the box. Most of the time that is going to be met with mixed reviews. You could say the same for Sports games, Fighting Games, Point-and-Click games, etc. the list could go on.

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PinkSpider

Really good video here of a guy from ONM who really likes the game.
http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/44021/zombiu-video-...

Also i would love to hear peoples official opinions of the game as we are all moaning (myself included) that the reviews are not good but what do you guys and girls think of the game that have bought it?

Your ratings out of 5

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Malic

tealovertoma wrote:

Where did I say it got bad reviews because it was hard? I said it got bad reviews because it's repetitive. If they made hitting zombies with a cricket bat for hours fun, the game probably would've scored higher. Maybe they should've added more melee weapons.

the part where you said ( it wouldn't be fair to people buying it if you're into extremely hard survival horror ) and that's my point it was basically marked down because it was to hard its like the reviewer was more frustrated than anything else I bet he never did find that pick ax lol I can understand knocking a game because its tedious but a 4.5 states the game is basically unplayable and that isn't fair at all

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CactusJackson wrote:

Malic wrote:

Also dark souls is very challenging but got mostly 9s is that unfair ?

Challenge is only praised to an extent. It all depends on the game, really.

I wasn't implying that the game was being praised for it being difficult I was using dark souls as an example . like someone saying its a horrible game because you can't get past the first area in dark souls its a game that takes time to find out the true charm that the game really is and maybe this is the case in this game as well.

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tealovertoma wrote:

It's clearly a marmelade title. People complaining about low review scores need to take 2 things into account: the words the reviewer used to justify the score, and the fact that if it only got high ratings, it wouldn't be fair to all the people who end up regretting buying it. If you're into extremely-hard survival horror and you don't mind hitting dozens of zombies 5 times with a cricket bat for hours, then this is probably a good game for you.

I myself prefer more variety, so I'm glad there's reviews warning people of the negatives.

"But repetitive gameplay isn't an issue in survival horror games, because it's realistic!"

Sure it is, to plenty of people. Including me.

This whole "reviewers only play the game for 3 minutes and only score high when the publisher pays them a big bonus" crap's really annoying. Read several reviews, get a balanced opinion, and decide if a game is right for you. It's not rocket science.

I did read the negative reviews. They were the worst written reviews that said the least about the game (well mainly Gamespot). That's the problem. The fact that others will jump on the score automatically doesn't mean they weren't terrible reviews from laughably dumb sites.

There's this show I watch called Video Game Awesome where Fraser and his buddies are like the anti-thesis of the people who appreciate this game and despite being apparently really dissappointed with ZombiU, even he thought the most negative reviews were bs.

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Magi

PinkSpider wrote:

Also i would love to hear peoples official opinions of the game as we are all moaning (myself included) that the reviews are not good but what do you guys and girls think of the game that have bought it?

Your ratings out of 5

First, let me be clear: I am a Zombie Fanboy through and through. If it's got zombies, I'm a fan. Period.
Second, I only have about 2 hours of experience with it. Hopefully, I'll be able to give it more attention tomorrow night.
Third, with all that being said I will try as hard as I possibly can to give a completly unbiased opinion based on my short experience: It's a 4.

I'll say more when I've played more.

Magi

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Looks like this game took the Wii U GamePad a little too far. Repeatedly tapping the touch screen to interact with manhole covers and barred doors is an idea that needs to go away immediately.

Malic wrote:

I can understand knocking a game because its tedious but a 4.5 states the game is basically unplayable and that isn't fair at all

The belief that a playable game automatically falls somewhere between 5/10 and 10/10 is another idea that needs to go away.

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RetroGBHippie92

I love horror movies and zombies are one of my favourite monsters, but does this game satiate my need to render some zombies unconscious? No i mean seriously, who is having a good time with this game? I want to know before I buy it when the Wii U is released here on the 30th.

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In Shaun of the Dead he has to bash that zombie more than 10 times with a cricket bat... Realistically you would not be able to defeat a zombie with a cricket bat...
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Magi

RetroGBHippie92 wrote:

No i mean seriously, who is having a good time with this game?

I am.
But as always, YMMV.

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