I wonder how many will bother reviewing the Wii U version of BotW. Theoretically the two versions should score virtually the same, but I wouldn't be surprised to see the U version be 3-5 points less just because.
I wonder how many will bother reviewing the Wii U version of BotW. Theoretically the two versions should score virtually the same, but I wouldn't be surprised to see the U version be 3-5 points less just because.
I heard there are framerate issues occasionally on the Wii U version so I think something like that would be the reason why. I don't think reviewers would give it a lower score if there are no differences between the two.
Are we really gonna do the whole "anything less than 9/10 means they are lying for clicks" thing? It's almost as sad as "wow Activision paid you guys for these high scores, huh?".
Are we really gonna do the whole "anything less than 9/10 means they are lying for clicks" thing? It's almost as sad as "wow Activision paid you guys for these high scores, huh?".
Don't be those people.
Nobody is saying less than 9.
But its pretty naive to deny the possibility that a site with a poorly written review and shaky track record giving out 2-4/10s may be doing so for the increased traffic.
Well yeah if the review is written poorly and the score seems tacked on with no real evidence behind it, I'd be wary of it as well. But if the review clearly has its reasons for the lower than average score, who are we to say it's just "for the clicks".
And I fully expect people to get upset if some reviews give out 8's. It would not surprise me in the least.
I agree with that, there are plenty of reviews with lower-end scores with well established reasons. And then other sites give a score which is taken out of context by Metacritic due to discrepancies between scoring systems.
The shady ones are few and far between, it just wouldn't be too surprising if it occurs at least once out of 80-100+ reviews since this may be one of the biggest video game releases in history. For one person without much integrity it may be worth the shot to try going viral with a deliberately scathing review.
I'm sure people will be upset at 70-80s as well, happens for every big game release. I still remember when Twilight Princess got an 88 on GameSpot nearly a decade ago. An 88.. and the whole site erupted. lol
I remember reading one review back in the day for Metroid Prime 3. The reviewer spent the whole review going on about how unresponsive the pointer controls were. That the pointer would just shake all around the screen. Then gave it some stupidly low score like a 6/10 or something. That's the sort of clickbait negative review I think we're talking about here.
I think at least with BotW it's going to be a lot harder for a reviewer to vent their criticisms about Nintendo. Because it's just going to be so painfully obvious when they're grasping at straws. With the Wii bashing the motion controls was a fairly popular thing to do. With the Switch, what is there to complain about? Battery life?....
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Except he doesn't condone piracy. He just spends 90% of the video making you think he does before rehashing the "Nintendo takes ad revenue" message and saying he doesn't actually support piracy but Nintendo has a double standard. He just went with the title and theme for the outrage and so he and his fans could mock people on social media and forums for thinking he actually does support it.
I did watch about half of that video because of the sensationalist title. I guess that's why they do this sort of thing, it works. But it just took way too long for him to get to his actual point. When he did finally get to it? It wasn't a particularly strong point to make.
Especially given the counter-productiveness of what he was advocating. If your issue with Nintendo is that they are super protective of their content? If your issue is that they don't really hold internet personalities in a very high regard? Getting up on your soapbox and telling your viewers to pirate their content isn't going to help. More likely they're going to tighten their grip.
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It's just preaching to the choir, really-- neogaf worships him, for instance.
Anyways, from Dualshockers' Editor-in-Chief:
"I played Zelda on both Switch and Wii U several times, and extensively.
Truth is, it looks extremely antiquated, low resolution shows both in models and textures, effects are poor, and make textures and environments look even flatter. and when played on a TV frame rate is really bad due to the hardware struggling with the higher resolution. On top of that, the lack of hardware resources is also felt in gameplay elements, like AI for instance.
Simply enough, after playing today's best open world games, playing Zelda feels like a massive step back in basically every aspect.
After playing Horizon: Zero Dawn, Zelda feels extremely antiquated. Many will ignore it because it's named Zelda, and nostalgia will put some super-thick rose-tinted glasses on their nose, but that's simply how it is.
And yes, while Pine isn't even a super-advanced game, there are multiple aspects of its visual presentation that easily surpass Zelda, which is fairly sad, considering the massive difference in budget and resources.
Not everyone will give Zelda a pass because it's Zelda."
Let's see... pretty much only talking about graphics and saying the opposite of what everybody else is saying... multiple references to Horizon: Zero Dawn... takes a back-handed jab at the system's hardware over AI-scripting of all things... is close to calling virtually everyone else "blind fanboys"... yeah, it's a pretty painful read. He's not actually reviewing the game, but he's still the Editor-in-Chief; if he really feels that way and wants to shill Sony that much (NMS and The Order: 1886 got 8.5s, with the latter's review basically just "OMG graphics"), he could easily force the actual reviewer to dock it-- especially if he really believes people are just "giving it a pass because it's Zelda".
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I was going to say, I have no idea who this guy is or what "dualshockers" is (I assume a PlayStation-affiliated thing), but his review style seems very focused on graphics and, uh... graphics.
We do have to say, though, that it does sorta stink that the Switch version stayed almost exactly the same as the Wii U version, meaning they really couldn't use the Switch hardware to upgrade the visuals and perhaps even make the thing run smoother. Instead, it's all sorts of chained-up because it needed to have parity with the inferior version.
There should defo be an option on metacritic to remove certain scores to create your own custom score. Personally I would remove the top and lowest review of all scores... usually bumps the numbers up a tad.
Legend of Zelda: Breath of The Wild - 94
Super Bomberman R - 75
1,2 Switch - 70
Splatoon 2 - 85
ARMS - 70
Snipperclips - 86
Famitsu gave Breath of the Wild a 40/40... That's crazy good!
Of the games I'm getting at launch, I predict:
Breath of the Wild: 92-98
Super Bomberman R: 78-84 (depends if the reviewers like Bomberman honestly...)
Shovel Knight Treasure Trove: 88-90
Fast RMX: 85
And here's for hope:
ARMS: 80-85
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: 88-92
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OK on a review preview, someone said BOTW was "the best launch game in well over a decade". I thought it would get late 80s, but perhaps it could potentially get mid-high 90s. We will see tomorrow though.
On the other hand, some of the reviews of the actual Switch are disappointing. I think IGN gave it like a 6.7/10 or something? :/ I think reviewers are finding things to nitpick like no VC yet or the joycon issue that is getting a patch on Day one
OK on a review preview, someone said BOTW was "the best launch game in well over a decade". I thought it would get late 80s, but perhaps it could potentially get mid-high 90s. We will see tomorrow though.
On the other hand, some of the reviews of the actual Switch are disappointing. I think IGN gave it like a 6.7/10 or something? :/ I think reviewers are finding things to nitpick like no VC yet or the joycon issue that is getting a patch on Day one
They're just stirring up controversy in order to get more clicks on their articles. We're better off waiting a couple days until launch for people to give us some real, unbiased opinions on the system, rather than overly negative articles that put way too much emphasis on the negatives and not enough on the positives in order to stir up bitterness for more clicks.
Are people just assuming the joy con issue is 1) something that can for sure be fixed with a patch and 2) that this patch will be out day 1? Or is there actual proof from Nintendo
Are people just assuming the joy con issue is 1) something that can for sure be fixed with a patch and 2) that this patch will be out day 1? Or is there actual proof from Nintendo
I'm not assuming that it can or will be fixed with a day 1 patch. I just think that it's the sort of thing that could potentially be fixed with a day 1 patch. Not giving Nintendo the chance to resolve the issue before ripping into them about it is a bit unprofessional.
And if it is resolved with the Day 1 patch then Nintendo doesn't need to say anything really. End users are going to update their consoles before they have a chance to see the issue. Why draw attention to it if consumers won't see it?
Are people just assuming the joy con issue is 1) something that can for sure be fixed with a patch and 2) that this patch will be out day 1? Or is there actual proof from Nintendo
I believe some guy who has a source inside Nintendo tweeted that they were aware of the issue and looking into it. Supposedly the guy is pretty reputable. I guess we'll find out soon enough.
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