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Ramandus

Didn't Nintendo Power give it 8.5?

At the very worst, it seems to be among the ranks of Muramasa and Dead Space Extraction in terms of reviewer ratings.

But its a little sad some people will say "only 7.6??? Then its not worth playing".

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Djungelurban

Load screens are such a non issue. I mean, if I can go to the bathroom, do my business and then get back before it's finished loading then fine, it's too long... But I've got the feeling that ANY load screen, even if it's there for a fraction of a second, is a huge minus for tools like IGN. The only real potential problem I can agree to is the possibly convoluted control scheme, could actually make quite a significant dent in my gameplay experience but I guess I'll have to find out for myself when it's released.

Philip_J_Reed

chadthegamer wrote:

IGN Review:
http://wii.ign.com/dor/objects/14326534/a-boy-his-blob/videos...

I expected a higher score, but it's ign, right?

Thanks for the link.

Yep, I expected a higher score, too, but reading the review, the only thing that might really bother me is the clunky, convoluted "jellybean toss" control. Especially since, if the previous game is anything to go by, I'll be doing it so frequently.

Of course, as someone else rightly pointed it out, it is IGN.

I plan on picking it up. By this point, I kind of doubt WayForward would integrate controls that are as bad as they say...I trust WF much more than that as a developer.

We'll see. I can't wait to hear everybody's thoughts (around here) when it finally comes out.

Philip_J_Reed

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clicketyclick

Chicken+Brutus wrote:

Of course, as someone else rightly pointed it out, it is IGN.

Which means of course that it's probably one of the higher ratings. I'd bet my left leg that GameSpot is going to give it a lower score. And if this game gets enough attention to get reviews from other major outlets, I'd bet the average is going to be 7.6 or lower (more likely).

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Philip_J_Reed

clicketyclick wrote:

Chicken+Brutus wrote:

Of course, as someone else rightly pointed it out, it is IGN.

Which means of course that it's probably one of the higher ratings. I'd bet my left leg that GameSpot is going to give it a lower score. And if this game gets enough attention to get reviews from other major outlets, I'd bet the average is going to be 7.6 or lower (more likely).

Actually I wasn't very clear. I just meant that their "priorities" for enjoying/ranking a game very rarely tend to overlap mine (and from what many of our readers write here, I'm not alone in that). Of everything they mentioned falling flat, the only one that I'd consider a potential obstacle to my enjoyment is the jellybean control.

Regarding score...I expected it to rank higher, but I really couldn't care less. I'm one of those pesky fools who spends his time poking about the words written.

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Philip_J_Reed

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clicketyclick

considering how frequently you seem to need jellybeans, I'd say it's a pretty substantial hindrance. What I'd like to know though is just how difficult of a puzzler it is. Do situations really require you to think? Or is it just a matter of going through a bunch of easily recognised chores to get to the goal?

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WaLuigi1982

I am just not interested in this game. Looks like it would be fun but I really do not play much into this genre.

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Philip_J_Reed

clicketyclick wrote:

considering how frequently you seem to need jellybeans, I'd say it's a pretty substantial hindrance.

To respond to that, I'm going to travel back in time and magically stick it in the very post you were responding to in the first place.

Chicken+Brutus wrote:

The only thing that might really bother me is the clunky, convoluted "jellybean toss" control. Especially since, if the previous game is anything to go by, I'll be doing it so frequently. [...] By this point, I kind of doubt WayForward would integrate controls that are as bad as they say...I trust WF much more than that as a developer. [...] We'll see.

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Philip_J_Reed

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clicketyclick

Chicken+Brutus wrote:

To respond to that, I'm going to travel back in time and magically stick it in the very post you were responding to in the first place.

What's the problem, Chicky? Can't take agreement?

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Adam

clicketyclick wrote:

Do situations really require you to think? Or is it just a matter of going through a bunch of easily recognised chores to get to the goal?

The latter is what it looks like to me, from the few game play videos I've seen.

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JayArr

This game had "Rental" all over it from the start in my opinion.

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Xkhaoz

IGN is just plain stupid. They always do this. I mean look at this list; Sonic & the Black Knight, 3.8, Spore Hero, 6.1, Kirby Air Ride, I think it was like a 5.0, Sonic Chronicles, 6.5. Those games were good, same with ABAHB, but they give it a bad score just because they are just *****************************************************************************************************************

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clicketyclick

Xkhaoz wrote:

IGN is just plain stupid. They always do this. I mean look at this list; Sonic & the Black Knight, 3.8, Spore Hero, 6.1, Kirby Air Ride, I think it was like a 5.0, Sonic Chronicles, 6.5. Those games were good, same with ABAHB, but they give it a bad score just because they are just *****************************************************************************************************************

Sonic & the Black Knight has a 55% average - GameSpot gave it a 45% and Eurogamer gave it a 40% (IGN gave it a 39%, not 38%.)
Spore Hero has a 61% average - Edge gave it a 40% and CVG gave it a 60%.
Kirby Air Ride has a 65% average - GameSpot gave it a 51% and Edge gave it a 30% (IGN actually gave it a 52%, not 50%.)
Both IGN and GameSpot gave Sonic Chronicles the same score. Edge gave it a 60%.

You're right. What gems! The only possible explanation why IGN alone would not recognise this FACT and instead give these games such low scores is that they're st00pid and they are just *****************.

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Xkhaoz

@clicketyclick Thanks for agreeing with me. IGN are just **************************************************************

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WolfRamHeart

I don't care what this review says, I'm still getting this game.

WolfRamHeart

IAmNotWill

Xkhaoz wrote:

IGN is just plain stupid. They always do this. I mean look at this list; Sonic & the Black Knight, 3.8, Spore Hero, 6.1, Kirby Air Ride, I think it was like a 5.0, Sonic Chronicles, 6.5. Those games were good, same with ABAHB, but they give it a bad score just because they are just *****************************************************************************************************************

Do you have those games?

clicketyclick

Xkhaoz wrote:

@clicketyclick Thanks for agreeing with me. IGN are just **************************************************************

I didn't agree. I distinctly said that they "are just *****************". You said that they "are just **************************************************************". There's a difference.

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Joeynator3000

Eh, they are good with rating games....sometimes. Now movies are a different story. >_>
I'll probably just rent this game first, I've been interested in it for a while....wait, THEY GAVE KIRBY AIR RIDE A 5?!

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SonicMaster

I'm not letting this review stop me from getting a game I'm as excited about as Nostalgia!

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