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[existensmaximum]

All of this was in CP at launch. People like to pretend it was a broken mess at launch but at least the PC version was mostly fine.

I played Cyberpunk on PC from day 1 and had one (1) crash and like a couple of bugs during 60+ hours of gameplay.

 

[Red5]

Metracritic 86 now on xbox.

Yeah IGN added there score to the xsx version.

Metacritic is account around half of the reviews out there too, OpenCritic is at 103 reviews.

Starfield Reviews

Starfield is an expansive sci-fi RPG from Bethesda Game Studios that offers a vast open world to explore. The game emphasizes freedom, allowing players to pursue side quests and space exploration...

opencritic.com

 

[zeldaring]

Yeah IGN added there score to the xsx version.

Crazy armored 6 and final fantasy 16 gonna end up scoring the same or better. The game that was suppose to define current gen lol.

 

[zeldaring]

Metacritic is account around half of the reviews out there too, OpenCritic is at 103 reviews.

Starfield Reviews

Starfield is an expansive sci-fi RPG from Bethesda Game Studios that offers a vast open world to explore. The game emphasizes freedom, allowing players to pursue side quests and space exploration...

opencritic.com

Open critic is a fart in the wind compared to metracritic, and right on the front page is a 86 for star field.

 

[Red5]

Crazy armored 6 and final fantasy 16 gonna end up scoring the same or better. The game that was suppose to define current gen lol.

It's actually scoring higher than AC6 with higher review counts too.

Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon Reviews

Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon is rated 'Mighty' after being reviewed by 96 critics, with an overall average score of 85. It's ranked in the top 5% of games and recommended by 91% of critics.

opencritic.com

And tied with FF16 with fewer review counts so far:

Final Fantasy XVI Reviews

Final Fantasy XVI is an action RPG that departs from the series' traditional turn-based combat, introducing fast-paced, reflex-driven mechanics. Critics praise the story’s emotional depth...

opencritic.com

 

[jorgejjvr]

Starfield HDR is 𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗢𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚

Here's why Starfield's HDR presentation during gameplay is so underwhelming:- Peak brightness capped at 450 nits;- Elevated black floor above 1 nit; and- Sim...

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Truly a shame

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

https://youtube.com/shorts/1BgVf8Frv7E?si=KTP_qW-RQbhbM5hH

Not imbedding Vincents take on HDR, sorry

 

[jorgejjvr]

https://youtube.com/shorts/1BgVf8Frv7E?si=KTP_qW-RQbhbM5hH

Not imbedding Vincents take on HDR, sorry

Posted it above as well, sucks. Game looks bad no matter what I do to it

 

[FIREKNIGHT2029]

Gonna keep dropping as more reviews come in.

The game isn’t bad but it’s not particularly great either especially when you compare it to other Bethesda classics.

 

[Red5]

Open critic is the fart in the wind compared to metracritic, and right on the front page is a 86 for start field.

What do you care which site is more popular? They're review aggregators in the end they don't set the reviews themselves, on either sites the game is a critical success using mostly the same reviews, OpenCritic just has more reviews. It is a tribalism thing?

 

[Banjo64]

Just checked OC and it’s still @ 88 with 103 reviews but holy fucking shit Sea of Stars has 89 with 83 reviews!?

 

[mansoor1980]

Whachu talkin' bout, Willis?

 

[IDappa]

You still need to go in an options menu to tag the system though. You need an active mission or marker. And this doesn't work all the time. At least I tried in between planets in the same system and then it doesn't work, I still had to travel via the starmap.

It's also not consistent about when to show the cockpit grav drive animations.

It seems a bit buggy sometimes but it's hard to pinpoint so sometimes you think "is it me? Am I missing something" but it's just the game.

Cargo hold is another weird bug that sometimes the option to access the hold just isn't in the menu if you fasttravel directly into your ship, and you're like "wait, am I going crazy? Pretty sure I did it this way last time" but exiting and re-entering the ship somehow brings the option back.

You can do this with unmarked planets you can see. Look at a moon or planet thats not marked and select it with the mark button in your scanner while flying around.

If you cannot see them you need to use the starmap, which makes sense?.

 

[zeldaring]

What do you care which site is more popular? They're review aggregators in the end they don't set the reviews themselves, on either sites the game is a critical success using mostly the same reviews, OpenCritic just has more reviews. It is a tribalism thing?

ummm metracritic is where the vast majority of gamers check game reviews so it the one that will effect sales more, and sales in the long run.

 

[Ribi]

All of this was in CP at launch. People like to pretend it was a broken mess at launch but at least the PC version was mostly fine.only

Only reason it was received terribly was because all the shit people talked about was on last gen consoles. All of the flak, last gen. The pc version was 9/10 if they just didn't bother with last gen there wouldn't have been as big of a stink.

Every article about it being bad, all last gen but people seem to think it was bad because of those old fucks complaining where the PC version was just fine.

 

[Topher]

ummm metracritic is where the vast majority of gamers check game reviews so it the one that will effect sales more, and sales in the long run.

An 86 vs 88 isn't going to make a bit difference in sales.

 

[Salmon Snake]

I've tried to get into the game 3 or 4 times over the years but the combat is so bad.

It's quite funny to say but I actually don't find it that bad. Maybe I just fixed my brain make it think I'm in the year 2007.

 

[zeldaring]

An 86 vs 88 isn't going to make a bit difference in sales.

Probably right but the higher the better imo, especially for long term sales.

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

Probably right but the higher the better imo, especially for long term sales.

Naw. Only works if you score a 90+. The reason being there's a part in a gamers brain that only activates when they see a 90+ score on MC

 

[ShadyAcshuns]

Oh no, this game dropped on shitacritic from 87 to 84, how could I ever play that game now?

 

[DenchDeckard]

Probably right but the higher the better imo, especially for long term sales.

this is gonna sell gangbusters on steam. Its going to be fine. Its an incredible game.

 

[damidu]

wonder if bethesda does that "85 metacritic or no bonus" bullshit they fucked obsidian with, internally.
if so hopefully it can cling to it for the devs.

but this is the reality of day 1 review curation, nowhere to go but down.

 

[Kilau]

Setting up a page alert on the Starfield MC page just like the amiibo days. Need to know the instant that fucking score changes.

 

[Alebrije]

For Starfield 86 score is not the problem , it could get 80 and nothing will happen.

The problem is tha it was hyped so much by Microsoft that a lot of people expected 98 -100 scores.

So blame yourself if you bieleved Todds ans Phils words...never trust the salesperson specially people like Todd and his background.

 

[zeldaring]

this is gonna sell gangbusters on steam. Its going to be fine. Its an incredible game.

Will be very interesting to see how well it does despite not having a amazing metacritic score considering its a new ip.

 

[damidu]

Oh the irony of this post is *chefs kiss*

https://www.neogaf.com/threads/starfield-score-prediction.1660313/post-268322983

i know it hurts, please dont harass any reviewers, it'll pass i promise.

 

[vpance]

https://youtube.com/shorts/1BgVf8Frv7E?si=KTP_qW-RQbhbM5hH

Not imbedding Vincents take on HDR, sorry

Space being grey was such a great creative decision XD

 

[DenchDeckard]

Will be very interesting to see how well it does despite not having a amazing metacritic score considering its a new ip.

It will do amazingly well once the steam reviews come out of people actually playing the game.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

This is not replicated on the other Amazon charts outside the US.

Xbox basically doesn't exist outside the US and UK...

 

[Unknown Soldier]

Crazy armored 6 and final fantasy 16 gonna end up scoring the same or better. The game that was suppose to define current gen lol.

AC6 and FFXVI are legit good games

 

[Draugoth]

 

[CherryFalls]

Yeah IGN added there score to the xsx version.

Oof

 

[Red5]

Most Watched Games on Twitch, September 2023

Ranked by average concurrent viewers for the last 7 days, September 2023

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Currently beating Minecraft and Valorant on Twitch views with 1 day till release.

 

[BoxFresh123]

https://youtube.com/shorts/1BgVf8Frv7E?si=KTP_qW-RQbhbM5hH

Not imbedding Vincents take on HDR, sorry

Underwhelming nits

 

[BlueLyria]

It will do amazingly well once the steam reviews come out of people actually playing the game.

What's your prediction for steam review score?
I'm thinking a 80-86% positive

 

[JTCx]

"This game is bug free"

 

[DenchDeckard]

What's your prediction for steam review score?
I'm thinking a 80-86% positive

Yeah I think so, over time it will goto very positive but this game takes time to get its claws into you. Its an odd one. Once it has you, you see how it's the best Bethesda game by a long shot.

 

[Mr Moose]

It dropped 1 point with 1 review?
Wait, and it was IGN? How wasn't that already added?

 

[DenchDeckard]

It dropped 1 point with 1 review?
Wait, and it was IGN? How wasn't that already added?

Metacritic probably couldn't believe ign gave it a 7 lol

 

[kazuyamishima]

Scores usually go lower as times goes by.

And Eurogamer and the likes haven’t reviewed the game yet, so it will end in the 83-85 region, which is not bad.

But it was presented as a game changer.

 

[Eotheod]

So now we can actually fly to a planet in space, but it will just take a significant amount of time because...space is distinctly large and should reflect that. If reviewers mentioned feeling boxed in, how do they respond to the fact that they are not in fact boxed in and can go wherever they want it just takes a significant amount of time to do so?

 

[Badlucktroll]

It would be cool if this game had the Trappist-1 system

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

So now we can actually fly to a planet in space, but it will just take a significant amount of time because...space is distinctly large and should reflect that. If reviewers mentioned feeling boxed in, how do they respond to the fact that they are not in fact boxed in and can go wherever they want it just takes a significant amount of time to do so?

Does this really still need explaining?

 

[PropellerEar]

Metacritic probably couldn't believe ign gave it a 7 lol

True, seems way too high for the game.

 

[Eotheod]

Does this really still need explaining?

Probably not, as I would assume like most reviews they are a slice of the game in the moment and many can't/don't want to return to re-review. It's just interesting seeing a lot of the user reactions now bringing different perspectives, which is always expected come actual release, from the reviewers.

Heck, I was a game's journalist years ago and there is a certain rush to get the game reviewed, especially a big names title. It's just difficult to ascertain the true offering of a game until it has been played by yourself, if it interests you enough. That's obviously a reviews job though, to give you an idea of whether it may suit you or not.

 

[bender]

It's quite funny to say but I actually don't find it that bad. Maybe I just fixed my brain make it think I'm in the year 2007.

I felt the same way in 2007 (like Shepard is perpetually drunk) and it has only gotten worse every time I try to revisit.

 

[Pelta88]

Predictably, people losing their minds on social over the drop to 86 from 87.

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

Probably not, as I would assume like most reviews they are a slice of the game in the moment and many can't/don't want to return to re-review. It's just interesting seeing a lot of the user reactions now bringing different perspectives, which is always expected come actual release, from the reviewers.

Heck, I was a game's journalist years ago and there is a certain rush to get the game reviewed, especially a big names title. It's just difficult to ascertain the true offering of a game until it has been played by yourself, if it interests you enough. That's obviously a reviews job though, to give you an idea of whether it may suit you or not.

Being able to fly for dozens of hours just to clip through a jpeg image isn't what people were asking for

 

[Varteras]

Does this really still need explaining?

Someone flies 7 hours to reach a planet that isn't actually there. Nothing happening on the way.

"SEE! The game is huge! What are people complaining about??"

 

[Madflavor]

Starfield is one of the best reviewed games of the year and almost everyone who's actually playing it is loving it, soooo

A lot of people don't love the game. Plenty who are agreeing with the 7/10 scores. This is still in Early Access, the game is about to go into full release, you're going to see more and more negative and mixed opinions on it. You really there think isn't also a percentage of the people who spent $100 to get Early Access who aren't coping right now?