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[More_Badass]

Anything less than 80 and I'll be surprised. I'm not as pessimistic as most, There is a reason Ico & tlg are revered, even the re-releases were highly praised in 2010. Even if the camera isn't smooth or the frame rate dips that's as expected but what matters is the gameplay and emotions you experience throughout the journey and I definitely feel that isn't dated like it wasn't in 2001 when ico released. Sales may suffer but critical praise a plenty.

11 years ago

The game makes such an exceptional visual effort, in fact, that it's a disappointment that the technical execution is less than perfect. This is primarily due to an uneven frame rate, which is reasonably smooth while you're exploring the land but can dip dangerously low when a battle heats up--the worst time for it to happen. The camera can also be a bit erratic while you're climbing around the back of a colossus, though you can hold down L1 to center the camera on the monster, which helps to mitigate this problem. The low frame rate is actually countered somewhat by a motion blur effect, which makes everything appear a little smoother and adds a superb cinematic quality to boot. The game also supports 480p and widescreen modes on HDTVs, which enhances the visual presentation all the more. In any event, this is still one of the best-looking games on the PlayStation 2, and these minor visual flaws absolutely shouldn't keep you from playing it.

Some of the TLG gameplay shots in the early impressions thread look like concept art. I expect history to repeat itself

 

[JawzPause]

I'm going with 78

 

[Ostinatto]

11 years ago

Some of the TLG gameplay shots in the early impressions thread look like concept art. I expect history to repeat itself

Don't do this man, is not going to happen

edit: i cant go to sleep, i need to read more early impressions.

 

[bigjig]

I'll go with an 85 metacritic. I just can't see this scoring less than FFXV for some reason, no matter the framerate issues.

 

[King Gilga]

78

 

[ASIS]

The game won't touch the 70's. 85 is the minimum. (I hope I'm right).

 

[Nozem]

91. Believe.

 

[gamerforever]

I hope it gets an average of above 80% and think it will. Still haven't decided whether i will get this tomorrow as i have a backlog of games and £44 seems steep for such a short gaming experience.

 

[CecilRousso]

80-85 I would guess. Expectations will be too high on this, and reviewers will flock to any kind of technical issue that can be attributed to the long development.

 

[illmatic22]

I think it will land in the 60-70 range. So I'm expecting divisive reviews.

 

[Ombala]

Guessing 86

 

[oudy79]

80-85

 

[23qwerty]

Do we know of any ps4pro improvements?

 

[LordKano]

79. Lots of 6s because of framerate, clunky controls, camera, AI, with a few 9s from the people who could pass over all of the problems.

 

[Relaxed Muscle]

88-89

I have faith in reviewers.

 

[BeeDog]

My guess is it will land on 81.

The impressions in that other topic convinced me to keep my pre-order regardless of glowing/bashing reviews. Truly the end of an era.

 

[Lupercal]

Probably lands between 70-80 range. I'm expecting the first reviews to be 90%+ and later ones 70%+.

 

[balohna]

Expecting 80s. Even if it's lower I'm still getting it. It sounds like it's not fundamentally broken and there are plenty of positive impression.

 

[GlamFM]

73

 

[imjust1n]

I'm gonna go with 87 to 89 but I'm hoping for 90-95

 

[eXistor]

I'm playing it safe and predict 85. I think critics are able to see through the issues and see games for what they really are, a few warts here and there aren't gonna be that big a deal. FFXV for example scored higher than I expected and that game has some serious issues, but overall succeeds in what it sets out to do.

I have complete faith the game will deliver and will be talked about in a positive way for years to come.

 

[maquiladora]

70's

 

[Psykotik]

my body is ready

 

[GoodCoffeeJoey]

79

 

[B.O.O.M]

Yea guessing 78

 

[FarFromAnyGame]

76.

 

[31GhostsIV]

Do you American folks get the game unlocked today? We have to wait until Friday. Boo, hiss.

I'm going with a score in the low 80's.

 

[ForsakenLotus]

It will be interesting to see how this game scores. Will it be held to a ridiculous standard because of its long development cycle?

I'm feeling like this is going to be a high 70's maybe low 80's game that will be pretty decisive. Hoping for 90+ though it seems unlikely.

 

[graybot]

will be shocked of it gets anywhere near the 80's

Going for low 70's / high 60's

 

[Daante]

Guessing 75-80 range , with maby 3 sites giving it max score.

 

[Mush]

my body is ready

Excuse me?

 

[- J - D -]

If this turns out to be middling, 2016 will literally be the worst year for Sony exclusives.

 

[score01]

I'm predicting high 60's. Reviewers have been a lot less forgiving this gen than last and the technical issues will hit the final scores.

 

[meanspartan]

High 60s/low 70s for metacritic average.

Too many posts in the impressions thread giving me the same "trying to be positive" spin I saw in the 1886 impressions thread lol.

Hope I am wrong!

 

[Nibel]

82+

 

[StrongBlackVine]

If this turns out to be middling, 2016 will literally be the worst year for Sony exclusives.

If this is the worst year for Sony exclusives then they are doing an amazing job.

 

[OléGunner]

If this turns out to be middling, 2016 will literally be the worst year for Sony exclusives.

Uncharted along with Ratchet and Clank got really high scores though.
I'm guessing you disliked UC4, which is another thing entirely.

 

[SlipperyFishes]

78

 

[Dreathlock]

Sub 80.

 

[cheesekao]

If this turns out to be middling, 2016 will literally be the worst year for Sony exclusives.

UC4 - 93
R&C - 85
MLB16 - 85

Personal opinion? Sure. Generally speaking? Not really.

 

[AnthonypUK]

If this turns out to be middling, 2016 will literally be the worst year for Sony exclusives.

 

[AlfonzoPalutena]

I'm gonna guess against everyone else, so on the off chance that I'm right, its a big del.

30 Metacritic!!!

 

[- J - D -]

UC4 - 93
R&C - 85
MLB16 - 85

Eh. At least they look nice.

 

[Backfoggen]

78 on Metacritic. Mostly 8s, good amount of 7s. A couple that are lower.

 

[Jonneh3003]

94 baby. I expect a few low reviews complaining that the controls are different to other games but I predict good results overall.

 

[Hasney]

100 on OpenCritic, 98 on Meta.

 

[graybot]

94 baby. I expect a few low reviews complaining that the controls are different to other games but I predict good results overall.

That would put it as in the top 50 meta scores of all time

You cannot really think this

 

[StrongBlackVine]

Eh. At least they look nice.

That is the closest we get to a consensus whether you agree or not. By the best standard available it was a good year of exclusives.

 

[bigol]

85+

Reading the impressions here and hoping technical issues will not lower the score too much i have faith the game will be great.

 

[Stranya]

I think there will be an awful lot of goodwill toward this game from reviewers.