Nor does it mean that all gamers all over the world would enjoy the game.
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10/10 means that the overall experience for the reviewer was so amazing that, problems aside, he feels the game deserves the maximum score. A review score is not an addition of positive and negative points, it is supposed to reflect the overall impression of the reviewer.
I don't believe a '10/10' score means a game is depicted as 'perfect'. It means the game is an essential 'must buy' for any lover of that games perspective genre.
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@P1ckleJ4r: What if I start on Death March from the get go..what then huh? 
"Combat is utter shite, Bloodborne was 1000 times better than this crap."
"Boring fetch quests, CDPR are liars."
"Hurr, hurr, downgrade, worse than Watch Dogs, I called it."
"I hate Jerald, why can't I create my own f*cking character?"
"This game sucks, lol."
Yeah, I'm really curious, too...
Seriously though, it's safe to say it will land at around 8.0 unless it has some serious performance issues, then it's a 5.6.
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@P1ckleJ4r: What if I start on Death March from the get go..what then huh?
Then you mod the game to make it harder.
@P1ckleJ4r: What if I start on Death March from the get go..what then huh?
Do the whole thing fist fighting in your Braies and hose.
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That fucking Metro review.
It was fine until the whole misogyny thing. They criticise the portrayal of women in the first two games, which I disagree with but can just about understand. But then they don't mind all the tits and ass, and brothels (which by all accounts is back in force) when there's a female playable character. That's some impressive mental gymnastics right there.
It was fine until the whole misogyny thing. They criticise the portrayal of women in the first two games, which I disagree with but can just about understand. But then they don't mind all the tits and ass, and brothels (which by all accounts is back in force) when there's a female playable character. That's some impressive mental gymnastics right there.
I see where your coming from. For me I find other gamers more honest than review sites, yeah there will be a spat of I didn't get what I want so it's a zero types but at least they are honest. Looking past that, I'm more looking for User reviews coming in with a analytical view point, one that have sound mind.
Nice seeing them receiving high reviews Let's just hope it's not another case of misleading journalists. I doubt it, but you can never be too sure. Number crunching can be fun - I think TW3 will settle around 90-91. I didn't read them all, but the impression I have is that most of the subtraction was due to technical issues. There's a small tinge of regret in losing points due to that, and makes you wonder how different would it have been with some more weeks of polish. It's like losing points in an essay due to citation mistakes. And I really hope that these extra weeks really helped CDPR fix whatever it is they had with XB1 and PC. There was that reassuring post a day ago about them achieving greater performance in the past two weeks. Let's hope it's sincere.
I sometimes get the feeling that CDPR and TW3 are inspected with a magnifying glass not reserved for other games. Then again, I can't say I read every review of every other game, nor followed the forums of other titles, so I'm half talking out of my ass. It's also just as common to say that us fanboys defend CDPR no matter what, so what can you do.
Anyway, I can overcome technical matters. They don't really bug me (no pun intended), unless they're something major, which doesn't seem to be the case. The main thing that caught my eye were remarks about the story and fetch quests. Mainly from IGN, but some other quotes here and there. It makes me a bit uneasy. Then again, IGN also described that it comes down to Geralt doing errands for people in order to get more information about Ciri. That makes it sound dull, but if you really want to, you can strip anything to its skeleton and make it sound uninspiring. The Last of Us is about escorting a girl. TW1 is asking people about criminals. A similar argument can be made about side quests, that almost all of them come down to fetching something. That doesn't bother me - what matters is how these quests are dressed and written. So IGN's review put me a bit on edge, because the story is the most important thing here, but I'm also taking them with a grain of salt.
There's also that distinction between book readers and non book readers. I'll be surprised if the story will bore anyone who read the saga. It's a stand-alone title and all, yeah, but everything has more weight to it once you're so acquainted with the whos and whats. So as far as my own self interest goes, I'm probably covered.
All the other reviews are filled with your usual contradictions and subjective perspectives. The open world is great. The open world sucks. The combat is fun. The combat is in the way. It's mostly what the journalists specify that matter, instead of their headlines and bullet points (which is partly why I'm still optimistic despite IGN's cold impression with the story - I didn't find them elaborating too much).
I admit though I've never read the more reasonable metacritic user reviews. I do occasionally read the Steam ones - they tend to inform me what I need to know.
Anyway, I'm excited. And glad for CDPR.
Let's just hope it's not another case of misleading journalists. I doubt it, but you can never be too sure. Number crunching can be fun - I think TW3 will settle around 90-91. I didn't read them all, but the impression I have is that most of the subtraction was due to technical issues. There's a small tinge of regret in losing points due to that, and makes you wonder how different would it have been with some more weeks of polish. It's like losing points in an essay due to citation mistakes. And I really hope that these extra weeks really helped CDPR fix whatever it is they had with XB1 and PC. There was that reassuring post a day ago about them achieving greater performance in the past two weeks. Let's hope it's sincere.I sometimes get the feeling that CDPR and TW3 are inspected with a magnifying glass not reserved for other games. Then again, I can't say I read every review of every other game, nor followed the forums of other titles, so I'm half talking out of my ass. It's also just as common to say that us fanboys defend CDPR no matter what, so what can you do.
Anyway, I can overcome technical matters. They don't really bug me (no pun intended), unless they're something major, which doesn't seem to be the case. The main thing that caught my eye were remarks about the story and fetch quests. Mainly from IGN, but some other quotes here and there. It makes me a bit uneasy. Then again, IGN also described that it comes down to Geralt doing errands for people in order to get more information about Ciri. That makes it sound dull, but if you really want to, you can strip anything to its skeleton and make it sound uninspiring. The Last of Us is about escorting a girl. TW1 is asking people about criminals. A similar argument can be made about side quests, that almost all of them come down to fetching something. That doesn't bother me - what matters is how these quests are dressed and written. So IGN's review put me a bit on edge, because the story is the most important thing here, but I'm also taking them with a grain of salt.
There's also that distinction between book readers and non book readers. I'll be surprised if the story will bore anyone who read the saga. It's a stand-alone title and all, yeah, but everything has more weight to it once you're so acquainted with the whos and whats. So as far as my own self interest goes, I'm probably covered.
All the other reviews are filled with your usual contradictions and subjective perspectives. The open world is great. The open world sucks. The combat is fun. The combat is in the way. It's mostly what the journalists specify that matter, instead of their headlines and bullet points (which is partly why I'm still optimistic despite IGN's cold impression with the story - I didn't find them elaborating too much).
I think it will stabilize around your guess. I'll be surprised if it reaches beyond 93 at this point.
Never found them helpful to me. Not their average, anyway. I also think that CDPR has antagonized some hardcore (and kinda awkward, I feel) PC enthusiasts group that will bomb them. And then there are those who I think believe CDPR to be self-righteous and tooting its own horn too much, and they might sink the score too, out of some vindictive drive. And maybe the game just sucks, simply.
I admit though I've never read the more reasonable metacritic user reviews. I do occasionally read the Steam ones - they tend to inform me what I need to know.
Anyway, I'm excited. And glad for CDPR.
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That fucking Metro review.
It was fine until the whole misogyny thing. They criticise the portrayal of women in the first two games, which I disagree with but can just about understand. But then they don't mind all the tits and ass, and brothels (which by all accounts is back in force) when there's a female playable character. That's some impressive mental gymnastics right there.
Could have been worse, though... most other reviewers usually ringing that same bell stayed pretty objective on Wild Hunt.
All video reviews are quite spoilery..I'd avoid them. I had to close the gametrailer one or look away to not catch glimpses of some areas and cutscenes.
Especially the cutscenes/NPC's that are shown are spoilers in itself, even without context.
One thing I have to say, though: The choice between Triss and Yen judging from looks alone, will be really hard...
I've read the books..Yenn all the way (at least for my first complete playthrough ^^).