Why is Lost planet 2 getting such bad reviews?

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#1 fred1712
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Me and my friend LOVE the demos, and we're still gonna get it. So why are reviewers so uptight about it? Dont always trust the reviews.

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#2 Scianix-Black
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Because the people who reviewed the game didn't like it?

Hell, I don't know...

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#3 oajlu
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maybe it's just a bad game... it doesnt receive good reviews in other web sites either, like IGN and gametrailers.

demo is not a final product btw...they only show you the best part in demo.

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#4 yokofox33
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It's probably just not a very good game collectively, at least to the people reviewing it. But if you love it then reviews shouldn't stop you from enjoying it.

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#5 Flame_Blade88
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Honestly I thought the first one was pretty bad, not awful, but still pretty bad. But I thought the Lost Planet 2 demo sucked big time, I'm not surprised at the low scores.
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#6 supa_badman
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Because LP2, like the first one sucked hard.

Not much of a surprise.

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#7 hotfiree
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Ive always thought reviewers will hate games we love because they play so many their standards are higher.
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#8 bobbleheadrogue
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Me and my friend LOVE the demos, and we're still gonna get it. So why are reviewers so uptight about it? Dont always trust the reviews.

fred1712
Nah, I think thats coz you tried the multiplayer bit...which the reviewer said was okay. However, the single player campaign mode and AI in general was bad...two features which you didn't get to try out in the demo :P
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#9 BenderUnit22
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There's text accompanying most reviews, I suggest you read it.
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#10 psyko0815
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Just a wild guess.... but seeing as how it is getting bad reviews just about everywhere, I would assume that it is because the game sucks.

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#11 Gxgear
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Unconventional controls compared to other shooters and poor level designs seems to be the big ones.

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#12 GrandJury
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That is pretty bad that it scored worst than the first one which was nothing but a mediocre port. If you like the game then by all means buy it and have fun.
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#13 Airek49
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Generally if one or two of my main gaming sites dislike a game, I go to Metacritic, etc to check out how the vast majority feels about it. After playing the demo and reading the reviews, however, I tend to agree. The game seemed bad.
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#15 -Hoax-
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Ive played both demo's and im not surprised by the bad reviews.
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#17 deactivated-638d165ba095d
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Never did like Lost Planet and part 2 reaffirmed that.
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#18 Venom_Raptor
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For what I played of the demo, it doesn't deserve much praise

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#19 Elian2530
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Ive always thought reviewers will hate games we love because they play so many their standards are higher.hotfiree
You bring up a good point. TC, if you enjoy it.. then buy it.
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#20 gamer082009
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Me and my friend LOVE the demos, and we're still gonna get it. So why are reviewers so uptight about it? Dont always trust the reviews.

fred1712
Because they played it and thought it was bad..what's so hard about understanding that? If you watch the GameSpot review you'll see that clearly the game looks frustrating..and one thing I've always hated about the first Lost Planet was when you get knocked down. I will NOT be buying this game..this is why I look to reviews before making purchase decisions. (and yes I'm ok with that)
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#21 cametall
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Honestly I thought the first one was pretty bad, not awful, but still pretty bad. But I thought the Lost Planet 2 demo sucked big time, I'm not surprised at the low scores.Flame_Blade88
Same here, the first one was hot-poopy imo. The demo for LP2 didn't impress me too much.
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#22 Khadaj32
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Because the people who reviewed the game didn't like it?

Hell, I don't know...

Scianix-Black

Scianix, that's just crazy talk! You meant to tell me that the reviewers only give their personal opinions? Ludicrous.

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#23 strider_m16
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Maybe because its bad, like Lost Planet.

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#24 UnknownElement4
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I thought the demo was pretty bad as well.

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#25 Rakuho
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[QUOTE="Scianix-Black"]

Because the people who reviewed the game didn't like it?

Hell, I don't know...

Khadaj32

Scianix, that's just crazy talk! You meant to tell me that the reviewers only give their personal opinions? Ludicrous.

actually, there's always some objectivity in reviews.

sorry... i know you were being sarcastic and all... :P

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#26 tirralirra
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haha, people are such hyprocrites here. I swear before the reviews, there were plenty of people saying how good the game was (personally, i hate it, poor gunplay is poor) but now that the reviewers are saying its bad, everyone now seems to concur. :roll:
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#27 FITRS
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[QUOTE="tirralirra"]haha, people are such hyprocrites here. I swear before the reviews, there were plenty of people saying how good the game was (personally, i hate it, poor gunplay is poor) but now that the reviewers are saying its bad, everyone now seems to concur. :roll:

This. Because people are sheep and only follow what other people say. The game is not broken. People just like to say this to sound cool, they don't even know why it's "broken" The game is a hella lot of fun.
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#28 chrisPperson
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I dunno about you guys, but I was always looking for an awesome co-op game, and Lost Planet 2 was a really great game. Nothing stellar, but it gets an easy 8/10 from me. I'm thinking it's just that reviewers got so frustrated as some levels in the single player campaign and so they rated it down for that, however, the level that GameSpot mentioned as one of the "worst level in shooter history" I disagreed with entirely. The train level was brilliant, even if it did take a couple tries, in online co-op it took immense teamwork and strategy to pass, and it was fun.
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#29 Adziboy
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Because it's a bad game, or in their opinion it's a bad game.
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#30 LURCH87
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the game is fun which is all that matters to me and my friends

reviewers seem like they do not have friends to play with (co-op game for a reason) or they were expecting a coherent story to go with killing monsters LOL

the weapons, customization, and scope of the game are insane

also LOL at all the sheeple who blindly agree with reviews without actually playing the game (demo does not count)

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#31 zombiejonny
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because they said it has alot of problems which is true but it doesnt make it a bad game. I have this game for 360 and the co op is so fun and its some of the best co op i had in a while. The only thing that really got me mad about this game is how there isnt any checkpoints in between the sections of a level. So lets say theres 3 sections in a level and you die at the 3rd section that means you gotta start all over to the first section again. I got used to it though overall its still a great game.

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#32 gizmo_dave100
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[QUOTE="hotfiree"]Ive always thought reviewers will hate games we love because they play so many their standards are higher.Elian2530
You bring up a good point. TC, if you enjoy it.. then buy it.

i disagree, we tend to only play games with high scores because we cant play everything, they play all the best games and all the ones we wouldnt touch with a barge pole
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#33 uso_outkast
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[QUOTE="fred1712"]

Me and my friend LOVE the demos, and we're still gonna get it. So why are reviewers so uptight about it? Dont always trust the reviews.

bobbleheadrogue
Nah, I think thats coz you tried the multiplayer bit...which the reviewer said was okay. However, the single player campaign mode and AI in general was bad...two features which you didn't get to try out in the demo :P

this is why i believe games should be reviewed in 2 seperate scores.... the multiplayer aspect and the single player aspect...because everyone plays games for different reasons....some lone wolf it...others pack hunt...
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#34 lorddaggeroff
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i played lost planet 2 it's very very hard, tho 3 reasons why it received bad reviews, games each year must meet expectations, let's say i build a car it has 4 wheels this year, but no steering next year it has both and people love that, and it gets high reviews, soo the next year this time it gets same treatment it gets 4 wheels same steering but just paint of coat, this is bad but will not appeal to every one, so you cannot blame the game company/car manufacturer well car manufacturer you can since lives are at stake, tho games are pushed so hard to a limit only so much can be judged, that's why they host e3 events to stimulate the games industry, but 3 reasons why lost planet didn't make the cut, 1 it's coop system didn't allow you too instantly jump in to matches, but force you to wait in lobby til games over, that reduced it 2 points off. next is roll feature and slow character movement in theory people assumed capcom was bonkers and make it old school and uncompelling taking 2 points off, last was online it didn't have variety well it did to point for me but still 1 point was deducted making it 6 point game!.

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#35 FITRS
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[QUOTE="tirralirra"]haha, people are such hyprocrites here. I swear before the reviews, there were plenty of people saying how good the game was (personally, i hate it, poor gunplay is poor) but now that the reviewers are saying its bad, everyone now seems to concur. :roll:

Just piece of evidence below... and how people suddenly change their minds after being told what to think.
After playing the demo I've already decided to get it. I've always been a huge fan of LP and LP2 will be even more epic.gamer082009
Then after the reviews..
Because they played it and thought it was bad..what's so hard about understanding that? If you watch the GameSpot review you'll see that clearly the game looks frustrating..and one thing I've always hated about the first Lost Planet was when you get knocked down. I will NOT be buying this game..this is why I look to reviews before making purchase decisions. (and yes I'm ok with that)gamer082009
LOL From one of the more vocal Lost Planet 2 (converted) haters.
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#36 jjivey
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Controls, level design, knockback effect, and bad AI seem to be the reason. Graphically its stunning though.

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#37 Jackc8
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If you want to know why it's getting bad reviews, you could always try reading the reviews. It's not like they don't spell it out in detail.