Another review that XPLAY got right and GS blew

DemiGod on GS: 6.5 (around here is garbage less than A)
DemiGod on XPLAY: 4 out of 5 (AA)

I own this game and have played it several times and it's definitely AA material. One might even argue AAA and some may even say A but less than A...come on get real. Once again GS blows it.

Edit: Had a typo of an extra A on teh 4 out of 5.

Ironically, the one time GS gets a review out a head of the other major sources is the one time they should have waited a week or two.

4/5 is AA...

I agree though.

Cool. Gamespot reviews aren't my favourite but telling me X Play of all people were right because they conform with your opinion is rather useless to us. Maybe a why would be a better execution of your reasoning?

Cool. Gamespot reviews aren't my favourite but telling me X Play of all people were right because they conform with your opinion is rather useless to us. Maybe a why would be a better execution of your reasoning?

ActicEdge

Gamestop released the game before its street date. Then a bazillion pirates flooded the Demigod servers and made them asplode. It's almost fixed now.

Gamespot's review ignored this. The online not working was the main criticism.

I stopped watching X-Play after their Too Human review, but god do I miss the old stuff. However, kinda comparing it to GS really doesn't mean anything, considering that GS either gives a game the lowest or highest scores compared to others.

[QUOTE="ActicEdge"]

Cool. Gamespot reviews aren't my favourite but telling me X Play of all people were right because they conform with your opinion is rather useless to us. Maybe a why would be a better execution of your reasoning?

Baranga

Gamestop released the game before its street date. Then a bazillion pirates flooded the Demigod servers and made them asplode. It's almost fixed now.

Gamespot's review ignored this. The online not working was the main criticism.

And what does that have to do with what I said? Did I even say I agreed with gamespot?

Cool. Gamespot reviews aren't my favourite but telling me X Play of all people were right because they conform with your opinion is rather useless to us. Maybe a why would be a better execution of your reasoning?

ActicEdge

i agree with both gamespot and xplay. the demigod game is na AA game period BUT the multiplayer broken. it is a multiplayer game only but the nonline is broken. a 6.5 from gamespot is taking it easy on this game

[QUOTE="ActicEdge"]

Cool. Gamespot reviews aren't my favourite but telling me X Play of all people were right because they conform with your opinion is rather useless to us. Maybe a why would be a better execution of your reasoning?

stiltzsy

That didn't answer my question at all. I haven't played this game or followed it. Reading/watching 2 opposite reviews of a game isn't going to make things any clearer to me about the game, it just tells me that you like X Play better. That's hardly useful to your opening or to me if I wanted to make a decision on the game. Explain why you disagree with the score instead of X > Y comments, those aren't helpful. Second of all, X Play > gamespot is your opinion but it is not fact so you really had no need to post that, it doesn't help your position at all.

i agree with both gamespot and xplay. the demigod game is na AA game period BUT the multiplayer broken. it is a multiplayer game only but the nonline is broken. a 6.5 from gamespot is taking it easy on this game

halo_wars86

I stopped watching X-Play after their Too Human review, but god do I miss the old stuff. However, kinda comparing it to GS really doesn't mean anything, considering that GS either gives a game the lowest or highest scores compared to others.

Legendaryscmt

What was wrong with X-play's review of Too Human? So they liked it and you didn't, their review was exactly how I felt about the game.

[QUOTE="Legendaryscmt"]

I stopped watching X-Play after their Too Human review, but god do I miss the old stuff. However, kinda comparing it to GS really doesn't mean anything, considering that GS either gives a game the lowest or highest scores compared to others.

spinecaton

What was wrong with X-play's review of Too Human? So they liked it and you didn't, their review was exactly how I felt about the game.

Wrong, I actually did like Too Human. It wasn't the score I had a problem with, it was the actual review itself. I can understand it wasn't a review that Adam or Morgan did, but compared to a lot of the other reviews, it was shallow in content, didn't touch upon enough aspects, both good and bad, about the game to give a somewhat detailed review.

[QUOTE="Baranga"]

[QUOTE="ActicEdge"]

Cool. Gamespot reviews aren't my favourite but telling me X Play of all people were right because they conform with your opinion is rather useless to us. Maybe a why would be a better execution of your reasoning?

ActicEdge

Gamestop released the game before its street date. Then a bazillion pirates flooded the Demigod servers and made them asplode. It's almost fixed now.

Gamespot's review ignored this. The online not working was the main criticism.

And what does that have to do with what I said? Did I even say I agreed with gamespot?

I gave it pretty colors so you can notice it now:)

So if it receives a score you want to see, only then they got it right?Jerell_rast

EDIT: Plus I don't know ANYONE that has played this game that agrees with the GS review.

[QUOTE="spinecaton"]

[QUOTE="Legendaryscmt"]

I stopped watching X-Play after their Too Human review, but god do I miss the old stuff. However, kinda comparing it to GS really doesn't mean anything, considering that GS either gives a game the lowest or highest scores compared to others.

Legendaryscmt

What was wrong with X-play's review of Too Human? So they liked it and you didn't, their review was exactly how I felt about the game.

Wrong, I actually did like Too Human. It wasn't the score I had a problem with, it was the actual review itself. I can understand it wasn't a review that Adam or Morgan did, but compared to a lot of the other reviews, it was shallow in content, didn't touch upon enough aspects, both good and bad, about the game to give a somewhat detailed review.

Sorry, you were just so vague with it :( mostly when people say they don't agree with the review they are talking about the score.

[QUOTE="Legendaryscmt"]

[QUOTE="spinecaton"]

What was wrong with X-play's review of Too Human? So they liked it and you didn't, their review was exactly how I felt about the game.

spinecaton

Wrong, I actually did like Too Human. It wasn't the score I had a problem with, it was the actual review itself. I can understand it wasn't a review that Adam or Morgan did, but compared to a lot of the other reviews, it was shallow in content, didn't touch upon enough aspects, both good and bad, about the game to give a somewhat detailed review.

Sorry, you were just so vague with it :( mostly when people say they don't agree with the review they are talking about the score.

Naw, Too Human was a fun little romp. :D

Why even bother saying GS got a game review wrong. If it wasn't for the forums, would anybody honestly come to this site? I kinda think of the GS group as the volunteers at the aquarium of the pacific, you'll take them if they work for free, but if they ask for pay, you have to tell them what they are really worth.

Look I don't understand what the problem is. If you like the game and you think it is fun and you are enjoying, what does it matter what gamespot gave it for a score? In all honesty what does it matter? Nothing, its just a matter of your opinion plain and simple, just play the game and move on in life. If it is that great of a game people will pick it up and try it out. I don't know why people get so hung up on scores on this site, read the review listen to what the reviewee has to say and take or leave it.

[QUOTE="ActicEdge"]

[QUOTE="Baranga"]

Gamestop released the game before its street date. Then a bazillion pirates flooded the Demigod servers and made them asplode. It's almost fixed now.

Gamespot's review ignored this. The online not working was the main criticism.

DanteSuikoden

And what does that have to do with what I said? Did I even say I agreed with gamespot?

I gave it pretty colors so you can notice it now:)

Uh, that told me nothing, the online not working is why they gave it B as opposed to AAA? Yeah, I'm positive there were other issues. He didn't even say what made X plays review so great, just that gamespot was wrong. Finally, you highlighted SOMEONE ELSES RESPONSE, he hasn't given one so I really don't care to haveanother usereanswer the question for him. Even such, all this user did was say why he thinks gamespot slammed it, he didn't go nearly into detail enough for a normal person to find a problem, how does this prove X play was right and Gamespot was wrong?

Uh, that told me nothing, the online not working is why they gave it B as opposed to AAA? Yeah, I'm positive there were other issues. He didn't even say what made X plays review so great, just that gamespot was wrong. Finally, you highlighted SOMEONE ELSES RESPONSE, he hasn't given one so I really don't care to haveanother usereanswer the question for him. Even such, all this user did was say why he thinks gamespot slammed it, he didn't go nearly into detail enough for a normal person to find a problem, how does this prove X play was right and Gamespot was wrong?

ActicEdge

You asked for a why and you were given a why I don't know how much more detail you want him to go into

And you asked Baranga what did his answer have to do with what you asked thus me pointing it out:|

[QUOTE="ActicEdge"]

Uh, that told me nothing, the online not working is why they gave it B as opposed to AAA? Yeah, I'm positive there were other issues. He didn't even say what made X plays review so great, just that gamespot was wrong. Finally, you highlighted SOMEONE ELSES RESPONSE, he hasn't given one so I really don't care to haveanother usereanswer the question for him. Even such, all this user did was say why he thinks gamespot slammed it, he didn't go nearly into detail enough for a normal person to find a problem, how does this prove X play was right and Gamespot was wrong?

DanteSuikoden

You asked for a why and you were given a why I don't know how much more detail you want him to go into

And you asked Baranga what did his answer have to do with what you asked thus me pointing it out:|

I didn't even ask for much detail, all I wanted was a reason why X play was right and gamespot was wrong. He didn't give me that. He speculated on why he thought gamespot reviewed it lower and didn't even tell me anything about X Play thus his response wasn't informative.

I didn't even ask for much detail, all I wanted was a reason why X play was right and gamespot was wrong. He didn't give me that. He speculated on why he thought gamespot reviewed it lower and didn't even tell me anything about X Play thus his response wasn't informative.

ActicEdge

Gamestop released the game before its street date. Then a bazillion pirates flooded the Demigod servers and made them asplode. It's almost fixed now.

Gamespot's review ignored this. The online not working was the main criticism.

Baranga

You know a conversation is going nowhere when you're back to square one lol

[QUOTE="ActicEdge"]

I didn't even ask for much detail, all I wanted was a reason why X play was right and gamespot was wrong. He didn't give me that. He speculated on why he thought gamespot reviewed it lower and didn't even tell me anything about X Play thus his response wasn't informative.

DanteSuikoden

Gamestop released the game before its street date. Then a bazillion pirates flooded the Demigod servers and made them asplode. It's almost fixed now.

Gamespot's review ignored this. The online not working was the main criticism.

Baranga

You know a conversation is going nowhere when you're back to square one lol

We're not back to square one though. Tell me what he posted that gives X Play so much credibilty and why there "AAA" review is right while gamespots is so wrong. Because of pirates ruining the online? Well, that's really out of gamespots hands now isn't it?

We're not back to square one though. Tell me what he posted that gives X Play so much credibilty and why there "AAA" review is right while gamespots is so wrong. Because of pirates ruining the online? Well, that's really out of gamespots hands now isn't it?

ActicEdge

Because reviewing a game without taking certain circumstances into account is really professional, right? It was NOT the game's fault that the servers were overwhelmed.

Why didn't Halo 3 get a 6.5, eh? The game was unplayable on day one.

There once was a time that Gamespot Review scores actually meant something but alas... those days are long behind us.

Gamespot is always underating the games that do not have huge hype.

Not much hype (like say Halo, KZ etc hype) means automatically -2/10 points, so if a game was without hype would be -2/10 in its score, like Halo 3 would be 8/10 and KZ2 7/10 etc

Same as Fable 2, Lost Odysseyand Mass Effect would be 9/10 if they were shooters and hyped, but got destroyed here because you can't only shoot in them

Demigod is a rather pointless and boring game, but it is not a 6/10, more like a 7/10

Gamespot is always underating the games that do not have huge hype.

Not much hype (like say Halo, KZ etc hype) means automatically -2/10 points, so if a game was without hype would be -2/10 in its score, like Halo 3 would be 8/10 and KZ2 7/10 etc

Same as Fable 2, Lost Odysseyand Mass Effect would be 9/10 if they were shooters and hyped, but got destroyed here because you can't only shoot in them

Demigod is a rather pointless and boring game, but it is not a 6/10, more like a 7/10

obamanian

I stopped watching X-Play after their Too Human review, but god do I miss the old stuff. However, kinda comparing it to GS really doesn't mean anything, considering that GS either gives a game the lowest or highest scores compared to others.

Legendaryscmt

"I don't agree with GS's review, so they obviously must be wrong blah blah blah."

[QUOTE="obamanian"]

Gamespot is always underating the games that do not have huge hype.

Not much hype (like say Halo, KZ etc hype) means automatically -2/10 points, so if a game was without hype would be -2/10 in its score, like Halo 3 would be 8/10 and KZ2 7/10 etc

Same as Fable 2, Lost Odysseyand Mass Effect would be 9/10 if they were shooters and hyped, but got destroyed here because you can't only shoot in them

Demigod is a rather pointless and boring game, but it is not a 6/10, more like a 7/10

HuusAsking

Indeed, how did Braid get 9.5 ? That is one of the strangest things that happened the last decade indeed.

Ironically, the one time GS gets a review out a head of the other major sources is the one time they should have waited a week or two.

PBSnipes

I keep seeing this game get 6 or 7 out of 10, ign for example.

I don't care what X-Play thinks anymore, The Force Unleashed was not a 2.

Why even bother saying GS got a game review wrong. If it wasn't for the forums, would anybody honestly come to this site? I kinda think of the GS group as the volunteers at the aquarium of the pacific, you'll take them if they work for free, but if they ask for pay, you have to tell them what they are really worth.

KB1ankenship

There once was a time that Gamespot Review scores actually meant something but alas... those days are long behind us.

Amk33_Gc_Nike

Ironically, the one time GS gets a review out a head of the other major sources is the one time they should have waited a week or two.

[QUOTE="KB1ankenship"]

Why even bother saying GS got a game review wrong. If it wasn't for the forums, would anybody honestly come to this site? I kinda think of the GS group as the volunteers at the aquarium of the pacific, you'll take them if they work for free, but if they ask for pay, you have to tell them what they are really worth.

stiltzsy

[QUOTE="halo_wars86"]

i agree with both gamespot and xplay. the demigod game is na AA game period BUT the multiplayer broken. it is a multiplayer game only but the nonline is broken. a 6.5 from gamespot is taking it easy on this game

stiltzsy

[QUOTE="skrat_01"]X-Play? Ugh. I dont care what scores they give out, they aren't exactly a good source. Never the less GS screwed up the Demigod review, it happens.HuusAsking

[QUOTE="stiltzsy"][QUOTE="halo_wars86"]

i agree with both gamespot and xplay. the demigod game is na AA game period BUT the multiplayer broken. it is a multiplayer game only but the nonline is broken. a 6.5 from gamespot is taking it easy on this game

JLF1