@Antwan3K: Gee... I didnt see this one coming.. lol. Give me a break. I've played dozens of games like this, and I already said im planning on playing this one soon as well, so get off the mountain top with that. I'm sure I'll like it, and even if I don't I'll find things to like about it.
Not having the time or the money? I have Gamepass and I already stated I'm going to play the game soon... I'm just playing through KCD2 right now. On top of that I'm retired, so those points aren't in play here.
Sure, I love Metacritic although I only use it as a curiosity rather than something that guides my hand. It's hillarious how for years people like me were told Metacritic doesn't come into play here and Gamespots review scores are all that matters until that is no longer the case... lol.
I'm not saying the game looks bad, and I don't really care what other people rate a game. The eye check and personal comparison of other games tell me it isn't an 8, but I'll be the judge of that when I play it and I would love to be wrong. Perhaps the gameplay, responsiveness, and quality of life are much higher than they appear, and I would love for that to be the case. I'm just doubtful. I have heard great things about the game, but when the best games of all time score in the high 8's or low 9's and a game like this scores an 8 to me that means that this game pretty much goes toe to toe with them, and I'm just not seeing it.
I was extremely excited and hyped up for this game, but after seeing how lifeless and scripted it was i just don't see it being an 8.. that's all, but like I said a few times now, I'll be my own judge after playing it, and hopefully it's one of those rare games that can't be described without personally experiencing it.
Look, when I see NPC's standing or sitting in place moving about like animatronics that never actually walk or say any words without a scripted event and pretend to be talking, swinging weapons through environments, free ability to take any lootable item without the threat of being seen or punished for theft, town guards that watch you being attacked, completely stagnant/unmoving water while swimming or leaping from a cliff, enemies who get stuck in a corner looking the wrong direction, hiding in a crowd to de-aggro enemies who can't reach you, and the illusion of openess without most doors and buildings being accessible just seem archaic by todays standards.
Other games get bashed for those things but this one apparently gets a free pass.. Once again, I'm not saying it's a bad game, and yes, I do need to play it, but the grading scales seem to be off to me. Seeing other people say an 8 feels about right though most obviously means there is more than meets the eye with this one, which could be the case, and I've been wrong about a game before.
You think I'm trashing the game and I'm far from that. I'd love to be wrong, and I hope that I am, but immersion is important in a game like this to me personally.
Either way I would love for you to list some open world games like this that you think deserve scores below an 8. Give me some examples of things this game does better than other games like it. I'm genuinely curious, and I'd rather hear from an actual person than a review site. I'm not hating or bashing, and I'm around 65 percent through KCD2, so when I finish that I'll experience this game first hand either way.
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