I'm sure GameSpot will find a spot for it in the Dubious Honors section. Probably under Most Disappointing Game, Worst Game Everyone Played, and Least Improved Sequel. :roll:
[QUOTE="GunSmith1_basic"]nope, gamespot likes innovation and SS doesn't have itMonsieurX
I don't get the score for MW then GOTY doesn't go to the game with the highest score. MW3 has no chance either. If SS had a 7.5 but was truly innovative and just stumbled on some other bits then it would have a chance. Xenoblade Chronicles has an outside chance to win for this reason (gamespot was glowing about it for pushing the genre forward just like Dark Souls did), but with no NA release I doubt it could win either.
nope, gamespot likes innovation and SS doesn't have itGunSmith1_basic
I would say it's innovative than UC3, Skyrim or certainly MW3, for example. It's the only game so far to use such an extensively motion oriented control scheme (and it works very well according to most sites.) Most reviews actually praise the game with being filled with creativity and new ideas.
[QUOTE="GunSmith1_basic"]nope, gamespot likes innovation and SS doesn't have itMeinhard1
I would say it's innovative than UC3, Skyrim or certainly MW3, for example. It's the only game so far to use such an extensively motion oriented control scheme (and it works very well according to most sites.) Most reviews actually praise the game with being filled with creativity and new ideas.
I'm a good few hours in and so far the game feels very different from what you'd expect from a Zelda game, even down to the music. Really, you'd think people would be ****ing that its too different. I'm really surprised with this review.
McShea clearly dislikes it (the entire video review was nothing but complaining), and Kevin V said he thought other sites were grading a certain game on a curve, and with the review out, it's pretty obvious what game that was.
McShea clearly dislikes it (the entire video review was nothing but complaining), and Kevin V said he thought other sites were grading a certain game on a curve, and with the review out, it's pretty obvious what game that was.
DarkLink77
Trying hard not to sound like I'm in damage control mode, but McShea said he enjoyed SS on NeoGaf last night.
McShea clearly dislikes it (the entire video review was nothing but complaining), and Kevin V said he thought other sites were grading a certain game on a curve, and with the review out, it's pretty obvious what game that was.
TreyoftheDead
Trying hard not to sound like I'm in damage control mode, but McShea said he enjoyed SS on NeoGaf last night.
McShea clearly dislikes it (the entire video review was nothing but complaining), and Kevin V said he thought other sites were grading a certain game on a curve, and with the review out, it's pretty obvious what game that was.
TreyoftheDead
Trying hard not to sound like I'm in damage control mode, but McShea said he enjoyed SS on NeoGaf last night.
McShea clearly dislikes it (the entire video review was nothing but complaining), and Kevin V said he thought other sites were grading a certain game on a curve, and with the review out, it's pretty obvious what game that was.
DarkLink77
Trying hard not to sound like I'm in damage control mode, but McShea said he enjoyed SS on NeoGaf last night.
McShea clearly dislikes it (the entire video review was nothing but complaining), and Kevin V said he thought other sites were grading a certain game on a curve, and with the review out, it's pretty obvious what game that was.
DarkLink77
Trying hard not to sound like I'm in damage control mode, but McShea said he enjoyed SS on NeoGaf last night.
The video review says otherwise. No, it doesn't. You do realize it says "GOOD" underneath the score, right?
Trying hard not to sound like I'm in damage control mode, but McShea said he enjoyed SS on NeoGaf last night.
TreyoftheDead
The video review says otherwise.
Maybe he has split personalities.
Maybe he was damage controlling on GAF. :o But seriously, all I heard during that review was: "This sucks, this sucks, this sucks, that sucks, no voice acting, controls suck, blah blah blah, but I guess if you like Zelda it;s pretty exciting. 7.5." Like, I was expecting a 6.0 just from watching the review. Which is cool, it's just inconsistent as all hell.
Trying hard not to sound like I'm in damage control mode, but McShea said he enjoyed SS on NeoGaf last night.
sammyjenkis898
The video review says otherwise. No, it doesn't. You do realize it says "GOOD" underneath the score, right? All I heard were complaints with the occasional, "It's exciting, but...."
I have no issues with the review or the score.I haven't played the game. I just expected a lower score based on all the complaints. So please, don't patronize me.
If the other editors think highly of the game then maybe.
super600
The review scores generally reflect the consensus of all the editors at GS. They go over the game review before it is posted so I dont think much would change.
[QUOTE="DarkLink77"] The video review says otherwise. DarkLink77
Maybe he has split personalities.
Maybe he was damage controlling on GAF. :o But seriously, all I heard during that review was: "This sucks, this sucks, this sucks, that sucks, no voice acting, controls suck, blah blah blah, but I guess if you like Zelda it;s pretty exciting. 7.5." Like, I was expecting a 6.0 just from watching the review. Which is cool, it's just inconsistent as all hell. it's more likely that Tom knew there would be a backlash to the score and so he was explaining his problems with the game in detail to minimize the damage. That way anyone who bothered to watch or read the review could understand his expectations for the game and how they weren't met. He puts a higher priority on precise controls and innovative gameplay than a place like IGN I guess. Right now this is looking like a Twilight Princess situation where GS is offering us some sanity while other review sites are forgiving way too much
We all know that Dark Souls will "mysteriously" win GOTY. Even WiiGOTY will go to Xenoblade.
The_Djoker
Mysteriously? How so?
Cmon, KEvin is a major Dark Souls fanboy. IT's GOTy locked because he's Editor in Chief.
My point was more to the "mysterious" part of the sentence, Dark Souls is brilliant, why wouldn't it win GotY overall? Demon's Souls did so two years ago, most of the editors obviously thought it to be the best game back then, an opinion I share.
Unlike the people who are saying not a chance, I don't see why not. If McShea was honest about his experience with the game, I don't see why the rest of the gamespot staff would not hold that level of professionalism if they disagreed with him on the game.
Sure you have that 7.5 in there, but I would expect the gamespot staff to expect the gaming community to understand that the site is built out of more than one reviewer. If they feel the need to explain themselves, then just address McShea's review and say that the majority of the staff doesn't have to agree with it. Same reaction I would expect from the staff in just telling McShea to go ahead and just give whatever he feels his experience with the game deserves, outside of any other views another member in the gamespot staff might have about it. We want the reviewers to be honest about their experience with the game--I think this logic should apply for the game of the year candidates as well.
McShea clearly dislikes it (the entire video review was nothing but complaining), and Kevin V said he thought other sites were grading a certain game on a curve, and with the review out, it's pretty obvious what game that was.
TreyoftheDead
Trying hard not to sound like I'm in damage control mode, but McShea said he enjoyed SS on NeoGaf last night.
Well of course he did. He gave it a very good score, afterall.
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