Eurogamer flops The Conduit

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/the-conduit-review

Sorry if old.

5/10.

I dont think this game was going to sell even if it didnt flop. So its going to be funny what HVS say when the sales come in. They probably had excuses about the hardcore Wii owners etc but now we can say they just made a crap game.

I am not surprised tbh.

What the hell happened with the IGN review...

I am not surprised tbh.

What the hell happened with the IGN review...

skrat_01

Allow me to explain.

In the past and still now IGN has a tendency to hype a decent looking game to the high moons. Setting up "buy it campaigns" extremely glowing previous etc. However when the game drops, they slam it in the reviews like hell. A prime example would be No More Heroes and Heavenly Sword where everyone expected them to score AAA there but scored around 6-7.

Anyway people complained alot about it so now what they do continue to hype games like hell and then give it a hype worthy score. IMO i think thats even worse. If you look at the Conduit review the text makes it sound like a 5-6 game and i think it scored 8.7.

As it goes, you cant spell IGNorance without IGN.

[QUOTE="skrat_01"]

I am not surprised tbh.

What the hell happened with the IGN review...

shutdown_202

Allow me to explain.

In the past and still now IGN has a tendency to hype a decent looking game to the high moons. Setting up "buy it campaigns" extremely glowing previous etc. However when the game drops, they slam it in the reviews like hell. A prime example would be No More Heroes and Heavenly Sword where everyone expected them to score AAA there but scored around 6-7.

Anyway people complained alot about it so now what they do continue to hype games like hell and then give it a hype worthy score. IMO i think thats even worse. If you look at the Conduit review the text makes it sound like a 5-6 game and i think it scored 8.7.

As it goes, you cant spell IGNorance without IGN.

the fact is matt over at IGN is the biggest fanboy of all. in a year that has gears of war and resistance he was yelling wii sports GOTY. he is an idiot.

average score for a average game. did anyone expect anything differant

i'm sorry, but the box art of The Conduit, just made it look generic.....-_-

Yes! I just love their brutal standards. shalashaska88

They are not brutal. They simply believe that a score of 5/10 means that the game is average.

[QUOTE="shalashaska88"]Yes! I just love their brutal standards. Hexagon_777

They are not brutal. They simply believe that a score of 5/10 means that the game is average.

Anything GS does, EG does the opposite.

[QUOTE="Hexagon_777"]

[QUOTE="shalashaska88"]Yes! I just love their brutal standards. Brownesque

They are not brutal. They simply believe that a score of 5/10 means that the game is average.

I don't think they're brutal, either, I think they're hard but somewhat inconsistent. For example, Halo Wars got an 8 on EG and a 6.5 on GS. Fable 2 got a 10 on EG and an 8.5 here. MGS4 got an 8 on EG and a 10 at GS. Uncharted: DF got a 9 on EG and an 8.0 on GS. Gears of War got 8 on EG and 9.6 on GS.

Anything GS does, EG does the opposite.

So EG has to conform to GS in order to not be inconsistent? :P

[QUOTE="skrat_01"]

I am not surprised tbh.

What the hell happened with the IGN review...

shutdown_202

Allow me to explain.

In the past and still now IGN has a tendency to hype a decent looking game to the high moons. Setting up "buy it campaigns" extremely glowing previous etc. However when the game drops, they slam it in the reviews like hell. A prime example would be No More Heroes and Heavenly Sword where everyone expected them to score AAA there but scored around 6-7.

Anyway people complained alot about it so now what they do continue to hype games like hell and then give it a hype worthy score. IMO i think thats even worse. If you look at the Conduit review the text makes it sound like a 5-6 game and i think it scored 8.7.

As it goes, you cant spell IGNorance without IGN.

[QUOTE="skrat_01"]

I am not surprised tbh.

What the hell happened with the IGN review...

shutdown_202

Allow me to explain.

In the past and still now IGN has a tendency to hype a decent looking game to the high moons. Setting up "buy it campaigns" extremely glowing previous etc. However when the game drops, they slam it in the reviews like hell. A prime example would be No More Heroes and Heavenly Sword where everyone expected them to score AAA there but scored around 6-7.

Anyway people complained alot about it so now what they do continue to hype games like hell and then give it a hype worthy score. IMO i think thats even worse. If you look at the Conduit review the text makes it sound like a 5-6 game and i think it scored 8.7.

As it goes, you cant spell IGNorance without IGN.

[QUOTE="shutdown_202"]

[QUOTE="skrat_01"]

I am not surprised tbh.

What the hell happened with the IGN review...

blue_hazy_basic

Allow me to explain.

In the past and still now IGN has a tendency to hype a decent looking game to the high moons. Setting up "buy it campaigns" extremely glowing previous etc. However when the game drops, they slam it in the reviews like hell. A prime example would be No More Heroes and Heavenly Sword where everyone expected them to score AAA there but scored around 6-7.

Anyway people complained alot about it so now what they do continue to hype games like hell and then give it a hype worthy score. IMO i think thats even worse. If you look at the Conduit review the text makes it sound like a 5-6 game and i think it scored 8.7.

As it goes, you cant spell IGNorance without IGN.

That's why I actually like Eurogamer reviews. They're not the best written, but if a game scores high on Eurogamer you're damn sure not going to waste your money buying it..

Edit: I mean your money is not wasted if you buy it :D

[QUOTE="blue_hazy_basic"]

[QUOTE="shutdown_202"]

Allow me to explain.

In the past and still now IGN has a tendency to hype a decent looking game to the high moons. Setting up "buy it campaigns" extremely glowing previous etc. However when the game drops, they slam it in the reviews like hell. A prime example would be No More Heroes and Heavenly Sword where everyone expected them to score AAA there but scored around 6-7.

Anyway people complained alot about it so now what they do continue to hype games like hell and then give it a hype worthy score. IMO i think thats even worse. If you look at the Conduit review the text makes it sound like a 5-6 game and i think it scored 8.7.

As it goes, you cant spell IGNorance without IGN.NielsNL

QFT, I have my issues with GS reviews (the latest one being bloodbowl), but when I see someone say "I prefer IGN to GS" I laugh. IGN's scores (not so much the reviews but I digress) are so blantently off the mark on a regular basis, how they can be treated with any degree of competancy is beyond me.

That's why I actually like Eurogamer reviews. They're not the best written, but if a game scores high on Eurogamer you're damn sure not going to waste your money buying it..

Edit: I mean your money is not wasted if you buy it :D

I disagree, the Guild Wars review was awesome. :o

I disagree, the Guild Wars review was awesome. :o

Hexagon_777

Haven't read it. I do like their policy of re-reviewing MMORPG games though, makes lots of sense.

[QUOTE="Hexagon_777"]

I disagree, the Guild Wars review was awesome. :o

NielsNL

Haven't read it. I do like their policy of re-reviewing MMORPG games though, makes lots of sense.

It does indeed. I think they are the only ones that do it.

[QUOTE="blue_hazy_basic"]

[QUOTE="shutdown_202"]

Allow me to explain.

In the past and still now IGN has a tendency to hype a decent looking game to the high moons. Setting up "buy it campaigns" extremely glowing previous etc. However when the game drops, they slam it in the reviews like hell. A prime example would be No More Heroes and Heavenly Sword where everyone expected them to score AAA there but scored around 6-7.

Anyway people complained alot about it so now what they do continue to hype games like hell and then give it a hype worthy score. IMO i think thats even worse. If you look at the Conduit review the text makes it sound like a 5-6 game and i think it scored 8.7.

As it goes, you cant spell IGNorance without IGN.

That's why I actually like Eurogamer reviews. They're not the best written, but if a game scores high on Eurogamer you're damn sure not going to waste your money buying it..

Edit: I mean your money is not wasted if you buy it :D

ah nadge.....so thats 0 FPSs i will be picking up this year it looks like..unless RS2 delivers (that does look fun so fingers crossed) from the review it sounds like (and what i expected) a technically proficcent, nicely controlling (really nice) but basic FPS and its short. the art direction also lets it down. it seems like they have controls and wii technology nailed....so fi there is a sequal then they should really focus on making a more interesting game and sorting out the art direction.osan0

Isn't a 5 an average on Eurogamer?

Isn't a 5 an average on Eurogamer?

Brawl578

It is.

[QUOTE="osan0"]ah nadge.....so thats 0 FPSs i will be picking up this year it looks like..unless RS2 delivers (that does look fun so fingers crossed) from the review it sounds like (and what i expected) a technically proficcent, nicely controlling (really nice) but basic FPS and its short. the art direction also lets it down. it seems like they have controls and wii technology nailed....so fi there is a sequal then they should really focus on making a more interesting game and sorting out the art direction.blue_hazy_basic