IGN: SOCOM *cough* FLOP *cough*

lmao the lowlifes that come in here to gloat that the game flopped are worse than the fanboys these days.

get a life :D

unknowndrk

Damage control ftw.

O god, is that worse than Too Human's score??Dr_Snood

Too Human actually scored pretty well over at IGN.

[QUOTE="Leo-Magic"]

4.5 hum..kind of shock!!

but what suprises me most was that people still buying the game.

NinjaMunkey01

Hopefully its becuse one the servers are fixed up SOCOM will be what it shouyld be, a very good tactical shooter from a series that has never failed us.

dont let scores fool you, SOCOM is a great game... sure it had many issues/problems when it comes to online/servers, however lately things seem like they've been sorted and i am really having a great time.... there are many gamers online all the time and when you are with a good team and there is communication, SOCOM is simply amazing...

Why di they rush the game? According to reviews the gameplay is great, the level design is great, its all very good. But the network lets it down...

They just skrewed up what should have been a solid AA game. Well done sony for ruining SOCOM, now even once the online is sorted Im not gonna get in any games becuase no one will buy the game!

Thats the only problem with this gen, too many rushed games just for some extra sales...

NinjaMunkey01

It's up to 200,000 + players right now, and expect it to continue to grow, honestly I guess you can wait for one more patch that will most likely include Trophies and will fix all the minor problems that are left.

[QUOTE="Antwan3K"]

once again, i'm glad to see that 90% of the game's negative comments stem from network issues rather than core gameplay flaws.. this just means that once everything is ironed out, Socom: Confrontation will be a gem.. but unfortunely, these horrible reviews are going to haunt the game in terms of the general media and future buyers..

oh well..

jg4xchamp

i would agree 100% if the actual gameplay was broken.. in this case it is not.. either the popularity of the game was underestimated or the servers were simply not enough regardless, but nearly every complaint about the game stems from overloaded servers and other server-based issues which are both temporary in nature and do not directly indicate an "unfinished game"..

this is a new age in which online-only games are quite feasable and the review sites are running to play "catch up".. Socom is just one of the casualties of this process imo.. is this still the fault of the devs?.. yes, absolutely.. should temporary issues concerning server strength be the basis of permenant review scores?.. no, absolutely not...

[QUOTE="lawlessx"][QUOTE="DeathScape666"]

Same score as HAZE. :lol:

I love how Cows were going, "IGN is being fair and waiting for it to be patched before they review it." What now?

ULTIMATEZWARRIO

seriously..did that patch fix ANY of the problems?

the patch couldn't fix the problem because the problem is the game

[QUOTE="W1NGMAN-"][QUOTE="jg4xchamp"]

but but the servers

but but gamespot just hates sony...

Please IGN is basically one of the easiest critics out there and called Socom crap...

jg4xchamp

Read the review and tell me where it says the core gameplay is crap, it's pretty obvious that the score is reflected based off the server issues....the entire second page was dedicated to that alone.

x2

its clearly a broken game.....yet people praise it :roll:

[QUOTE="jg4xchamp"][QUOTE="W1NGMAN-"][QUOTE="jg4xchamp"]

but but the servers

but but gamespot just hates sony...

Please IGN is basically one of the easiest critics out there and called Socom crap...

Cuby_Finest

Read the review and tell me where it says the core gameplay is crap, it's pretty obvious that the score is reflected based off the server issues....the entire second page was dedicated to that alone.

x2

its clearly a broken game.....yet people praise it :roll:

Sorry Im having so much fun with this "broken game"....if you haven't heard the latest patch was released on the 29th so it's far from being broken.

Is it a technical failure? Yes. Is that why it flopped? Yes. Will it be fixed? Yes. Is it still SOCRACK? Yes.

So no worries for me. :)

Socom: Confloptation = Flop of The Year confirmed.

Lol wow, very low. Sony should just focus on releasing a real Socom game now.EVOLV3

zipper is making mag though....

Socom: Confloptation = Flop of The Year confirmed.

D0RC

get out of here. The game has been patched and will become even better with each one.

Socom: Confloptation = Flop of The Year confirmed.

D0RC

Dude it at least it didnt take 10 years, and a buttload of money to make flop of the century, yea im talkin about TOO HUMAN

[QUOTE="D0RC"]

Socom: Confloptation = Flop of The Year confirmed.

Animal-Mother

Dude it at least it didnt take 10 years, and a buttload of money to make flop of the century, yea im talkin about TOO HUMAN

Ah yes, Too Human. Or as I like to call it "Too Humane". That game is floppier than my username.

Same score as HAZE. :lol:

I love how Cows were going, "IGN is being fair and waiting for it to be patched before they review it." What now?

DeathScape666

Wait for another patch?

Anyway I think that Haze and SOCOM aren't actually that bad. Playing with bots on the half-size maps in Haze is seriously good fun, and really satisfying. Once you get over the server issues and get good at SOCOMit's really incredible, especially with all the customization options.

[QUOTE="Animal-Mother"][QUOTE="D0RC"]

Socom: Confloptation = Flop of The Year confirmed.

Floppy_Jim

Dude it at least it didnt take 10 years, and a buttload of money to make flop of the century, yea im talkin about TOO HUMAN

Ah yes, Too Human. Or as I like to call it "Too Humane". That game is floppier than my username.

I mean, common you work on a game 10 years, it should be pretty decent right? How long was slant six working on socom a quarter of that time?

[QUOTE="Cuby_Finest"][QUOTE="jg4xchamp"][QUOTE="W1NGMAN-"][QUOTE="jg4xchamp"]

but but the servers

but but gamespot just hates sony...

Please IGN is basically one of the easiest critics out there and called Socom crap...

W1NGMAN-

Read the review and tell me where it says the core gameplay is crap, it's pretty obvious that the score is reflected based off the server issues....the entire second page was dedicated to that alone.

x2

its clearly a broken game.....yet people praise it :roll:

Sorry Im having so much fun with this "broken game"....if you haven't heard the latest patch was released on the 29th so it's far from being broken.

why dont you accept the fact they released a game that is broken!!!!

i am not saying its a good or a bad game, all i am saying is that you shouldnt as a consumer accept these game releases where there is major issue...i am not talking about minor glitches

Its good that the dev are releasing patches but the problems shouldn't have been there in such a large scale in the first place

Whats sad is that we get Fans who support them, where they should complain so next time the release a game they will feel the pressure in making sure its in 100% working order because the fan base has high standards

but from what i am seeing Socom Fans standards are pretty low or else they would boycott playing online to prove their point

why dont people get that the problem with soccom is just the servers and those have gotten alot better. Online problems can always be fixedPrinceofSarcasm

People do understand that the servers have been fixed and that it is a lot better. You realized flops are entirely and soley based on scores right? The score is cemented in stone there for it can never be changed. Hence why I see no reason that people 1 keep saying its a flop because we already know based on score and 2 keep saying its not a flop because it is based on score.

Really this game is getting more attention then Fable 2 which just disappeared off the radar due to Fallout 3.