Looks like Crysis 3 got 7.5'd (confirmed)

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((Wait...they're talking about his sexual preference?

Why the f*ck are they doing that? Did Kevin's review really cut them deep or something?))

Goyoshi12

That's my assumption. I could be completely wrong.

Seriously? :(

Man, that's sad, he's my fav reviewer, enjoyed his reviews for years.

Before I got to actively posting on SW, I was spending all of my GS time on news articles and community blogs. Back then, things were actually rather good, but they sure started going downhill when the ToS changed, and even more so with the introduction of that crappy FB-ish comment system. That's when I lost interest and ended up in this dump... which is the only worthwhile place on GS! :P

Rocker6

I'm assuming. Being gay and having "Ms." as an insult, seem to go hand-in-hand.

TBH, I can't remember the old GS all that well, lulz.

[QUOTE="lundy86_4"]

Not overly surprised. Still buying, regardless.

StrongBlackVine

Of course you are...mediocre gameplay and nice visuals = PC killer app.

lol, people in the comments calling him "Ms Van Ord"

Gamers are such rednecks.

Cherokee_Jack

What are his qualifications to review a game? What is any reviewer's qualification?

Any way after he gave RE6 a 4.5 I called him much worse than that.

Did Kevin's review really cut them deep or something?

Goyoshi12

Course it did, he gave it 7.5 and they expected at least 8.0 because it's a Crysis game.

Reviewers should never give a score that most readers don't expect. It upsets one's digestion, you know.

What are his qualifications to review a game? What is any reviewer's qualification?

StrongBlackVine

Ask GS, they hired him. Not sure the relevance to what Cherokee said, though.

[QUOTE="Cherokee_Jack"]

lol, people in the comments calling him "Ms Van Ord"

Gamers are such rednecks.

StrongBlackVine

What are his qualifications to review a game? What is any reviewer's qualification?

Any way after he gave RE6 a 4.5 I called him much worse than that.

Did two digits somewhere on the Internet affect your enjoyment of the game in any way? :?

If not, then why waste time insulting a reviewer and spreading the hate over idiotic reasons, when you could be playing and enjoying the game instead?

You guys keep quoting this "StrongBlackVine" guy, but I don't see him anywhere.

Is this some running joke I missed out on? Is he like a parody of bad 14 year old trolls?

[QUOTE="Goyoshi12"] Did Kevin's review really cut them deep or something?

Cherokee_Jack

Course it did, he gave it 7.5 and they expected at least 8.0 because it's a Crysis game.

Reviewers should never give a score that most readers don't expect. It upsets one's digestion, you know.

Honestly, when and how exactly did we reach this point of reviews causing so much controversy over nothing?

You guys keep quoting this "StrongBlackVine" guy, but I don't see him anywhere.

Is this some running joke I missed out on?

Cherokee_Jack

Heh, using Adblock? Never bothered with it, TBH.

LOOKS like I won't have TO upgrade so SOON after all.

[QUOTE="StrongBlackVine"]

[QUOTE="Cherokee_Jack"]

lol, people in the comments calling him "Ms Van Ord"

Gamers are such rednecks.

Rocker6

What are his qualifications to review a game? What is any reviewer's qualification?

Any way after he gave RE6 a 4.5 I called him much worse than that.

Did two digits somewhere on the Internet affect your enjoyment of the game in any way? :?

If not, then why waste time insulting a reviewer and spreading the hate over idiotic reasons, when you could be playing and enjoying the game instead?

I did enjoy it and bought it after his review.

I blame consoles.

ninjapirate2000

Why ?

They said they made a game not even the best PC can run, so they went all out despite consoles

[QUOTE="ninjapirate2000"]

I blame consoles.

loosingENDS

Why ?

They said they made a game not even the best PC can run, so they went all out despite consoles

[QUOTE="Goyoshi12"] Did Kevin's review really cut them deep or something?

Course it did, he gave it 7.5 and they expected at least 8.0 because it's a Crysis game.

Reviewers should never give a score that most readers don't expect. It upsets one's digestion, you know.

Been playing about 3 hrs, really dont see the 7.5 , 8.0 at leastAdvid-Gamer

...That's such a huge difference?

If it had been 8.0 and you thought it was 8.5, you wouldn't care as much.

Also one of his major complaints was that the game is too easy, which you couldn't tell from 3 hours.

[QUOTE="Rocker6"]

[QUOTE="StrongBlackVine"]

What are his qualifications to review a game? What is any reviewer's qualification?

Any way after he gave RE6 a 4.5 I called him much worse than that.

StrongBlackVine

Did two digits somewhere on the Internet affect your enjoyment of the game in any way? :?

If not, then why waste time insulting a reviewer and spreading the hate over idiotic reasons, when you could be playing and enjoying the game instead?

I did enjoy it and bought it after his review.

Good, but why bother insulting the reviewer?

They're not here to tell you what you want to hear, and as far as I'm concerned, the game definitely belongs in the 4.5 range.

[QUOTE="Cherokee_Jack"]

[QUOTE="Goyoshi12"] Did Kevin's review really cut them deep or something?

Course it did, he gave it 7.5 and they expected at least 8.0 because it's a Crysis game.

Reviewers should never give a score that most readers don't expect. It upsets one's digestion, you know.

Honestly, when and how exactly did we reach this point of reviews causing so much controversy over nothing?

[QUOTE="Rocker6"]

[QUOTE="Cherokee_Jack"]

Course it did, he gave it 7.5 and they expected at least 8.0 because it's a Crysis game.

Reviewers should never give a score that most readers don't expect. It upsets one's digestion, you know.

Advid-Gamer

Honestly, when and how exactly did we reach this point of reviews causing so much controversy over nothing?

There always have been some complaints, true, but these last few years, it all went completely overboard.

[QUOTE="Advid-Gamer"]Been playing about 3 hrs, really dont see the 7.5 , 8.0 at leastCherokee_Jack

...That's such a huge difference?

If it had been 8.0 and you thought it was 8.5, you wouldn't care as much.

Also one of his major complaints was that the game is too easy, which you couldn't tell from 3 hours.

and yes a 7.5 is a big difference from a 8.0 to 8.5, 7.5 and lower are usually looked apon as crap bargin bin games. Advid-Gamer

By idiots who don't understand the scoring system.

They give 7.5 to many games that they're overall positive on. Like this one.

[QUOTE="Advid-Gamer"]and yes a 7.5 is a big difference from a 8.0 to 8.5, 7.5 and lower are usually looked apon as crap bargin bin games. Cherokee_Jack

By idiots who don't understand the scoring system.

They give 7.5 to many games that they're overall positive on. Like this one.

[QUOTE="Cherokee_Jack"]

[QUOTE="Advid-Gamer"]and yes a 7.5 is a big difference from a 8.0 to 8.5, 7.5 and lower are usually looked apon as crap bargin bin games. Advid-Gamer

By idiots who don't understand the scoring system.

They give 7.5 to many games that they're overall positive on. Like this one.

That explains why people cry over 7.5s, but it doesn't explain why reviewers should care about it.

The people who matter are those who actually use reviews as advice instead of looking to them for confirmation of their pre-existing opinion.

I think I'll take IGN's 8.5 of Cyrsis 3 over Gamespot. :D
 

Quick Look. Ryan, Vinny, and Brad.

Easiest final boss battle ever. Also, alcatraz gets seriously screwed over by the nanosuit.

Easiest final boss battle ever.

ferret-gamer

Quick Look. Ryan, Vinny, and Brad.

Cherokee_Jack

[QUOTE="Cherokee_Jack"]

Quick Look. Ryan, Vinny, and Brad.

Advid-Gamer

OK.

...Oh, wait, have you been trying to troll me this whole time? Sorry, I must have overlooked you because you had 2k+ posts. Can be hard to differentiate at that stage.

I'll just block you now, so don't mind me.

[QUOTE="Advid-Gamer"][QUOTE="Cherokee_Jack"]

Quick Look. Ryan, Vinny, and Brad.

OK.

...Oh, wait, have you been trying to troll me this whole time? Sorry, I must have overlooked you because you had 2k+ posts. Can be hard to differentiate at that stage.

I'll just block you now, so don't mind me.

So this means Crysis 3 flopped on GS then because everywhere else I seen 8.5.

So this means Crysis 3 flopped on GS then because everywhere else I seen 8.5.

HaloPimp978

It also flopped in Eurogamer. I think it got a 7/10.

[QUOTE="lild1425"]

I know we are on GS forums, but I don't put too much stock in GS reviews.

Rocker6

Did you read or watch the review?

I find it informative and honest, very much in line with my expectations for Crysis 3.

Kevin calls it a good game where the gameplay and overall design is average (not bad, but not among the best either), while visuals are the main selling point. 7.5 is a fair score for such description.

It's pretty hit and miss. Depends on who's reviewing.

For me personally, the ratings they give and the ones I'd give after playing a game deviate considerably more than most websites. Which is my opinion and subjective, but I when getting a general idea for a purchase, GS is one of the last places I place emphasis on.

[QUOTE="HaloPimp978"]

So this means Crysis 3 flopped on GS then because everywhere else I seen 8.5.

jun_aka_pekto

It also flopped in Eurogamer. I think it got a 7/10.

So basically I shouldn't waste my money on Crysis 3 on PC?

[QUOTE="HaloPimp978"]

So this means Crysis 3 flopped on GS then because everywhere else I seen 8.5.

It also flopped in Eurogamer. I think it got a 7/10.

I'm impressed with it so far. I bumped the the difficulty to Veteran since reviews said it was easy and I can definitely see that since I haven't had too much trouble on Veteran either. I do share the same gripe that Kevin V mentioend about hacking turrets making things way too simple. In some areas you can sneak past a few guys, hack the turret, from afar, and then just watch it destroy everyone. I'm purposefully not hacking them just because it is so unsatisfying.

[QUOTE="jun_aka_pekto"]

[QUOTE="HaloPimp978"]

So this means Crysis 3 flopped on GS then because everywhere else I seen 8.5.

HaloPimp978

It also flopped in Eurogamer. I think it got a 7/10.

So basically I shouldn't waste my money on Crysis 3 on PC?

I dunno.

Me? I'm buying the game.

I think I'll get it eventually. It does look remarkably similar to the disappointing Crysis 2, but I like the look of the art style and it does admittedly look quite fun. I just wish they'd drop those damn clunky, unresponsive controls.

Do the enemies have an AI now or they still just randomly walk around and fire weapons because why not?

[QUOTE="Advid-Gamer"][QUOTE="Cherokee_Jack"]

By idiots who don't understand the scoring system.

They give 7.5 to many games that they're overall positive on. Like this one.

Cherokee_Jack

That explains why people cry over 7.5s, but it doesn't explain why reviewers should care about it.

The people who matter are those who actually use reviews as advice instead of looking to them for confirmation of their pre-existing opinion.

Well put. 

Do the enemies have an AI now or they still just randomly walk around and fire weapons because why not?

padaporra

quake 3 arena's a.i simply is better than crysis 1-3

So this means Crysis 3 flopped on GS then because everywhere else I seen 8.5.

HaloPimp978

Now Gamespot review doesn't matter when it drops a game you like.

Metacritic for Crysis 3 PC is 79 so it must be getting lots of 70s....

[QUOTE="jun_aka_pekto"]

[QUOTE="HaloPimp978"]

So this means Crysis 3 flopped on GS then because everywhere else I seen 8.5.

Advid-Gamer

It also flopped in Eurogamer. I think it got a 7/10.

5 hours is a good reason.

call of duty black ops multiplayer bots are smarter than crysis a.i lol.

[QUOTE="jun_aka_pekto"]

[QUOTE="HaloPimp978"]

So this means Crysis 3 flopped on GS then because everywhere else I seen 8.5.

HaloPimp978

It also flopped in Eurogamer. I think it got a 7/10.

So basically I shouldn't waste my money on Crysis 3 on PC?

If you think a couple of 7/10 reviews make a game bad, then you shouldn't "waste your money" on Crysis 3, on any platform. If you are going to waste your money on it, there's an undeniable guarantee that the PC version is the best available, assuming your system can handle it.