@lrdfancypants: Halo definitely deserves it. Beyond it being a good game it had a very large cultural impact, much larger than games like half-life and doom (not that both of those aren't amazing games for the time). Halo brought fps into the spotlight
@longestsprout: Honestly all their stories/characters have been good up to this point. Even ME3 was quiet good up until the ending. Personally I think people just want to jump and the bandwagon and rip on ME3 even though gameplay wise was an improvement while still offering excellent writing and story development for the first 95% of the game.
I have a feeling this game was rushed and EA wanted to make a quick buck off the series fame.
@TashunkoSapa: Yes famous for clunky gameplay. Thats why almost all there games have excellent aggregate review scores, but obviously you should decide what's famous for clunky gameplay rather than a multitude of professional reviewers.
Also i dont particularly like bethesda but there games have always been buggy. Its nothing new so you cant say theyre going down hill. They have gone for quantity vs quality which is a trade off a lot of people accepted.
The problem is making a "big game" is no longer as novel as it used to be.
@Alurit: Well I havent played dark souls 3 yet but based on 1 and 2 this is definitely an rpg. You apply stats and that drastically changes the gameplay. 2 people can play this game extremely differently because of there stat choices. Furthermore there is not a ton of dialogue choices but they actually tend to matter unlike most modern rpgs. Player choice in this game is probably has more impact than other games, but you just dont make those choices in the classical sense.
@wanderingknight: ok well i think both of you are being immature. Both are great games for different reasons. Dark Souls does have a special addicting kind of gameplay, but the way the present story/lore is hit or miss depending on the person. Yes the witcher doesnt have the best combat ever but it does have significantly better combat than other rpgs like it such as the eldarscrolls and such. Its not about difficulty its about being a badass, and understanding your enemies weaknesses. Also it has a huge very detailed open world filled with content. I don't care if it was borrowed, the fact that CD project could apply it to a game with the budget they had is beyond impressive.
Personally I think we need more developers like CD Project and From Software, so we should not be criticizing either.
@ggregd: I guess i have to explain it to the toddler. There is a lack of journalistic integrity because they are highlighting a movie trailer (which has nothing to do with games) cause it will get more hits and generate more ad revenue. There is a lack of integrity because they are more interested in making money than talking about gaming news/reviews.
Its like having the main article in a cooking magazine be about Donald Trump cause he supposedly likes filet mignon, while an interview with a famous chef might just be a side note. Yeah the magazine can do what it wants, i dont reject capitalism, but its still fing stupid. Just like they can write about what they want i can call them out on what i want.
This is a basicly a full price game. It pisses me off that they think of this as some low budget game that doesn't even deserve a video review. As a gaming website gamespot, how about you help make an effort to revive the rts genre instead of barely giving this game any attention. Its not even like you thought poorly of it.
Also, come on the freaking suicide squad trailer analysis was a headline and this was not? This makes me question this site's journalistic integrity.
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