Given that the Escapist gave DA2 perfect marks, DAI had better get at least 6 out of 5
Lol true. But the score is the least important part of a review for me.
Considering the flak the author got for that, I doubt the same thing will happen twice as well.
Wow, the critics are brutal with this game. I hope it's better than what the critics said.
I checked Metacritic and across all platforms the aggregate scores range from 85-89. I wouldn't call that "brutal", especially with so many reviewers deliberately giving lower scores now than they did a few years ago.
Actually, the author stuck with his opinion even though he knew it was a minority.
Or at least he kinda stuck with it.
Regardless, they named Skyrim number one so I'm sure lots of people are going to be suspect of the list, especially here.
The fact that so many people gave it higher scores that what the writing would suggest, or conversely, lower scores that what the writing would suggest makes me feel like a lot of reviewers feel the need to be tough on it in one way or another solely due to it being Bioware/Dragon Age and the gamer baggage that accompanies that.
I'm not flustered about it. It might not be perfect, but it sounds like a damn good game.
Basically the only games of this year that got better reviews are Bayonetta and Dark Souls
And I feel like Bayonetta's scores are forced to a degree due to the lack of sales from the first game.
The fact that so many people gave it higher scores that what the writing would suggest, or conversely, lower scores that what the writing would suggest makes me feel like a lot of reviewers feel the need to be tough on it in one way or another solely due to it being Bioware/Dragon Age.
I'm not flustered about it. It might not be perfect, but it sounds like a damn good game.
Considering a majority of review scores I am seeing are just one mark short of getting a perfect score I would say it is a good game.
Basically the only games of this year that got better scores on metacritic are Bayonetta and Dark Souls. And they're not that much better.
Many of the reviewers are giving DAI their GOTY already. Would be interesting to see how many of these rated these two other games higher.
Not short but not long either. 35 hours = 1 weekend. But then again quality over quantity.
35 hours for just the main story is actually long, both DAO and DA2 main stories were shorter.
Wow, the critics are brutal with this game. I hope it's better than what the critics said.
About an 87-88 average on metacritic is brutal?
About an 87-88 average on metacritic is brutal?
A 80 is just average didn't you know that?
Does anyone else feel that if this was 2-3 years ago, DA:I would be getting scored higher?
Does anyone else feel that if this was 2-3 years ago, DA:I would be getting scored higher?
Course it would be, critics are being more careful these days. The salient point is not really that its around 88% but that its the 3rd highest rated game this year after 1 game thats a critics darling and another game thats part of a well regarded franchise.
Lol Telegraph giving Fable 2 10/10 and DA:I 6/10. That **** is hilarious.
loved that sentence :" Dragon Age: Inquisition, on the other hand, offers an embarrassment of things to do but sometimes forgets to provide the motivation to do them."
that's the problem i have with most open world games...
It got an 89 on metacritic which is good, higher than both Assassin Creeds and COD Advance Warfare.
loved that sentence :" Dragon Age: Inquisition, on the other hand, offers an embarrassment of things to do but sometimes forgets to provide the motivation to do them."
that's the problem i have with most open world games...
Doubtful, everybody else has been putting a great deal of time into this game so there is motivation. It's not like Dragon's Dogma.
Kind of an awkward situation when DA2 gets 82 on PC and DA:I is currently at 85.
Reviewers are a LOT tougher now than they used to be. Also who cares about reviewers
Then you should find another game if it is too short for you.I don't understand how anyone can think 35 hours, rushing through the game, is "short"
Like... that's more than I can even usually stand nowadays.
I'm very interested in players' score on metacritic.Kind of an awkward situation when DA2 gets 82 on PC and DA:I is currently at 85.
Then you should find another game if it is too short for you.
... That's the opposite of what I said.
Kind of an awkward situation when DA2 gets 82 on PC and DA:I is currently at 85.
DA2 was bad relative to DA:O, and the repetitive use of environments SURELY should lower the score, but it isn't a bad game in a vacuum honestly. I think that the "repetitive environments" wasn't as huge of an issue for reviewers because they didn't do EVERY side quest and go through the same places 900 times like we all did. My biggest gripe with DA2 is that the characters were crappier, but that might only be because I always felt like I was missing conversations. There were like 10 loading screens between going around and talking to everyone. Missing out on "the camp" was a huge loss that, while more realistic and indicative of the characters actual life, served only to hinder the emotional attachment garnered between player and story. And the emotional attachment was the only thing that was exquisite about DA:O. It was the only thing that needed to be exquisite in all honesty. Good writing doesn't not use cliches or tropes, rather it makes us forget they exist. It makes the old feel fresh and the expected still exciting. (And that's why reductionism of stories is the dumbest thing in the world. There is always a pseudo-intellectual vibe around it, but if they were actually intellectuals they would've thought past that and realized there are only two stories if one takes reductionism to an extreme.)
Then you should find another game if it is too short for you.
You are completely misunderstanding the post you quoted.
I'm very interested in players' score on metacritic.
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