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Phantom Blade Zero | Review Thread

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Entropi said:
I can’t keep up!!

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Gonna get the $70 version of this one. They are very smart by placing it as $60 for base version which should be more than sufficient for most. Another $25 for Crimson Desert's DLC which releases at the same day, then another $100 for GTA6 (real) base version all in one salary.

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That's a good score, when they first showed off the game it looked great but it always felt a bit like it was too good to be true. Good to know they delivered.

Danja said:
Sony's streak of picking good single player partnerships continues. They haven't really missed this gen.
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Come on now.

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Interested. Had no idea it was coming out tbh.

Rise of Ronin was ass.
 
Danja said:
Sony's streak of picking good single player partnerships continues. They haven't really missed this gen.

Shame they don't have the same eye for the GaaS stuff.
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Only a few GAAS can be successful.

While plenty of SP can be successful
 
Say1nMan said:
Not a Soulslike. Enemies don't respawn when you use bells (game's version of "bonfire") and bosses stay dead. You also don't lose items when you die. Some reviews have pointed to these things as negative, but the devs have previously stated the game is not a Soul game.
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Imagine wanting that sloth-paced clunky gameplay over one of, if not THE, most flued melee gameplays the gaming industry ever seen.
 
Zanfett said:
They are just giving every game a 60. I wouldn't be surprised if they are just using AI to write reviews and racking in money without playing games. They should be investigated.
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They're just using a 5-star scale which means a 3/5 will translate to a 60. This is a flaw with Metacritic as much as Eurogamer. This is what Eurogamer explains is their criteria for a 3-star game:

3 Star reviews will range from lukewarm to even mostly positive, for the wide variety of games that just lack that next gear up. It might be a polished, well-functioning effort that doesn't do anything particularly interesting, a slightly uninspired year for a mostly great annualised series, or even a brilliant concept that ends up with mixed results in practice. Crucially, 3 stars should be seen as a middling, mixed, or positive-leaning review - it is not a negative or "bad" review.

This is the problem with their scale, 3 stars ranges from "lukewarm" to "mostly positive". If they used a 10-point scale like a normal outlet, they could give the "mostly positive game" something in the high 70s while the lukewarm game would be at 60.
 
Yrassinad said:
That's a good score, when they first showed off the game it looked great but it always felt a bit like it was too good to be true. Good to know they delivered.



Come on now.

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And here comes wanna be smartass who overlooked what was said!

"Haven't REALLY missed" = Acknowledges that if you look closely, there might be a flaw or a weaker entry, but it is not bad enough to ruin their reputation or streak.

If I said "they haven't missed" ... You'd have a point. Better luck next time
 
Danja said:
I was referring to almost everything getting cancelled more so than the success lol.
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Helldivers is successful. My brother still plays it.

The irony is that TLOu GAAS would probably have done well.

Marathon looks weird and generic

That pronoun game with abominable looking characters was obviously going to flop. Can't remember the name

Yeah their decision making has been terrible for the most part this generation.

Majority of good successful 2nd party deals are not from USA, which ofc is just another coincidence
 
voke said:
Honestly was expecting low 80s. High 80s and a 90+ on opencritic is crazy for a studios first AAA. These Asian devs are going to be dropping some real gems next gen. They’re just getting started.
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It's doubly impressive in that pure(non-soulslike) character action games pretty much stop at high 80s. On the top of my head there's only been Bayonetta 1/2 and Ninja Gaiden Black that have managed a 90MC+ in the history of the genre. Even DMC5/Nier Automata and plenty of other titles stop at high 80s.

Considering I'm sure the game is probably lacking in the narrative/VA department and a few other things where China is perhaps not up to the standard of other countries it's pretty impressive that they were able to reach this score. Probably means that the "core" of an action game, which is the combat and the combat encounters, is probably absolutely ace.
 
Zanfett said:
They are just giving every game a 60. I wouldn't be surprised if they are just using AI to write reviews and racking in money without playing games. They should be investigated.
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I think its time fans actually call then out. Time to bring their site down and take the trash out for good. Gaming industry is alot better than without these fucktard sites
 
Danja said:
And here comes wanna be smartass who overlooked what was said!

"Haven't REALLY missed" = Acknowledges that if you look closely, there might be a flaw or a weaker entry, but it is not bad enough to ruin their reputation or streak.

If I said "they haven't missed" ... You'd have a point. Better luck next time
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Lmao nice semantics cope.

Try going to your spouse and saying you "haven't really been disloyal to them during the relationship" when you did, in fact, cheat on them once. Let me know how it goes and if they will agree with you trying to make "really" do some insanely heavy lifting in your statement.

You can't speak of a "streak" when the last singleplayer third party game they championed was a 6/10 dud with physical copies dropping below $10 in less than a year from release because no one is buying the game.

Kokoloko said:
I think its time fans actually call then out. Time to bring their site down and take the trash out for good. Gaming industry is alot better than without these fucktard sites
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Maybe wait until you played the game yourself until you conclude that a 6/10 is an unfair score for this game? You guys have some insane parasocial relationships with a brand and games associated with that brand. It's sadder than the people who have parasocial relationships with influencers and streamers.
 
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