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Post by ShadowAngel on Feb 21, 2019 20:04:16 GMT
Now I'm REALLY worried about Bioware. Unlike Andromeda, I thought this was their A-team. Did their actual A-team leave for greener pastures? The writing is okay, which is BAD relative to past Bioware games. The dialogue can be good at times, but it misses the brilliance of Mass Effect's by miles. The delivery also leaves something to be desired. The story also is decent, but not stand-out. With so much of the narrative relegated to a single hub, I expected that hub to be dense and interesting. Nope! The gameplay mechanics are solid, but so were Andromeda's. That's not enough. Plus some of the missions structures are horrendously grindy and repetitive. I'm going to go cry in a corner. Then pray for the future of Bioware. Far as I'm aware the "A" team hasn't done a game since 2012 and that's a lot of time for position changes, departures, etc etc. I wouldn't even say the A team today is the same from then. I wouldn't worry till we at least get some sales numbers. I don't see it hitting the 6 million mark like they want though.
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Post by OdanUrr on Feb 21, 2019 20:12:16 GMT
i for one couldn't care less about some review. i based my judgement from both demos, and played the early release at a friends house. i'm very happy with my purchase. At the end of the day, if you're happy with your purchase, that's all that matters.
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Post by rikimaru on Feb 21, 2019 20:16:04 GMT
what i don't understand is how some people play the game for over 20 hours and say the game isn't that good. You didn't realize the game wasn't good after the first 9 hours.
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Post by Conquer Your Dreams on Feb 21, 2019 20:16:12 GMT
The real question is: what this so called A-Team was doing for... 6 years ?
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Post by ShadowAngel on Feb 21, 2019 20:24:40 GMT
what i don't understand is how some people play the game for over 20 hours and say the game isn't that good. You didn't realize the game wasn't good after the first 9 hours. Maybe they hope it gets better later on? I've had that hope with games and sometimes it does get better. Maybe some are willing to put their dislike aside just to try and have some fun with friends? I put up with Destiny 2 to play with family even though I shit talked it🤷 Playtime really doesn't mean much when it comes to liking/disliking something, I've played games I liked but only put in a few hours into simply cause I'm to busy with other games that take more priority. Some also like to try and get their monies worth although I don't find playtime ever justifying that myself if I still end up disliking it🤷
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Post by lennybusker on Feb 21, 2019 20:25:02 GMT
what i don't understand is how some people play the game for over 20 hours and say the game isn't that good. You didn't realize the game wasn't good after the first 9 hours. Sometimes the critical flaws of a game don't become apparent until you get to a late stage which might take 10, 15, 20 hours. Destiny 2's flaws didn't become overbearing until a month after launch. Besides, if critics only played for 9 hours then the fanboy squad will call their critique illegitimate because "they only played 9 hours."
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Post by link2twenty on Feb 21, 2019 20:28:33 GMT
Score update, we're down to 65...
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Post by ayenari on Feb 21, 2019 20:31:04 GMT
what i don't understand is how some people play the game for over 20 hours and say the game isn't that good. You didn't realize the game wasn't good after the first 9 hours. Because pacing of loot progression and overall availability and variety of end game content is what makes or breaks a loot-shooter game for any long-term longevity.
A game designed for long term appeal being essentially an MMO-Lite becomes fundamentally flawed when that part is off, even if the moment to moment gameplay has it's merits. Anthem isn't the first game to struggle with this, and neither will it be the last.
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Post by monkeylungs on Feb 21, 2019 21:48:12 GMT
what i don't understand is how some people play the game for over 20 hours and say the game isn't that good. You didn't realize the game wasn't good after the first 9 hours. I very rarely will not finish a game once I have started it. If I don't play a game twice that is usually an indication the game and I didn't really jive. The exceptions to that are the really crazy long games where you clock 120 - 150 hours for a single playthrough.
I have even played games I really didn't like twice just to give another shot. Sometimes it's like an album and it gets better after a few listens. Other times everything that bugged you the first time just bugs you way more the second.
Games that I really love I usually play multiple (3 or more) times.
I will often prefer to play an older game I really enjoy to something new.
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Post by NotN7 on Feb 21, 2019 21:59:55 GMT
The real question is: what this so called A-Team was doing for... 6 years ? OK, are we talking about the "A" team? or just a team? pls clarify not bashing you ste100 just asking whom ever you responded to sorry in a hurry so the boss doesn't know I'm in chat and not working.
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Post by cypherj on Feb 21, 2019 22:05:34 GMT
what i don't understand is how some people play the game for over 20 hours and say the game isn't that good. You didn't realize the game wasn't good after the first 9 hours. I very rarely will not finish a game once I have started it. If I don't play a game twice that is usually an indication the game and I didn't really jive. The exceptions to that are the really crazy long games where you clock 120 - 150 hours for a single playthrough.
I have even played games I really didn't like twice just to give another shot. Sometimes it's like an album and it gets better after a few listens. Other times everything that bugged you the first time just bugs you way more the second.
Games that I really love I usually play multiple (3 or more) times.
I will often prefer to play an older game I really enjoy to something new.
This is me. I don't think I've ever not finished a game I paid for. It's only a handful of times I don't play something twice. I usually play the first time without guides, looking or forums, anything, just to take it all in and figure out things for myself. Then I play it again to see what I missed. If I don't play a game twice it's because there was something else I really wanted to play or I just hated the game.
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Post by Kroitz on Feb 21, 2019 22:11:06 GMT
Score update, we're down to 65...
64*
There are some nintendo gaming system related jokes I'm not mean enough to make right now, because I'm pretty sure I'm still going to enjoy my time with the game.
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Post by cypherj on Feb 21, 2019 22:16:23 GMT
The sad thing is that no one has given it over a 70. If you read some of the provisional reviews that are unscored, aside from a couple, those don't look like they're going to be much better.
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Post by link2twenty on Feb 21, 2019 22:30:39 GMT
So anyone wanna guess where the number is gonna end up?
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Post by biggydx on Feb 21, 2019 22:32:37 GMT
So anyone wanna guess where the number is gonna end up? Probably 65/66
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Post by Kappa Neko on Feb 21, 2019 22:32:42 GMT
I'm a new and shiny kind of person. The only games I ever replayed were Bioware games. Not even Bethesda games which are ALL about role playing different characters. I will pick a new exciting game over replaying almost every time. Unless I'm lost in a base building game. Then I will return to it in between playing other games. But that's not replaying either.
A friend said to me once that those who can replay a game dozens of times are the ones who retained their childhood spirit. Children never get tired of hearing the same stories over and over again. My friend is such a person. I'm not. Thinking back to my childhood I'm not even sure I was different as a kid. I had this 365 bedtime stories book that I loved because it was a different story every evening. LOL.
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Post by natetrace on Feb 21, 2019 22:36:58 GMT
I'm not surprised Anthem is scoring lower than Andromeda, a game which I really enjoyed, but has issues. I think the reason is, and part of the reason I enjoyed Andromeda, is because it still filled a void in gaming only BioWare currently fills. It had character creation, companions, romance and the core of a BioWare game mixed into a strong third person sci fi game. Even if it had more issues than previous entries, it still had that core found in BioWare games.
Having said all that right now my biggest gripes with Anthem are I would like a bit more character creation and third person in fort tarsis. Oh and I hate how I holster my guns after five seconds of not using them. Not the biggest complaints, I suppose.
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Post by shinobiwan on Feb 21, 2019 22:39:02 GMT
So anyone wanna guess where the number is gonna end up? Probably 65/66 I really don't think they're going to go up from here.
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Post by biggydx on Feb 21, 2019 22:41:45 GMT
I really don't think they're going to go up from here. Wait, where's it at now? I thought it was still hanging around 67.
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Post by Conquer Your Dreams on Feb 21, 2019 22:57:09 GMT
The real question is: what this so called A-Team was doing for... 6 years ? OK, are we talking about the "A" team? or just a team? pls clarify not bashing you ste100 just asking whom ever you responded to sorry in a hurry so the boss doesn't know I'm in chat and not working. Anthem supposed to be A, but if Andromeda was B, Anthem must be... C ?
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Post by shinobiwan on Feb 21, 2019 23:13:34 GMT
I really don't think they're going to go up from here. Wait, where's it at now? I thought it was still hanging around 67. 64
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Post by lennybusker on Feb 21, 2019 23:19:34 GMT
I really don't think they're going to go up from here. I can't remember how Metacritic does it, do they assign their own score if the review is unscored? There are far more 5/10 type reviews sitting out there still than there are 7s or better. It's definitely going down.
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Post by shinobiwan on Feb 21, 2019 23:26:27 GMT
I really don't think they're going to go up from here. I can't remember how Metacritic does it, do they assign their own score if the review is unscored? There are far more 5/10 type reviews sitting out there still than there are 7s or better. It's definitely going down. I have no idea, but the last few reviews that came out were in the 50s.
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Post by MediocreOgre on Feb 21, 2019 23:36:58 GMT
OK, are we talking about the "A" team? or just a team? pls clarify not bashing you ste100 just asking whom ever you responded to sorry in a hurry so the boss doesn't know I'm in chat and not working. Anthem supposed to be A, but if Andromeda was B, Anthem must be... C ? A team refers to Edmonton studio. B referred to Montreal, now closed. C was Austin. which I assume is the new B. Anthem is probably a case of their best people being good at something else than what they were being used for.
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Post by link2twenty on Feb 21, 2019 23:41:15 GMT
63, we're now 10 below ME:A 😅
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