Well-Actually War Trall Acky Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 Just thought I'd share Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall The Ratt Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 I'm not sure what he did to have trouble with the point and click interface. Also what is the score out of? 5? 10? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotghroth Rhapsody Locmaar Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 The 'dated graphics' argument is getting odder every time I read it. It's a bit like complaining about the Settlers of Cataan, that the figurines don't move and the villages don't grow into cities by themselves. Point and click is really something people ought to have mastered by now (Diablo anyone?). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyshakk Koan tridash Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 Maybe he didn't work out that it was turn-based Did he actually finish the game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curious Artila Le Imp Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 Doesn't seem like it. http://pc.gamezone.com/gamesell/screens/s35798_0.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Acky Posted April 2, 2009 Author Share Posted April 2, 2009 *sigh* That's just pitiful. The Last Archon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 The score is out of 10. This is someone who couldn't manage the interface (did not play Baldur's Gate?), did not like the story (it happens), and really didn't like the eye and ear candy. —Alorael, who thinks the entire review is fair except for the interface, which seems to be a combination of reviewer idiocy and refusal to read the instructions, and the story complaints, which are just baffling. G5 has more story, or at least more story that isn't all stock tropes, than most games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall A less presumptuous name. Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 I refuse to respect a reviewer who doesn't even notice the second character screen with the shaper classes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Dikiyoba Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 Well, if you aren't expecting the extra classes, it's easy to miss the option for them. Dikiyoba. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall A less presumptuous name. Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 Fair enough, but it really bugs me when they fail to thoroughly explore the game and write the review after less than an hour of play time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Enraged Slith Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 Believe it or not, this is not the worst review I've read. http://www.macworld.com/article/137820/2009/01/geneforge5.html?t=109 Worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Goldengirl Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 I have to say, reading these reviews makes me feel insulted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Neossokrass Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 This guy is just a hack. I doubt he even defeated the Presence. I can understand that you can't buy every single game you review, and instead rely on the demo, but this gun-gripper almost certinly skipped the all the text, played for 5 minutes, had to go take a number 2, and forgot about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curious Artila Dreadful Realm of Dynasty Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 Sorry, but he wrote that "every turn, you have to click your character to select it then click to where you want to move" or something similar, and that is very false. The graphics argument isn't even good nowadays, look at several old mario games that are still good even with bad graphics. Overall: 4.8 Give the reviewer props for trying to use false criticism and play in a story that wraps up the Geneforge saga while offering a variety of things to read. However, in the end, the review is just a dated text that feels too familiar and struggles along in key areas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall A less presumptuous name. Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 Unless I am mistaken, the reviewer actually owned the full copy. If you look at the screen shot in the 2nd link, it doesn't say that areas marked with a "?" are not available in the demo. It may have changed, but I thought that only and always showed up with the demo. And the 2nd review link posted has been seen and thrashed here before. It seems like most reviewers have no appreciation for anything more than a glossy kill fest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Archaeolagent Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 This is what I have to say about most reviews of anything: http://www.theonion.com/content/news/pitchfork_gives_music_6_8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Acky Posted April 3, 2009 Author Share Posted April 3, 2009 I really don't want to make a huge pattern with this, but I found another review for Geneforge 5. This one is probably the most unbiased so far and gives a fair description of the game. He also actually bought the game, which makes him much more professional than those "other" reviews. http://www.scorpia.com/?p=1378 The Last Archon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 Quote: Which brings us to the factions: three for the Shapers, one for the rebels, and one in between them. Huh. Alwan and Taygen are definitely Shapers. Ghaldring is the rebel. Astoria is a Shaper, but she's rather sympathetic towards rebels and uses their end of the reputation spectrum, making her in between... except that the Trakovites can't be Shapers by definition. Oops? —Alorael, who thinks it works best as two Shapers, one rebel, one in between, and one other. As Scorpia points out, everyone hates the Trakovites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Blurb Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 I was just going to put up the Scorpia link. It seems clear that he was familiar with the Geneforge series and had played the entire game. I'm shocked that a reviewer would go against the grain and actually play it. He even picked up on the differences that made Shaping better than magic compared to the previous games. I do like the game a lot better than he does, though. As to the other reviewer, I can't believe he couldn't figure out how to do something as basic as fighting and he seemed to believe that the world went along on "real time" while a battle ensued. It was quite odd. Here is an interesting interview with Jeff from 03/30/09: http://www.rpgcodex.net/content.php?id=187 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotghroth Rhapsody Locmaar Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 Originally Posted By: Paperwork Crane This is what I have to say about most reviews of anything:http://www.theonion.com/content/news/pitchfork_gives_music_6_8 rotfl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenderfoot Thahd Hannes Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 Actually, this is what happens when you let a FPS fan review an RPG, they'll whine about indistinguishable characters and not being able to go "point. click. kill." on everything they see (Disclaimer: this is a completely biased comment and if found offensive and/or inaccurate, the creator holds full responsibility.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curious Artila Le Imp Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 To be fair, it's not an easy game to review. But this guy didn't even try. Amateurs... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall A less presumptuous name. Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 Thank you scorpia for reviving my faith in reviews! That one was actually legit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotghroth Rhapsody Feo Takahari Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Originally Posted By: Master1 Thank you scorpia for reviving my faith in reviews! That one was actually legit. Myself, I'm waiting to have my faith in movie reviews revived. Or, for that matter, my faith in humanity. (Mick LaSalle of The San Francisco Chronicle destroyed both by rooting for the baddies in the third X-Men movie, on the argument that the mutants would inevitably commit genocide against normal people unless they were eliminated themselves, one way or the other.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Archaeolagent Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Eww. That's pretty offensive to my X-Men related sensibilities. Of course, so was X3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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