PC Gamer reviews Dragon Age

[Lonewolf]

'Verdict
A truly astonishing game. Vast, vivid and microscopically detailed. Dragon Age is the RPG of the decade

94%'


FLAME ON!

 

[Stereotypical Villain]

PC Gamer

They don't review games, they give them blowjobs.

 

[Black]

'Verdict
Dragon Age is the RPG of the decade

Fallout 3, Mass Errect 2 or Dragon Age- which one is better and why?
DISCUSS!!

 

[Hümmelgümpf]

'Verdict
A truly astonishing game. Vast, vivid and microscopically detailed. Dragon Age is the RPG of the decade

94%'


FLAME ON!

Metacritic says they gave Oblivion 95/100. Does that make it the RPG of teh forevah?

 

[Nael]

The only negative they gave was that it was "too difficult".

 

[fastpunk]

Someone post some scans, or a few relevant chunks of text at least.

 

[Unkillable Cat]

Better yet, someone post scans or quote texts of their reviews of Fallout 3, Mass Effect and Oblivion for comparison.

 

[Gay-Lussac]

The only negative they gave was that it was "too difficult".

I hope all these gaming press fags don't disencourage Bioware from making a challenging game again

 

[Multi-headed Cow]

Reviewed by Dess "Hellgate London 89%" lock.

Can't really say as I trust his opinion on RPGs. Or at least his ability to rate them, I did enjoy reading his articles on RPGs in PC Gamer back when I still got PC Gamer. And back when they still had editorials.

 

[Squeek]

PC Gamer

They don't review games, they give them blowjobs.

I wish I hadn't been drinking coffee when I read this.

No doubt they apply their lips respectfully, but where exactly?

 

[Multi-headed Cow]

Correction! Apparently this was PC Gamer UK's review, which I would assume isn't from Desslock.

 

[Norfleet]

The only negative they gave was that it was "too difficult".

I'm not sure that's even a negative. If it's too difficult for mouthbreathing game "journalists", it sounds like it will be just right for real gamers.

 

[onemananadhisdroid]

It's funny how some people get the lulz out of a review on a game they haven't read. It's even more funny how this is a game nobody has played as of yet. Most obscure of all is how people get the lulz out of some random numbers - it was obscure even if they knew the scoring policy of said publication said review appeared in. Scoring policy, you know, the thing that metacritic just ignores and pisses all over, making the policy of every single publication seem like perfectly even, all for the sake of making up an average score down to the last percent.

Bound to be the best thread ever, 100%.

 

[treave]

It's funny how people get the lulz out of a review on a game they haven't read. It's even more funny how this is a game nobody has played as of yet. Most obscure of all is how people get the lulz out of some random numbers - it was obscure even if they knew the scoring policy of said publication said review appeared in. Scoring policy, you know, the thing that metacritic just ignores and pisses all over, making the policy of every single publication seem like perfectly even, all for the sake of making up an average score down to the last percent.

Best thread ever, 100%.

lulz

 

[Pegultagol]

Some of their positives could be considered negatives, like the regeneration of health. If it is too hard, they cannot go through the game easily enough to submit their reviews by the deadline and that is another element that colors their objectivity, the final tally belying their personal threshold for frustration and attention period.

The HP regen is a lazy game mechanic borrowed from console FPS conventions (probably Halo) for roughshod balance purposes. While it is worthwhile that the combat difficulty could have been raised above that only newcomers to the genre would find challenging, it just does not make sense to include it in the higher difficulty levels.

 

[Andyman Messiah]

They stole my review.

 

[Black]

It's funny how some people get the lulz out of a review on a game they haven't read. It's even more funny how this is a game nobody has played as of yet. Most obscure of all is how people get the lulz out of some random numbers - it was obscure even if they knew the scoring policy of said publication said review appeared in. Scoring policy, you know, the thing that metacritic just ignores and pisses all over, making the policy of every single publication seem like perfectly even, all for the sake of making up an average score down to the last percent.

Bound to be the best thread ever, 100%.

Codex predictions have worked well many times before, like with fallout 3, so the jokes on you buddy.

 

[Nael]

The only negative they gave was that it was "too difficult".

I'm not sure that's even a negative. If it's too difficult for mouthbreathing game "journalists", it sounds like it will be just right for real gamers.

Oh I agree. Hence why I said "too difficult" with the quotation marks.

Guessing from the Gamingtrend.com preview it looks like some of the "too difficult" encounters just require you to examine your surroundings and come up with novel approaches to the situation. Mass Effect this game is not.

 

[Armacalypse]

Some of their positives could be considered negatives, like the regeneration of health. If it is too hard, they cannot go through the game easily enough to submit their reviews by the deadline and that is another element that colors their objectivity, the final tally belying their personal threshold for frustration and attention period.

The HP regen is a lazy game mechanic borrowed from console FPS conventions (probably Halo) for roughshod balance purposes. While it is worthwhile that the combat difficulty could have been raised above that only newcomers to the genre would find challenging, it just does not make sense to include it in the higher difficulty levels.

No. In next-gen shooters health regenerates in combat, making it very exploitable. This is not the same thing.

Each fight being handled separately without HP being treated as a pointless resource does seem like a plus for an RPG like this. Any "hardcore" bullshit argument about strategy doesn't apply unless you have completed the game already or have a walkthrough handy, so that you know how many and what the future encounters are.

The same goes for the stupid claim that regenerating health is less realistic. In real life, your success in the next battle is not determined by how many times you were hit in the previous. Actually that's not entirely true, if you are dead or crippled the next battle will obviously not go well. However, most of the time it would be decided by other things like how exhausted you are, and guess what, catching your breath doesn't take that long. Actually being hit, and injuries, seems to be represented by the system in place for characters who are "knocked out".

 

[GarfunkeL]

That is fucking retarded. You are saying that without walkthrough or prior play-through, the Player CAN NOT plan ahead?

It's not about knowing exactly how the dungeon is gonna go, it's about being prepared.

 

[Fat Dragon]

Dragon Age is the RPG of the decade

No, that would be the almighty Wizardry 8.

 

[Xor]

Well, if it is difficult, I might be able to get some enjoyment out of it.

As for the regenerating health thing, I rested after practically every battle in Baldur's Gate. It would take weeks of game time for me to finish dungeons. I'm perfectly fine with being able to avoid that nonsense because of regenerating health mechanics.

 

[BLOBERT]

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[BLOBERT]

It's funny how some people get the lulz out of a review on a game they haven't read. It's even more funny how this is a game nobody has played as of yet. Most obscure of all is how people get the lulz out of some random numbers - it was obscure even if they knew the scoring policy of said publication said review appeared in. Scoring policy, you know, the thing that metacritic just ignores and pisses all over, making the policy of every single publication seem like perfectly even, all for the sake of making up an average score down to the last percent.

Bound to be the best thread ever, 100%.

TAKE YOUR STUPID CRAP BACK TO GAMEFAGS WITH THE REST OF THE CONSOLETARDS

 

[Volourn]

"As for the regenerating health thing, I rested after practically every battle in Baldur's Gate."

Youa re a fuckin' piece of shit loser who sucks at gaming. Resting after every battle? What a fuckin' wussified wuss.

You lose.