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[Foilz]

After the Jedi Survivor, why would anyone have faith and trust in the reviewers? Giving a game a 9/10 or even 10/10 in the state it is, is pure bulllshit!

This is why NO one should be deciding if they should spend their money on a product based on reviews by others. Half the shit reviews love or hate unusually find the opposite. Even if redfall is an utter mess it's on game pass. So I'll try it and if I like it I will continue playing it. My money is t being wasted in the slightest. So if it does suck I won't feel like I was robbed

 

[Draugoth]

Time does the embargo lift?

My assumption is midnight

 

[Heisenberg007]

Same. But between Dead Island 2 and Benedict Fox, I can wait a bit for this to get the performance patch soon-ish hopefully.

How is Benedict Fox? I was thinking of buying it, but I got mixed impressions. Like a good, but flawed product?

 

[Bragr]

DAMN.

This is the sort of game where I distrust Youtubers, because they LOVE to jump on controversies and score games terrible scores, then they will spend 8 weeks making videos about how shit it is.

I don't expect much from the game, but one of the worst games of 2023? get a fuck outta here.

 

[Fess]

Same. But between Dead Island 2 and Benedict Fox, I can wait a bit for this to get the performance patch soon-ish hopefully.

Didn’t like Benedict Fox, the art is unique and there is some nice metroidvania mechanics in there but there is jank in the controls and input latency and it just doesn’t feel nice to play. I beat the librarian boss and played maybe an hour more but I’m not sure I’ll keep going. Looked better in trailers than it plays imo.

 

[Needlecrash]

This is the sort of game where I distrust Youtubers, because they LOVE to jump on controversies and score games terrible scores, then they will spend 8 weeks making videos about how shit it is.

I don't expect much from the game, but one of the worst games of 2023? get a fuck outta here.

ACG posts here on GAF. I trust his judgement.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

Any Xbox thread I enter on this forum is filled with the same 7-10 people, absolutely frothing at the gash for Microsoft’s failure. Do these people not have a life? Or do they actually play games?

I think you are having the wrong frame of mind. Start worrying when any Xbox thread is empty with zero engagement.

 

[H-I-M]

Any Xbox thread I enter on this forum is filled with the same 7-10 people, absolutely frothing at the gash for Microsoft’s failure. Do these people not have a life? Or do they actually play games?

You can always change of forums. Or even better, go outside?

 

[SolidQ]

This looks like when I streamed Spec Ops The Line on PS Now.

 

[gow3isben]

This is the sort of game where I distrust Youtubers, because they LOVE to jump on controversies and score games terrible scores, then they will spend 8 weeks making videos about how shit it is.

I don't expect much from the game, but one of the worst games of 2023? get a fuck outta here.

It absolutely looks like one of the worst games of 2023 just like Forspoken

 

[Bragr]

ACG posts here on GAF. I trust his judgement.

If it's the worst game of 2023, it would be like a 2 out of 10.

 

[Little Mac]

I was going to say mid 70s but after seeing some of the videos, maybe I’m being too optimistic? What a shame. Why wasn’t this delayed?

 

[Banjo64]

 

[Bragr]

Crysis, 2007.

 

[Needlecrash]

I was going to say mid 70s but after seeing some of the videos, maybe I’m being too optimistic? What a shame. Why wasn’t this delayed?

IT WAS DELAYED. :|

 

[XesqueVara]

70-80 is my bet, wouldn't be suprised if scored lower tho.

 

[Heisenberg007]

I need to replay Titanfall 2

 

[MiguelItUp]

I REALLY don't understand some of the design choices made in this, it's SO bizarre to me. Especially for such a loved and reputable dev like Arkane. It just looks so lifeless, passionless, and hollow... Such a shame.

 

[Zuzu]

After seeing ACG's tweet I'm thinking this might be a bloodbath. Maybe even worse than Forspoken.

 

[Pelta88]

DAMN. Basically, save your money.

Tweet removed. Any context?

 

[GHG]

DAMN. Basically, save your money.

What did it say?

 

[Bernoulli]

DAMN. Basically, save your money.

 

[MatrixReloaded101]

Time does the embargo lift?

Edit: 11 PM est, looks like ACG jumped the gun on his review

 

[Punished Miku]

How is Benedict Fox? I was thinking of buying it, but I got mixed impressions. Like a good, but flawed product?

More like a deeply flawed and unfinished product. But if you can handle numerous flaws, there's areas of brilliance in the art design, art style, voice acting and lore.

If they ever fix it up, it's a killer title. As it sits now, most people will immediately bail.

 

[DenchDeckard]

If ACG is panning it, it must be bad...I trust his judgement on games.

 

[Banjo64]

 

[adamsapple]

How is Benedict Fox? I was thinking of buying it, but I got mixed impressions. Like a good, but flawed product?

Haven't tried it yet, I'm actually not even in the US right now. On an international escapade and away from all gaming for at least another week.

 

[ulantan]

11 AM est so its has been lifted already

PM

 

[GHG]

The best thing that will come out of this will be Mack's Worth a Buy review.

 

[Heisenberg007]

Haven't tried it yet, I'm actually not even in the US right now. On an international escapade and away from all gaming for at least another week.

Oo, party time?! Have fun!

 

[Ogbert]

DAMN. Basically, save your money.

Good Lord.

This looks like liquid shit.

 

[Needlecrash]

For anyone that missed the tweet from ACG:

"Redfall Review in Progress - One of the Worst Games So Far In 2023 Redfall has its fun gameplay moments but they are eaten away with every bug, odd design choice, boring skill and combat that never feels rewarding in a world that COULD be interesting, if it could ever make you care."

 

[Banjo64]

Yikes. Someone in purple town has just correctly pointed out that this is Microsoft’s highest profile release since 2021.

 

[Topher]

For anyone that missed the tweet from ACG:

"Redfall Review in Progress - One of the Worst Games So Far In 2023 Redfall has its fun gameplay moments but they are eaten away with every bug, odd design choice, boring skill and combat that never feels rewarding in a world that COULD be interesting, if it could ever make you care."

 

[ChuckeRearmed]

How many of Arkane's games haven't flopped commercially?

Well, that's fair

 

[Heisenberg007]

More like a deeply flawed and unfinished product. But if you can handle numerous flaws, there's areas of brilliance in the art design, art style, voice acting and lore.

If they ever fix it up, it's a killer title. As it sits now, most people will immediately bail.

That's a shame. I was looking forward it.

Guess, I'll revisit it 6 months later to see if it has improved. Thanks for the response!

 

[GHG]

Yikes. Someone in purple town has just correctly pointed out that this is Microsoft’s highest profile release since 2021.

Nadella namedropped it in the quarterly earnings call last week. Bet he already regrets it.

 

[XesqueVara]

Looks like they are confusing AM with PM in the Embargo lol

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

Doesn't look good at all.

Want to ask me how surprised I am?

 

[kaizenkko]

I was betting on the reviews being in the 70~80s, but it really looks like it's going to be under 70 or maybe even 60.

 

[Gudji]

On gamepass day one baby.

 

[Kurotri]

Starting to wonder if even more leads are going to leave Arkane after this, like maybe Harvey Smith.

 

[Heisenberg007]

[UPDATE] - Some reviews may get delayed because of this.

Question: Is it considered okay to post screenshots like this from the other website?

 

[Banjo64]

Watched half of the ACG before he removed it. I can't believe how dated is this. It looks like something made with little to no budget at all.
Is this small side project, while they put all their money on something more ambitious?

- ree user

 

[Golgo 13]

God damn. ACG isn’t some hyperbolic attention-whore, for him to say that, in my mind, means real problems. One of the worst games of 2023? Ffffuuuuuuuuccccckkkk

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

If Starfield disappoints as well with rumors of it coming in extremely hot, what a terrible year for MS. I think it needs another delay

Their next showcase will need to instill confidence in their future game pipeline because it’s looking pretty bleak

 

[Varteras]

This thread is nothing but console warring and conspiracy theories, sometimes mixed into one. Oh, and “grab the popcorn LOLILOLILILOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLZ” GIFS/MEMES.

We should do better.


My prediction: 72-77 Metacritic when all is said and done, PC might be a bit higher or lower depending on how the game is optimized.

 

[GHG]

[UPDATE] - Some reviews may get delayed because of this.

Question: Is it considered okay to post screenshots like this from the other website?

That shouldnt delay the review, it should be the review.

"Couldn't review the game due to it being always online and the servers melting down"

The end.

 

[ChuckeRearmed]

Looking at some bugs, I guess it might be another FO76 moment .

God damn. ACG isn’t some hyperbolic attention-whore, for him to say that, in my mind, means real problems. One of the worst games of 2023? Ffffuuuuuuuuccccckkkk

Yeah, ACG is a very solid reviewer.

 

[ungalo]

I thought it would be an okay game without much charm but now it looks like it's a disaster. Such a shame for an Arkane game.

From the beginning i hated the tone and universe but i thought a real open world with the environmental storytelling and sense of details of Arkane would make up for it.

I'm sure most people will shit on Bethesda and Microsoft for this but i hope the studio (and some key people like Harvey Smith) will first and foremost question themselves.