If you're bad at video games you shouldn't review games at all.
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It's a true shame someone like that actually reviews games, especially for an instance that people encounter first when googling. It's not about the fact it took him 75 hours but how he actually refused to learn anything. How does someone like that even get into game reviewing? There goes the last of IGN's credibility for me completely down the drain.
Last edited by leto2626#2588 on Aug 23, 2018, 11:00:39 AM
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" You kind of proved his point and you're also missing the whole part he is completely new. I think alot of people are missing the fact the guy never even played the game, heck 100 hours playing POE wouldn't even make a new player ready for a t10 map. The game is gear dependent, people have complained about that more and more recently. The passive choices are spot on with what he said, because you can't just decide to spend 75% of your points into damage can you? Sure you can spend almost all your points into damage but the game isn't going to let you stay alive for very long. His review could of been a bit different if there was a more structured way of introducing newer players to the game but there isn't and this is probably why it's hard for new players to get into this game. This game isn't easy for newer people and some of you need to understand not everyone is you. Lastly I'm really getting fed up with people using the word retarded that's a disability and isn't a way to describe someones credibility or character and I noticed this is a very loose and popular word in the gaming community and its sick. |
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They should've called the original reviewer to do the job
http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/11/09/path-of-exile-review Second-class poe gamer
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personally i'd like to see him come back and make a followup review, diving a bit deeper than his initial review and maybe talk about the community side of PoE, like the player created content and other resources that thrive to help new players.
i think that if you're doing a professional review for a website such as IGN, it would be better to pick somebody with more experience with ARPGs and at least understands the basic mechanics of these games. though I do understand that these websites have deadlines, I think at least for ARPGs, that the reviewer should be given adequate time to go through the game and experience more. overall i think the review could've been better. |
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Come on, stop with the virtue signaling about words. [Removed By Support]
Anyway, I would suggest that you need to REPRESENT the audience to review anything. The whole point of reading/watching a review is to look at it through someone else's eyes, and those eyes should be as close a resemblance to you as possible if you wish to use said review as a rating of said thing. It is basically entertainment empathy. So if some slow plodder reviews a video game, someone who stops to smell every flower, read every text carefully and discuss it with themselves, I hazard that reviewer does NOT represent the majority of gamers. And therefore that review is worthless to the general audience. For instance if a reviewer spent the majority of a review measuring the political ramifications of a game, talking about the insipid presence of misogyny or the exploitation of minorities or women, how much of a general audience of a game would give two shits about this review? They have a niche audience, but is certainly not mainstream, and not directed towards gamers. Edit - Hilariously, my ironic joke was edited in less than 3 minutes. Well played! Last edited by Slaanesh69#4492 on Aug 23, 2018, 11:47:38 AM
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While I generally disagree with OP's sentiment, this review was quite frankly an embarrassment. I would urge the reviewer to re-visit after another hundred hours spent post act 10.
https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/988f3369-4b68-4eb9-bc0e-edfce4c3c950
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"Its like a car for people who enjoy working on car and squizing every last performance out of them, more than enjoy actually driving."
Imo that review was great and I agree with reviewer. |
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Good representation of how the game is played by a player who is not spending 50 hours digging through forums and guides before play.
Organic chemistry is a weird thing. If you add a spoon of shit to a barrel of jam you'll get a barrel of shit.
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I just rewatched it.
"This is your dad's arpg" "It's a reminder [poe] why gengre conventions should change over time" They give every anime mmorpg 10/10. Poe, which is arguably one of the best free to play games on the market they give a 7.6. I know, i know, these scores are arbitrary and devoid of meaning but at the same time alot of people give a crap about that. Diablo 3 "ultimate edition" review score is 9.0. Let that sink in for a sec. This "review" is just bad. The guy couldn't figure out his dads arpg. You have to remember to chase and catch your dreams, because if you don't, your imagination will live in empty spaces, and that's nowhere land. Last edited by stevich#7229 on Aug 23, 2018, 1:12:03 PM
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I actually think his car analogy is on point. However, that's the crux of a good aRPG. In depth character customization (working on your car), will let you drive your car freely. Unfortunatly, I think he was biased and didn't address a lot of stuff. Multiplayer aspect, trading, item loot, crafting, etc.
Was not a review at all, it was an opinion piece. He should be fired (or work at a different place at the company) or at least do a proper review at least acknowledging most of the features in the game. Not fair to the developers. Actually that's pretty disrespectful, he should be ashamed. "Good thing they nerfed the carto, it wasn't fun to find one in every map." - Haborym Last edited by monkuar#2123 on Aug 23, 2018, 1:31:54 PM
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