General Discussion - POE was not Reviewed by Major Gaming Sites - Forum

" CharanJaydemyr wrote: Give it time. There are more coming. The review schedule for other games, especially those with a much more significant Release (i.e. haven't been in playable beta for over a year) is likely more hectic and rushed than what we'll see here. Which is good -- we want reviewers to take their time, to give the game the attention and effort it deserves. Your average professional reviewer, burdened with dozens of games at any given time, is simply not going to do that in a few days. Words of Wisdom here. Eurogamer's hackjob of a review is the result of trying to push out a review in much less time than it can actually be done in... lets just be glad they didn't reach Act3+ (since that seems to be what you're calling it) and docked 4 points for all the spike difficulty I've criticized myself. If I was reviewing this game it would likely receive a 7.5/10. A scion may be born of the rich, and as such hold more opportunity... but a scion will never be able to appreciate the finer beauty of those less fortunate.	Posted by Epicly_Curious#6220 on Oct 26, 2013, 8:08:50 PM Quote this Post
http://www.reddit.com/r/pathofexile/comments/1p7jhx/great_video_review_of_poe/ Anarchy/Onslaught T-Shirt Owner. Trading Guide : http://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/519890 Killing Vaal merc with (600 life) : http://is.gd/qsgV9P [Open Beta] Let's be Crazy: http://is.gd/TxxLsS / Old Suggestion: http://is.gd/Jd09W0 << God blesses those who bless themselves >>	Posted by Inexium#6388 on Oct 26, 2013, 8:12:15 PM Quote this Post
" Inexium wrote: http://www.reddit.com/r/pathofexile/comments/1p7jhx/great_video_review_of_poe/ They call it review, I call it promotion and a really good one. :D	Posted by Nightmare90#4217 on Oct 26, 2013, 8:14:24 PM Quote this Post
We're not a site, but Hyper magazine has POE on the cover and as lead review in the next issue.	Posted by DrWilkenstein#0453 on Oct 26, 2013, 8:33:06 PM Quote this Post
" DrWilkenstein wrote: We're not a site, but Hyper magazine has POE on the cover and as lead review in the next issue. Awesome. Care to share some of the review on this forum once it gets released? If it's not possible, no problem.	Posted by Nightmare90#4217 on Oct 26, 2013, 8:39:10 PM Quote this Post
I have never seen a game review from a site where the reviewer seemed to have his head out of his ass enough that I would trust his opinion anyway.	Posted by sempuken#7215 on Oct 26, 2013, 8:58:47 PM Quote this Post
I'll see what I can do. I'll post up the cover when I get into work tomorrow.	Posted by DrWilkenstein#0453 on Oct 26, 2013, 8:58:57 PM Quote this Post
It HAS to at least get higher reviews than Diablo 3 did when it launched. That game was just horrible. IGN: DabrixRN	Posted by Thomasmgp#1035 on Oct 26, 2013, 10:07:54 PM Quote this Post
" Thomasmgp wrote: It HAS to at least get higher reviews than Diablo 3 did when it launched. That game was just horrible. Unfortunately it doesn't, and it probably won't either. Reviewers like to take points off for graphics and flow, and Diablo 3 has better combat flow and better graphics. PoE has other things that matter more, but the things it has are not what reviewers look for. We are a niche game for the "hardcore" group and those often do not rate highly. A scion may be born of the rich, and as such hold more opportunity... but a scion will never be able to appreciate the finer beauty of those less fortunate.	Posted by Epicly_Curious#6220 on Oct 27, 2013, 1:37:46 AM Quote this Post
Considering most major gaming sites gave Diablo III a 9.5 or 10 out of 10..... I don't consider their reviews to be important or legitimate. Just skip the review and read the user reviews. That's what I do on metacritic. The critics are mindless hacks. The user reviews is where you get the real story.	Posted by NebulousFury#5626 on Oct 27, 2013, 2:02:13 AM Quote this Post