Poll: Brink Reviews

[Thunderhorse31]

Every other review I've seen so far (Destructoid, Gametrailers, Gamesradar, etc.) has given it a 7.5 or better, so...

Ignorance, perhaps? We'll see as more scores roll in.

 

[SL33TBL1ND]

All of the bad reviews are for the Xbox version, which is pretty much the inferior one anyway.

 

[ChillinMargrave]

I've pre-ordered it, so I'm going to have fun, even if it kills you.

On topic: I mostly skimmed through it, but were it any other game, mainly blockbuster stuff that seems overly generic, in a pretty fashion I'd let poor scores be it's death, with this kind of game, I might have considered buying it just so other companies would try parkour, and perhaps extensive customization.

 

[Elamdri]

Joystiq Panned it as well

http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/10/brink-review/

 

[de5gravity]

Joystiq Panned it as well

http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/10/brink-review/

And 2 metacritic reviews are positive http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/brink and so is Eurogamer's review of it, so I guess it's all subjective isn't it -_-

 

[Elamdri]

Joystiq Panned it as well

http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/10/brink-review/

And 2 metacritic reviews are positive http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/brink and so is Eurogamer's review of it, so I guess it's all subjective isn't it -_-

I really have no stake in the matter, I wasn't planning on getting it. I just saw the thread and posted the Joystiq link.

 

[SL33TBL1ND]

All of the bad reviews are for the Xbox version, which is pretty much the inferior one anyway.

Well, at least you can play online with that version.

Bahaha! Well played. I was, however, implying that the PC version is the one to get.

 

[D_987]

It's amusing that if IGN give a game a high score they're classed as "payed off", whilst if they go against the norm and give a lower score they're classed as not handing out a high score because they weren't payed off; and if they give a game, a now middling score, of 7 or 8 they're being "safe".

They can't win...

I do get the impression from a number of posts on this thread, however, that you don't really want a fair score. You want a high score to justify your hype for the game, that's why you're desperately clinging onto the reviews over 7.5 whilst insulting those outlets [at least in the case of IGN] that gave the game a score below that.

 

[de5gravity]

It's amusing that if IGN give a game a high score they're classed as "payed off", whilst if they go against the norm and give a lower score they're classed as not handing out a high score because they weren't payed off; and if they give a game, a now middling score, of 7 or 8 they're being "safe".

They can't win...

Well when you lose the trust of gamers for a few years, you can't expect them to believe you all of a sudden (in my humble opinion)

 

[D_987]

Well when you lose the trust of gamers for a few years, you can't expect them to believe you all of a sudden (in my humble opinion)

Then why post on here?

If you don't trust IGN's general reviews fair enough, but there's no point posting stuff like (paraphrased) "They must be wrong because it's IGN" as though one person reviews all the games on their site...

 

[R4V3NSFAN1976]

G4. 2/5. Read the review.

 

[Kuilui]

The destructoid article was written far better honestly and I actually got something out of it, I would just go check that one out instead.

 

[SillyBear]

This is disappointing I was looking forward to Brink. I will wait a while longer until I decide to buy it or not.

 

[de5gravity]

G4. 2/5. Read the review.

Everyone's entitled to their own opinion of course, but you do realize that the reviewer reviewed a multiplayer game before it came out, by saying the campaign isn't that great and playing online with bots. With. Bots. And then complaining that it's not really entertaining. Well duh!

Guys, rent it if you have to, but make your own opinion of the game.

 

[TriggerHappyAngel]

Implying I ever listen to reviewers... (herp, give me money and I give your game a 9.5, derp I got owned in my first match so it sucks)

P.S. I already pre-orderd Brink in 2010 and I'm going to enjoy the crap out of it.

 

[V TheSystem V]

Already ordered, parents getting it for my birthday. I need a good TF2 game for my Xbox since no-one on Xbox plays TF2 any more, so I'm gonna still get it and remain an optimist

 

[D_987]

Guys, rent it if you have to, but make your own opinion of the game.

So again, why are you even posting here?

If they played the multi-player game with bots, so did the reviewers who gave the game a high score. Or more likely they were given review copies and played the game on the developers version of Xbox Live / at LAN events. There's no way Splash Damage would let any outlet put a review out there without playing the multi-player extensively.

In fact, according to the Destructoid review the game has nothing but the MP to live off anyway:

"You may be fooled into thinking otherwise, but Brink has no true single-player feature. Its "Campaign" mode is a series of multiplayer matches that can simply be played offline against an incongruously oppressive AI. Even worse, the ally AI has apparently been scaled back, and never seem able to win against the enemy. In fact, Splash Damage's campaign is so flimsy that you can even set it to "Versus," which will allow other players to join and effectively turn it into an exact replica of the online mode. The campaign shouldn't even exist, it's so close to being an illusion."