I don't really care about whatever 'nontroversy' surrounds the whole affair. I just think the game looks absolutely hideous, both aesthetically and mechanically.
Take that as you will.
Take that as you will.
So Brianna Wu's Revolution 60 came out on Steam
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I've said it before, but the character designs still bother me. They look as if they were designed by a enthousiastic but untalented 15-year-old mangafan back in 1999. It's pure imitation, with no thought put into why you should - or rather: shouldn't - draw characters in this style.
Dunno, after watching the trailer, it looks 10X better than I expected based on posts in this thread. Not great but looks like someone actually put some effort into making an adventure game (will full voice acting no less).
Certainly no Digital Homicide cash grab. Will I buy it just to spite GG? Well probably not, still good on her for staying in a industry full of people who obsessively hate her. I know I'm not that strong.
Certainly no Digital Homicide cash grab. Will I buy it just to spite GG? Well probably not, still good on her for staying in a industry full of people who obsessively hate her. I know I'm not that strong.
I actually looked on the Steam page expecting unfettered vitriol and I thought it would be much worse, it's only "mostly negative", and I don't think anyone can really claim it's a "good" game. Most of the complaints seem rational.Phasmal said:
Possibly a Ghostbuster scenario where something that isn't very good tries to hide behind "abuse"?
Which ones specifically? It looks to me like certain people are trying search for abuse to valid their narrative here?AndrewVE said:
They would shit themselves with rage if they ever saw a Christmas pantomime; I haven't seen a single one where both the prince and the princess weren't both portrayed by women.Silvanus said:
If I understand correctly, Revolution 60 was actually liked by critics, though GG hating it is usually a good indicator that the game does something novel.
And how did you arrive at this understanding? Because muh Metacritic has "No score yet, based on 0 critic reviews" for the PC version.maninahat said:
http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/revolution-60
Let's face it, not even a GJP 2.0 hack is going to further sully their name by signing off on praise for this thing. And anything less would obviously be evidence of the old "aquatic reptilianism" in the eyes of their constituency.
I wouldn't really trust reviews. Theres a lot of politics around the game.maninahat said:
http://www.rpgfan.com/reviews/Revolution_60/index.html
You know, unless you really believe that the game has literally no flaws and will make you re-examine your philosophy on life.
Ha ha, that's a really funny review, I am glad the game made someone so happy!Here Comes Tomorrow said:
Kotaku loved it too, unsurprisingly:
http://kotaku.com/i-cant-get-enough-of-this-sexy-sci-fi-spy-thriller-1639887434
With apologies to maninahat... "though Kotaku loving it is usually a good indicator that the game has some tedious politically correct baggage or message associated with it"
I know there are a lot of politics around the game, but that's precisely why I am more inclined to rely on professional reviews over the reviews made by randomers with chips on their shoulder. I don't think any reviewer has described it as flawless.Here Comes Tomorrow said:
I don't know, man. Both those reviews linked (the Kotaku one and the RPGFan one) were so sickeningly sycophantic that I actually vomited a little bit into the back of my mouth.maninahat said:
I mean, I haven't played the game. Who knows? Maybe it's fantastic. It is an iOS game, so I imagine PC players would turn their noses up at it. But the way those reviews were written - I mean, the RPGFan one literally reads like this:
What the fuck? He goes from "the game has no in-app purchases because RESPECT" and then immediately recommends that you buy the companion book, because...it has backstories?RPGFan said:
Maybe that guy just really fucking loved the game. But it reads like shilling.
Hard subject to find a principled position on. I don't like people review-bombing a game for reasons unrelated to that game.
But at the same time, it looks completely awful and she clearly doesn't have anything resembling talent as a developer, so people making noise about it because of who she is, is probably more attention than it would get on its own merits.
In the natural scheme of things in a free market, a game like this would just be almost entirely ignored.
But at the same time, it looks completely awful and she clearly doesn't have anything resembling talent as a developer, so people making noise about it because of who she is, is probably more attention than it would get on its own merits.
In the natural scheme of things in a free market, a game like this would just be almost entirely ignored.
I mean they got 44 reviews total, that is less then half the number of posts in the very topic talking about them. Not what I would call "review bombed", especially when the majority seems to be actually talking about what the game is and not "LOL, eat shit OMG!111!!"
No doubt many responded to the game on account of her fame, but she specifically wants it to be a very controversial type of fame so this is plainly inevitable, that being said we are still only talking about a handful of people.
No doubt many responded to the game on account of her fame, but she specifically wants it to be a very controversial type of fame so this is plainly inevitable, that being said we are still only talking about a handful of people.
I find it slightly odd that it hasn't yet been reviewed by any professional reviewers (and therefore doesn't have a score on Metacritic), when over the past few years the iOS version received quite a lot of positive press coverage and reviews from some mainstream publications and even won a Game of the Year award (I even saw Dara O'Briain Tweeting about how brilliant Brianna Wu is).
If the iOS version was so brilliant and if the PC version is an improvement on that award winning GOTY, why haven't any of the outlets and reviewers that previously covered the game reviewed the triumphant release of Revolution 60 on the PC?
A complete lack of any professional reviews seems even worse than negative professional reviews, because it makes it seem like the game is so bad and so obscure that nobody wants touch it (not even to give it a negative review and increase their publication's presence on Metacritic), which is in stark contrast to all the positive coverage it had previously received.
If the iOS version was so brilliant and if the PC version is an improvement on that award winning GOTY, why haven't any of the outlets and reviewers that previously covered the game reviewed the triumphant release of Revolution 60 on the PC?
A complete lack of any professional reviews seems even worse than negative professional reviews, because it makes it seem like the game is so bad and so obscure that nobody wants touch it (not even to give it a negative review and increase their publication's presence on Metacritic), which is in stark contrast to all the positive coverage it had previously received.
Well the obvious answer is that the game was only worth covering in 2014 when Gamergate was young and the controversy was at it's peak.Jamash said:
No one gives a shit about GG now. Or Wu. Or her terrible game. Even trolls don't care given the tiny amount of reviews compared to to number of people who bought it. You don't generate clickbait with things no one cares about.
