They attack it for interface inconsistency and other [IMO] small bits, it IS actually stuff IGN and gametrailers mention, EDGE seem to slam it down heavily for it though take a read for yourself then check out the others around. Thats all they say, thats all their review is, whining.

http://www.next-gen.biz/reviews/dead-island-review?p...

Now now t2d havent we spoken about big name games and how theyre destined to get high scores? did res 1 and 2 not score highly too yet we all know they were mediocre at best.

The reviews of this game are all over the place,some giving it exceptional scores and others are scoring it quite low.

I hear there is a first day patch to put a few issues right though

Should have my copy today so thoughts later Wednesday evening

Edited by time2die (Wed 07-Sep-11 02:12:07)

Yup that does seem to be the issue with some of them, that the review build wasnt complete, but there is a day 1 patch which fixes most of it apparently. Other reasons for upset ive seen in a few is that it wasnt like februarys prerender trailer, i dont even know where to start on whats wrong with that...

IMO a good reviewer would state there was issues and if the dev intended to fix them and unless the game shown no signs of improvement THEN mark it down.

TBH the closest review ive seen for this game which is any where near "complete" is gametrailers.

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Now now t2d havent we spoken about big name games and how theyre destined to get high scores? did res 1 and 2 not score highly too yet we all know they were mediocre at best.

You're right about big games and their review score, but I think mediocre is a little harsh.

BF3 it won't be. But a cinematic and immersive story driven plot is never a bad thing as far as I am concerned. It just depends what flavour you prefer your stories to come in.
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BF3 will no doubt score highly, previous games scored highly and main stream media marked them down for lacking story. So it will be bound for a high one.

Res games though... I really wasnt impressed by it at all, neither were most of my friends who are massive ps3 fans.

Resistance 3 mrnelster on the other hand is getting some really high scores across the board and if Edge has any credibility left and if what they say is true i may be spending a lot more time with Resistance than Dead Island.

if you forget the guns/gun sounds and don't expect leading edge visuals it will be q good action game in campaign mode. It just depends what genre you like. Resistance is as Sc-fi as I care to get. I like my aliens to be in humanish form. Crysis was great but I didn't really enjoy the story. Gears of war would be superb, but I don't get on well with third person and over shoulder games.

No. Resistance 3 is what it is and will keep me happy until the monolith that is BF3 (god I hope it's not over hyped!) arrives in October. Then MW3 in November.

I've been thinking of dropping the 5.1 headset idea and picking up a 360, but the Live subscription is the only sticking point at the moment.
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I suppose it depends what you want from a game.

I really felt that I was taking on impossible odds and trying to fight insurmountable numbers.

http://www.gamesradar.com/resistance-3-review/

I happily sacrifice perfect visuals for on screen action, the more bad guys at once the better. Just as long as it's not DNF visuals.

Dead Island appears to have wooden acting, and the hand on gun animation put me off a little. Looked a bit poor. An fps with good visuals can b ruined for me by little things like that. After all, that view is in your face all the time. Looks like an after the pub co-op game to me.
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I gave up relying on magazines etc for reviews years ago. It's the same with people like What Hi-Fi they are paid off to promote equipment, you don't bribe them your product doesn't do well in the reviews, I imagine it's the same with games so I rely on you lot here

You pays your money you get your goods,that is more than likely why the xbox live service is far superior to the playstation one.

When you break it down its just pennies each day matey .

Just noticed that Shopto.net have just announced the Hardened Editions of MW3 which comes with a year subscription to the Elite package.

Oh well in for a Pennie in for a Pound and i better change my order to that one me thinks as i know once i get MW3 i will be wanting to try out the elite subscription.