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[brokenergy]

http://www.escapistm...n-Age-II-Review

5/5

If the escapist loves it that means that people do too? Or are we going to reduce into conspiracy theories?

[Pronam]

Lol, the last sentence "It'll be remembered as a pinnacle of roleplaying games. Well... at least till Skyrim comes out.".

The escapist gets close. I agree on all, but I didn't like the controls in the demo...so I pushed it off. The stories and characters are always good though, it what kept me playing the first.

[LadyMilla]

Lol, the last sentence "It'll be remembered as a pinnacle of roleplaying games. Well... at least till Skyrim comes out.".

The escapist gets close. I agree on all, but I didn't like the controls in the demo...so I pushed it off. The stories and characters are always good though, it what kept me playing the first.

Haha. I loved that last sentence.

Anyway, I do not trust 'official' game reviews. Advertising money paid by publishers to these sites is know to skew reviews.

(Just a few interesting articles: Fake user reviews ; Game reviews on Metacritic: Why we avoid inclusion and last but not least the infamous Gerstmann Gate scandal .)

However, the gameplay video looked good.

[jim_uk]

Haha. I loved that last sentence.

Anyway, I do not trust 'official' game reviews. Advertising money paid by publishers to these sites is know to skew reviews.

(Just a few interesting articles: Fake user reviews ; Game reviews on Metacritic: Why we avoid inclusion and last but not least the infamous Gerstmann Gate scandal .)

However, the gameplay video looked good.

Indeed and this review stinks of payola, maybe the large amount of advertising EA have put their way of late is just a coincidence but this "Review" reads like it was written by someone in marketing. The fact that the reviewer mentions the auto attack on the 360 when there is no auto attack on the 360 makes you wonder if he even played the thing. I'm not saying it's a bad game, I'm just saying it would be unwise to base a decision on what looks to be a bought review. It even raised a few eyebrows on Biowares fanboy infested boards.

And for balance just in case anyone thinks I'm EA bashing here's one Activision bought. Remember the mess the MP was in on the PC/PS3 versions of Black Ops? you wouldn't learn anything about it from this advertisem...... er I mean review. http://uk.gamespot.c...ry;watch-review

[Liquidacid23]

I don't trust ANY reviews.. no matter who they are from.. after all they are just someone's opinion and as such have absolutely no bearing on what I will think of the game .. I skim through them for solid facts sometimes.. like average length of game play, number of this or that in it and the like.. but as for what they thought of the game, that is completely arbitrary to me so I pay it no mind

except the escapist's Yatzee which I watch weekly in full.. but I don't really watch those for an honest review of the game.. I just find them humorous

Edited by Liquidacid23, 08 March 2011 - 05:23 PM.

[brokenergy]

Indeed and this review stinks of payola, maybe the large amount of advertising EA have put their way of late is just a coincidence but this "Review" reads like it was written by someone in marketing. The fact that the reviewer mentions the auto attack on the 360 when there is no auto attack on the 360 makes you wonder if he even played the thing. I'm not saying it's a bad game, I'm just saying it would be unwise to base a decision on what looks to be a bought review. It even raised a few eyebrows on Biowares fanboy infested boards.

And for balance just in case anyone thinks I'm EA bashing here's one Activision bought. Remember the mess the MP was in on the PC/PS3 versions of Black Ops? you wouldn't learn anything about it from this advertisem...... er I mean review. http://uk.gamespot.c...ry;watch-review

Auto-attack was suppose to be in full game (gold version) for consoles but something in manufacturing made it to bye bye. They are going to fix.

[BaronZee]

I know theres a lot of decent reviews and there are a lot of ppl ranting about the changes from DA:O to DA2. I played DA:O and awakening for 80+ hours and im about 3 hours into DA2 and this is my succinct impression so far. DA2 is a stripped down, streamlined, simplified version of DA:O. This game will undboutedly be seen as a downgrade by hardcore DA:O players while mainstream wise this is an upgrade. Honestly it feels like Mass Effect 2 with swords and magic. Not a bad thing but not a great successor to DA:O. Im pretty sure im going to enjoy DA2 nonetheless but I cant shake my disappointment.

[brokenergy]

More like "some hardcore gamers stuck in the past" and "the rest carry on as usual". Do you really have to split PC gamers like me in half?

[LadyMilla]

More like "some hardcore gamers stuck in the past" and "the rest carry on as usual". Do you really have to split PC gamers like me in half?

Do you really have to regard every opinion that is just a bit disapproving of DA2 as a personal insult?

[Codifer]

More like "some hardcore gamers stuck in the past"


If I were a hardcore gamer stuck in the past I would still be playing "Ultima III" on a Commodore 128 or perhaps even "Dungeons and Dragons" in Balboa Park ten years before that. If I were stuck in the past I would be driving a 45 year old car....... oh wait........ I do.

Edited by Codifer, 09 March 2011 - 08:24 AM.