Quote from: Chaotic-Strike on Feb 16, 2010, 03:55:26 AM
http://www.gamepro.com/article/news/214030/when-youll-see-gps-avp-review/
Game Pro isn't posting a review until they play multiplayer I'm guessing they didn't enjoy the single player as they are waiting for the multiplayer to quote "change his view". This isn't surprising as the single player looks very bland from when I saw it on the youtube videos. I hope the multiplayer is better so that it gets good reviews.
of course this highlights a big issue the reviewers face too. the expectation on reviewers is to get the game review out by the time the game comes out. that means they can't really judge the multiplayer fairly. the servers could work fine before launch and be terrible afterwards. they will struggle to get together full games to see how th modes really shake down... and as we know with a game like this, it'll be a month or two before we see how truly balanced it is.
a lot of people that were down on the demo at first have come around. reviewers don't get that kind of time with a game. it's just a game that takes a while to get to grips with. that's a fair criticism of it... but one I think all of us that have played the demo can safely ignore along with criticisms of the controls and it being disorienting to play as the alien.
it's not my first time loving a game that got bad or mixed reviews. ultimately the player base will be what it will be and the sales will be what they will be. i think it's a game where the people that buy it will give it more of a chance than reviewers maybe did, and even those that feel it's a 5/10 game initially will start to come around to it when they get their teeth into the multiplayer.
for me, AvP2's sp was really lacking and a big disapointment, but it didn't stop me loving the game since the MP was so good. if it's the same story this time... so what. i'm not buying it for the SP so if I don't bother with it i'm not going to be particularly upset, same as how I don't care whether or not Bioshock 2's MP is any good.
review scores will potentially hurt sales initially, but word of mouth will override that in the following months (Borderlands didn't sell the bulk of it's copies on reviews other than in the first week or so). if someone loved the demo they'll buy the game regardless of any reviews. plus, if Predators is successful that'll give it a nice little bump.
we took a bunch of calls about it at Gamestop tonight and a healthy amount of last minute pre-orders. mostly people that had played the demo or seen the adverts on TV... so that's a good sign. if they like it and tell their friends... well that'll push copies more than reviews i think.
