I post it because I know that quite a few people on here like to see what certain reviewers say and he is one of those that some people on here go by. Its nothing more than providing additional information to people on here, I mean isnt that what is a part of this gaming forum, to provide information (from both sides of the fence) and so on to fellow gamers on here? I get that its not something you care about and I agree with you that the majority of online reviewers are worthless (although some, like Totalbiscuit - back in the day, ACG, Skillup, Forcegaming, Lazy Peon etc can be very good) however I dont just dismiss that others use them as barometers or assume that everyone has the same viewpoint as me.
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I post it because I know that quite a few people on here like to see what certain reviewers say and he is one of those that some people on here go by. Its nothing more than providing additional information to people on here, I mean isnt that what is a part of this gaming forum, to provide information (from both sides of the fence) and so on to fellow gamers on here? I get that its not something you care about and I agree with you that the majority of online reviewers are worthless (although some, like Totalbiscuit - back in the day, ACG, Skillup, Forcegaming, Lazy Peon etc can be very good) however I dont just dismiss that others use them as barometers or assume that everyone has the same viewpoint as me.
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Got my Xbox copy just now.. big update then I'll jump on... Will probably buy it on PC also at some point.
Just took down of those wandering caravan type enemies. Easiest way was to summon Torrent, attack it once and do a little loop and come back and strike them again. Slow, but it works. (I ran out of Crimson Tears and was very low on HP)
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He loves trashing games just for the clicks, I think a lot of the time he is spot on though, but he is basically trashing this game altogether be it pc or console just because its got poor performance on PC.
He then bangs on about all the 10/10 review scores, so they must all be wrong and he is the only honest reviewer. Did he for one second think a lot of them reviews were based on the console version.
I'm still waiting for Cyberpunk to reach that point so hopefully Fromsoftware will be more swift than CDPR
Got to the tutorial boss, runs all right so far but there were little hitches like two times so it'll most likely get much worse later in the open world.
Why does the tutorial boss take so much damage? He was dead before I got to try the counter timing
Why does the tutorial boss take so much damage? He was dead before I got to try the counter timing
I think a lot of the problem is that he isnt objective, which is a terrible trait for a reviewer, whether they are a movie reviewer, a book reviewer or whatever, the ability to be objective should be fundamental to reviewing something. Because HE doesnt like something, he assumes that nobody else would or should. At the best its a lack of objectivity at the worst its arrogance. Theres nothing worse than someone who cannot see someone elses point of view as equally as valid as their own.
So what, you'd rather go into it blind and lap up all the "10/10 game of the decade" hype, when there serious issues with the version on your platform of choice? Issues need to be flagged and raised. How else are they supposed to fix it? To be frank, it's incredibly disappointing that FromSoftware still release the PC version in such a state, when they've had 4 PC releases already, and the PC ports of those haven't exactly been the most well received either, and some of these complaints like locked 60fps or no ultrawide support were complaints years ago, so why are they still an issue now, when a decent developer would've taken on constructive criticism and addressed these? Clearly FromSoftware don't give a toss about the PC market, and just release the bare minimum.
If many people have issues with the game, they absolutely need to be brought to attention. From should not get away with it, no matter how good the game is.
Granted WAB just acts like usual, there are reputable reviewers saying there are clear problems with the PC port.
It's an expensive 2022 title which I supported on release, something I practically never do, and it turned out less than stellar.
I mean, it doesn't even support ultravide or 60+fps (neither affect me but I feel for the guys with such setups) so make it at least run as it should.
I'd get a refund out of principle but I can't, so there's that.
Granted WAB just acts like usual, there are reputable reviewers saying there are clear problems with the PC port.
It's an expensive 2022 title which I supported on release, something I practically never do, and it turned out less than stellar.
I mean, it doesn't even support ultravide or 60+fps (neither affect me but I feel for the guys with such setups) so make it at least run as it should.
I'd get a refund out of principle but I can't, so there's that.
Its got issues but I dont think Mac's review is a fair one, you truly think that Elden Ring is a 0/10 game (Macks score)..not a 5/10 or a 3/10 or even a 1/10 but a 0/10 literally one of the worst games of all time?, you truly think it is "tripe", not that its bad or has issues but that its "tripe"? You truly think that the state Elden Ring is in at the moment is a worse state than Cyberpunk was on day one? (Macks comparison)
Because I would disagree with all of those statements
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Hype review, he's totally lost the plot. He's uinironically reviewed a game in the same way as the reviewers he is supposed to providing an alternative to.
I don't think he even knew wtf he was doing watching him try to use the menus, again, same with Lost Ark, he's decided he's going to **** on the game regardless before he's even played it.
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Yeah thats the way I see it, he has become the very thing that he is so against. Just in the opposite direction. He repeatedly complains that they arent objective, honest and just give out fake 10/10s and then he himself isnt objective, honest and gives out a 0/10. As I say, few things are worse in someones review of something than them not being able to be objective. To not do so, whether its to give a 10/10 or a 0/10 is in itself a lack of honesty. Total honesty is that Elden Ring is objectively not a 10/10 currently and thus one of the greatest games of all time, its also not a 0/10 currently and thus one of the worst games of all time. IMO, if any reporter, journalist or reviewer lacks objectivity then they lack credibility.
However, I'm probably tying the thread up a little here now on one specific review so back to the game itself ...
I really hope that they patch in some way to hide or disable the messages, I find that they just kind of get in the way and although there are the occassional useful ones, many of them are just troll messages. I believe you can play in offline mode and that disables them but I would prefer a toggle of some sort in the settings so that players who want to hide them can do so.
2 mins in to his review - the big clue is he named his character "AAA Sucks" - thats before he looked at the menu es etc etc.
Tells you all you need to know about his objectivity.
Just like the LA review he cba to actually look at the options and switch to keyboard prompts etc.
Yes there are performance issues but that isnt a valid reason to trash the whole game. A quality reviewer like ACG acknowledges the issues (even posts a follow up vid highlighting the patch problems) but still gives an objective review of the game - something WAB used to do but now hoes straight for the cheap clicks.
Tells you all you need to know about his objectivity.
Just like the LA review he cba to actually look at the options and switch to keyboard prompts etc.
Yes there are performance issues but that isnt a valid reason to trash the whole game. A quality reviewer like ACG acknowledges the issues (even posts a follow up vid highlighting the patch problems) but still gives an objective review of the game - something WAB used to do but now hoes straight for the cheap clicks.
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Not impressed, since I installed I keep getting this error: Launch Error: StartService EasyAntiCheat_EOSSys failed with -2145452015. Checked steam and other forums, seems no solution and no response from developer on this matter at this point in time. I have used EAC for many games inc Lost Ark without any problems, tried reinstall, reboot, repair, can't get past this error. And even if it does work, god knows what other problems I may get as judging from the forums there are plenty (don't know whether my Xbox controller will work). I have had zero issues with all my recent games (Lost Ark, Dying Light 2, God of War (console port but it was properly ported!) and though CP 2077 was a terrible mess, I could at least get into the game!
In my opinion, a terrible botched release for the PC, I'm happy for the people who can get this to work 100% but it certainly looks like the overall percentage of people who purchased this game are having serious problems/issues on the PC. This fact alone points that the developers have done a **** poor job for the PC release. I even read on forums that many who suffer problems, including mine issue listed above, are able to launch the pirated version of the game without any issues, not sure if that is true but that really would not surprise me.
I will wait for a patch but if I cannot get this to run by the end of the week, will get a refund and stick with proper PC games.
My 2cs.
In my opinion, a terrible botched release for the PC, I'm happy for the people who can get this to work 100% but it certainly looks like the overall percentage of people who purchased this game are having serious problems/issues on the PC. This fact alone points that the developers have done a **** poor job for the PC release. I even read on forums that many who suffer problems, including mine issue listed above, are able to launch the pirated version of the game without any issues, not sure if that is true but that really would not surprise me.
I will wait for a patch but if I cannot get this to run by the end of the week, will get a refund and stick with proper PC games.
My 2cs.
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Arguably, why should there need to be a literal option to switch this? Can't the game just recognise there is no controller plugged in and switch to K&M prompts itself? Do PS5 and Xbox users need to switch to their respective controllers too?