Soldato
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Well PCZONE reviewed it very well. I subscribe to both magazines, but I usually agree with zones reviews more.
Completed this over Christmas and ive got way more positive things to say about it then lets say... Crysis.
Such a great story and the ending was absolutely fantastic too. I normally agree with PC Gamer reviews but to give this 60-odd percent!? What a bunch of massive idiots!
I haven't bought PC Gamer since that review![]()
Over on Preys-World in response to the criticisms about the review. Nobody was saying bow to popular opinion. What I was trying to say is that it's not good for a mag to be out of step with its readership (they said not one of their team liked the game) and that they should better represent those who may have a different opinion. Reading PCG you'd think nobody had a problem with Oblivion or Bioshock etc.To address some of the points raised about the Witcher, and reviews in general.
No-one at PC Gamer thinks our readers look at our reviews in isolation - I don't really know where that idea has come from. I've noticed a few people, though, who seem to think that PC Gamer not agreeing with the Metacritic average means that they're out-of-step and/or downright wrong, and that they're furious with the magazine.
re: The Witcher review.
There were factual errors in the review, and I think we've corrected ourselves on them. I don't want Alec to be singled out over this: we have layers of editorial control, including myself and Ross, to catch these mistakes, and pull reviews. We messed up by not spotting it.
However, I'm not going to second-guess Alec's overall opinion: he genuinely doesn't like the game. That's what he wrote. For him to write a positive review, just to agree with our readers overall opinion, would be a betrayal of our most basic review policy: write what you think.
I'm aware that internet forums can be pretty heated, but I'm really surprised that people want PCG to essentially bow to crowds and agree with dominant opinions. I don't think that's the right way for any magazine to behave.
On the upside, we're trying to introduce things to the magazine that take us a little off our high-horse, to better give the correct impression that we're just gamers who write a magazine; rather than this high-faultin' media demon. It's not going to be immediate, but I'm hoping that the guys that stick with us will enjoy the changes.
Glad you're liking the new issue, though.
I'm still struggling to get into this. I've just left the 'prologue' bit and have been running around the tavern area. I just feel the combat is a bit too shallow and the voice acting leaves a little to be desired. The quests mostly seem to hinge around collection + delivery of items too.
I really want to like this game, its been ages since ive played a good RPG, but i'm struggling
whats this like now? Any patches etc? Vista 64 support? Had ti a while ago and it kept CTD'ing randomly (10mins of gameplay to 3 hours of gameplay, was annoying loosing a chunk of unsaved game, using vista 32)
So?
Jus ordered this for 15.99![]()
really lookin forward to playin it
wha would you say this is leanin more towards? Diablo2? Or Baulders gate series? or completely different?
The patch made no difference to me. I still get CTD's every 5-10mins upon accessing ingame UI's, even on a new Vista x32 install. It's just pathetic. I've not bothered with it since Xmas and wish I could somehow get a refund on this pos but it was purchased online. Btw, Zero Punctuation has reviewed the game today folks.whats this like now? Any patches etc? Vista 64 support? Had ti a while ago and it kept CTD'ing randomly (10mins of gameplay to 3 hours of gameplay, was annoying loosing a chunk of unsaved game, using vista 32)
So?