Poll: Brink Reviews

[Korten12]

I like what Gameinformer said:

If you're looking for the official Game Informer review of Splash Damage's latest multiplayer-intensive shooter, be patient. We want to test it in the wild before we make our final verdict.

In playing Brink over the past week, one thing has become abundantly clear ? this is a multiplayer game first and foremost. The single-player experience is basically bot matches with the same objectives and maps as the multiplayer offerings. When reviewing a game of this nature, it's hard to accurately critique the play experience without spending a considerable amount of time with the maps and the community. The game is also due to receive a significant patch this week, and we're not comfortable handing down a verdict or talking about the technical performance until we experience the game as a consumer would if they purchased the game.

Look for our review in the coming days, and in the meantime please add your hands-on impressions in the comments section below.

 

[GiantRaven]

Eh, I don't think I'll be getting it now. There are too many games for me to play right now. LA Noire and Lego POTC are about to come out. I still haven't got through Dragon Age 2 and Deadly Premonition. I'm not really willing to spend the money on a new game I'm not ridiculously excited in unless it's getting fantastic praise from the people playing it.

 

[sephiroth1991]

I'm still getting it, since when is 7/10 not good, that's a first in uni standards

 

[Sethzard]

http://www.oxm.co.uk/28239/xbox-360-brink-review/ gives it an 8/10

 

[Polaris19]

I'm just saying...

#1. Wasn't getting it to begin with
#2. If you wanted to play it, go play it. Reviews are opinons, and (as Mr.Yahtzee has said often) it's hard to really attach a number to a game to say how good it is. Who knows, maybe you'll enjoy it.

 

[D_987]

since when is 7/10 not good

Since every single mediocre game on the market earnt a 7/10.

Money whispers i think

Unlike Gamespot there's no proof of that...

 

[Outright Villainy]

Meh, the only reviews I'd really take heed of is Rock Paper Shotgun anyway, who I mostly agree with, but not always. (Fallout New Vegas being a good example of where I completely disagreed.)

And I'm not going to really make up my mind until I play it anyway, obviously. I'm still probably going to pick it up when its cheap. I mean, Mirror's edge was getting these kind of scores across the board, and I fucking loved that game.

 

[D_987]

Meh, the only reviews I'd really take heed of is Rock Paper Shotgun anyway, who I mostly agree with, but not always. (Fallout New Vegas being a good example of where I completely disagreed.)

I agree with this point, if there's a place that makes you know its "reviews" are just opinions it's RPS.

 

[Outright Villainy]

Meh, the only reviews I'd really take heed of is Rock Paper Shotgun anyway, who I mostly agree with, but not always. (Fallout New Vegas being a good example of where I completely disagreed.)

I agree with this point, if there's a place that makes you know its "reviews" are just opinions it's RPS.

Exactly, they say "I like this this and this, because I like this in games." So, I can assume if I like the latter this in games, I might like it too.

Reviewers who present their reviews as objective fact are just silly, and an arbitrary score tacked on to most is pretty representative of that.

 

[Still Life]

It's amusing that if IGN give a game a high score they're classed as "payed off", whilst if they go against the norm and give a lower score they're classed as not handing out a high score because they weren't payed off; and if they give a game, a now middling score, of 7 or 8 they're being "safe".

They can't win...

That's because IGN has a bad reputation. And with good reason. Quite frankly ANY other reviewer has more credibility than IGN.

How has IGN elicited a bad reputation?

Money whispers i think

Yeah, I hear that a lot. However, I don't hear any substantiation whatsoever for those accusations.

 

[rsvp42]

Currently has 13 positive reviews, 4 mixed and 2 negative on Metacritic. And that's before everyone's online and any patches they make. Sounds to me like we're looking at a solid game and I'm glad I pre-ordered.

 

[Senor Smoke21]

All of the bad reviews are for the Xbox version, which is pretty much the inferior one anyway.

Well, at least you can play online with that version.

Oh snap!

OT: As some one above said, reviewers seem to be going in with a CoD mindset. And this game does not look like CoD. I'm just gonna reserve judgment till I play it. Hopefully it'll be as good as it looks.

 

[irishstormtrooper]

I have the preorder, so I'm getting it anyway. I actually read the IGN review, and the flaws that they took points away from the game from weren't such a big deal for me.

 

[Korten12]

I'm still getting it, since when is 7/10 not good, that's a first in uni standards

Been like that for awhile sadly...

 

[Luthir Fontaine]

They gave it a 6 .
Playing it right now its atleast a 7-8.
I guess they didnt pay thier bribe.
O well ill have fun reading how the new COD gets a 10 with no new changes.

 

[Luthir Fontaine]

I don't know why it took people as long as now to realise Brink sucks, it has always looked shit. I remember watching a video of it all the way fuck back and it was the same damn map they showed in some of their most recent videos. In my opinion, the gun gameplay looks dull, the parkour is grossly overrated, the maps are depressing to look at and the customisation is useless.

I feel quite bad for the developers that it has been received poorly, hopefully the durhurhype crowd will at least give them some compensation for their efforts.

I think you can guess that no, I won't be getting it.

Guess its the new COD for you huh...

 

[Daystar Clarion]

I don't know why it took people as long as now to realise Brink sucks, it has always looked shit. I remember watching a video of it all the way fuck back and it was the same damn map they showed in some of their most recent videos. In my opinion, the gun gameplay looks dull, the parkour is grossly overrated, the maps are depressing to look at and the customisation is useless.

I feel quite bad for the developers that it has been received poorly, hopefully the durhurhype crowd will at least give them some compensation for their efforts.

I think you can guess that no, I won't be getting it.

Guess its the new COD for you huh...

Wut, nice generalisation. Go fuck yourself.

As opposed to:

'the durhurhype crowd'?

Hypocritical much?

 

[Jasper Jeffs]

I don't know why it took people as long as now to realise Brink sucks, it has always looked shit. I remember watching a video of it all the way fuck back and it was the same damn map they showed in some of their most recent videos. In my opinion, the gun gameplay looks dull, the parkour is grossly overrated, the maps are depressing to look at and the customisation is useless.

I feel quite bad for the developers that it has been received poorly, hopefully the durhurhype crowd will at least give them some compensation for their efforts.

I think you can guess that no, I won't be getting it.

Guess its the new COD for you huh...

Wut, nice generalisation. Go fuck yourself.

As opposed to:

'the durhurhype crowd'?

Hypocritical much?

That was a joke. Homeboy sounds serious.

 

[Daystar Clarion]

I don't know why it took people as long as now to realise Brink sucks, it has always looked shit. I remember watching a video of it all the way fuck back and it was the same damn map they showed in some of their most recent videos. In my opinion, the gun gameplay looks dull, the parkour is grossly overrated, the maps are depressing to look at and the customisation is useless.

I feel quite bad for the developers that it has been received poorly, hopefully the durhurhype crowd will at least give them some compensation for their efforts.

I think you can guess that no, I won't be getting it.

Guess its the new COD for you huh...

Wut, nice generalisation. Go fuck yourself.

As opposed to:

'the durhurhype crowd'?

Hypocritical much?

That was a joke. Homeboy sounds serious.

Yet you couldn't tell that the guy who you told 'to fuck himself', was joking?

My oh my.

 

[deshorty]

I'm probably not, although if a few friends recommend it then I will. I was excited for this game and I use a +/- 2 scale for IGN. The game can be as good as 2 above what IGN gives it and at its worst is 2 below the given score. It seems to have worked fine for me in the past and has never lead me astray.