Predict ARR review scores?

[tou]

People will knock the battle system but honestly, how can you find a good balance for a game with cross platform support? Thats why I think the battle system is fine as it is.

[indira]

nothing in this game thats new so no way it can get more then average score. everything has been done before. it more like everything else on the market.

#1 issue will be the battle system, #2 will be lack of innovation, #3 like everything else.

[Guyjin37]

nothing in this game thats new so no way it can get more then average score. everything has been done before. it more like everything else on the market.

#1 issue will be the battle system, #2 will be lack of innovation, #3 like everything else.

But it does everything better than what's been done before.

And the battle system is not going to be universally abhorred the way some people think; it's a compromise and that's why people at either end of the spectrum (100% action vs passive) complain about it. For the rest of us it sits comfortably in the middle.

You don't have to do something brand new to get great press or reviews. You can do something that's been done before and do it well and get a 10/10. Look at Mario Galaxy or countless other Square Enix, Nintendo, or Konami games.

[indira]

But it does everything better than what's been done before.

And the battle system is not going to be universally abhorred the way some people think; it's a compromise and that's why people at either end of the spectrum (100% action vs passive) complain about it. For the rest of us it sits comfortably in the middle.

You don't have to do something brand new to get great press or reviews. You can do something that's been done before and do it well and get a 10/10. Look at Mario Galaxy or countless other Square Enix, Nintendo, or Konami games.

im just saying what the reviews will most likely say.

the 10/10 games did innovate in there genre in there own way no one did before or they went above and beyond.

[Hestern_Nestern]

nothing in this game thats new so no way it can get more then average score. everything has been done before. it more like everything else on the market.

#1 issue will be the battle system, #2 will be lack of innovation, #3 like everything else.

I agree that reviewers will likely comment upon points #1 and #2, but point #3 feels like an overstatement to me, no viciousness meant!

^_^ Also, I like your name. I've bumped into it a few times on the behindthename website.

[TenraiNagi]

I agree with many that it'll be around an 8, just because they'll be thinking it's not innovative enough since they can't tank using PS move. (Innovative? Maybe. Do I want it? NO!) xD

[Chinchilla]

My guess is 7's

I'm more concerned about the type of people that usually critique MMO's. Many seem to be your run of the mill MMO-hopper that has no idea about the depth some of their games they review. They score MMO's like SWTOR really high, but it was bland when you got past the leveling and awesome story and CS'. Then there's TERA that got good scores because of the battle system, but after that it's like Aion sans wings. (obviously that just my opinion). I feel like this is the first well rounded MMO we've seen for quite a while.... the scores people give are really going to depend on their point of view... obviously lol

I'm anxiously looking forward to the reviews.

[Zenaku]

My guess is 7's

I'm more concerned about the type of people that usually critique MMO's. Many seem to be your run of the mill MMO-hopper that has no idea about the depth some of their games they review. They score MMO's like SWTOR really high, but it was bland when you got past the leveling and awesome story and CS'. Then there's TERA that got good scores because of the battle system, but after that it's like Aion sans wings. (obviously that just my opinion). I feel like this is the first well rounded MMO we've seen for quite a while.... the scores people give are really going to depend on their point of view... obviously lol

I'm anxiously looking forward to the reviews.

ya i agree that what pretty much what going to happen.


Also about score i feel that seeing a score would just give you a biased opinion. Like when 3 people tell you about a movie you end up seeing what they said. I enjoy games base on what i see on videos then i try it out score mean little to me. But seeing how so many people end up playing games due to score i hope FFXIV ARR get at least a 8.0

[RowanLauron]

On a scale of 1-10, I predict scores averaging around 7.

Mainly because people will criticize how ARR is "borrowing" too many ideas from other MMO's, but will encourage people to try it out regardless because ARR has put it's own spin on those features. As well as having a "generic" battle system, but praising the armory system, and how it affects battle synergy.

[RethDaron]

I say the average will be around 8. It's polish, graphics, music and story will be praised but some points will be knocked off for having oldschool combat (which isn't bad itself) and not doing much to innovate (again not bad, but you know mainstream reviewers on MMO's).