Review embargos?

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  1. Shaggy2000
    Shaggy2000 Guest

    Review embargos?


    With two games getting released this week, both having review embargos (Wolfenstein and Watch Dogs) is anybody else out their worried? it seems to be a trend, reviews getting later and later.

    :)
     
    Shaggy2000, May 19, 2014
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  2. HENS2000
    HENS2000 Guest
    Review?

    anyone know if they will release reviews before launch?
     
    HENS2000, May 19, 2014
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  3. Review?

    probably monday or sunday, i'm sure the big sites will have some countdown or something announcing it later this week.
     
    BootstrapGolem, May 19, 2014
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  4. x24hrs2livex
    x24hrs2livex Guest

    Review embargos?

    Watch Dogs releases next week. I'm not worried. Seems like more and more games are doing it these days. In the end the only review that matters is yours.
     
    x24hrs2livex, May 19, 2014
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  5. Tzar of kaos
    Tzar of kaos Guest
    As far as i know,"every" games got review embargos.

    So,i'm used to,sometimes we get reviews before release,sometimes the day of release.

    PS: Watch Dogs release is next week,reviews starting May 27th.
     
    Tzar of kaos, May 19, 2014
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  6. ZombieDeano
    ZombieDeano Guest
    If a game gets positive reviews the embargo usually breaks early. This is worrying as I am looking forward to wolfenstein, but I've seen some horrendous AI footage. Watch dogs is another that's been getting a negative response. Maybe game companies should
    lay off on the amount of hype they create. It's too much and often ends up falling short of peoples expectations.
     
    ZombieDeano, May 19, 2014
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  7. N7 Gh0stz
    N7 Gh0stz Guest
    nope i have wolfenstein and trust me you got nothing to worry about with that game
     
    N7 Gh0stz, May 19, 2014
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  8. Lofty Who
    Lofty Who Guest

    Review embargos?

    I can understand why review embargo's concern people, many years back I use to read every review possible before making up my mind, like 24hrs said though, all that matters is your own opinion so as long as I don't read a game is unplayable due to bugs,
    I will buy regardless of what scores are handed out and too many times in the past I almost missed out on some cracking games because it scored low, or purchased a game because it received great scores only to think it was "not good" a review is just one persons
    opinion.

    Again I do understand peoples concerns, I guess they look at it this way, "well if a developer has confidence in the game they have made, why not let it be reviewed before release?" ..

    Go with what your own gut tells you I say.
     
    Lofty Who, May 19, 2014
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  9. ZombieDeano
    ZombieDeano Guest
    @N7 Gh0stz That's great to know! I've been doing a bit of digging and it looks like the terrible AI vids are down to a pre release version of the game.
     
    ZombieDeano, May 19, 2014
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  10. Lord Dirt
    Lord Dirt Guest
    I will wait for Wolfenstein as it is a SP game and will drop in price quickly.
     
    Lord Dirt, May 19, 2014
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  11. brandiesel1
    brandiesel1 Guest
    [quote user="ZombieDeano"]That's great to know! I've been doing a bit of digging and it looks like the terrible AI vids are down to a pre release version of the game.[/quote]

    I hope so because the videos I have seen made it look like possibly the worst AI in the past 10 years or so.
     
    brandiesel1, May 19, 2014
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  12. kingvas78
    kingvas78 Guest
    Game reviews are like movie reviews..... opinions.... to bad so many require someone else to make a decision for them....
     
    kingvas78, May 19, 2014
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  13. SkellyMania
    SkellyMania Guest

    Review embargos?

    I have Wolfenstein coming at me in the post. I'm glad that it's turned out good, can't remember the last time I played a FPS with a radial menu.
     
    SkellyMania, May 19, 2014
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  14. Wiggs
    Wiggs Guest
    I do take review sites reviews in mind. I'm not a "hardcore" gamer and therefore most of their reviews have me in mind.

    That said...the most I look for in their reviews is functionality. Does the game have bugs? Was the game rushed? Does the game work mechanic wise?

    These are things that ppl need to know before the release date...and therefore...I hate review embargoes.

    It's just another way of the power being shifted from the gamers.
     
    Wiggs, May 19, 2014
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  15. For those who have an XB1, one of the things I like to do before a game is released is go to Upload, use the section to browse clips by Games and see if the game has clips added. I did that for a bunch of games but I have been watching Wolfenstein clips
    for a few days now. Watch Dogs is on there but no clips yet. If the game doesn't have the function of auto recording ( like trials or Max) it would rely on the people playing to record it themselves.

    If gamers really were on top of things they could get their own 5 minute review vid up for the community. I know there are people out there who get games before street date, so they could do this stuff. And of course the people from sites who get early copies,
    but they do it for their site.
     
    CollapseControl, May 19, 2014
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