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This is the exact same boat I’m in. I’ve never played RE4 and am wondering how long it will take for the VR version to be ready.

Shane12m wrote:

I feel that way too, that's also why I haven't opened RE8 yet. But for RE4, it wasn't made clear if the full game would be playable in VR or not. Some are thinking it will just be a side-story mode added in. I'm hoping they are wrong.

Man I wish I could go back in time and experience the greatness that is RE4 for the first time again. Y’all are in for a treat.

I'm playing through RE4 right now and it's still a good game. Tank controls are rough though.

Man, the gaming industry loves their RE4...
in spite of the things it got right (being an action shooter), the horror value is just way down on it. While I see it's greatness, it's not in the same realm as the other RE's I know and love.

RE4 is the only RE game I cared enough to spend more than $3 on. It’s a dream with Wii motion controls.

Atelier Ryza 3 reviews are starting to come in, and they're pretty good (87 on PC, 84 on Switch, and 82 on PS5 so far).

Bleed_DukeBlue wrote:

Looks like only 4 of us were brave enough to add it to our lists

Bleed_DukeBlue wrote:

Thanks for the heads up! OP should now be up to date. Ryza 3 is still at 82 from 13 reviews.

https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-5/atel...

Hey guys. Just updated the OP with scores for Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (76 on Metacritic) and Process of Elimination (65 on Metacritic).

https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-5/sher...
https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-4/proc...

Oh nice! Only one more and I get the full set of scores!!!

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League has been Delayed to February 2024

Gives people a chance to not use it next year. Looks awful

mattyg00013 wrote:

Ugh. Was afraid of this. And yes WB Games is going to ruin this title that I’m sure Rocksteady put its blood sweat and tears into. Stupid corpos.

I don't think I've ever played a good WB game in these latest generation of games....

Same. The last great WB published games I remember playing was The Witcher 3 and Arkham Knight. Circa 2015.

mattyg00013 wrote:

Thank goodness! Now it’s off my list and re4 replaces it :)

OP updated with scores for Dead Island 2. It's at 75 on Metacritic from 40 reviews.

https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-5/dead...

Not shocking

I still intend to play it, but I'm glad I ended up not putting it on my list.
The only game on my list I'm worried about at this point is Kerbal Space Program 2. It hasn't been reviewing so well on Steam, but it's still only in Early Access.

I really thought Dead Island 2 was gonna tank. I think I’ll wait for it to come to Game Pass tho or something since I still have Dying Light 2 to sift thru.

Curious question, what if you have a game on your list that didn’t get enough reviews for a meta score?

3hitcombo wrote:

I would guess that it wouldn’t qualify and you use one of your backups.

I think Heavyd814life goes back through at the end of the year to adjust the points based on ratings change because you can expect more reviews later on in the year... so maybe a game doesn't get a Metacritic score now, but in October, it gets one.

HybridCRoW wrote:

Yup! And if for some reason a game only gets say 3 reviews, I'll just average out the scores for those 3 reviews. We've never had to do that, though. Even the most niche games end up with enough reviews to get a Metacritic score.

OP updated with scores for Advance Wars 1 + 2: Re-Boot Camp. It's currently at 82 on Metacritic from 49 reviews. Very solid, but I actually thought it would score higher.

https://www.metacritic.com/game/switch/advance-war...

Pre-ordered the deluxe edition of FF XVI after watching the State of Play. It looks amazing, and I'm sure it is a pick by many :)

Heavyd814life wrote:

I was also expecting it to be higher. I had it last year and for some reason I didn't include it this time.

Heavyd814life wrote:

Ah sweet thanks! This is my first year and I’ve never tracked metacritic scores so it’s all new to me!

Still really bitter about Advance Wars...

So rewinding a few days back to the Dead Island 2 review scores last week

I'm kind of surprised by the scores. I haven't played it myself yet, but the game has already passed the 1 million sold mark in its first 3 days (who knows how many more copies it would've sold on the PC side had it not been exclusive to Epic Games Store because I know I'm not alone in that I only purchase PC games from Steam), and in this thread below nobody really has anything negative to say about it, they're all saying how fun it is and some even claiming it is their current GotY. A 74, while not technically a bad score, doesn't seem to reflect all the good things I'm seeing in this thread.

The 74 Metacritic score tells me to wait and see if it goes on sale during Black Friday, but now I might pick it up a little earlier. Just need to see if PS5 and PS4 versions can play together (this should be a requirement to state if this is supported or not in PlayStation Store listings) and whether or not my co-op friend wants to.
https://www.resetera.com/threads/dead-island-2-has...

@PizzaTheHutt I image the issue with this game, just like the first one. Is that it is really fun and fresh in the first ~10 hours. But then after that its just a slog of open world crap to get through with bad mission design. And the fun factor of the combat wears off. And you start to see deeper into the cracks, and all the issues you glossed over in the first ~10 hours because you were having so much fun with the combat. Also reviewers should never be trusted.

Archer wrote:

For the most part I never base a purchase on a Metacritic average score. For a long time there was always one or two reviewers per website who I felt I could trust, but in that line of work jobs seem temporary and they're always leaving and going to work for some other site and I got tired of tryng to keep track of where they are. These days the ones I trust the most are only on YouTube and for whatever reason Metacritic won't include their scores. Several of them don't even give scores, which I like, you have to actually watch the review to hear what they like or don't like about the game.

You know what the worst YouTube review channel is? Gameranx. They never tell you not to buy a game and it's just non sensical rambling with no cohesive script to the review ever.

Star Wars: Survivor review embargo ends tomorrow morning at 10:00am CST

Bleed_DukeBlue wrote:

Cool! Previews were really positive so this should hopefully review well. Mid 80s maybe?

Jedi Survivor is on my list too. I can’t wait. I’m hoping high 80s.

There's someone out there that managed to get an early copy. He seems to be enjoying it but says there are quite a few performance issues, like lots of screen tearing.

Jedi Survivor currently sitting at an 86 with seventy two reviews in on open critic. Hype!

Sweet. As I hoped high 80s!