I wait for a Digital Foundry tech review before making a purchase on AAA game these days. They tackle what’s quantifiable and add their thoughts on the game in general which is about as much as I need from a professional outlet.
Comment on Dragon Age: The Veilguard | Review Thread
TachyonTele@lemm.ee 1 year ago“professional” reviewers never tell how the game runs or any problems games always have these days when they’re released. They’re basically useless.
misk@sopuli.xyz 1 year ago
eRac@lemmings.world 1 year ago
Part of the issue is that modern games are usually getting fixes right up to release. Pre-release reviews tend to focus on things that aren’t likely to ever change significantly, like design and writing.
It would be nice if they gave a summary of issues they saw with a disclaimer that they may get fixed instead of omitting that information entirely.
TachyonTele@lemm.ee 1 year ago
They need to stop reviewing games based on “if” patches fix things. What is the state of the game right now? That sort thing.