Gamesradar - Elite Dangerous Review .. and it's a good one

I think we should be allowed to list and quote everyone who was adamant this game would fail and get slated over the past few weeks. I think the naming and shaming ban should be lifted for that one :)
 
Hmmm... the screen shots show the HUD colors are customised....
So they've taken some time to actually play and work out how to do customisations or are you saying they just copied someone elses screenies?

Also, I do a combo of Explorer / Bounty Hunting. No cargo hold at all. just bought my Detailed Surface scanner !
So hybrids of the main 6 are effectively sub classes but still effective choices. Does that make dozens?
I'm pretty sure once wings are setup, we'll have escorts as well as flash mobs and even more fun than we are now!
Funny thing about all these detractors saying it is broke, they're mostly still playing aren't they!

Really? so because someone customizes their colors in 30 seconds, they are to be considered a veteran? Halarious! I formed my opinion about his time playing the game by the content of his review. He completely avoided profound issues with the game. He also made some obviously incorrect statements that no one that played the game, would make.

And lastly: Do you really think a website will negatively review a game if they are selling it? Make sense dude.

Fanboys are so easy to spot.
 
Really? so because someone customizes their colors in 30 seconds, they are to be considered a veteran? Halarious! I formed my opinion about his time playing the game by the content of his review. He completely avoided profound issues with the game. He also made some obviously incorrect statements that no one that played the game, would make.

And lastly: Do you really think a website will negatively review a game if they are selling it? Make sense dude.

Fanboys are so easy to spot.

They dont sell the game. Thats an advert for another game if you click the link.
 
As expected, reviews take whole package in, not only concentrate on missing feature set. Criticism is fair - except for supercruise, but it's reviewer's POV so no point of arguing - and stuff missing is pointed out.
 
Since you gave me a -rep for my previous comment, it seems I was quite right in my judgement. Quite a toxic crusade you have going here, bro.

Heres 1 back :)

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If it was negative regardless of any fact or whether it sounded like he knew what he was talking about the doom merchants would have been all over it.

I dont understand why people cant be happy its getting a good reception.
 
Nice write up...says exactly the same thing many also were saying. Glad they are giving FD the understanding to see what they can do for the future of the game.
 
General vibe among the first few reviews are generally positive. I agree, they have nailed the feeling of being in a sci-fi setting star wars style starship, but there is much room for improvement.
 
Hi Caspar,

Just read this review. I think very fair. Good to see a positive score from such a high profile site. As the game stands now my thoughts are its a 3 or a 4 out of 5 and if IGN, Gamespot etc give similar scores then that really is great news. DB must be stoked to read a review like this. I'm happy for FD and the hard work the devs have put in. Not to say there aren't issues of course. In my view Existing features need to be sorted and fleshed out before bold new expansions. Rare goods-gate seems to be today's crisis. I think missions, trading markets, multiplayer and the rep systems need to be ironed out. Bounty hunting needs a bit of love as well. All in all though, the intention to put this "release build" on sale now may in hindsight turn out to be a good move. I admit I had doubts myself. Ultimately it should prove an extremely solid base from which to work from.

Yep. Lots of areas that can improve but I'd rather be playing it now than sitting around waiting for perfection. I've had more fun playing this over the last month than any game I care to mention over the last decade. :)
 
Why should it get a bad review, Is the game terrible... obviously it would have got a whole better rave reviews if it was finished at release but even in its current state its anything but a bad game. Ive seen little else better these past few years and most of those are trying to pass themselves off as finished.
 
Check it out, brochaucho.

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Not only that, it's clearly linking the wrong game. LOL. It's an affiliate link to Cabela's Hunting (for the Wii) on Amazon. My sides have reached orbit.

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*facepalm*

That is an automatic AD on the site. It doesn't even turn up for me since I got Adblock installed.

Which is also why it links to the wrong product.

Once again. ED is only available on FDs own store.
 
A colossal space sim that offers an invigorating amount of freedom. It’s just a shame the multiplayer aspect is so half-baked at the moment.
That's pretty much it in a nutshell. The game is amazing looking, good to play, but has little to no multiplayer aspect at all...
 
It got one comment from some guy called Darkfish 9 mins ago not impressed, who is probably not a stones throw away from us now :)
 
Now you are merely trolling the discussion, since you clearly have no idea what you are talking about. You just like to call those who disagree with you names. You must be great at parties. :p

Do yourself a favor and learn what "trolling" actually means. You are making a mockery of yourself trying to insult others.
 
Reading the 10's and 0's are very telling. The game not perfect, nor is it a 0. Neither side helping people making an informed choice. But when I read the 10s it's clear they are trying to fool others into buying the game.

Indeed...but you can see the same behavior on pretty much any other game on the site too.

Is it worth a 10, no.

7-8 is a fair assessment in my opinion, which is also what it averages out on and roughly what most reviewers will end up giving it.

Is it worth at 0, not even close. Especially since many of the 0's actually list many positive aspects of the game but still give it a 0 due to the offline issue. Which isn't really fair since that isn't a review of the game that has been released. That is an "review" of how they feel about how that announcement was handled...NOT the actual game.

So comparing the two extremes the 10s are at least "closer" to the truth since noone can honestly say it's a 0.

The most interesting thing about metacritic IMO is the amount of user reviews there is.

Elite has when I write this 441 user reviews about the game (with a user score of 7.7).
Far Cry 4 has 472 (with a user score of 6.4) and has been out much longer.

That a niche game like Elite can generate that amount of traffic and feelings among the player-base compared to "mammoths" like Far Cry is pretty encouraging IMO. :)
 
So you have an Axe for people who love the game ,wow nice insult/threat .....

Really? you think I"m threatening someone? Get a life sir.

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Indeed...but you can see the same behavior on pretty much any other game on the site too.

Is it worth a 10, no.

7-8 is a fair assessment in my opinion, which is also what it averages out on and roughly what most reviewers will end up giving it.

Is it worth at 0, not even close. Especially since many of the 0's actually list many positive aspects of the game but still give it a 0 due to the offline issue. Which isn't really fair since that isn't a review of the game that has been released. That is an "review" of how they feel about how that announcement was handled...NOT the actual game.

So comparing the two extremes the 10s are at least "closer" to the truth since noone can honestly say it's a 0.

The most interesting thing about metacritic IMO is the amount of user reviews there is.

Elite has when I write this 441 user reviews about the game (with a user score of 7.7).
Far Cry 4 has 472 (with a user score of 6.4) and has been out much longer.

That a niche game like Elite can generate that amount of traffic and feelings among the player-base compared to "mammoths" like Far Cry is pretty encouraging IMO. :)

7-8 is a huge stretch in my opinion, but it's alot more reasonable than the two extremes.
 
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