PC Gamer review rates Elite very high
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Wow!Game's getting very good reviews.I didn't expect to see it rated so high.
Coolio
Coolio
Yeah... I'm rather surprised.
"Frontier has drawn a line under the game's lengthy beta at a point where it is, arguably, feature complete"
I mean, arguably it isn't. You can't even talk to NPCs yet, and many of the features are a bit... unstable at the moment. Don't get me wrong; I bought the game fully expecting that it was going to be one of those big, growing projects, and that I wouldn't consider it "finished" on the 16th. But still. Compared to the many space sims that followed the original elite games... it really does far less at the moment. It just does it with a lot of style.
"Frontier has drawn a line under the game's lengthy beta at a point where it is, arguably, feature complete"
I mean, arguably it isn't. You can't even talk to NPCs yet, and many of the features are a bit... unstable at the moment. Don't get me wrong; I bought the game fully expecting that it was going to be one of those big, growing projects, and that I wouldn't consider it "finished" on the 16th. But still. Compared to the many space sims that followed the original elite games... it really does far less at the moment. It just does it with a lot of style.
I like how he starts
"In part, Dangerous is great because it is boring. This is a sim, committed to its own part-science, part-fiction set of rules and mechanics. It's not interested in being a piece of entertainment that you pick up and consume. "
It's very true of the game and one of his greatest strength IMHO
And it's very uncompromising (but rewarding)
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By its nature it's supposed to grow, unlike say ELITE or Frontier so I suppose a rereview in 12 months it's likely
T
"In part, Dangerous is great because it is boring. This is a sim, committed to its own part-science, part-fiction set of rules and mechanics. It's not interested in being a piece of entertainment that you pick up and consume. "
It's very true of the game and one of his greatest strength IMHO
And it's very uncompromising (but rewarding)
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By its nature it's supposed to grow, unlike say ELITE or Frontier so I suppose a rereview in 12 months it's likely
T
I think it's more than that - they are looking at it with fresh eyes and with an open mind - and on that basis, it is already a hugely impressive product in the games market place - and with planetary landings, it is only ever going to mature.
Yep, unjaded eyes who haven't spent months on these bitter forums think this is a great title. Agree with the review completely.
I think most of the reviewers see the work that has gone in to this in a relatively short dev time to produce a stable, working game as opposed to the rushed unfinished fodder that has become the norm lately for PC gaming. ED isn't finished either but at least they admit it.
They see the potential and seem to want to give ED the backing to achieve the great things it seems to promise.
They see the potential and seem to want to give ED the backing to achieve the great things it seems to promise.
These reviews just show that you cannot thrust them. How can a game with "somewhat shallow foundations" (and that's putting it mildly) get 86% score with "editor's choice" mark? I'm just baffled by these reviews. Honestly I did not expect to see scores in 8-10/10 range at all. I wonder if these people played the game for more than couple hours. It seems like they are rating the game's potential, not the actual game.
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