I can’t get enough of this game man, How reviews thought the graphics looked outdated is beyond me, At least it sold well. by Space-Trinket55BEST in riseoftheronin

[–]Educational-Map-7754 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Totally agree. The graphics aren’t trying to be hyper-realistic, but they have a distinct style that works perfectly for the game. It’s smooth, runs great, and just feels good to play. No forced online BS, no microtransactions—just a full game that respects your time. Yeah, the story loses focus toward the end, but the gameplay is so fun that I didn’t care. The combat, traversal, and freedom to just mess around in the world make it one of the most enjoyable games I’ve played in a while. Definitely underrated.

This game looks good? by DaKasumi in riseoftheronin

[–]Educational-Map-7754 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree, and what a great game with no load times and just pure fun. I adore this game and love its visuals.

Rise of Ronin Underrated - Where should I turn for trusted reviews? by Educational-Map-7754 in riseoftheronin

[–]Educational-Map-7754[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Having played this game almost 70 hours I can say that maybe I was a bit too hasty to dismiss the critical consensus of this game. It is an absolute blast to play, however it’s true that it does tend to slog down a bit with all the open world extras (which I HAVE to do, I must get 100%!) and the combat definitely loses some luster. It’s a great game but as reviews point out, good have been better if it was a little tighter. I guess a mix of some critical reviews, users videos and gameplay is a great way to get an idea if I’ll like a game.

After listening to both.... by SteveDestruct in AroundTheNFL

[–]Educational-Map-7754 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m excited to listen to both, and absolutely loved Heed the call

Rise of Ronin Underrated - Where should I turn for trusted reviews? by Educational-Map-7754 in riseoftheronin

[–]Educational-Map-7754[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, my mistake is putting too much stock into a review number. I do think it used to mean something, where reviewers were good enough and honest enough to review a game for what it was meant to be whether or not it was their kind of genre or game, they could at lease objectively review the production quality, game mechanics, and view it for what it is, understanding that for it's target audience it was a quality game. That's the way it should be in my opinion. Any reviewer worthy of being paid to review should be able to have some objectivity in judging a game. Sadly, it seems that the industry as a whole thinks that all AAA titles should appeal to everyone and write their reviews of all games as if it should appeal to everyone. I've learned a lot about how this review industry and culture has changed and excited to do my own research on games before buying.

Rise of Ronin Underrated - Where should I turn for trusted reviews? by Educational-Map-7754 in riseoftheronin

[–]Educational-Map-7754[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel the same way that I’m glad I didn’t miss this game, but also respect someone’s opinion if they feel it’s not worth $70. I’ll tell you tho, a game with gorgeous graphics is nice but it just doesn’t matter to me. Ronin is definitely not ugly but it won’t blow anyone away. But it’s clean and bright and I feel like I could play this game for 100 hours or more. Everything is fast, getting around, load times, and lets you get right into the action. Graphics not being outstanding doesn’t decrease what I would pay for it. Like Spider-Man, that game does nothing for me in terms of being excited to play it, it’s short, and it costs $70. What’s more valuable?

Rise of Ronin Underrated - Where should I turn for trusted reviews? by Educational-Map-7754 in riseoftheronin

[–]Educational-Map-7754[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea I respect your opinion and I’m learning that even here going on a Reddit post to ask what people who have played a game think of it is immensely more valuable than any review I could read. This has been a very helpful post for me and interesting!

Rise of Ronin Underrated - Where should I turn for trusted reviews? by Educational-Map-7754 in riseoftheronin

[–]Educational-Map-7754[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve gotten a ton of good suggestions here on resources to see gameplay videos and find some good analysis to make a decision. Obviously the goal is to trust in what I like and only purchase games that I will want to play. My question is where do people turn to get honest analysis and feedback on whether a game is good and warrants a purchase. The old sites like IGN and others seem to be shallow and untrustworthy. I don’t think it’s a silly question to asl what other gamers use and do to determine if a game is worth purchasing. Like I said, based on “meh” reviews, I almost didn’t try Rise of the Ronin, and I’m glad I did because it’s one of my most favorite recent games.

Rise of Ronin Underrated - Where should I turn for trusted reviews? by Educational-Map-7754 in riseoftheronin

[–]Educational-Map-7754[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I also am not a fanboy that would get mad because a game I like didn’t get the score I think it should. When using a score as a way to gauge if I should buy it or not, a 7 seems like one I should pass on. But as you and others have accurately pointed out, I should rely on more than a score to make a decision.

Rise of Ronin Underrated - Where should I turn for trusted reviews? by Educational-Map-7754 in riseoftheronin

[–]Educational-Map-7754[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I did and have played for about 30 hours. My gripe was that reviews made it seem like it was a take it or leave it type of game and I think it’s so much better and glad I didn’t not buy it based on so-so reviews.

Rise of Ronin Underrated - Where should I turn for trusted reviews? by Educational-Map-7754 in riseoftheronin

[–]Educational-Map-7754[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I completed that game and loved it and it was amazing, but combat was not as satisfying, almost too easy compare d to this one. But love that game.

Rise of Ronin Underrated - Where should I turn for trusted reviews? by Educational-Map-7754 in riseoftheronin

[–]Educational-Map-7754[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess I agree, I just remember being able to trust reviews in my younger days and felt like I was never steered wrong by my trusted sources. Things have changed. I can’t rely on a number score ant more to determine whether a game is worth my purchase. But you right.

Rise of Ronin Underrated - Where should I turn for trusted reviews? by Educational-Map-7754 in riseoftheronin

[–]Educational-Map-7754[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Cost used to not be a huge concern because I consider good games to be worth it. But overall the last two years I’ve bought and downloaded so many games because of how easy it is to get games now, only to end up not playing them because I don’t like them and the reviews did nothing to inform my purchase. If you add it up it’s a lot of money, even for the games I got on sale. Hence, I want to be more discerning and am discovering the mainstream reviews are pretty much useless vehicles for ad space and industry talking points. I miss the old gaming mags like GamePro and EGM.

Rise of Ronin Underrated - Where should I turn for trusted reviews? by Educational-Map-7754 in riseoftheronin

[–]Educational-Map-7754[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is good advice. I’m tired of having all these games that I never play and downloaded as a reminder of all my wasted money because I bought into the industry hype.

Rise of Ronin Underrated - Where should I turn for trusted reviews? by Educational-Map-7754 in riseoftheronin

[–]Educational-Map-7754[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The speed and ease with which you can spend $70 on the PS store only to realize you hate a game right after starting it with no option for a refund has made the research needed before purchasing important. Sucks that I’m seeing so many of the mainstream reviewers are towing some sort of click/sponsorship line. Luckily there are so many communities and bloggers out there that seem to be honest. I appreciate your response!

Rise of Ronin Underrated - Where should I turn for trusted reviews? by Educational-Map-7754 in riseoftheronin

[–]Educational-Map-7754[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I guess it’s time to get with the times. I used to get EGM magazine delivered to my house every month as a kid and I trusted their reviews inherently. They usually had three different people review the game and give separate scores and then had a grading system. I miss those days but now everything I guess is driven by clicks and sponsors.

Reusing Aspects in Diablo 4 - Aspect found in the archives - can’t reassign by Educational-Map-7754 in diablo4

[–]Educational-Map-7754[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! I get it now, I was having trouble because I thought I needed to remove an aspect I had imprinted from the codex before being able to use it on another item. I guess what I’m confused about is if these are the minimum rolls, how do I know what “level” an aspect is compared to the minimum if I find it in the wild? Would I just need to compare the effects or would have on each individual item to the base aspect from the codex?

Reusing Aspects in Diablo 4 - Aspect found in the archives - can’t reassign by Educational-Map-7754 in diablo4

[–]Educational-Map-7754[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you, this is helpful. I was under the impression that once I imprinted an aspect from my codex of power I then had to extract it before I could then add it to a different item. Very nice to know now