Do any of you fear the impact on the review of Brink?

I watched a video early on and the guy who talked a little about the impact on reviews on the game HomeFront.

The reviews scored low cousing about 10% Of gamers not to buy the game, the company Is worth 100,000,000 Mil and that means the company lost 10,000,000 Mil.

Since many people rely on IGN reviews or other, I personally think there Kurrupt, could hurt Brink If It is scored low even around the 7, 7.5 area.

Where Im going with this Topic Is, Do you fear at all that Brink will score low (No matter how much you beleive In the game) And maybe not be a big of a hit as thought It should be convincing many players maybe yourself not to buy the game? Hurting Splash Damages Economy.

I trust Splash Damage because they have a reputation of impressing the masses and critics with their games and contributing to others. While KAOS Studios came from a team of BF2 modders that make great online games and terrible single player modes.

I read the Homefront Review and it was sub-par.

I don't think Brink is going to have the same issue anyways because the majority of gamers truly interested in Brink are those seeking a particular kind of team dynamic that isn't readily available in most games so they're going to stick with it and hope the Developers and Community stick with it as well.

If anything a weak review from IGN may keep certain gaming crowds from even testing the waters, which could have a positive effect on the community as a whole.

I fear Brink could score on the low side, due to how many people have taken features and mechanics in games like COD and Halo as "the norm." Seeing as Brink is practically breaking the mold of what you can and cannot (or should not) do in shooters, the fact that it has so many changes from what people are used to, it may score low for that purpose alone, regardless if the game itself is phenomenal.

Also, you can't spell "ignorant" without IGN.

it's gotta be better then the sonic games's reviews, both the werewolf one and the knight one the guy was almost crying it's so bad, was happy again with Sonic Colors though.

i'm putting Brink around a 8.4/10

I jutst hope BRINK scores higher than the next COD game.

I can see brink getting an 8.5 or 9 out of 10 easy.......

Let 'em write what they want - let the readers believe what they want. I'd take a small, tight-knit community over a tidal wave of mainstream window-lickers wielding mommy's credit card any day.

This. IGN is at best a biased review company, dishing out amazing reviews to overrated games/companies that pay to advertise on their site, and berating any game that isn't popular. Maybe there are quality reviewers there, but their reputations and credibility are corrupted by the above fact.


This... also?

But seriously, I agree. The community is what makes or breaks a game. COD and Halo are infamous for high-pitched kids to the point where it's a general stereotype. They're not interested by a game like BRINK because it's obviously not COD or Halo. That's perfectly fine by me.

I don't care what Brink is rated, I rather have a small community then a large one.

But then there's always the point where it's too small. An example would be Aliens vs Predator it was a great game, but got really bad reviews causing a too small of a crowd to play. So small it was a 5% chance(Maybe lower) you would get a game.

If Brink scores low from IGN I won't buy the game. While I usually hate most of their reviews, whenever I go out and buy a game they rated low I always end up regretting it. If the game comes out broken and gets a 6 or a 7, I won't buy it. I'm not some kid wielding my mommy's credit card, I'm a teen who understands the value of a dollar and wants to get the most out of it...

I mean, this is a new concept. All kinds of things can go wrong with it...

I honestly can't imagine Brink getting anything below an 8 from most reviewers. I'm guessing it will be around the 8.5 range is what IGN at least will give it.

could you give me a few examples? how is SMART or balanced team-playing community going to go wrong?

Because SMART might be just... broken. It might not work all too well. The team play might also be greatly limited and have a complete lack of diversity. We wouldn't be able to call IGN liars if they say the objectives are for the most part all the same throughout all the levels....

The powers might end up overpowered, as might the body types. The customization could also end up on the terribad side, too. I'm just saying, SD might not deliver as well as people are anticipating, and if the reviews reflect that, I'll pass.

he gave a couple reasons that his argument doesn't make sense (i joke), I am buying this gem regardless of the score (technically i already bought 2) IGN has been biased from the get go, hell if they like any of the HALO series and COD series over Battlefield series shows they cater to the masses than be truly objective. From objective reviewers (if there are any) i can see 8.5 to a 9, but from IGN i see 7 - 8 at most..

SMART can be de-activated if needed and they say that you can move faster manually. They were prepared to release brink Christmas of 2010 but have spent these last few months since then perfecting it. IDK, I'm sure it won't be perfect, but I'm not basing my decision on some biased site's opinion...

Well so far, the short review/information page from IGN isn't negative, in fact they credit SD for their past works.

So we will just have to wait and see.
Ive only heard concerns from people who either haven't played the demo/seen any footage or read any information...
or someone with legitimate concerns from bad past experiences with FPS.

Nevertheless, I'm solid on my decision to pre-order BRINK.

Erm. How much have you read of reviews of people who played at PAX East? Because they all say exactly the opposite of your concerns. I have heard nothing but glorious things out of PAX East on customization, SMART, how body types work, the neccesity of teamwork... Positively glowing reviews from journalists and regular Joes like us. I suggest you go read some of those reviews and see what others have to say.

Unless you be supertrolling.

I might be a little worried because SD is not doing the typical COD-kind of things, which many mainstream people love.

I sometimes buy games that may not get the best ratings but I still enjoy them.

For example, Harvest Moon games get 6/7's from Game Informer and other places, but it is one of my fav game series of all time. I like Harvest Moon games because they
offer something different than what many AAA games have to offer. However, Game Informer and other places do not really like them much and barely
give them a second glance because the type of games they are (think: Farmville with dating sim) and they don't think that kind of game is worth it. And then,
there are AAA games that get great ratings, but I sometimes I do not like some of those games.

(I remember one time GI gave Paper Mario, a great game, a 5 or 6 or something, because it was "too childish" and "too RPG-ish" or something foolish like that.
My family loved that game despite that review.)

So, Brink is also different than other FPS, but this can be a good thing.

I will decide for myself whether a game is good enough for me and no one else.

However, I am unsure whether Game Informer and other review sites are.... expecting something that has more of the typical FPS features they come to expect....ya know?

I don't really want mainstream people.

The second part of the quote sounds like something my dad would say. Kind of funny, I'm basically my dads review for a game. I buy it and then he gets curious and camps in my room (That's what he'll do with Brink too). If he does like it he'll go buy his own copy of the game and will play it also. Eventually he'll just go back to Cod. :shakehead:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAp5vrKapUQ&feature=related

never let a family member revert back to cod. :shakehead:

I think I'm one of those mainstream-ish people.... I think.
I like to experiment with different kinds of games (like Harvest Moon and Shin Megami Tensei and Borderlands, adventure games, etc), but I like some of the mainstream stuff (like the Sims games and Bioware games) at the same time, though.....

I play CoD: Black Ops (xbox) and Modern Warfare (wii version), but I'm not great at it (compared to online gamers, I would probably FAIL, hehe). I just play them for fun offline with the story mode.
I'm not sure if that makes me a mainstream player... A casual player maybe, lol?

I would, but he's my father and has power over my online play..and has power over a lot of what I do.

Yes, in my culture, you don't mess with your parents and elders---no matter how old YOU get, lol. :nono:

I used to play CoD, then it got really easy to me and boring. I would rate you as a casual gamer, but there's nothing wrong with it. Actually, I would probably rate myself as a casual gamer more than anything. :thumbsup: