Haze came out finally.

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shingletingle

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Originally posted by: blurredvision
Originally posted by: Modeps
IGN posted their review...
http://ps3.ign.com/articles/875/875229p1.html

Yikes, 4.5? That's pretty bad. I was guessing it would just be a mediocre shooter (7s) but 4.5? :Q
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Anybody still believe IGN is paid off for reviews? I know Haze has been pretty heavily advertised on their site, there is even a small ad in the upper right of that review.
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Also if you look at the right, you'll see there are many reader reviews of the game. I love how there are so many reader reviews for a game that isn't even out yet. What a bunch of idiots.
 
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erwos

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No surprise, sadly enough. Any time an FPS needs to fall back on "story" as its defining element, you know there's a disaster in the making. Love it or hate it, even Bioshock had a bunch of really fun, semi-innovative gameplay mechanics.

Haze is yet another example of why the fanboys need to be careful of hyping up an exclusive before they've even played it.
 
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CKDragon

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Originally posted by: erwos
No surprise, sadly enough. Any time an FPS needs to fall back on "story" as its defining element, you know there's a disaster in the making. Love it or hate it, even Bioshock had a bunch of really fun, semi-innovative gameplay mechanics.
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There are people that hate BioShock? I will end them.
 
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Beev

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Isn't it made by the same company that made Timesplitters? I am disappointed :(
 
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hans030390

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Originally posted by: Beev
Isn't it made by the same company that made Timesplitters? I am disappointed :(
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Yeah...that's pretty sad, honestly. I expected it to be decent at least.
 
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Ackmed

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Originally posted by: potato28
I've heard a few people talking about it, and a few that are excited just because they're PS3 fanboys.
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Oh, how ignorant some people are.
 
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jrphoenix

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Wow.. score looks horrible. I'll read the review when I get home. Can someone paste their conclusion on why they gave it such a low score?

Did Sony pay to make this an exclusive, if so they may have wasted their money. I guess I'm no longer interested in seeing if this is a timed exclusive and later coming to the 360.
 
purbeast0

purbeast0

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yea i'm pretty surprised by the score, especially after thinking the demo was not that bad.

i also found it kind of weird they gave the sound score so low. from the demo, i thought the sound was pretty damn good.

same w/the graphics. the demo level reminded me of halo 3's opening level, only i thought that haze's graphics looked better than halo's.

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This is when IGN lost all credibility in my eyes.
 
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destrekor

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Originally posted by: BD2003
Originally posted by: Modeps
IGN posted their review...
http://ps3.ign.com/articles/875/875229p1.html

Yikes, 4.5? That's pretty bad. I was guessing it would just be a mediocre shooter (7s) but 4.5? :Q
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Ouch.
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wow they were overly critical. It looks like they were stretching to find things to give it such a harsh rating.
a 4.0 for graphics? Seriously? Even with the tearing and occasional issues they mention, it does NOT deserve a 4.0. That's just absurd. They wanted to give it below a 5.0, so they had to force the categories to such insanely low numbers.
Because the dialogue is bad, they give sound a 5.0? Really? The sound effects sounded real nice in the demo alone, and there really wasn't even much going on in the demo.

The wording of the review, just like with Lair, makes me want to play the game just to enjoy the shooter element. The story and dialogue are obviously constructed to make you hate and not care about shooting your former teammates, and the disconnect makes sense because your character isn't supposed to be like them, which is the whole reason he switches sides.
I'm waiting for other reviews before I base any more opinions. IGN went overboard in their attempts to tear apart this game. I'm not suggesting its worthy of a 9, as I haven't played it and definitely don't feel it deserves my money, maybe when its closer to bargain bin.... but regardless, from the review, other than how badly they attempt to tear it apart, doesn't make it feel like a game worthy of such a measly 4.5 rating.

edit: this is the problem of releasing a game of this style, in the wake of shooters like Call of Duty 4 and other more 'realistic' shooters. This is obviously an arcadey game, and to me, might explain the likely dumb AI...that is a good point from IGN: it probably doesn't feel like the Mantel troops are using the nectar to the extent you could when your character was a Mantel soldier, but then, it could have been insanely hard AI and people would tear it apart too... creative decision on the part of Free Radical to make it a more enjoyable, arcadey game imho... but now they are overly critical when it probably plays similarly to TimeSplitters as far as shooter mechanics. And that's all that matters to me. It's fun and great to play games like COD4, but its also fun to have throwbacks to the arcade-style shooters of last generation, just dressed up prettier. Still feels like FreeRadical to me, and that makes it worthy of a better score. IGN is far from consistent in their scoring.

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oznerol

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www.lorenzoisawesome.com
Originally posted by: purbeast0
This is when IGN lost all credibility in my eyes.
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Written by: Aaron Boulding

He no longer works there (and for good reason).

I can't stress enough that these are actual people writing these reviews. It's not some IGN branded video game reviewing machine where they toss in the disc and out pops a 1000-word essay.

I like Greg Miller for the PS3 reviews on IGN, but Jeff Haynes (who reviewed Haze), also wrote up the reviews fo Echochrome and Warhawk and is alright.

The actual score of 4.5 does strike me as a bit low (at least for IGN's typical 6-10 standards), and comparing it to another mediocre shooter - Turok - (reviewed by Greg Miller), which was given a 7, I'd say that Haze really needs to be terrible to merit such a low score.
 
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Fingolfin269

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I hate seeing games that look like they actually had some time put into them receive such horrible reviews. I doubt this company was just trying to make a quick buck when making this game and you know it has to suck when they see what kind of 'praise' they receive upon release.
 
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torpid

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4.5 makes sense if you buy into the theory I proposed in another thread here. They are probably still reeling from the ridiculous 10 they gave GTA4 and want to look like they aren't the town whore.
 
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Trader05

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Originally posted by: purbeast0
yea i'm pretty surprised by the score, especially after thinking the demo was not that bad.

i also found it kind of weird they gave the sound score so low. from the demo, i thought the sound was pretty damn good.

same w/the graphics. the demo level reminded me of halo 3's opening level, only i thought that haze's graphics looked better than halo's.

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This is when IGN lost all credibility in my eyes.
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LOL

Wait a sec...9.2 for DOA EBV...then 10 for GTA IV... possibly the answer is half naked animated girls. Haze probably has 0 girls in it.
 
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R Nilla

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What does the review actually say? I haven't read it, nor do I plan to, but that's the part that counts. Everyone is so hung up on scores, but they really have nothing to do with anything. It's a lazy way to find out if a reviewer liked a game or not, and it leaves out the important bits.
 
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randay

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lol a 4.5 from IGN might as well be a 1.5, either this game sucks donkey balls or someone at IGN is finally taking thier reviewing scale as a true 1-10 scale instead of a 7-10 scale.
 
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imported_Imp

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Wow. With all the hype that surrounded this thing, 4.5 is a pretty epic fail. On the bright side, that leaves $70 for me to spend on other things next month...
 
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bowdenball

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Here's the last paragraph of summary:

Ultimately, Haze is still sitting in the wake of Call of Duty 4, and falls into that category of being just another FPS. The game tries to include different content with Nectar abilities and rebel dynamics, but a confused story, lacking gameplay elements and technical bugs bog the game down from being a stellar PS3 exclusive. It?s worth a rental, but know that Haze isn?t a name you want throw out there next time you?re having a console-focused debate.

From Kotaku:

There's really no reason to recommend Haze over similar titles in the PS3 library. The story is forgettable, the weapons nearly indistinguishable and the seemingly strong concepts so poorly implemented that you'll have a hard time convincing three of your friends to drop whatever else they're playing for a co-op slog through the thing






Damn... i was hoping it would better "than a rental" as in a couple of online reviews now so it would be the game to push me back to the ps3 (MGS4 isn't my style).... maybe there will be a gem between now and Killzone 2.
 
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