Zyanzor Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 (edited) Just wanted to create a thread that hosts all the reviews for SWTOR, good or bad. Gamespot - 8/10 - http://m.gamespot.com/reviewDetails.rbml?id=6348266&platform=100 IGN - 9/10 - http://m.ign.com/articles/1214622 EuroGamer.net - 8/10 - http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/star-wars-the-old-republic-review PCGAMER - 93/100 - http://www.pcgamer.com/review/star-wars-the-old-republic-review/ G4TV - 5/5 (4.6/5 User Rating) - http://www.g4tv.com/games/pc/61502/star-wars-the-old-republic/review/ UGO - B+ - http://www.ugo.com/games/star-wars-the-old-republic-review Escapist - 4.5/5 - http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/reviews/9347-Star-Wars-The-Old-Republic-Review Kotaku" - http://m.kotaku.com/5876423/star-wars-the-old-republic-the-kotaku-review EGM - 9/10 - http://www.egmnow.com/articles/egm-review-star-wars-the-old-republic/ metacritic - 85/100 (5.9/10 User Rating) - http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/star-wars-the-old-republic StrikeOfLight - Has a very good Community Forum Poll on "Player Reviews/Satisfaction" - http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=273312 If there is any I missed feel free to add it here and I'll post it in the OP. Good or Bad. Edited February 17, 2012 by Zyanzor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kojey Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 i hate how gamespot said something about there being no day night cycle. I mean if they did put one in they'd have to change it for every planet or people would say something about one planet not being as big as another etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morpholinium Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 i hate how gamespot said something about there being no day night cycle. I mean if they did put one in they'd have to change it for every planet or people would say something about one planet not being as big as another etc. I'd wager if they jut made it the same cycle on all planets (or just a 24 hour cycle and tied it to the server time) not very many would notice. Heck, go with a binary option and just flip the bits randomly between planets. OT: interesting to see them all listed like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knewt Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Here are my thoughts: 1. Almost all of those sources get large amounts of advertising revenue from EA. That doesn't always influence the reviewer directly, but it does influence the company when they assign the review. 2. Especially for print publications, the reviews were done 6 weeks ago. I doubt any reviewer made it all the way to 50. The leveling experience is TOR's strength. The reviews should be good for the part of the game they played. 3. A large number of reviewers are gaming snobs. They've been waiting for a game to come along that they can latch onto as the WoW killer. That will heavily influence reviews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poisonsenvy Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 i hate how gamespot said something about there being no day night cycle. I mean if they did put one in they'd have to change it for every planet or people would say something about one planet not being as big as another etc. For 300M it shouldn't of been a problem. Fyi all the A+ reviews in the world won't change the fact that this game is extremely lacking for a MMO released in 2012 and its just out right sucks if your not doing story line. So basically they just spent 300M on KTOR3 online a single player MMO at least call it what it is. This game is super MMO lite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominoris Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 i hate how gamespot said something about there being no day night cycle. I mean if they did put one in they'd have to change it for every planet or people would say something about one planet not being as big as another etc. I know. That was a "well DUH!" comment. Why would you even try? If you put a day/night cycle on Tatooine you may as well add Klingons too. In other words, it does not have one! Do all the planets even rotate on a north/south axis like Earth? How many do not spin or do so very slowly? How many spin on an East/West axis? Best to just avoid all the inconsistancies all together and assume we all wait to land until it is daylight on the part of the planet we want to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zyanzor Posted February 17, 2012 Author Share Posted February 17, 2012 (edited) For 300M it shouldn't of been a problem. Fyi all the A+ reviews in the world won't change the fact that this game is extremely lacking for a MMO released in 2012 and its just out right sucks if your not doing story line. So basically they just spent 300M on KTOR3 online a single player MMO at least call it what it is. This game is super MMO lite. How do you know how much Bioware/EA spent on SWTOR? Do you have a source link? EDIT: I lol'd when I read your sig....so which is is you're claiming, 200mil or 300mil? Is tomorrow going to be 400mil? 500mil on Sunday? lol? Edited February 17, 2012 by Zyanzor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azzras Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 EGM 9/10 http://www.egmnow.com/articles/egm-review-star-wars-the-old-republic/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knewt Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 How do you know how much Bioware/EA spent on SWTOR? Do you have a source link? There is an article from a California newspaper. You can Google it. The estimates are between $200 and $300 million. Some rumors have even suggested numbers closer to $500 million. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheisty Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Bullcrap, some dev laughed at the number and put the estimate closer to 150mil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knewt Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Bullcrap, some dev laughed at the number and put the estimate closer to 150mil. What, you expect a current dev to tell you anything other than the company line? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheisty Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 What, you expect a current dev to tell you anything other than the company line? What? you expect a news reporter to know? I think ill trust a dev. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zyanzor Posted February 17, 2012 Author Share Posted February 17, 2012 There is an article from a California newspaper. You can Google it. The estimates are between $200 and $300 million. Some rumors have even suggested numbers closer to $500 million. Estimates... Guesstimates...they are both the same...is there a "official" source from Bioware or EA? Anyway, I really enjoyed some of the reviews. Very well written and honest. I like it when editors add their pros and cons. It gives the reader a better outlook on the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knewt Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 What? you expect a news reporter to know? I think ill trust a dev. I'll trust the devs as much as I trust EA. I trust the news reporter to have unnamed sources that will tell them the truth instead of the company line. It's a pretty common practice and good reporters usually have multiple sources verifying information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frostvein Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 The only rating that matters is the one you give it. 6/10. Having a combat log and UI customization would have made it a 7 easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knewt Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Estimates... Guesstimates...they are both the same...is there a "official" source from Bioware or EA? Anyway, I really enjoyed some of the reviews. Very well written and honest. I like it when editors add their pros and cons. It gives the reader a better outlook on the game. EA/Bioware won't tell anyone how much they spent. That would make investors nervous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercia Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 For 300M it shouldn't of been a problem. Fyi all the A+ reviews in the world won't change the fact that this game is extremely lacking for a MMO released in 2012 and its just out right sucks if your not doing story line. So basically they just spent 300M on KTOR3 online a single player MMO at least call it what it is. This game is super MMO lite. Name an mmo feature it lacks that wow has And dont say LFG tool because thats a load of bollox infact it makes it more of an mmo not having one since you have to build relationships with PEOPLE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frostvein Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 (edited) Name an mmo feature it lacks that wow has You don't want to get into this argument. Edited February 17, 2012 by Frostvein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercia Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 You don't want to get into this argument. Actually i do becouse it has everything and i mean EVERYTHING any other MMO has so bring it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckoneful Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Name an mmo feature it lacks that wow has And dont say LFG tool because thats a load of bollox infact it makes it more of an mmo not having one since you have to build relationships with PEOPLE I have to be... social in an online game?! WHAT IS THIS BLASPHEMY?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashnazg Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Name an mmo feature it lacks that wow has And dont say LFG tool because thats a load of bollox infact it makes it more of an mmo not having one since you have to build relationships with PEOPLE Combat log Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercia Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 (edited) Not an MMO feature - Having no combat log dosnt stop you from doing and completing raids/flashpoints or pvp NEXT Edited February 17, 2012 by Mercia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poisonsenvy Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 How do you know how much Bioware/EA spent on SWTOR? Do you have a source link? EDIT: I lol'd when I read your sig....so which is is you're claiming, 200mil or 300mil? Is tomorrow going to be 400mil? 500mil on Sunday? lol? Here ya go just had to google it so yeah.... http://www.gamezone.com/news/new-estimates-suggest-swtor-development-cost-200-million Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheisty Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Not an MMO feature NEXT Yes it is, come on man. Combat logs have been around in every MMO since EQ. why is this not a feature anyway? explain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zyanzor Posted February 17, 2012 Author Share Posted February 17, 2012 The only rating that matters is the one you give it. 6/10. Having a combat log and UI customization would have made it a 7 easy. I would post that if this was that kind of thread. If you have a similar review from a decent gaming/PC site I'll post it in the OP. Like I said, good or bad. I love reading others "constructive" reviews good or bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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