IGN Reviews PlanetSide (7.7 Score - Negative comments)

Squeeky · 2003-06-06, 09:47 PM

IGN Has a 5 page review of PlanetSide up. This review is an extensive review, and IGN isn't as pleased as the other sites are with PlanetSide. WIth a review score of 7.7, the comments aren't all that great. This is one of those rare occasions when a site has negative comments for the game. Here is a snip for you to chew on:

I had a lot of hope for PlanetSide. When I saw it down in San Diego a few months back, I even had hope because it hadn't even entered beta. But sadly the final product just couldn't hold in and conquer all of the great ideas that are the foundation of the product.

Check out the full review in the link below.

http://pc.ign.com/articles/422/422895p1.html

Prowler · 2003-06-06, 09:54 PM

Fair Score imo.

Masurao · 2003-06-06, 10:15 PM

I think IGN has it down 100%

reaver101 · 2003-06-06, 10:17 PM

There really should be victory conditions and a server reset when they had been met. I mean, wars do end eventually.

Prowler · 2003-06-06, 10:22 PM

Originally posted by reaver101
There really should be victory conditions and a server reset when they had been met. I mean, wars do end eventually.

Or do they.......

Ginzue · 2003-06-06, 11:14 PM

Bah I love the game to death. Now think about this for a second, (evarybody is way to critical) think of a game that is JSUT like PS but is better.....

There...

OneManArmy · 2003-06-06, 11:44 PM

the yugo may have been the only car of like it of its time. that doesn't make it a good car....

wasupx · 2003-06-07, 12:16 AM

sounds bout right. It seems like the reviewer got a negative impression and stuck through that view. I seen other reviews just the opposite, guy loved playing it and overlooked the faults.

Mainly look at his view of the graphics: "The game looks nice, especially for a MMOFPS, but really only if you have everything at high detail. Low detail really kinda sucks." he gives it an 8.0.

no shit, most games look like shit when you put it on low detail. Sorry, i get the bias feeling too much with reviewers these days.

FadeToBlack · 2003-06-07, 12:51 AM

I think it hit pretty dead on. I did kinda like his idea of city warfare, quite interesting.

MJBuddy · 2003-06-07, 01:00 AM

It was fair imo, id only give PS about an 8, which it only deserves becauses it actually is fun to play

graphics, weapons, lag, gltiches...all bad points on the scale

hell, the crash to desktop glitch is back now, only now it's zoned and everyone within certain areas just randomly crash

do u KNOW how hard it is to defend a CC if everyone in the room goes into LD due to crash? they could waltz in, kill everything and hack

Sputty · 2003-06-07, 01:28 AM

Rating an MMO after less than a month isn't really fair at all. The entire point is they add content continuously. They better do another review in a few months time.

kerosene31 · 2003-06-07, 01:30 AM

I am having tons of fun playing PS, but their complaints are fair I think. However, I feel that with Sony and the fact that this game is pay to play, that we will see a lot more improvements as far as new continents, etc. I think they already hinted at one somewhere. We also have new vehicles for sure.

If this were some unknown company I would worry, but Sony did a great job supporting EQ and improving it over years.

I can really see us a year from now looking back and saying "remember when the game first came out? All we had was..."

Cyber · 2003-06-07, 02:39 AM

While he does hit on some valid points he also calls on alot of things as negitive that to me either simply don't exist in the game or I just disagree with.

The most obvious of these two me is the "long wait times to get into the action" - Sorry, this one I really can't agree with. Play any other MMOG and the wait times are 2-3x what you see in PS. 10 minutes (if your the most unlucky SOB logging in) to wait for the hart that will take you ANYWHERE IN THE GAMEWORLD is too long ? Heck you can even try your hand at instant action during that wait time to see if it'll land you somewhere good (admittly this rarely seems to work anymore, but you can just recall for the hart immediately if it looks lousy).

There's some other ones that are questionable, each continent in PS has it's own rather unique feel compared to the others. For instance while Cyssor / Amerish and Forestal are all 'green' each one plays and feels signficantly different then others.

*shrugs* Either way it seems like this guy while he does have some good points got too mired in trying to find as many things as possible to complain about. And then turned around and gave it a *semi* ok score.

Of course with IGN, I wonder if that just means Sony didn't fork over enough ad money for good review.

Ignore Me · 2003-06-07, 02:44 AM

This has been the most accurate review of the game I have seen yet. I love Planetside to death and I will continue playing it, but I still must admit that IGN nailed each and every fault of PS on the head and adresses them. Whats great about Sony and the Dev's is that they will continue to update this game and spend countless hours improving the experience. I do hope the devs take a look at this review because I believe it is the best accumulation of all of the problems that PS is currently enduring!

Marsman · 2003-06-07, 09:40 AM

I'm not particually impressed by a reviewer that doesn't even know the number of battle continents on the planet. (There are 10 battle continents and 3 sanctuaries, not 7!). Pretty things to look at is an RPG viewpoint - not an FPS viewpoint. When's the last time you admired the rocks in a game of quake? Such things are just fluff in an FPS. While the review does point out some valid shortcomings, I felt it was overly critical towards areas a FPS player could care less about. Victory conditions are subject to point of view. Planterside chose not to be a slave to a preset timer or obtaining a single goal in favor of a persisitent world where victory lies in the personal achievments of the sqaud and its players. I personally don't need a match to end to enjoy the feeling of acomplishment. The review did hit one aspect dead on - the right squad and teammates make or break planetside. A well organized squad can be effective, kick ass, and have a ton of fun in the process whereas a poor squad and team can be an exercize in frustration and bordom. This game requires teamwork like no other I have seen, which is it's prime appeal to me. That combined with sheer scale of players and battle enviroments make planetside like no other game out there. But if fluff and the need to be held by the hand and pointed to a decisive victory is your thing, PS probably isn't your game.