Fenwick Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 Is there a PoE review watch thread somewhere? Now that the game is in the wild, I'm curious to read the first impressions and reviews of the game. A game like this has been a long time coming. This is a particular itch that I've wanted needed to scratch for a very long time. Last year's Divinity: Original Sin helped, but didn't quite get me there. Thanks to Obsidian for helping me with my obsession!
DruidX Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 we can maybe just use this thread as a review watch thread? Join the Orcz and help scribe everything that goes on in the world of Pillars of Eternity! The Unofficial Pillars of Eternity Wiki
Valmy Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 we can maybe just use this thread as a review watch thread? Sounds good. Quick survey on Google looks like there is not anything up yet. Not even a 'hey I got my review copy today, I will let you know what I think soon'
Tartantyco Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 Is there an embargo date? Pretty sure BAdler said the review copies are delivered and reviewers are free to publish their reviews now. "You're a fool if you believe I would trust your benevolence. Step aside and you and your lackeys will be unhurt." Baldur's Gate portraits for Pillars of Eternity IXI Icewind Dale portraits for Pillars of Eternity IXI Icewind Dale 2 portraits for Pillars of Eternity [slap Aloth]
Sleepyreaper Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 Is there an embargo date? Pretty sure BAdler said the review copies are delivered and reviewers are free to publish their reviews now. Nope, embargo is till march 23. BTW, I really liked first impressions of this guy: https://twitter.com/jasonschreier/status/578247624190504960 1
DruidX Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 Is there an embargo date? Pretty sure BAdler said the review copies are delivered and reviewers are free to publish their reviews now. Nope, embargo is till march 23. Source? 1 Join the Orcz and help scribe everything that goes on in the world of Pillars of Eternity! The Unofficial Pillars of Eternity Wiki
Valmy Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 Nope, embargo is till march 23. BTW, I really liked first impressions of this guy: https://twitter.com/jasonschreier/status/578247624190504960 Alright then. We will start looking for reviews then. Maybe we can post twitter links about the game until then.
Sonntam Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 we can maybe just use this thread as a review watch thread? Sounds good. Quick survey on Google looks like there is not anything up yet. Not even a 'hey I got my review copy today, I will let you know what I think soon' A couple reviewers on twitter boasted getting a game key. https://twitter.com/jasonschreier/status/577969924850737152 https://twitter.com/jasonschreier/status/578247624190504960 https://twitter.com/botherer/status/577890617528823808 (Also, check out the comments at the last link. They are hilarious.)
Sleepyreaper Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 Is there an embargo date? Pretty sure BAdler said the review copies are delivered and reviewers are free to publish their reviews now. Nope, embargo is till march 23. Source? Some guy mentioned it on the codex. So yeah, it's a little fishy. But other soruces say that embargo is till the release, and I don't really like the idea
Luckmann Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 we can maybe just use this thread as a review watch thread? Sounds good. Quick survey on Google looks like there is not anything up yet. Not even a 'hey I got my review copy today, I will let you know what I think soon' A couple reviewers on twitter boasted getting a game key. https://twitter.com/jasonschreier/status/577969924850737152 https://twitter.com/jasonschreier/status/578247624190504960 https://twitter.com/botherer/status/577890617528823808 (Also, check out the comments at the last link. They are hilarious.) Augh, they supplied a review copy to Rock, Paper, Shotgun? Pre-order cancelled! Just kidding. RPS is the bottom of the barrel barely above handing out review copies to NAMBLA, but I don't actually have a pre-order. 1
Sonntam Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 RPS is pretty good if you like obscure/experimental games. They often recommend interesting indies and the comment sections with puns are pretty fun too. And it's really silly to call out any particular reviewing websites... none of them are "quality". Mostly I read them for entertainment and that they usually provide. 3
Niggey Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 (edited) In the last link of Sonntam a guy asked about the embargo just 5 minutes ago: Q: "Embargoed or can we nag you for impressions?" A: "Embargoed." Q: "What's the embargo date?" A: "Monday for some stuff." So i think the first reviews will go online next week Mo/Tue? Edited March 18, 2015 by Niggey
Valmy Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 We will probably see all the first impressions going up on Monday.
morhilane Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 (edited) Going by Neogaf. Full review is embargoed until the 26th, but they can start to stream (part of) the game on the 23rd. Edited March 18, 2015 by morhilane Azarhal, Chanter and Keeper of Truth of the Obsidian Order of Eternity.
Shdy314 Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 Makes sense. PoE is enormous and you don't want reviewers rushing through 1/3 of it in a day then posting their review to be first for desperate page views. An embargo around the 23rd gives every reviewer a fair chance to get through and post about it at the same time as everyone else. 1
Tartantyco Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 Going by Neogaf. Full review is embargoed until the 26th, but they can start to stream (part of) the game on the 23th. The twentithirth? 3 "You're a fool if you believe I would trust your benevolence. Step aside and you and your lackeys will be unhurt." Baldur's Gate portraits for Pillars of Eternity IXI Icewind Dale portraits for Pillars of Eternity IXI Icewind Dale 2 portraits for Pillars of Eternity [slap Aloth]
Flow Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 Going by Neogaf. Full review is embargoed until the 26th, but they can start to stream (part of) the game on the 23th. Pretty much what Anthony Davis said on RPGcodex, then. Streaming of Act 1 allowed on Monday.
Fenwick Posted March 18, 2015 Author Posted March 18, 2015 So there's is a release date embargo? Wasn't there just a huge crapstorm in the gaming community recently about enforced release date embargoes? Well I guess Kotaku won't be doing an early access review of it.
morhilane Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 Going by Neogaf. Full review is embargoed until the 26th, but they can start to stream (part of) the game on the 23th. The twentithirth? sssshhhhhh! Azarhal, Chanter and Keeper of Truth of the Obsidian Order of Eternity.
Tamerlane Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 Going by Neogaf. Full review is embargoed until the 26th, but they can start to stream (part of) the game on the 23th. The twentithirth? Last day of Smarch.
Flow Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 So there's is a release date embargo? Wasn't there just a huge crapstorm in the gaming community recently about enforced release date embargoes? Well I guess Kotaku won't be doing an early access review of it. The truly consumer-friendly option would be to simply not base reviews on pre-release code. If more sites followed that policy, embargoes would be irrelevant. Of course, most won't do it because they want day 1 site traffic. 1
Fenwick Posted March 18, 2015 Author Posted March 18, 2015 So there's is a release date embargo? Wasn't there just a huge crapstorm in the gaming community recently about enforced release date embargoes? Well I guess Kotaku won't be doing an early access review of it. The truly consumer-friendly option would be to simply not base reviews on pre-release code. If more sites followed that policy, embargoes would be irrelevant. Of course, most won't do it because they want day 1 site traffic. Well this isn't technically pre-release code, I assume that the keys given to reviewers is the "gold" version. Generally, the main reason publishers want to delay reviews until the release date in order to protect pre-orders against a low metacritic score. I don't really like release date embargoes, in general. I think they're generally bad for the consumer. 1
morhilane Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 So there's is a release date embargo? Wasn't there just a huge crapstorm in the gaming community recently about enforced release date embargoes? Well I guess Kotaku won't be doing an early access review of it. The truly consumer-friendly option would be to simply not base reviews on pre-release code. If more sites followed that policy, embargoes would be irrelevant. Of course, most won't do it because they want day 1 site traffic. Well this isn't technically pre-release code, I assume that the keys given to reviewers is the "gold" version. Generally, the main reason publishers want to delay reviews until the release date in order to protect pre-orders against a low metacritic score. I don't really like release date embargoes, in general. I think they're generally bad for the consumer. They wouldn't allow reviewers to show the game in streams on the 23rd if they were afraid of metacritic scores. Any general issues will be well displayed live so everyone can see them starting Monday. Azarhal, Chanter and Keeper of Truth of the Obsidian Order of Eternity.
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