reviews should be coming Wednesday btw. Kinda different because this is two days before instead of just one like Nintendo normally does, no?
reviews should be coming Wednesday btw. Kinda different because this is two days before instead of just one like Nintendo normally does, no?
Yup, Dread is my most hyped game in general since SmashI haven't been this excited for a Nintendo game since...Smash, I think?
I was really hyped for Paper Mario as well, but Smash definitely had more reassurance that it would be great. My hype for Dread is reaching near-lethal levels now lol
There's currently a 2D Metroidvania from a major publisher sitting at 93% on MC right now (Ori and the Will of the Wisps). The other two biggest name 2D Metroidvanias in recent memory, Hollow Knight and the first Ori, have a 90% for their Switch versionsI think sidescroller bias might be the biggest hurdle for it to overcome, tbh. Kinda like the way animation gets automatically lowered acclaim by large portions of the movie going public, the genre Metroid is in might keep it from getting a fair shake in terms of reviews. Hopefully not, but hope for the best while expecting the worst is my motto
I feel that 2D bias doesn't really apply to a $30 indie title. The problem with Dread is that Gamers™ think that pricing and advertising a sidescroller like a AAA game is a violation of some higher law, because those inferior, unwashed 2D games shouldn't stand with the greats, and instead be contained in the indie and retro sphere.There's currently a 2D Metroidvania from a major publisher sitting at 93% on MC right now (Ori and the Will of the Wisps). The other two biggest name 2D Metroidvanias in recent memory, Hollow Knight and the first Ori, have a 90% for their Switch versions
I don't think there's actually a bias against 2D Metroidvanias, let's not associate random Internet people complaints with how reviewers review games. Dread may not necessarily review as these games (well, it's definitely going to be better than the first Ori at least, but may not do as well in reviews) but it's not going to be because it's a 2D game
Yeah, but Gamers aren't the ones doing the reviews, reviewers are. And while video game reviews do tend to have problems, they probably aren't going to have that particular problemI feel that 2D bias doesn't really apply to a 30$ indie title. The problem with Dread is that Gamers™ think that pricing and advertising a sidescroller like a AAA game is a violation of some higher law, because those inferior, unwashed 2D games shouldn't stand with the greats, and instead be contained in the indie and retro sphere.
Here's hoping that I'm wrong.
It was pretty rude to imply that reviewers are capital g gamers, sorry for that. More than a specific set of individuals, the problem is that if you were into gaming culture in the late 90s / early 00s your perception of 2D games was largely molded by a bunch of publications and marketing departments that tried to paint 2D games as inferior or outdated (and I think it's safe to say that a lot of Dread's reviewers worked for the gaming media during this era). People refer it as 2D bias because it's subconscious, and I even admit that I thought of Tropical Freeze as a lesser game just for being 2D.Yeah, but Gamers aren't the ones doing the reviews, reviewers are. And while video game reviews do tend to have problems, they probably aren't going to have that particular problem
IGN preview sounded like a 8.5 - 9 to me, only thing they didn’t like were the stalking robots and they weren’t even too negative on that88 metacritic score only because it's been so hard for games this year to reach 90. Plus I have a feeling IGN's score is gonna be low due to how the preview sounded.