Gravity Rush 2 and the 'I Hate This Game' Conundrum

GameSpew: This was actually supposed to be a review for Gravity Rush 2... but what are you meant to do if you genuinely can't stand to play a game?

[CocoaBrother]

"Now, that is not to say it’s a bad game. I don’t have that opinion. The game and I just didn’t ‘click’. At all. So here I sit, not having played enough of the game to properly review it, but I also wanted to share my experience"

At least you're honest and I applaud you. Reviewers sometimes feel the need to rush a review out or chug through a game they can't get into just to release a score. I'm happy you didn't rush to do that and admitted the game didn't click with you; it happens to all of us.

[naruga]

i say this....i have a PS Vita and from trailers i liked the 1st game but never played/bought it (as i though it was a good but cheap try from Sony to attract japanese audience) ...how wrong i was!! ....

Recently i exchanged my Uncharted 4 copy and bought the Gravity Rush 1 remastered along wiht GR 2 ...i finished GR 1 and just starting GR2 and imo are some of the most excellent games out there reaching levels of quality analoguous to a Ghibli anime movie ...

i had some 2nds though before i give away the flagship of PS4 ->Uncharted 4 (yes the game for me never clicked and i finished its SP campaign only once having 0 replaybaility value) ....but now ihave zero ..these game are brilliantly made from start ot finish having real quality game essence.......at last imo Japan Studio is a match for Nintendo inner software teams (wich undoubtely are some if not the best)

[Darkfist_Flames]

It was the same for me, with this and InFamous.

[CaitSith]

That's how I felt during my time with the demo they released days prior to the game's launch. Controls are too loose, the comic book cutscenes were a chore to go through and, while the game world is stunning to look at, provided me with nothing of substance for me to care about in the long run. Now, I know that's it's a demo, but through said demo a customer should get a glimpse of what the actual game is going to be like. They accomplished in that aspect from the looks of things.

Edit: This team should just stick to making Siren games, in my opinion.

[naruga]

@Cait sith ..sry i m telling this but saying "This team should just stick to making Siren games, in my opinion" ...you look like you r totally clueless from games and what a good game is

[CaitSith]

It's my opinion and if you don't like it, then it's fine. Let's have a dialogue instead of judging others' game preferences. You know nothing about me, so it seems unfair to judge me just because I shared my opinion on a niche game.

[naruga]

@ Cait Sith you re right ....normally idont judge others opinions or preferences but are some objective elements(good or bad) in every game that cannot be judged differently (ex. you cant say U4 has bad visuals form tech aspect) ...thats why ifelt you probalby had a rushed opinion for these games

[sonic989]

Well I believe we have the same taste / opinion.
I absolutely hated uncharted 4 and most other supposedly critically acclaimed games.
But I loved the Last guardian, rayman, gravity rush 1-2.
The only critically acclaimed game that I loved during the last 2 years was metal gear solid 5.
Kudos for you. Lol

[gangsta_red]

We are long over due for a Siren game.

[Bathyj]

I like this attitude. If you just dont like a game or the type of game then you shouldnt review it as you are not going to give and accurate view of the quality of the game.

Dont get confused, this does not mean only people that are going to heap glowing praise onto a game should review. That would serve no purpose. But it also serves no purpose for someone that doesnt understand or like American Football (like me) to review a Madden game. Can you imagine it. "I had no idea what was going on, Players just run around randomly, tackle players without the ball. Bah Terrible game."

Reviewers should be genuinely interested in the game type, and be adept at playing it, able to handle the controls or whatnot and then point out any real issues with the game. Gravity Rush is not for everyone. The controls are a bit mind bending. My friend couldnt get his head around them and was disorientated. I for one like games where you have to master controls but once you do you can manipulate them at will. I would be a better choice to review this game than my friend.

But good for the author for admitting that he was a poor fit to review this game.

[Darkfist_Flames]

"The controls are a bit mind bending. My friend couldnt get his head around them and was disorientated." i find the controls isnt that hard to master, i think that your friend is just like many of this generation, are too used to the same controls in other games that they didnt bother to try and understand GR gamepaly,

[nitus10]

Setting the dual shock sensitivities is essential in this game although too much and you will loose control of Kat but too little and control is sluggish. What can be a bit offputting is that some of Kat's attributes also increase her speed as well which in turn can make her difficult to control to the point where you may need to recover your previous save.

Enemy positions are always indicated on screen but you are fighting in a real 3D environment so you have to react accordingly.

[Kallisti]

Couldn't they have just gotten another journalist from the website to review it then?

[admiralvic]

One of the issues is cost/distribution. Most sites are not like IGN and simply don't have a relationship where they can request and get two or more of any game, pay someone else to do it or even find someone competent enough to do it. In several cases, simply not doing the review hurts smaller sites, since it shows the publisher/developer that they wasted a code on you and you didn't give them any coverage.

The point being, it is possible, but not really feasible.

[Kallisti]

The author specifically said they personally preordered the game, the publishers didn't give him a copy for review purposes. So they were under no obligation to review it at all

[Hardiman]

I get a game not "clicking" but surely someone there could've reviewed it.

[Hardiman]

Also I have to say the game is freaking fun to play, but to each their own.

[Cryptcuzz]

I enjoyed the game thoroughly. Yeah, there are frustrating times when the game does things I didn't want it to (using gravity slide and going airoborne results into one having to revert gravity back to normal or risk flying off course)

At first I was quite frustrated with the camera and trying to maintain proper orientation with what I'm trying to look at or do.

Once I found out you can press R3 to change the camera to reset the camera back into normal orientation, that made it a ton easier to play and enjoy.

[bluefox755]

Well, you gotta commend him for having the integrity to acknowledge this and decide against writing a review. I think people would have more trust in games journalism if this kind of professionalism was more commonplace.

[ChronoJoe]

The key words aren't spoken in Japanese. Gravity Rush 2 features a fictional language that's heavily based on French. If its your job to review a game and you don't like it, then if you're a good reviewer you need to be able to articulate that with a fair argument and some objectivity. I don't think 'not being interested' in the dialogue is enough to justify distaste. If you don't like playing bad games, then maybe you shouldn't review games at all.

Article is really poorly written too, like what does this even mean "But what when I don’t have to review a game, or the average consumer who isn’t a reviewer?". I appreciate that not every site can afford to have an editorial pipeline with others checking your work, but this article is only 5 short paragraphs in length, and since you couldn't get around to writing the full review you could have at least checked through your article.

[plmkoh]

If anyone defines themselves as a gaming enthusiast they should really learn to control opinions and start looking at things objectively. You don't have to like something to play it or identify strengths and weaknesses.

I am by no means a fan of Gears of War or anything close for example but I can safely say I've still played every game, because then how would know where the industry is heading or are able to form truly informed decisions about where something can go wrong. From that I can own my opinions, I don't think anyone can say the same if you haven't given it a fairer go.

The author owes it finish what they have started, opinions otherwise are just a rant or a blog.

[DialgaMarine]

To be honest, it just sounds like you were expecting instant gratification, but were disappointed when you had to actually do a couple things before you got to that point. It's really hard to appreciate a game like Gravity Rush 2 without having ever played the originally on the Vita back in 2012. The characters are the meat and potatoes, while the cool gravity powers in an open world setting come second. The characters are awesome and don't need fancy cutscenes to be appreciated. They're the type where you have to actually pay attention to them to enjoy them; when you do that, the series becomes amazing. I would reccomend playing the first one and opening your mind a bit, and then come back to the second; not to necessarily review, but to at least give yourself the experience.

That being said, thank you for at least quitting the game because it's just not for you, rather than write a trash review. God knows too many "reviewers" out there simply get butthurt for a game not being designed to cater specifically to them and end up giving an unjustified and unrealistically low score.

[Darkfist_Flames]

" Once I did, I felt the controls were entirely too loose" is it really that hard for you to go to the option menu and undo the motion controls? remind me of those people who complained about the camera when shifting gravity, until i told them you can fix it with R3.