Playerunknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) PC Review - NoobFeed

NoobFeed writes: "Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds, more commonly known under its acronym PUBG, is one of the key representations of 2017: An incomplete concept just palpable enough to attract a massive audience, regardless of legitimacy. As such, the multiplayer shooter has skyrocketed to a phenomenon, rising beyond any criticism. One of the most successful releases ever made, PUBG is the Super Mario Bros of the internet age; insular to some, but yet already a household name, quickly spawning plenty of new projects that try to ride the popularity coattails."

[daBUSHwhaka]

Someone didn't get their chicken dinner..

[Aeery]

I think (right now) this is a fair score.

[Revvin]

Maybe for the XBOX early access version but certainly not for v1.0 on PC

[frostypants]

@revin v1.0 still plays like a game in alpha. If this is truly the extent of their vision, they should apologize for taking our money.

[NotanotherReboot]

Was just about to post this comment lol

[UCForce]

I’m not convinced by your low reputation. So there that.

[UCForce]

More like chicken dinner wasn’t cook enough.

[roadkillers]

I dont know how to rate this game. Its fun, some will get it somw wont. I would really like to see the single player blupoint was talking about

[Snookies12]

I don't understand the infatuation with this game. Did no one play Day Z? It basically just copied that.

[Gazondaily]

Shame you don't get it. Its a great game. I have DayZ too and it's not like it at all.....

[killswitch80]

It definitely has more in common with Dayz than it doesn't

[jrshankill]

It's best to not talk about things you know absolutely nothing about.

[Asuka]

Maybe it's best you do not comment on things you do not know anything about.

Before PUBG, there was h1z1 king of the hill, before that arma3 br, and before that DayZ BR mod, and guess what? All of those have been worked on or assisted by the same guy and all of them are unoptimized and run like shit with promises of updates for years... And guess where we are today. Literally been rereleasing the same mod for years with a different name until one of them stuck aka PUBG.

Still runs like crap. IDK why anyone is expecting anything different going by their past work...

[ChickeyCantor]

>Still runs like crap.

Performance seems fine here.

[Revvin]

Its not like Dayz at all, Dayz has zombies, is not last man standing, PUBG has as much in common with DayZ as it does Doom or Quake Deathmatch. PUBG is a good game, runs well on a wide variety of hardware (even my wife has starting playing on her old PC) and is fun. It has some issues sure but what seems like simple gameplay on the surface i.e. land, loot and kill has more depth and subtle strategy than people give it credit for.

[UCForce]

Even before PUGB made Battle Royal was popular, there was H1Z1 King of The Hill and The Culling and Minecraft Hunger Game.

[Christopher]

Lots of games had BR modes, including DayZ. This is far from new. It's just blown up similar to the Friday the 13th game, which also want the first of its kind but just more notable by streamers.

[Christopher]

I guess if the logic that BR mode hasn't existed in other games, then Fortnite BR must not be BR either.

I guess it just didn't exist until PUBG.

Or can we recognize it has existed but hasn't been this popular until PUBG? Trying to find that one different element doesn't make it so it hasn't existed and arguing against the concept to elevate PUBG is pedantic and ignorant.

This conversation reminds me of the release of WoW where new MMO gamers were clamoring over how everything in WoW was never done before when in reality they took all the parts that worked in other MMO games, merged it with their IP, and created a hit.

Having said all that, lots of people need to realize that even if PUBG isn't new in concept, it's the biggest thing right now, just like how WoW was last decade for MMOs. Saying it's been fine before doesn't change that it's popular and fun for those who play it.

[FlameBaitGod]

Huh? DayZ was an open world survival game where you gathered food, weapons while making your own base to fend off zombies and rogue players......... and you actually got 28+ likes LMFAO! people are really special these days, delusion is strong on n4g.

[Christopher]

"It's free for all deathmatch mode where players get dropped on the map. There is a designated area you have to be in, usually you have to be a circle within the map. Every 5 or 10min the circle keeps shrinking so player contact is inevitable. It shrinks to a tiny area in the end. The main goal is to be the last man standing i.e. king of the hill.

You spawn with no loot at all so you have to be in constant move to find stuff and to keep yourself in the circle. Whenever you find yourself outside the designated area i.e the circle you loose HP until you die.

Watch a H1Z1 King of the hill video, ARMA 3 has this mode as well but since I have an ancient PC I could not possibly play those games with decent FPS.*

This is how people discussed these things last year, now people are acting like it's only PUBG.

[Asuka]

The irony... I cannot lul

[Gazondaily]

DayZ is not H1z1. You guys are confusing the two. Arma having a kind of the hill mode is not the same

[Timesplitter14]

I like DayZ more than PUBG, but I spent like 2500 hours in DayZ so it's time for something new.

I'll go back to DayZ once it leaves early access in 2024

[FinalFantasyFanatic]

PUBG just took off for some reason, it'll fall out of popularity eventually.

[Artemidorus]

Shame this didn't come to Playstation, I'd play it after a heavy discount.

[OB1Biker]

Its supposed to be next year, isn't it?

[chrisoadamson]

As far as I know the game is now listed officially as an Xbox console exclusive . Maybe PUBG2 will

[UCForce]

@chrisoadamson That’s something i’m not sure. Because PUGB is a GaaS. So sequel isn’t possible.

[OB1Biker]

@chris
Rise of the TR was officially listed as xbox exclusive (with exclusive logo and all the bells) on Ms site for a while

[Artemidorus]

I've no idea Sony needs a game like this.

[FinalFantasyFanatic]

I thought it was a timed exclusive...

[badz149]

@Artemidorus

If that is the case with you, you won't be playing it anytime soon. Using the Early Access status, they have managed to avoid giving any discount

[Artemidorus]

That's fine I can wait

[nowitzki2004]

Cant afford $30 game?

[Artemidorus]

I can go out and buy a brand new XOX console with this game right now, doesn't mean I will.

This particular game reeks of free to play which it should be and charge the millennials by other means.

[Gazondaily]

"This particular game reeks of free to play "

No

[Daavpuke]

You might want to wait until the nice Xbox people beta test it for you, because it's pretty rough on console right now.

[Jon_Targaryen]

A llooooooooooooooong time ago H1Z1 was announced for PS4.. Thats when the PS4 was first announced. Never happened.

[bluefox755]

Nice to see an honest review for once. Shameful that it gets anything higher when it still feels like an early access game.

[alb1899]

Because it is an early access game.

[NordicRainy]

Not anymore, so that excuse doesn't work anymore.

[jrshankill]

NordicRainy

Yes, it is still early access.. on Xbox.

[UCForce]

It’s still an excuse. You have to pay freaking “preview” build.

[DarXyde]

I haven't played it personally, but I'm highly skeptical of everyone's interpretation of the game's quality. I think plenty of anti Xbox gamers are pouncing on the game and saying the score is well deserved without having played it with patches following DF's analysis (or at all), but I also think the pro Xbox gamers are possibly downplaying the issues the game has (someone even said it runs perfectly before the recent attempts to optimize).

I would wait until we see new performance analyses before talking about it at length. At least then we'll have tangible data over anonymous user testimony. At the very least, we can indisputably say that it ran poorly in DF's last performance test.

Lastly, to comment on PUBG and its similarity to other games, it's totally like King of the Kill and Fortnite. Denying the influence is ridiculous. PUBG really isn't any original idea, people. Call it what it is. That doesn't mean it isn't fun, it just means we should stop lying to ourselves.

[OB1Biker]

To be fair DF had two analyses, including one after the patch, and both were not good.

[DarXyde]

I hadn't seen that. Good to know. Ill watch it eventually. I'm curious to see that for myself.

[RedDevils]

Well deserved score.

[GUTZnPAPERCUTZ]

I agree, I bought it on X1 last week and after about 20 games on Solo I finally got my Chicken Dinner! The game runs like crap (even for an X1) and the crashing (5 games out of 20 crashed) and networking issues such as lag and rubber-banding are really bad.

That said, It has been a LONG time since a game has given me this much anxiety lol, in a good way though. It's a rush to play and even better with a friend on Duo! Performance is crap but when it works, it's an intense addicting experience!

I feel like if say, Ghost Recon Wildlands came out with a battle-royale PVP mode with enough players, it would be 10x better than this and I have never played GRW lol. Hoping they eventually iron it out, and I don't expect 45-60fps with awesome graphics like Battlefield or COD but I hope they can at least fix the Memory issues, Fraemrate/screen tearing issues and networking issues in the near future!

[FreddyFazbear]

Reasonable people are not saying PUBG is a bad game. The real issue here is many people thinks this is GOTY material let alone One of the best games out there. Its fun and has many fanbase. So is Angry birds and Pokemon Go back in the day. Also world of warcraft COD series MP. Fortnite, A free game has more modes and can also do what PUBG does with 100 Player deathmatches on an island but its not given the attention like PUBG just because it has a more mature graphics setting. Well see how long this Fad of a game will last.

[Petebloodyonion]

And why this game can't be game of the year?

[FreddyFazbear]

An Early Access game where there is not much content aside from just shooting everyone and be the last man standing?? Do i really need to explain this?? So just because millions play it and and fun makes it GOTY?? If by that logic then Angry birds, Pokemon Go, Mobile legends, DOTA is GOTY material because millions also played them and there fun!!. Just because you like MP games does not make it GOTY. Legend of zelda was a deserving winner and so does other nominated games like Mario odyssey persona 5 and Horizon zero dawn because not only does it have much content but the devs made so much effort like voiceacting/Mocap, Story, Campaign, Graphical art, and even most othet SP games like Uncharted 4, Gears 4, Halo 5, Killzone Shadowfall FFXV, Titanfall 2, Star wars battlefront 2, Call of Duty WW2, Last of Us, all of which are Single player games that has a Full on Multiplayer modes. Now thats content worth for your money. And content, Devs efforts and Quality is what makes a game GOTY, not popularity or how many people are playing the game because mobile games are more numerous than Hardcore console/PC games. You do get my point. If not then lets just agree to disagree

[Petebloodyonion]

I do get your point (and do disagree) So let me share you my point of view as to why this game could be a GOTY nominee. (for the explanation I used Zelda because it's this year GOTY and did love Zelda on the Wiiu)

1) innovation
This game is the 1st of its kind, in 2016 there wasn't a 100 Free for all battle royale game on the market and now everyone is trying to copy the idea from PUBG (Dying light, Fortnite, GTA,...)
What was new in ZELDA that wasn't, in Skyrim, Witcher 3, Farcry and countless similar games?

2) Value for your buck
Let's see: for 124 hours of play PUBG cost me 36.99 $(cad) and for 56 hours of play Zelda cost me 80$ (cad)
PUGS never charged me for maps, new stuff, and updates but Zelda already is charging me for DLC and Microtransaction ( sorry I meant Amibo that provide me with random loot like exclusive gears).

3) the effort
Yes, you mentioned the effort made by Nintendo devs but what was the Budget allowed for this game made by 300 devs? On the other hand, you have Bluehole inc, that up untli now, was as popular as your local peewee team and probably had the same budget that Nintendo used just for the tv ads campaign.
So yes I give the effort to a game that had no exposure, no publicity, no E3 main stage presentation and still manage to sell countless copies of a new experience compare to a game that was assured a 10 just because of its legacy (That could be a whole other debate).

In conclusion, let me ask you these questions.
Why does a GOTY must be a game made by prestige dev teams?
you mentioned content but should I remind you that Overwatch was last year GOTY but made by AAA Blizzard?

And why does a GOTY must be game found on mainstream console?
How come there was never a 3ds, Vita, PC exclusive, mobile, etc game that won GOTY

So yes, from my perspective games like Angry birds, Pokemon go, PUBG, Minecraft, etc. should be GOTY candidate just to, at least, acknowledge the success and talents of these devs that against all odds found the golden needle in the haystack. For, in the end, fun and enjoyement should be the measuring stick of a game instead of notoriety and expectations.

[FreddyFazbear]

Well thats just your Opinion and Majority doesnt share that. Believe it or not many gamers who played PUBG while they defend and enjoy the game, they themselves admitted that PUBG is not GOTY material. Overwatch last year many was dismayed, the game awards sometimes let the most popular game win, so im glad zelda won. Bluehole can be commended because they are a small dev team. just because its MP depends on whether you will spend more time with it to say its a bang for your buck. there are some people who paid overwatch and PUBG but did not last a month, while single player games can also be played as long as you want and can be played forever given you take care of your physical copy and no internet needed while games while MP only Who knows how long it will last the servers. Yes im also pointing out in this conversation why MP only games should not be goty for the sole reasons that someday it is unplayable. who can say after a decade or two overwatch and PUBG is still online when change is constant like companies being shutdown, bought, servers used for other games etc. while a good ol SP game like mario world, super mario 2 and all my nintendo collection on my SNES is still alive today and i can play them anytime. after 3 decades and those games can still be played. Thats why my main bottomline,, MP only games dont Deserve GOTY. not just content but the availability in the future. you can say whay you want but im glad The games industry is not overrun by these types of games. millions may play them but go ask any hardcore gamer and they still prefer SP games with matching MP modes. why settle for only 1 mode when there are games with both SP and MP in one package. Bt i give credit to PUBG since they are the first to do 100 player deathmatch. but thats basicallt it. Just like pokemon go i predicted the fad will die down. PUBG will not be different

[Petebloodyonion]

And by this kind of topics and the numerous backlash about not having PUBG nominated seem to indicate that lots of ppl also agree with me :)
And do understand your concern about

Now I may disagree with you about PUBG, but do agree with the overall feeling of your thoughts regarding the gaming industry and owning a playable physical copy vs a digital mp game. (been gaming and collecting since Atari 2600).
But hey let's look at the bright side Counterstrike and Starcraft been running since 2000 and I have been able to redownload all my digitals purchases from Steam since day 1 while never been asked to repay them because I changed OS, computer Windows version, etc... (unlike PS4 grrrr) perhaps a good compromise can be found in the middle.
Until then have a good holiday and add me to whatever platform you're gaming on (same nick)

[FreddyFazbear]

I respect your opinion sir. Thank you for a good conversation. Im sorry if my comments are somehow harsh or whiny. Im more of a collector like you and a SP gamer. While i dont collect every conse, i dont sell them l. My NES, super NES, Gameboy pocket, N64, Gamecube PSone, PS2 and PS3 are still in good condition. now im gaming on PS4. I was a nintendo die hard fan but jumped to ps because of the Wii and Xbox games never interested me. Anyway A good balance can coexist between MP and SP games. happy holidays sir, if you have a ps4/ps3 my psn account is Griever_07. add me up

[knickstr]

Finally, an honest review.

[Crueltylizer]

To be honest this seems kinda fair - even though 1.0 brought vaulting, which was a great addition, I feel like some of the concepts and executions are off. Weapon handling, hitboxes, optimization and the excessive lag, which plagues (at least in EU) the servers is making it a bit of a mess. Fortnite Battle Royal at least does a lot of these things a lot better (though its not a perfect game either).

[Ashby_JC]

Lines like this tell me this guy is really stretching the truth and simply just doesnt like the game because its popular...

"A new replay system barely functions at all, but it sure does look shiny" - The replay system works great. Once you learn the controls it works as advertised. Not sure how a guy or squad got the best of you? You can replay the whole match. Move the camera freely. Follow yourself. Follow a enemy player. You can even see how many kills that player had for that match up to your own death or win.

"It’s astonishing that Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds has become what it is today, despite its endless flaws that make it barely playable." - Is the game perfect. No game is. But to say its barely unplayable is ridiculous. Go to twitch right now and tell me the game looks unplayable? Like I said it has issues im not going to sugar coat it. But overall the game is more then playable. Based on this guys review he makes it seem like the game is a complete mess and is in shambles. How and why would 20 million plus people buy and play a game if it was that bad?

[Daavpuke]

Same reason Battlefront has sold a similar amount of copies.

[Christopher]

*** The replay system works great.***

There are still issues with replay actions actually matching with what really happened.

[Damthatsword]

good. trash should be rated as such.

[gtxgamer2]

Everyone's entitled to their own opinions. But me and my friends enjoy this game too much to stop playing let alone care about reviews.

[Spence09]

I think this game will be the COD killer.

[dillydadally]

Honestly, I think the well polished, better crafted game that comes after this one will kill CoD. The game mode has been nearly perfected in pubg, which is why it's so popular ( and why I play it all the time), but it's still extremely clunky, buggy, and poorly designed in many ways. All it will take is a well polished version by a huge publisher that copies the best parts of pubg to dethrone it.

[isa_scout]

I agree completely. I know its EA, but could you imagine how great a BattleField Bad Company Battle Royale mode could be? I feel like PUBG perfected the FORMULA all we now need is a better dev to perfect the gameplay. I actually really like PUBG on Xbox One, but a more experienced developer could turn the whole industry on its head. Epic is proving with Fortnite(a free to play game) that it can be done relatively easy. Fortnite does a better job of updating stuff for special events as well(Like the Christmas themed map). And regardless of what Greene"Player Unknown" thinks they don't own the genre.

[theshredded]

GOTY nominee my a$$

[343_Guilty_Spark]

A true shame this is likely to never come to PS4

[Jon_Targaryen]

Dont know what people expected from a $30 H1Z1 clone.

[GamingSinceForever]

Any comment in defense of the game has a majority of down votes. The users on this site are tools. Now flag this as inappropriate as expected. Smdh!

[Weeblordbad]

I don't think all criticism of PUBG is undeserved, it certainly has its flaws especially on the Xbox. What I will say is there definitely is a level of petty vindictiveness with a lot of the negative comments, but it's generally just rehashes of the same boring anecdotal or subjective points. It's nothing to pay any mind to, they'll find something else to squawk at eventually.

[Gunshyninja]

When I play this game I have fun.

[narsaku]

I hate reviews like this. It's one of the most popular game in the world right now for a reason, at the very least wait to review it till it's done at least? Or review it fairly vs other early access games.