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Edge Issue#338 Review Scores: Gears 5 Ranked Lowest Among Series

Edge Magazine issue number 338 is out now and their most recent reviews cover games like Gears 5, Untitled Goose Game, Borderlands 3, and more.

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Rangerman12082039d ago (Edited 2039d ago )

Not only that but Daemon x Machina got a 5.

I guess I shouldn't have expected much from Edge.

Giraiga132039d ago

Don't know why you got a dislike. It's pretty clear that you sound disappointed by the fact that both Daemon and Gears 5 recieved a low score. Either someone didn't get the memo or it was someone who's an Edge Magazine fan lol. But maybe that's just me.

BeginsNightime2038d ago

Probably either playstation fanboys or people who hate Gears 5 solely because "female protagonist".

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LostinthePANIC2038d ago (Edited 2038d ago )

@longbottom are you arguing frame rate or graphics? You know those are 2 different things, and graphically tlou2 is going to put gears5 to shame (you're comparing an unreleased, uncomplete game to a released game). Tlou2 isn't designed to be "shooter" like gears is. It's a SURVIVAL horror game with stealth, melee and shooting mechanics. Which, while 60 is normally always preferred, isn't as necessary for a game like this and still translates beautiful for the gameplay experience. You're calling out Sony Fanboys when you clearly have MS up your ass.

And before you go calling me a Sony Fanboy, I also own a One X and enjoyed Gears 5

PrensGaia2038d ago

To be honest, Gears 5 is decent but definitely not perfect. Honestly, a 7 out of 10 would have been better. And as for Daemon? The reviews aren't terrible but aren't amazing either.

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deadfrag2038d ago (Edited 2038d ago )

Well Gears 5 is actually average when compared with Gears of War 3,everything looks Fake and plastic on the graphics department ...theres plenty of vídeos on the web comparing Gears of War 3 to Gears 5 and its very obvious the cuts made to achieve 60fps!Daemon X Machina its a technical piece of crap that lags, Framerate is constant droping to low or mid 20fps and ruins all the enjoyment,story wise theres none.

Vegamyster2038d ago

"everything looks Fake and plastic on the graphics department"

I'm playing it on PC and it looks fantastic, doesn't look cheap at all.

"theres plenty of vídeos on the web comparing Gears of War 3 to Gears 5"

Where?

ManInRed2039d ago

Not surprised (and this is coming from someone who likes Gears 5). Edge Magazine is usually very harsh when it comes to scoring games, which is why I never trust them even if they score positively to a game I like.

leoms2038d ago

Except for Nintendo games.

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Ricegum2038d ago

Naughty Dog games always deserve it though.

PrensGaia2038d ago

Isn't Daemon x machina a nintendo game though? They basically gave it a 5 out of 10.

RosweeSon2038d ago

Ask yourself why that is. Nintendo sell quality games, they are that good that 20-25 years later they still get voted in the greatest games of all times lists.... edge don’t have an agenda and they don’t believe the hype then make unbiased opinions being a multi format magazine and theirs scores are blunt sure but they don’t just slap 8-9/10 on games like majority do they actually play them properly and give a realistic score is gears 5 the best game ever not even close it’s just the best game that Xbox has had for pretty much the entire generation so of course it’s gonna go down well with people on Xbox. Look at the games edge have given 10/10 to its reserved for the greatest of great games. I’m not a massive halo fan but pretty certain halo 2 made it but like most of the Xbox series got stale not changed and just churned the same thing.
Sure Nintendo rely on Zelda and Mario etc but they don’t just do a Zelda 12 or a Mario 15 sure they’ve done direct sequels normally years after very rarely the following year. They make some strange decisions but their games and are gaming gold. Not everything they do but the main ones are top notch.

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coolbeans2038d ago

They're pretty much on the money there, considering that translates to "below-average game."

Sm00thNinja2038d ago

Blair Witch has been fantastic so far playing through

coolbeans2038d ago

I mean...to each his own but I found the whole game to be rather lackluster. Pretty solid concepts & mechanics weighed down by bad pacing and annoying repetition.

Sm00thNinja2038d ago

I habent beaten it yet. I just got past the lumber mill so maybe itll start to weigh on me

TGGJustin2038d ago

That game hasn't exactly gotten perfect scores elsewhere you know. Many reviewers were down on it.

Sm00thNinja2038d ago

IGN gave it an 8.8 so I wasnt the only one who enjoyed it

TGGJustin2037d ago

@Sm00thNinja the game has a 69 average score so yeah I'd say Edge is pretty spot on with their score. We can all go pick and choose a favorable review score for a game to cling to over all the lower ones.

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Concertoine2038d ago

Came here to say this. I assume theyre excluding judgement, but i definitely feel gears 5 is better than 4 in both multiplayer and campaign

YodaCracker2038d ago

Nope, they scored it 2 points lower than Judgment.

Concertoine2038d ago

@Yoda

Yeah, thats whack. Judgement is a much worse game than 4 or 5.

TK-662038d ago

If the reviewer for 5 is the same as judgment they've just lost a ton of credibility.

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Borderlands 3 player count is up 486% as movie gets absolutely destroyed by critics and fans

The new Borderlands has been a huge flop, but it has caused the video games to see a boost in popularity following its release.

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spicelicka266d ago

Damn, the Fallout tactic but reversed..

Inverno266d ago

I am glad the movie is bombin, can we stop making horrible adaptations now?

ChronoJoe266d ago

There have been some good adaptations recently though. I think the Gran Turismo movie is really good and The Last of Us and Fallout TV shows are great too.

If they're going to try, some of them are going to fall short. That's just inevitable. If anything we should encourage more effort so that they learn more about what makes some of these work, while others don't. Honestly I think Borderlands should have been a hit, but I think it would have been much better as an animated show akin to the League of Legends TV show on Netflix.

Inverno265d ago

Yea but the good to bad ratio still leans more to the bad. All the ones you pointed out have been pretty great, can't wait for season 2 of all those shows. With that said, you can't "fall short" unless it's on purpose, in this case it's Borderlands. These characters, the world, the lore is/are fleshed out, there's a ton of source material, there are 7 games!

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Kosic266d ago (Edited 266d ago )

But BL3 is the worst one in the series....should do #2 and experience Handsome Jack

Michiel1989266d ago

there was no actor handsome enough available to play Jack

DustMan266d ago

Nah. Tiny TIna's Wonderland is the worst in my opinion. I enjoyed 3 more than the "pre-sequel" and Tiny Tina's Wonderland.

Dudeson266d ago

Agreed, at least 3 felt like borderlands, gameplay was great, bosses were interesting. Wonderlands was just a turn in the wrong direction, the idea seemed great, but playing through the game just didn't feel like borderlands to me. Also dlc scam.

porkChop266d ago (Edited 266d ago )

My issue with TTW is that it's supposedly a new IP in the Borderlands universe, not just a Borderlands game. Yet it plays and feels just like Borderlands with some magic tacked on. For every cool new idea there's a handful of ideas just rehashed from Borderlands. They really didn't do enough to make it feel like its own thing. It's still just an FPS with guns, except the guns are magical now. Why not focus instead on crazy melee weapons, bows, and magic/spells instead?

Lighter9266d ago

I'd say the pre-sequel because of the low gravity. That was horrible.

porkChop266d ago

In terms of gameplay BL3 is the strongest in the series. It's the narrative that really lets that game down.

ChronoJoe266d ago

Eh...

The story is definitely worse but there's more to these games than that. Gameplay, loot, endgame and build variety is definitely better in 3. I think they did a great job with the game, some of the DLC is fantastic too.

Kosic265d ago

I agree with people are saying. There's sole really good ideas in the games followed by some odd choices. I loved Bl2 , and I liked the presequel because it tries to explain Handsome Jack's downfall (YouTube game theory handsome jack).

Also PreSeq, has this really cool team play where talents could help pick your friends up from bleeding out. Athena throwing her shield if it bounces of a player they are picked up from dying. Head shots Aith the sniper chick etc.

BL3, I cannot get past the annoying social media influences, it's meant to be funny, it's just unbearable. Gameplay feels solid though. But I've not made it past lvl 20 ish on 3 tries. The story does not interest me, the classes are poor and talents feel bland.

gold_drake265d ago

i didnt like 3s sotry villains, like at all.

but i dont think any of the borderlands mainline games were "bad". i nejoyed all of them

but im not part of the community and play them mostly with my friends or alone.

there are worse games rly.

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badz149266d ago

Like they said...a bad publicity is still a publicity

jznrpg266d ago

I totally forgot there was a movie coming out. I’m not a big fan of adaptations mainly because most of them suck and they take away from me playing video games. I didn’t get into Borderlands 3 game. 1 was my favorite 2 was pretty good but a third with more of the same didn’t interest me much to begin with.

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Check out the nine games leaving PS Plus in August 2024

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Zenzuu283d ago

Saved you a click.

Among Us
Borderlands 3
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Destroy All Humans
Destroy All Humans 2
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jznrpg283d ago

If you added Among Us and Borderlands 3 to your library they won’t disappear. Not sure if any others were part of essential or not but if they were and you added them to the library they also will still be in your library

OtterX282d ago

Yea, not really a loss since we got them with the Monthly Games. :)

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PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for July: Borderlands 3, NHL 24, Among Us

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LG_Fox_Brazil313d ago

Seems like I'll finally play my first NHL since the PS1 days

OtterX312d ago

Yea, I honestly have never been a follower of hockey, but I did grow up occasionally playing games here and there with some of my friends. Especially Blades of Steel NES and I honestly think my last one was one of the NHL ones on PS1 also! This may stir up some nostalgia. I wouldn't have bought it otherwise, but I'll give it a go w PS+.

monkey602313d ago

Well that's a lot of nope from me.

Doesn't Among Us sell for a whopping €2.50 anyway?

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phoenixwing313d ago (Edited 313d ago )

Never bought borderlands 3 since they picked that Jesus mockery of a photo. Was not impressed. There was literally no reason to use it other than to be blasphemous. There's no angels or demons in the game yet they had to be profane toward God and go out of their way to do it.

monkey602313d ago

I'd have said that cover art was easily the best thing about the game. Shame they neutered the humour in game so much.

BISHOP-BRASIL313d ago

Driving boring ass mainline Christians into rage fits is reason enough. Are you not entertained? 'cause we are...

(Also the third game revolves around the radicalization os Bandits and Psychos into the cult Children of the Vault which see the female twin as literally a goddess, in fact the whole franchise always made extensive use of tropes such as cult like factions and villains with a Messiah complex, so it's fitting, however a logical rebuttal to your whining is just less fun).

phoenixwing313d ago (Edited 313d ago )

No the point is they could easily have pictured a character from the game who they're worshipping but instead go after Christians. If they were so altruistic to stop and point out radicalization as if they're brave people they would have put Allah on the cover but oh no we can't upset them because instead of taking it in stride they'd have to actually confront the Muslims who would be outraged. But yeah let's do our weak attempts at being edgy on people who are more mature toward others. Basically all you atheists like to punch down why not go to an Arab country and protest.

Hofstaderman312d ago

@phoenixwing Allah is the arabic word for God used by Christians in the region too.

DarXyde312d ago

phoenixwing,

I can think of a few reasons why the Jesus imagery works better.

1. The intended audience would understand Christian imagery more than Islamic imagery. I'll also add that it's fascinating to observe Christian whataboutisms largely run to Islam to criticize when they feel attacked.

2. If you're trying to sell a game in more countries, there's literally only one Christian theocracy in the world. Do you think B3 not selling in Vatican City has the same impact as being shut out of the multiple Muslim theocracies globally?

3. Islam has an image problem in countries with high Christian populations in the modern era due largely to 11 September. There are people outraged by Hamas' actions without any willingness to engage with the context of how it happened. The Zionists are pretty supportive of the ongoing genocide of innocent civilians. In light of this, your imagery complaint feels very entitled if I'm being honest.

If you want to take it as a W, perhaps the devs in a weird, islamophobic way see Christians as being more tolerant of such imagery being used...? That you can disapprove and boycott without violence? I don't really know.

It's fine if you don't play the game on the basis that it upsets you, though as a member of a racial group that either gets dunked on routinely or pushed forward to further some tolerance agenda, I've learned to laugh at it. If I can learn to do that for immutable characteristics, you can for your beliefs.

You don't have to.... But you can.

thorstein312d ago

@phoenixwing

"Atheists like to punch down"

You poor, oppressed Christian.

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MrBaskerville313d ago

Sounds like it was overall a goof decision. Nothing wrong with some blasphemy.

Profchaos313d ago (Edited 313d ago )

You missed nothing the game sucked key reason why it was selling for under 5 bucks not even a year after launch

Chance_of_Raine312d ago

I used to be like you, then I realized its all a fraud. You'll wake up, when and if you want to, in your own time.

thorstein312d ago

I bet you think pronouns shouldn't be taught in elementary school.

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RhinoGamer88313d ago

Compared to June, this list is fantastic.

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Shane Kim312d ago

Hell no! It had Crusader kings and anno!
But city builders/4x aren't that popular among console users.

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