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Bleeding Edge Review - IGN

Ferocious close-quarter battles and a colorful cast of characters make this more than a shallow imitation.

darthv721911d ago

A 7 is what I'd give it as well. Neither terrible, nor great but just straight up fun.

spicelicka1911d ago

A 7 is actually higher than i was expecting from this. Meh doesn't hurt to try it on Gamepass.

averagejoe261910d ago

Straight up fun would mean the game is great.

TheProfessional1911d ago

It's definitely average and the character designs are awful but the joke is that if it were a ps4 exlcusive instead of xbox it would be much more well received on n4g and people would be defending it rabidly.

lellkay1911d ago

They definitely wouldn't be.

RpgSama1910d ago

Considering the score they gave to Days Gone, I think if it was a Ps4 exclusive it would've scored lower, Sony games are highly scrutinized, a game like Bleeding edge with no content it would have been turned to shreds on the PlayStation.

Atticus_finch1911d ago

Xone fans have been defending 7s and 6s all gen thought. You sound butt hurt.

chiefJohn1171911d ago

Other than State of Decay 2 not really

specialguest1911d ago (Edited 1911d ago )

Just like how Sony fans defend Days Gone with a 71 metacritic average right? haha

KilluaX31911d ago

What is there to "defend" about 7/10? That's a good score.

Felix_Argyle_Catbro1910d ago

6 = ok
7 = good
8 = great
9 = fantastic

I don't really see what the problem with 7s are, those are good scores. You xbots and sony ponies are pathetic if you're attempting to push good scores as bad.

RememberThe3571910d ago

Just started Days Gone a few days ago and I love it. Literally the only thing I don't like about it at this point is the gun recoil. I thought the story would bore me and the zombie thing would feel stale, but nope, just a post-apocalyptic romp through the woods. Guess I'm just a fanboy now...

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Atticus_finch1910d ago (Edited 1910d ago )

So Days Gone, one game compared to maybe half the games Ms has released. Yea, you guys got me 😘.
At least days gone was a complete game and working at launch, same can't be said for xone. Hell! I'm still waiting on the power of the cloud. Unless, Phil lied, that can't be it...

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REALAS1911d ago

Nah. A shit game is a shit game, no matter the console. To be fair, I loved anarchy reigns and it was torn apart by gaming media.

KilluaX31911d ago

This isn't a shit game and it's been getting good reviews so what's your point?

AspiringProGenji1911d ago (Edited 1911d ago )

a yes because Drawn to Death was so well received and defended

LucasRuinedChildhood1911d ago

Well, Days Gone was a 7/10 game that people very passionately defended but it was a much higher profile game than this so people were naturally more invested in the idea that it would be good.

Bleeding Edge is not a hill that many people would die on for any platform so TheProfessional is generally wrong although I have seen people using this game's reception to create a narrative ("Game Pass filler").

TGGJustin1911d ago

Days Gone at least gave you plenty of content for the price. Imagine paying $30 to play this barebones game. Or $60 to play Sea of Thieves when it came out. Game Pass doesn't negate the price these games are priced at and that is how they should be judged.

AspiringProGenji1911d ago (Edited 1911d ago )

Days Gone was a great game and rated just fine

LucasRuinedChildhood1910d ago (Edited 1910d ago )

I would just like to say that KilluaX3 sent me the following comment: "7/10 unanimously means good so I don't know what there is to "defend" about Days Gone." I wrote out a comment and tried to reply but he had already blocked me in advance. To KilluaX3, there's no need to get that offended. Calm down. Also, here's my response:

"I didn't mention that Days Gone was a "7/10 game" as an insult. I mentioned it because both Days Gone and Bleeding Edge roughly have the same score on Metacritic (71 vs 69). I'm not saying that 7/10 games have no merit. People really did defend Days Gone though. If you don't personally take issue with the scores that it received, that's obviously fine, but a lot of other people did. People really did insist that 7/10 was too low a score for the game and that the game was being scored unfairly by games media.

Most PS fans, myself included, expected DG to score significantly higher than it did (at least in the high 70s to low 80s). Btw, I bought the game a month after release because people were insisting that it was being scored unfairly and that it was actually quite fun so I gave the game a chance. It was a very prevalent argument at the time, even the day before release when the reviews came out and people bombed the review videos with dislikes before they'd played the game."

P_Bomb1910d ago (Edited 1910d ago )

“... although I have seen people using this game's reception to create a narrative ("Game Pass filler").”

Eurogamer’s review literally called Bleeding Edge “game pass filler” https://www.eurogamer.net/a... . That’s a critic saying that. Not us.

Chevalier1909d ago

@Angelic

" Listen carefully since you're slow, those games are single player driven action games"

Dude the only one who is slow here is you. Not all those games are remotely the same. Stop asking people why they are asking you why you are comparing apples to oranges. You're the one literally saying they're all the same fruit when people say an apple is not the same as orange. That's an analogy just in case you're slow or stupid. You can say all these 3rd person games are fruit. Well guess what fruits split up into all the types = genres. So its disingenuous how you suggest they're all the 'same'

You're saying a souls type game like Bloodborne is the same as Uncharted, Ratchet and Clank, Horizon Zero Dawn and Days Gone etc? Okay there. Then you got the gall to go around saying that Xbox studios has more 'variety' than Sony studios? Wtf are you tripping on?

Okay you want variety?

Sports - MLB
Driving - Drive Club
Simulation - Gran Turismo Sport
Adventure - Gravity Rush
Platformers - Ratchet and Clank, Tear Away
RPG - Horizon Zero Dawn
Hack Slash - God of War
Souls type - Bloodborne
3rd Person shooter adventure - Uncharted
Super Hero - Spiderman, Infamous
Game creation/tools - Dreams
VR - Astrobot
FPS - Killzone
Puzzle platformers - Little Big Planet
Shootem up- Resogun
Top down shooter - Zombie Nation
Open world - Days Gone
Action Puzzle - Last Guardian, Shadow of the Colossus
Rythym - Patapon

Gee look at that those are all 3rd person games. But they're all the 'same'.

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GTgamer1911d ago (Edited 1911d ago )

Lmaoooo what? Just like drawn to death 😂😂😂 you clowns blow my mind

TheKingKratos1911d ago (Edited 1911d ago )

Yeah, just like Days Gone or drawn to death who got 90+% because they are playstation games /s

You xbox fanboys do nothing but play the victim card this entire gen ... and yiu will do the same next gen

AngelicIceDiamond1911d ago (Edited 1911d ago )

The victim card? Funny because till this day allot of you are were not only defending but begging for a Order Sequel and still are. The media has it out for the order. Nobody understands the order etc. The game that scored less than the Order was Ryse with a 60 metacritic. Shouldn't that deserve a sequel? Doesn't that game have potential? Quantum Break scored higher than The Order with a 77. Surely a sequel should be around the corner. Days Gone? Yeah Sony has average scoring games just like MS this gen you're not always gonna knock it out of the park. Ori sequel scored higher than any of those AAA blockbusters with a 90.

GTgamer1911d ago

@angeliclcediamond
Comparing meta critic of games that are nothing alike makes no sense people expect different things from different genre of games but hey continue ranting about a whole lot of nothing 😂😂

AngelicIceDiamond1911d ago

@GT Ryse, Order, QB are nothing alike. Are kidding me...

Umm They're single player driven games the last I checked. Average scoring games are gonna happen no matter what. If Sony fans are cryin about The Order. Shouldn't those other games get a sequel? Or it just only matters because it's only on PS? He mentioned Victim card but fanboys have meltdowns whenever a Sony games get slightly less than desirable reviews.

rainslacker1911d ago

Based on what? There are plenty of average exclusive games on PS that don't get any attention. Heck, most of Sony's mid-tier titles barely get mentioned, last gen or this one. On MS, they get talk as if they're AAA games some times. Not this game so much, but it's not out of the ordinary.

AnubisG1911d ago

No, that wouldn't be the case.

xX-oldboy-Xx1911d ago

If it was a PS4 exclusive - I'd bet my bottom dollar it would be getting 5's - at most.

It would be crucified.

DarXyde1910d ago

Are you sure?

Plenty of people had spot on criticisms of The Order: 1886, Street Fighter V, Gran Turismo Sport, Driveclub, Knack, and—when loading times were a huge issue—Bloodborne.

Chevalier1910d ago (Edited 1910d ago )

Yeah, but, those titles would go against their argument so why would they derail their own slant? Just go look at Angelic trying to compare a bunch of genres that make no sense and how avidly he defends his garbage argument. He's literally comparing a metroidvania type platformer to 3rd person shooters because apparently they're all 'single' player games. So next time we compare a AAA shooter we can talk about Forza because all 'multiplayer' games are the 'same'.

AngelicIceDiamond1910d ago

"So next time we compare a AAA shooter we can talk about Forza because all 'multiplayer' games are the 'same'."

Listen carefully since you're slow, those games are single player driven action games. If you don't know what those are how are you a gamer? So why bring up a mp shooter then a racing game?

I compared like genre games you mentioned AAA shooter to a Racing game for reasons I don't know.

Kyizen1910d ago

If it was a Nintendo game

neutralgamer19921910d ago

Professional

That's just delusional. It's a running joke that these sites are run by PlayStation but in reality the thing is one console has an install base of 50 million while the other 110 million so yeah most sites have more PlayStation gamers

BTW back in the day this site was pro Xbox 360 and for initial few years after launch of PS3 it was nothing but negative pr

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RazzerRedux1911d ago (Edited 1911d ago )

7 is not average. 7 is good. Not great. Not bad.

IGN's review scale:
https://corp.ign.com/review...

CaptainHenry9161911d ago

If this was a PS4 or Nintendo exclusive this would be consider a bad score LMAO

AngelicIceDiamond1911d ago

Typically 7s are "flash in a pan" types of experiences. They start out strong but leaving you wanting more. 7s are like some gf/bf's you're crushing on. Great at first then you see there's not much to them in the long run.

Chevalier1910d ago

" 7 is not average. 7 is good. Not great. Not bad."

Not great, but, not bad sounds exactly average.

Definition of average: being about midway between extremes

If the extremes are great and bad and you're suggesting it's not bad or not great then yeah the middle of those two is actually average.

RazzerRedux1910d ago

@Chevalier

"If the extremes are great and bad and you're suggesting it's not bad or not great then yeah the middle of those two is actually average."

Wrong. First, "not bad" is an expression that typically means good. "How is your meal?" "Not bad". This means it is good.

Second, if I were not using it as an expression then "not bad" would mean greater than bad. For you to come to the conclusion that what I am saying "sounds exactly average" then you would need me to clarify how much better it is than "bad" so as to establish the extreme. But I stated flatly that the score is "good" so all this mental gymnastics you are performing is useless.

Finally, I provided the link to IGN explaining what a 7 means in their review scale. How the hell that isn't enough to sufficiently show what I mean....no idea.

Chevalier1909d ago (Edited 1909d ago )

Dude you can say good, but, I'll call it average.

Very bad > bad > not bad > good > very good > excellent

So what's between 'not bad' and 'good'. Literally the middle is average. You can say the glass is half full. I'll say its half empty.

Dictionary description says the middle between extremes is average. Strictly by definition the middle of extremes would be what a 5 out of 10? 0 and 10 being the extremes right? So would you say by definition that 5 out of 10 being the middle exactly is 'average'? No most people would say 5 is actually pretty awful actually. So what's the middle of 5 being awful and 10 being excellent? 7 - 7.5. So there you go there's your 'average'.

Back to your wording of hey its 'not bad' meaning it's good. On the flip side 'not good' would mean it's bad right?

Also you said 'not great' but 'not bad'. Because by your logic/wording, not bad = good and not great means almost great. So half way between good and almost great is average if you're reading between the lines here.

RazzerRedux1909d ago (Edited 1909d ago )

Good God. I can't believe you typed all that nonsense. You are trying to apply math to words using subjective assignment of values. To hell with that noise.

I'll just refer back to the scale IGN provided. 7 is good based on the author's intent using IGN's scale. That is actually true for most sites.

You know, I had to defend Days Gone when it was released against similar logic roller-coasters. It is a bit ridiculous.

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RazzerRedux1911d ago

@CaptainHenry916

Then be better and acknowledge a good score.

AngelicIceDiamond1911d ago

Not bad for 15 man project at NT. They been makin this game forever now. IMO since this was a passion project from a small amount at NT. A 7 is fine.

But I don't wanna see 7s from Playground games, Rare, Obsidian and or The Initiative. That's unacceptable and proof that No matter how many studios they buy or open, they'll never get it right.

Yes the pressure is on MS and the studios at this point. Delivery is MANDATORY.

KilluaX31911d ago (Edited 1911d ago )

This is one person's opinion and in their opinion it's a good game. If you think that 7/10 which means good is "unacceptable" then you just have incredibly stupid view of scores. And they're one person's opinions anyway.

AngelicIceDiamond1910d ago

It was from their AAA studios then yes it would be unacceptable. All the hype on MS New Studios just to score 7s? Never said 7 was a bad score but it would be disappointing if it was from their new staples however.

The Wood1910d ago

Not bad for 15 man project

thats quite a feat

chiefJohn1171910d ago (Edited 1910d ago )

7 is passable imo. Unless I had high expectations of 9s and 10s which no one expected for this game. It was a small project game long before MS even purchased the studio. If HB2 score was 7 them ya it'll be a bit disappointing (again 7 still passable but have higher expectations for it)

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AK911911d ago

Still not my kind of game but its unique and different, sigh I just wish Anarchy Reigns got a remaster that game deserves a second chance.

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Ninja Theory Drops Bleeding Edge Development to Focus on Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II & More

Today Ninja Theory announced that content updates for its multiplayer combat game Bleeding Edge will cease.

Tech51604d ago

the game could have thrived with another studio partnering to add more characters and levels.
there are still old games still receiving partnerships like FH4 and Smash bros adding more to their multiplayer content. anyways can't wait to see more of Hellblade 2 game now that it's being at the center of focus.

BLizardXD1604d ago

game still has some very good animations. Hellblade 2 though is going to be sick running on UE5.

Genkins1604d ago

"Ninja Theory Drops Bleeding Edge"

PlayStation gamers - "good"

SpeedDemon1604d ago

I'm not a PS gamer and think it's a good move, there's no use in beating a dead horse.

Shiken1604d ago

TBH, Hellblade 2 is a much more important title to the XBox library.

Rachel_Alucard1604d ago (Edited 1604d ago )

You should be glad because now they can focus on something that isn't a steaming pile of shite. But no instead you'd rather have one group live in your head rent free for every single thing.

Christopher1604d ago

I think most PS fans will agree that this is nothing to do with Ninja Theory and they want them to make Hellblade 2. It is good to see them make a new game rather than hitch themselves longer to an IP that they really aren't getting the support they should get from Microsoft to advertise it and grow it with new content.

CobraKai1604d ago

Xbox gamers - “good”

SmokinAces1604d ago

You know what they say about assumptions. Just becasue a person thinks its better they focus resources on whats sure to be a better game then on a game that has reviewed very poorly and has very little interest from the gaming community doesn't make them a "Playstation gamer". Its 2021, time to grow up and stop with the fanboy nonsense.

Kilua1603d ago

Ok. Ninja Theory must double down on bleeding edge development. Im sure that will make everyone happy

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Godmars2901604d ago

Not really, if this was suppose to show NT's competence as well as MS's "free hand" towards devs.

If, as many defend, this was an original project that suffered no micro-controlling influence.

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gamer78041604d ago

Yah bleeding edge was not very good unfortunately

gamer78041604d ago (Edited 1604d ago )

That’s cool @343_guilty_spark just wasn’t my type of game, couldn’t get into the character designs or the melee

Kurt Russell1603d ago

I liked the cha design and the melee... the ropey server connection was what killed it for me. I think I smashed it for about 3 days, then dropped it.

Killer73nova1604d ago

Bleeding edge was fun for about 30 min but after that it’s just repetitive. They said it was just a game they’ve been working on for fun. But I’m glad they are putting everything into senua and I’m excited to hear about the “more”

I_am_Batman1603d ago

I'm kinda shocked that they've supported it for this long to be honest. I'm glad they are focused on more promising games now.

Hellcat20201604d ago

Too bad
The game just didn't deliver anything good or new
It was another game I didn't have to purchase due to Gamepass

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The Biggest Gaming Disappointments of 2020

WTMG's Jason Palazini: "2020 has been a rough year filled with disappointments. As much as as we enjoy our games, even they were capable of letting us down."

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15 Games of 2020 That Were Just Plain Disappointing

From middling to downright mortifying, these games failed to meet expectations.

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RaidenBlack1815d ago (Edited 1815d ago )

Is it Gamingbolt ???
Yes it is! 😣
Poor souls.

AK911814d ago

RE3R hurt my gaming souls that game could’ve been a masterpiece instead hit was just show horned in for the Resistance mode.

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Poopmist1814d ago

I didn't expect much from Bleeding Edge but was still disappointed. It's like they were actively trying to make a terrible game.