Another PlayStation-published title gets off to a less-than-stellar start on PC, with LEGO Horizon Adventures seeing shockingly low numbers on Steam.
VGChartz's Mark Nielsen: "In a year that was to a large extent carried by the game developers of Japan (and to some extent China), western games can rejoice that there was at least one category they managed to dominate: that of Most Disappointing. Sometimes disappointment comes from high expectations met with something middling, other times it comes from middling expectations met with something terrible. This year managed to deliver a bit of both, so either way there was enough disappointment to go around."
Why not mention the 19,000 Steam games of which 80% weren't good enough to merit "success" on the platform?
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Because the very *definition* of disappointment requires one has some kind of expectation for it. Concord was hoping to find its own niche in the crowded 'hero shooter' market, with ~8 years of development, $100 million+ funding, and marketable talent behind it, and went belly up in 2 lousy weeks. That's historical for a live-service game.
It's become a drinking game at this point. Disappointing games? It's the same games in every article with a similar title. Does no one have an original thought anymore?
@thorstein
**It's the same games in every article with a similar title.**
Because it's the same year? The games that got launched is a constant fact for everyone. And if the game was universally disappointing, then obviously everyone would echo the same thing.
Do you want for originality some writer would write up that instead of Concord and Outlaws, Silent Hills 2 was the most disappointing game, right? Coz, that'd be considered a click-bait article then.
And emphasis on the word "disappointing" games, not general bad games.
Veilguard was easily the most disappointing game of the year.
Highest expectation with Highest disappointment
Concord was just the biggest failure.
In fact it was not very disappointing.
Almost as expected.
@LordoftheCritics I disagree about Vailguard being the most disappointing game of the year. Going into the launch of that game, 90% of the comments I was seeing from this community were negative. Many also wanted the game to fail.
In my opinion, for a game to be disappointing, it would mean the game was highly anticipated for success going into the launch of the game only to bomb in the reviews and fail commercially.
I would say Hellblade 2 claims this title. I haven't played any of the games in the series as yet, however, the hate that game received was on another level. I am not sure if it was fanboys that felt threatened by it being the best-looking console game on the market or if the criticisms about it being a boring game were valid. I haven't played these walking games before so put it off since it doesn't seem to be my cup of tea.
Those 19,000 games have 80%. Dragon age is sitting at 70%, Star wars is at 75% and falling, Lego Horizon adventures is at 56%, Skull and Bones 65% and Concord was DOA. This would mean these games didn't even crack the top 19,000.
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VGChartz's Lee Mehr: "The overarching issue with LEGO Horizon Adventures can be interrogated with its own title: what exciting adventures can be promised by fusing these two properties together? For the plethora of LEGO adaptations of blockbuster films that carry prominent cultural cache, the answer is immediately obvious: the fun in re-experiencing beloved franchises and moments as a playable parody. Their mechanics are simplistic, but their tacit goals are immediately clear and cohere with the young-ages fun of these toys. By lacking a sense of purpose or direction here, it feels like this developer duo couldn't be as creative with the license as they ought to have been; and, as a result, neither can you."
Just to give some context for what a 4/10 score means according to the site's methodology:
"4 / 4.5 - Poor
Before investing in these sub-par games, think twice. They get a few things right, but too many obvious problems make them difficult to recommend."
Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Mario & Luigi: Brothership, LEGO Horizon Adventures, Metal Slug Tactics, and more get reviews in EDGE #405 magazine.
Woke detected... you gave black myth wukong a 6 and yet dragon age the veilguard a 7 ???
Stuff like this keeps on making it clear that most sites just don't have quality standards in their reviewing process.
I've noticed that recent reviewers don't actually review the game...they just talk about it.
They need to back up their claims with evidence. So many times I see a 9 and then when I read the review there is nothing in the review that tells me it's a 9. In fact it's usually the opposite. Lots of red flags with few positives but still a glowing review.
I can easily see how somebody finds Wukong a 6 and Veilguard a 7 even if I personally don’t see it that way. They both have flaws that are either easily ignored or a major gripe depending on the player’s subjective opinion. Personally I found that Wukong’s story was poorly executed and that the level design was at times poor. In Veilguard I liked the combat, but the dialogue and companions were uninteresting and lacking in personality. To me Wukong is 7 and Veilguard 6.
That dont mean as much as you want it to mean. Gotta love good old confirmation bias. I guess wukong is better than BG3 because it has more sales and a much more gargantuan player count. Beating things down in melee comment is my thing, but that freaking game lulled me to sleep twice. That is extremely rare.
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Srusli
They were complaining that black meth Wukong a game with the main character being a Monkey King was not inclusive and did not have values for Dei is so damn absurd man
We play as a freaking monkey 😂 talk about female representation and inclusivity. Hopefully Trump can put an end to all this nonsense now
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Played both (well 50 hours into DA) and I'm enjoying veilguard more so what's your point?
It's a British magazine, the country that jails people for years for posting memes, I wouldn't risk criticizing anything woke with Keir Starmer as Prime Minister or you could end behind bars, it's no joke.
25+ hours in playing DA with zero expectations and not wanting it to be anything else than its own experience. I think the game is just as good as many others in the 7-9 range of modern AA-AAA. Very much enjoying a quality game. Why look for more flaws in some vs others?
(Did change pretty much every setting before starting thou. Hardest difficulty, no UI help etc. - I read it was for the best, so can’t really say what it’s like on default)
A 6-hour campaign with almost nothing extra to unlock, all for $60? Honestly, even the old DS LEGO games gave you more for less money... This is a game that really only makes sense for mega fans of Horizon.
It's a LEGO game for a franchise that isn't beloved or well-known enough outside of its core base to warrant a side game like this, so this entirely makes sense. Especially when you considering how long the game actually is vs. the price.
“..shockingly low numbers on Steam.”
Is it really that shocking? It’s a Lego game that nobody asked for.