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A Gamer's Hands On Review Of Lair - "Best Review Yet?"

A gamer has been lucky enough to receive the final retail version of Lair and he shares his hands on impressions with new screens and much more. You can ask him questions right now as he is willing to kindly answer any questions people anticipating Lair have.

Zacharoni:

"All Questions I have answered put together, Including the ones from the GameFaq topic I made for this:
1: What dragons have you unlocked?
Well, for every mission you earn medals. Since I am just trying to beat the game, I am not getting the best medals yet. I think Gold Medals are required to unlock other dragons.

2: Is the game really only 6-8 Hours?
I bet if you were an uber pro and you could beat each mission on your first try, and get a gold medal on each one on the first try, it would be possible to beat in 6-8 hours.
But, for normal people like you and me, It would probably take 12-16 hours just to finish the storyline, and then you have to get all the gold medals, which may take a long time.

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ChibiSelz6485d ago

why are people reporting this as fake the person has proof,cover shots manual shots back cover shots disk shots ? yea its a forum post but thats not the point of the post

great for him/her lucky got it befor all of us who are waiting for this game

ktchong6485d ago (Edited 6485d ago )

Honestly, because he is anonymous and did not give us a real name, I suspect he's actually a shill for Sony. Sony does have a history of GETTING CAUGHT and GOT SUED for doing that. He's an anonymous newbie in a forum - take his words with a grain of salt.

i.e., he got a copy because he's a shill for Sony.

jay36485d ago

this shouldn't be a news story at all considering it's as newsworthy as two kids talking about games on the street. If this is news, everyone should quickly head to youtube to find a guy with 5 channel views that reviews Bioshock.

I don't mean to be an ass, but this isn't "News" in the slightest.

crck6485d ago

Because it shows that Lair is complete, packaged and ready to ship. No more delays and the such.

ALI-G6485d ago (Edited 6485d ago )

this guy not only sony fanboy who spent 600$ in console without games and now he is desperate to play games , but also sony fanboism run in his blood=his mum work for sony

also click in his profile:he only registerd in the site yasterday to post this thing=no history,so we do not know how credabile he is

SDTV=cannot tell anything about HDTV
no sound sytem= he said sound is great
HOW OLD IS HE ?

what he knows better the IGN/EDGE..... / or what he knows more about video games than us that make his opnion more valid than anyone else in this form

N4G hit new low level.we saw alot of ANTI-PS3/360 article .fourm crap been posted as news.people digging news/woorthless article from GOD only knows where.

jay36485d ago

Then this should have been like with all those Bioshock early release stories, and not someones review.

I feel like such a tight ass now! /Cry

ISay6485d ago

i think his parents work for sony but i dont think that makes his opinion not valid, in regaurds to his account i bet his parents told him not to put his real name

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ktchong6485d ago (Edited 6485d ago )

a reviewer's or magazine's reputation is slowly built up over time. Reputation is earned through time or from credentials, not given to someone automatically. He has no reputation; we don't really know who he is. He's a mystery He could be a shill working for Sony marketing. Not everyone is qualified or credible to be a reviewer or give professional reviews. Change the title to something else, like "A Gamer's Hand-On Review of Lair" or something.

ChibiSelz6485d ago

i dont get your logic yea his anonymous what wrong with that just because person didnt give his real name makes it automatically fake,
why do people have to give there real names when on a forum i guess your name real name is the round peg?

as for him not being qualified on the review is plain stupid eveyone has the right to say how they feel about the game if u read the fourum someone asked him what would you rate it as. stop being so negative

TheExecutive6485d ago

lol the last few months give no proof of what a professional review is... I havent read an objective review in a long time. This guy seems honest and to the point. I do agree that credentials are missing.

Panthers6485d ago

Magazines lately have lost all credentials, at least with me. I will trust individual players reviews. If someone says they dont like it, and why, then I will listen. The reason is that I myself am a player and I dont critique every little detail.

secret6485d ago (Edited 6485d ago )

I don't think his mom was allowed to give her son a copy. Revealing his name might jeopardize her employment with Sony.

Recently, I've been suspicious of professional reviewers. Although their job requires them to be unbiased and objective, I'm sure they've compromised themselves on the job and outside the job every now and then when they see fit. Isn't it a sales clerk's job to not be rude to the customers or make arithmetic errors? But I'm sure we've met rude clerks before. Arn't accountants and lawyers and medical doctors supposed to have certain professionalism and ethics, "until they get caught" like Enron and recently Dell computers. Remember that journalist reporter covering the Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa this past few months? Well, she was the other woman having an affair with him during her reports. That's a conflict of interest because no one can trust her reports to be unbiased and so on. She wasn't supposed to do it, but she did it. Don't hold professional journalists to such high moral standards until they've earned it.

Until we have robots for journalists and no more secret handshakes at midnight, PS3 owners will have to wonder what's going on in the press -- Wii has the best game selection in town while the PS3 has a lack of games, according to several professiona magazines?? What??? (GRAW2, Ninja Gaiden Sigma, Motorstorm, Marvel Ultimate Alliance, Virtua Fighter 5, Resistance Fall of Man, COD4, NBA street Homecourt, Fight Night 3, and soon Ratchet and Clank, MGS4, COD4, KILLZONE 2, Grand Turismo 5??????) How many games do you want, have, and like on the Wii????????? 360's malfuntioning console and huge cow lick are nothing but everyone starts to cry wolf for one strand of hair out of place on the PS3? These are professional reviewers or people abusing their power like giving your little brother who once had no power absolute authority for one night.

If MS offers a journalist who makes about $34,000 to $50,000 a year to pamper 360's problems and nitpick anything they see about the PS3 in an unobvious and subtle way for $500,000 to $800,000, EVEN if the the journalists gets caught and banned from writing ever again, don't you think the journalist could care less because with that money, he can retire and never have to work again.

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Zhuk6485d ago

my beef with the article simply put its a forum post by a normal forum user, therefore it is not newsworthy

EZCheez6485d ago

But it is a forum post. I can't imagine that he would lie about liking the game but his opinion isn't any more valid than everyone else who has reviewed this game. He even gives some negative points about the game that I don't even think were mentioned in other reviews.

It is really cool though that he has the game and is showing it off. It's the excitement of him knowing he has it before anyone else that makes it cool. I know i'm jealous.

I saw this last night and I didn't even believe it until I saw the pictures.

Violater6485d ago

Is that an SD Tv

haha YOU FAIL

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Top 10 Bad Games by Good Studios

Alex S. from Link-Cable writes: "When shopping for new video games you can often trust the name publisher or developer on the box to be an indication of the quality of the game. Names like Nintendo, Square Enix, Sony Interactive Entertainment, Capcom, Xbox Game Studios and Sega are world famous because they helped shape the industry by releasing some of the most defining video games of all time. Though sometimes even these great gaming houses stumble and put out a stinker."

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Gamerking821790d ago (Edited 1790d ago )

Splatterhouse remake . Loved the og’s at the arcade growing up . Hell the best thing about the remake was the og,s were included . And left alive by Square . That game had so much potential , but the gameplay was worse horrendous .

Game-ur1789d ago

once Great studios getting destroyed is actually common. happened with ND and Last of Us2, Bioware and Mass Effect Andromeda/Anthem, Bungle and Destiny .

BeRich2331789d ago

Fuse should have been on that list (Insomniac Games)

Yui_Suzumiya1789d ago

Splatterhouse remake kicked ass

merryja1789d ago

I personally don't like these games.

East76lands1789d ago

I'm pretty much certain that any Sonic game that comes out will be terrible, I've not enjoyed one since the original side-scrolling days of the MegaDrive.

HarryMasonHerpderp1789d ago

Then you might like a recent sonic "sonic mania".

jaymacx1789d ago

For this Topic it says Good Studios that make bad games. Sonic Team hasn't been good in years.

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5 Disappointing Games and the Great Studios That Should Remake Them

A reimagining of 5 disappointing video games and the masterpieces they could have been underneath other studios.

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FallenAngel19842266d ago

How often do disappointing games get remakes

darthv722266d ago (Edited 2266d ago )

well... if disappointing movies can get remakes then why not games? some of these have really good premise but somewhat disappointing execution. In the right hands they could be great.

I quite enjoyed lair (after the patch), too human and the order 1886. I'd even add in quantum break and recore as disappointing but with a good premise.

gangsta_red2266d ago

"well... if disappointing movies can get remakes then why not games?"

But how many disappointing movies actually get those? I'm still waiting for a remake of Howard the Duck.

darthv722266d ago

^nothing disappointing about howard the duck. It is cheesy 80's goodness.

gangsta_red2266d ago

When you're right, you're right.

rainslacker2266d ago

@Gangsta

Wasn't there a rumor that they were looking at making another Howard the Duck? He had a cameo in GoTG2.

Love that movie for how bad it was. That and Garbage Pail Kids.

DrumBeat2265d ago

The Order was a fresh experience. Not the most compelling game, but I didn't want to put it down, and platted it. Good for what it was.

Quantum was something different as well, but a little less fun to actually play, imo. The 'acting' was done in a cheese factory too. Completed one path and never returned to it.

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pietro12122266d ago (Edited 2266d ago )

FFXIV was already remade, and it's probably the beat thing Square has put out in years.

notachance2266d ago

yes, I was giving an example of disappointing games remade to be a great game

thorstein2266d ago

Every time sites need clicks. Just look at the obligatory: i wAnT cLIcKs tEh OrDer 1886 pIcTUrE.

JonathanHarris2266d ago

It's really not super often, but it does happen!

Mostly we see cult favorites come back around but in the recent case of Shaq-Fu we really saw a truly awful game see new life (not great life but at least new).

It's something I'd love to see a lot more of.

Thanks for reading my article!

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NarutoFox2266d ago

Too Human yeah I remember that game smh😂

Inzo2266d ago

The Order has its faults yes but it had a fantastic atmosphere and some great gameplay. A game with enormous potential and far from disappointing. I say give Ready at Dawn another crack at it because I think they created an diamond with some rough edges that just needs some tlc.

Dreamcatcher452266d ago

Problem was the repetitive boss fights. I liked the gunplay, cover system and somewhat the story.

hulk_bash19872266d ago (Edited 2266d ago )

It did have fantastic atmosphere, I'll give you that. But gameplay pretty much played out like short gunfire segments interlaced with walking/sneaking + QTE events. Gameplay was the weakest point of The Order because RAD prioritized world building and graphical detail. Ut was disappointing because it didnt live up to the massive potential it haf. If they were given another shot at a sequel, I hope they can learn from their mistakes.

notachance2266d ago

gameplay was meh but the world had potential, in my ideal world it'd have Mass Effect kind of gameplay

Prubar2266d ago

I waited till The Order was discounted and went in with certain expectations and wasn’t disappointed. Just like Quantum Break. Great concept just needed a little extra meat on the bones.

rainslacker2266d ago

I had high hopes before it released. They were curbed some by the early previews, and while I found faults with the game, and it was obviously released unfinished, I still enjoyed it. The lore, acting, graphics, and world itself were excellent.

JonathanHarris2266d ago

I agree that it had some awesome atmosphere and the gameplay wasn't awful, but that potential is exactly why I put it on this list. I actually loved playing the game (same as some of the other games I put on this list such as Army of Two) But I would just love to see what could happen if it fulfilled some of that potential, ya know? Could have had the next incredible Sony franchise to rival God of War.

Thanks for reading my article!

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TheEnigma3132266d ago

The order should have had a sequel. The first one wasn't bad just needed a few tweaks.

robtion2266d ago

I would love a sequel to The Order. It is still a great game.

Lair had a great concept and could be amazing with the current technology available. A Lair-like ps5 game could be incredible.

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15 Worst PlayStation Exclusive Games of All Time

PlayStation’s strong and impressive lineup of exclusives is probably the biggest edge it has over its direct competition in the market- a fact that has been true for as long as anyone can remember.

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TheEnigma3132553d ago

Ridge racer for PSP was actually good and shouldn't be on this list. I think I'm the only one that enjoyed Haze.

Mr Pumblechook2553d ago

When GamingBolt have to dig up PS1 & PS2 games you know Sony is doing something right.

PygmelionHunter2553d ago

The list is about the worst Playstation exclusives games OF ALL TIME...

Why wouldn’t they include PS1 and PS2 games?

Prince_TFK2553d ago

That’s right, only PS4 games should be on the list of the worst Sony exclusive games of all time. /s

Dragonscale2553d ago

As much as I like PlayStation, there are plenty of stinkers just like on all platforms tbh.

hulk_bash19872553d ago (Edited 2553d ago )

Haha you completely missed or are willfully ignorant of the intent of this article. It clearly says worst PS Exclusive Games of All Time.

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UltraNova2552d ago

A Haze 2 or reboot would be nice!

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NonShinyGoose2553d ago

RR on Vita made the list, not the PSP version. RR on Vita was severely lacking content.

Knushwood Butt2553d ago

They tried something new and it failed.

The initial price point was low but a large amount of content was locked behing DLC

These days you often pay full price up front and get the same concept.

Darkwatchman2553d ago (Edited 2553d ago )

Didn’t the list just have ridge racer on Vita? Because the Vita ridge racer was a dumpster fire at $40 with next to no cars or tracks. It was such an incomplete experience. As the article states, it felt more like a full priced demo than an actual game. Psp ridge racer had so much more to it.

SierraGuy2553d ago (Edited 2553d ago )

All early ridge racers had next to no cars...game was great because of its graphics, controls, fun factor. Nothing could touch it on PS1.

mrdeli2553d ago

When this piece of flotsam indicated that "Being a clone of GTA shouldn't be that hard" I just closed the window.

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Liqu1d2553d ago

The most disappointing game I have ever played.

madforaday2553d ago

Socom 4, I guess you could say that was an AWFUL/TERRIBLE Socom game. BUT it was an okay game if it didn't have the word Socom in the title.

Gardenia2553d ago

To save you from clicking those annoying slides:

HAZE (PS3)
LAIR (PS3)
KNACK (PS4)
RIDGE RACER (PS VITA)
TWISTED METAL III (PS1)
LAST REBELLION (PS3)
BRAVO TEAM (PS4)
BASEMENT CRAWL (PS4)
MORTAL KOMBAT: SPECIAL FORCES (PS1)
GANGS OF LONDON (PSP)
LITTLE DEVIANTS (PS VITA)
PLAYSTATION MOVE APE ESCAPE (PS3)
APE ESCAPE ACADEMY (PSP)
KUNG FU RIDER (PS3)
EYETOY: OPERATION SPY (PS2)

solideagle2553d ago

thank you for the list. I believe he should listed PSVR titles as VR....

yeahright22553d ago

I love when people do this to sites that try to artificially up their clicks by forcing one click per entry. But I will say maybe let's leave off the first entry so they get the one click. Both so N4g gets whatever they're due for pushing traffic to their site and to send a message to the site that you only get one click.

Gaming_1st2553d ago

Well everybody should have gamingbolt blocked anyways.

Dragonscale2553d ago

Don't need to. I avoid it like the plague regardless lol.

Hardiman2553d ago

When certain sites have articles on here I just look at the comments.

FinalFantasyFanatic2552d ago

Sites are lucky if I click once or twice, half a dozen or more clicks is more effort than I'm willing for a list that may or may not suck.

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Gaming_1st2553d ago

I feel Knack or Ridge Racer shouldn't be on there.

Dragonscale2553d ago (Edited 2553d ago )

Maybe not knack but it's understandable, its not the best game tbh. Dunno bout ridge racer.

SierraGuy2553d ago

Ridge racer should never be on a worst list. FU gaming bolt crap.

Stogz2553d ago

Cant argue with Bravo Team, that game really did suck.

GBG_Jason2553d ago

Bless. I stopped after 1 because of it.

KwietStorm_BLM2553d ago

Have to say that is a pretty crappy list. I remember being so pissed with Twisted Metal 3 after TM2.

OffRoadKing2552d ago (Edited 2552d ago )

You're doing Gods work. Many blessings upon the house of Gardenia.

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