It’s not just “linear” is has almost zero player agency and choice beyond whether you want to run or walk. You play a game to PLAY a game. Call of Duty campaigns are linear but your agency is your survival in every combat scenario it presents to you. Your agency here is bordering on nothing
This game was a linear masterpiece of immersion. A playable sci-fi narrative. In the movie ‘The Thing’ every major issue is caused by people splitting up
Dude, a few years back or decade, IGN used to be on point with its game reviews. It even called out games like Umbrella Corps for being crap. But now, all its reviews are terrible. It's like the best guys left the company.
It's not that we don't like the review because he gave it a bad score, it's that he clearly is burnt out of this genre, and yet he reviews a game of that genre and says he's bored.
Dont listen to this review….I give it a solid 8. Game is SCARY, love the eerie atmosphere and the “monsters” are VERY creepy. Had its hooks in me throughout
This is literally one of the best horror games released in years, and this guy complains about it like it's an awful game and gives it a 6/10? Exact reason why IGN can't be trusted with reviewing games. 10/10 for me.
It's a linear narrative game...why are you complaining about a lack of free roam exploration? That's like being upset there aren't any MK style fatalities in a Mario game. Also, you should record in SDR. That way everyone will get an accurate idea of what he game actually looks like, not just those with HDR displays.
@@phrozac so are most people who comment on IGN reviews. the criticism was about the linearity being nothing but going from point A to point B with literally nothing else to do. No combat, no puzzles.
Both of these things can be true. Showing the player arbitrary and random yellow lines on obvious pathways and also failing to have any mechanic or way to tell the player where NOT to go.
Imagine a game with 5 rooms, each with 10 identical doors, only 1 door in each room alllowing you to progress. Painfully linear, confusingly wasting your time
These complaints could be applied to The Last of Us as well, but that game is considered a masterpiece. Don't review a linear game if you don't want to play a linear game.
Christ this guy is a joke, He complains that "every door is locked unless you need to open it for some reason"...... Huh??? Yes that is how video games work, if there is a door you are NOT supposed to go through, then the devs will lock or block the door, If you are supposed to go through the door it is either unlocked or locked & needs a way to open it.
Then why have the door be bright blue or even be able to interact with it in the first place? Why have a map that teases you with branching pathways when it really is just set dressing to get you from one linear hallway to the next. You guys try way to hard to deflect the criticisms just because this guy reviews for IGN.
Sweetheart. You’re very blunt for someone who had absolutely no understanding of the criticism being made. Naughty Dog games are almost ALWAYS linear, yet they get glowing reviews, why? Because linearity isn’t the problem, it’s how you enforce it and how you fill it. This game is a walking simulator and it’s linearity only serves to reduce player agency down to holding W. You don’t spend $45 on a game to watch a 4 hour movie, you spend that money to play a game. The point isn’t that it’s not an open world exploration game, it’s that it does nothing to make its linearity worthwhile.
@@MirageOfEyes she explained exactly why the on-rails was a negative; it's completely arbitrary and boring with nothing to do but go from point A to point B. Even in other linear games, you're at least solving puzzles, fighting, heck doing a quick time action or something. If you want to play the game just for the story and visuals, go ahead. Just don't say no one warned you that there's no real gameplay to the game.
Don't scoff at the use of Scots Gaelic, especially while you'd probably applaud the inclusion of indigenous languages from North America. Pronounced Gah-lic by the way, Irish is Gae-lic.
This seems more like Firewatch than Amnesia (and is from The Chinese Room who made Dear Esther, the game that coined the term "Walking Sim"), so critising it for not being like a game it a different genre seems to be missing the mark
The game is what its supposed and intended to be. Why criticize it for not being what it should not be. This guy if given the task of reviewing GTA VI will compare it to Fifa and criticize for not being able to play football with Jason. His review methodology does not make any sense.
His methodology is perfectly fine, the game does not offer to make up for its linearity with engaging gameplay, it’s linearity done poorly and THAT is a criticism.
Super smart guy you are. He is critiquing it’s quality of linearity, it is linear and is supposed to be but it does not offer gameplay to make up for it, so exploration is an avenue of apology this game could’ve made for it’s level design.
Seems like the reviewer wanted it to be a different game and is now mad about it. Weird expectations for a game that pretty much said what it is from the beginning
This is a super bad faith interpretation of the review. He wanted it to offer engaging gameplay, as it is a $45 game. It does NOT, it is an engaging setting, engaging story, voice acting ETC but it IS a game and viewing it that way first and foremost will always leave you disappointed, rightfully so, as it is disappointing. He doesn’t want it to be different, he wants it to be better. If a game offers gameplay that boils down to “W key” it better make it enjoyable for me to hold that button down. Exploration and discovery WOULD help in that regard.
Linear here meaning it’s completely void of player agency and any exploration. Not linear as in, a linear shooting game. Linear meaning nothing to offer in its levels.
Ugh his reviewer voice sounds miserable as a person. Like ign do better for reviewers not getting a gun or explosives to intrigue them to like the game. IGN is going downhill fast
@@blumcoleof course it's a rig simulator.. It will have it's own audience. Slow paced doesn't always mean boring. They didn't promise a marvel game in the trailer. Whats more important to take from here is that the reviewer is unbearable lol.
Just to quickly point out, the game does feel like it was meant to have a level of exploration at one point. It's littered with interactable maps of pretty much every area, only to be pushed through corridors the entire way. I'm enjoying the game though, I've always had a soft spot for the linear, story driven game.
This game really reminded me of the movie "The Thing" from 1982 but it was also more like a weird exploration of the oil platform rather than horror tbh. It is 6/10 at best
This reviewer is absolutely awful. Always has been. Not everyone is a super dork looking for a 500 hour dweebfest. He destroys any game that isn’t exactly just that.
Ah, yes. Hold the walking stick forward. Go from one two holed hiding place to another. And maybe throw a bottle to the other side of the room occasionaly. Don't forget a chasing sequence where you just run along an obviously highlighted path. 10/10.
@@golem4617 Yes hold the walking stick forward because standing in one place would suck and when you do use the joystick and walk to the hiding spots to avoid the eldritch creature as to not die constantly with the aid of a distraction to avoid this then when the time comes to run its highlighted so braindead morons like yourself don't complain that its too hard. What the fuck will you not complain about
@@stuckintheinbetween @Jeymez @italianwaffle5592 Its transitioned from £20 to the same value in other countries just because the number is high doesn't mean it is expensive other wise you would have a heart attack in Japan. this is pretty fair price for such an impressive indie game
A 6 out of 10 is a decent score, IGN does NOT hate it, they just didn’t value it’s better parts as much as some will and that’s fine. Valuing this game AS a game first and foremost will definitely sour the experience. It doesn’t really have very fun gameplay.
@@watulookinat Are you excusing the lack of interesting gameplay in a video game? Some of the best horror games like Amnesia (DD and the Bunker) are super interesting in that regard.
Thing is (no pun intended) this just IS a linear game. It doesn´t want to be open world or an exploration game. Not every game needs to. The reviewer clearly went into this with set expectations and punishes the game for not being what he expected. Still not a sufficient competent gamer to find the right way "on the rails" without markers. Maybe this person should review undemanding open world games. Would save us a lot of crying.
This is so ridiculous, Still Wakes The Deep is the BEST horror game of the year! It's just sooo immersive. The setting, the tension, the characters, the voice acting and how the game purposefully leaves the player "stumbling in the dark" about what is happening. It's amazing!
when saying "great dialogue, superb voice acting, memorable setting", you sound like you couldn't care less about giving this game its 10 minutes. Maybe the game isn't 10 worthy but this is still the sum of this studios hard work and will be their livelihoods after release. You shouldnt phone in a review like this. Do better my guy.
Dude …what?!? he can do as he please and his critique is justified considering his livelihood is made from playing through the game. We need less yes men like you and more honesty like him. . YO ARE YOU OK BRO?!?1😂😂😂
@@wizardkelly2639 @wizardkelly2639 the livelihood of the developers should depend on the content and quality of the game they likely put thousands of hours into- but instead could depend on one 10 minute review. IGN are the biggest link at release to game developers and on-the-fence consumers. No personal hate at all to the reviewer, we're all human, but on this occasion- he didn't give this game it's due.
@@Enotsw "The thing" has nearly NO interpersonal drama in the movie due to very little character development between characters BEFORE it kicks off. The film has SOME intrigue (Like most films do) The thing is a classic because of: The characters, The set design, The atmosphere, the sound design, The practical effects, The direction & the actors doing such a great job. It is a claustrophobic, paranoid induced horror movie. But it does not have "Interpersonal drama" & it has just about as much "intrigue" as any other Alien mystery movie. Now remember, I'm not saying these things do not exist in the movie to some SMALL degree. But to say "Intrigue & interpersonal drama is what made THE THING a classic" Is wrong & incorrect.
This guy didn't play this game clearly. The path to take was always clear so it's not irritating at all. This game is anything but boring. You just have to understand what you can expect from this genre before going into it. Not every game needs to have an explorable map with collectibles and annoying RPG mechanics.
It would help to know that The Chinese Room is pretty much known for very linear, story driven experiences. This was never advertised as anything else. Seriously, who gives these people jobs?
A friend of mine cast the voice actors for this. They are a superb voice actor, stage actor and singer themself, so I'm not surprised to hear the voice acting being praised
This is without doubt one of the worst reviews I’ve ever heard. Getting upset that a small studio has created a linear game focused on narrative is just lazy. Maybe rethink your career buddy, it sounds like you’ve lost your passion for this work
Tbf, so does this game that barely counts as a game since it's just a walking sim with a few dumb puzzles thrown in to trick you into thinking it's more interactive than it actually is.
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Just finished it.
Is it a linear walking simulator? Yes, it is.
But goddamn it's a solid one.
This game actually feels like watching a horror movie, but better than a horror movie.
My score to this reviewer: 3
My score to this game: 8.5
Yes this reviewer is talking a hole load of gob shite. How could you deny this game is like the thing on an oil rig is beyond me.
My score to this comment 2.4
Why is linear treated so poorly nowadays. After a long day of work sometimes all you want is some linear story game to end the day
Key word being sometimes.
It’s not just “linear” is has almost zero player agency and choice beyond whether you want to run or walk.
You play a game to PLAY a game. Call of Duty campaigns are linear but your agency is your survival in every combat scenario it presents to you.
Your agency here is bordering on nothing
@@italianwaffle5592 damn, italians really hates indie games!😢 you reply all the comments
@@italianwaffle5592some ppl don't. I think dear esther is way better then 70% of the games and only thing you do is walk
100%
Looks like IGN didn't receive sponsor money
Bro IGN.... fire this reviewer man. He sounds like he hates playing video games
He sounds like: 🤓
He sounds like 💩. Hard to listen to
He sounds like a hardcore gamer, maybe soulslike fan. This “game” is for casual gamers.
@@敢林良 hArDcOrE gAmErS enjoy many genres.
@@敢林良 No... No... and definitely no...
The Chinese Room was never a developer focused on exploration and open ended gameplay, what made the reviewer think otherwise?
Have they not played everybody's gone to the rapture they are known to make games like this
This game was a linear masterpiece of immersion. A playable sci-fi narrative. In the movie ‘The Thing’ every major issue is caused by people splitting up
"I've played every game released for the past 15 years, so this bored me." - IGN man
Transwoman*
Like all game reviewers in 2024.
Why let a burnt out reviewer .. review a game smh
This reviewer is sounding like he's unsure about everything he's saying.
It is ign lol
What did you expect from ign ?
Dude, a few years back or decade, IGN used to be on point with its game reviews. It even called out games like Umbrella Corps for being crap. But now, all its reviews are terrible. It's like the best guys left the company.
He has all of the enthusiasm of Ben Stein…
Dude look him up. Hes not even sure about his gender
This guy sounds like his wife mentally divorced him 10 years ago.
You mean "her" life partner 😭 they want to be known as her 👀
he’s never had his hole.
@@hano5277 ???
@@prancer1803 the reviewer is trans
@@prancer1803 TJ is now Leana.
Wanted an open world exploration game...
plays a linear game...
Complains
this is the same company that gives to fifa, cod etc 7 - 8 =)).
No he didnt say he wanted an open world exploration game, nice try. He said its linear which it is.
@nathanmitchell7961 why complain about it being linear then...
@@thegazanator Because linear means in this context too linear. It has no branching routes what so ever, it's just a hallway.
A horror game being linear? Never heard of it…
Clearly IGN didn't get an envelope from the developers..... unfair review.
Right? Where's that Deathloop money?
yup mate fully agreed IGN best source of game „reviews” ads
Hey IGN, can you make a do over review by someone that actually know what they're doing? Thanks.
It's not that we don't like the review because he gave it a bad score, it's that he clearly is burnt out of this genre, and yet he reviews a game of that genre and says he's bored.
picked the wrong guy with the wrong attitude to play this
Dont listen to this review….I give it a solid 8. Game is SCARY, love the eerie atmosphere and the “monsters” are VERY creepy. Had its hooks in me throughout
Never trust critic reviews. Especially from the pretentious snobs over here at IGN who gives CoD 8+ scores every year.
You can trust this one, I’d give it a little higher of a score but it’s quite fair.
@@italianwaffle5592 nothing is fair, seems like you were the reviewer.
And gave alien isolation a mediocre score.
10/10 for me, told a great story, amazing atmosphere, dialogue was some of the best. Another shocking review by IGN.
Is it shocking if these awful reviews from IGN happen all of the time?
Agreed, the voice acting in this game and the bond you have with all of your crew mates made this game one of a kind.
Ign has long outlived its usefulness!
Kinda like Caz in game... hmmm
how does this guy have a job as a game reviewer
Because he's part of the LGBTXYZ community
@@AzderielBane 3 iq
This is literally one of the best horror games released in years, and this guy complains about it like it's an awful game and gives it a 6/10? Exact reason why IGN can't be trusted with reviewing games. 10/10 for me.
maybe cause there is no lgbtqx charachter in the game
This game is not the best horror game in years💀💀💀💀
@@Mr.Snaggy what is then
@@TheLover20xxmate stop waffling
Something like the bunker or visage @@Mattdog54
It's a linear narrative game...why are you complaining about a lack of free roam exploration? That's like being upset there aren't any MK style fatalities in a Mario game.
Also, you should record in SDR. That way everyone will get an accurate idea of what he game actually looks like, not just those with HDR displays.
Smartest IGN viewer ever ^
@@italianwaffle5592 Did you just low-key call all IGN viewers dumb? I'm just slumming here, man. I'm usually sipping tea at Digital Foundry lol
@@phrozac so are most people who comment on IGN reviews. the criticism was about the linearity being nothing but going from point A to point B with literally nothing else to do. No combat, no puzzles.
No fatalities in Mario cracked me up lol underrated comment
The reviewer says how painfully linear it is but also mentions getting lost and having to turn on paint to see where to go. 😂 😂
That's a strategy to give it a 6
Being linear and being hard to navigate aren't opposite things
Both of these things can be true. Showing the player arbitrary and random yellow lines on obvious pathways and also failing to have any mechanic or way to tell the player where NOT to go.
@@AdisonTeixeira it's not lol, don't take cheap drugs
Imagine a game with 5 rooms, each with 10 identical doors, only 1 door in each room alllowing you to progress. Painfully linear, confusingly wasting your time
These complaints could be applied to The Last of Us as well, but that game is considered a masterpiece.
Don't review a linear game if you don't want to play a linear game.
Christ this guy is a joke, He complains that "every door is locked unless you need to open it for some reason"...... Huh??? Yes that is how video games work, if there is a door you are NOT supposed to go through, then the devs will lock or block the door, If you are supposed to go through the door it is either unlocked or locked & needs a way to open it.
This reviewer sounds lazy, sounds like a forced review lol
Then why have the door be bright blue or even be able to interact with it in the first place? Why have a map that teases you with branching pathways when it really is just set dressing to get you from one linear hallway to the next.
You guys try way to hard to deflect the criticisms just because this guy reviews for IGN.
@@nathanmitchell7961Play the game for yourself. It's not anything close to a 6. False doorways or not. This review, once again, is overly harsh.
@@nathanmitchell7961 can you go into every door in GTA, no you cant, only the ones the devleoper wants you to go through.
@@baughjaughes5104 GTA isnt linear.
They gave it a 6. They don’t know what they’re talking about.
It's a 7 after playing it
Flip the screen it's 9 lol
@@oliverwilliam6931 Ole' upside down eyes over here
This reviewer is in the wrong industry. He should be reviewing vacuum cleaners or something, or selling seat upgrades over the phone for United.
Baby… this a campaign game/linear.. don’t fucken complain and bash it just cause it’s not your type of game.
Sweetheart. You’re very blunt for someone who had absolutely no understanding of the criticism being made.
Naughty Dog games are almost ALWAYS linear, yet they get glowing reviews, why? Because linearity isn’t the problem, it’s how you enforce it and how you fill it.
This game is a walking simulator and it’s linearity only serves to reduce player agency down to holding W.
You don’t spend $45 on a game to watch a 4 hour movie, you spend that money to play a game.
The point isn’t that it’s not an open world exploration game, it’s that it does nothing to make its linearity worthwhile.
@@italianwaffle5592 not blunt, he should’ve researched more,
@@MirageOfEyes she explained exactly why the on-rails was a negative; it's completely arbitrary and boring with nothing to do but go from point A to point B. Even in other linear games, you're at least solving puzzles, fighting, heck doing a quick time action or something. If you want to play the game just for the story and visuals, go ahead. Just don't say no one warned you that there's no real gameplay to the game.
@@snowballeffect7812 zip it up when you're done 😊
@@entrypoint-nw9qp 🤱
Why tf does this guy have his brightness so high btw? It's a HORROR game!!!
Yea he ruined the way it looked. Darkness made this game what it was.
This reviews sounds like the devs didn’t give ign any sponsor money. Therefore ign does not want you to buy it
The developers should've added some queer characters for a couple of extra points. Wasted.
Exactly what PlayStation does as they were exposed for some time back lol
@@thesorrow7499lmao it’s set in 1975 Scotland. They’d probably have been thrown into the sea as a sacrifice 😂
@@SovettaParmetta Where?
@@MrDarksbane look it up, IGNs PlayStation and Xbox coverage have been ”sponsored” by Sony
Don't scoff at the use of Scots Gaelic, especially while you'd probably applaud the inclusion of indigenous languages from North America.
Pronounced Gah-lic by the way, Irish is Gae-lic.
my man
Nobody cares about Gaelic
@ashokathegreat4534 Well, that's a lie, as I'd hazard a guess that folk who speak either Scots or Irish Gaelic do. Just a hunch.
@@ashokathegreat4534 -1 plus Gaelic is the wrong language. It's Gàidhlig u uncultured Faciest
why does this video look so muted in colors etc compared to other vids of this game? Did you record with HDR on or something?
Noticed this, too. ACG's video looks very different. Unfortunately, the low framerate animations are consistent throughout.
Of course not
Looks like the gamma was maxed out for some reason.
This seems more like Firewatch than Amnesia (and is from The Chinese Room who made Dear Esther, the game that coined the term "Walking Sim"), so critising it for not being like a game it a different genre seems to be missing the mark
The game is what its supposed and intended to be. Why criticize it for not being what it should not be. This guy if given the task of reviewing GTA VI will compare it to Fifa and criticize for not being able to play football with Jason. His review methodology does not make any sense.
His methodology is perfectly fine, the game does not offer to make up for its linearity with engaging gameplay, it’s linearity done poorly and THAT is a criticism.
Ive learned the more negative and monotone the IGN reviewer is, the better the game actual is probably a 8 or 9 out of 10 game
Bro sounds like he had to do a project for school on a subject he doesn't like 😂
Watch out they are apparently a woman, you might get 😱 cancelled. O lawdy!
I'm sorry to say but there needs to be an age expiry date for game reviewers. Bro sounds like a jaded old man.
Lol, IGN embarrasses itself again by criticising the game for not being something it clearly doesn't want to be XD Not suprised...
Where did they do that??
Super smart guy you are.
He is critiquing it’s quality of linearity, it is linear and is supposed to be but it does not offer gameplay to make up for it, so exploration is an avenue of apology this game could’ve made for it’s level design.
@@italianwaffle5592no one cares
This is a horrendous review. It sounds like the reviewer went in with the intention of disliking it.
sounds like he was hoping to feel like batman
ignore the reviewer, this was a fantastic game.
Seems like the reviewer wanted it to be a different game and is now mad about it. Weird expectations for a game that pretty much said what it is from the beginning
This is a super bad faith interpretation of the review.
He wanted it to offer engaging gameplay, as it is a $45 game.
It does NOT, it is an engaging setting, engaging story, voice acting ETC but it IS a game and viewing it that way first and foremost will always leave you disappointed, rightfully so, as it is disappointing.
He doesn’t want it to be different, he wants it to be better. If a game offers gameplay that boils down to “W key” it better make it enjoyable for me to hold that button down. Exploration and discovery WOULD help in that regard.
The reviewer speak slowly it irritated me. Had to speed to 1.5
Nah 1.25 is enough haha
Legit how it feels playing this game 😂 His review is 💯 on point.
It’s absolutely insane that 1.5x sounds normal lmao
Haha, your right
Bro this was never an "exploration" type game. Wtf
He also would've complained that Amnesia is not an open-world game and lacks a skill tree, weapons, collectibles and crafting mechanics.
Question if a game developer is creating a linear game, why is the exploration point a minus? The level design sure. That was odd for me.
A game can still be linear and have things off the rails to look at / explore. There is a middle ground between Fallout 4 and Rambo the shooter
@@NamelessSmile fair play.
Linear here meaning it’s completely void of player agency and any exploration.
Not linear as in, a linear shooting game.
Linear meaning nothing to offer in its levels.
@@NamelessSmile Fair enough, points shouldn't be taken away for this, though.
@@Colin__ why? It's part of the game
Do not agree some of us like linear experiences
IGN is not reviewing games but their expectations about games?
Man, you IGN'ed it up.
Bro maxed out brightness in a horror game
He probably had HDR on.
He had to max it out, or else he’d get lost 😂
Ign gave this game the lowest score out of all reviews so far that says alot
You trust ign reviews? 😂
It says they gave this review to a person who wouldn’t have been interested in this game to begin with.
Yeah. That says - we need to check it out!
They gave alien isolation, arguably one of the best horror games of all time, a 5.9 :)
This game is mid
Bring people who pass the high school to do review…
“the high school”
Sometimes you can just enjoy a game for what it is.
True, I've played 4/10 games but they were still fun despite having so many flaws
Ugh his reviewer voice sounds miserable as a person. Like ign do better for reviewers not getting a gun or explosives to intrigue them to like the game. IGN is going downhill fast
Considering it’s a man that claims to be and wants to be referred to as “she/they”, misery is in its nature
Maybe, but it does sound like a boring game. Seems like walking simulator that tries to be scary.
A miserable woman reviewed it
@@blumcoleof course it's a rig simulator.. It will have it's own audience. Slow paced doesn't always mean boring. They didn't promise a marvel game in the trailer. Whats more important to take from here is that the reviewer is unbearable lol.
Just watch gameranx those guys actually like being gamers.
Is this the same guy who hated on the spongebob games? cus if it is you need to fire him he clearly dosnt enjoy playing games.
Worst IGN Review yet...
Just to quickly point out, the game does feel like it was meant to have a level of exploration at one point. It's littered with interactable maps of pretty much every area, only to be pushed through corridors the entire way. I'm enjoying the game though, I've always had a soft spot for the linear, story driven game.
One of the best horror games I've ever played. 9/10 for me.
This game really reminded me of the movie "The Thing" from 1982 but it was also more like a weird exploration of the oil platform rather than horror tbh. It is 6/10 at best
over 60k views and only 740 likes at time of this message. Yikes IGN. Thats telling. 😬
Just finished the game , 8/10 for me , great experience!
7 minus 1
5?
Mayonnaise?
At the very least turn the HDR off.
Scam channel IGN
How this man gonna complain about the yellow paint and then say he needed it a few seconds later???😅😂
It’s not scary because you have the brightness way up..play the game with the brightness down and you will be scared…darkening the room won’t cut it.
This reviewer is absolutely awful. Always has been.
Not everyone is a super dork looking for a 500 hour dweebfest.
He destroys any game that isn’t exactly just that.
This is entirely the worst review IGN has ever put out, you can’t change my mind💀 the game is amazing
Why is this video's quality so terrible? Seems like it was captured in HDR on a monitor that doesn't support it.
Didnt get money from the devs.
GOTY for me. 10/10.
Ah, yes. Hold the walking stick forward. Go from one two holed hiding place to another. And maybe throw a bottle to the other side of the room occasionaly. Don't forget a chasing sequence where you just run along an obviously highlighted path. 10/10.
Same for me it's a 10/10. Such a unique experience.
loved it too, most fulfilling game ive played in 2024
@@golem4617 Yes hold the walking stick forward because standing in one place would suck and when you do use the joystick and walk to the hiding spots to avoid the eldritch creature as to not die constantly with the aid of a distraction to avoid this then when the time comes to run its highlighted so braindead morons like yourself don't complain that its too hard. What the fuck will you not complain about
What context for a lovecraftian horror that comes out of nowhere would a paper laying around give?
Why? Is? Every ? Thing? A? Question?
Also this is only $30- it might be worth it lol.
Also on gamepass, enjoy
$30 for a walking sim is highway robbery.
that's why it's only $30, a little high for an average game,
but that's what this is.
@@Jeymez$45 (AUD) for 4 hours of what isn’t REALLY gameplay is definitely robbery.
@@stuckintheinbetween @Jeymez @italianwaffle5592
Its transitioned from £20 to the same value in other countries just because the number is high doesn't mean it is expensive other wise you would have a heart attack in Japan. this is pretty fair price for such an impressive indie game
I’m about 3/4 through this game & it’s really fun so far.
I'm a couple of hours into it and enjoying it. The voice acting is absolutely superb, and the visuals are amazing. Probably a 7.5 from me so far.
Why does it look like the guy who reviewed it played it with super low saturation? The game looks way better than this!
@@minbari73 Or he had HDR on and it’s not supported here, you drama queen.
@@italianwaffle5592 If he did not why not let someone else just record the gameplay wtf.
My review to IGN reviews is 2.5 out of 10
Can't believe you rated it this low... Game was awesome and had some genuinely tense moments. I'd give it a 8.5-9 tbh. great game!
When ign hate something everyone will love it
A 6 out of 10 is a decent score, IGN does NOT hate it, they just didn’t value it’s better parts as much as some will and that’s fine.
Valuing this game AS a game first and foremost will definitely sour the experience. It doesn’t really have very fun gameplay.
@@italianwaffle5592 never trusted ign since they gave alien isolation a 5 back in 2014
@@italianwaffle5592 Horror games are fun because they are thrilling and not just that but people like a story
@@oll-turny-llo8200 IGN is a slew of different reviewers that review different games, it’s not a hive mind, they can be right and wrong.
@@watulookinat Are you excusing the lack of interesting gameplay in a video game? Some of the best horror games like Amnesia (DD and the Bunker) are super interesting in that regard.
Thing is (no pun intended) this just IS a linear game. It doesn´t want to be open world or an exploration game. Not every game needs to. The reviewer clearly went into this with set expectations and punishes the game for not being what he expected. Still not a sufficient competent gamer to find the right way "on the rails" without markers. Maybe this person should review undemanding open world games. Would save us a lot of crying.
what are you talking about??? this game definietly 9.5 for me
Where do they find these reviewers. Don’t worry in a year or so they will unlock a couple of doors via a patch and the game will get a 9/10🤦🏻🤦🏻
This is so ridiculous, Still Wakes The Deep is the BEST horror game of the year! It's just sooo immersive. The setting, the tension, the characters, the voice acting and how the game purposefully leaves the player "stumbling in the dark" about what is happening. It's amazing!
Players who only just start playing for lore would like this
when saying "great dialogue, superb voice acting, memorable setting", you sound like you couldn't care less about giving this game its 10 minutes. Maybe the game isn't 10 worthy but this is still the sum of this studios hard work and will be their livelihoods after release. You shouldnt phone in a review like this. Do better my guy.
Dude …what?!? he can do as he please and his critique is justified considering his livelihood is made from playing through the game. We need less yes men like you and more honesty like him. . YO ARE YOU OK BRO?!?1😂😂😂
@@wizardkelly2639 @wizardkelly2639 the livelihood of the developers should depend on the content and quality of the game they likely put thousands of hours into- but instead could depend on one 10 minute review. IGN are the biggest link at release to game developers and on-the-fence consumers. No personal hate at all to the reviewer, we're all human, but on this occasion- he didn't give this game it's due.
Ok last one 😂..
He thinks
"intrigue" & "interpersonal drama" are what made "THE THING" a classic lmao.
That’s true tho
He thinks men are women
@@Enotsw "The thing" has nearly NO interpersonal drama in the movie due to very little character development between characters BEFORE it kicks off.
The film has SOME intrigue (Like most films do)
The thing is a classic because of:
The characters, The set design, The atmosphere, the sound design, The practical effects, The direction & the actors doing such a great job.
It is a claustrophobic, paranoid induced horror movie.
But it does not have "Interpersonal drama"
& it has just about as much "intrigue" as any other Alien mystery movie.
Now remember, I'm not saying these things do not exist in the movie to some SMALL degree.
But to say "Intrigue & interpersonal drama is what made THE THING a classic"
Is wrong & incorrect.
This guy didn't play this game clearly. The path to take was always clear so it's not irritating at all. This game is anything but boring. You just have to understand what you can expect from this genre before going into it. Not every game needs to have an explorable map with collectibles and annoying RPG mechanics.
It would help to know that The Chinese Room is pretty much known for very linear, story driven experiences. This was never advertised as anything else. Seriously, who gives these people jobs?
Still buying day 1
did you enjoy it?
@@baughjaughes5104 loved it
A friend of mine cast the voice actors for this. They are a superb voice actor, stage actor and singer themself, so I'm not surprised to hear the voice acting being praised
This game is a solid 9
Don't listen to this guy, the game is actually great!
Why does it sound like he’s holding his nose while talking?
He's pretending to be a woman and thinks that talking through his nose makes him sound feminine. And, no, I'm not even joking lmao.
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This guy's voice always annoys me
...And the fact that he doesn't know how to be critical in a decent way. Nags like an unbearable teen all the way.
Fr
Narrator sounds he’s completely uninterested in doing this review.
Complains most of the video… 0/10 IGN
This is without doubt one of the worst reviews I’ve ever heard. Getting upset that a small studio has created a linear game focused on narrative is just lazy. Maybe rethink your career buddy, it sounds like you’ve lost your passion for this work
I've always defended IGN reviews,
until now...
This reviewer sounds awful
Tbf, so does this game that barely counts as a game since it's just a walking sim with a few dumb puzzles thrown in to trick you into thinking it's more interactive than it actually is.
You haven't even played the game for yourself
@@stuckintheinbetween you sound like a moron. Keep your opinions to yourself you scumbag
Yea the reviewer shouldn’t be reviewing anymore unless it’s himself .
Hardcore gamers will hate this. Casual gamers will love this.