The overall verdict? Not a sad bloke in the lot. Then again, this ever-intrepid blogulator considers a 7 as it should be considered: above average, but not great. Besides, that number was the lowest. Let's also remember -- Famitsu is a tough cookie when it comes to reviews. Only six games have made perfect scores (and lo and behold, some of my favorites): The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64), Soul Calibur (DC), Vagrant Story (PSX... Best. Game. Ever.), The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker (GC), Nintendogs (DS), and Final Fantasy XII (PS2... same people who made Final Fantasy Tactics and Vagrant Story... and the lesser cared about Romancing SaGa games, which are also great). You can check out what else got almost-perfect scores on Wikipedia. Some surprises, really, but you have to remember -- unlike our video game magazines that seem to arbitrarily pick numbers based on "awesome factor", Famitsu bases their scores in comparison only to other games in the same genre. A perfect score means that, in that particular genre, nothing else can possibly be better.Whew. Sorry about that, but it's just so exciting! Without further ado, here are the review scores/highlights for the first wave of PS3 titles:
- Miyazato Golf Club: 7, 7, 7, 7
- good tempo, hard to judge where shots will land, doesn't quite look next-gen
- Genji: 7, 7, 7, 8
- camera is difficult, but the game looks great; challenging for beginners, good amount of content, good controls
- Gundam: 8, 8, 8, 8
- excellent Mobile Suit models, problematic system, great textures, tons of optional/unlockable stuff, satisfying, but with divided opinions (don't look at me -- just copying from the forum)
- Resistance: 9, 8, 8, 8 (keep in mind, a lot of people say the Japanese don't like the FPS genre -- but again, the grading is based on others in the same genre, so...)
- standard FPS gameplay, excellent netplay, very high standard of next-gen
- Riiiiiiidge Racer 7: 9, 9, 9, 9
- totally satisfactory, tons of content, very high quality graphics and sound
There you have it. Report your reactions in the form of comments! Dismissed!
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
11-01-2006 @ 9:28AM
Mordeux said...
Ahem...."Riiiiiiiiiidge Raceeeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!"
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11-01-2006 @ 9:54AM
KilgoreTrout XL said...
Considering that Japan isn't too hot on FPSs, that's a pretty impressive score for resistance.
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11-01-2006 @ 3:49PM
Enzo said...
I think they're full of crap. Hghly negative bullet points and games are gettings 7s to 9s?
Sheesh.
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11-01-2006 @ 7:44PM
9P said...
When will Next Gen actually be Next Gen?
here's what I think
http://reviewsblog.sonsofgodclan.net/2006/11/01/when-will-nextgen-be-nextgen.aspx
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11-02-2006 @ 10:40AM
justin said...
i have the PS3 pre-order in stock as well as some more rare editions of the Playstation3 console. I also have all the SCEA released games and the Third Party Titles as well. Check http://www.ps3findr.com for more details and get your pre-order done today.
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11-03-2006 @ 12:25PM
SuicideNinja said...
Still...it's hard to believe anything/anyone that would suggest that any Ridge Racer game is actually good. Yuck.
Resistance is the only title I care about in that list. I'm starting to think that I'll need to play it in the store first or something. Or not...otherwise I'll have to spend $600 (damn PSP connectivity).
Thanks for reminding me about Vagrant Story. I still have yet to play that. LOL
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11-04-2006 @ 2:51PM
gok said...
Hah! Famitsu is ps3fanboy! I played resistance today and while it was good looking it was veery booring. Nothing we've seen before. Now could someone tell me what score Famitsu gave to Halo and/or Halo2? If its lower than Resistances i think we all can agree that famitsu is giving extra points because they're for ps3.
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11-04-2006 @ 2:57PM
gok said...
Okay, i just looked up halos score and it was 9/9/8/8. So thats only 1 better than resistance. Its a goddamn fact that Halo is better than Resistance, there no opinion on that. Famitsu trying to make ps3 look good.
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12-15-2006 @ 11:35AM
Videit said...
I'm sorry, but, how can these people score Mobile Suit Gundam: Crossfire all 8's? Every review I have ever read about the game can't say enough BAD things about it. In fact, my brother and I have been hunting different reviews of the game for weeks now just for laughs! Gamespot(3.9/10), Gamepro(1.0/5), Gameinformer(3.75/10), 1up(2.2/10), X-Play(1/5) etc... All claim it's GARBAGE.
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