The Last of Us "contender for best game this gen"

I'm with Jasong on this one. From time to time there are games that deserve a perfect 10/10 and I know this is one of them. Also, like Jasong said, Edge do not give out perfect scores lightly, so this must be truly exceptional (which I know it will be).
 
Watched a 30min gameplay vid now and although its obviously not the best way to judge a game, I am gonna try :D

The game play looks fantastic, the char design and voice acting is pretty sharp, I love the large scale of the maps, even though your in small corridors/paths a lot of the time. The combat system looks pretty awesome, the ai on the other hand not so bright but I don't think we'll ever see smart AI..lol Visually the game belongs on the PS4 or a Gaming pc, I can't help but feel it would have looked so much better, it def belongs in the next gen title category.
That said I think its pretty amazing what Naughty dog did with the 6-7 year old hardware.

I will def pick it up but only if its available for the PS4.

As far as Edge not giving a lot of 10's, I went through their reviews and they do give quite a few perfect or near perfect scores.

Guitar hero 10
Diablo 3 9
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 9

^^ LOL
 
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jasong said:
Polygon (the gaming offshoot of Verge) gave it a 7.5/10. So there's one pocket of resistance.
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I usually take their reviews seriously... But it doesn't matter in this case since I do not have the platform the game is intended for:cry:
 
jasong said:
Of course something must deserve a 10/10; otherwise all you did was shift your review score ceiling down to 9 which equally means nothing. If 10's get sprinkled around too liberally then sure but in the case of Edge it's given 16 10's so far in somewhere around 20 years of publication, and I can't disagree with any of them except Gran Turismo which isn't my cup of tea at all.
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This.

The reason that you have levels up to ten is so that you can fill them. It doesn't get any simpler than that.
 
The thing is, a perfect score =/= a perfect game. You'll notice that some reviews that give a perfect score will still note any flaws, concerns, or missteps found in the game, but some or other quantifiable quality outweighed the minor flaws in the game to merit a perfect score, whether it be the level of fun, design, story, or just the overall package.

So yes, there is no perfect game, but a game can deservedly achieve a perfect score.
 
Saint_Dee said:
The thing is, a perfect score =/= a perfect game. You'll notice that some reviews that give a perfect score will still note any flaws, concerns, or missteps found in the game, but some or other quantifiable quality outweighed the minor flaws in the game to merit a perfect score, whether it be the level of fun, design, story, or just the overall package.

So yes, there is no perfect game, but a game can deservedly achieve a perfect score.
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I personally think the 5 point system is the best.

1 Absolute garbage - Don't even buy it as a joke.
2 A bad game - Very few redeeming qualities.
3 Average - Only consider it if it looks like the kind of game or franchise you're really into.
4 Very good game - strongly consider getting it if it's a genre you're into.
5 Must have, every gamer should play this game.

Anything more than this you're just making random shit up in my opinion.
 
Lol alright I'm not getting into epistemological debates on the perfect scoring system. It's certainly looking like this game is outstanding by any measure. 96 on Metacritic.

lol mate

I don't even know what to say...You think those games deserved those scores? xD
Anyway I'll get it once the ps4 is available.
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Yeah I'd say so. Guitar Hero was pretty revolutionary back in 2005. That whole rock themed game genre wouldn't have happened without it.
 
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Eugene said:
I personally think the 5 point system is the best.

1 Absolute garbage - Don't even buy it as a joke.
2 A bad game - Very few redeeming qualities.
3 Average - Only consider it if it looks like the kind of game or franchise you're really into.
4 Very good game - strongly consider getting it if it's a genre you're into.
5 Must have, every gamer should play this game.

Anything more than this you're just making random shit up in my opinion.
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Check out Polygon's scale, pretty interesting.

jasong said:
Yeah I'd say so. Guitar Hero was pretty revolutionary back in 2005. That whole rock themed game genre wouldn't have happened without it.
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I think he's referring to one particular game in that list :p
 
A score of 10 is the highest recommendation we can give. 10s represent ambitious games that succeed in ways few games have, and that we expect will be part of the gaming conversation for some time. These are the "must-plays." However, this is not a "perfect" score. We've never played a perfect game. Except for The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past.
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That's a great definition of what constitutes a 10. Esp the Legend of Zelda bit. Man if a game ever approached perfection this is it. I don't know how they're going to bring LttP2 up to snuff.
 
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