PoE is total SHIT, therefore BUY IT NOW - Steam Curator Page X Review

[Vault Dweller]

The game is shit, everything is bad and I couldn't finish it, yet I consider it better than BGI.

...which was shit.

Hey, back then I did have lot of free time after all.

It was before I joined the Codex and learned to waste time in more creative ways. 23,000 posts don't write themselves, you know.

 

[Shevek]

Vault Dweller
I hit a lul in mid act 2 as well (i wasnt a fan of the end of the second act either). The game finishes strong in the 3rd act though. The second city is smaller but feels better done and the quests feel more even in quality.

 

[Eyestabber]

Bottom line: no positive review and the guy that was going to write a "less crushing review" changed his mind after realizing the Codex sentiment about PoE went from "mixed" to "mostly negative" was actually just trolling IE fans.


So...about that Steam Curator page...?

 

[Immortal]

Vault Dweller
The game finishes strong in the 3rd act though.

 

[Infinitron]

Bottom line: no positive review and the guy that was going to write a "less crushing review" changed his mind after realizing the Codex sentiment about PoE went from "mixed" to "mostly negative" was actually just trolling IE fans.


So...about that Steam Curator page...?

Not going anywhere, sorry.

Also, you haven't paid that close attention to the thread

 

[Vault Dweller]

Bottom line: no positive review and the guy that was going to write a "less crushing review" changed his mind after realizing the Codex sentiment about PoE went from "mixed" to "mostly negative" was actually just trolling IE fans.

http://www.rpgcodex.net/forums/inde...timent-towards-poe-negative-or-positive.98693

146 positive vs 87 negative

http://www.rpgcodex.net/forums/index.php?threads/how-would-you-rate-pillars-of-eternity.98108

215 votes - 8/10 or higher
88 votes - 6/10 or less.

There was also a 'PoE vs BG' poll and PoE got more votes too, iirc.

 

[Lhynn]

Bottom line: no positive review and the guy that was going to write a "less crushing review" changed his mind after realizing the Codex sentiment about PoE went from "mixed" to "mostly negative" was actually just trolling IE fans.

http://www.rpgcodex.net/forums/inde...timent-towards-poe-negative-or-positive.98693

146 positive vs 87 negative

http://www.rpgcodex.net/forums/index.php?threads/how-would-you-rate-pillars-of-eternity.98108

215 votes - 8/10 or higher
88 votes - 6/10 or less.

There was also a 'PoE vs BG' poll and PoE got more votes too, iirc.

Polls arent worth shit, you either come here and tell me why you like it and give fucking specific examples of why you enjoyed, feed me walls of text if you want, i dont care, ill go tru them with a smile. Or you dont and you really dont count. polls are only good to out faggots and see just how many retards we keep around.

 

[roshan]

Bottom line: no positive review and the guy that was going to write a "less crushing review" changed his mind after realizing the Codex sentiment about PoE went from "mixed" to "mostly negative" was actually just trolling IE fans.

http://www.rpgcodex.net/forums/inde...timent-towards-poe-negative-or-positive.98693

146 positive vs 87 negative

http://www.rpgcodex.net/forums/index.php?threads/how-would-you-rate-pillars-of-eternity.98108

215 votes - 8/10 or higher
88 votes - 6/10 or less.

There was also a 'PoE vs BG' poll and PoE got more votes too, iirc.

That's .59 negative to positive for POE. Let's compare with other recent isometric releases:
http://www.rpgcodex.net/forums/inde...isometric-rpg-hivemind-sentiment-index.99000/

.05 for Expeditions Conquistador.
.38 for Shadowrun Returns.
.45 for Wasteland 2.
.11 for Divinity Original Sin.
.41 for Lords of Xulima.
.33 for Blackguards.
.04 for Dragonfall.

Only the widely panned Dead State and Blackguards 2 have worse ratios, as well as the highly atypical Banner Saga. I think it's safe to say that Pillars of Eternity has overall had a fairly negative reception here at the Codex.

 

[Immortal]

Bottom line: no positive review and the guy that was going to write a "less crushing review" changed his mind after realizing the Codex sentiment about PoE went from "mixed" to "mostly negative" was actually just trolling IE fans.

http://www.rpgcodex.net/forums/inde...timent-towards-poe-negative-or-positive.98693

146 positive vs 87 negative

http://www.rpgcodex.net/forums/index.php?threads/how-would-you-rate-pillars-of-eternity.98108

215 votes - 8/10 or higher
88 votes - 6/10 or less.

There was also a 'PoE vs BG' poll and PoE got more votes too, iirc.

He means there is no review that is giving the same positive feedback that the Curator page does. So we should change the curator page since generally those blurbs link to a larger review.

Honestly I would love the curator page to stay the same and link to Roxxor's review or VD's review. That would be a great way to show what Codex is. Nobody fucking agrees and this forum is one big chaotic room of people debating everything for better or worse.

EDIT:
I'm actually a little butt hurt that Infinitron is acting like the Lawyer, Judge, Executioner and holding the curator page hostage because he's salty about the roxxor review.

He is just hoping someone will post some review (regardless of quality or when it comes out) that is positive so he can latch onto that. This isn't InfinitronCodex.. start a poll or something asshole.

 

[Lhynn]

I'm actually a little butt hurt that Infinitron is acting like the Lawyer, Judge, Executioner and holding the curator page hostage because he's salty about the roxxor review.

He is just hoping someone will post some review (regardless of quality or when it comes out) that is positive so he can latch onto that. This isn't InfinitronCodex.. start a poll or something asshole.

They say an image is worth a thousand words, now youll understand this one

 

[Eyestabber]

This has been said many times before man: those polls opened soon after the game came out. As of today, pretty much everyone has already finished the game and not ONE person said "yeah, at first I thought PoE sucked, but by the end I found out that

Spoiler

the gods aren't real

and OMG, THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING, BEST GAME 10/10".

What I mean is simple: a lot of the people with an initially positive impression changed their opinion to either "mixed" (like me) or "negative". I have NOT seen the other way around. But I'm guessing you also had game related reasons to give up on the idea of praising PoE: Defiance Bay is really fucking boring. And NO, the story doesn't get better in act 3. Twin Elms is pretty bland, the people there had nothing but a cliched "honor-bound savage" vibe and that's all there is to it, really. And finding a fucking

Spoiler

Telephone booth to the gods themselves

was REALLY fucking awful.

 

[Shevek]

Lol

 

[Kz3r0]

He is just hoping someone will post some review (regardless of quality or when it comes out) that is positive so he can latch onto that. This isn't InfinitronCodex.. start a poll or something asshole.

This is a job for Konjob.

 

[Seari]

He is just hoping someone will post some review (regardless of quality or when it comes out) that is positive so he can latch onto that.

Shevek this is your time to shine.

 

[Immortal]

He is just hoping someone will post some review (regardless of quality or when it comes out) that is positive so he can latch onto that.

Shevek this is your time to shine.

Yea basically..

 

[Angthoron]

Curator page is srs bsns?

Anyway, a few things to take note of here:
1) Is PoE a decent game in general, if we turn off the Expectations from Obsidian metrics? I'd probably say yes - certainly more entertaining than WL2 for me, for instance. If this came out of Beamdog as a BG 1,5 I'd be very fucking happy for Beamdog. It's just that this came from Obsidian.
2) Could this be recommended to play and buy? Hmm, tough one. Act 1, Act 1 content, part of Act 2 - yeah. Second half of Act 2, Act 3 - no. So, maybe? Anyway, still better than the resounding "no" for DA: O and yet I'm not rioting to take that down (anymore).
3) Should Roxor review be linked? Probably. It can also later be unlinked and the other review can be linked instead. Or both can perhaps be linked, if the system is capable of it.

 

[Eyestabber]

Lhynn

Know the name of the original painting?

 

[Immortal]

Curator page is srs bsns?

Anyway, a few things to take note of here:
1) Is PoE a decent game in general, if we turn off the Expectations from Obsidian metrics? I'd probably say yes - certainly more entertaining than WL2 for me, for instance. If this came out of Beamdog as a BG 1,5 I'd be very fucking happy for Beamdog. It's just that this came from Obsidian.
2) Could this be recommended to play and buy? Hmm, tough one. Act 1, Act 1 content, part of Act 2 - yeah. Second half of Act 2, Act 3 - no. So, maybe? Anyway, still better than the resounding "no" for DA: O and yet I'm not rioting to take that down (anymore).
3) Should Roxor review be linked? Probably. It can also later be unlinked and the other review can be linked instead. Or both can perhaps be linked, if the system is capable of it.

Yea I agree with this.. But the problem is this post makes logical sense.. so we can't do it

Lhynn

Know the name of the original painting?

Not Sure if being Cheeky..

Morte di Giulio Cesare

("Death of Julius Caesar"). By Vincenzo Camuccini, 1798

 

[Seari]

Lhynn

Know the name of the original painting?

:kwanzania:

 

[Kz3r0]

Lhynn

Know the name of the original painting?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/yourpaintings/paintings/the-death-of-julius-caesar-83483
The Death of Julius Caesar
by Vincenzo Camuccini

 

[Eyestabber]

Eh, I was having a hard time figuring out wtf was going on (avatars got in the way), but now I get it. Ty.

 

[Lhynn]

Lhynn

Know the name of the original painting?

Original painting? i dont know what you mean, THAT is the original painting.

 

[imweasel]

So are we gonna vote on this or what? Because my trigger finger is already itching.

Spoiler

 

[Immortal]

So are we gonna vote on this or what? Because my trigger finger is already itching.

 

[Lhynn]

Wonder if infi is feeling the pressure right bout now.