| The thing is, when a game is getting universal negative reviews from every major and minor publication with the exception of IGN *cough*READSLIKEAPRESSRELEASE*cough*, it says something about a game. These aren't even just "Oh no, it got the 7 on the 7 out of 9 scale that most places use. No, it got 5s. From real publications that actually have credibility. Magazines, sites, and even niche strategy-game sites panned the game. It was a bad game. Say it with me: Master of Orion 3 was a disappointing flop. Its the same thing with movie reviews. I generally don't pay attention to them, but if I see that a certain movie has been panned by every major paper, every major entertainment magazine, and the local alternative paper, I can safely assume the movie is terrible. But fine, lets take your word on it, mister "OMG I AEM TEH xxXXHARDCOERXXxx GAEMAR." Lets assume the print/online/media is wrong and they have some hatred against the series. The reviews at Amazon.com is currently at a 2/5 with 100+ written. Yeah, even Amazon.com buyers know the game is trash.
Did you ever play MoO2? Seriously, MoO3 plays more like something that should have been introduced in a patch or expansion, not something that takes 7 years to get produced and manages to take out game features, give a shoddy interface, introduce a sloppy AI that was a pushover, and has enough bugs to put Diakatana to shame. Yeah, games could go longer, but why bother? Its a subpar game. Unless, by games going long, you mean setting your AI to do everything for you while you watch a movie. Then you have a buggy screensaver. Awesome. |