and it's not good, which IMO is disappointing considering when I first heard of the concept it sounded like it had so much potential. 
http://gamestyle.com/articles/1867/naughty-bear/  
 
and no, I haven't heard of that site. 

Not really surprised. It looked sort of bland. And the little trailers they put out where funny at first but got...old. 

of course its going to suck.

I had a feeling this game would be one of those that is awesome in concept but lacks in execution.  Unfortunately, it looks like I might be right.

Seriously what is the potential here. Its a "look at me, cute things being evil!" satire game. Satire games suck.

And your surprised?

" of course its going to suck. "

" Seriously what is the potential here. Its a "look at me, cute things being evil!" satire game. Satire games suck. "

Blanka, for some reason is well represented on this thread.

" Blanka, for some reason is well represented on this thread. "

Did you really expect this game to be good? 

Can't say I'm fully surprised. The trailers didn't impress me all that much, so I don't have very high expectations for the game itself.

" Seriously what is the potential here. Its a "look at me, cute things being evil!" satire game. Satire games suck. "

" @ryanwho said:

" Seriously what is the potential here. Its a "look at me, cute things being evil!" satire game. Satire games suck. "

Conkers Bad Fur Day? "

" @CL60 said:

" @ryanwho said:

" Seriously what is the potential here. Its a "look at me, cute things being evil!" satire game. Satire games suck. "

Conkers Bad Fur Day? "

Howard the Duck?  "

" @ryanwho said:

" @CL60 said:

" @ryanwho said:

" Seriously what is the potential here. Its a "look at me, cute things being evil!" satire game. Satire games suck. "

Conkers Bad Fur Day? "

Howard the Duck?  "

Ummm...okay. "

Tell me something I didn't know.

" @CL60 said:

" @ryanwho said:

" Seriously what is the potential here. Its a "look at me, cute things being evil!" satire game. Satire games suck. "

Conkers Bad Fur Day? "

Howard the Duck?  "

People don't even understand scoring systems anymore. A 5/10 is average and therefore a playable game. A 4/10 or lower is bad.

" Seriously what is the potential here. Its a "look at me, cute things being evil!" satire game. Satire games suck. "

" People don't even understand scoring systems anymore. A 5/10 is average and therefore a playable game. A 4/10 or lower is bad. "

" @FilthyJTR said:

" People don't even understand scoring systems anymore. A 5/10 is average and therefore a playable game. A 4/10 or lower is bad. "

Yeah but at school you're taught that a 70/100 is average, so 7/10=average now a days. "

Gamestyle: Our world, your guide. Riveting.

" Seriously what is the potential here. Its a "look at me, cute things being evil!" satire game. Satire games suck. "

" Gamestyle: Our world, your guide. Riveting. "

" @ryanwho said:

" Seriously what is the potential here. Its a "look at me, cute things being evil!" satire game. Satire games suck. "

You're right. Grand Theft Auto IV was terrible "

Not surprised. When I heard of it, I was just as excited as everyone one was, but slowly I realized how dumb it was: a sandbox without direction or narrative with early-PS2 graphics, and an ad campaign heavily reliant on pop-culture references. Seriously, the fans of this game surprise me: nothing about the game or the studio making it showed any promise... ever, yet they were the most die-hard fans, even comparable to franchise or console fans. I guess the cutesy design contrasting with the violence won people over easily.
 
I'll still pick it up, though... when it's 10 bucks. Looks like dumb fun, but nothing I would write home about.

" @ZanzibarBreeze said:

" Gamestyle: Our world, your guide. Riveting. "

I didn't notice that when I went to the site. That shit doesn't make sense. "

" @FilthyJTR said:

" @ZanzibarBreeze said:

" Gamestyle: Our world, your guide. Riveting. "

I didn't notice that when I went to the site. That shit doesn't make sense. "

That shit blew my mind. "

This shit is blowing my mind... you all can't read. It says 'Our word, your guide'

That aside, I help in the running of Gamestyle and I'd just like to point out that we still give out 5/10 for average games - as a previous poster pointed out. In our world, 7/10 is pretty good. :)

We are a UK-based site, but if you like the look of the place, feel free to subscribe to the RSS feed or hit up the small and humble forums. For anyone looking for legitimacy of the site - we've been running for over 10 years - just check Wikipedia.

GameSpot just gave it a 5.5 (out of 10).
 
The Good
Good concept
Some amusingly brutal kills
 
The Bad
Game mechanics are rough around the edges
Basic combat lacks challenge
Shallow storytelling
Too much main game content locked off

Did anyone really expect this game to be good? 

"People don't even understand scoring systems anymore. A 5/10 is average and therefore a playable game. A 4/10 or lower is bad."

" Did anyone really expect this game to be good?  "

" Did you really expect this game to be good?  "

They spent way too much time trying to make this game sound good, instead of actually making it good. Could have been cool, with gratuitous stuffing flying about, dismemberment, and interesting stealth-kills. 
 
Instead it looks like a 5 year-old game trying desperately to be relevant by ripping off pop-culture.

Metacritic gave it a 37 (out of a hundred), and that is simply the average of critics (As opposed to an individual score).  
 
I used to be so pumped about this game (I even had an avatar of Naughty), but after a while, I thought that this game might not be great. However, I never expected it to be THIS terrible (According to metacritic, it's currently one of the top 10 worst games for the PS3) 
 
At least Red Dead Redemption was able to survive all the criticism that was given to it before its release (Man, I love that game)

Gamespot gave it a 5.5. 
 
 
IGN gave it a 3.0 on the Xbox and 2.5 on the PS3 (which makes absolutely no sense.)

" @Jeffsekai said:

" of course its going to suck. "

@ryanwho said:

" Seriously what is the potential here. Its a "look at me, cute things being evil!" satire game. Satire games suck. "

Both of these.  Also, A2M, the developers, suck. "
 
A2M? What kind of name is that? Makes me think of  ass to mouth.

" People don't even understand scoring systems anymore. A 5/10 is average and therefore a playable game. A 4/10 or lower is bad. "

" Did anyone really expect this game to be good?  "

It should have been M rated.  After they revealed that it was T I lost all interest and never looked back.

Well... at least the advertising provided a few short laughs.

" @FilthyJTR said:

" People don't even understand scoring systems anymore. A 5/10 is average and therefore a playable game. A 4/10 or lower is bad. "

No, that's what it is meant to be, but as this article shows, the review system has been skewed to make a 7/10 average. "

" @SL33TBL1ND said:

" @FilthyJTR said:

" People don't even understand scoring systems anymore. A 5/10 is average and therefore a playable game. A 4/10 or lower is bad. "

No, that's what it is meant to be, but as this article shows, the review system has been skewed to make a 7/10 average. "

There is no a priori reason for any given number to be the average of a given random set of numbers.  It is logically possible (although, perhaps, improbable) for *ALL* games to be perfect. "

I actually went against the reviews and purchased this game anyway. WET got horrible reviews too and I really enjoyed it, so I figured "what the hell?"
 
I actually really enjoy the game. I think the people that were reviewing the game weren't playing it right or something. They complain about the game being repetitive, but the game is all about beating your own score so *of course* it's repetitive. I wonder if they'd also score Tetris, Audiosurf, or any racing game low for being repetitive also.
 
They also complain about the poor combat mechanics, but the game isn't about fighting. Killing, yes. Button mashing, no. It's like complaining about melee combat in Metal Gear Solid being poor. If you actually have to use the combat enough that it's a turnoff for you, then you're playing the game wrong.
 
I suggest you guys rent it before you write it off based solely on the fact that reviewers these days don't seem to remember what it's like to play games for fun without an epic storyline or an open world that you can get lost in.
 
 
@zaglis said:

" It should have been M rated.  After they revealed that it was T I lost all interest and never looked back. "

" @FluxWaveZ said:

" @Jeffsekai said:

" of course its going to suck. "

@ryanwho said:

" Seriously what is the potential here. Its a "look at me, cute things being evil!" satire game. Satire games suck. "

Both of these.  Also, A2M, the developers, suck. "
 
A2M? What kind of name is that? Makes me think of  ass to mouth.

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