Fracture (PS3/360) $10 - Amazon DotD

[CheapyD]

:ps3: Fracture (http://www.amazon.com/Fracture-Playstation-3/dp/B000R3CIV4/ref=br_lf_m_1000208101_1_1_ttl?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&s=videogames&pf_rd_p=482021371&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_t=1401&pf_rd_i=1000208101&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=07EGPTDA63HC22NNZ02T)
:360: Fracture (http://www.amazon.com/Fracture-Xbox-360/dp/B000R0RHA4/ref=br_lf_m_1000208101_1_2_ttl?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&s=videogames&pf_rd_p=482021371&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_t=1401&pf_rd_i=1000208101&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=07EGPTDA63HC22NNZ02T)

[Cmosfm]

Went ahead and grabbed it, 10 bucks isn't too shabby at all.

[jello44]

Not a bad game at that price, I ended up getting it for 20 bucks and I felt it was worth it.

[JohnnyDrama]

Decent game for $10, I need to get back into that game.

[GreatDoink]

Hmm, I was excited about this game a while ago, but after reading the reviews I quickly forgot about it.

I think I'll have to pass just because I have no clue when I'd get to this game...

[contej85]

Wouldn't surprise me to see this gone by morning.

[apokalipze2]

In for 1, thanks

[Edge]

A decent game, picked it up for $10 from a Target clearance I think and it's worth it for a playthrough. Despite the terrain modification gimmick it still feels like a generic shooter, but it's enough to keep it interesting for a little while at least. It also features the largest moving object that I've ever encountered in a videogame (it's too bad that the method for taking it down basically consists of stubbing its toe).

Oh, and just a heads up that the online seems completely dead, at least on the Xbox 360. I think I spent half an hour trying to find a lobby and sitting around in a vacant one for people to join, and in the end I saw exactly 2 other people the entire time and was never able to actually get into a game.

[Loonknight]

Even at $10, I'm going to pass, my backlog is just too large. Tempting though, and this could sell out at that price.

[EnjoysDeals]

Does not qualify for free shipping though =/. Will maybe pick up a blu ray with it.

[Kush]

I picked up a copy back when it was $10 during that BB sale and I still haven't even played it...

[LegendK7ll3r]

I'd highly recommend getting it for this price. I got it for $15, and it was well worth that. It's such an under-rated game. I wouldn't say it's worth full-price, but definitely worth at least $30 or so.

[catabarez]

really hope this game is fun

[gettinmoney662]

$10 of mediocrity is still mediocrity. No wonder you guys have such huge backlogs. You're willing to buy any game as long as it's below $10 and then force yourself to play through it because you bought it.

I would rather pay full retail for a high quality game than have six P.O.S. games.

[Darrith]

I'll prolly wait til it's $10 on Newegg. Can't think of anything to order with this right now for FSSS, but if I do before it runs out I'll get it.

[DarkTower80]

Thanks Cheapy. This was one of the ones I missed out on in the Best Buy $10 sale. Went ahead and grabbed a copy.

[BWS1982]

$10 of mediocrity is still mediocrity. No wonder you guys have such huge backlogs. You're willing to buy any game as long as it's below $10 and then force yourself to play through it because you bought it.

I would rather pay full retail for a high quality game than have six P.O.S. games.

To each their own, but personally I quantify my entertainment via cost. I have standards and I won't suffer through something if it's broken or not my style, but I feel only playing the top tier of games over time will limit my experiences and perspective, and soon I'd forget what makes some games excel and others rough around the edges and yet others simply fail. I personally also do it for professional reasons, since I have a degree and interest in the area, but I can see where you're coming from.

I don't suffer through something so I can appreciate something else though, I've drawn lines if something's unplayable. But mediocrity can still entertain me and distract me, it just won't impress me.

[shoe478]

$10 of mediocrity is still mediocrity. No wonder you guys have such huge backlogs. You're willing to buy any game as long as it's below $10 and then force yourself to play through it because you bought it.

I would rather pay full retail for a high quality game than have six P.O.S. games.

The problem is you are not going to know what quality the game is until you play it. Yes, you can look at reviews and get some idea of how a game is but it isn't an exact science. I've played games that people have mostly hated (Kane & Lynch, Lair) but they were enjoyable AND I got them for cheap.

I feel sorry for you since you will probably miss some good games with your nose stuck up in the air.

[Darrith]

... No wonder you guys have such huge backlogs. You're willing to buy any game as long as it's below $10 and then force yourself to play through it because you bought it.

I would rather pay full retail for a high quality game...

So it's one or the other? Weird, I buy both.

You're right about the backlogs, but I don't force myself to play through them; I have way more unopened games than games I've actually played. Maybe someday I'll get around to them, but for now I guess it's just a collection thing. :oops:

[gettinmoney662]

So it's one or the other? Weird, I buy both.

You're right about the backlogs, but I don't force myself to play through them; I have way more unopened games than games I've actually played. Maybe someday I'll get around to them, but for now I guess it's just a collection thing. :oops:

I didn't mean that you can only get high quality games at retail. I just meant that I would rather take the money I would have spent on 6 mediocre games and put it towards one really good game that I couldn't find on sale. I don't think I've bought a game for retail since I joined this site.

In response to shoe, this game got a Metacritic rating of around 62. If a lot of people are saying that this game is mediocre, chances are the game is mediocre. It's not even about the money for me but about the value I place on my time.

If you have nothing else to play, fine, buy this and get what enjoyment you can out of it. But if you have a backlog, why would you want to place this game at the end of it? Save the $10 and put it towards a game that you know there is a great chance of it being good.

[Edge]

We wouldn't have backlogs if we passed up every game that wasn't top quality. I'd rather have a dozen games on backlog that I got for incredibly cheap to play through than end up without any new games to play. Even if it is mediocre, it can be worth a playthrough and you'll get some enjoyment out of it that you otherwise wouldn't have gotten. It's not like the game is probably going to get much cheaper anyway.

Plus, after you beat it you can always trade it in, think I got $8 or $9 at Gamestop after the 3-game promotion bonus they had. A playthrough of a game is worth a few dollars I think.

[Organ Donor]

I'd probably pick it up if there was free shipping. (I don't have Prime) I never had the chance to pick it up at Target on clearance.

[dino88]

For anyone wanting to reach the $25 for free shipping here's a couple more cheap games that are eligible:

The Club - $10.48 (PS3)
The Simpsons Game - $12.99 (PS3)

[devoe]

I personally just like to just stay like 2 years behind everyone else and play greatest hits.

[habloc]

I've passed on this game twice already for this price (Bestbuy, Newegg). For some reason it does'nt look that fun to me.

I didn't mean that you can only get high quality games at retail. I just meant that I would rather take the money I would have spent on 6 mediocre games and put it towards one really good game that I couldn't find on sale. I don't think I've bought a game for retail since I joined this site.

In response to shoe, this game got a Metacritic rating of around 62. If a lot of people are saying that this game is mediocre, chances are the game is mediocre. It's not even about the money for me but about the value I place on my time.

If you have nothing else to play, fine, buy this and get what enjoyment you can out of it. But if you have a backlog, why would you want to place this game at the end of it? Save the $10 and put it towards a game that you know there is a great chance of it being good.

It's hard to base your purchases only on metacritic scores. Earth Defense Force and Mercs 2 both have mediocre scores and both of them were worth the $10 I paid for them. Grand Theft Auto 4 got the best score and I really could'nt get into it, but that's probably because I'm kind of GTA played out after playing GTA 2, 3, and both PSP versions.

[bones56]

fun game, worth all of the 10 bucks!!

[NovaKane]

Played the demo again to see if I would bite, I'm gonna pass on it. Great price though.

[Cmosfm]

I love how some people have the idea that if it's not a A+ 5 Star Hyped to death and 95% across the board reviews then it's not worth playing.

I sure wish I lived my life based on other people's opinions and stopped playing games that sound interesting to me and just start playing games that other people like.

[Venkman]

10$ is awesome, thanks cheapy!

[dabogues]

Tried this out at the store...not worth $10 IMO, but to each his own. That said, there's no need to berate people for biting on something they deem a worthwhile deal.

Although, shoe478, I would like to know how you managed to actually enjoy Lair ;). I say that in a friendly, just-messing-with-you tone, mind you. Not a jerky one, like some people might take on.

BTW, habloc, I agree with you completely.

[s2k]

8.98 shipped with prime/ECA. Not bad at all!

[jcgm97]

Followed the link to the 360 page and bought a "Like New" copy for $4.55 :bouncy: Thanks for the head's up!:applause:

[oscargrouch]

With the ECA discount, this is a nice addition to your library if you have nothing else to play.

[Wolfpup]

The demo was good so I picked it up a while back.

[MrNEWZ]

I've passed on this game twice already for this price (Bestbuy, Newegg). For some reason it does'nt look that fun to me.


In fairness, I was going to mention that this was a good deal (not great) for those that hadn't picked it up at the same or similar price point this year. If you're looking for filler for some other item, pick it up.

[bh47]

I'm guessing that this game will eventually be where darksector is on newegg, but $10 is a good price though. If it lasts you 10 hours of entertainment, that's a good $1 per hour!

[Camwi]

I didn't mean that you can only get high quality games at retail. I just meant that I would rather take the money I would have spent on 6 mediocre games and put it towards one really good game that I couldn't find on sale. I don't think I've bought a game for retail since I joined this site.

In response to shoe, this game got a Metacritic rating of around 62. If a lot of people are saying that this game is mediocre, chances are the game is mediocre. It's not even about the money for me but about the value I place on my time.

If you have nothing else to play, fine, buy this and get what enjoyment you can out of it. But if you have a backlog, why would you want to place this game at the end of it? Save the $10 and put it towards a game that you know there is a great chance of it being good.

Man, I'm so glad I don't follow that way of thinking. Some of my favorite games have gotten really shitty overall scores.

Fracture is definitely worth the price at $10. The game's not amazing, but it was pretty fun to play through for the price that I payed.

[lorne]

Kudos to Lucas Arts for this and The Force Unleashed. I dig their stuff. Play it!

[bvharris]

I'm trying to teach myself to resist $10 video games that I'll never play. My shelf is full of games like Just Cause and Two Worlds because of exactly this affliction.

Still, if I find another cheap-ish 360 game I might bite anyway. I can always talk myself into 360 schlock by saying "hey, I can get some achievements".

[Apostle22]

I picked this up a long time ago for 10 bucks.....It sat unopened for months. I finally put it in and played it. Never in my life have I been so upset at wasting 10 bucks months later.....A lousy, lousy game.

[blah29]

$10 of mediocrity is still mediocrity. No wonder you guys have such huge backlogs. You're willing to buy any game as long as it's below $10 and then force yourself to play through it because you bought it.

I would rather pay full retail for a high quality game than have six P.O.S. games.

LOL! Well said. you are a poet mate.

[jollydwarf]

Oh, all riiighhht...another middling FPS for the backlog.

"You won this time, Cheapy...but we'll be back!"

[DiddlyKong]

I love $10 dollar games! WOOT!

[leish]

That game is not worth picking up free of charge...

[dubbfoolio]

I'm tempted but the backlog... the backlog.... if only I had more time.

[Xfactor19990]

Its ok

[DrumsVocalsKeys]

Oh, all riiighhht...another middling FPS for the backlog.


Just thought I'd mention that it's not a FPS; it's actually a third-person shooter. Hopefully you won't be too disapointed about that.

[foxdvd]

this game is worth 10 bucks...

[voidedx]

$10 of mediocrity is still mediocrity. No wonder you guys have such huge backlogs. You're willing to buy any game as long as it's below $10 and then force yourself to play through it because you bought it.

I would rather pay full retail for a high quality game than have six P.O.S. games.

Some times, only buying games that the critics hail is a mistake. There are some games that they love to hate. The best GBA/2D RPG game that I ever played was LOTR: Fellowship of the Ring and yet it gets 3/10. The best XBOX (original) game I ever played (minus one major bug that only happened for 10 minutes) was Advent Rising and that got poor reviews. (All my friends love that game too.) The best snowboarding game I've ever played is Amped 3 which also got poor reviews and I own every PS2/XBOX/XBOX 360 snowboarding game.

Only yourself can be the best critic.

[Yipcha]

cool thanks, I picked up a used one in like new condition for $4.59 after shipping came to:$9.18 I was too cheap to pay for shipping and nothing else I wanted from amazon to meet the $24.99 mark. I miss having prime oh well still saved .81

[Wolfpup]

Okay, I'm surprised and confused by all the bashing this game's gotten. Have you guys actually PLAYED it? From the demo, it's fun, and competent even before you add in the ground raising/lowering gun, and it looks great.

Maybe the full game has issues, I don't know, but from the demo I didn't hesitate to buy it a few months back.

[Collectordragon]

I have a massive backlog and am not a huge fan of shooters (I like some though). Should I pass?

[Regian]

Ten bucks? What the hell, in for one.

Thanks for the heads-up, Cheapy!

And for those taking potshots at those biting on this, you are your best critic. I'm willing to take a chance on this game and see what it's like. In all honesty, it's just a few dollars over a rental at my local Movie Gallery or Blockbuster.

If it sucks, I'm out ten bucks. I'm not going to pitch a fit or have buyer's remorse over it because it's just ten bucks. If I bought this game at $60 and it sucks, I'm more inclined to try and get my money back by working on the corner, turning tricks for $10 a pop.

...or I can Goozex it later. Which is probably the better option between the two.

[dabogues]

Okay, I'm surprised and confused by all the bashing this game's gotten. Have you guys actually PLAYED it? From the demo, it's fun, and competent even before you add in the ground raising/lowering gun, and it looks great.

Maybe the full game has issues, I don't know, but from the demo I didn't hesitate to buy it a few months back.

There's no accounting for taste. If you like the demo, then it's worth $10. If you didn't like the demo, it's probably not worth $10 to you. Jet Brody. That's all I have to say about the matter.

[Wolfpup]

You didn't say if you've actually PLAYED it though, just insulted the name, which frankly, who cares? Who even remembers the name in 99% of shooters?

It's just all these people jumping on the bandwagon, and it's like if you're going to bash it, give a REASON, and if you haven't even played it, don't bash it.

To be clear, I don't even know if I'll like the full game, and I'm not saying someone has to like it, but this all sounds like random piling on that people love to do without actually playing/watching something.

[no_exit]

I find it hard to pass up $10 games, unless they are sports related. Also I am more likely to purchase one after reading a tread like this just to satisfy my curiosity. Needless to say, I'm in for one with ECA and Prime :)

[Filbert]

I used to consider the $10 mark the threshold to buy anything, but the recent rash of $10 deals has me rethinking that.

[Kenrik]

Star Wars The Force Unleashed was awesome but it got bad reviews.
Same thing with Dark Sector.. It's a pretty good game but it got slammed by most reviewers.

On the other hand GTA4 got 10/10 and had some MAJOR shortcomings.

I would give Starwars and Dark Sector 8/10 and GTA4 8/10

Anyway my point is that YOU need to be the judge of the quality/fun or a title not some reviewer over at IGN or GameSpot. I have not played this game but it looks interesting to me I may pick up a copy.

[jollydwarf]

Throwing my invertebrate opinion into this lukewarm debate, I'll just add that I don't buy every game that hits the 'Hamilton' threshold on this site. Not even close, thankfully.

I think that for most of us (hopefully), it's not so much "Hell, it's ten bucks, therefore it's mine," as it is "Hell, it's finally ten bucks, therefore I can finally justify making this game I've had half an eye on mine." I know it's a little hard to delineate between the two--okay, it's a lot hard--but I firmly believe there's a difference there.

[DrumsVocalsKeys]

There's no accounting for taste. If you like the demo, then it's worth $10. If you didn't like the demo, it's probably not worth $10 to you. Jet Brody. That's all I have to say about the matter.

Very well said. I actually played the demo and didn't like it much (thought it would play a bit like Gears of War; and it didn't). I decided to pick it up from the Target clearance for $9.98 because I thought it can't be 'that' bad.

I was able to play it after it sat in my backlog for almost 3 months, but decided to give the demo one more go. After playing the demo once more, I still didn't like it. No dice. I returned it to Target and promptly got my money back.

Is it a terrible game? No.
Is it a good game? No.
Is it worth my $10? No.
Is it worth your $10? That's up to you to decide.

Off the top of my head, here are just a few games that I have got for around the $10 price point that were well worth my money (:
Dark Sector, Left 4 Dead, NBA Live 09, Scene It with controllers, Soulcalibur IV, Burnout Revenge, Devil May Cry 4, Far Cry 2, Ninja Gaiden II, Splinter Cell: Double Agent.

With the title character having a name like Jet Brody...classic :applause:

[opportunity777]

I haven't played it, but it has to be better than Haze. Right? :)

[sav2880]

That game is not worth picking up free of charge...

Strange, I'm about to do just that! Using my $10 off coupon to get for the big price of ZERO, at least I think I'm gonna.

[Serpent01]

got this already from Best Buy at the same price and i never even play the game. It's horrible story, guns, and multiplayer make it not worth playing.

[Wolfpup]

Throwing my invertebrate opinion into this lukewarm debate, I'll just add that I don't buy every game that hits the 'Hamilton' threshold on this site. Not even close, thankfully.

I think that for most of us (hopefully), it's not so much "Hell, it's ten bucks, therefore it's mine," as it is "Hell, it's finally ten bucks, therefore I can finally justify making this game I've had half an eye on mine." I know it's a little hard to delineate between the two--okay, it's a lot hard--but I firmly believe there's a difference there.

Yeah, that's how I usually am. There are a lot of games that for me just aren't worth $60 (I used to buy a LOT more games at launch when on the Playstation 1 they were $40 or less!) But I'll keep my eye on something that kind of interested me in reviews, without blowing me away. And sometimes I end up being really impressed by it when I do get to play it.

This new "$30 is the bargain price" thing doesn't really work for me. To me, $30 should be a launch price, $20 or less should be the discount. By the time something hits $30, if it was something I wasn't that interested in anyway, I'll usually think "Hmm...$30 is still a lot of money..." and just keep waiting.

[LouieDiesel]

I have a question: Is Fracture better for the PS3 or 360? Most review sites reviewed one or the other, or just lumped them in the same review. Just wondering what system to get it for. Thanks!

[Wolfpup]

I haven't played it, but it has to be better than Haze. Right? :)

I liked Haze. IMO it's on par with Gears 1, F.E.A.R. 1, etc. Just good competent FPS. Yet another example of a game thrown under the "I'm a human and I love joining the bandwagon bashing stuff!" bus :lol:

[Wolfpup]

I have a question: Is Fracture better for the PS3 or 360? Most review sites reviewed one or the other, or just lumped them in the same review. Just wondering what system to get it for. Thanks!

I've played the demo on both systems, and it looks fantastic on both. I *think* maybe I thought the colors were a little richer on the PS3 version, but it could have been a gamma setting thing or something. I honestly thought it looked really good either way though, but I like my shiny glossy shooters :-D

[LouieDiesel]

Thanks Wolfpup, I was leaning toward the PS3 anyway :)

[ckonze]

I really need to upgrade to Amazon Prime. The shipping always kills deals like this. I certainly shop at Amazon enough to justify it.

[MIX_MASTER_ICE]

I bought Fracture last year for 14.99 and it's a pretty good game. For 9.99 it's worth a purchase if you like shooters. It has some unique weapons and the ability to raise and lower the terrain is a cool, new feature. Not sure why people are bashing it so badly. At under 10 bucks it's a great purchase.

[opportunity777]

I liked Haze. IMO it's on par with Gears 1, F.E.A.R. 1, etc. Just good competent FPS. Yet another example of a game thrown under the "I'm a human and I love joining the bandwagon bashing stuff!" bus :lol:

I thought Haze sucked bad. I gave it to my friend. I think its still sitting on his shelf collecting dust.

[7thton]

Star Wars The Force Unleashed was awesome but it got bad reviews.
Same thing with Dark Sector.. It's a pretty good game but it got slammed by most reviewers.

On the other hand GTA4 got 10/10 and had some MAJOR shortcomings.

I would give Starwars and Dark Sector 8/10 and GTA4 8/10

Anyway my point is that YOU need to be the judge of the quality/fun or a title not some reviewer over at IGN or GameSpot. I have not played this game but it looks interesting to me I may pick up a copy.
I agree with you on Dark Sector. That game was really good...very under appreciated.

[lorne]

I tend to look for user reviews from people who played the game and liked it rather than those who tried it and didn't like it. If I bite, I'll give it the same ol' college try as I do all games, reviews bedamned. I've discovered some awesome games that were so-so reviewed.

This game I really enjoyed, had a lot of fun with it(I think I had to hit gamefaqs a time or two). I think the metacritc score is too low and I personally think the professional reviewers worry about their reviewing "cred" and after they see which way the prevailing winds are blowing, they give their score. But this is only my opinion after playing the game.

Could be a sign of the times too that gamers can afford to be jaded and quickly dismiss a game of this technical caliber. Maybe they go into it thinking they won't like it or maybe they want to clear the demo off their hard drive. It's just sad to me when the developers who worked hard and did a fantastic job just to be cut off at the gate. They didn't think they were making a bad game when they made it. If you like shooters, you owe it to yourself to give it a shot.

[gettinmoney662]

Some times, only buying games that the critics hail is a mistake. There are some games that they love to hate. The best GBA/2D RPG game that I ever played was LOTR: Fellowship of the Ring and yet it gets 3/10. The best XBOX (original) game I ever played (minus one major bug that only happened for 10 minutes) was Advent Rising and that got poor reviews. (All my friends love that game too.) The best snowboarding game I've ever played is Amped 3 which also got poor reviews and I own every PS2/XBOX/XBOX 360 snowboarding game.

Only yourself can be the best critic.

Okay, obviously they're are going to be exceptions to the rule. That doesn't mean I'm going to buy every cheap game that got shitty reviews in the off chance that the game actually turns out to be good. I'd rather spend my time playing a game that actually got good reviews (ie: anything over 75).

But hey, it looks like you guys arguing with me have a lot more free time with me. I'm not berating anyone who buys this game, I don't care what you do with your money, I'm just suggesting that maybe you should think about what you are buying rather than buy any game that's released simply because it's less than $10, especially if you have a backlog of games.

[Arcturiang]

Well the critics panned Fracture primarily for being generic with a single gimmick. That doesn't mean it's a bad game, regardless that the metacritic is 63. It just means it's bland -- which can still be fun. See Dead Space.

[EnjoysDeals]

I really need to upgrade to Amazon Prime. The shipping always kills deals like this. I certainly shop at Amazon enough to justify it.

You can sign up for a month long trial of free shipping and use the deal.

[Gamelore]

I remember something about this game kept me from biting before. Like easiness, lack of penalty, or some rule issue. Maybe it was the 3rd-person instead of 1st-person thing.

But for $10, it's probably worth it as a physics demo + new PS3 case.

[Bootleg Zani]

I really need to upgrade to Amazon Prime. The shipping always kills deals like this. I certainly shop at Amazon enough to justify it.

Honestly I shop way too much at Amazon to not already have a Prime membership. Like I would pay $1 more at Amazon just to get it from them then some other website.

Anyway I ended up getting Fracture for 360 and a Chun-Li FightPad.

[Bootleg Zani]

You can sign up for a month long trial of free shipping and use the deal.

Not to be a dick, but most people who shop at Amazon have already used their 1 month Free Trial of Prime.

[sirplue]

i'll trade someone my used copy of Madden 09 if they get an extra copy of this game for me! :D

[Arcturiang]

Not to be a dick, but most people who shop at Amazon have already used their 1 month Free Trial of Prime.

Can't you make new accounts each time, though?

Anyway, I'm $1.50 short from free shipping. Anyone have anything at that price?? :P I suppose I could order myself a $5 gift card...

[OddCosine]

Anyway, I'm $1.50 short from free shipping. Anyone have anything at that price?? :P I suppose I could order myself a $5 gift card...


Camelcamelcamel.com has a Super Saver Shipping Filler Finder (http://camelcamelcamel.com/filler) (say that 10 times fast). Enter a price and it'll find things at or a little over that price.

[BWS1982]

I think there's a difference here. I and many others sound like they played the demo and were thinking it was alright or iffy, or decent (or even good or awful)....if someone has no clue what they're getting, and just buys something simply because it's $10 on a discount, that's different. It sounds like most of the people here (myself included) have some clue about Fracture, there's a free demo. I'd take a free demo to mean more than a review (I actually prefer to combine the two, but if I had to choose 1...).

I bought Haze on a major discount. Yes it's a mediocre shooter, but I paid a mediocre price. But then again, I'm a shooter fan, and I also partly wanted to see "how bad can it really be after all, it's Free Radical..."... It wasn't a broken game, it was just generic and nothing really special (but had potential)...Then there's very good shooters sitting next to it like Resistance 1, which gave me far more fun and value. I payed more money for Resistance, and had more value out of it. To me this "criteria" is scalable via price, not "all or nothing" with "above a 75"...

I'm just saying I think there's a difference from those blinding buying something with no idea what it is. I also don't trust Metacritic or many critics in general. They're a gamer who has opinions, so am I, I still read the opinion, but I pick it apart to see why they have that opinion and go from there. I don't mean this in any offensive way, but to only play what the critics like normally sounds elitist, and again, I'm not saying that's wrong, that's just not how I judge games myself. In the end for all of us, it's our time, and our money, nobody can say what's right/wrong.

[RollingSkull]

I really had fun with Fracture. Got it for $20, it was a nice shooter while it lasted. Personally, I think its campaign is better than most similar games... Halo 3 specifically.

I don't understand though why Lucasarts tried to create a new IP here that was so stylistically bland.

If it helps, I would put Fracture squarely around Dark Sector in quality.

And, to be honest, when I played it, I remember how much Halo 3's AWFUL single player campaign made me wretch. I kept thinking as I played the game that had the money that went toward Halo 3 instead went toward Fracture, I would have just wrapped up the game with a shrug saying "Hey, that wasn't bad." as opposed to the grunts of frustration and plentiful facepalming caused by Halo 3.

[gettinmoney662]

I think there's a difference here. I and many others sound like they played the demo and were thinking it was alright or iffy, or decent (or even good or awful)....if someone has no clue what they're getting, and just buys something simply because it's $10 on a discount, that's different. It sounds like most of the people here (myself included) have some clue about Fracture, there's a free demo. I'd take a free demo to mean more than a review (I actually prefer to combine the two, but if I had to choose 1...).

I bought Haze on a major discount. Yes it's a mediocre shooter, but I paid a mediocre price. But then again, I'm a shooter fan, and I also partly wanted to see "how bad can it really be after all, it's Free Radical..."... It wasn't a broken game, it was just generic and nothing really special (but had potential)...Then there's very good shooters sitting next to it like Resistance 1, which gave me far more fun and value. I payed more money for Resistance, and had more value out of it. To me this "criteria" is scalable via price, not "all or nothing" with "above a 75"...

I'm just saying I think there's a difference from those blinding buying something with no idea what it is. I also don't trust Metacritic or many critics in general. They're a gamer who has opinions, so am I, I still read the opinion, but I pick it apart to see why they have that opinion and go from there. I don't mean this in any offensive way, but to only play what the critics like normally sounds elitist, and again, I'm not saying that's wrong, that's just not how I judge games myself. In the end for all of us, it's our time, and our money, nobody can say what's right/wrong.

I'm from the school of thought that if a lot of people are saying something is bad, then there's a good chance that it's bad. Are you gonna lick dog shit to see if it tastes good even though everyone's telling you it won't?

Yes, I realize that there are exceptions to the rule and I'm probably missing out on some decent games but I don't care if I miss out on those decent games because I'm too busy playing great games and I don't want to wade through piles of shit to find that game that should have been scored a little higher.

[BWS1982]

A group of reviewers is, in reality, a very small portion of the world's opinions. Take this thread, for example. The ruling opinion here suggests that more people than not say this game is worthy of $10, but that doesn't make you wrong.

I fail to see the analogy when I can, for free, try a game out in a demo. Opinions and the taste of dog shit, I'm not getting the correlation.

That's fine if that's your school of thought, but nobody's wrong here.

[Arcturiang]

I'm from the school of thought that if a lot of people are saying something is bad, then there's a good chance that it's bad. Are you gonna lick dog shit to see if it tastes good even though everyone's telling you it won't?

Yes, I realize that there are exceptions to the rule and I'm probably missing out on some decent games but I don't care if I miss out on those decent games because I'm too busy playing great games and I don't want to wade through piles of shit to find that game that should have been scored a little higher.

You forget -- reviews are idiots. Halo series in the high 90's? Grand Theft Auto series a 96? Killzone 2, 92? These aren't even "good" games. They fall into hype just like everyone else, the only difference is their opinion is immortalized.

[shoe478]

A group of reviewers is, in reality, a very small portion of the world's opinions. Take this thread, for example. The ruling opinion here suggests that more people than not say this game is worthy of $10, but that doesn't make you wrong.

I fail to see the analogy when I can, for free, try a game out in a demo. Opinions and the taste of dog shit, I'm not getting the correlation.

That's fine if that's your school of thought, but nobody's wrong here.

You are wrong about the new guy being wrong and this post is wrong so it is agreed that everyone is wrong.

[gettinmoney662]

You forget -- reviews are idiots. Halo series in the high 90's? Grand Theft Auto series a 96? Killzone 2, 92? These aren't even "good" games. They fall into hype just like everyone else, the only difference is their opinion is immortalized.

While I agree that big name releases may be scored higher than they really should (although KZ2 is one of my favorite games) because of hype or their name, it doesn't usually work that way for the games with lower scores. I doubt reviewers aren't going to give a game a crappy score based on hype or "getting paid."

Like I said, I'm sure there are some decent games out there that got crappy scores, but I'm not willing to spend my money and time to wade through all the crappy games that got deservingly crappy scores to find the few exceptions that were misunderstood.