I didn\'t had high expectations compared to those that now (and pathetically still) bashes the game and Inafune
Nice job addressing people with different opinion than you.
Where there's life, there's hope.
Sue me.
How dare people not like the game same things as you.
It\'s an opinion. I personally like the game and am tired of hearing the bashing, but still, the reviewer has the right to complain that other people are bashing it excessively, while those who dislike it have the right to complain.
Maybe I should call people who like the game "pathetic" and complain about Inafune defenders.
the reviewer has the right to complain that other people are bashing it excessively
This just mean that the reviewer cannot handle when the majority have the opposite opinion with them, and that's not what makes a good reviewer.
Where there's life, there's hope.
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Reviewer call people who don't it pathetic: ok Comenters call him out on it: leave them alone it's just their opinion. I'm sorry but isn't there some kind of bias here? the issue is not liking the game, but insulting people who don't, which is a big no no in this or any review. Not helped by implying that people are just making things up to complain about the game or repying "bite me" to the first comment, which has since been changed.
@marcellX: I misread that particular sentence and had to re-read it. I thought Viper meant the amount of hate the game gets is pathetic, rather than those who criticize it.
Fair point (initial post rescinded).
@Bonsai: Thank you, at least somebody here has a proper head on their shoulders.
@R Alexa: Bullying the developers and anybody else that finds Mighty No. 9 enjoyable: Acceptable; calling said bullies out: Not acceptable? Whatever you say. By the way, thanks for illustrating the remark of mine that "offended" you.
Complaining that you're tired of people bashing the game is whining, it's pointless, it serves no purpose, and it only shows that you're more interested in having a useless fight with those people than in actually reviewing the game. Yes, you have the right to do it, that doesn't mean people can't think it's pointlessly inflamatory and bad. Why do you care so much about that, aren't you capable of enjoying a game that people are bashing?
Also you should look up the definition of "bullying". Criticizing someone's work is not "bullying". Calling them out on delivering a subpar product with massive delays isn't "bullying". Believing the product wasn't at all worth the money isn't "bullying". Thinking it sets up a dangerous precedent isn't "bullying". NOT LIKING SOMETHING YOU LIKE isn't "bullying". Thinking MN 9 never pulls itself above "aggressively mediocre" isn't "bullying". If you feel threatened by different opinions, you're the one with the problem.
I also find it funny that your review points out that basically every single aspect of the game is flawed and that the best thing to say about the graphics is "it's not THAT bad". Hum, yes, yes it is.
EDIT: Oh, I just read your adorable comment on the other review. You litterally lost all legitimacy the moment you called people "desperate sheep" for DARING to hold Mighty Number 9's dumpster fire of a Wii U port against the game.
@GKG or saying things like this
- I didn't expect my medium-spec PC to play the game that well, but my experience has been nothing but rock-solid unlike the detractors are '''claiming
At worst they're trying to imply that people were just saying it ran bad, at best they're comparing how a game ran months ago (since most reviews are before, at or slightly after, launch) and complaining about it.
Let's plays are a thing. We could (and can) see on Twitch and Youtube people who LP big games like The Witcher 3, Star Wars Battlefront, Just Cause 3, GTAV, etc. smoothly, have Mighty no.9 run poorly and even crash on them.
toxic
No I still wasted $20 for this shit
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A flawed but solid gem undeserving of its toxic hatedom
As someone who has stuck with Mighty No. 9 from its inception in 2013 to its disastrous launch in 2016, I didn't had high expectations compared to those that now (and pathetically still) bashes the game and Inafune, but I held some optimism for the game. After waiting roughly over a year since pre-ordering the Wii U version until the fateful release date, what I got was a decent game still brimming with potential. Yes, there are design flaws and dumb ideas that did hurt the game in some ways, but ultimately, most of that did not matter to me.
While not a visual showcase game, it could have been much far worse and I don't think it looks that bad. The English voice-overs aren't bad but the localization could/should have been better and more true to what the developers wanted to convey. Mighty No. 9's story isn't amazing, and a few characters are flatter than paper, but what I did find some charming characters with the Mighty Numbers that feel like a family that stick together. Soundtrack's not too shabby either.
Gameplay is where Mighty No. 9 shines. To separate itself from Mega Man, Beck must weaken his enemies first then dash at them to defeat them, though the can be defeated with enough damage. I've seen many berate the game for the dash mechanics, but I doubt many of them even tried to find some of the nuances of the gameplay, much less experiment with the weapons unless it's the Remote Cannon.
The stages can be rough, especially when the level designers got carried away with death traps, but what I noticed from is there is a bit of flexibility of how you want to approach them, whether its for speed or score. This is where some of the weapons complements these stages since they can elevate the gameplay to a more puzzle-like action platformer by picking weapons that helps in some situations. Controls are also spot on and responsive (unlike A.R.E.S. Extinction Agenda), so whatever mistakes I made did feel like they were my own more than the game.
Other problems I can fit here are the game can be kinda easy on Normal, and to be honest the harder difficulties feel more appropriate challenge-wise, and tutorials felt unneeded and badly implemented. The Wii U version, while not the console bricking mess some claim, it's not a version I'd recommend thanks to the frame-rate issues, frequent loading, crashes on some occasions, and glitches (ranging from mostly harmless to game-breaking).
However, since purchasing the game again on Steam during the Autumn 2016 Sale, my expectations were blown away by how smooth it played. I didn't expect my medium-spec PC to play the game that well, but my experience has been nothing but rock-solid unlike the detractors are claiming. Runs beautifully for me on max settings with barely any dropped frames, and I haven't ran into any major bugs unlike the Wii U version. When it's firing on all cylinders, the sense of speed Mighty No. 9 offers can be a fast-paced and fun experience.