Concord Review | Asmongold Reacts

Summary

The script is a critique of IGN's review of the game 'Concord,' accusing it of being overly positive and ignoring community concerns. It mocks the review's praise for 'Concord's' characters and gameplay, suggesting a disconnect from the player base. Critics argue that the game lacks innovation, has unappealing characters, and suffers from a weak story. They also express fears that review sites might be biased due to relationships with game developers, impacting their credibility.

Takeaways

• 😀 The script is a discussion about the game 'Concord', focusing on its reception and gameplay aspects.
• 😅 There's a humorous disbelief expressed by the speakers regarding a positive review of 'Concord', suggesting a disconnect with the broader gaming community's opinion.
• 🎮 'Concord' is described as a safe and generic sci-fi hero shooter with charming characters but lacking innovation.
• 👎 Criticism is leveled at IGN for potentially biased reviews that don't align with the gaming community's consensus, affecting their credibility.
• 👍 Despite some shortcomings, the game is praised for its class-based gunplay and well-designed maps.
• 🔍 The speakers express concern that game reviewers might be influenced by the desire to maintain access to future products from companies like Sony.
• 🤔 There's a debate on whether the game's lack of originality in character design and game modes is a significant drawback.
• 📉 The script mentions a decline in the game's player base, suggesting that a game's success is tied to its ability to retain players.
• 🎭 The lack of a compelling narrative and weak character development is seen as a missed opportunity for 'Concord' to stand out in the genre.
• 🌟 The speakers highlight the importance of first impressions in gaming and the challenges faced by games that fail to make a positive initial impact.

Q & A

What is the general sentiment towards IGN's review of the game 'Concord'?

The general sentiment is critical and skeptical, with the reviewers expressing disbelief at IGN's positive review, especially considering the game's perceived lack of innovation and the community's negative reception.

What is the main criticism against the game 'Concord' as discussed in the script?

The main criticisms include the game's lack of innovation, unappealing character designs, generic game modes, and a weak narrative, which are seen as significant drawbacks despite the game's polished gameplay mechanics.

What does the script imply about the relationship between game reviewers and game developers?

The script suggests a concern that game reviewers might be influenced by their relationships with game developers, possibly leading to biased reviews that favor the developers to secure future access to their products.

What is the script's stance on the importance of first impressions in gaming?

The script emphasizes that first impressions are crucial in gaming, as they can significantly impact a game's success and the likelihood of players giving it a second chance after a negative initial reception.

What is the script's opinion on the role of character design in the success of hero shooters?

The script suggests that appealing character designs are essential for the success of hero shooters, as they help attract and retain players, and the lack of such designs in 'Concord' is seen as a contributing factor to its underwhelming reception.

What does the script suggest about the future of 'Concord' in the gaming market?

The script is pessimistic about 'Concord's' future, likening it to a fish out of water that fails to evolve, suggesting that the game may not survive in the competitive gaming market due to its perceived shortcomings.

What is the script's view on the role of story and lore in hero shooters?

The script views story and lore as important elements in hero shooters, criticizing 'Concord' for its lack of in-game storytelling and suggesting that this omission could negatively affect player engagement and the game's longevity.

What are the script's thoughts on the game modes in 'Concord'?

The script finds the game modes in 'Concord' to be generic and unoriginal, lacking the innovative features that could set it apart from other hero shooters in the market.

What does the script suggest about the credibility of game review sites like IGN?

The script implies that giving favorable reviews to games with significant community criticism, without addressing the issues, can significantly damage the credibility of game review sites.

What is the script's opinion on the live service model for games like 'Concord'?

While the script acknowledges the potential for improvement through live service updates, it expresses doubt that such updates can overcome the initial negative impressions and shortcomings of 'Concord'.

Outlines

00:00

😅 'Concord' Game Review Critique

The paragraph discusses a review of the game 'Concord,' highlighting the reviewer's skepticism about the game's charm and innovation. The reviewer mocks the game's comparison to 'Overwatch,' suggesting it lacks originality. They also criticize the game's character design, cutscenes, and PVP combat, arguing that despite good graphics, the game fails to explain character motivations. The reviewer humorously suggests that 'Concord' might be as outdated as finding an 'Overwatch' copy in a dusty GameStop. They also touch on the game's player base, implying that a lack of players indicates a lack of fun, and predict that 'Concord' won't evolve and improve, likening it to an evolutionary dead end.

05:00

🎮 Critiquing 'Concord' Gameplay and Character Design

This section delves into the gameplay mechanics and character design of 'Concord,' with the reviewer expressing dissatisfaction with the game's unoriginal game modes like Deathmatch and Zone Control. They argue that the game's weapon selection, though limited, is well-tuned, and each character feels responsive and distinct. The critique also addresses the reviewer's concern about review websites that praise games despite negative reception, suggesting that such reviews damage the credibility of the reviewers. The paragraph concludes with a discussion of character variety and balance, noting that while not all characters are original, the game offers a diverse roster that can be fun to play.

10:02

🔥 'Concord' Roster and Rivalry Mode Analysis

The focus of this paragraph is on 'Concord's' character roster and the unique 'Rivalry' competitive playlist. The reviewer appreciates the game's character design and abilities, finding them enjoyable despite initial unfamiliarity. They also discuss the 'Rivalry' mode, which forces players to use different characters as rounds progress, promoting diversity in gameplay and team strategy. The paragraph touches on the concept of character variants, which offer slight modifications to abilities, adding depth to the game. However, the reviewer expresses concerns about the potential confusion this could cause for new players, comparing the situation to 'Overwatch' and 'Valorant' in terms of character recognition and strategy.

15:02

📚 Lack of Storytelling in 'Concord'

Here, the reviewer laments the absence of a compelling story in 'Concord,' criticizing the game for its sparse use of cutscenes and the slow drip-feed of lore through an in-game library. They compare 'Concord's' approach to 'Overwatch's' more dynamic storytelling during lobbies and character interactions, suggesting that the lack of narrative engagement could lead to a lack of player investment. The paragraph also speculates on the potential for the game to improve over time, drawing parallels to 'No Man's Sky' and the challenges of redeeming a game's first impression.

20:02

🗺 'Concord' Maps and Modes Critique

This paragraph critiques 'Concord's' maps and game modes, with the reviewer finding the maps to be well-designed with complex pathing and strategic options, despite some being larger than necessary for the game's 5v5 format. They also discuss the game modes, which they find generic and unoriginal, lacking the distinctiveness that could set 'Concord' apart from other hero shooters. The reviewer argues that while the game modes are not offensive, they do not contribute to the game's quality or appeal, and that the game's reliance on standard modes is a significant missed opportunity.

25:05

🤔 Final Verdict on 'Concord' and Reviewer Integrity

The final paragraph summarizes the reviewer's overall impression of 'Concord,' acknowledging its strong competitive gameplay and well-designed maps, but also its lack of innovation and storytelling. The reviewer suggests that the game could become something special with future support but currently falls short. They also express concern about the integrity of game reviewers, fearing that positive reviews for flawed games might be influenced by a desire to maintain access to future products rather than providing honest critique. The paragraph ends with a call for reviewers to maintain credibility by addressing community concerns and not ignoring the game's problems.

Keywords

💡Concord

Concord refers to the video game that is the central topic of the discussion in the script. It is described as a sci-fi contender in the competitive hero shooter genre, developed by Sony. The term is used throughout the script to critique various aspects of the game, including its characters, gameplay, and reception by the gaming community. For example, the script mentions 'Concord as competitive hero Shooters go, this sci-fi Contender from Sony plays it, quite safe,' indicating a perceived lack of innovation.

💡OverWatch

OverWatch is a popular team-based multiplayer first-person shooter game developed by Blizzard Entertainment. It is mentioned in the script as a point of comparison to Concord, with the discussion often revolving around how Concord measures up to the success and features of OverWatch. For instance, the script says, 'grab a copy of OverWatch off some dusty GameStop shelf and rub it under the musky armpit of the Guardians of the Galaxy's Peter Quill and you might have something close to the feeling of Concord,' suggesting a less than favorable comparison.

💡IGN

IGN is a well-known entertainment website that specializes in video game journalism and is frequently mentioned in gaming discussions. In the script, IGN is referenced as a source of reviews and ratings for video games, with the speakers expressing skepticism about the credibility of IGN's review of Concord. The script includes a line questioning the review, 'I thought he was joking...how could you do that like Wukong, is an eight Concord is a set,' indicating a perceived discrepancy between the review score and the game's perceived quality.

💡Game Modes

Game Modes refer to the different ways a game can be played, often varying the objectives or rules to provide different experiences. In the context of the script, the discussion around Concord's game modes points out the lack of originality, with the game offering modes like 'standard Deathmatch mode,' 'trophy hunt,' and 'Clash point,' which are described as being overly familiar and not innovative. This is a criticism that the game does not bring anything new to the genre.

💡Character Roster

The term 'Character Roster' pertains to the collection of characters available for players to choose from in a game. The script discusses Concord's character roster, noting that it is 'incredibly balanced and diverse,' with each character having unique strengths, weaknesses, and special abilities. The characters are a key point of discussion, with the script suggesting that they are one of the game's strong points, despite other criticisms.

💡Cutscenes

Cutscenes are non-interactive sequences in a video game that are used to advance the story or provide background information. The script mentions 'Gob smackingly beautiful cutscenes' in Concord, indicating that while the game's cutscenes are of high visual quality, there is a disconnect between the story portrayed in these scenes and the gameplay dynamics, where characters who are allies in cutscenes fight against each other in the game.

💡Live Service Evolution

Live Service Evolution refers to the ongoing development and updating of a game after its initial release, often including adding new content and features to keep players engaged. The script suggests that Concord will need significant evolution during its live service to address its shortcomings and compete in the market, with the speakers expressing doubt that this will happen, likening it to 'some fish that... died and I think Concord is going to be one of those fish.'

💡Rivalry

In the context of the script, 'Rivalry' is a specific competitive playlist in Concord that introduces unique rules to the gameplay. It requires players to use different characters for each round they win, which encourages diversity in character selection and promotes strategic team play. The script describes this as 'one of the few novel twists conord brings to the genre,' highlighting it as a distinctive feature of the game.

💡First Impressions

First Impressions refer to the initial perceptions and judgments formed when encountering something for the first time. The script discusses the importance of first impressions in the gaming industry, suggesting that if a game does not make a good first impression, it may struggle to recover its reputation. The speakers express concern that poor initial reception could lead to Concord's downfall, as seen with other games like 'No man Sky' and 'Cyberpunk 2077'.

💡Credibility

Credibility in the context of the script refers to the trustworthiness and reliability of reviews and reviewers, such as IGN. The speakers argue that by giving favorable reviews to games with perceived issues, without addressing community criticisms, review sites risk losing their credibility. The script states, 'every time they try to put out a review that's basically a Fluff piece on a game that was received badly by nearly the entire gaming audience that they take what level degree of like uh, credibility that they have and they cut it in half.'

Highlights

IGN reviewer gave a mixed response to the game, finding it charming yet lacking in innovation.

The game's characters are described as 'immediately charming' but with a lack of innovation in gameplay.

A comparison is made to Overwatch, suggesting the game might feel familiar but not necessarily fresh.

The reviewer criticizes the game for having beautiful cutscenes but a lack of coherence in character interactions.

Despite the game's shortcomings, the reviewer acknowledges it can be fun to play.

The player base is mentioned as an indicator of the game's fun factor, with a low player count noted.

The game's class-based Gunplay is praised for being rock solid and enjoyable.

The game's modes are criticized for being too familiar and lacking novelty.

The game's weapon selection is limited but each weapon is described as responsive and finely tuned.

The game's character roster is described as balanced and diverse, offering a good range of options.

The game's competitive playlist 'Rivalry' is noted for forcing players to use a variety of characters.

The game's character variants are introduced as a unique feature, offering slight modifications to the base characters.

The game's lack of narrative is criticized, with the reviewer wishing for more in-game storytelling.

The game's maps are praised for their design, offering interesting paths and strategies.

The reviewer concludes that while the game is not the most innovative, it has potential and is enjoyable.

Concerns are raised about the game's initial reception and the impact on its future success.

The reviewer speculates about potential biases in game reviews and the impact on credibility.

Transcripts

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[Laughter]

dude God damn

dude no they didn't no they

didn't I I'll watch it right now how is

that surprising to you cuz it had a

seven because it had a seven

like what do you mean how do you I'm not

even sure about that yeah didn't we

already see this no I watched the one

for uh uh what was it called Star Wars

outlaw uh that's a different one I'm

going to take a look at it right now

concore concore

review

okay grab a copy of OverWatch off some

dusty GameStop shelf and rub it under

the musky armpit of the Guardians of the

Galaxy's Peter Quill and you might have

something close to the feeling of

Concord as competitive hero Shooters go

this sci-fi Contender from Sony plays it

quite safe

complete with immediately CH maning

characters rendered in wait

what quite

safe complete with immediately Charming

characters rendered

in I mean

like did

you like I mean cuz how do

you haven't you read anybody's off about

this other than what you think about it

and it's okay you can give your review

about it but like I you know people

going to look at this are you kidding me

it's if it's so Charming like you want

to see what Charming is I saw this post

earlier today take a look at this it

says overwat playing OverWatch 2 uh with

Mercy my little brother 15 walks in the

game and stares at my screen and says

wait she's from a game

that's what a Charming character looks

like not whatever the where is this

why would anybody like this this this is

dis why would you want to do this just a

big robot it's just a trash

can yeah it's not even an an interesting

trash can it's just it's just literally

a trash

can here we go

characters rendered in Gob smackingly

beautiful cutscenes and ability based

PVP combat that never addresses I mean

to be fair the cutcenes were really good

it was impressively good how how how

like how well put together they were and

everything absolutely

yeah why those characters are fighting

one another when they're clearly allies

in said cutscenes but just because it

doesn't offer much in the way of

innovation doesn't mean Concord isn't

fun to play

I've sunk over 40 well it does mean that

the game isn't fun to play um so

basically uh one thing that does mean

that it's not fun to play Sorry is if

you look at the player base of the game

and nobody's playing the game so like if

a game was fun to play you'd see more

people playing the game and you see this

a lot with games that people like to say

oh well this game's actually really fun

and it's weird because you can have

people that really want a game to be

successful F but they don't really know

how to uh like they they they're they're

like so invested in it being good that

they won't look at it from the

perspective of anything other than their

own yeah like hell divers yeah yeah kind

of very enjoyable hours into the sweaty

shooter and it overwhelmingly Nails its

class-based Gunplay that rock solid

foundation certainly carries it quite a

long way but with only a few by the

numbers game modes and no killer

features to shake up the genre it still

has a lot of growing to do during its

live service Evolution I don't think

we're going to get an evolution okay

like there's some fish that you know

used they would crawl up onto the land

and they didn't know how to properly you

know deal with oxygen and so instead of

evolving into land animals they just

died and I think Concord is going to be

one of those fish it's going to get up

it's it's going to try to get and evolve

out into you know making it on the land

and it's the legs aren't going to evolve

the Gill aren't going to work it's not

going to understand what the oxygen

is it's a bird with a weak beak

naturally selected out it is yeah is

it's not going this game is not going to

evolve man it's already

dead yeah it's already Squad will form a

five person team of superpowered

characters each with their own unique

strengths weaknesses and special

abilities why would anybody want to be

this this is disgusting this is weird

like this looks like a villain in

Metroid Prime like why would you think a

hero shooter that like is you got to

compete with OverWatch it's got to look

like this it's disgusting what are you

thinking and then bring them to Bear

against an opposing team in a variety of

formula game modes those include a

standard Deathmatch mode the best of the

best right here a kill confirmed Mode

called trophy hunt uhhuh and a Zone

control Mode called Clash point to name

a few none of which possess even the

slightest hint of novelty but being

overly familiar isn't necessarily a bad

thing if you've got best-in-class

Gunplay and awesome characters with

compelling powers to back it up that's

true you don't need to reinvent the

wheel as long as the wheel is turning in

a good way that's

right very accurate boy conquer has got

both of those

down Concord sagely keeps its weapon

selection very slim with just one or two

options given to each character by

default and no way to customize that but

the upshot here is that every single

weapon feels incredibly responsive and

finely tuned and no two characters have

weapons that feel at all similar the

arena controlling old lady Duchess

wields the submachine gun that's

devastating at close range while the

sneaky and tactical Veil mostly relies

on this long range sniper rifle to take

out enemies from afar I really think

that um I think that IGN and some of

these review websites need to realize

that every time they try to put out a

review that's basically a Fluff piece on

a game that was received badly by nearly

the entire gaming audience that they

take what level degree of like uh

credibility that they have and they cut

it in half right like they like you're

you're cutting this like it's like a

tiny piece and you find a way to cut

that even that little tiny piece in half

and that's what happens so it's like I I

think that if you

don't like I and I think it's very fair

like there are people who have made

reviews that were negative of games but

I think that some of the best negative

reviews of games have actually stood the

test of time and have been like

profoundly uh like they've aged better

than people would believe right like the

the Zanzibar forgive me thing or the uh

like the skill up Final Fantasy 16

review there have been people that have

given very negative reviews to games but

after time goes on people see the truth

in that

feedback while not all of these Larger

than Life Brawlers clicked with me

immediately like cleaning robot oneof

and his vacuum based weapons that push

and pull both enemies and gunfire around

the map or baz and her knife throwing in

melee focused ways but given enough time

with each of them I was able to

appreciate and even develop an affinity

4 this incredibly balanced and diverse

roster of characters

all 16 options feel really good to use

once you figured out their tricks and

combining them with the four other

characters on your team to serve a

specific purpose whether it be

charitable support character DPS king or

damage absorbing tank is a lot of fun to

play around with Wow few more happy

customers similarly the abilities to

complement their weapons are fantastic

diverse and have very generous cooldowns

completely changing the way combat plays

out depending on which character you're

playing as the floating I just like I I

I see this and it's just like there's no

way that this could be true if the

game only has like a few hundred players

like on Steam like there's just no way

that it's this good you know that it's

not this anybody can see this diverse is

a trigger word nowadays well I think

that he was not talking about like the

way the characters look I think he was

just saying like some characters play

with like a machine gun other ones use a

sniper rifle I I don't think I think

he's talking about like oh there's was

like a non-binary character I don't

think that's what he's referring

to ball chucking haar can blind

opponents for a period of time and make

them pay for standing in the same spot

too long while the rampaging ogre

Starchild can close distances quickly

with his charging attack and smash the

ground to do heavy damage around him wow

not all characters feel quite as

original like how Tao is the world's

most generic Soldier and comes equipped

with a smoke grenade and cluster grenade

as his two Powers I don't see that as a

problem like that's the character for

the people that play Call of Duty like

the idea of hero Shooters is to have

something for everybody that plays

different games so people can feel like

they can get into the game and try out

something that they're familiar with

like of course you have John Concord

like you have duh you need you need to

have a soldier

76 like and then you have the other

characters that are like a Melee

character kind of like a geni or

Reinhardt or whatever that star child

character is that's the way that these

games are designed it's the way it's

supposed to work and options are few and

far between plus they serve as an easy

starting point for

newcomers learning each character using

their abilities to counter the team comp

of your opponents and juggling the

madness on the battlefield with

top-notch gun play was just as fun in my

first match as it was in my 30th and I

certainly can't say I felt that way

about most hero Shooters I've spent time

with man look at us go don't stop now

man you'll have to get comfortable with

the roster to because one of the few

novel twists conord brings to the genre

is the way its competitive playlist let

just show

this one of the few if you look at this

fire for example like a lot of the

things in this game especially some of

the character design it just looks

pretty cheap

man like it's weird that they spent so

much money on cinematics and making the

characters look semi phore realistic

especially with like that Asian chick

but like they can't even nail down

things like the fire like this too well

yeah so does valerant no valerant

doesn't like valerant doesn't have a

cheap look to it because it's stylized

in a way that makes the lack of like

detail look like it's intentional and it

has an art style

that basically is congruent with this it

doesn't have that that's the

difference twists conquer brings to the

genre is the way its competitive

playlist called rivalry works unlike the

ual playlists where you can choose

whichever character you please so long

as someone else on your team hasn't

already selected it in rivalry you

cleverly aren't allowed to select the

same character again if you win a round

while using them yes indeed since

matches go to the best of seven rounds

that means winning one will push you to

get outside of your comfort zone and use

a minimum of four different characters

see like I don't even know why you would

do that I mean like OverWatch I think

OverWatch has that with like some things

but in general like if people want to

one trick a character let them one trick

a

character like for me I I like playing

like a maybe two or three different

OverWatch characters but if I had to

play all of them or like 10 five seven

different characters that would just be

annoying to me CU I I understand the way

the other characters are played I just

don't really like them that much so it

feels to me like and I don't know about

you guys that have played like you know

Hero games like this before where it's

like oh now I have to play the character

that I know I'm not as good

at not only is this a neat way to force

people to master more than just one or

two options it also encourages

communication with your team between

rounds to ensure you've got proper

coverage to play out whatever strategy

you're trying to pull off as your

options get Slimmer that choice is

supported by another interesting Wrinkle

In concord's character variance slightly

different versions of existing

characters that come with a unique perk

and an altered appearance which can be

unlocked by completing specific

objectives during matches for example

the Gunslinger lenx can normally reload

his weapon by dodging while the variant

you can unlock for him loses that

ability but gets more ammo for all of

his weapons instead though each variant

offers mostly minor changes to be fair

to Concord I think that's a cool idea I

mean other games have variations of this

too but like having this this that's

kind of

cool they definitely provide a

meaningful thing to chase that offers

more options in combat perhaps more

importantly they also why it just adds a

little bit more depth to it and it makes

the characters more interesting now

obviously the trade-off to that is that

it makes it harder for newer players to

understand because you'll be fighting

against the character and you'll think

that because in a lot of games obviously

the big difference between characters uh

is like every every Reinhardt basically

looks the

same in like OverWatch but like imagine

if you knew like red Reinhardt could do

like a fire attack instead of like his

normal like seismic attack right or

something like that like his Earth

shatter wouldn't stun you it would leave

fire on the ground like this would be

kind of a good thing but also kind of a

bad thing I'm kind of like back and

forth about this right but uh cuz it

it's a cool like metag game stuff but it

also hurts lowend players because it's

confusing for them because there's skins

that are like okay well now you're using

the skin is this skin for the normal

character or the other character yeah so

maybe it is actually just a mess but I

like the idea of it at

least give you the

in general like anytime that somebody

uses the EXC like anytime that I hear

somebody say that the way to solve a

problem in a game that players are

running into is to just get good at the

game I generally think that these are

just ego Gamers that don't really know

what they're talking about I don't

really agree with that in almost all

circumstances I think most of the time

when players are running into an issue

where they hit a wall over and over it's

generally a lack of good design and this

is true like in in any game right like

this is always how it is mostly how is

yeah

absolutely is a bit in rivalry since

variants count as separate characters on

your crew and therefore let you play as

the same characters in multiple rounds

with 16 likable characters front and

center you'd think story would be a

major Focus but sadly this is an area

that's woefully lacking with just two

cutcenes right now to flesh out small

bits of lore concord's strategy is to

slowly rip feed players with short

Snippets of story over a long period of

time well here's the thing right is that

OverWatch was really popular because it

had archetypes of people that uh were

like they had like really hot characters

basically and it had these like kind of

fantas like fantastic versions of

characters whereas Concord just kind of

has your generic I mean this is your

generic Everyman this is your generic

John Concord and this is your generic

hot hot Asian girl that's in the game

right like that's basically about it

like if you go and you look at OverWatch

for example all the characters are super

stylized they're really hot you know

like it's just you know that that's

that's the way that I see it I think

that's a big reason why the game fell

fell off is because hero Shooters I

think do especially in terms of like

making people interested in the

characters the characters have to look

appealing and I just don't think these

characters look appealing at all

let's establish Roots glass subsidized

by the galactic guide a mat filled with

nodes where you can read about the

locations and characters I've spent a

fair bit of time scrolling through this

sizable library of short descriptions

and though much of It is Well written

it's a pretty poor substitute for

in-game storytelling that I worry won't

come often enough to keep me invested

well like OverWatch had a great form of

Storytelling and it had the same form of

Storytelling that like some things in

like Dark Souls have where like

OverWatch had like these like you would

have like pregame Lobby and like

postgame Lobby in some circumstances and

in between rounds you would have like

these spontaneous L drops where like one

character would say something to another

character if they were both in the same

Lobby and it would be like oh okay now I

have like this extra piece of the lore

that makes the the world more

interesting right and it's the same as

like you know if you encounter uh you

know a boss and wow with like a certain

weapon on right like there'll sometimes

be like a certain like atsh if you had

the staff people would be like oh my God

it's but where did you get the staff and

like they H Hanzo and Genji still it's

super hard it does right and so like you

had this spontaneous storytelling that

was drip fed to you in like a way that

made it like Dynamic and interesting and

you never knew what was going to happen

or when it was going to happen because

it wasn't like a guaranteed chance that

we're going to see the same thing every

time even Marvel Rivals did that yeah

because it's smart of course yeah

character squandered by a complet lack

of narrative is basically a Hallmark of

the hero shooter genre at this point but

it definitely doesn't get any easier to

swallow that especially bitter pill if

developer firewalk sticks with building

out the Galaxy over time it could end up

being a major draw but for now it's ex

never going to happen I think that the

the best thing that Sony can do is to

end this as soon as possible because

like and this is the problem is that a

like a player base's first impressions

are so important that if you mess up

that first impression you never really

get the second chance and I think that's

what happens more than anything is that

that second chance doesn't happen first

impression is broken people see oh bad

game and then they never think about it

again no man Sky yeah but think about

how many years that took in order to

develop and how much money they had to

invest into doing that and then multiply

the scope of No Man's Sky into Concord

and then look at it from Sony's

perspective versus just the small Studio

that only has no man's Sky to base off

of right it's like yeah no man's sky is

a great example but the truth is that no

man sky is a massive survivorship bias

example like the vast vast vast majority

of games that try to like redeem

themselves don't really redeem

themselves uh like you can look at um I

don't know like Diablo 4 I think is a

good example right is that Diablo 4 has

improved a lot of the problems that they

had since launch but because people are

fat fed from the problems that they had

from the game from launch that they're

not coming back to play it again

cyberpunk it took them until 2.0 to

really reset that fatigue and that was

because again CD project red is an

individual studio and you know they have

to do what they have to do but I think a

lot of cases this should learn from

artifact maybe yeah first impression is

important it's the most important and so

after people already have decided that

they don't like something it's very hard

to get them to change their mind like

I've noticed this a lot with video games

is that if a trailer for a game comes

out and the first trailer is good or bad

people will very rarely change their

opinion based off of that until actual

gameplay comes out because of how strong

First Impressions really are extremely

thin and also quite disconnected from

the PVP action you spend all your time

with and a pretty big waste of a cast

that has lots of potential set your

expectations low concord's game modes

are less inspired than its characters as

well of the six currently available none

of them possess more than a modum of

originality for example signal Hunt is a

king of the hill mode where you fight to

control one spot on the map until it

moves elsewhere and area control is well

a Zone control mode where you fight over

control of three static zones I'm just

getting warmed up all kinds of games

have stuff like this this is not in my

opinion none of this has anything to do

with like the quality of the game it

will have no no effect on it at all

none of these milk toast ideas are

especially offensive it certainly

highlights a major issue with Concord a

lack of any signature game mode that

sets this hero shooter apart from the

other options out

there love it or hate it overwatch's

spin on its iconic escort mode made it a

defining selling point even if that idea

was admittedly borrowed from Team

Fortress 2 before it mean and yeah Team

Fortress 2 probably didn't invent that

idea either I bet there was a game

before Team Fortress 2 that used idea as

well like the idea of Capture the Flag

or like some other variation of that

this is so old like every game has had

stuff like this since games have existed

so yeah it's it's not like this is some

kind of a new thing the problem is not a

lack of innovation it's a lack of

quality it's always a lack of quality

Concord has a handful of the world's

most generic modes I intrinsically

understood and was preemptively bored by

before I even played them that's a

pretty big Miss for hero shooter that

already badly lacks ways it sets itself

apart the 12 designed Maps shake out a

lot better than the Bland game modes

though and I largely enjoy running

around concord's Arenas which feature

lots of zigs and zags cover mechanics

complex pathing that require spending

time learning the map and some routes

that only more mobile characters can

easily reach due to the pretty intense

Heights the vast majority of the stages

reach on the water logged planet of

Leviathan you'll fight inside of giant

dead sea creatures in the water hazard

map and battle through labyrinthine

hallways in the shock risk map while on

the dying planet of a car you'll blast

what's so crazy to me about some of

these reviews is that they don't even

address any of the criticism that the

games received for the past like two or

3 months and I'm not talking about like

pronouns of like the characters but like

it's just the characters not looking

good or anything and it's just

you it's like these things they exist in

a vacuum right it's l it's basically

yeah it feels like this is like a PR ad

for like Sony or something like that it

doesn't even feel like it's a

review enemies to bits as you dance

around the skeletal remains of some long

forgotten Kaiju really my only issue is

that some of these maps are a tad larger

than 5v5 combat calls for and that means

it can take quite a long time to get

back in the action after each respawn

aside from that though I've had a great

time figuring out the best paths and

team strategies across each

Arena verdict okay we conord isn't the

most Innovative or content heavy hero

shooter you could play but with such

fantastic competitive gameplay 16

compelling characters to master and 12

well-designed Maps it's got the makings

of something that could go the distance

in the months and years to

come in fact it's a testament to its FPS

chops that even while it has a virtually

non existent story and a serious need

for a signature game mode I still found

myself losing dozens of hours to its PVP

charms hopefully the live service road

map will do its thing and show this

promising shooter the love it needs to

become something truly special but right

now it's at least good enough for me to

recommend

I thought he was joking I

did I thought it was some kind of

selective editing thing mudahar was

talking about another video when it

wasn't Concord or somehow it was like

different like I didn't really believe

that I did not

believe how could you do

this how could you do that like Wukong

is an eight Concord is a set so let me

get this straight on a scale of 1 to

10 like I I I

don't how is this even possible I don't

even understand it it's so confusing to

me and trying

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man I really think that they need to

understand that whenever you're giving

favorable reviews to games that clearly

have these massive problems inside of

the community and you don't even address

any of the problems you pretend like

they're not real you don't even talk

about them what you're doing is like

you're cutting your credibility in half

and if you do that enough times you're

not going to have enough to rely on when

you know actually this has already

happened to IGN IGN is probably the best

out of all of them I think and I I I

still think IGN has a huge amount of

problems right but it is probably the

best reviewer out of all of them and

even they do like this weird lip service

you know what I think a lot of this is

this is what I'm worried about I'm

worried that these game riewer companies

aren't even doing it because it's like

oh they're doing it because they're

trying to push Dei on us you know what

I'm really worried about I'm worried

about the possibility they're doing it

because they're worried that if they

don't give it a good review Sony could

not give them access to future products

that's what I'm really afraid of because

that's what I think is happening more

than anything else that's the really

scary thing and uh ACG and skill up are

the best here's what you should do right

is there a significant diff gameplay

difference between Concord and

OverWatch uh I don't know I mean like

visually it I mean

like it looks pretty similar I mean I'm

sure there are differences but overall

it really just kind of depends so that's

exactly what's happening right yeah and

so these people are giving favorable

reviews towards I think Studios that

they uh you know maybe they they want to

have like future favors for or something

like that but this came out a day ago it

has less than a thousand likes the gap

between an IGN 7 and an IGN 8 must be

greater than Mount Everest most people

more people watched this review than

bought the

that is actually

true yeah that's probably unironically

true yeah I don't even know what to say