Evolve Review - Gamespot

Battles are vicious and intense.

[vishmarx]

how do these games not have a
- no story
- no dedicated sp
- no proper ost
- little to no VA
- mandatory online
- repetitive
- s*** dlc
etc

when they do cut points for games with no multiplayer, poor story, sub par ost or repetitive gameplay
while games the order will get murdered for qte's and cinematics.
oh wait its an online fps.its forgiven everything.

[SnakePlissken]

Couldn't agree more my friend! Makes no sense.

[freshslicepizza]

one game likely has a great story but is also likely to have very limited gameplay filled with cutscenes and qte and lasts about 10 hours.

compared to a game you can enjoy with friends for an unlimited amount of time with better gameplay mechanics.

ask yourself this, which game will people be playing for longer and get more out of their $60 purchase?

of course we need single player games but don't discount online games because you enjoy playing solo more. if you have the right people playing online it can be so much more fun. the order looks far too limited for my liking because the player doesn't seem to do much. more of an interactive movie that goes from point a to point b and if the gunplay and a.i. aren't very good then what? all that's left is a decent story and pretty visuals.

[Moe-Gunz]

After playing both betas I will say people will play The Order longer. Sorry but this game should not be full Price. After the first two games you play you'll realize it's simply the same thing over and over.

If this was a $30 digital game I could understand, but Evolve is definitely not worth full Price especially with Dying Light out there. You say The Order is limited but this game is limited in almost every aspect.

[Blackleg-sanji]

Yea i dont get it at all

[Yui_Suzumiya]

Totally agree!

[guyman]

Very well said. Watch the order get ripped apart by reviewers, even though the game is exactly the opposite of those first points you mention. Especially from gamespot that nitpicks and blows every tiny fault out of proportion.

And apparently every game needs to have multiplayer, otherwise it sucks.

[WellyUK]

There's a massive difference though which is a Linear SP game like The Order will have little to no replay value... A MP only game has a lot more replay value and will have you playing for much longer. How can you people not see that or understand that... Look at cod and bf etc the only reason people play them is for MP as no one gives a shit about the SP except for people on this website who seem to think SP is the be all and end and anything that gets a good score that doesn't have one should be shamed upon...

[slappy508]

WellyUK: Not everyone has the time to sit infront of a screen the whole day, if every game was 100 hours open world multiplayers the pile of incomplete games will just get bigger and bigger.

[allastocata]

Games don't have to have a "rich" story to be fun. If you want them to deduct points for no story/dedicated single player, then by your logic they should deduct points for no mp/limited game modes. Problem with single player games is they generally have no/limited replayability. It seems like people are SIGNIFICANTLY harder on MP only than SP only games.

People need to stop trying to champion their preferred genre of games by questioning other peoples tastes. Fun is fun.

The reason games like the order might get knocked for no MP is because unless their are alternate modes of play, if the game is short, your done. Even if it is a great single player, if it is heavily narrative driven, your lucky to get 2 MAYBE 3 play throughs. A great MP game can sink 100s-1000s of hours. I think a lot of reviewers base their scores on a cost-time versus fun-time.

[vishmarx]

judge a game for what it is.i get it
unfortunately that only holds up for online fps and telltale games.
im not championing anything.im simply pointing out the irony.
two months later ff type-0 comes and i can guarantee you media will come down on it heavily for poor visuals, some will deduct points for weak narrative, others will say the character are bad. yet no review will give the order 1886 a +2 for probably the best console visuals so far.it just seems you can evade all of this by making a dudebro online fps with no story,characters, ost or anything. these review practices are killing the creativity in the industry.
yes the order is linear, yes its cinematic ,yes it has qtes. and if its not your thing, walk away, but do not go dissuading people from buying it.this is exactly what happens when people who give these games 8s and 9s get to review alien isolation, which has everything , a long campaign, excellent soundtrack, great characters etc , wait no mp and the guns arent fun like halo-6/10 - boom mcaffery
do you see how dying light is littered with great reviews? 9 millionth zombie game,crap story,stupid quests, repetitive ,lame characters ,has plenty of online play --8s and 9s everywhere.
driveclub. solid racer with nothing wrong with the sp(at launch),5s 6s everywhere because it wont connect to mp.
evil within, technically unimpressive and yet an amazing game none the less,shat on by the media endlessly.
thank f*** for the gamers who actually went out and bought the game in huge numbers.
yes games do not need rich stories to be fun, but they need to keep trying something new to continue being fun. mario was fun 30 years ago, bt even that had to change and take different approaches,some people live for online mp i get it.but online mp isnt what gaming is about.
insted of asking why, ask why not?
why could this game not have a memorable story and great characters and sp gameplay?
clearly theyre not short on funds since they have all the time and money to go an make s*** tons of vital dlc that the people may or may not buy?
why are they given a free pass like that when no other genre is?
in this case its easy money for everyone,
half the game is dlc,forces you to pay for online, easy development since it needs no great scripts,actors or composers,
instead just slap dudebro and buy 50 e3 awards,slap it on the cover and youre done.$$$$millions made easy.
look at what this vocal mp obsessed media has done to legacy of kain.one of the best writings,story and puzzles in gaming history and now its a f2p competitive deathmatch game of humans vs monsters.
if there are 20 million gamers that live for mp , keep in mind there are 60 million others that do not even subscribe to those services.
evolve is everything thats wrong with the industry in a gist

[FrostedFire]

That's actually an interesting point you're making there don't know why you have so many disagrees.

[shammgod]

Well said. It is a mystery to everybody. Another reason why reviews with scoring are absolutely pointless

[gangsta_red]

I love how mostly everyone is setting up excuses for The Order to get ripped to shreds while downplaying other games that you all THINK should be equally marked or rated low.

Now how is that fair?

Have you played Evolve to even make this judgment? Do you feel Evolve doesn't deserve an 8?

On gaming site scoring shouldn't be compared to others and lumped into one conspiracy against The Order or any other Sony exclusive.

What happens if The Order gets GREAT scores? Then what will be your excuse?

[Spotie]

I wonder if you intend to be oblivious.

He's not at all saying this game should be criticized for not having things it was never meant to have. He's actually saying the opposite. That fps games are apparently exempt from such utterly stupid criticisms, while a game like The Order is not.

There may not be a conspiracy; it's funny that you think that's the only possible reason anyone could come up with for having issues. But there does seem to be a far reaching effort to downplay The Order, even as you accuse people here of downplaying Evolve.

Can you explain why suddenly the black bars that have been present on The Order since almost the beginning are suddenly garnering beehive attention?

Why are you even arguing against what's being said, when you're essentially saying the same damn thing?

[gangsta_red]

"That fps games are apparently exempt from such utterly stupid criticisms, while a game like The Order is not."

I wonder if you intend to be naïve.

Take a stroll through Titanfall Spotie and see just as many negative articles AND the fanboys who were downplaying that game too. I'm sure a quick trip through your comment history as Hicken could reveal you were one of them.
Oh yes, i was told about your early account.

"Can you explain why suddenly the black bars that have been present on The Order since almost the beginning are suddenly garnering beehive attention?"

Oh...you mean the one or two articles talking about them that were submitted here? Oh yea... it has definitely ruffled the hive of N4G, but hardly impacted the gaming world. So yes, I do see it as another conspiracy you and others are trying to push on this site.

He's criticizing Evolve for not having the things a normal game should have and getting a decent high score and automatically assuming The Order will get ripped to shreds for not having those said features also of it's genre.

You guys can't even look at individual games objectively without dragging a precious Sony exclusive in the mix and throwing it in your "media is biased" pot.

I mean seriously...we are talking about The Order in an Evolve article. Hilarious!

[PONTIAC08G8GT]

Just because a game has a story doesn't mean it should get a better review then a game that doesn't. COD, BF, those are multiplayer first games with barely a story. TF had no story mode and I'm still enjoying it. I think a little too much is made of single player games or a story. After you beat games like God of War, infamous, sunset overdrive, uncharted, is there really that much replayability afterwards? Yes, you can go back and find hidden treasures or make it harder, but it's still the same story you are replaying. What makes MP games so effective is even though the map might be the same, the objective the same, the people you play with and against is the real challenge. Anyone can beat AI, but facing a really good player in an online game is much more rewarding.

[pivotplease]

You almost just described L4D lol. I don't know if this is going to be as successful simply because it won't have the same sense of novelty (and it just doesn't look as fun).
Those QTEs people are talking about were actually not that common and appear in every action game. As long as the game has plenty of TPS action I couldn't see it getting teared apart.

[Paperclip666]

Is this game even TRYING to have any of that? No. Don't take off points for something the game isn't even advertising is there. This isn't Destiny

[oO_bizkitz_Oo]

Really did u play the alpha or beta?????? Evacuation is part of the story mode..... have you even played the game... I hope so if not don't talk about a game you have not played.

[MatthewBandeira]

Not a bad score, but I think I'll pass. I'm going to be busy with Majora's Mask 3D this week anyway.

[Deadlead]

Not bad indeed, I watched a couple streams on this game to get a better idea, and what I saw was extremely underwhelming. Lots of running and running for gameplay and a money grabbing infrastructure turned me off but an 8s a very good score. See this is a perfect example, review scores won't deter you from games you know you want, but can be very useful when on the fence. That's why dishonest or indefensibly harsh reviews often offend people. You can say" That's why I don't let reviews dictate my purchase." But the impact they have remains, resonating in the potential audience and the developers pocketbook. I guess what I'm saying is I just want to be able to trust these reviews, using them as a tool in forming my own opinion. I'll probably just rent this one...

[ContinuePlay]

How can they review a multiplayer game when the servers aren't even live yet?

[Blackleg-sanji]

....Exactly -_-

[MasterCornholio]

Don't tell me they wrote the review based on what they experienced in the beta.

:I

[isa_scout]

Apparently the servers are up for reviewers and people that received advanced copies...That's what ign.coms review in progress says.

[ContinuePlay]

So in other words they reviewed it based on carefully controlled conditions and not live conditions.

Sorry, that's unacceptable.

[isa_scout]

After playing the alpha and beta I was extremely disappointed given all the awards this game won. The gameplay felt repetitive, and the progression to unlock new characters and perks felt to grindy and shallow. Overall this looked like the type of game you'd play for a week, maybe a week and a half, before moving on to something a little more robust. I have no problem with MP only games, but if a dev is forgoing a proper SP campaign then I expect the MP to be much more feature rich than what Evolve is.

[Dyldog69]

Online/multiplayer has slowly been reducing gaming to rubble. It removes the imagination in games and allows developers an out for creating a real immersive experience as by suggesting a gamer supply their own experience. Multiplayer fps is the evolution of kids playing on a playground pointing imaginary/fake finger guns at one another saying "I got you". Only to be responded to with "no you didn't".

[Scottyxboxoneandps4]

@Dyldog
Are u sure your just not bad at multiplayer dude?? U sound pretty sour about it.

[slappy508]

This is the type of game where I'd be more interested to see what player reviews are rather than critic. Sure it may be great for these reviewers to start with but how is it going to be months down the line?

[JasonXS12]

The thing that worries me the most about this multiplayer focused games is that how many players will there be, say around 6 months from release? I understand there's an offline portion where you can play with bots but how much fun would that bring to the table in a few months or even weeks.
Left 4 Dead 2 was smart in the way that they allowed custom maps and mods that allowed for more variety and maps also came for free. Evolve already doesn't follow this as they are making you pay for content such as monsters and hunters in weird and ridiculous DLC and season passes.
I played the beta and the gameplay was solid with good mechanics but how long will people play this game for is my main question.

[Scottyxboxoneandps4]

Evolve is a great game for what it is. I'm surprised gamespot gave it such a good review wasn't expecting it from them. Much deserved!!!

Oh and them crying about the order? Come on uve got to admit that the game looks a bit worrying from the gameplay shown so far. I really hope it's good cos I could do with a game to get me back on my ps4!!!

@vishmarx
Evolve is everything that's wrong with the industry? No!!! People like u is what is wrong with the industry!! If it was left to people like u the industry would be doomed into the same poop we get year in year out!!

Ho, and fyi singleplayer focused games can get great scores, I mean TLOU and UC series are primarily singleplayer games and look how good they are... I just think there's a lot of damage control for the order on here in case it flops.
Well this is mainly a site for narrow minded fanboys I suppose!!

[isa_scout]

Funny that you mention TLOU and the UC franchise as games that are primarily single player. Both franchises have stellar campaigns true, but the multiplayer is excellent and well designed to. I think a lot of people are just sick and tired of hearing how bad The Order will be when no one actually knows.

[JMyers]

An online FPS getting a good review and positive buzz. But a single player game with story elements is being lined up to get shot down (i.e. The Order 1886).

That $15 per monster though.

[poseiden21]

The game itself is solid enough, but it's not worth $60, let alone $100 for the PC monster race version which is the complete version.

I think most games by nature are repetitive. You can't always be doing something different in a game. But in Evolve as the hunter you spend a lot of time just finding the monster....as the monster, you spend a lot of time running from the monster.

[Jubez187]

It looks pretty good, but I must say that the other two modes drew me in more than that "main" mode.

[Gatsu]

Not a bad score I guess.

Anyway, I find single player games with good stories, gameplay and characters to be the best experience. They give very long lasting memories. While I have played CS and DoD etc on pc, I still like SP a lot more.

Also new MP games like this might not even last long...that's another reason why I don't like them. Like if there ain't enough players after a while.

Always SP over MP, so I'll pass and buy other game with the money.

[PhucSeeker]

I like SP games with a bit of Coop and PvP like Dark souls or Dying Light. That way you can have the best of both worlds.

[Egv17]

Rating games with a scale is always going to give problems, a 9 for a game that I don't like feels like an idiotic score, a 7 for a game I adore feels too low. Why don't we all agree to ditch the numbers and write reviews with a summary at the end with only the pro's and con's, much easier and less frustrating. Only downside is that people have to read the review.

[alice2015]

sounds ..... you need single player in all games, games with no single player campaign are dead games with no imagination

[Psychotica]

The main thing I like about this game is the offline multiplayer vs bots. It's about frigging time, all the multiplayer games should be this way. I am an old timer and games used to always be that way,

[RjK311jR]

As a gamer I'm excited about the new IP...
I'm praying this game has some sort of SP mode better than Titanfall..
SMH that these are the types of games we are almost being forced to buy at this point.. with lack of choices... I'm not saying I HAVE to buy it but with such little choices I can't help but buy it cause I got everything else

[oO_bizkitz_Oo]

You need to play with friends to get the whole experience. Just like l4d it's a game for friends to play together.

[SharnOfTheDEAD]

8/10? After watching a stream today It looked, terrible... it didn't look fun to play and even the people streaming got pretty bored after 30 minutes with little positive to say about the game. It look inexplicably average, sure some people will love it, but I'm honestly not blown away by this game..