Eurogamer reviews Blue Dragon

Eurogamer understand the rationale, They really do. The Xbox 360 is going down in Japan in a manner which makes lead balloons look like a sound investment, and Something Needs To Be Done. What does Japan like? It likes Final Fantasy, and it likes Dragon Quest. A lot.

[aaquib]

5/10!?!??!

LOL, and you XBOTS were insulting Lair's 7.0 score. WHat happend to this being a killer app AAA RPG for 360 that would crush Final Fantasy and any other crap PS3 has???

Oh yeah, did I forget? THIS GAME IS ON 3 FREAKING DISCS! Its what Microsoft gets for being cheap and using last-gen DVD.

Oh well, atleast you won't have to play this! In fact, you won't be able to play anything, because your console is in repair!

Also, this game was a flop worldwide. It did, like what, 30 000 in Japan? Sony could put out a bluray disc with no game in it and sell 10 times that.

[ALI-G]

it just like if GEARS/RESISTANCE been relased now insted last year how much will they get?will they still blows us away with the graphic ?it was targeted for japanies market and got pretty high score in famitous .sold over 300k(target was 200k) copies where the instal base for the 360 is less than 450K , so that over 66% attach rate.try to find anygame in the history that have as high attach rate as this.oh both
wiiplay+wiisport combained attach rate in japan do not match that.

DISC SPACE: this game offer over 40h of gameplay, how much did HS offer with it Blue-ray capability? 6 horse(that inculde 1.5h of cutscen).it has nothing to do with disc space .game production and direction will not be changed becuase of disc space, the game will be relased in 1,2,3 disc or even part of it will be instaled in HDD.

if u disagree,please tell me why ? becuse of HS/B-R facts !!!

[CNIVEK]

you dumbass. It's a game aimed PRIMARILY at the JRPG-loving market....IN JAPAN, and it reviewed and sold rather well in that market, a year ago. It shouldn't be surprising that a EUROPEAN reviewer didn't like the game, anymore than a U.S. reviewer would ; although, that is the first "failing" grade the game has received in a whole year. So....STFU. :o

[sjappie]

I can't remember that this game was hyped en masse by 360 fans, definately not in the way HS, Lair and Warhawk were hyped by ps3 fans. I know I sure didn't hype this game, and it wasn't even intended for US and Europe.

[Kenshin_BATT0USAI]

Even if this games was aimed at JRPG lovers like myself its just seems way too childish.

What a good JRPG needs is a storyline, if you don't have that, most JRPG fans won't like it. And frankly this game didn't even seem that original.

[VirusE]

Calm down aaquib, in japan it was a AAA title but American taste differ greatly. This game is too odd in that way that only Japanese things can be odd. I played the demo and it was good but way to wacky for me to get into. Get off of your high horse aaquib. If you want to be a jerk and rub peoples noses in things please tell me why the xbox360 has per meta critic 60 games rated 80% or higher and the ps 3 only has 18 (motorstorm is on the list twice) 7 of these games came out on the 360 first and are rated higher on the 360 (again per metacritic). That leaves 11 games yet gaiden came out on xbox first so now we are down to 10. Of these 10 games the highest rate is 86 for resistance (an awesome game in my opinion)the xbox has 17 games with this score or higher. Please explain this fanboy.

[hazeblaze]

Not to add to the flame war, but Blue Dragon was not received as a AAA title in Japan either. The game was considered average over there as well and did not achieve the sales that anyone expected over there either.

[VirusE]

Hazeblaze famitsu gave it a near perfect score.

[achira]

bad score for a overhyped ms game. but i think its for the japanese market, so many ppl outside of japan will not buy that game.

[Captain Tuttle]

Ahh nevermind.

[TeaDouble_E]

It should never been BORN, you were a mistake Blue Dragon ! Thats how bad this game is LOL.

[CNIVEK]

because the same could be said about YOU. :o

[TeaDouble_E]

Wow at least I stay on topic unlike you. Stop acting like a pre teen and make a good statement. Is that the best you can do, dont get buthurt over something thats true. Why are you on this site ? dont you have to get ready for middle school cause I think you maybe late for class.

[pshizle]

FOR STARTING A FLAME WAR

BY THE WAY THIS GAME WAS FIRST INTENDED FOR THE JAPANESE MARKET

SONY FANS ARE MAD BECAUSE LAIR AND HS DID SCORED IN THE 7's

[predator]

http://www.computerandvideo...

difference of opinion

[THC CELL]

Man use this http://www.n4g.com/Alternat... not comment Links u will find people will use it alot more

[predator]

cheers, just did

[felidae]

The last Reviews i've seen of some games are all mixed up.

I'll play a game for myself to judge it!

Bioshock and Warhawk both 8/10 from EDGE?? - These guys have some serious problems. I mean i'll buy Warhawk but i don't think it will be as unique and innovative as Bioshock is.

It seems like all the sites and magazines are a little biased.

Blue Dragon is not my cup of tea but i trust CVG's review more than Eurogamer's.

[J@D]

Simple & Clean...

Reviews are opinion nor a dogma. They're review and that's all. Each person hold different opinion about something or over something nor all the person on this whole world think the same thing isn't?. So about the review of Blue Dragon and Heavenly Sword, Warhark and Lair... I don't care anymore what IGN, GameSpot, Edge, PSM3 or whatever magazine or site has to said about a tittle that I want. Be your own judge and don't be mentally brain washer for site or magazine nuff said.

[Kenshin_BATT0USAI]

Finally someone who makes sense.

[ThaGeNeCySt]

lol wow that sucks... i hope Eternal Sonata gets a better score

[akaFullMetal]

yea 5/10 is pretty low for a game that alot of 360 fans were hoping to get, this is actually worse than any of the ps3 reviews that have come out for lair or warhawk, but yea this sucks for you guys, to bad it didnt make the cut, like our games apparently

[predator]

9 out of 10 from cvg, i never go by eurogamer

[Tempo]

weren't they the ones that gave gears an 8.0

[The Wood]

the demo was about 3 years late in terms of gameplay. newer rpgs feel less like blu dragon. Saying that i hated the sytem they used for ff12. I prefer the system used in rogue galaxy.

[WaggleLOL]

Microsoft should really just pull the F out of Japan and Europe. Humiliating? Yes. I don't think even the most rabid Xbots want to hear about the 360 in Japan or Europe anymore.

Stick to getting the 10 million or so US Xbots rebuying new versions of the Dreamcast 360. No one else wants or cares about the system.

[MK_Red]

OMG, I was expecting a low score, specially from Eurogamer but 5/10!!???
Is there some sort of conspiracy against games with Dragons? (Lair & Blue Dragon)

[ShiftyLookingCow]

lol the dragons are not realistic enough

[alexander22rednaxela]

MS made this exclusively for the japanese market psychology, I am not supprised this did not work because the game was underhyped anyway. They merely showed a bit of it on e3 07.

[snoop_dizzle]

i mean personally i never saw much in this game(but thats just me). Then again I'm not the biggest rpg fan.

And for the record, i haven't heard many xbots brag about this like lair btw.

[king1990]

blue dragon ( final fantasy father) = Folklore

[THC CELL]

Folklore is quiet a good game
i would give the demo a 9.0

[monkey602]

i held absolutely no interest in folklore but then i played the demo and fell in love with it now i want more

[eagle21]

C'mon guys....No game is safe from the DREADED REVIEWS! Go to metacritic, look up your Favorite titles. Look up the Game of the Year POWERHOUSES like God of War and Gears of War. No one is safe from doofus reviews. Another mans trash, is another mans treasure. Stop this tit for tat..."looky looky, at the bad reviews", I am sure 360 owners see this, and PLAYSTATION 3 owners see ours. Take it with a grain of salt. Most reviews are geared towards freshness or revolutions in gaming. Of course sheer fun should get 10's, but not these days.

[snoop_dizzle]

http://www.gamerankings.com...

seems like a mixed bag.

[RedSeven]

This is why I like to read user reviews. I don't trust a guy named Bob that works for a magazine. We probaly don't have much in common either. I'm sure if Martha Stewart reviewed this game not many people would rely on that one either. Everyones different. Some people may give the game, "Elf Bowling" a perfect 10. Just a thought.

[Robotz Rule]

Dumb Xbots!

Killer AAA title?

Right...

[Hugh Hefner]

Like HS, Warhawk and Lair were supposed to be AAA? Aren't you a sad fanboy. Blue Dragon was never hyped as a AAA title. Sorry guys, I try to be civil and not bring down other games, but fanboys like this just need to have it. Robotz Rule... You are pathetic.

[THC CELL]

i never liked eurogamers

[J@D]

agree and a bubble 4 ya'

[beans]

Ok I'm going to stay off this site until somebody fixes this freaking add pop up crap! Heck everytime you try and type something it pops up and you have to retype it or go very slow! This site has become unenjoyable and I wish someone would of at least made sure that this add stuff didn't get in the way of the users experience!

[Hugh Hefner]

It was MS attempt to deeply penetrate the Japanese market, but sadly it didn't work. It has gotten mostly 7s, and 5 is the lowest score yet I've seen for this game.

Of course, the posting of the lowest score yet couldn't come from anyone else but someone called "The Cell" --> totally expected from this dude.

[ParaDise_LosT]

When did this game become a AAA title?....lol
I don''t think any Xbox fan though of Blue Dragon as a AAA...
Just because its a MS published title doesn't mean its gonna have a AAA
Killer app....

[celltech]

I totally agree with J@D. A review is someone’s personal opinion. It would make no difference to me if every review on the planet marked a game down; at the end of the day it’s my opinion of the game that counts.

[Loudninja]

Thats all

[blackmagic]

What? He doesn't like dragon quest either? Maybe they should have gotten someone who likes jrpgs to review it.

[predator]

agree with you there then it would of been a fair review, the japs who love these sort of things game it 37/40 (famitsu)

[soccerluv]

Agree with this review 100 percent. I could not finish it. I was bored out of my damn mind. Way over hyped game and it has me worried about Sakaguchi's next RPG, LO. Im sure it dissapointed alot of people over here in Japan who bought a 360, just to play this game. Save your money, there are a lot of other great titles heading to the 360 in the coming months.

[Charlie2688]

So after the 10/10 for Bioshock Eurogamer is back to its old self (5/10)....ok I was worried that they were sick or something
XD

[monkey602]

I played blue dragon today and hated it so i'm gonna pass on this gimme bioshock

[MyNameIsNotRick]

Blue Dragon got a 5. How will I go on. I guess I better sell my 360 cus it's all over. Was anybody really looking forward to this anyway.

Off topic- I seem to remember a Lair review recently that was not exactly flattering. When I looked at the thread there were over 70 comments and none of them were xbox fans flaming. contrast that with this thread.

[Keyser]

The fanboys on here are ridiculous. So what it got a bad review. If you're interested in the game rent it and try it out for yourself or check out the demo. Why let somebody else dictate how you may feel about the game?

Too much wise cracking from PS3 fans who've watched 3 games get torn apart in reviews the past few days. Reviews are garabge. Play it for yourself.

[ER1X]

Seems like it's "in" to give bad reviews lately. *shrugs*

Play for yourself, be your own reviewer. :-)