Lair Gets First Reviews….not so good!
In a few days those who have subscriptions to EGM will be thumbing through the review section and see something that might make them upset. The highly anticipated PS3 game Lair was given three less-than-spectacular reviews. Scores of 6.0, 5.5, and 5.0 were given because of a confusing combat system, poor Sixaxis controls, and a jacked-up lock-on system. A “frustrating disappointment” was the ultimate consensus for the title.
I don’t always trust every review that I read, but when three different people bash a game like this it scares me into reconsidering a purchase. Sounds like Lair just got a lot more popular on Gamefly. To be fair, we still need to wait and see how well the game does with a much larger sample of reviewers before passing final judgment. August 14th should be interesting.
Do these early reviews make you reconsider your plans to buy Lair, or are you tired of playing Resistance? Let us know in our comments section. Pssst…If you are reconsidering Lair make sure and pick up Rainbow Six Vegas, it should get you through for another month or so.
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It never seemed “revolutionary” in my mind – as I would expect on the PS3. The H2O looks great though! And who doesn’t love H20?
You can’t go wrong with R6Vegas.
While I’m interested in Lair, I had no plan to buy it sight unseen. Reviews are important, but for any title I may have a tilt towards when reviews aren’t stellar, hands-on time is critical to seal the deal.
Wow, thats a bummer for Sony and Factor 5. I wouldn’t care so much about the actual review number but rather what the reviewer says in the in depth review. 2nd hand info like this would never make me NOT buy a game, but it would certainly slow my purchase down to at least read more reviews and wait for some more word of mouth.
I will say though, that considering how hyped this game was, it must have had some big issues to get a 5/6. It seems like games like this with fantastic graphics and huge budgets usually get a bit of a pass from reviewers so for them to give a game like this 5s and 6s really says they didn’t care for it.
I was told the Editor of PSM bashed this game in their latest playthrough. I saw this game at the PS3 Source Event months ago and haven’t been interested in it since, what was my opinion of it?
“Everyone’s drooling over Lair but I just haven’t seen anything yet to cause me to be overly excited about it.”
Glad nothing’s changed since November. Game is still just as average as it looked then.
That’s disappointing, but I plan to at least rent it, if not buy it. It hasn’t shaken my interest in the game, but I wonder about personal preference in the reviews. Older preview stuff said the motion controls were great. Maybe there were preferences for the motion or targeting they didn’t adjust. I want to find out.
I saw it in a rough state at CES and while it looked good, my main issue was the flight mechanics. I kept getting screwed up trying to use the motion control to fly. But the way it was hyped, I figured it would do better than this. The 360 fanboys are going to have a field day with this.