That last complaint is a straight-up lie, but apparently that doesn’t matter if a customer is really pissed off about some inconsequential nonsense.
Yet more are claiming that the game is overpriced and that the main campaign is only two to four hours long. Others bitch about the downloadable co-op costume packs that appeared at launch. Many of them just seem upset that the game didn’t release as early as they wanted it to. Publisher Electronic Arts and developer Valve are yet to comment publicly on the controversy.Portal 2 launched yesterday in a whirlwind of critical acclaim, but if you believe some of the fans out there, this game is the worst thing since anthrax was invented.Īn army of bitter little fanboys has attacked the game via Metacritic’s user reviews, with hundreds of negative summaries complaining about unbelievably inane sh*t. Generally less attention is paid to the user score, although such a volume of negative comments for a highly anticipated game does have the potential to adversely affect sales. They have also expressed disappointment at the game's short running time and the controversial ARG promotional campaign - which tempted players into buying unrelated indie titles.Īlthough Metacritic is an often controversial tool amongst games publishers and developers, usually due to the critic score - which many publishers treat as a key metric for quality. The volume of day one downloadable content seems to have come as a surprise to many PC users, unused to the console-style arrangement. Most anger, though, seems to be directed at the online store - which is already filled with downloadable content. The complaints appear to come primarily from PC users, upset that the game is a console port - and even includes references to turning off the 'console' when saving. The critic score is currently 95 out of 100 - the highest for any title this year.
Angry customers have been using Metacritic's user review system to voice complaints over the PC version of Portal 2, with the critically-acclaimed title's rating dropping as low as 5.1 as a result.Īt time of press the PC version's user score is 7.2, with the Xbox 360 version at 6.7 and the PlayStation 3 version on 6.6.
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