Keep in mind console versions were not released to reviewers either at all or not until like the day before release. They only got the PC version which, compared to PS4 and XBox One is not nearly the same order of bad.
Re:Cyberpunk 2077 Refunds
by KittenInABox on Friday December 18, 2020 @12:47PM
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Interestingly I think this may have been on certain spheres. For me, I only heard about the dangers of this game to people who are photosensitive or have seizures triggered by flashing lights, and also complaining that Cyberpunk 2077 reviewers without glowing reviews were facing harassment.[0]
However, I'm not a gamer, I'm a science fiction writer who follows a lot of disability advocacy, so my spheres may be very different.
[0] The author who pointed out that the game gave them a seizure later said they were facing harassment for it. https://www.gameinformer.com/2020/12/07/cyberpunk-2077-epile...
Unfortunately you're right. "Gamers" are a fucking wierd bunch, they'll send death threats to reviewers who dare not to give "their" game glowing reviews. The one you mention had "gamers" literally replying with GIFs and videos which could trigger a seizure.
I use gamers in quotes because it's obviously not every gamer who does abhorrent stuff like this but it is certainly an issue within the "gamer" community.
Re:Cyberpunk 2077 Refunds
by theshrike79 on Friday December 18, 2020 @04:44PM
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The game was released on Thursday, the epilepsy-inducing flashing (during braindance activation) was fixed on Sunday.
It was nowhere near the 80s/90s japanese cartoon flashing, basically two white lights flashed in alternating patterns for 5 seconds on opposite sides of the screen. In the fixed version, the light is static.
Re:Cyberpunk 2077 Refunds
by KittenInABox on Friday December 18, 2020 @09:49PM
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I have no opinion on this particular criticism. I'm just pointing out that my anecdotal experience is different from theirs.
I get part of that is because reviewers didn't have access to console versions of the game, but honestly that should have been a huge red flag and put front and center on every single review. The blame falls almost entirely on the developers for this clusterfuck, but reviewers are holding some of the blame as well.
That being said I'm optimistic that with patches over the coming months it'll get to a point where I'm comfortable buying eventually.