Elemental Game Review(s) Thread

One thread to hold them all!

Published on August 22, 2010 By lordkosc In War of Magic

So as I did for my previous favorite game SoaSE, I'll be scouring the web for Elemental reviews and posting them here. That way there will be a single location where we can navigate to all the reviews of the game, for easy reference.

If you happen to find one I don't post, leave a comment below it in the following format:

Site Name
Score
WWW Link

I hope this will be made sticky by someone from SD like my previous thread was in SoaSE.

Metacritic Average

English Reviews:

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NEOSEEKER

9/10

http://www.neoseeker.com/Articles/Games/Reviews/elemental_war_of_magic/

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Eurogamer

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BIG Download

Verdict: Must Own

http://news.bigdownload.com/2010/09/07/review-elemental/

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IGN

6 / 10

http://pc.ign.com/articles/111/1117649p1.html

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Gameshark

http://www.gameshark.com/reviews/3607/p_0/Elemental-War-of-Magic-Review.htm

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Gamespot

4 / 10

http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/elementalwarofmagic/review.html

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GamerNode

2 / 5

http://gamernode.com/reviews/9442-elemental-war-of-magic/index.html

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GameInformer

6.5 / 10

http://gameinformer.com/games/elemental_war_of_magic/b/pc/archive/2010/08/31/review.aspx

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Giantbomb

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Rock, Paper, Shotgun

""At the moment, I think “unfinished” is too harsh a phrase. I’d lean towards “a bit shoddy”.""

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2010/08/30/impressions-of-elemental-war-of-magic/

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Joystiq

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Destructoid

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PC Gamer

70 / 100

http://www.pcgamer.com/2010/09/02/elemental-war-of-magic-review/

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G4 X-Play

2/5

http://g4tv.com/games/pc/63836/Elemental-War-of-Magic/review/

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Shacknews

No score at this time.

http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/65347

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1 UP

C+

http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3181116

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Fidgit

"I guarantee it's not going to be like anything you'll read from any other reviewer."

hhttp://fidgit.com/archives/2010/08/elemental_the_review.php

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RPGWatch

"Elemental is still 2-3 patches away from being ready for prime time. When and if those patches are done, Elemental has the potential to be one of those few games that stays on your computer for years as a fun gaming experience."

http://www.rpgwatch.com/show/article?articleid=159&ref=0&id=412

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OutOfEight

5/8

http://www.outofeight.info/2010/08/elemental-war-of-magic-review.html

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GameEnema

6/10

www.gameenema.com/2.shtml

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GamePro

3.5/5

http://www.gamepro.com/article/reviews/216449/elemental-war-of-magic/

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Non-English Reviews:

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iPon

57%

http://ipon.hu/jatekok/elemental_war_of_magic_%E2%80%93_elementalis_bakloves/825/

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Meristation

6.5/10

http://www.meristation.com/v3/des_analisis.php?pic=PC&id=cw4c7d415c6ed86&idj=cw4911603a40884

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Gamestar

79/100

http://www.gamestar.de/spiele/elemental-war-of-magic/test/elemental_war_of_magic,44740,2317608.html

Comments (Page 14)

196

LucidCon

on Sep 03, 2010

looks like the average will be around 6-7

http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/elemental-war-of-magic

http://www.pcgamer.com/2010/09/02/elemental-war-of-magic-review/

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kerzain

on Sep 03, 2010

Looks like Gamespot has concluded the review in progress: 4.0

http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/elementalwarofmagic/review.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=gssummary&tag=summary%3Bread-review

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Xan

on Sep 03, 2010

That Gamespot review is reasonable in tone but atrocious in score. Do they even look at the scores they give other games? Temple of Elemental Evil got a 7.9 from them which is a game that suffers from many of the same sins as Elemental. I think the user score on the game (6.7) is a better guide.

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HozzMidnight

on Sep 03, 2010

Damn TToEE got 7.9? Thats insane. IMO, both games deserve 5-6 on a 10 point scale, as released anyway.

4.0 from Gamespot is *really* low for them.

200

katalist

on Sep 03, 2010

4/10 give me a break

201

dragoaskani

on Sep 04, 2010

onomastikon

reply 181

Quoting dragoaskani, reply 152Alright so I was in a really bad mood yesterday and took it out on Fatindian. (Sorry indian) In other news, I don't really like some of these reviews. I can only assume some of them are playing the gold version to score it this way. Which of course since thats what "shipped" they have every right to do so.

Um, your "review" on gamespot isn't exactly what one would call coherent. You rate it "superb" with 9.0 but describe it (if that's what you can call it) as something which should, by the score standards you use, as something deserving of a 6.5 (caveat: hard to tell exactly what you were trying to say). I think many of the reviews rating the game as "fair" (6.0 to 6.5) or mediocre are, in fact, agreeing with what you yourself wrote ("There are much worse games out there to spend your money on then this one") -- that is the definition of mediocre.

Nobody likes the fact that Elemental is getting mediocre reviews (and note: nobody has given them abysmal reviews); while some people will dislike it doubly so (because they feel that the mediocre reviews are undeserved), almost everyone here dislikes the situation. That doesn't mean, however, that the reviews are substandard, grossly unfair, or more subjectively biased than all reviews, to some extent, have to be (since they are expressions of our subjective feelings regarding our experiences with a product).

I was bored and threw a bunch of words on a page. I wrote 5 sentences then the damn thing kept asking for more. So to spite it I chanced my 7.9 to a 9...cause at that point I had spent 5x as long as I wanted to on it. /shrug not that I give a rats ass either really what anyone thought of it. I wanted it short and sweet but it wouldnt let me.

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lordkosc

on Sep 04, 2010

updated with the gamespot score

203

lordkosc

on Sep 04, 2010

updated with IGNs comments.

204

Phantus

on Sep 04, 2010

You mean rate the game in between crashes? 3/10

205

PurplePaladin

on Sep 04, 2010

Wow. Gamespot's review was, um, blunt to say the least. 4 is NOT pretty.

206

keithburgun

on Sep 05, 2010

Stardock! Sticky this thread already, be a man! =]

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lordkosc

on Sep 06, 2010

I added Gamestar's review (German).

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lordkosc

on Sep 07, 2010

Joystiq

Eurogamer

Giantbomb

Rock, Paper, Shotgun

Destructoid

Are the last of the big reviews I am waiting for, after that I won't be actively looking for scores, so if anyone see's other sites posting scores leave a comment or send me a PM and I will update this thread.

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Profligate

on Sep 07, 2010

IGN: 6.0

http://pc.ign.com/articles/111/1117649p1.html

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lordkosc

on Sep 08, 2010

IGN score added.

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