ORION Dino Beatdown Reviews from around the net

[SeriousUser]

I thought I'd compile a thread with reviews about this game around the net for people that "might" be interested in buying take a look at before making their decision.
This is simply a collection of reviews from other people, I am not judging or commenting on any of them. It is simply here to provide opinions for potential buyers.

Metacritic:
http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/orion-dino-beatdown
User score 3.0
Critic score: GameSpy

First official review:
GameSpy 1.5/5

Various Youtube reviews:
yessikziiiq's Review
RockLeeSmile's Review (revisited after major patch)
acegamestv
Plusonegaming
FastFragFactory
miketv101
SamCGaming
TheAndoconda
OptikLGND
Northernlion
OfficeRiot
nico mauro (Espagnol/Spanish?)
Yabizar
VidyaSauce
UGhillie


Reviews from users in this thread:

Originally Posted by Skolia

After finally being able to play after the 1.1GB patch (for a 190MB game) I must say that at this point in time, I still would not recommend this game to anyone. Right now, there is a huge gap between the game's feature list and what you actually get: a game with very shallow gameplay and a lot of bugs.

That said, this game's concept has potential and may develop into something special. Right now? It's not there yet.

I appreciate that this is a small indie developer.

I appreciate Spiral's participation in this forum and the effort to get things patched. Although in all honesty, I think the need for that big patch could have and should have been avoided.

I'm still not buying Spiral's explanation for the launch version being so buggy. If it was simply a directory name change, why was the patch five times larger than the original game?

If it was a directory name issue it was at Spiral where the wrong build directory was sent to Steam.

If it was just a directory issue, why did they need Epic to work on it for days?

Originally Posted by Atech66

I agree the game has potential.. i agree they are trying to fix it.
But anyone giving this game a 10 is flat out full of crap.
I am patient i can understand flaws and needing time.. but there is now way in hell that anyone in thier right mind would give this a 10 .
For me a 10 game is one of truly legendary status.
this game is fun and well worth the price and i have faith in it getting better though.

Will keep updating it if I find more.

[SiMoNiZoR]

Far from completely unplayable. It's a blast to play as it is. I'm pumped for the patch tomorrow to see what the game is really supposed to play like.

[GarageBay9]

The core issues right now are with joining, hosting, and searching for games through the GUI / menus.

There's a guide here: http://forums.steampowered.com/forum....php?t=2686345 about how to host and join games through the console. That method seems to be bypassing most or all of the major crashing issues at the moment.

[DPrassel]

Originally Posted by GarageBay9

The core issues right now are with joining, hosting, and searching for games through the GUI / menus.

There's a guide here: http://forums.steampowered.com/forum....php?t=2686345 about how to host and join games through the console. That method seems to be bypassing most or all of the major crashing issues at the moment.

Important to mention also the Dinosaur Waves and some A.I elements!

[GarageBay9]

Originally Posted by DPrassel

Important to mention also the Dinosaur Waves and some A.I elements!

See, this is why David is the boss. I can't keep everything in my head at once. Just ask him - I'll send him the same question three or four times, having forgotten that he'd already answered. And that's with a friggin' text history of the day's conversations right in front of me.


On a completely unrelated note to my memory problems, if any of you folks are still in high school / college and considering turning out for pole vault in track & field, wear a helmet.

[kabtq9s]

Thanks for eliminating any doubt in my mind that I need to skip this game. At least until they fix it

[SeriousUser]

Added a lot more youtube reviews

[OptikLGND]

You missed out my first look / review
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAvTOpefNc4

[SeriousUser]

Originally Posted by OptikLGND

You missed out my first look / review
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAvTOpefNc4

Added thanks.

I don't know what are everyone opinions, but to me, this looks like a quick cash grab or maybe get more funds for their full feature game Orion:Prelude... The other reason for it, is that they are using the same assets in Dino Beatdown as in Prelude (according to PAX footage, and other trailers), so it's essentially the same game, but severely stripped down and costs less.
I really do hope that Orion:Prelude will be way better than this very primitive and simplistic product.

[AwesomeSauceUK]

Add this one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-kO7S8PU1g

[SeriousUser]

Originally Posted by AwesomeSauceUK

Add this one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-kO7S8PU1g

Added thanks

[RockLeeSmile]

Just wanted to mention, Anza and I did a revisited impressions video today now that some patches have had a chance to come out. Hope it's useful for you.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnXnBBK1R5o

[SeriousUser]

Originally Posted by RockLeeSmile

Just wanted to mention, Anza and I did a revisited impressions video today now that some patches have had a chance to come out. Hope it's useful for you.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnXnBBK1R5o

Updated, thanks.

[Atech66]

I agree the game has potential.. i agree they are trying to fix it.
But anyone giving this game a 10 is flat out full of crap.
I am patient i can understand flaws and needing time.. but there is now way in hell that anyone in thier right mind would give this a 10 .
For me a 10 game is one of truly legendary status.
this game is fun and well worth the price and i have faith in it getting better though.

[Yessik Ziiiq]

I'm redoing my review and running a giveaway contest for 2 copies, I think the game is really good and haven't had any problems for a while : D