Hyperbole ( , from ancient Greek "ὑπερβολή", meaning excess or exaggeration) is a figure of speech in which statements are exaggerated. It may be used to evoke strong feelings or to create a strong impression, but is not meant to be taken literally. Yep, that's pretty much it right there.
The part that's hyperbole is the part where they're talking about how sony and nintendo should be scared by the existence of this game.
why there is no summoning skill, that is easy to make, like whenever you master a gene of this monster, then you can summon it to fight... I still remember this summon skill I like the most in FF VII (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heL6FCojAbI)
Possibly because the devs did not have the resources to also add such a feature amongst the features already there, but just as likely the devs thought such an inclusion wasn't beneficial / necessary to the design.
And it would probably make the game easier than it already is. I was a bit let down by the boss fights, not by the designs, but by how easy it was to kill them. In every other SE game, bosses have the tendency to have a bajillion HP and do deadly damage.
Boss fights are easy if you know what to do. Otherwise they can be tough unless you're in the lower level brackets. I just attach an element to the boss and then nuke it with it's weakness. This isn't really a spoiler, but I don't enjoy having to start from level 1 again for each couple. But thank god your money transfers over and your genes too.
Thank you so much, Great Teacher for the googled definition, which I didn't ask for. I asked HOW this reviewer's paid OPINION was hyperbole. Try again.
Wow, excuse me then. I actually thought you were joking. Yeah, I'll explain why Well mainly, it's the fact that the quote from GDSage states that Nintendo and Sony would actually be 'fearing' this single game from Square-Enix. As well as being gross exaggeration, this also wouldn't make any sense. Nintendo and Sony are primarily console companies (although maybe less so on Nintendo's end), and Square-Enix is a video game company. Video games are played on game consoles, therefore...you see where I'm going with this, right?
Look, Sudoku, I'm starting to think that you didn't really read the review. All he was saying is that more games like this, and fewer games like Doodle Jump will show Sony and Nintendo (which have handheld machines, BTW) that this platform is one they need to take seriously. There's nothing hyperbolic about that at all.
ya but the WAY he said that-making chaos rings sound better than anything Sony and Nintendo have ever produced-is what is hyperbolic
This +1, is the point. I think if real gamers having real gaming discussions are here, then it means we have *hopes* for the iDevice to rise. But from that, to say that this is "omg Nintendo's and Sony's and MS's worst nightmare" is... well, laughable, since initially I think those companies have gotten used to competition to begin with, and the iDevice, ok, they have this one great game, but it'll take a lot more for it to be considered serious competition. As for exclusivity, remember RE4, is all about contracts.
Firstly, name-calling doesn't do you any favours. Also, I did read the review, particularly when it said that Nintendo and Sony should have been 'fearing' that this would happen which is both hyperbolic and nonsensical for reasons I already said before. He also says a few things that may be a bit more subjective, but are pretty hyperbolic. He states that CR is much higher than 'iPhone quality' to the point that he implies that it is a console quality game. And then he goes on to say how it is 'ultimately more enjoyable than Final Fantasy XIII' and then goes on to explain how much better it is. This is a bit more subjective though, so I suppose you could write that off if you really wanted to. Aside from the hyperbole, there's also the parts which are just untrue or highly misleading at best, such as 'Chaos Rings doesn’t say “Final Fantasy” on it, but it is a Final Fantasy game nonetheless.' But that's a different point, I'm digressing here.
Name calling? Really? Sudoku? 'Twas merely a bit of levity. We'll have to agree to disagree. I don't see his opinion as hyperbolic. You do. So be it. It does seem that you are either reading into or assuming a lot (unless you know the author personally) but be that as it may, I think he makes some good points.
