To start, it's an unfair review coming from Gamespot.  They give mediocre and bad MMOs good ratings (8.0+) that don't fix major issues within months of release, and they've given multiplayer-focused games stellar reviews (see: UT 2004) WITHOUT mentioning a lack of a single player/story-based campaign as a downside.  Not to mention, I'm not reading anything about GameSTOP messing up the release.

It is fair as far as the connectivity issues go.  I would have given this game a 7.0 out of 10 out of respect for its potential, but it really isn't playable online for most people to deserve higher.  That being said, Gamespot should have waited a couple of days to review it.

That is last the place to go...

I think they were a bit harsh, but you know, I think at the same time that it's kind of fair.

They're totally right.  Demigod has a GREAT foundation, with awesome visuals and sounds.  The gameplay is simple yet has an element of complexity (which can easily be built upon) and is definitely addictive.  The problem?  There's not much else to it.  Pick any other game that you pay $40-60 dollars for and you'll get a lot more content.  Sure, I'm not a big fan of single player, but it would be cool to know that there was some single player anyway.  And the online client does leave a lot to be desired in terms of features and functionality, connection issues aside.

I think once the connection issues are fixed and some more items / demigods are added, this game will warrant an 8.  But it won't be anywhere near getting 8.5 or 9 until it gets much more substantial and they build more on the foundation which they've laid.

I know the economy is tough right now, and for that reason I understand why the game was released when it was.  But I can't help thinking that if this were a Blizzard game (or a similar company) it would only be entering Beta at this point.  The game could have used roughly another 6-7 months of development time.  I really would have liked to see what it would look like if it had gotten that.  Nevertheless, after a few patches (6 months or so down the road) it might be close to what it could have been.

Honestly, connectivity issues are what made me stop playing the Beta.  I couldn't stand the desyncs and connecting to more than 2 people was almost impossible.  I made several complaints at the time, but I was generally flamed with the standard "this is a beta" response.  The games I have played I have found fun, but generally the game is still unplayable.  I really don't know why the release date wasn't pushed back.  Honestly, there was only a few weeks of Beta 3 balance testing, so I am not even sure how balanced the game really is.  The complete lack of ability to play 5v5 matches during the beta  made it, so I was unable to even attempt to balance the game as I thought was needed.  Regardless of my qualms, I am still excited about the game as I think it has promise.  I just really hope the connectivity issues will be fixed in a matter of few days like they state.  Honestly, I am not sure, but who am I to make judgement.  I don't work for them.  On another note, I am thinking about preordering Elemental but am scared.  I once again think the game will be great, but I just don't feel like dealing with connection issues Demigod has.  I don't mind beta testing connectivity issues, but I would appreciate it if someone believed there was a severe issue next time instead of hiding it behind a beta excuse.

A lot of the people played the beta for a couple of months now, and none of us (that I know of), ever had this problem. Most likely from the Stardock/GPG view, the game was complete and had all the wrinkleds ironed out  I know a couple of times they delayed a release until they were sure it was working fine. The problem according to them (unless they are lying) is that the servers were getting overloaded (by pirates) and that what was causing a lot of the problems. Just take a look at this http://forums.demigodthegame.com/346815/#2143848

SINSoase is my favorite game of all time.  I never played a game for so long (usually 6 months and I'm done; a year max).  But I and another friend that got it AWAYS had problems playing online.  Even alfter all this time and all the patches, difficult to connect and lots of dysink stuff.  But playing on his lan or mine worked perfectly, so it was not "that" big of a deal with us.  Some of my friends that are interested in this game (DG) don't live near me, so Lan is out.  So they HAVE to get THIS game's MP fixed this time, and fast, cause this game is almost exclusively MP only (and their online rep is, well, on the line).

I hope Gamespot gives it another reveiw because of the "premature releaseiation" of Gamestop.  And DG Devs, if you read this, think about a 2.O version for the future, then you'll get re-reveiwed for sure by most sites.

It's been a loooong time since I read a review from Gamespot. At one time I had it at my #1 site for reviews, now it's just a site with poor reviews and terrible scores, depending a lot on the name of the game and the money the companies put on them. Age of Conan got an 8.5! And it really sucked when it was released. But hey, it doesn't matter, we get good money. They reviewd a pre-realease copy of Lost Odyssey and said a lot of things that where not true, like the looong loading times and a few bugs that the final game had. And of course, with the Kane & Lynch incident I decided I would not read any more Gamespot "reviews".

1up has done the right thing. Waiting for Stardock to solve the problem, caused in part by the pirates.

The extremely Highly rated Little Big Planet also did not work online for several days after its release.

Gamespot usually takes a few days after release to at least play their games before reviewing them.  They took no real time at all and posted a premature review noting no Single player as one of the BAD things.  Its got the same single player that Sins of a Solar Empire had. 

But Im a little pissed that both Sins and Demigod have no 1280x720 support which is the only way I can get a 60hz 720p resolution on my HDTV/Monitor.  720p is THE standard for HiDef.  Any other resolution drops it into Interlaced mode with only 30Hz.. meaning also only top 30 FPS.  Which I kinda ignored this aspect and didnt complain much with Sins about it.. but they did it AGAIN!?

Here is some info:

http://www.primotechnology.com/2007/11/29/gamespots-gerstmann-fired-allegedly-over-kane-and-lynch-review/

Basically, they fired one of the oldest reviewers on gamespot because he did a critic review of the game, giving a 6.0, while Eidos paid gamespot a lot of money in advertising.

At least you can play SP meanwhile. They have given GTA IV a great score even it's unplayable in SP due to bugs...

While I personally think that 6.5 is harsh, and would have given it more...

Some of the comments here are just as unrealistic. Why all the comparisons to TF2?

Demigod: a MP-focused game with a pretty basic SP-component, 8 classes, 8 maps, 40$

TF 2: a MP-focused game with no SP-component, 9 classes, 6 maps, 20

And yes, some MP-only games get much higher marks. But most offer more content (eg UT series), and work stright from the start. I agree that they maybe should have waited a few more days to see how things shake out, but at this point, the basic tone of the review is right (again, i think the score is a bit low). You have an almost MP-only game, with the MP not really working. And while I think that it is great of Brad and company to ne honest about these issues and even create a video response, blaming these issues on pirates is kinda old, and contrary to what Stardock is usually all about.

And I have to laugh at the guy who said that he doesn't want campaigns, as they are only there for the story. Right Sherlock, that is probably the reason that most people play SP...

Indeed, the SP works fine, and is fun (even though I only got two matches in so far). But, read this thread: most people will tell you that it is a MP game. If I bought Battlefield 3 and found that i couldn't play online, hearing "well, SP against bots works" wouldn't be much consolation either.

But it is interesting. Complain that the is no campaign, and you will hear "it is a MP game". Complain that the MP doesn't work, and you will hear "SP works fine"