In spite of a few dull blues rock songs, the album was "another monster in what by now is a continuing tradition of battles won by this band of survivors", in Davis' opinion. Robert Christgau was less enthusiastic in "The Village Voice", citing "Hots on for Nowhere" as a "commanding cut" while finding much of the rest consistent but unnecessary in comparison with earlier recordings. Neil McCormick of "The Daily Telegraph" claimed it was "Zeppelin at their most blunted", awarding it two stars out of five. "Pitchfork"s Mark Richardson dubbed "Presence" as one of Zeppelin's worst albums, however, he added "none of these songs sound like they could have come from another record." In a retrospective review, a "Q" critic who gave the album three out of five stars wrote, ""Presence" sounds as rushed as it was." According to Dave Lewis, "The direct, hard-hitting nature of the seven recordings failed to connect with a fan base more accustomed to the diversity and experimental edge of their previous work. Page later acknowledged that, because the album conveys a sense of urgency resulting from the troubled circumstances in which it was recorded, "it's not an easy album for a lot of people to access ... [I]t's not an easy album for a lot of people to listen to." Lewis nonetheless believed that "Presence" was underrated, as its music "packs a considerable punch", highlighting Page's playing and the production on the album. Fellow journalist Mick Wall said it "pulled Led Zeppelin back from the brink of crisis". A remastered version of "Presence", along with "In Through the Out Door" and "Coda" were reissued on 31 July 2015. The reissue comes in six formats, including CD, vinyl and digital download. The deluxe and super deluxe editions feature bonus material containing alternative takes and one previously unreleased instrumental, "10 Ribs & All/Carrot Pod Pod". The reissue was released with an altered colour version of the original album's artwork as the bonus disc's cover. The reissue received generally positive reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 77, based on eight reviews. "Pitchfork" wrote, "It might be their weakest album, but "Presence" is among the most special; none of these songs sound like they could have come from another record."