cartoon_soldier
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Gamespot actually reviews games the way they should be reviewed.
MotorStorm review [Gamespot]
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sublime085
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Sweet, gamespot changed their name. It's about time us gays got our own gaming news site.vilmer_ said:
TheKingsCrown
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:lol I have been banned enough times to laugh, although certainly not for such a comment.BuddyC said:
I pretty much trust Gamespot's (and EGM's) reviews. For the most part, I see their opinion as an accurate reflection of what the game is really like. With that said, I'm really hoping Gamespot doesn't give the PS3 version of Oblivion anything less than a 9.0. (My prediction is 9.3.) If the review is extremely favorable, I hope to buy the game.
.We all know Oblivion is a great game, though. The only thing that should turn you away are technical issues (and from what we know, the game should look and run a bit better than the 360 original did).
Gamespot is typically harsh on updated releases of older games. Look at MGS2-Substance. Substance PS2 was an incredibly massive package with more new content than you could shake a stick at. Yet, despite this, it received a 7.5 (the original release scored a 9.6). This has occured with plenty of other titles as well.
Oblivion is coming out a year late on PS3 and includes only a few additions. On top of that, Kasavin (the original reviewer) is no longer with GS and the new reviewer may feel differently.
pixel monkey
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This is a definite purchase for me, as I actually appreciate Gamespot's honesty in their reviews as opposed to IGN's overlooking the shallowness of the single player side of things.
My only question in the past week has been which PS3 racer would be my third purchase for the system, MS or F1.
Due to the overwhelming *meh* that's greeted F1...Motor Storm FTW as far as I'm concerned.
My only question in the past week has been which PS3 racer would be my third purchase for the system, MS or F1.
Due to the overwhelming *meh* that's greeted F1...Motor Storm FTW as far as I'm concerned.
AltogetherAndrews
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commish said:
I don't see a problem with that. If you've are familiar with the tastes and writing styles of the reviewers, why wouldn't you put some stock into what they have to say? You don't have to agree with them, all that is needed is a good understanding of what makes the reviewers tick, or what ticks them off.
This is actually a problem I have with IGN, in that they switch around editors so frequently that it's hard to ever get a grasp on what matters to who and why in regards to reviews. Ideally, all reviews would be written and presented so well that simply reading the review gives you all the objective information you need to decide on whether the game is worth a purchase or not, but then that ideal isn't a very common occurrence. I think this review from Gamespot actually falls into that category in that it does a very good job of pin pointing flaws while also acknowledging the strengths, and the summary reflects this. If I hadn't known anything about the game before reading the review, I think the review would have offered me a good basis for making a purchase decision.
AltogetherAndrews said:
Some stock? The guy is saying he won't buy it if it doesn't score a 9.0 from gamespot. If it scores an 8.8, let's say, does that really mean he wouldn't enjoy it because of the .2 rating difference? Also, it's not as if anything below a 9.0 is not a good game. We all have games that received crappy or mediocre ratings that we enjoyed.
I believe basing your purchasing decision on a simple score is just ... not smart, let's say. Scores are so arbitrary to begin with. I could see a person, after reading some reviews, READING some reviews, deciding that the game isn't for him based on what the reviewers say. But to say that it HAS to receive a certain score from this one site just doesn't' make sense to me.
Anyways, I agree with your opinion about this particular review. It tells you what to expect, and you can form a purchasing decision around a collection of reviews. I guess I don't like how someone would rely on a certain score, but maybe I misjudged the intent of his post.
Finally, I'll be buying this game tomorrow so I hope some of us can get some races going!
Segata Sanshiro
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commish said:
To be honest, I think people that say things like that are full of crap, Commish. Nobody *really* dictates their purchases on one review score, they just like to pretend they do so they can wail like a banshee on message boards.
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