23rd July 2003, 9:56 PM
Quote:I never said it affects your purchasing decisions, just that you complain overly long about what you see as mediocre or poor review for games that "deserve" better. I'd say that that is paying more attention to the score than to the review... which doesn't make sense, IMO.
I've never quoted a score without first reading the actual review, unless the review is in a language that I do not understand.
Quote:Reason like "read a review before judging it"? If that's bad logic, I don't want to see good logic!
What the hell? That's not even a proper response to what I wrote! Go back and read what I was responding to.
Seriously now, it's like you're not even trying anymore.
Quote:The point is that the review doesn't say that anywhere other than in your twisted mind.
Before I reply to this I'd like to point out that Gamespot's review is a whole five paragraphs long! Wowee! Yup, Gamespot's reviews sure are long! In comparison, IGN's review is fourteen paragraphs long, and is considerably better-written than Gamespot's shoddy review.
Gamespot's review explains how the game plays, then goes on to complain about the graphics and controls (controls? WTF? The controls are great!). That's pretty much it. Oh and they added this at the end of the review: "Practically flawless from a technical standpoint, the biggest thing missing from F-Zero X is that it lacks a soul." . So because the graphics are bad the game lacks soul? He also complains about the lack of a first-person view. WOW.
Quote:Well that method clearly doesn't work because you constantly complain that good and/or well written reviews are bad.
Perhaps if Gamespot's reviews were actually well-written, that would be the case. But unfortunately for you their reviews are a joke.