24th July 2003, 7:46 PM
(This post was last modified: 24th July 2003, 8:13 PM by A Black Falcon.)
Quote:As I said before, the score is a summation of the review, and if the reviewer knows what he/she is doing, it should accurately reflect the written review. And in the case of Gamespot's written review, I've seen better "reviews" in the user comment section at gamestop.com.
Yes, of course the score should reflect the attitude towards the game contained in the review. And they almost always do, on both sites. That isn't a problem.
I am not talking about a review saying "the game is great" then giving it a 70. I'm saying a review saying, in depth, all the good and bad points about a game, then giving the score that that person thinks is best... now I might disagree with their conclusions. A lot. But if the review is well done, as I've said ten times now, that doesn't matter -- I still get a very good idea of if I'd want the game.
Now... I won't say that that F-Zero review is one of Gamespot's best. Its not. But it IS decent. Yes, it could use more depth and explanation. But it does have a fair amount and does explain the reasonings for the score well. You just disagree completely with that reasoning so you write off the whole review... which I would not do.
Oh, did I mention that, IMO, PC Gamer writes the best reviews of any gaming magazine/website? Sure they don't cover consoles, but I wish they did, because they'd be far better than any of the console mags...
Quote:You'd think that was true, but it's not. I've spoken with several editors at various gaming sites and magazines and they told me that they rarely ever finish games that they don't really care for.
I didn't say finish, I said play a good amount. Not "two minuites" obviously.
Quote:I know that I can't win an argument that you just brought up out of nowhere? Do you think that I don't pay attention to your posts? You just said that you prefer Gamespot's "style" over IGN's, which is a completely different topic.
Different but closely related.
Quote:Think whatever you want to think, ABF. I'll have as much luck convincing you of the truth as I will convincing nickdaddyg that the Gamecube has some great games. It's just hopeless.
Just like its hopeless to get you to read enough Gamespot reviews to get a fuller picture of their review quality.
Quote:Better if you know very little about games, which seems to be the case with you. I keep up with news, previews, and impressions for most games, so having short reviews by three or four different people is much for useful than having one long review by a single person which basically just covers everything I already know about a game.
No decent review just regurgitates the news and previews. (and no, that F-Zero review doesn't do that)