My favorite site for reviews? Kotaku.
Why? No scores. Just reviews.
See the problem here isn't the REVIEWS, its the scores. But every site has different score standards, so that makes sites like Metacritic and Gamerankings not very reflective of how different review sites felt about the game.
For instance, Jeff Gerstmann gave it 4 out of 5 stars. Since they don't give half stars, it would take a game that they felt was flawless to get a 5. Based on his actual REVIEW, he simply felt that the Halo formula was bit worn. He's completely entitled to that opinion, but ON THAT SITE this is still a really good score. But transfer that to Metacritic or Gamerankings and now its a 8/10 or 80/100. So it just went from a game that was one step down of flawless to a B- when that is not at all what Giantbomb intended.
So, long story short, calm down. Relax. Enjoy the game. Most importantly, keep sites like Metacritic and Gamerankings in perspective. Check the sig.
