IGN Again Illustrates Why I No Longer Visit Their Site.

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oniyide on 31 October 2011

osamanobama said:

oniyide said:
used to love IGN, their and EGMs reviews were my gospel, for the most part. BUt in the past few years i found myself agreeing with them less and less. Conduit?? 8.5?? Funny when I read the review it felt like I was reading one for a 7.0 game at the most. and surprise when I did play it, thats exactly what it felt like. It felt like the reviewer was too much in love with his Wii to actually give it the REAL score. 9 for Crysis?? No game that glitched that much should ever get a 9. I still go there every now and then. THey do get reviews out fast as hell, and I actually like their coverage, but i no longer look up to their reviews like I used to

oh geeze dont get me started on Crysis.

that has got to be one of the most overhyped game ever, mainly due to its marketing propaganda about its engine.

how a game gets a 9, declared the best FPS of the year, and best graphics with sooo many glitches, hiccups, slowdowns, bugs, brain-dead AI, frame rate drops, screen tearing, jaggies gallore, pop-in, etc.

i have never seen so many HUGE flaws be over looked before, it had to be blatant. and when actual reviews and analysis come out about all those faults (namely DF and Lens of Truth) the reivewer (who seemed like a fanboy with an agenda) dismissed it, acting like those things werent there

I was actually going to get that game near launch, especially after the glowing reviews, but something felt off. My spider sense tingled, and i did not end up gettng it. I played it at my friends house,(360) and he wasnt even that enthusiased about it. I played it and was wondering WTF are the aliens running in place.