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pbroy on 03 September 2008
forevercloud3000 said:
ecurbj said:
forevercloud3000 said:
It is impossible to base every game's quality on personal gaming experience because that would mean that you would have to buy every game. Firstly who has that kind of money to buy every game and second that is a huge waste of cash anyway. I listen to the actual reviews more then the score. If the written/video is actually in favor of the game with minor flaws and I have set interest in it already, I will buy it. From there I will decide if it is good or not.

I mean if a food critic tells you that he got food poisoning from a restaurant you don't go a see for your self now do you? You must weigh both the public's opinion of a game and your own impression of it, that way you can be a smart consumer like me lol. :)

 

Actually I can disagree with that statement highlighted in bold. 

First you can do that. Because not every game is better than the other in my opinion. I can like underrated games that score low and like them and play them over high rated ones or ones that people recommend me to play. 

I place every game equal. I don't pick this one is the best because everyone says its the best or if it gets a high score. If GTA IV got a good review...oh well, its not going to force me to purchase it or play it over WWE Smackdown vs RAW 2008. I will still play that wrestling game over that.

And yeah I understand about listening to personal opinions or public opinions on food or other sorts. But thats a completely different analogy. I'm talking about game reviews.

Edit: Also...that's what the news is for and people you hang out with, to tell you that about the food analogy.

Have you seriously bought everygame that tickled your interest in the slightest your entire gaming career? I find that highly unlikely. No one has that kind of time on there hands to sit and BUY then try every game they ever thought might be kind of cool. That is what my statement is saying.

 

 

I think I have and it's kind of sad, because I really don't have time to play them. n_n

I buy the games that I really want and only if there is a good pre-order bonus on Day 1. Other than that, I'll wait till they get cheap. This is the smart way for me. I just want to have everything, i'm greedy.

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ecurbj on 03 September 2008
pbroy said:
I really don't care much for reviews. Some people don't know how to appreciate certain things and give it a low rating because they don't understand. I know there is crap out there, but certain games shouldn't be reviewed by people who aren't interested in those type of games in the first place. Then there's other people that just want to put games down because it's not on their system of choice, those are the most annoying.

Here's a list of some crap games, according to reviews, that I have and like:
Kingdom Under Fire: Circle of Doom
Too Human
Viking
Tenchu Z
Bullet Witch
Perfect Dark Zero
Folklore
Heavenly Sword

Here's a list of AAA games, according to reviews, that I like less than those crap games:
Grand Theft Auto 4
Halo 3
Oblivion

I'm going to buy Spectral Force 3 and Operation Darkness when they get cheaper. Still want to get Vampire Rain and Earth Defense Force

Another game that's coming out that might be on the a future crap list is Battle Fantasia. I have a feeling it's going to get crap reviews, but I still want it.

 

Glad you understand me, bro....

And I want to get and play Too Human, Tenchu Z, Bullet Witch, Perfect Dark Zero and Heavenly Sword, Earth Defense Force 2017, But I don't want to play crap games you listed Oblivion and so forth.

 



ecurbj on 03 September 2008
pbroy said:
forevercloud3000 said:
ecurbj said:
forevercloud3000 said:
It is impossible to base every game's quality on personal gaming experience because that would mean that you would have to buy every game. Firstly who has that kind of money to buy every game and second that is a huge waste of cash anyway. I listen to the actual reviews more then the score. If the written/video is actually in favor of the game with minor flaws and I have set interest in it already, I will buy it. From there I will decide if it is good or not.

I mean if a food critic tells you that he got food poisoning from a restaurant you don't go a see for your self now do you? You must weigh both the public's opinion of a game and your own impression of it, that way you can be a smart consumer like me lol. :)

 

Actually I can disagree with that statement highlighted in bold. 

First you can do that. Because not every game is better than the other in my opinion. I can like underrated games that score low and like them and play them over high rated ones or ones that people recommend me to play. 

I place every game equal. I don't pick this one is the best because everyone says its the best or if it gets a high score. If GTA IV got a good review...oh well, its not going to force me to purchase it or play it over WWE Smackdown vs RAW 2008. I will still play that wrestling game over that.

And yeah I understand about listening to personal opinions or public opinions on food or other sorts. But thats a completely different analogy. I'm talking about game reviews.

Edit: Also...that's what the news is for and people you hang out with, to tell you that about the food analogy.

Have you seriously bought everygame that tickled your interest in the slightest your entire gaming career? I find that highly unlikely. No one has that kind of time on there hands to sit and BUY then try every game they ever thought might be kind of cool. That is what my statement is saying.

 

 

I think I have and it's kind of sad, because I really don't have time to play them. n_n

I buy the games that I really want and only if there is a good pre-order bonus on Day 1. Other than that, I'll wait till they get cheap. This is the smart way for me. I just want to have everything, i'm greedy.

 

It's not sad, bro. It's just you value your hobby a lot. Just like me, I like soooo many games out there and they are all equal in my book. I don't put one game above the other. That's what I go to the game store thinking. Plenty of people are like get Uncharted get that game its worth it. And I'm like noo. I don't want that game right now. It looks awesome I want to own it but there is other titles I want to play and they have a cheaper price tag.



colonelstubbs on 03 September 2008

One review score means nothing...which is why Metacritic is such a good source to go by....but most of the time i will buy a game because i want to buy it, ignoring review scores.

Assassins Creed for example....and Lego Star Wars



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