Branko2166 on 30 October 2008
Ultimately while reviews can be a good indicator, in the end they are just the opinions of reviewers based on their experience.
To answer your main points
A. Agree wholeheartedly. For example, while I am sure a game like Ocarina of time is great. It was great years ago. I don't understand the argument that just because a game has a certain average review score that it should remain the best for all time.
B. Agree partially, while hype does greatly contribute, the product does need to be at least decent to get high scores.
C. Very true especially this generation.
D. A lot of them definitely are.
E. Also agree.
Great thread. You bring up many good points.
