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FinalEvangelion on 04 November 2008
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ZenfoldorVGI said:
FinalEvangelion said:
TBH, I'm glad I'm away from all this FPS hype / wars being in Japan.

Gears 2 will get higher review than R2. It's just the way it works, even if both are equally good games (which it looks like they are).

Still, for me, Valkyria Chronicles, Last Remnant, WKC, Mirror's Edge, Fallout 3, TR Underworld have to be bought before I get either of these titles. Just my gaming preference.

 

Unfortunately, IGN took that cop-out as well. Gears 1 was about as good of a shooter as I've played. Looks like Gears 2 is as good. It seems impossible that R2 could be better, but it could be equal. I doubt you'll get a lot of reviewers saying KZ2 is better than Gears.

Anyway, reviews don't matter. I'm just saying that yes, these games qualities are opinion, and if you've never played either one, you can't form a valid one. However, while saying "they are both equally good"  and a very nice thought by you(which i appreciate), it's still an invalid opinion. Everyone who plays these games will prefer one over the other. Honest opiinions, even fanboy ones, are better than cop-outs. To me, IGN did a worse thing than when they gave those games 10/10s. They are bleeding credibility. Gamespot will probably pull the same crap.

 

The only reason I said that they will probably be equally as good is because there will be many disagreements with equally valid arguments.  I will have an opinion as well when I play both of them of which I prefer. 

 

KZ2 will be an interesting one when it comes to reviews.  Having played it, I can definitely say that it will be a top tier shooter.  Due to external factors, like the quality of the first one and the expectations that this one built, I can see some reviewers giving it a 7/10.  Some seeing it as a quality game will probably give it a 10/10.

 

Unfortunately, there are many external factors in the review system, and that is bound to happen.  jRPGs without the name "Final Fantasy" have the "89 barrier", as both ToV and Valkyria have shown.



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