Well, this thread isn't as mad as I thought it'd be - unless in skimming it I missed the really angry comments.
As ever its an opinion, although I do agree that EDGE seems to have been somewhat inconsistent of late. I like that it's harsh - to me a game as to be fantastic and deliver something new to rate a 10, while absolute best in class with little innovation should be 9 at most - but its scores for the console big AAA titles seem to swing from super harsh to easy pass, which is not good.
Funny thing is reading the actual text you really expect an 8.5 at worst, as it seems to praise everything but the story, and let's face it from Halo 3 to Gears 2 to Resistance 2 story in big recent FPS/TPS has hardly been anything to praise overmuch.
Personally I liked the feel of the demo, although I found I had to fiddle a bit with sensitivity settings to get the aiming response I wanted.
Try to be reasonable... its easier than you think...
