marc on 13 September 2007
| ckmlb said: Also, user reviews on Gamespot will likely have a majority of people who love a game, why? Because they will take the time to write a review of a game they loved. So I don't check user reviews too much on any site. |
This is not always true. Many people review most of the games they own for their own personal records. I happen to be one of those people. Ive played so many games over the past 24 years that its become impossible for me to remember them all in detail, so I write reviews for myself to help me remember. It just so happens that you can access them on gamespot since they have a friendly user interface and I feel that they will be around a long time (my reviews will probably not get deleted or lost). I do the same with movies and books for the same reasons listed above. So while you are right that some people are indeed biased, they are no more so than anyone else including pros. It all comes down to who you trust based on what you have read. If you have a pro that you trust then by all means read his reviews however I personally dont trust them. I would rather find a regular Joe that writes for the same reasons I do.
