| naznatips said: I'm disappointed to see such bullshit from sites like Gamespot who admits it's the Halo 2 formula built on and perfected... which is EXACTLY the excuse they gave for giving Metroid Prime 3 an 8.5. I f**king hate how this industry caters to media hyped games. FFXII was the moment I lost faith in the industry reviews. God this shit pisses me off, but I expected it so I guess that lessens the blow a little bit... |
I agree completely, of course we went over this before in th MP3 thread. It has gotten to the point where I don't trust the online reviews (other than IGN).
I think that their advertising dollars and hype dictate what scores they give what. The reason IGN stays unbiased is they have subscription service to access content that likely pays for a good majority of the site upkeep. That's the real kicker when dealing with website based reviews, the only way they make money is advertising. If Microsoft (who controls just about everything related to computers) pays them extra then I can see them giving retarded reviews for stellar game. (higher or lower depending on the ad revenue)
 Furthermore, I don't dispute the fact that Halo 3 is a stellar game. It probably deserves the scores it has gotten (for the most part), however, I think that other games should be rated with consistancy and the genre.
