What's with all the EDGE hate?

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yorch said:

I agree with the OP. I buy EDGE regularly (imported) and it's the unique magazine I really trust and I feel worth reading (I don't know Eurogamer though). They talk with a mature perspective of the videogames and all the things involved with them. In any case, I don't think EDGE editors want us to buy games solely based on their reviews. We are supposed to be adults, and with our own thoughts (or at least the majority of us).

I think most of the EDGE hate comes from fanboys that can't stand how harsh EDGE reviewers can be. It's not a common magazine, a 7 given by EDGE means the game is a pretty decent one. They just don't let the hype or the graphics of a game to deviate their opinion of the real game. And yes, they analize the games based on what the game SHOULD be. I find this to be the better solution for analizing games, since when I buy a game, I buy it based on what I expect from it. For example:

I bought Bioshock. It's a very good game, yes. Great atmosphere and graphics. But at a certain point, the game started to be too repetitive and feel too streamlined. What's more, it has a very bad replayability (my personal point of view). It's a very good game, and I don't regret buying it, but certainly it's not that good. It's just another good shoter with new good ideas.

MGS4. I don't have a PS3, but some of my friends have it. I found the game to be very good, but hell, sometimes it's like watching a film. Too much videos. That's not fun (not for me).

Gears of War 2 and Killzone. 2.. Sure, they look truly great, but... do they last for long? Nope. Do they really innovate? Nope. So... they are very good games, with good graphics, but nothing new. You don't have to be innovative all the time, but hell, it's the same game you played before with better graphics... why should they deserve a 10?

Anyway, I don't want to start a flame war, but in the time I have been buying the magazine, I has been accused of being biased to the 3 companies, and thats a real good indicator that they are more or less objective. And another thing... If you like a game... does it really matter that it got a 6 in EDGE?

Great read. I'm a EDGE reader myself, and i find their reviews fair.