alfredofroylan on 03 November 2009
| outlawauron said: Wow, so can we please stop the crap where people say reviewers give Final Fantasy higher scores just because? |
Well Japan reviews are quite a picky topic in fact:
My house-guest Endo was playing, not out of enthusiasm or personal interest, but because he's friends with Naoto Oshima, the creative director for Blue Dragon, who was responsible for many of Sonic Team's biggest hits. When Endo had put the finishing touches on beating the game, I asked him what he'd give it. In typical Famitsu-esque manner, he said he'd give it an 8 out of 10. I was aghast, after listening to how bored he was the whole time. He asked me if that wasn't a good score. I said "No, it's a very good score, but that's the problem!" In Japan, even if the game sucks, they'll still give a game like Blue Dragon a 10, 10, 9, and 9 in Famitsu either because they want to support Mistwalker's efforts, or don't want to offend their friends
http://www.1up.com/do/blogEntry?bId=8024624&publicUserId=4549175
Is all about don't offend friends ...... and money.
