How Trustworthy Are Reviews?

[Onyxmeth]

reask said:

Onyxmeth said:

reask said:

RolStoppable said:
Most reviews are less trustworthy than I am and that says a lot.

People who actually paid full price for a game give you a much better opinion than most of the guys who review games for a living and get free copies along with some bribe.

I agree with you on the gamers prespective rol.

I just find that the really big hyped games are becoming like hollywood blockbusters.

What I mean is the pressure on the sites is too much for them to give  anything but a glowing review for said game.

So how do you distinguish the good from the  bad?

Even taking it to a different level us bloggers are getting as bad.

I mean if you support a particular console you will go to hell and high water to defend it and its exclusives.

I do not disclude myself of been guilty of that on ocassions.

(Dont know if that word disclude is legit but I like it.)

The hollywood blockbusters line isn't very good, since movie reviewers have tons of integrity and will slam the shit out of any movie they want to, regardless of it's budget or status. If you look at the Oscars and the movies that get represented, it would be the equivalent of games like Demon's Souls and Scribblenauts being top contenders for GOTY instead of Uncharted 2 and MW2.

I have to disagree with you there onyxmeth.

Maybe its my age but I find the same hype surrounds movies these days.

I have seen plenty of movies get great reviews that were a let down to me when I watched them.

Please dont ask me the names of them as I have been trying to think of a few but cannot.

I know a few Jim Carrey ones come to mind.

In saying that you make a fair point as movies are more diverse and can appeal to some and not others.

The point I was making I suppose was that games are moving into that hype area.

Like drake represents brad pitt or ghost represents rambo.

A very crude analysis I know but my point been the games have become bigger than the reviewer.

Ummm...ok. Do you need me to just hop on over to Metacritic and pull examples for you? I thought this was common sense that the majority of movie reviewers are not affected at all by the hype of movies.