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r505Matt on 08 December 2009
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irstupid said:
perpride said:
NoCtiS_NoX said:
Some of the poster here claiming there opinions = facts. sad really.
Just because they don't like certain games it means that it's a crappy game.

I don't understand...so no one is allowed to like a game more than another? or dislike a game all together? Because as far as I know, video game reviews and scores are always a matter of opinnion. Sure, you could tell me that a game like Uncharted 2 is great. But what if I believe the old E.T on Nintendo was better?

That's also the thing, everyone here thinks I'm fliping out or something. I really don't care...like I said, the only thing this would do is tarnish Famitsu's reputation. It wouldn't make the game any less spectacular, and it sure as hell wont affect scores.

Thats why the review system is broken in our industry, as well as them reviewing for ad money and in order to push their views on others. 

 

but take for example a not so great movie, like jet li's THE ONE and compare it to an excellent movie like sisterhood of traveling pants.  (have no idea, just tried thinking of some movie i think got great reviews)  I'm sure traveling pants is a better movie, but i would never want to see it, and would enjoy the one over it a billion times. 

but in our video game industry traveling pants woudl get a 6 or something and be called casual shovelware shit because its not hte type of game that our reviewers like.  not saying The One would get a 9+ or anything, but it woudl definately be higher rated than some casual junk. 

 

So for your example that is bullshit.  You may like E.T. more than uncharted 2, but it is not a better game.  Hell I can think of 50 games I would rather play than uncharted 1 again (havne't played 2), but i appreciate uncharted 1's game and would not rate it bad out of me just not enjoying that game.  It just wasn't for me, but like when rating movies, you can't rate an action movie always higher than a female drama due to your tastes.  you have to give them an honest review for how good they are and not your own OPINION.  Its us readers job to READ your review and figure out if it is our tastes or not, not having you shove your tastes down our throat.

You have a good point there, but it's somewhat tricky. I also didn't care so much for Uncharted 1 (I could also think of 50+ games I'd rather play) but I can appreciate the game, and wouldn't rate it badly because of that. At the same time, reviews are only opinions, one person may believe a game is a 60/100 and another believes its 95/100. Which one is right? And it's not just from taste bias, that's is how they truly feel. If 1 million people think a game is rated 60/100 and 50 think it is rated 95/100, who's right? Everyone is right, a review is based on your own opinions and experiences. Whether you appreciate what the game is trying to do or not is another matter.

I've said this before, but listening to reviewers is tricky, you essentially need to find reviewers who have similar 'tastes' to your own, and not venture much beyond that. There is no universal reviewing system, and I think such a think is impossible anyways.

All in all, it would be nice if people could rate games the way you describe, but that's kind of unfeasible. This is why I completely ignore metacritic scores, and rate games on my own.