Torillian said:
LordTheNightKnight said:
Torillian said:
trangentspree said:
How did Edge magazine ever come to give the original No More Heroes a 9?!
Not that the game doesn't deserve it, but EDGE MAGAZINE? I thought they were supposed to have a reputation for being overly harsh and low-scoring. Seems to me they couldn't be more inconsistent if they decided the score for a game based on throwing dice. |
I find Edge just puts more emphasis on being new and different than most other sites do. When I look at their scores with this in mind they usually make sense.
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So even if a sequel is more polished and better overall, it's older so it sucks.
Still a dumb standard.
Now some could argue that the casual crowd turns down sequels, but they just see the name. Edge actually plays the games, so they don't have that excuse.
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Indeed, I don't agree with their excessive weighting of being original, and sometimes they seem to base their scores on something different, but most of their scores seem to follow this theory.
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Reminds me of something Confused Matthew said when he reviewed the second Alien vs Predator movie.
"It doesn't matter what a film is rated! It only matters if a film is good!"
So I'll paraphrase that. "It doesn't matter if a game is original! It only matters if a game is good!"
