Predict the Edge score for GoW3

[Gab]

Fufinu said:

Gab said:

Fufinu said:

Gab said:
How on earth are we supposed to guess this without having played the game ourselves?

My feeling is an 8 or 9 however.

Actually it's a fun exercise to do on this site :)

According to a hypothesis you would not need to know how the game plays like, but should consider other factors which people in the thread have listed (console on which the game is published, hype, 'originality' and others).

Except that in my view EDGE reviews the actual game, not the hype, platform of choice or other such factors. Those are just sad excuses from people that doesn't share the taste of EDGE reviewers. 

I respect your opinion but don't you think that some reviews are way off compared at least to mainstream? FFXIII at 5 while metacritic is in the 80's, MGS4 8, Heavy Rain 7 - just noticing a common trend in under-rating some games, which tend to have some things in common.

What's the point of reviewing a game if you're supposed to be in line with everyone else, not express your honest opinion? I haven't played FFXIII but it looks quite slow and boring to me so an average score like an EDGE 5 is could very well be right. MGS4 is a 7 for me so EDGE were higher there, and Heavy Rain while a very interesting experience it was a bit like an updated Dragons Lair, 7 is fair.

So I don't really disagree with EDGE in these cases, but sometimes I do.

I'm glad that EDGE dares to have a different opinion sometimes, even though they get a lot of hate for it as is very apparent in this thread.