What Exactly Is Jim Sterling Reviewing? Not Much Apparently

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Kasz216 said:

Also, i'll note Roger EBERT reviews movies he walked out of.

This is one of the most respected movie reviewers in a field of critical review that is MUCH more advanced then Video Games.

In fact... Roger Ebert reviewed Tru Loved... a movie he walked out on.

How long into the movie was he? 8 minutes.

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I don't know if Jim Sterling played through all of FFXIII, but the difference in this case would be that of public disclosure. It's ok if a critic walks out of a movie or if he/she does not complete a game 100%.

But he should inform the reader of what he is reviewing, be it 8 or 80 mintues of a movie, 50% or 95% of a game. That's obviously necessary for the reader to put the review in a context.