New editorial about the review system and people who complain about it

[rocketpig]

Boutros said:
"What I'm saying is "READ THE REVIEW!" If you want to disagree with Sterling over FFXIII's story, more power to you!"

How are we supposed to disagree/agree with the story if we never played the game?

Because some people tend to forget what reviews are for. Once I buy a game, reviews doesn't matter much anymore. But when I'm looking to buy one, that's when reviews are useful. That's why I'm looking for a review with no "I". What I really want is a small summary (spoiler free!!) of the story so that I can judge myself.

That's why you never put 100% stock in one person's review.

It's the same reason I don't watch Fox News as my lone news source. What you're going to get is one viewpoint and nothing else.

If you read 4-5 reviews and still don't have a good idea of what the game offers on various levels, those reviewers are not very good at their jobs. And it's my opinion that more can usually be gained from those out-lying reviews, not the middle-of-the-pack reviewers who gloss over game faults.