DO NOT Trust Magazine's Review Scores

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thelifatree said:

sega4life said:

makingmusic476 said:

Why should we trust loltaku on this?

My only complaint with Famitsu to this day stems from their 29/40 score for Demon's Souls.  One guy gave it a six because it was "too hard".  Dengeki scored it much higher, giving it 85/85/95/85.

And they also (surprisingly) overrate some western games.  Both Haze and Lair got mid-30s.  It's like they review them thinking, "well, this is what western gamers probably like."

Haze and Lair are for a Japanese based company, Sony.

Not saying anything against Sony, just seems odd that in recent months (years), during Japan's lag spell of software/hardware sales, that a Japanese review mag is reviewing Japanese games publishers high scores to boost sales.

But I don't know why we should not trust Kotaku over your complaints of Famitsu?

yeah, but nintendo is japanese company too so they'd equally raise reviews then too

you could say the same thing about GTAIV getting a 98 average. it's possible, but its possible its not possible

Yes NIN is a Japanese based company, look at the list of 40/40 scores.

GTA4 is a great game and deserved it's 98 average score, and MGS:PW might be the best PSP game ever made.. BUT..

We are talking about a Publisher of a Review Mag is pushing a Game to sell, with his influence, likeness, & publishing powers.