Reasonable said:
Why shouldn't I, a seasoned gamer, get to read reviews by seasoned gamers of what they thought of Kinect titles? That's useful for me and allows me to get a feel for how I might find the titles myself. If the games are fun then they'll get decent scores. Will some Wii and Move titles have been panned those that are good from a more traditional gamer aspect aren't, and I don't see why MS should behave in a way to try and exlude a section of their potential purchasing community. There are a lot of general reviews in every medium, with games being no different, and Kinect title's shouldn't be ducking them, particularly if Nintendo and Sony titles aren't. An even playing field is better for the consumer. And we should, as the buying gamers, be arguing for what benefits us - clear and consistent reviews - vs what is better for the business. I want to be able to read someone like Ebert's take on Transformers as much as his take on The Third Man, and the same applies in gaming. |
Thats actually how it should be done. Not necessarily that strict but you also shouldn't let someone who only likes romantic comedies review a horror film.
I've seen complaints on this forum more than once, from fans of all consoles, that a site got a reviewer who generally hates a specific genre review a game from that genre and give it a not so great review. JRPGs are a classic example. How many people have said "well, it's a JPRG, all the gaming media hate them and they get lower reviews than they deserve, so I only trust the reviews of people I know who actually like the genre in the first place"? I've seen it more than once.
It would be awesome if every reviewer was neutral but that's simply not the case.
I saw one horrible preview of Kinect where the reviewer basically said "it sucked as much as I expected it to suck". Which means he went in already having made up his mind that he wasn't going to like it. He was from a site that isn't exactly small yet the guy had the words "fanboy" written all over him.