"Pro Reviews Failing"

[DirtyP2002]

Icyedge said:

DirtyP2002 said:

The problem is taste and that people want to make a science out of this.

Look at Fable III reviews. Sitting on 8/10 at metacritic, the reviews have a range from 55 to 100.

There are always some sites that LOVE to rate highly anticipated games low and early to get the clicks, but this tells me that there is not a common sense in rating games or any sort of entertainment for that matter.

Same spread with Halo Reach 50 - 100.
Heavy Rain 70 - 100
Alan Wake 60 - 100
Modnation Racers 60 - 98

Reviews are about taste. My girlfriend wants to play Kinect Sports with me but I couldn't get her to play Halo Reach with me. In her opinion Kinect Sports is a better game than Halo Reach. Obviously I don't agree, but well, it is her opinion. We need to stop to listen to reviews overall. Or try to find a reviewer (not a website a single reviewer) that has your taste and check his reviews.

 

 If you like a game, fine. If you don't like a game find something else.

 

The problem mention in the article isnt about taste, you even said it yourself: "There are always some sites that LOVE to rate highly anticipated games low and early to get the clicks".

On topic, something particularly funny with reviews is that gameplay will often lead the score of the other categories. Let say 2 games have average soundtrack or presentation, one has a great gameplay, one has a average gameplay. The one with great gameplay will get 9 or 10 in those categories while the one with average gameplay will get 7-8. Its always funny to see very bad games (gameplay) getting 3 out of 10 for sounds/presentation, while having good games with similar sounds/presentation getting 8 out of 10 in those same categories.

another good point. Look at Medal of Honor - it has some amazing sound effects, but reviewer don't judge it the right way. They don't have the balls to say:

Presentation: 6/10
Gameplay: 5/10
Lasting Appeal: 6/10
Sound: 10/10