| scottie said: For the 2nd time this week (and the second time in my life) I feel the need to defend IGN. Reviewers CANNOT play games in their entirety. Well, some games they can - those that last about 6 hours. The majority of reviews are done to make money, which we cannot blame them for - everyone needs to eat. How long would you guess it would take to full experience every facet of GT5? It's just impractical to expect a reviewer to sink that much time into a game, especially when they need to get the review out as soon as they can, in order for it to actually be useful to anyone.
When reading reviews (and I do hope you read reviews in their entirity) you must always be aware that the reviewer did not play the game as much as you will over your life. |
Also, reviewers cannot judge a game harshly for guessing. This is ignorance on their part (IGN and so forth).
We all know they cannot play each game to 100%, but their is a problem. GT5 is the biggest thing this year (by far). You need to get all your facts straight and spend a bit more time than a regular game. Also when you're entering in a huge game, you should leave yourself a lot of time to experience most of the game. Level 20 is easy to get too, it tells me that IGN and other reviewers are terrible and didn't give two sh**s. Can get to their level 17 or what ever in a day, or two.
So yes, what I am saying is you NEVER penalize a game for guess work. This is where you lose credibility. Grade what you experienced, that's it.
