pizzahut451 said:
Michael-5 said:
pizzahut451 said:
IGN bases popular games's reviews on hype, not the game itslef. Do you honestly believe that if the hype was smaller, the game would have got the same score???
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Well now that I played the game for a few hours, yes I do. I disagree with you on IGN reviews, I think everyone gives some games too much credit because of hype (MW2 with it's 4-5 hour campaign vs. Medal of Honor), you can't focus it on one source. IGN in gereral I found gave PS3 gaves over inflated reviews (Resistance 2 - 9.5?), and generally they let one or two people have too much power in judging the review score (Super Mario Galaxy 2 and GTA IV 10/10??).
Overall I found that their scores might not be the most repesentative of the reasoning, but their comments are solid. Reading their review, I see that all my concerns about the game have come back to dissapoint me, and I can see why they gave GT5 such a low score (GT1-4 got 9.5 or 9.8 scores, so you can't blaime hype).
Personally I feel the game deserves a little higher of a score, perhaps a 9/10 simply because the amount of content, but it's still full of disapointments.
I'm going to wait for IGN Europe and GameTrailers to make their reviews. Generally I find GT the most reasonable score-wise, but IGN explains the reasoning best.
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IGN's review was pure bullshit. How many times did they said ''best sim '' ''best physics '' ''best racing graphics '' and at the end - 8.5 ???? it doesnt make any sense. And didnt you said that the score of 8.5 could seriously hurt the game's sales. You cant possibly be serious about that can you?
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Well it does have the best physics, breaking and cornering are better then in GT5 then any other game. However there are lots of design flaws. Having damage limited to high levels, instead of being available from the start (which hurts multiplayer), and even then only being basic, the lack of an in car view in over 80% of the playable cars in the game, and poor resolution of such cars, terrible track editor, flawed online component, new tracks being ugly, poor multiplayer component, etc. So many reasons why gameplay alone doesn't cut it.
It's like having a FPS with amazing mechanics and a decent story, but no online multiplayer.
Anyway, GT5, I still love it, I don't necessarily disagree with the IGN review, but I think they were harsh and didn't point out all the positives about the game. I'm really surprised that Forza Motorsport 3 is a better game despite having a shorter development period and releasing a year ago, but in the end GT5 is nothing to cry about.
Unless that is your a Porsche, Bugatti, or Saleen fan, or wanted to drive your old Honda in car view.
