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irstupid on 17 June 2011
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Torillian said:
irstupid said:
didn't they give ocarina of time a 10/10 for the virtual console on the wii when it came out.

wonder what happened that made the n64 a 10/10, the virtual console a 10/10 and the 3ds a 9.5/10. what did 3ds make crappier

or is the not completely updated track worth a .5 deduction?


I guess they review VC releases based on how they would have graded the original game at the time of release and not based on what's currently available at the time.  I would count that more as an incorrect way to review the VC release over incorrect for the 3DS.  

That's why we try to stay away from doing reviews for ports of old games released on VC or PSN, it's difficult to establish how to review it.  Either you have to review it based on current standards and it's going to get utterly crapped on in the graphics department or you try to remember all the way back to the standards for when it released which is dicey in itself.   

personally i think all vc and any remake shoudl be reviewed how it is NOW.

if i'm new to the gaming world and i see a game get a 10/10 woudl i not buy it?  then i play and its horrible, but OH it was awesome in 1990.  Take golden eye.  If it were released on vc with its 64 controls, it should NOT get a 10/10.  Doesn't matter if those controls were amazing in 1998, they suck now. 

there are some games i really enjoyed back in the day, but are unplayable now and actually suck.  Then there are games that have stood teh test of time and are just as great as they were back then.  such as basically any 2d side scrolling mario, or i believe ocarina of time is another.  final fantasy 8 and 4 i beleive as well.