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Kasz216 on 02 July 2011
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Fab_GS said:
Kasz216 said:
Xxain said:
Standards change maybe? What was a "Best Game Ever" in 2008 probably isnt in 2011.

Just a Thought ( not that im saying MGS4 didnt deserve it)

Or, when it was reviewed it was one guy or department.  While a list like this is everybody.


Thank you!!! It seems some of them have a hard time understanding this.


On a side note.... It's really one of the biggest issues with game reviews.

Roger Ebert will review movies from the a exrtreme drama to a childrens movie.

While game reviewers review games in genres they "like".  Because few have a greater appreciation for games as a whole.

Hardcore gamers, while they certaintly know they're genre, are looking for things that are completely different from your average consumer, or even your average consumer of the genre.

It may also partially explain the 7-10 scale.  Afterall, any SRPG for a SRPG fan is going to be a GOOD game unless they TOTALLY screw it up like Axis of Evil, or whatever that horror X-box 360 SRPG with werewolves and nazis is.

 

MGS really seems to be a love or hate series.  It's been explained already, but honestly i'm always surprised how well MGS games do on the list... since for a LOT of people, being about cutscenes more then anything else is an instant no-no.