The Critic's Plight

[Scoobes]

vlad321 said:

Scoobes said:

Machina said:

 The only outlet that comes to mind that has a truly broad scale would be Edge (and to a lesser extent then Eurogamer and Gamespot), but even theirs seems more like a 4-10 scale to me, rather than a full 1-10.

I'd add PC Gamer UK to that list, in fact moreso than Edge, although this could be because they specialise in PC Games where there are a lot more low budget titles released. Looking through last months editions I see a few 30s, a 40, a few 60s and some 70-80s. A full range.... and they gave Duke Nukem Forever a 29 (ouch!). That, the quality of their writing, articles and reviews make it one of the better publications IMO and one that most sites/magazines should look to emulate.

I still miss computer gaming world. WHat a nice publication that was while using almost the full range of scores (sure they had like 10 5 stars and only 2 0 stards, but still). I also miss Tom Chicks strategy game reviews, always spot on.

A lot of great magazines/publications have died a death to be replaced by tabloid style websites (although obviously there are a few good ones still). Shame really, but that's the way it is.