pezus said:
Michael-5 said:
padib said:
pezus said:
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That's my point exactly. I wouldn't mind UC3 getting 10/10 if it was the only game this gen that got it, but IGN has gotten ridiculous these days.
As for not commenting on other sites that use a 5 or 10 point system. For the longest time I've trusted Gametrailers and IGN reviews. I don't care for metascore, I usually just trust IGN and GT, but IGN has started handing out high scores and 10s too frequently now days. This is why IGN specifically giving another 10/10 bothers me.
Nothing against UC3 itself, I brought up MP because that to me is a pretty major flaw to the experience, but it seems most people on this site like UC3, so I guess it can't be all that bad. Still, IGN can't give so many 10/10's, I've lost a lot of respect for them this gen.
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4 10's a gen is really not that much *anymore. I'm sure even Gamespot has given about as many 10's as that.
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I fixed it. Guys, it's all relative. Whatever our preconscieved notion of a 100 on IGN's part, the fact of the matter is, that changed and so is our construct of what's too much, what's respectable, and all the rest. @Michael-5: You can't lose respect for IGN because of a scheme change. You can lose it for other things but when they change their scheme you just have to adapt that's all.
With the new scheme, all we can do is view IGN's scores in a different light. If you want the laser-precision IGN's score used to have, stick with GT.
IGN's 100s aren't what they used to be, and still it doesn't mean that Uncharted 3 wouldn't have gotten or deserved it. However, ppl going bananas over an IGN 100 score nowadays don't know what they're doing, and that's a fact.
And with that I think we went full circle.
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Well in general they are still respectable, but I always take their scores with a grain of salt now. Gametrailers has become my #1 source now.
100% is still what it used to be on GT. They have yet to give one out. VGC does a decent job too, if they started making review videos that would really cause expansion on this website.
pezus 4 10/10 scores in 3 years (MGS4 & GTAIV were 2008, Super Mario Galaxy was 2010, and UC3 now) is a lot when you look back and realize they only gave 2 10/10 before this (Zelda and Pokemon B/R) in 15 years as a website? HUGE CHANGE! That's 10x more 10/10's in the same timeframe.
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I'm sorry, what? http://www.ign.com/index/reviews.html
I count 29 10's
Edit: Click the 'IGN Rating' button on top to see all the tens
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Yup, shit, they gave a lot of 10/10's to gameboy games. I was wrong here.
However before this gen, they only gave 2 10/10's to console games. Zelda and Soul Calibur. So for console games, thats still a rise of 10x as many 10/10s for the given timeframe now compared to before.
What funny is MGS for GBC got 10/10, but MGS 1-3 didn't. Man IGN......have they always just been this bad?
