Fair comment, I respect your opinion as it comes down to taste then in what type of reviews people find most helpful or interesting. Could I ask you to have a quick look at any review on the bluray review site called highdefdigest. It is exactly imo what reviews for games should be like, it has a review of the movie, a review of the video, audio and then the extras.
I'm curious if you would prefer that type of format, from virtually all game reviews on gaming websites I just don't have any idea how the game will play. Maybe it's nostalgia and as a child reading a review I could imagine how the game would play and I guess games back then were a lot more simple.
For me at least, I'll read a 5 page IGN review and really have no idea what the game is about, there's so much filler, not enough technical specs, I like to know about frame rate for example and the word "smooth" simply isn't enough for me. I need numbers or at least language that is universal and not some creatively worded prose to describe very basic ideas, direct analogies or condemnation if deserved to the nth degree. That information should be balanced directly with how good the game is to play not some wishy washy poem with clear self promotion at it's heart.
I appreciate a discussion like this could go on forever, I'm curious though what you disliked about reviews in the 90s specifically? I haven't read the old Earthbound reviews.
Existing User Log In
New User Registration
Register for a free account to gain full access to the VGChartz Network and join our thriving community.
