| BenVTrigger said: Give me a break VgKing....... Nobwe arent all thinking MS paid off reviews, thats rediculous. And the lack of Iron Sights is dated? Thats one of the dumbest things Ive ever heard, its just called different styles of FPS. But Im not surprised at the already apparent toughness. Ive been saying it for a while I think this will be the lowest reviewed mainline Halo. Its the perfect opportunity for them to be rough, overall review scores this entire year have been low and the game switched developers. Two perfect exscuses to rate it harshly. Still should be a great game and hope Im wrong though |
Dumbest thing you ever heard? Is that an insult? I'd love to report you but I'm afraid the mods would just let you off with a warning.
All the major publishers(not just Microsoft) pay off journalists to give good reviews. It may not be a bank deposit or money exchanging hands, but it is with the free Halo swag and consoles. Even if you don't get payed off or don't get the free goodies, a low review score would get you banned from reviewing future games from the publisher unless they go out and buy it themselves. Did you know that developers get payed bonuses if their game scores a 90+ on Metacritic?
This is how the video game journalism works. You should pay more attention to this stuff. Don't trust reviews, especially not for those billion dollar franchises. Go off and play the demo. If there isn't one then look at some gameplay videos or something. Don't go with the hype.
I'm not saying you shouldn't buy it. If you played previous Halo games and are a fan, go ahead and do it. I know I've went off and bought games based purely on hype and/or nostalgia before....
