Halo 4 gets a 20/100 on Meta, proves eview system is broken.

[kain_kusanagi]

GameOver22 said:

kain_kusanagi said:

What I mean by "unbiased mind" is that the reviewer should already dislike the thing before they begin. That's why I gave the example of my distaste of sushi. Lots of people love sushi so my opinion of it only applies to me and is not helpfull for someone looking for a good sushi bar.

 Sushi is very popular so it isn't is shit even though I hate it. Halo is a very popular series so the series isn't shit. Halo 4 is getting a vast majority of very good reviews so it isn't shit even though a few reviewers, who obviously just don't like the type of game that Halo is, dislike it. So I ask, what's the point of a hater reviewing that which they hate? The answer is that it is as useless as a review from a blind fanboy tossing out praise as if it's better than sex.

Because tastes can change? Because a game series can change? Just for example, I disliked Assassin's Creed, but I enjoyed Assassin's Creed 2. Another example, I really do hate Devil May Cry 2, but Devil May Cry 3 is one of my favorite games. Should the fact that I disliked the original Assassin's Creed and Devil May Cry 2 prevent me from reviewing subsequent iterations? Same thing applies to Halo. If someone disliked the past few games in a series, this shouldn't prevent them from reviewing the current game, because the game could actually correct the flaws that made them dislike the game.

I also don't want to get into this too much because its been discussed to death on this site, but the fact that something is popular or garners positive reviews does not necessitate that its of high quality.

I think you are missunderstanding me.

There's a difference between not liking something and fundimentaly hating it. You disliked Assassin's Creed but enjoyed it's sequel. That means that you like the fundimental things that make Assassin's Creed what it is, but the flaws of the first game turned you off. Did you really hate Assassin's Creed or just not enjoy it?

I'm not asking that reviews should be written buy fans. In fact I stated the oposite and said that hater reviewers as as bad as fanboy reviewers.

What I'm saying is that if someone truly dislikes the fundimental core of a series their opinion is worthless to those who enjoy it even in the slightest. Do we really need to hear that Halo should be like COD? I don't think so. The core Halo gameplay machanics are well loved and therfore are not total shit. A reviewer that ignores this because they don't like those machanics isn't doing their job. Actualy that reviewer shouldn't have even gotten the assignment.