Dark Souls 2 is almost here.Predict scores...

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fluky-nintendy said:

Critics are on the side of who pays them well, in most cases. Don't tell me CoD managed to achieve a string of great scores for being fresh and original. As long as a title has a huge fanbase and sells, critics will love it back.

I'm afraid I don't buy into the conspiracy of developers/publishers paying off review sites for scores.  Besides, I never said that freshness and originality are the only determinants of a good score, just a factor that could potentially affect a sequel.  I do agree that large, successful titles often have high scores, because critics are often tremendous fans themselves (e.g., many CoD reviews are done by fans of the series).

Back on topic, I'm just hoping that From Software can deliver a much more polished PC version, so I'm definitely waiting to see what the reviews are for that platform.