So Infamous is a flop: why did Sucker Punch fail?

[TheGoldenBoy]

veritaz said:

TheGoldenBoy said:

veritaz said:

Ign said we have to have higher standards for the new gen in the video review. They ended it with a 8.7 but could have easily gotten a 9 or higher from how the review sounded.

I like IGN but sometimes their scores don't match their descriptions. The review will consistently praise the game and make the viewer/reader believe it's going to be a 9.0+, but then it turns out to be anywhere from 7.5-8.9. It happens quite a few times to be honest.

I was talking about the fact that the reviewer actually said we have to have higher standards because it's next gen. That sounds like he gave it a lower score on purpose so games that come out later can have higher scores. 

Ah that makes sense. I didn't understand that the previous time.

@bolded: Doesn't that happen at the start of every gen though? I never really paid attention during gens 5, 6 and 7 so I wouldn't know. But I would assume that at the beginning of a new console cycle the reviewers are more harsh with their critiques because they expect more and over the generation their expectations gradually lower.