| CosmicSex said:
it originally got 97 Meta The rerelease got an 82 Meta Could it just be that oponions change or perhaps that a game that is releaseing in 2014 should be held to 2014 standards? What if you never played Halo before? |
I think most collections suffer with this nonsense. Older game mechanics may feel dated after sometime (like older FPS with different control schemes, MGS old camera, etc). But that's normal, games are in constant evolution. Critics should review games according to its own time, not comparing its mechanics with modern ones.
Come on, take Medal of Honor. The game didn't even used two analogs correctly and the main control schemes was: walk with D-pad, hold R1 to aim with the D-pad and shoot with X. Despite that, it's a masterpiece and one of the best FPS ever. If I reviewed it today should I give it a 4 because of that? Of course not, the games should be reviewed according with their time.
Of course, critics nowadays don't make sense, at least in gaming. That's exactly why gaming critics don't have the same status as movie critics. Not because games aren't as important, but because their work reviewing it is inconstant and basically sucks big time.
