Greg Miller just quit IGN

[adriane23]

darkknightkryta said:

adriane23 said:

darkknightkryta said:

Is it sad to say that his reviews are some of the most unprofessional reviews I've read?  Like, I'm not saying they're terrible, poorly written or anything like that.  But they honestly seem like they're written for blogs.  Whether that's IGN's doing or not, I'm not sure.  

He explained on one of the podcast episodes that he wrote his reviews like he was just having a conversation with someone, to make them feel more natural. He also said he hated writing reviews for games, which is why he stopped doing them years ago. A lot of the editors (like Marty Sliva) have also said that the worst part of writing the reviews was giving a score for them. Marty even said flat out that review scores are completely pointless.

But that's what I'm saying, he shouldn't have done that.  As far as the score system goes; it became pointless.   Reviews used to be so detailed, they'd go through every little detail.  From the menus , to the gameplay, to the texture work, to the sound effects.  When they used to go into that detail, you could justify the score they used to give.  Then the final score was averaged.  Now they'll give score based on vague comments, and then pull a final score out of their assess.  Miller was one of the later.

You seem to be under the impression that I'm defending or in support of his review style. I couldn't care less about reviews, I'm just giving you information.