EDGE REVIEW: Metal Gear Solid 4

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starcraft said:

Quickdraw McGraw said:
I've noticed a few people calling out Konami for placing restriction on the reviewers.
You do realize they just stated not to mention the cut-scene's length or spoiling plot points on people who reviewed the game early? I'm all for anti-censorship, but if you're to review someones' game earlier than its release date, its certainly reasonable that they tell you what not to say, as it shouldn't affect opinion or numerical score.

That bolded part was an enormous contradiction.

Your all for anti-censorship, but a negative in a game shouldn't affect reviewers scores or opinions if the publisher says its not allowed too? 

 

You misunderstood me.

Forcing reviewers to refrain from mentioning the cutscene length and plot points should not affect how the reviewers perceive the game, nor should it affect the numerical score they give out. In short, not mentioning the literal specifics of a games huge flaw doesn't mean you can't still give it a 5/10 and mention that it has a huge flaw in the gameplay/story/pacing/cutscene length.

I don't necessarily agree with Konami doing this, but they aren't forcing reviewers to give it a certain score or say a overly-positive or false thing, and in that way they aren't restricting anything but minute specifics.
Either way, their attempt seems to have failed anyways, since several publications have already mentioned the length of the longer cut-scenes.

Anyways, this is neither here nor there, I was just trying to emphasize that Konami's restrictions hasn't had any effect on the scores this game is receiving nor the opinions of the reviewers.