He isn't the only one giving this game an 8, there's many reviewers already who don't think MGS4 is the second coming of Jesus. I can't comment on it since I haven't played it, but when many people rate it lower than what you expect, there's no reason to call them haters or bashers. Maybe the hype is blinding you.
If you are a fan of the series of course this will be a 10 or a 9 to you, but for new gamers, it may not be the same. I trust reviewers more than fans of the series, since they are more objective most of the times (GameSpot for example isn't).
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tag - "I wouldn't trust gamespot, even if it was a live comparison."
Bets with Conegamer:
Pandora's Tower will have an opening week of less than 37k in Japan. (Won!)
Pandora's Tower will sell less than 100k lifetime in Japan.
Stakes: 1 week of avatar control for each one.
