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papflesje on 11 February 2010

The problem with gamekult is it has to suit them, or it gets bashed tremendously. If they didn't like how 'floaty' Sackboy was, that would've meant some serious points being docked for LBP.

They're strict, but not always for the right reasons imho



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lazyrider on 11 February 2010

I agree that they tend to be strict but I also often agree with their remarks. They just seem to take a lot of points off (meaining they are not cared to put low scores).

I see what you mean but I think that is the point of the review (ie it is one man's, or woman's taste). This implies that we will not always agree but I guess, as I like them, that we just have the same taste.



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Xoj on 11 February 2010
masterb8tr said:
I expect gametrailers to give it a low 90 score as well. Based on what was said during the invisible walls ep.

tis a innnovative type of game, on that they will give it a 10.



theprof00 on 11 February 2010
pitzy272 said:
theprof00 said:
pitzy272 said:
theprof00 said:
WTF why is a ps3 troll reviewing ps3 games? I'm talking about Jim Surly from Destructard.


Why do u say they're a ps3 troll? Do they review most ps3 games low? I never knew this, what ps3 games have they reviewed poorly in the past?

Well, not really destructoid. Destructoid only sucks by proxy. Jim Sterling is the big culprit here.

First of all, he writes blogs about how 360 is better than ps3 and while they start off as creatively written satire, they quickly devolve as he forgets that he is just joking and starts making actual arguments over superficial crap like why achievements are better than trophies. In that specific article that I will link below, he actually does not start off with any satirical fisticuffs and is 100% serious about the subject. Of course though, in his article about why FF13 will be better on 360 than on ps3, it's actually a good read, and then he starts talking about how trophies require a sync before the game. It's like he forgets that he is supposed to be covering up the fact that he's a fanboy and let's one slip.

http://www.destructoid.com/ps3-trophies-and-how-they-underachieve-130646.phtml

http://www.destructoid.com/ffxiii-xbox-360-will-be-blatantly-better-than-ffxiii-ps3-157001.phtml

 

"Well, that's not real evidence that he's a troll", you might say.

http://www.destructoid.com/is-heavy-rain-doing-videogames-a-disservice--162102.phtml

He's made up his mind about the game before he even set out to play it. My problem is that not only has this reviewer let preconcieved notions cloud his critique, but d-toid knowingly had this guy review the game despite both his obvious console bias and his article trashing heavy rain before he even plays it.

 

EDIT: Not to mention that in the comments section he wrote, "I gave it a 7 because I liked it". I'm sorry, but those words do not match up properly. A 7 is low no matter what rubric you're using, and the justifications he uses goes completely against everything everyone else is saying.

Yeah, I actually checked out Desctructoid's website. I looked at the mass effect 2 review and saw it was a given a 100 or a 10/10; and in the comments section someone said good thing it wasn't jim who reviewed this or it would have gotten a 4.5. This kind of angered me bc if one reviewer on a website is a consistently lower scorer, then how is it fair to let him review any games? Because whichever games he reviews will get a lower score than they would if any other reviewer had reviewed them. So the games that he reviews get screwed over, and that's not fair. And this really sucks for Heavy Rain bc it would probably be at a 90 or 91 now rather than an 89. What do u guys thing?

yeah he also gave dragon age origins a 7.5, which is strange because it was a goty contender.



rccsetzer on 11 February 2010
theprof00 said:
pitzy272 said:
theprof00 said:
pitzy272 said:
theprof00 said:
WTF why is a ps3 troll reviewing ps3 games? I'm talking about Jim Surly from Destructard.


Why do u say they're a ps3 troll? Do they review most ps3 games low? I never knew this, what ps3 games have they reviewed poorly in the past?

Well, not really destructoid. Destructoid only sucks by proxy. Jim Sterling is the big culprit here.

First of all, he writes blogs about how 360 is better than ps3 and while they start off as creatively written satire, they quickly devolve as he forgets that he is just joking and starts making actual arguments over superficial crap like why achievements are better than trophies. In that specific article that I will link below, he actually does not start off with any satirical fisticuffs and is 100% serious about the subject. Of course though, in his article about why FF13 will be better on 360 than on ps3, it's actually a good read, and then he starts talking about how trophies require a sync before the game. It's like he forgets that he is supposed to be covering up the fact that he's a fanboy and let's one slip.

http://www.destructoid.com/ps3-trophies-and-how-they-underachieve-130646.phtml

http://www.destructoid.com/ffxiii-xbox-360-will-be-blatantly-better-than-ffxiii-ps3-157001.phtml

 

"Well, that's not real evidence that he's a troll", you might say.

http://www.destructoid.com/is-heavy-rain-doing-videogames-a-disservice--162102.phtml

He's made up his mind about the game before he even set out to play it. My problem is that not only has this reviewer let preconcieved notions cloud his critique, but d-toid knowingly had this guy review the game despite both his obvious console bias and his article trashing heavy rain before he even plays it.

 

EDIT: Not to mention that in the comments section he wrote, "I gave it a 7 because I liked it". I'm sorry, but those words do not match up properly. A 7 is low no matter what rubric you're using, and the justifications he uses goes completely against everything everyone else is saying.

Yeah, I actually checked out Desctructoid's website. I looked at the mass effect 2 review and saw it was a given a 100 or a 10/10; and in the comments section someone said good thing it wasn't jim who reviewed this or it would have gotten a 4.5. This kind of angered me bc if one reviewer on a website is a consistently lower scorer, then how is it fair to let him review any games? Because whichever games he reviews will get a lower score than they would if any other reviewer had reviewed them. So the games that he reviews get screwed over, and that's not fair. And this really sucks for Heavy Rain bc it would probably be at a 90 or 91 now rather than an 89. What do u guys thing?

yeah he also gave dragon age origins a 7.5, which is strange because it was a goty contender.

Edge gave a 5.0 to Dragon Age Origins.



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apolloeye on 11 February 2010
CGI-Quality said:
http://www.nofussreviews.com/game-review_Heavy+Rain_Sony+Playstation+3-ps3_32708.php

My fav of all! Out of all those titles, HEAVY RAIN is the only 10/10: Groundbreaking!


I actually think this stands the best bet for being accurate as its non-profit they have no pay-offs or need to report to a higher order (*cough* fox *cough*), in their own words -

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"No Fuss Reviews was developed at the start of 2008 by founder Matthew Riches as a non profit website with the specific aim of providing a brief review for a video game as quickly as possible, which is not biased and impartial. As the website has grown so has our database and team of reviewers, all of which are gamers; real people who are passionate about video games."

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So I'm sticking with 10/10 - must buy (I was going to anyways but oh well lol)



theprof00 on 11 February 2010
rccsetzer said:

Edge gave a 5.0 to Dragon Age Origins.

I never understand edge scores.



Kantor on 11 February 2010
gekkokamen said:
@Kantor and how did you exactly determine that site is "proffesional" ??? are you actually reading and looking at the examples I'm providing? c'mon... What does GAMER STYLE have that VGC don't? how do you explain the "weight" the assign to some NOOB reviews for their meta? how do you explain these sites' reviews are submitted to metacritic for some games but not for others when they actually have these reviews?? W . T. F . ????

The gamer style website is down, but if I were to guess, I would assume that they have more reviews, and have been reviewing for longer.



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IllegalPaladin on 12 February 2010

Gametrailers review gave it a 8.9



davygee on 12 February 2010

I'm surprised it only got a 8.9 with the final score considering what they were saying during the review.  Thoought it would have got a 9.2/9.3 or something.

Also, not surprised with the 7 that edge gave it.....they really are predicatable...although I honestly thought they would have pushed up to an 8 for a change...it's a dead cert that GOW3 will get an 8 maximum.



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