lvader said:
I wasn't comparing them I was simply pointing out they don't hate all RPG's which is what you said. They are entitled to have a view on what makes a good RPG and score anything low that doesn't make the mark. |
I never said they hated all RPG's you must be reffering to someone else.
Yes - Edge is allowed to have a view on what makes a good RPG and score anything low that doesn't make the mark.
No - Edge cannot say that Western RPG's are better than Eastern RPG's and so give higher ratings to games like Mass Effect and Fable II. What those games do and what Final Fantasy XIII (JRPG's in general) does are completely different. You can't rate Final Fantasy based on what Mass Effect was like.
I can't give Killzone 2 a low score because I don't like the way the Helghast look. Sure, if the game has glitches, frame rate issues and a broken aiming system, the rating will come down. But my personal taste can't affect my review of a game. If I'm a critic who only listens to rap music, I should still be able to rate a death metal album without crying about the fact that it's not rap. The same thing with Final Fantasy. People are crying because it doesn't play like "the modern RPG". WTF??? This is not Fable, this is Final Fantasy.
If they give it a high score, then all future PS exclusives will be rated like crap, just because they can prove that they also give exclusives a higher score 
