Maynard_Tool said: S.T.A.G.E. said: Maynard_Tool said: Only Zelda Wii, or Mario Galaxy 2, would deserve to take the GOTY crown from Kratos this year GOW 3 wont defeat Master Chief. LOL You will see  my friend, you will see

lol

LOL...really? How many games got 10/10 this gen besides those two?

True, but It was hyped as the 476th coming of Mario... so same thing really

Yeah it was, hehe. Still, you can't honestly compare the hype that surrounded GTA4 to that of SMG.

oh sorry, I thought we were talking about games that got lots of tens, I gave you the benefit of the doubt and assumed you weren't making a dig against GoW3 without ever playing it.  Hell, very few people have played it, so I wonder where you get the idea that people don't agree with the meta of 94

so you agree mass effect 2 deserves absolutely no 10/10s?

but wait?. isnt uncharted 2 a short game??. i think is short game. right?

Hm, well I was referring to the fact that GTA4 received such insane hype and tons of 10's, (much like GOW now) then later on after the game had been out a while, people cooled down a bit and we got all these questions about how maybe it wasn't really a 10/10 game after all, and threads and articles, including here on VGC, about how review systems were possibly broken and people get carried away by hype and such. Apparently in hindsight, the game, while still being very good, wasn't as the godly epic game of the forever so many claimed it was before release.

Of course, for GOW we'll have to wait and see, I'm not going to make any comments on that game's quality because obviously it's not even out yet. I used to play GOW 1 and 2 on my roommate's PS2, and they were awesome. I fully expect part 3 to be equally well done. But to me, the situation is looking similar, with excited fans all over the internet wetting themselves in anticipation and screaming off virtual rooftops it's going to be the best thing since sliced bread. Not that there's anything wrong with being excited for a game, it's just that some people take it a bit too far, imo. And some of those people are 'professional' reviewers.

Still, I have to question the validity of certain reviews when any game is awarded a 10/10, especially seeing the seeming casualness with which these scores are handed out these days. 10/10 Means a game is the absolute pinnacle of greatness, couldn't possibly be improved and achieves ultimate perfection on every single front. I think certain people, and 'professionals' especially, should perhaps keep that in mind when playing (and reviewing) a game, and ask themselves if the game is really worth that.

Mass Effect is innovative. It's connecting the outcome of your alterations to the story on saves from game to game. In this game is somewhat apparent that it worked, so the innovation was pulled off.

Many games have done that before, its not innovative at all. It's exceptional quality that got mass effect 2 the 10s, just like god of war 3.