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mirgro on 12 March 2010

Alright, it's well known that the reviewing indstry has been going down real fast. But I am just wondering, when was the last time you saw a review which would equate to under 50% and it was a serious game?

I was looking online, and some magazines, and I think the last review of a game that gave a score under a 5 was CGW some time before they closed. They also used to give a lot of interesting scores, such as 3 stars for CoD and anything over a 4 was a must buy for me from them, and I can tell you, I did not buy many games.

 

So anyone else have any memories of when games got what they deserved? Where the sequels with same formulas did not go over an 8 except in very special cases and clones never got over a 7?



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MaxwellGT2000 on 12 March 2010

Edge review of Final Fantasy XIII they gave the game a 5 and that's definitely a serious game.



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twesterm on 12 March 2010

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/107/1070909p1.html



 

outlawauron on 12 March 2010
mirgro said:

Alright, it's well known that the reviewing indstry has been going down real fast. But I am just wondering, when was the last time you saw a review which would equate to under 50% and it was a serious game?

I was looking online, and some magazines, and I think the last review of a game that gave a score under a 5 was CGW some time before they closed. They also used to give a lot of interesting scores, such as 3 stars for CoD and anything over a 4 was a must buy for me from them, and I can tell you, I did not buy many games.

 

So anyone else have any memories of when games got what they deserved? Where the sequels with same formulas did not go over an 8 except in very special cases and clones never got over a 7?

Some 'serious' games. And their reviews below 50.

Sands of Destruction (DS) - 3

The Crystal Bearers (Wii) - 5

Dante's Inferno (PS3/360) - 1

Dark Void (PS3/360) - 7

White Knight Chronicles (PS3) - 3

These are all pretty recent games too. Not older than a few months.



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