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Tayne on 28 April 2010

Least: Anything by "professional" reviewers

Most: random people on message boards and personal friends




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radiantshadow92 on 28 April 2010

Most: IGN they are spot on most of the time.
Least: Gametrailers, they are inconsistent as hell.
VGC is good too, Naz seems to have a green thumb for picking out writers.



radiantshadow92 on 28 April 2010
Kantor said:
Naum said:
User reviews, the only ones you can trust these days.

Have you read the user reviews on this site? Or indeed any other site on the internet? About 1% are decent or better. 99% are either:

  • Ridiculously short
  • Terribly scored
  • Written by people who don't own the game
  • Written by people who hate the console
  • Any combination of the above.

 *deletes incoming SSFIV review*



Kantor on 29 April 2010
coolbeans said:
Kantor said:
Naum said:
User reviews, the only ones you can trust these days.

Have you read the user reviews on this site? Or indeed any other site on the internet? About 1% are decent or better. 99% are either:

  • Ridiculously short
  • Terribly scored
  • Written by people who don't own the game
  • Written by people who hate the console
  • Any combination of the above.

Just wondering, have you read any of mine?  Just wondering and I'd like a VGC reviewer's feedback  (some I need to edit badly though).

I just read a couple; you're firmly in the 1%.



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Scoobes on 29 April 2010

The one I trust the most is easily PC Gamer UK. They give frank reviews and the content is always good. Even when I see a score I disagree with (which is very rare), I can usually see why in the text. And although not a proper reviewer, Zero Punctuation. Even when he hates a game (which let's face it is 99% of the time), I gain more insight into why I would like or dislike the game he talks about than most reviews. He hated The Witcher, yet after his review, I knew I would love it... and I did!

Trust the least? Most gaming websites tbh. Most of them are pure crap filled with reviewers getting overhyped for certain franchises.




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Xero on 29 April 2010

None. I read/watch several reviews and see if the opinions correlate.



Toddifer on 29 April 2010

I typically read IGN reviews, and that's about it. If I'm really curious about a game I'll scope out what people have had to say about it on here. I do at 'scores', but it's more of a curiosity thing than something I really take into consideration before making a purchase. I long ago discovered that my tastes aren't the same as everyone else's.



Bah!

sergiodaly on 29 April 2010

i use gamespot for reference but my main source of "reviews" are gaming forums because i speak with others about the games and see if the game interest me by the feedback they gave me... i never buy games at launch so i can get alot of info before i buy the game!

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Toddifer on 29 April 2010

I gave up on gamespot. I used to visit the site everyday but I found I really didn't like the reviews there. I haven't gone to the site now in probably a year+.



Bah!

radiantshadow92 on 29 April 2010
coolbeans said:
Kantor said:
coolbeans said:
Kantor said:
Naum said:
User reviews, the only ones you can trust these days.

Have you read the user reviews on this site? Or indeed any other site on the internet? About 1% are decent or better. 99% are either:

  • Ridiculously short
  • Terribly scored
  • Written by people who don't own the game
  • Written by people who hate the console
  • Any combination of the above.

Just wondering, have you read any of mine?  Just wondering and I'd like a VGC reviewer's feedback  (some I need to edit badly though).

I just read a couple; you're firmly in the 1%.

^-^ Hope you enjoyed the ones you read (I know the 2 Halo ones I need to majorly edit).  It's really funny when reading my more recent reviews (at this moment); it seems the lower the score is, the better I am at explaining the score :P.  Both of my 10 reviewed games need work

damn, i guess i better practice more, since chances are im in his 99 percent lol