Tiny bit lower than I thought, but overall not bad at all and pretty much in line with the other games in the series.

Some people say they are hipsters or whatever for being too harsh.  I'm a long term subscriber to their mag and I think they do the best written reviews that I've seen.  A 7 from them is good.

I think it's because some sites have more weight to them in comparison to others. Let's say for example an 87 from IGN means more than an 87 from NowGamer.

I platinumed both and I think it's not necessary to play both, because they are really similar games. The story in 1 is better, while 2 is better at pretty much everything else, so my advice would be to watch the story scenes from 1 and then play part 2.

Anyone had their mind changed because of the reviews?

As expected by how bland the character looks i didn't expect it to score highly. Wonder how good the story is compared to the previous games.

It's a weighted average, so they give reviews from sites that have a higher popularity a bit more weight than other, lesser known sites.

Otherwise Quarter to Three would have an even bigger impact

Well if polygon gave an 8.5 for a ps exclusive this must be the game of generation. 12/10

Edge really aren't too keen about the infamous series are they xD a 6, 7 and 7 from 1 - 3.

I'm assuming it's a ploy to try and regain a modicum of credibility when it comes to non-Microsoft games.