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Beja-Beja on 02 September 2008

why rate VC games? They should do retro roundup like the playstation team I mean the game is too old to be relevant.



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Resident_Hazard on 02 September 2008

Not a surprising score.

I loved the hell out of this game back in the day.

The only RPG besides Final Fantasy VI I've played through three times.

I attempted four times on Secret of Evermore, but I believe two of the games ended up corrupted and ruined due to SoE's somewhat buggy nature.



shio on 02 September 2008
Chrizum said:
shio said:
I don't understand this. Why did IGN rate this game even higher than the original that came out over 10 years ago??


Where did IGN rate the original game? I can't remember IGN ever reviewing SNES games.

My bad. But does the reviewer really think Super Mario RPG is better than, say, Bioshock or World of Warcraft or "cue big recent game"? Because that rating shows that.

They need to start reviewing games as if they belonged to the same dome. It shouldn't matter if the game is on retail or on digital distribution.



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Arkk on 02 September 2008
Beja-Beja said:
why rate VC games? They should do retro roundup like the playstation team I mean the game is too old to be relevant.

Is that really so Beja? Have you played this game?

 



Just kiss the tip.


Chrizum on 02 September 2008
shio said:
Chrizum said:
shio said:
I don't understand this. Why did IGN rate this game even higher than the original that came out over 10 years ago??


Where did IGN rate the original game? I can't remember IGN ever reviewing SNES games.

My bad. But does the reviewer really think Super Mario RPG is better than, say, Bioshock or World of Warcraft or "cue big recent game"? Because that rating shows that.

They need to start reviewing games as if they belonged to the same dome. It shouldn't matter if the game is on retail or on digital distribution.


For starters, Super Mario RPG is only 7 bucks instead of 60 bucks. And yes, it's still a great game and better than most games released today.

 



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Millennium on 02 September 2008
shio said:
Chrizum said:
shio said:
I don't understand this. Why did IGN rate this game even higher than the original that came out over 10 years ago??


Where did IGN rate the original game? I can't remember IGN ever reviewing SNES games.

My bad. But does the reviewer really think Super Mario RPG is better than, say, Bioshock or World of Warcraft or "cue big recent game"? Because that rating shows that.

Frankly, yes; I believe it is. But this also shows a problem with the rating system; this inane focus on comparing games directly because of the number syste. All that should matter is whether or not the game is good on its own merits.



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Kasz216 on 02 September 2008
Beja-Beja said:
why rate VC games? They should do retro roundup like the playstation team I mean the game is too old to be relevant.

I dunno.  Odd lay odds on it being the best RPG currently available for next gen systems at the moment.  It really competes with other offerings... is about one of the truest you'll find back to the roots....

and it's really cheap.

Which does effect rating scores... after all Warhawk lost points for not being worth the price.

 



ctk495 on 02 September 2008

Wow awesome I'll get it as soon as I beat my other games.



Garcian Smith on 02 September 2008
shio said:

My bad. But does the reviewer really think Super Mario RPG is better than, say, Bioshock or World of Warcraft or "cue big recent game"? Because that rating shows that.

They need to start reviewing games as if they belonged to the same dome. It shouldn't matter if the game is on retail or on digital distribution.

 


Ratings do take value into account. One might say, for example, that SMRPG at $8 is better than WoW at $50 + $12/month.

Besides that, SMRPG is a classic that's easily stood the test of time. Not quite Citizen Kane, maybe, but definitely Nosferatu.



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Beja-Beja on 02 September 2008

I could care less about how great the game is though I'm sure its awesome but does anyone really need a 2 page review of a game older than most wii owners. The retro roundup is shorter and informative for all retronauts as it gives a comparison to the game when it came out versus now, how well its emulated and how you can track down an alternate copy of the game if you so desire.

No one needs a review of this game just a short recommendation, But I guess the wii team does deserve to give a 9 + score every once in awhile to make up for all the absmal 1s ad 2s.