This is a discussion Id honestly like to take serious and listen to others peoples opinons. If you think my way is flawed feel free to say so and instead of bashing each other left and right lets discuss. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Websites and Magazines have lots of different ways of reviewing games.
Some take into account all the technical stuff in games (IGN/Gametrailers) others reviews by the Fun (Gamepro) (Hey! its says Fun Factor)

They also use a different scoring system.

IGN uses 1-10 scale with . available. (7.9)<----WTF!? Honestly? 
EGM switched to "Grades" (A+ B C-)<----Can be broken down to # easily.
Gampro 0-5 with points in between. (4.75)<----Dumb imo.

I think these are bad ways in reviewing games. Not necessarily terrible ways but they can be done much better.

I think games should be purely reviewed on how "Fun" the game is. Fuck the graphics and fuck the story. In the end of the day we all want is a fun game.  Now Im not saying having those two things means nothing its definitely a plus BUT they dont mean everything. Some reviews stress the shit out of those things (mainly graphics) which in my opinion is not there job. Its their job to tell me if this game is worth/fun to play. NOT the framerate is inconsistent or that it has circle shadows.=\

Basically I my ideal way of a review would be to rate a game by fun. Throw out graphics l presentaion l story
all of that. Tell me how fun you had with the game AND DONT USE #'s. The best way to rate the game is not by giving it a # but using 5 simple words. Terrible - Bad - Good - Great - Amazing 
#'s are flawed. 10 out of 10 someone things PERFECT game and there is no such thing. Amazing means exactly what the word means. Amazing its not perfect it an amazing experience.

You might say that "oh 7 means good" and that its like a 1-5 scale. Its NOT. When the average person sees a 6-7 score they think bad game. If a reviewer was to only use the word "Good" game more people would take that positively.

So in the end rate a game by its fun factor and use a words not #'s.

shameless bump of a thread. >_>

Are you a Wii fan by any chance? Just wondering, do not want a fight.

Personally, graphics and (especially)story make a game more fun. 

I agree with your system for the most part.It depends on what you mean by "fun".A game like Wii sports is a game I would describe as very fun,but despite this I would rate the game "good".Whereas, with a game like MGS4 which isn't always fun in a traditional sense,I would rate as"Amazing".

Those components you mention often go into whether or not a game is fun, and different people will want more emphasis on different parts, so that's why they each get rated. Personally I prefer IGN's system, which tells you what they think of each part but keeps the overall grade as not an average so they can rate it whatever they want. Though I prefer letter grades to numbers since I think that's more representative of what a review is really doing, grading the game.

Yup. Only console I own.
But I plan to buy a PS3. Trust me I love graphics/story as much as the next guy and like I said its definetly a plus. Cant wait to play MGS 4. My friend bought it but only plays at his nephews house.=\
But Ninja Gaiden story for example is wtf but gameplay was fun and awesome. Again didnt hurt it was one of the best looking games at the time.

@TheDjib
Well "fun" is an opinion so again it depends on the person. And MGS4 might not but fun in a traditional sense but if you enjoyed it "Amazing" is fine. Thats a game where story/graphics is a +. The gameplay might be just "Great" but all that stuff can bump it to an "Amazing"

Yeah, I think movies should be graded solely on how fun they are, too. Here, I'll start... hmm... That Eraserhead flick? Totally not fun; 1/10. Transformers? Fun as hell; 10/10. I mean, who cares about things like story and immersion anyway when all we want is a bunch of mindless explosions and car chase scenes?

Heck, let's do the same thing for books. Harry Potter is more fun to read than Ulysses; therefore, I'm rating it higher, and that's that.

In a game like MGS4, story is a big part. The story bumped MGS4 from being considered a great game intro being considered an amazing game

Movies and Games are completly different. Fun = immersion. If your having fun your into the game that much more.

Your prove no point in your post.=\

My point is that games, like movies and books, are capable of much more than simple fun.