@ CGI. I get what you're trying to do with this thread (I think), but you're setting people up to fail to live up to your noble aims.
A thread that is essentially "Game A or Game B: what's your preference and why?" is going to have people respond by comparing their preferred game to the less preferred game as the reason why they are chosing game A or B. People cannot be expected to make a choice between 2 games and explain their choice without commenting on the game they've chosen not to get (or to get at a later date).
For the most part people have done a good job of honouring the intent of your thread. Most posts have been very civil in stating a preference, mostly with thoughtful reasoning, and recognition of the generally high quality of their 2nd choice game.
I think you've done a good job of setting up a thread that brought about civil contributions, even if you occasionally needed to bring people back on topic. The dicussion has been much more respectful that pretty much any other "Game X on PS3 or Game Y on 360" thread you could think of, so well done there. And well done to all the contributors who honoured CGI's purpose by playing nice.
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