Now I for one get a general idea about a game from a review. But it would help a lot if I could get some idea of the person reviewing the game like which system does she/he own. Do they like a particular genre of games? Did they have fun reviewing the game. Because it seems to me that they hold a game to a certain standard by another game or the previous sequel. I just think they should be reviewed on the leg they stand on and not by anything else. I am not in any way judging theway people who are paid to review games andgive them some respect for it.
Generally, they have a strong effect on whether or not i buy a game. I like to do a bit of research on the games before buying them so that I know what i'm getting. Generally i'll look at 3 or 4 different published reviews as well as a few user reviews here on Gamespot.
Yes, sometimes. I usually get influenced by a review when its an obscure game that I havent been tracking, such as Persona 3. But for the most part I know what I want and I buy what interests me.
i'm a sucker for hype. it really is all about name recognition for me. i read about games i want for months and months before they ever come out. as long as i have a vague idea of what i'm getting i dont feel its necessary to make my purchases based on good reviews.
The only way I will buy a game based on a review is if there are enough reviews that score pretty high. I would rather play a demo of the game, that way I know how it looks and how the controls feel. I do as much research on a game as possible before purchasing that said game as well, I would rather do the homework and spend my money on a game that I will most likely enjoy rather than listening to one review or the hype machine.
Absolutely.I don't like to buy every decent game that comes out like some on these forums do.I look into games that score high in graphics, lasting value, gameplay, and everything else.
They pretty much decide whether I get a game or not. I try to research my games before I buy them.TheCrimsonblur
You know its sad but this in age you have to it seems with companies spending almost as much time abd money advertising as they do making the games themselves.
Almost all the time, I will look to GS and medacritic.com to see which games are good. I think medacritic.com is great because it averages all the trusted gaming websites scores to make its own score, so u know ur getting an accurate score, and not just one websites opinions.
One example of why u should look at ratings instead of just what you think the game is like, is with the game LAIR. I had been looking forward to this game for months, and then it gets released and gets a 4.5! I couldn't believe it, and i was so happy i looked at the review b4 running out and buying it.
No way. I completely ignore and disregard all reviews and play by intuition, or by testing it out. But reviews have no place in telling me what I like :P
I don't normally agree with reviews and thats because i have my own opinion and anything that gets a 5+ i usually give it a shot if i'm looking forward to it before release. However if the games got a like 3/10 from every review site you can safely say it is crap.
Reviews Overall certainly influence my purchase of a game....but they don't determine it, if anything the biggest factor in determining a game purchase is the word of mouth from like-minded gamers themselves.
I will say this though....judging from my past game purchases and even favorite games...I certainly don't go by Gamespot's reviews alone.
If I went by Gamespot's reviews alone for determining game purchases, then I would have missed out on such excellent games like Deus Ex, Beyond Good & Evil, System Shock 2, ICO, and most importantly Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines....all which rank among the best gaming experiences I've ever had.
Reviews have a large influnce when buying game if I can't try it before i buy it. I normally check out reviews for a game before getting it and they've saved me from buying thea horriblegame numerous times.
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