Don't Go By Reviews, Try It Yourself!

Frankly at $50 to $60 a game I can not afford to try every game myself.

A good review has less to do with the score as it does evaluate / describe the game in a way that lets me decide if I would enjoy the game.

Frankly at $50 to $60 a game I can not afford to try every game myself.

A good review has less to do with the score as it does evaluate / describe the game in a way that let is me decide if I would enjoy the game.

duxup

Rent! I rent games I'm not too sure about, even if the scores are very high. Just because a game might be scored high or low doesn't mean I'll always like it or not.

I've been through a lot of websites giving reviews of games and it seems that a lot of people go by their review rating. Some websites score differently on the same game and that can cause some confusion for the buyers. Remember, every review that a person writes might not like that particular genre of games so instead of going by the reviews that these website post, try it yourself. Trust me, there are a lot of games that I end up buying b/c I try it rather than go by a rating system that is completely biased. Lemar430

If you spend enough time on any given site (I'll use GS for my example) you start to learn reviewer's likes and dislikes and that can help when reading a review.

They often have a specific reviewer on a specific genre of game, like Alex typically reviews sports games and movie tie-in games, Jason Ocampo reviews most first person shooters and pc games.......so on and so forth.

What I find GS does a really good job at is disconnecting any personal emotions from their review and just state the facts. Does this game have framerate problems? Does it lag online? How long is it? These are all things that have no bearing on personal preference and it is something all people need to know.

Reviews are insanely helpful and often save many people many dollars as a result.

In response to you saying that some sites differ in score on the same game.....well you write that as if the scores are polar opposites and they often are not. When is the last time you remember seeing one site give a game a 9.0 Editors Choice and another give it a 4.0? It's not that drastic to confuse people and if it did, those people should put down the controller and seek other forms of entertainment.

Finally reviews are not "completely biased" it is their job to stay objective.

Not everybody has the same taste in games, so i think that you should always get the game for yourself and try it out.

Well reviews can still be useful, but people should try reading the actual review rather then just glancing at the overall rating which is what I imagine most complainers do when they see their favourite game not rated from a 9-10. CooVee

Duxup has it exactly right. Games are expensive, not everyone has 50 bucks or so to drop, even the most hardcore.

I will most often buy a game I know in my heart of hearts will be amazing, but for the most part I like hearing from friends and multiple sources.

People say Gamespot is harsh on certain games (I'm not going to go into that debate now, thats irrelevant), but I like to hear BAD things about a game when people are just gushing. Either everyone gushes, or one person can see the flaws behind the game. I wish I was told about GRAW actually having amazing textures but zero destructible environments besides scripted ones and everything was a jagged polygon and all models looked the same. Stuff like that. OMG It's the best game ever. No, it wasn't.

I like reading PLAYER reviews here on GS because you can hear from more than just one editor who sits in an Ivory tower.

And as far as titles go, Demos would be what your title implies are good.

Like duxup said, the review is less about score and more about getting information on what the game is like and what will interest you.

Even rental fees can rack up quick. I'd rather use reviews, videos, comments from people who have similar interests, etc allow me to sift through to the games that are worth my money and time.

I don't use reviews for reviews themselves.

I use the information the reviews gives out.

I read the positives and the flaws and see if it is the type of game I will enjoy. I have particular taste in gaming, so I decide it for myself if I'll like it despite the flaws or if I won't like it even though it has done great things.

I've been convinced by numbers quite a bit and bought highly rated games, like Oblivion, KOTOR, Resident Evil 4, but in the end they proved to me that numbers really don't matter. Rule of Rose and Fatal Frame games didn't get high rating but I loved them.

If you are an individual that can think, you should be able to read about the game, realize what kind of game it is, and then decide if the game will be something you enjoy or not.

Frankly at $50 to $60 a game I can not afford to try every game myself.

A good review has less to do with the score as it does evaluate / describe the game in a way that let is me decide if I would enjoy the game.

duxup

Thank you duxup, thank you. Too many people oversee this important fact and take the score as the "be all, end all" of the game itself.