The one time I don't check a review first...

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#1 Sora278
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So I buy Spirit Camera today and later when I open it I then decide to check out the reviews for it and they are not good...I am just hoping some cognitive dissonance can come into play here.

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#2 Spinnerweb
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So I buy Spirit Camera today and later when I open it I then decide to check out the reviews for it and they are not good...I am just hoping some cognitive dissonance can come into play here.

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Don't always trust reviews, The 3rd Birthday and DemiKids got scores in 6.0 and they are among my favourite games (maybe I just have bad taste :P ). You should trust player reviews more than critic reviews.
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#3 Sora278
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The only two player reviews I see on here are a 4.5 and a 6.

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#4 Spinnerweb
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The only two player reviews I see on here are a 4.5 and a 6.

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Oh well, it's new, try it out yourself :P
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#5 Arthas045
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You have already opened so just play it..... You can't return games once they are opened....
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#6 turtlethetaffer
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I usually look at user reviews and read the negative ones so I know what flaws there are with the game. If I think they'll get in the way of my enjoyment I avoid it. If not I get it.

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#7 hotdiddykong
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You should always try a game before judging it based on reviews, and not just simple reviews, allot of reviews is nice to check. Regarding Spirit Camera, it is FANTASTIC, the ONLY problem, is that its suprisingly short and not that much content, thats pretty much it, the scores are too low because the gameplay and story are awesome enough to experience.
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#8 outworld222
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So I buy Spirit Camera today and later when I open it I then decide to check out the reviews for it and they are not good...I am just hoping some cognitive dissonance can come into play here.

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I understand, I hate it when that happens especially to me. I bought a game called C.O.R.E., everybody gave it low scores, but it was up there in one of the best FPS games I've ever played.
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#9 Sepewrath
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You clearly liked what you saw, hence why you ran out and bought it. Who cares what other people say, you know what you like, reviews are irrelevant. Their only value is to tell you whether a game is technically broken or not.
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#10 Rod90
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I'm still on the edge with that game.
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#11 emirblade
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I want to try that game. Have fun with it, it doesn't matter what other people think.

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#12 Raiko101
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When you start taking reviews that seriously, they'll influence your taste in games. I'm still often surprised by the number of games I do like that are poorly reviewed and visa versa. I remember playing Gears of War on the back of the great reviews and hated it. I felt tricked.
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#13 foxfacer2d2
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guys, don't you think reviews here are too biased? shouldn't a 5/10 be average not mediocre instead 6 is just fair where it supposed to be above average and a grade of 4.5 means its below average not poor

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#14 Plisken1
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yea i did the same thing with jagged alliance for nintendo ds

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#15 famicommander
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Reading reviews is probably the worst way you could possibly become informed about a game.
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#16 Raiko101
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Reading reviews is probably the worst way you could possibly become informed about a game.famicommander
It's better than just noting a load of scores.
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#17 famicommander
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[QUOTE="famicommander"]Reading reviews is probably the worst way you could possibly become informed about a game.Raiko101
It's better than just noting a load of scores.

I meant that in the context of using professional review sources to any degree. Game journalism is one of the most corrupt and most elitist industries in the entire world.
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#18 Raiko101
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[QUOTE="Raiko101"][QUOTE="famicommander"]Reading reviews is probably the worst way you could possibly become informed about a game.famicommander
It's better than just noting a load of scores.

I meant that in the context of using professional review sources to any degree. Game journalism is one of the most corrupt and most elitist industries in the entire world.

You'll get no arguement from me there, though if you get to know the reviewers by reading through their work, you can identify the potentially fishy reviews. There are a number of journalists who write for multiple sites, sometimes with different names, and you can that they're giving genuine and honest impressions.