Will you buy Sonic before it is reviewed?

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#51 ShakeNBake1491
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[QUOTE="bofe1234"]

[QUOTE="dilmos"][QUOTE="thegame458"]Do you plan on buying Sonic the same day or will you wait till it is reviewed and are sure about it?
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Your statement above says wait until it is reviewed and are sure about it? Why do you need somone else to tell you it is good, and ok for you to buy it? You should buy a game cause YOU like it, not because of a reviewer sayin they like it. Look at Rocky Horror Picture Show --- Nobody reviewed it good and it is still playin all over the world makin tons of money and a cult of fans. And then look at some of the recent reviews sayin a game sucked when it was great, or that a game was great and then it sucked. C'mon reviewers are paid to do a job and are slanted mostly to one system or another. PERIOD. The only review I trust is when I rent a game and try it and then like enough to buy it. I am the only reviewer I trust. And I don't think you should only buy a game when someone tells you it is ok to do so.

Because the game could get a 1.0 and suck horribly and be a waste of money. thats why u wait for reviews. and the rocky horror picture show is a horrible movie IMO.

You know what, that is exactly my point... Rocky Horror does suck... to normal people, but to 10's of thousands of others, it is another Star Wars, which IMO sucks more than movies ever released but keeps making money. So a game is rated 1.0 by a couple of people in a room somewhere, what does that mean to me or you? Does it absolutely definitively mean that WE won't like the game? No... take for example all of the maddens and all of the NCAA football games.... they all got big ratings before launch and the only one out of any of them that is aorth its money is NCAA 05 for Xbox... the rest blow. But they all got big numbers, just like Halo, or MP, or any of those other games, that IMO are junk. But it is just that--- "My Opinion" which is all a rating is "somone elses OPINION", and there is no way I base my purchase or time of purchase on wether or not a game has been rated, and how high or low it was rated by one or two different people. Ask yourself this, how many times has a game been rated low and you loved, or even how many times was a game rated HI and you felt like you had been ripped off... that is all I'm saying, and that was the OP question... Wait for the review or buy it opening day.

Yeah this is true, reviews shouldn't be meant to completely sway a person one way or another. The whole point of people reviewing them is to give u an idea of what the game is like and make u aware of its ups and downs, but some people take game reviews wayyy to far and completely rely on other people to make decisions for them.
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#52 Thiel1989
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Hmmm..... I know my friend, who worships Sonic, will buy this game the day it's released, so I'll just see how he plays it and if it's fun and gameplay is good and everything, then I'll buy it
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#53 LasPlagasHope
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Something tells me it won't get anything above a 6.9 idk why but thats just a feeling I have but I would really like it to be good.
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#54 travis4505
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I have a copy comeing to me the day it comes out! There is no way its going to be a bad game. I have looked at 7 gameplay movies and just looking at it you can tell that . There is no way this game is going to get below a 7.0 .... im even willing to take a bet....
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#55 Warfust
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I'll buy it either way, but only because it is for my son. Otherwise I would wait due to the last few games they have put out with Sonic in the title...
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#56 harleyrulesall
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I already preordered it and i paid it all off.

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#57 Nycballin
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No...after playing the one for the 360....Im gotta rent it first
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#58 Staryoshi87
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I've never really been into sonic. Also, reviews have little influence over what I buy
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#59 overfeind
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I just did!  Using the Wiimap.com, I purchaesed Sonic SotR, form Amazon.com (from My Wii).  I may never go to a EB again.
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#60 NWA_31
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Reviews arent always accurate...especially the Gamespot ones....
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#61 Bucharifique
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Looking at this games pictures, it looks like the one good sonic in a while!
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#62 0_Wii_Man_0
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absolutely will not be buying b4 a review.
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#63 BuddaX
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[QUOTE="Optusnet"]

Reasons why this Sonic will get under 8.0:
1. Shallow 'minigame' multiplayer
2. IGN have said that some parts are just unfairly frustrating with some poorly thought-out design choices
3. When it's not on a straight path, you don't always know where you're heading and in which direction which leads to confusion and sonic dieing.
4. Some missions often repeat themselves in level structure

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you listened to the IGN Wiikely podcast didn't you lol What it comes down to is this. Whos going to buy the game? You are. Whos going to play the game? You are. Who's going to enjoy the game or hate the game? You are. The reviewers opinion is just that; its just an opinion, and its not even yours! I don't let them tell me what I like and don't like. I mean, I, and I'm sure you all, know exactly what the game will be like, how the gameplay works and such, so you already know if you're going to get it or not.

Here's the deal though....with alot of these Wii games using new and untested control mechanics, it's okay to wait for reveiws to see how the game functions and if it works at all.  This game is new territory for Sonic, so it could go either way.

You could even argue that it plays so differently, you could take Sonic out of the game and it could be a new franchise.  I'll wait for some reveiws before I give up 50 bucks.
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#64 giz83
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ive downloaded a couple gameplay videos also and im definitely buying this game on day one!! , ive read the 360 and ps3 sonic game sux but everyones praising the wii sonic game and the developers love the wii ,so yet again graphix dont make the game not even a sonic game if the gameplay sux,and thats basically why i bought a wii in the first place,its  revolutionary  gameplay and the developers tried something new and it seemed like it works, sonic and the secret rings plays different then the other sonics but feels like the original games so ive read..and i bought the sonic mega collection for gamecube which includes 7 sonic games recently too and its got me hyped up even more,i totally lost out on the sega genesis so im very happy right now and enjoying the classics,i cant wait for this game to come out!!! i got a feeling sonic is back, and to all u fellow gamers who are afraid it will be to short ya know u can always sell it afterwards,but me i keep all the good games,read some previews about this game trust me and watch some videos of the blue hedgehog
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#65 WllDan7
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ive downloaded a couple gameplay videos also and im definitely buying this game on day one!! , ive read the 360 and ps3 sonic game sux but everyones praising the wii sonic game and the developers love the wii ,so yet again graphix dont make the game not even a sonic game if the gameplay sux,and thats basically why i bought a wii in the first place,its  revolutionary  gameplay and the developers tried something new and it seemed like it works, sonic and the secret rings plays different then the other sonics but feels like the original games so ive read..and i bought the sonic mega collection for gamecube which includes 7 sonic games recently too and its got me hyped up even more,i totally lost out on the sega genesis so im very happy right now and enjoying the classics,i cant wait for this game to come out!!! i got a feeling sonic is back, and to all u fellow gamers who are afraid it will be to short ya know u can always sell it afterwards,but me i keep all the good games,read some previews about this game trust me and watch some videos of the blue hedgehog giz83

Thank you! Someone wants this game not based on reviews. Their going to review this game so many different ways, that if you want it get it. This game is going to take sonic to new heights.

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#66 thegame458
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I know that next time I go to a local game store and see this game, im going to buy it because it has been some time since us wii owners had a breakout game since warioware, and i think Sonic could be it, because the Wii might change everything from the xbox360 sonic because the wii has a whole new gameplay type of system and that could make a drastic change- for the better. If not a breakout game, a game that will get some good reviews and sales
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#67 katamari
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I don't games based on a review. But in this case I probably will. I have not been real pleased with the last few Sonic games and hope this one goes back to its roots. The story sounds interesting and the screens look great but I think I will wait and see.
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#68 StarFoxCOM
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Nah. Or i'm wating for some reviews to come in if there good yes
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#69 cobrax80
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Do you plan on buying Sonic the same day or will you wait till it is reviewed and are sure about it?
thegame458

Judging by the history of 3D sonic games it would be a good idea to read the review and i just don't mean the score. It's good to know the good and bad about it and see if it will be worth it.

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#70 CLeRKSfan4life
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I'm not sure if I want it yet. Since it was announced I've kinda been 50/50. I'll probably wait to read some user reviews  on gamespot or IGN before I decide properly. I don't want to buy it if iit's as bad as the other 3D Sonic games.
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#71 thegame458
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If I look at reviews for this game, it will be a player's review instead of the GS review because GS usually gives games worse grades than they deserve. It's like they don't even play the game. Hopefully when it is released, I would be able to try it over at the stores and see it for myself. It can give me a better judgement if I try it myself.
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#72 ColonelWilks
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If I look at reviews for this game, it will be a player's review instead of the GS review because GS usually gives games worse grades than they deserve. It's like they don't even play the game. Hopefully when it is released, I would be able to try it over at the stores and see it for myself. It can give me a better judgement if I try it myself.thegame458


They're critics, it's their job to underrate games :P
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#73 Leobenmc
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http://www.gamevideos.com/video/id/9318 Discussion ("Review") of Sonic and the Secret Rings Use this to judge if you cannot wait a bit.
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#74 IronManRhino
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If I had the money, yes I would.
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#75 mattsand1990
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Meh, I have the money to blow :p  So, I definatley will.  This actually looks like a good Sonic game (and no, I didn't say that about Heroes, Shadow, Riders, or the next gen one), and I think I'll have to pick it up.  Plus I need something new to hold me off another week until SSX Blur comes out :p
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#76 bubblepaul
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I'll be looking at Reviews because Sonic games have been dissapointing (to say the least), in the past few years that i need to be convinced
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#77 danneswegman
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no. i don't have much faith in Sonic games anymore... but this one looks promising!
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#78 PikaPichu
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I'm expecting Sonic to score pretty low - an 8.6 at most. That said, even if it does score well, I'm not going to buy it until I can find it for less than $20. (USD)
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#79 danneswegman
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I'm expecting Sonic to score pretty low - an 8.6 at most. That said, even if it does score well, I'm not going to buy it until I can find it for less than $20. (USD)PikaPichu
that's pretty high....
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#80 ColonelWilks
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The last great Sonic games were Sonic Adventure 1 & 2, for the Dreamcast. I don't know what's gotten into Sonic Team lately...
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#81 alpax
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I usually watch the video review at GameSpot before I purchase something since I feel 50-60 dollars is not chump change to me. I would only pre-order games if there a special incentive to do so. However, Sonic and the Secret Rings is an exception since this will ease my craving for Mario Galaxy and Mario Party 8 which are due much later. Most people will buy games prior to a review if the franchise has a good reputation behind it, i.e. Halo, Metroid Prime, Grand Theft Auto. I would not be surprised to see a lot more people buy Mario Galaxy or SSBB without seeing a review. Sonic's reputation has not been great so its expected not many will buy before they try.
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#82 thegame458
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I usually watch the video review at GameSpot before I purchase something since I feel 50-60 dollars is not chump change to me. I would only pre-order games if there a special incentive to do so. However, Sonic and the Secret Rings is an exception since this will ease my craving for Mario Galaxy and Mario Party 8 which are due much later. Most people will buy games prior to a review if the franchise has a good reputation behind it, i.e. Halo, Metroid Prime, Grand Theft Auto. I would not be surprised to see a lot more people buy Mario Galaxy or SSBB without seeing a review. Sonic's reputation has not been great so its expected not many will buy before they try.
alpax
Thats true, but I mean with games such as Super Smash and Halo and GTA, it seems difficult for a game of those reputations to be bad out of nowhere. Sonic was really good and then out of nowhere, it's reputation goes bad once it goes to the 360. It shows how quickly a game can make a transition from good to bad. But what if the same thing happened with halo or gta, that the good reputation goes to bad because of one game.
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#83 bofe1234
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[QUOTE="bofe1234"]

[QUOTE="dilmos"][QUOTE="thegame458"]Do you plan on buying Sonic the same day or will you wait till it is reviewed and are sure about it?
dilmos

Your statement above says wait until it is reviewed and are sure about it? Why do you need somone else to tell you it is good, and ok for you to buy it? You should buy a game cause YOU like it, not because of a reviewer sayin they like it. Look at Rocky Horror Picture Show --- Nobody reviewed it good and it is still playin all over the world makin tons of money and a cult of fans. And then look at some of the recent reviews sayin a game sucked when it was great, or that a game was great and then it sucked. C'mon reviewers are paid to do a job and are slanted mostly to one system or another. PERIOD. The only review I trust is when I rent a game and try it and then like enough to buy it. I am the only reviewer I trust. And I don't think you should only buy a game when someone tells you it is ok to do so.

Because the game could get a 1.0 and suck horribly and be a waste of money. thats why u wait for reviews. and the rocky horror picture show is a horrible movie IMO.

You know what, that is exactly my point... Rocky Horror does suck... to normal people, but to 10's of thousands of others, it is another Star Wars, which IMO sucks more than movies ever released but keeps making money. So a game is rated 1.0 by a couple of people in a room somewhere, what does that mean to me or you? Does it absolutely definitively mean that WE won't like the game? No... take for example all of the maddens and all of the NCAA football games.... they all got big ratings before launch and the only one out of any of them that is aorth its money is NCAA 05 for Xbox... the rest blow. But they all got big numbers, just like Halo, or MP, or any of those other games, that IMO are junk. But it is just that--- "My Opinion" which is all a rating is "somone elses OPINION", and there is no way I base my purchase or time of purchase on wether or not a game has been rated, and how high or low it was rated by one or two different people. Ask yourself this, how many times has a game been rated low and you loved, or even how many times was a game rated HI and you felt like you had been ripped off... that is all I'm saying, and that was the OP question... Wait for the review or buy it opening day.

See you use reviews because its not the reviewers "opinion". its there critique. they are professionals and they give you accurate #'s to show why a game is good or not. a 1.0 game is a pile of junk and basically should never have been made. you may like it, but you may also be autistic. thats what reviews are for. suppose sonic gets a 1. this will save people money because they no its garbage and its not worth there money. reviews arent about opinions there about facts.

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#84 REVOLUTIONfreak
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Well, GS will probably have reviewed it by the time I buy it, but either way I plan on getting the game.  EGM already has said that even though Sonic and the Secret Rings isn't revolutionary, it is the best 3D Sonic game ever.

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#85 Gnorn
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The original Sonic was what got me into console gaming back then, and after watching all the video's and images, yes, I'm going to buy it. It will be released somewhat later in Europe, but I don't expect the reviews to that come up in that period to influence my decision. Sonic and the Secret Rings looks great! I'm very hyped about this game.
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#86 thegame458
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It still will do a good job holding up people for the better games if it bad, but I think there is a great chance it will do good, the graphics look pretty nice
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#87 ColonelWilks
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Well, GS will probably have reviewed it by the time I buy it, but either way I plan on getting the game. EGM already has said that even though Sonic and the Secret Rings isn't revolutionary, it is the best 3D Sonic game ever.

REVOLUTIONfreak


Obviously EGM has never played Sonic Adventure for the Dreamcast.  It got a 9.2 on Gamespot, and was one of the best game Sega's final console had to offer.
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#88 hyrueprince11
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I´ll get it after it´s reviewed because I don´t trust sonic anymore
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#89 thegame458
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It is still pretty difficult for some people to decide because tomorrow we have new VC games and people might use their money on that and also SSX is coming out soon
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#90 ikn3z
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I wanted to play this game the second I say the first gameplay video,
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#91 alpax
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Well, GS will probably have reviewed it by the time I buy it, but either way I plan on getting the game. EGM already has said that even though Sonic and the Secret Rings isn't revolutionary, it is the best 3D Sonic game ever.

REVOLUTIONfreak


Usually GameSpot has throughly played a game before it gets released, but ever since Greg left, they have been coming slow. A score of 8.0 from them is good enough for me to get anything, but I believe that this one will get a 9.1 here.

EGM already gave Virtual Fighter 5 a 97/100, so if they said what they said, this is ...

ONE OF THE BEST WEEKS SEGA HAS EVER HAD IN MANY YEARS

:)