Does your opinion of a game change over time?

When do you rate games/write reviews? After months go by and you maybe run into the same game again do you ever ask yourself what you were thinking when you see the rating you gave the game?

Im guilty of making some snap reviews after only playing a few hours in, other times I wait so long i done forgot about most of the finer points of the game lol. Also after I finish with new games and I go back to ones from my personal collection or maybe rerent something I had to stop playing I find that some of the things that bugged me no longer seem to matter or matter less.Othertimes after I have played certain games other games just seem to be more fun.Hell sometimes I hate a game the first time I play it and when i try it again later I end up enjoying it alot(like killzone).

I dont wannt get specific but I will.... I MIGHT eventually be willing to give DMC and Godhand another try but i think i gave them a fair shot the first time around and i dont see how it can be very diffierent. I dont wanna make this about first impressions though. I just wanted to find out if other peoples opinions about games change with time and or experience from playing other games.

My opinion does change over time.

When do you rate games/write reviews? After months go by and you maybe run into the same game again do you ever ask yourself what you were thinking when you see the rating you gave the game?

Im guilty of making some snap reviews after only playing a few hours in, other times I wait so long i done forgot about most of the finer points of the game lol. Also after I finish with new games and I go back to ones from my personal collection or maybe rerent something I had to stop playing I find that some of the things that bugged me no longer seem to matter or matter less.Othertimes after I have played certain games other games just seem to be more fun.Hell sometimes I hate a game the first time I play it and when i try it again later I end up enjoying it alot(like killzone).

I dont wannt get specific but I will.... I MIGHT eventually be willing to give DMC and Godhand another try but i think i gave them a fair shot the first time around and i dont see how it can be very diffierent. I dont wanna make this about first impressions though. I just wanted to find out if other peoples opinions about games change with time and or experience from playing other games.

_AbBaNdOn

hmmm... sometimes in some cases, i try not to make snap reviews, and i always play the game wuite thouroughly before submitting reviews, but as for replaying some games, yeah sometimes its worse or better the second time.

i have never changed my mind over game.gaa0c85

When do you rate games/write reviews? After months go by and you maybe run into the same game again do you ever ask yourself what you were thinking when you see the rating you gave the game?

Im guilty of making some snap reviews after only playing a few hours in, other times I wait so long i done forgot about most of the finer points of the game lol. Also after I finish with new games and I go back to ones from my personal collection or maybe rerent something I had to stop playing I find that some of the things that bugged me no longer seem to matter or matter less.Othertimes after I have played certain games other games just seem to be more fun.Hell sometimes I hate a game the first time I play it and when i try it again later I end up enjoying it alot(like killzone).

I dont wannt get specific but I will.... I MIGHT eventually be willing to give DMC and Godhand another try but i think i gave them a fair shot the first time around and i dont see how it can be very diffierent. I dont wanna make this about first impressions though. I just wanted to find out if other peoples opinions about games change with time and or experience from playing other games.

_AbBaNdOn

Interesting topic. I always think of this when I come across reviews. Firstly, I think your opinion of a game can change over time, but really, in most cases, it shouldn't.I understand something like "the replayability value has gone down" but I absolutely will NOT give CREDIT to people who say, "The graphics of GTA III suck in comparison to GTA IV" ...And ok, that makes sense, but it REALLY ticks me off when that person gives the score for the grpahics department something ridiculous.

As for "on the snap" reviews, I think if a person approaches it rationally, and not in the hype of the game, their review will be good.

I mean, I can give a thumbs up to a review that gives a low score to a game I like, as long as they write one damn good review.

So yeah, people shouldnt change their opinion of a game under irrational excuses, but rather, they should change their opinion if they provide reasonable reasons.

As for me, I decide to wait two or three weeks before I rate the game, and I try not tosubconsciously compare it to other games.