By the Gamespot Review system, you can pin the EC award on Halo.......

I'm not here to argue 9.5's and 10's etc... I'm simply saying that after reading the entire "review criteria" that Mr. Wenger stickied for us in system wars it is an impossibility for Halo 3 to recieve a lower score than 9.0...

It's a game of unparralelled Multiplayer on a console. It's single player will forge the ending of a trilogy and it's technical improvments will last the generation...

By the RULES of GS reviews it cannot score lower than 9.0

Halo 3 fits the GS 9.0-9.5 philosophy to the letter.Bansheesdie

I wasn't kidding was I...

i guess the results of my recent thread indeed ring true. it is going to take halo 3 flopping to stop you guys from guaranteeing a certain score.CaseyWegner

I am not even going to look at Gamespot score of Halo 3 until I beat the game first. :D

i guess the results of my recent thread indeed ring true. it is going to take halo 3 flopping to stop you guys from guaranteeing a certain score.CaseyWegner

I'm not guaranteeing a score, as I said. I just don't see how the criterea for 9.0 or higher and Halo 3 won't blissfully wed.

I guess I'm trying to understand this web sites scoring more efficiantly as a lot of people... trying to find something concrete. Every review lately has been wowing people.

Halo 3? Isn't that a greater target for a flop than the Big Three combined?

[QUOTE="CaseyWegner"]i guess the results of my recent thread indeed ring true. it is going to take halo 3 flopping to stop you guys from guaranteeing a certain score.PS3_3DO

I am not even going to look at Gamespot score of Halo 3 until I beat the game first. :D

AMEN.

I'm not here to argue 9.5's and 10's etc... I'm simply saying that after reading the entire "review criteria" that Mr. Wenger stickied for us in system wars it is an impossibility for Halo 3 to recieve a lower score than 9.0...

It's a game of unparralelled Multiplayer on a console. It's single player will forge the ending of a trilogy and it's technical improvments will last the generation...

By the RULES of GS reviews it cannot score lower than 9.0

colmusterd28

Actually, judging by gamespot's rating system it cannot score higher than the original, unless they completely reinvent the game, which they aren't.

[QUOTE="colmusterd28"]

I'm not here to argue 9.5's and 10's etc... I'm simply saying that after reading the entire "review criteria" that Mr. Wenger stickied for us in system wars it is an impossibility for Halo 3 to recieve a lower score than 9.0...

It's a game of unparralelled Multiplayer on a console. It's single player will forge the ending of a trilogy and it's technical improvments will last the generation...

By the RULES of GS reviews it cannot score lower than 9.0

TimeToPartyHard

Actually, judging by gamespot's rating system it cannot score higher than the original, unless they completely reinvent the game, which they aren't.

[QUOTE="TimeToPartyHard"][QUOTE="colmusterd28"]

I'm not here to argue 9.5's and 10's etc... I'm simply saying that after reading the entire "review criteria" that Mr. Wenger stickied for us in system wars it is an impossibility for Halo 3 to recieve a lower score than 9.0...

It's a game of unparralelled Multiplayer on a console. It's single player will forge the ending of a trilogy and it's technical improvments will last the generation...

By the RULES of GS reviews it cannot score lower than 9.0

PBSnipes

Actually, judging by gamespot's rating system it cannot score higher than the original, unless they completely reinvent the game, which they aren't.

I would certainly hope not. But if they really put it through the wringer like Bioshock and MP3, I don't see how it could get a 9.0 unless GS loves multiplayer so much that they penalize every game without it.

If they improve the story then I could definitly see it getting AAA. And please don't argue with me Halo fanboys, Halo:CE had a good story, but Halo 2's was very dissapointing.

I'm not here to argue 9.5's and 10's etc... I'm simply saying that after reading the entire "review criteria" that Mr. Wenger stickied for us in system wars it is an impossibility for Halo 3 to recieve a lower score than 9.0...

It's a game of unparralelled Multiplayer on a console. It's single player will forge the ending of a trilogy and it's technical improvments will last the generation...

By the RULES of GS reviews it cannot score lower than 9.0

colmusterd28

I agree with this statement but not in the reasons you give. It will be AAA because the GS reviewers favor the 360 and thus will propel it to AAA status.

Sure the graphics will be nice, but the singleplayer will be weak (again) and the multiplayer will just have some more trinkets added on. Somehow GS will find a way to convince themselves that this is a huge step forward in gaming, and to the tons of pre-teens who invade X-Box Live, it will be.

if halo scores below 9 i will never come back to this god forsaken site lol raidenseven

You may be half-joking, maybe not. But a lot of people WON'T come back here if it gets below a 9. Therefore, it won't get below a 9. Gamespot doesn't want to lose a huge following of people. And from some of the immaturity in this forum, you can bet people would leave and curse out Gamespot. Gamespot has no probs flopping games like Twilight Princess and MP3. But they won't dare do it to Halo 3.

[QUOTE="PBSnipes"][QUOTE="TimeToPartyHard"][QUOTE="colmusterd28"]

I'm not here to argue 9.5's and 10's etc... I'm simply saying that after reading the entire "review criteria" that Mr. Wenger stickied for us in system wars it is an impossibility for Halo 3 to recieve a lower score than 9.0...

It's a game of unparralelled Multiplayer on a console. It's single player will forge the ending of a trilogy and it's technical improvments will last the generation...

By the RULES of GS reviews it cannot score lower than 9.0

TimeToPartyHard

Actually, judging by gamespot's rating system it cannot score higher than the original, unless they completely reinvent the game, which they aren't.

I would certainly hope not. But if they really put it through the wringer like Bioshock and MP3, I don't see how it could get a 9.0 unless GS loves multiplayer so much that they penalize every game without it.

[QUOTE="TimeToPartyHard"][QUOTE="PBSnipes"][QUOTE="TimeToPartyHard"][QUOTE="colmusterd28"]

I'm not here to argue 9.5's and 10's etc... I'm simply saying that after reading the entire "review criteria" that Mr. Wenger stickied for us in system wars it is an impossibility for Halo 3 to recieve a lower score than 9.0...

It's a game of unparralelled Multiplayer on a console. It's single player will forge the ending of a trilogy and it's technical improvments will last the generation...

By the RULES of GS reviews it cannot score lower than 9.0

PBSnipes

Actually, judging by gamespot's rating system it cannot score higher than the original, unless they completely reinvent the game, which they aren't.

I would certainly hope not. But if they really put it through the wringer like Bioshock and MP3, I don't see how it could get a 9.0 unless GS loves multiplayer so much that they penalize every game without it.

Very true. And while it could be a huge surprise, it kind of wouldn't at the same time with the new review system. I think we're all expecting the new review system to really surprise us all, so we'll see exactly how much fairly soon.

[QUOTE="CaseyWegner"]i guess the results of my recent thread indeed ring true. it is going to take halo 3 flopping to stop you guys from guaranteeing a certain score.colmusterd28

I'm not guaranteeing a score, as I said. I just don't see how the criterea for 9.0 or higher and Halo 3 won't blissfully wed.

I guess I'm trying to understand this web sites scoring more efficiantly as a lot of people... trying to find something concrete. Every review lately has been wowing people.

you said "it is an impossibility for Halo 3 to recieve a lower score than 9.0..."

if halo scores below 9 i will never come back to this god forsaken site lol raidenseven

so you'll leave if a game you haven't played and hasn't been reviewed anywhere scores less than a nine?

[QUOTE="colmusterd28"]

I'm not here to argue 9.5's and 10's etc... I'm simply saying that after reading the entire "review criteria" that Mr. Wenger stickied for us in system wars it is an impossibility for Halo 3 to recieve a lower score than 9.0...

It's a game of unparralelled Multiplayer on a console. It's single player will forge the ending of a trilogy and it's technical improvments will last the generation...

By the RULES of GS reviews it cannot score lower than 9.0

AFBrat77

I agree with this statement but not in the reasons you give. It will be AAA because the GS reviewers favor the 360 and thus will propel it to AAA status.

Sure the graphics will be nice, but the singleplayer will be weak (again) and the multiplayer will just have some more trinkets added on. Somehow GS will find a way to convince themselves that this is a huge step forward in gaming, and to the tons of pre-teens who invade X-Box Live, it will be.

Yeah, I think this is what is going to happen. I don't see Halo 3 flopping. Look at all the money MS is throwing around hyping the game. No way it flops on GS.

[QUOTE="colmusterd28"]

I'm not here to argue 9.5's and 10's etc... I'm simply saying that after reading the entire "review criteria" that Mr. Wenger stickied for us in system wars it is an impossibility for Halo 3 to recieve a lower score than 9.0...

It's a game of unparralelled Multiplayer on a console. It's single player will forge the ending of a trilogy and it's technical improvments will last the generation...

By the RULES of GS reviews it cannot score lower than 9.0

AFBrat77

I agree with this statement but not in the reasons you give. It will be AAA because the GS reviewers favor the 360 and thus will propel it to AAA status.

Sure the graphics will be nice, but the singleplayer will be weak (again) and the multiplayer will just have some more trinkets added on. Somehow GS will find a way to convince themselves that this is a huge step forward in gaming, and to the tons of pre-teens who invade X-Box Live, it will be.

trust me. you don't want to get into that.

[QUOTE="raidenseven"]if halo scores below 9 i will never come back to this god forsaken site lol AvIdGaMeR444

You may be half-joking, maybe not. But a lot of people WON'T come back here if it gets below a 9. Therefore, it won't get below a 9. Gamespot doesn't want to lose a huge following of people. And from some of the immaturity in this forum, you can bet people would leave and curse out Gamespot. Gamespot has no probs flopping games like Twilight Princess and MP3. But they won't dare do it to Halo 3.

they don't care what people whine about here.

[QUOTE="AFBrat77"][QUOTE="colmusterd28"]

I'm not here to argue 9.5's and 10's etc... I'm simply saying that after reading the entire "review criteria" that Mr. Wenger stickied for us in system wars it is an impossibility for Halo 3 to recieve a lower score than 9.0...

It's a game of unparralelled Multiplayer on a console. It's single player will forge the ending of a trilogy and it's technical improvments will last the generation...

By the RULES of GS reviews it cannot score lower than 9.0

Zhengi

I agree with this statement but not in the reasons you give. It will be AAA because the GS reviewers favor the 360 and thus will propel it to AAA status.

Sure the graphics will be nice, but the singleplayer will be weak (again) and the multiplayer will just have some more trinkets added on. Somehow GS will find a way to convince themselves that this is a huge step forward in gaming, and to the tons of pre-teens who invade X-Box Live, it will be.

Yeah, I think this is what is going to happen. I don't see Halo 3 flopping. Look at all the money MS is throwing around hyping the game. No way it flops on GS.

hype doesn't influence the score.

hype doesn't influence the score.

CaseyWegner

I would like to believe that, but unless you have solid proof, it won't change my mind.

I'm not here to argue 9.5's and 10's etc... I'm simply saying that after reading the entire "review criteria" that Mr. Wenger stickied for us in system wars it is an impossibility for Halo 3 to recieve a lower score than 9.0...

It's a game of unparralelled Multiplayer on a console. It's single player will forge the ending of a trilogy and it's technical improvments will last the generation...

By the RULES of GS reviews it cannot score lower than 9.0

colmusterd28

Halo 3 will get its good review here like always but if u say best multiplayer expirience on console, ill have to say warhawk is just as good as halo 3 in that area if not better since the game is a whole lot of fun and the servers are lag free, which lag is always an issue in halo.

[QUOTE="CaseyWegner"]hype doesn't influence the score.

Zhengi

I would like to believe that, but unless you have solid proof, it won't change my mind.

*cough*

metroid prime 3
zelda: twilight princess
bioshock
resistance
super mario sunshine
blinx
mgs3
gt4
brute force
killzone

[QUOTE="AFBrat77"][QUOTE="colmusterd28"]

I'm not here to argue 9.5's and 10's etc... I'm simply saying that after reading the entire "review criteria" that Mr. Wenger stickied for us in system wars it is an impossibility for Halo 3 to recieve a lower score than 9.0...

It's a game of unparralelled Multiplayer on a console. It's single player will forge the ending of a trilogy and it's technical improvments will last the generation...

By the RULES of GS reviews it cannot score lower than 9.0

CaseyWegner

I agree with this statement but not in the reasons you give. It will be AAA because the GS reviewers favor the 360 and thus will propel it to AAA status.

Sure the graphics will be nice, but the singleplayer will be weak (again) and the multiplayer will just have some more trinkets added on. Somehow GS will find a way to convince themselves that this is a huge step forward in gaming, and to the tons of pre-teens who invade X-Box Live, it will be.

trust me. you don't want to get into that.

actually , I would ....... I heard you earn alot of money when playing in movies :D

[QUOTE="Zhengi"][QUOTE="CaseyWegner"]hype doesn't influence the score.

CaseyWegner

I would like to believe that, but unless you have solid proof, it won't change my mind.

*cough*

metroid prime 3
zelda: twilight princess
bioshock
resistance
super mario sunshine
blinx
mgs3
gt4
brute force
killzone

Wait, so you're saying Bioshock is a flop now? It still got its AAA score, and the hype was pretty insane for that. And I didn't really see much hype for MP3 on GS. They have an entire control dedicated to Halo 3.

As for the others, they're based on the old system. So even though those were hyped, they were flops. I wonder if the same will hold true with this new review system.

[QUOTE="colmusterd28"]

I'm not here to argue 9.5's and 10's etc... I'm simply saying that after reading the entire "review criteria" that Mr. Wenger stickied for us in system wars it is an impossibility for Halo 3 to recieve a lower score than 9.0...

It's a game of unparralelled Multiplayer on a console. It's single player will forge the ending of a trilogy and it's technical improvments will last the generation...

By the RULES of GS reviews it cannot score lower than 9.0

squallff8_fan

Halo 3 will get its good review here like always but if u say best multiplayer expirience on console, ill have to say warhawk is just as good as halo 3 in that area if not better since the game is a whole lot of fun and the servers are lag free, which lag is always an issue in halo.

The lag in Halo 2 was all to do with indevidual connection speed.

Every game will lag to some degree.

And I have never hyped a game. Not even my beloved halo 3. Specuation is like conspiricy theroys, for people with to much free time.

i guess the results of my recent thread indeed ring true. it is going to take halo 3 flopping to stop you guys from guaranteeing a certain score.CaseyWegner

Except it wont happen and we it gets 9.5 we can throw your logic out the window

Halo 3? Isn't that a greater target for a flop than the Big Three combined?

Willy105

Hell no. The 360 still hasa strong lineup without Halo 3. Without the big three, the Wii has nothing.

[QUOTE="CaseyWegner"][QUOTE="Zhengi"][QUOTE="CaseyWegner"]hype doesn't influence the score.

Zhengi

I would like to believe that, but unless you have solid proof, it won't change my mind.

*cough*

metroid prime 3
zelda: twilight princess
bioshock
resistance
super mario sunshine
blinx
mgs3
gt4
brute force
killzone

Wait, so you're saying Bioshock is a flop now? It still got its AAA score, and the hype was pretty insane for that. And I didn't really see much hype for MP3 on GS. They have an entire control dedicated to Halo 3.

As for the others, they're based on the old system. So even though those were hyped, they were flops. I wonder if the same will hold true with this new review system.

i didn't say it flopped. i'm saying it scored lower than what most expected it to. most of the games i mentioned had tremendous amounts of hyped yet that hype was not evident in their scores. hype plays no part in reviews here.

[QUOTE="CaseyWegner"]i guess the results of my recent thread indeed ring true. it is going to take halo 3 flopping to stop you guys from guaranteeing a certain score.Sonic_on_crack

Except it wont happen and we it gets 9.5 we can throw your logic out the window

my logic has already been proven correct.

[QUOTE="CaseyWegner"]i guess the results of my recent thread indeed ring true. it is going to take halo 3 flopping to stop you guys from guaranteeing a certain score.PS3_3DO

I am not even going to look at Gamespot score of Halo 3 until I beat the game first. :D

Halo 3 fits the GS 9.0-9.5 philosophy to the letter.Bansheesdie

Metroid Prime 3 does too, I would think... :?

Honestly, it seems like the same complaints GS had about MP3 could be applied to Halo 3; they're just too subjective.

i didn't say it flopped. i'm saying it scored lower than what most expected it to. most of the games i mentioned had tremendous amounts of hyped yet that hype was not evident in their scores. hype plays no part in reviews here.CaseyWegner

Well, we'll see. I'd like to believe the reviewers aren't influenced by hype and hopefully I'm proven wrong. The thing is that like the NBA and its refs, if I see something that looks fishy and out of place, it's going to affect the way I see things. So hopefully the reviewers aren't going to be influenced by all the hype that Halo 3 is getting.

[QUOTE="CaseyWegner"]i didn't say it flopped. i'm saying it scored lower than what most expected it to. most of the games i mentioned had tremendous amounts of hyped yet that hype was not evident in their scores. hype plays no part in reviews here.Zhengi

Well, we'll see. I'd like to believe the reviewers aren't influenced by hype and hopefully I'm proven wrong. The thing is that like the NBA and its refs, if I see something that looks fishy and out of place, it's going to affect the way I see things. So hopefully the reviewers aren't going to be influenced by all the hype that Halo 3 is getting.

but what positive evidence are you basing that on? there are lots of examples that show hype doesn't influence it.

[QUOTE="Zhengi"]

[QUOTE="CaseyWegner"]i didn't say it flopped. i'm saying it scored lower than what most expected it to. most of the games i mentioned had tremendous amounts of hyped yet that hype was not evident in their scores. hype plays no part in reviews here.CaseyWegner

Well, we'll see. I'd like to believe the reviewers aren't influenced by hype and hopefully I'm proven wrong. The thing is that like the NBA and its refs, if I see something that looks fishy and out of place, it's going to affect the way I see things. So hopefully the reviewers aren't going to be influenced by all the hype that Halo 3 is getting.

but what positive evidence are you basing that on? there are lots of examples that show hype doesn't influence it.

Hey, we'll see. Different regime now doing reviews with a new review system on GS. From those who have been here longer than I have, they say that Greg was the best reviewer. So we'll see what happens.

but what positive evidence are you basing that on? there are lots of examples that show hype doesn't influence it.

CaseyWegner

But Halo's hype is worlds beyond the hype for any other game... not saying that the reviewers will be influenced, but it'll be a lot more insane if Halo 3 flops than when MP3 did and Bioshock sorta-kinda-not-really did.

[QUOTE="CaseyWegner"]

but what positive evidence are you basing that on? there are lots of examples that show hype doesn't influence it.

Funkyhamster

But Halo's hype is worlds beyond the hype for any other game... not saying that the reviewers will be influenced, but it'll be a lot more insane if Halo 3 flops than when MP3 did and Bioshock sorta-kinda-not-really did.

zelda:tp had as much if not more hype than halo 3.

[QUOTE="CaseyWegner"][QUOTE="Zhengi"]

[QUOTE="CaseyWegner"]i didn't say it flopped. i'm saying it scored lower than what most expected it to. most of the games i mentioned had tremendous amounts of hyped yet that hype was not evident in their scores. hype plays no part in reviews here.Zhengi

Well, we'll see. I'd like to believe the reviewers aren't influenced by hype and hopefully I'm proven wrong. The thing is that like the NBA and its refs, if I see something that looks fishy and out of place, it's going to affect the way I see things. So hopefully the reviewers aren't going to be influenced by all the hype that Halo 3 is getting.

but what positive evidence are you basing that on? there are lots of examples that show hype doesn't influence it.

Hey, we'll see. Different regime now doing reviews with a new review system on GS. From those who have been here longer than I have, they say that Greg was the best reviewer. So we'll see what happens.

so you think giving in to hype is part of the new review system? greg was just one reviewer.

zelda:tp had as much if not more hype than halo 3.

CaseyWegner

True... although something just feels different about Halo 3's case... I'm kinda hoping Halo 3 will flop though, just because then the lemmings will understand how the sheep felt after TP... and there might be more respect between the factions and whatnot. I.E. lemmings won't be able to gloat about TP's flop anymore, but sheep won't be able to gloat about Halo 3 because they've been through TP. Eh, who am I kidding...

so you think giving in to hype is part of the new review system? greg was just one reviewer.CaseyWegner

I didn't say that hype was part of the new review system. I'm saying that hype for Halo 3 will have an influence on the reviewer's review. And the old saying goes that it takes one apple to spoil the bunch. In this case, losing out on a guy who people respect does tend to diminish the quality of the team.

Take another NBA example. If Michael Jordan leaves the Chicago Bulls, do you think the team is the same at all? I'd have to say no especially if they can't find a suitable replacement for him.