Gamespot - Your new Review System... Is Garbage

Isn't it clear by now that the VAST MAJORITY of people who have relied on your reviews fo YEARS now, feel that your new review system is VASTLY INFERIOR to your old one?

I sincerly hope this is just a "trial run" to see how things go. I very much hope you are already planning on switching back.

I'm struggling to comprehend why you would take something that was never broken.... and break it:(

I have gone from taking YOUR reviews as THE source for my reviews, to quite frankly reading your reviews and feeling sad and frustrated as to why you would make such a NEGATIVE change.

I have not yet found a new "main source" for my reviews, but believe me.... I'm on it. And I'm not happy about it :(

Agreed, switching to the .5 interval system seems like a step to avoid more Zelda TP incedents (I'm not talking about whether the game deserved the score, merely the flack GS has taken for it), although I do like the medals.

The new review system is too new. To judge it is premature. However, later this year are some serious heavy weight games. Considering how psychotic S/W is and how huge the games are, the review system will either seem to rid hostility completely or bomb horribly.

I think we need to wait and see some more big games get reviewed before jumping to conclusions.smokeydabear076

its bad I dont know why GS did it that way and now I take IGN reviews more to heart. WHy mess up a good thing?

with the new system would GEOW be 9.5 or 10MorisUkunRasik

Well in my opinion gamespot's reviewing days ended when they gave TP 8.8/10.

Well in my opinion gamespot's reviewing days ended when they gave TP 8.8/10.

Gangans

this topic is garbage. The review system is fine. It's good because it keeps people from saying "OMG, my game score .1 better than yours, OMG It's teh better!".jack_russel

But I digress, GS also got rid of the categories, which I always found useful for buying games. I really don't care about sound or graphics when compared to value and gameplay, plus tilt was always a great way of telling how a reviewer felt about the game.

Well in my opinion gamespot's reviewing days ended when they gave TP 8.8/10.

Gangans

It deserved it.

with the new system would GEOW be 9.5 or 10MorisUkunRasik

They round down I believe, so it would be a 9.5.

[QUOTE="Gangans"]

Well in my opinion gamespot's reviewing days ended when they gave TP 8.8/10.

AHUGECAT

It deserved it.

No it didn't. And with the new review system it would have gotten 8.5/10 because they round down. Did it deserve 8.5? Only on gamespot. The rest of the human race is still laughing at G-spot and relevant fanbabies. Join us.

[QUOTE="AHUGECAT"][QUOTE="Gangans"]

Well in my opinion gamespot's reviewing days ended when they gave TP 8.8/10.

Gangans

It deserved it.

No it didn't.

You're right, I'd put it more around 8.2-8.5.

[QUOTE="Gangans"][QUOTE="AHUGECAT"][QUOTE="Gangans"]

Well in my opinion gamespot's reviewing days ended when they gave TP 8.8/10.

AHUGECAT

It deserved it.

No it didn't.

You're right, I'd put it more around 8.2-8.5.

Your opinion is your own. BUT, in the public domain, zelda TP is a 9/9.5 game. You are in the minority, thats all I be sayin.

[QUOTE="Gangans"]

Well in my opinion gamespot's reviewing days ended when they gave TP 8.8/10.

AHUGECAT

It deserved it.

[QUOTE="AHUGECAT"][QUOTE="Gangans"]

Well in my opinion gamespot's reviewing days ended when they gave TP 8.8/10.

gingerdivid

It deserved it.

Why did gamecube version get 8.9? Was it...dated? It had the best graphics on cube. And halo 3 is dated, it's another fps shooter.

[QUOTE="gingerdivid"][QUOTE="AHUGECAT"][QUOTE="Gangans"]

Well in my opinion gamespot's reviewing days ended when they gave TP 8.8/10.

Gangans

It deserved it.

Why did gamecube version get 8.9? Was it...dated? It had the best graphics on cube. And halo 3 is dated, it's another fps shooter.

Halo 3 isn't dated, I'm sorry that is infantile logic. So that would make Metroid Prime dated?

this topic is garbage. The review system is fine. It's good because it keeps people from saying "OMG, my game score .1 better than yours, OMG It's teh better!".jack_russel

It's not good IMO.

It makes things more bunched together and less specific. I mean an 8.8 game before will now just bemoved up to 9.0

I think we are going to see a hell of a lot of a lot more AAA titles or a hell of a lot more 8.5's than ever before now cause of it. Basically this system was put in place for casuals and that's about it. It's for non serious gamers IMO. Maybe this is thanks to the Wii? lol :p

This topic is pointless. Did you guys ever think that maybe they did it because they wanted people to start actually reading the damn reviews? instead of looking at the number score and instantly "claiming" this and that?

They REVIEW games, not tack on numbers to games telling you to buy it or not. If they give a game a 7.5, but say in the review that it was an extremely fun game, but the only thing holding its score back was some minor thing that YOU personally didn't find negative, would you still pass it up because it got a 7.5?

Look at motorstorm, it got a 7.9 (understandably), but it was still a great game. Same as crackdown. Maybe if we actually read the reviews, instead of instantly trying to "own", we'd be able to further understand the meaning of "Gamer". Rather than "fanboy".

But that'll NEVER happen. so that being said... I have a feeling with this new system is going to produce a lot more 7, and 7.5's, since the score rating is basically out of a total of 19, rather than out of 100. Thus, the smaller the scale gets, the larger the value. For instance, 7.0 is the new 8.0, type of thing. I'm not saying this is how it *is*. but it could turn out this way, depending on how many games start seeing lower scores due to the new rating system.

I mean.. I highly doubt gamespot is going to give every game that would usually deserve a 7.8 or 7.9 an 8.0. my guess is everything is rounded down. therefore a 9.9 = 9.5, and so on. But I can't be sure yet.
0rin

*cough* CRACKDOWN *cough*

[QUOTE="jack_russel"]this topic is garbage. The review system is fine. It's good because it keeps people from saying "OMG, my game score .1 better than yours, OMG It's teh better!".kcpp2b

It's not good IMO.

It makes things more bunched together and less specific. I mean an 8.8 game before will now just bemoved up to 9.0

I think we are going to see a hell of a lot of a lot more AAA titles or a hell of a lot more 8.5's than ever before now cause of it. Basically this system was put in place for casuals and that's about it. It's for non serious gamers IMO. Maybe this is thanks to the Wii? lol :p

Maybe its about taking the focus off of a trivial, useless number and actually tasking the reader to *gasp* READ the reviews? And if I don't feel like reading the review... the new pro/con icons do a good enough job of informing me of the good and bad aspects of the game. I really don't see the problem.

[QUOTE="kcpp2b"]

[QUOTE="jack_russel"]this topic is garbage. The review system is fine. It's good because it keeps people from saying "OMG, my game score .1 better than yours, OMG It's teh better!".Corvin

It's not good IMO.

It makes things more bunched together and less specific. I mean an 8.8 game before will now just bemoved up to 9.0

I think we are going to see a hell of a lot of a lot more AAA titles or a hell of a lot more 8.5's than ever before now cause of it. Basically this system was put in place for casuals and that's about it. It's for non serious gamers IMO. Maybe this is thanks to the Wii? lol :p

Maybe its about taking the focus off of a trivial, useless number and actually tasking the reader to *gasp* READ the reviews? And if I don't feel like reading the review... the new pro/con icons do a good enough job of informing me of the good and bad aspects of the game. I really don't see the problem.

What? You think people didn't "READ" the reviews before? LOL

You seriously can't believe that people didn't read the reviews O_o

And even when I read the new reviews, they are inferior to what they once were. For example, I used to be able to easily find specific info I wanted, such as info about the Graphics or the Gameplay, sound ect ect. They had the review split up into east to find sections. Now those sections are gone.

The new review system is Inferior to the old system in every way I can think of.

[QUOTE="kcpp2b"]

[QUOTE="jack_russel"]this topic is garbage. The review system is fine. It's good because it keeps people from saying "OMG, my game score .1 better than yours, OMG It's teh better!".Corvin

It's not good IMO.

It makes things more bunched together and less specific. I mean an 8.8 game before will now just bemoved up to 9.0

I think we are going to see a hell of a lot of a lot more AAA titles or a hell of a lot more 8.5's than ever before now cause of it. Basically this system was put in place for casuals and that's about it. It's for non serious gamers IMO. Maybe this is thanks to the Wii? lol :p

Maybe its about taking the focus off of a trivial, useless number and actually tasking the reader to *gasp* READ the reviews? And if I don't feel like reading the review... the new pro/con icons do a good enough job of informing me of the good and bad aspects of the game. I really don't see the problem.

What? You think people didn't "READ" the reviews before? LOL

You seriously can't believe that people didn't read the reviews O_o

And even when I read the new reviews, they are inferior to what they once were. For example, I used to be able to easily find specific info I wanted, such as info about the Graphics or the Gameplay, sound ect ect. They had the review split up into east to find sections. Now those sections are gone.

The new review system is Inferior to the old system in every way I can think of.

I hate the new Review System, with a passion.

It just seems silly to me.

What?! ZOMG, so now AAAAs are actually possible once again? I see more THPS3's on the way....Wintry_Flutist

See - that's why I think the new system fails. 10's seem so much more attainable, what was wrong with the old review system? ._.

[QUOTE="AHUGECAT"][QUOTE="Gangans"]

Well in my opinion gamespot's reviewing days ended when they gave TP 8.8/10.

gingerdivid

It deserved it.

[QUOTE="Wintry_Flutist"]What?! ZOMG, so now AAAAs are actually possible once again? I see more THPS3's on the way....inertk

See - that's why I think the new system fails. 10's seem so much more attainable, what was wrong with the old review system? ._.

i like the new system.

you should draw up a poll and see wat people really think.

i like the new system.

you should draw up a poll and see wat people really think.

samusarmada

[QUOTE="samusarmada"]

i like the new system.

you should draw up a poll and see wat people really think.

0rin

too lazy :cry:

lol, besides its probably not the best time to do it right now. Seeing as theres already a thread about it. I doubt people will want to share their views twice.

Now if i did a wii bashing thread..... 8)

[QUOTE="gingerdivid"][QUOTE="AHUGECAT"][QUOTE="Gangans"]

Well in my opinion gamespot's reviewing days ended when they gave TP 8.8/10.

The-0ne

It deserved it.