[QUOTE="Litchie"]
I do not trust GameSpot's reviews as much as I did before when the good ones were still here (Jeff Gerstmann, Greg Kasavin, etc). The reviews are just... worse. Doesn't talk about lots of stuff that would be nice to know, if you're still thinking about getting the game. And the mistakes they are making, which show that they haven't even played the whole game are pretty horrible..
Kevin-V
Mistakes such as...? When we make them, we own up to them, and always have. Errors have been made during those "good old days," as it stands. Eve Online, Savage, Titan Quest, Shenmue, Company of Heroes--these and other games have had post-publication changes based on errors and other events, and those all occurred during those days. Furthermore, every reviewer, past and present, has written a review or given a score that was unpopular in some way. Jeff wrote many a review with off-the-beaten path scores: Diddy Kong Racing, Twilight Princess, and so on. Greg gave a higher score to Perfect Dark Zero than he did to Deus Ex.I point these things out not because I disagree with the writers that helped me follow the path I am on now, but because the "good old days" are no different than the "good now days." The only difference is that you choose to ignore what has happened in the past in an effort to dismiss the work of the talented people that work here now. Well, that, and we are much more transparent about these events now than in the past. We are far, far, far more communicative to our users now than before, which means you are much more likely to know about these events than before. Also, I should point out the obvious: Some of us worked here alongside Greg and Jeff, and are apparently then part of the old days. And I am going to go out on a limb and say that the writing quality now is the highest it has ever been on this site, and continues to shine.
As for the rest of the comments, it should be clear to everyone that has ever had an opinion about anything that you cannot expect someone to agree with you on everything you state, think, and feel. In this thread alone, I see one person stating that a 7.5 seems more appropriate, while another thinks an 8 is too low. I have seen comments thinking I scored Alpha Protocol much too high, others that state that I scored it much too low, and others that think I hit it right on the money. I think this information speaks for itself, but I think it is worth pointing out. Or more plainly: Because someone has a different perception of a quality does not make them wrong, or you right. This is one of the basic notions of adult life.
Just one thing, you really think ODTS deserves a 9.0?? I mean compare to the other Halo games that game was bad.
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