IGN AU has a very controversial review.

LMAO since when do I care what Aussies think? For that matter one review. The one guy openly admits he didn't like Halo. Right there he threw bias into the equation. Again take that review and add the other 40 reviews it has gotten and average them out.. That review means squat when taken into context.. Halo 3 is STILL a 9.5..

:lol: :lol:

Anyone else notice how all the cows & sheep are agreeing with the interview solely because it's AA?:lol:

Give it up. Halo3 is AAA.

[QUOTE="Zero_Fate_"]Some legimiate complaints and a well written reviewIMO.Velocitas8

Indeed. I just read through it, why is this considered "controversial?" The breakdown of the scores and their reasoning at the end of the review is very much along the lines of what I expected from early on.

Probably because they criticised the game, instead of automatically giving it a 9+.
In any case, it looks like they did it just to get attention - why else would they write 'controversial review' at the top of the page?

[QUOTE="--ProtoMan--"][QUOTE="---OkeyDokey---"]

thats sounds like a very honest review.

i find it strange that gs review of mp3 completely focused on minimal negatives like the slighty easier difficulty and the sameyness of the game as justification for such a low score, while halo 3 is just as guilty of being more of the same, yet there was no mention of it in the review, despite the fact they made such a big deal out of it for mp3.

im not saying gs is biased, i agree with their review of TP, but that metroid review i think really tried hard to make some little things into a big deal for no apparent reason. i could find MUCH more viable complaints for games like oblivion, gears of war and warioware that managed to get AAA scores. how exactly is mp3 worse than a three hour minigame collection and an unchanged gc port?

nowakawon

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. For MP3, GS said it was too similar, but too different in that it was paced too much like a standard FPS. But then here comes Halo 3, and nobody cares how similar it is to Halo 1-2. Plus, they considered the differences to be good things.

I respect both series, but to change the rules is totally wrong.

I've never play metroid, so please correct me if i'm wrong. While I do think if Halo 3 shipped with campaign and multiplayer it would have just scored a 8.5 for the same reasons MP3 did. However, Halo 3 did not just ship with campaign and multiplayer but also forge and saved films. Some push these off to the side like they are no big deal. Yet forge will last your hours of gameplay and entertainment. As saved films will also last you hours of entertainment.

Forge and saved films are extras, just like MP3's extras. On the old GS ranking system, they should have bumped Halo 3 up by MAYBE a tenth of a point. But they should NOT determine AA from AAA. That should belong to the gameplay alone.

[QUOTE="--ProtoMan--"][QUOTE="---OkeyDokey---"]

thats sounds like a very honest review.

i find it strange that gs review of mp3 completely focused on minimal negatives like the slighty easier difficulty and the sameyness of the game as justification for such a low score, while halo 3 is just as guilty of being more of the same, yet there was no mention of it in the review, despite the fact they made such a big deal out of it for mp3.

im not saying gs is biased, i agree with their review of TP, but that metroid review i think really tried hard to make some little things into a big deal for no apparent reason. i could find MUCH more viable complaints for games like oblivion, gears of war and warioware that managed to get AAA scores. how exactly is mp3 worse than a three hour minigame collection and an unchanged gc port?

nowakawon

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. For MP3, GS said it was too similar, but too different in that it was paced too much like a standard FPS. But then here comes Halo 3, and nobody cares how similar it is to Halo 1-2. Plus, they considered the differences to be good things.

I respect both series, but to change the rules is totally wrong.

I've never play metroid, so please correct me if i'm wrong. While I do think if Halo 3 shipped with campaign and multiplayer it would have just scored a 8.5 for the same reasons MP3 did. However, Halo 3 did not just ship with campaign and multiplayer but also forge and saved films. Some push these off to the side like they are no big deal. Yet forge will last your hours of gameplay and entertainment. As saved films will also last you hours of entertainment.

I agree, but that's not my point at all.

In the MP3 review, it was criticized for being too similar (and too different). In the Halo 3 review, they said similarities don't matter at all because the original were such good games. Wel MP1-2 were good games, but apparently that didn't matter.

Changing review criteria is wrong.

I've never play metroid, so please correct me if i'm wrong. While I do think if Halo 3 shipped with campaign and multiplayer it would have just scored a 8.5 for the same reasons MP3 did. However, Halo 3 did not just ship with campaign and multiplayer but also forge and saved films. Some push these off to the side like they are no big deal. Yet forge will last your hours of gameplay and entertainment. As saved films will also last you hours of entertainment.

Maybe off topic, but mind if I add you on live?

[QUOTE="Velocitas8"]

[QUOTE="Zero_Fate_"]Some legimiate complaints and a well written reviewIMO.Planeforger

Indeed. I just read through it, why is this considered "controversial?" The breakdown of the scores and their reasoning at the end of the review is very much along the lines of what I expected from early on.

Probably because they criticised the game, instead of automatically giving it a 9+.
In any case, it looks like they did it just to get attention - why else would they write 'controversial review' at the top of the page?

Yea. AU IGN needs more hits. Advertisers aren't paying enough!

You know what would have really gotten them hits? an 11/10.

Of course it does. If it's not worth playing for me, then it's not there for me. It might as well not exist, and Halo 3 to me ends up as a short play session. This is why I'm so opposed to games that try to mix it up and do both SP and MP: the SP almost always gets short-shafted, like Gears of War, Halo 2, Resistance, GRAW, etc., and the vast majority of gamers are still SP gamers.

Then you get games that do ONLY SP, or ONLY MP, and you get masterpieces of our time, like BioShock, Battlefield 2, Metroid Prime 3, etc.

One of the few games that does both SP and MP right is the Half-Life series, but that's the only one I can think of.

mjarantilla

LMAO since when do I care what Aussies think? For that matter one review. The one guy openly admits he didn't like Halo. Right there he threw bias into the equation. Again take that review and add the other 40 reviews it has gotten and average them out.. That review means squat when taken into context.. Halo 3 is STILL a 9.5..

NitaraPwnzU

There were 3 reviewers.

jackvegas21

I've never play metroid, so please correct me if i'm wrong. While I do think if Halo 3 shipped with campaign and multiplayer it would have just scored a 8.5 for the same reasons MP3 did. However, Halo 3 did not just ship with campaign and multiplayer but also forge and saved films. Some push these off to the side like they are no big deal. Yet forge will last your hours of gameplay and entertainment. As saved films will also last you hours of entertainment.

Maybe off topic, but mind if I add you on live?

Go for it. I actually have a new Live name. "Karfragnor"

Also, it wouldn't surprise me if IGN AU rated Halo3 8.9 just for hits on their site. Heck, they even name their review "IGN AU's CONTROVERSIAL review"

Clearly, like other MUrdoch-owned filth, IGN AU is looking for attention. If not, then they wouldn't label their review "controversial".

[QUOTE="Velocitas8"]

[QUOTE="Zero_Fate_"]Some legimiate complaints and a well written reviewIMO.Planeforger

Indeed. I just read through it, why is this considered "controversial?" The breakdown of the scores and their reasoning at the end of the review is very much along the lines of what I expected from early on.

Probably because they criticised the game, instead of automatically giving it a 9+.
In any case, it looks like they did it just to get attention - why else would they write 'controversial review' at the top of the page?

Thats exactly correct.. Who the hell reads IGN AU? I bet even the Aussies go to the main IGN page.. I mean seriously reading the gripes those guys had about the game.. Some were truely pathetic and the one guy openly admits he isn't a Halo fan...

Anyways the sheep and cows can cry and moan all they want. The fact is Halo scores a 9.5 - 10 on almost every other site. 2 hours and I will be playing the biggest game of 2007!!! Master Chief Rulez

that's not my point at all.

In the MP3 review, it was criticized for being too similar (and too different). In the Halo 3 review, they said similarities don't matter at all because the original were such good games. Wel MP1-2 were good games, but apparently that didn't matter.

Changing review criteria is wrong.

--ProtoMan--

Oh, yea. Here comes my support for the majority again.

The games where reviewed by two different people, right? They both have different opinions. Other websites didn't rate Mp3 as harsh as gamespot. Yay for majority!