Mixed Reviews.

There seems to be alot of these lately.

Is it just me or are games moving towards a Love it or hate it Phase? (Especially PS3 Games)

One Reviewer Praises a game, might even gives a game a 9 out of 10.

While another Reviewer Chastise the same game and hands out a 6 out of 10.

Who is to say who is right and who is wrong?

Is the Number System in which games are reviewed Fundamentally Flawed?

Different People with different tastes = Different scores.

Also some websites and magazines have a totally different meaning to their number ratings. Like a 7 is normally average, but a 5 in some magazine would be average instead.

Different People with different tastes = Different scores.

Also some websites and magazines have a totally different meaning to their number ratings. Like a 7 is normally average, but a 5 in some magazine would be average instead.

ZeldaMaster32

Sometimes it's wildly inconsistent

Example.

8

8

5

7

6

9

10

4

8

9

[QUOTE="ZeldaMaster32"]

Different People with different tastes = Different scores.

Also some websites and magazines have a totally different meaning to their number ratings. Like a 7 is normally average, but a 5 in some magazine would be average instead.

GirlGirlGirls

Sometimes it's wildly inconsistent

Example.

8

8

5

7

6

9

10

4

8

9

And that's humanity for you.

You can't expect every outlet to give it the same score all the time.

I hate it when professional reviewers are giving their "opinions"

I mean you really can't help giving out subjective point of view in something like reviewing games etc, but I hate to hear them talk about how it's "just" their opinion.

To me, I think reviews should be objective analysis of games and making a judgement of quality of the products. Not just an opinion. If I wanted opinion, I can get it from this forum instead of going to sites to find reviews.

They are getting paid for their work, and I certainly hope they don't get paid to give out opinions, but analysis of a product and make fair judgement on it. If it's opinion I can give that out too and I don't need to get paid for it.

I hate it when professional reviewers are giving their "opinions"

I mean you really can't help giving out subjective point of view in something like reviewing games etc, but I hate to hear them talk about how it's "just" their opinion.

To me, I think reviews should be objective analysis of games and making a judgement of quality of the products. Not just an opinion. If I wanted opinion, I can get it from this forum instead of going to sites to find reviews.

They are getting paid for their work, and I certainly hope they don't get paid to give out opinions, but analysis of a product and make fair judgement on it. If it's opinion I can give that out too and I don't need to get paid for it.

TriangleHard

Sorry man, it's their opinion and their taste and they will rate the game accordingly to that...Maybe they might run it against each other to be morestable "officially"but I doubt it since the reviews come in shortly after the game is released if not earlier.....That's why Tony Hawk3 scored a perect 10...and other much more deserving games that came out that year didn't.

You're better off going with your own flow than following someone elses opinions I say.

There seems to be alot of these lately.

Is it just me or are games moving towards a Love it or hate it Phase? (Especially PS3 Games)

One Reviewer Praises a game, might even gives a game a 9 out of 10.

While another Reviewer Chastise the same game and hands out a 6 out of 10.

Who is to say who is right and who is wrong?

Is the Number System in which games are reviewed Fundamentally Flawed?

GirlGirlGirls

They are opinions and that's all that needs to be said. Well, not completely, but probably a significant chunk of it.

[QUOTE="TriangleHard"]

I hate it when professional reviewers are giving their "opinions"

I mean you really can't help giving out subjective point of view in something like reviewing games etc, but I hate to hear them talk about how it's "just" their opinion.

To me, I think reviews should be objective analysis of games and making a judgement of quality of the products. Not just an opinion. If I wanted opinion, I can get it from this forum instead of going to sites to find reviews.

They are getting paid for their work, and I certainly hope they don't get paid to give out opinions, but analysis of a product and make fair judgement on it. If it's opinion I can give that out too and I don't need to get paid for it.

verbalfilth

Sorry man, it's their opinion and their taste and they will rate the game accordingly to that...Maybe they might run it against each other to be morestable "officially"but I doubt it since the reviews come in shortly after the game is released if not earlier.....That's why Tony Hawk3 scored a perect 10...and other much more deserving games that came out that year didn't.

You're better off going with your own flow than following someone elses opinions I say.

Well I don't look at the scores anyway.

I usually read reviews to see positives and flaws of the game and game design itself, which reviews have.

basically, I take all the analysis part and make my own darn judgement.

Still when it comes to scoring, I think reviewers should have more objective view towards it because gaming industry is not young industry anymore. Things have to become more professional.

Which is why I used to really like Greg K.'s review because I felt like that's what he did mostly. Sometimes he was little off, but more often than not, he was very good at staying objective, at least that's how I felt.

Thats why I prefer to look at review averages

one opinion isn't enough to justify the purchase/not purchase of a game

when I go to buy a game I do some research and find out what its about what other games are like it and so on. otherwise I mostly rent games and buy 7 or so every year.