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#1 Zero_epyon
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I've seen excuses from all sides bash reviewers for their reviews of games. For example, No one seemed to like IGN when they scored ODST at 9.0 but others praised them when they gave uncharted a 9.5.

So what makes you not like a reviewer no matter what score they give?

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#2 deactivated-63f6895020e66
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Giving a 9.3 to a PS3 exclusive = biased reviewer. Fact.
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#3 Lto_thaG
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Giving a 9.3 to a PS3 exclusive = biased reviewer. Fact.IronBass
Are cows gonna be hearing about that for years to come? :lol:

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#4 Sloan360
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If there opinion goes against mine on what a good game is because reviews don't make a good game good.

Lots of goods in that sentence.

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#5 expanded
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having a first name with one syllable and a last name that is absurd! :)

If their opinion goes against mine on what a good game is then the reviewer's review don't make a good game good.

Lots of goods in that sentence.

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fixed.. since there were alot of goods in that sentence :roll:

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#6 shalashaska88
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Giving a 9.3 to a PS3 exclusive = biased reviewer. Fact.IronBass
:lol: good one.
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#7 deactivated-63f6895020e66
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[QUOTE="IronBass"]Giving a 9.3 to a PS3 exclusive = biased reviewer. Fact.Lto_thaG

Are cows gonna be hearing about that for years to come? :lol:

Are you gonna defent those 360 fanboys from GT? :x
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#8 CDUB316
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[QUOTE="IronBass"]Giving a 9.3 to a PS3 exclusive = biased reviewer. Fact.Lto_thaG

Are cows gonna be hearing about that for years to come? :lol:

well duh! lol

that's like saying are we gonna have another RROD or XBL is $50 a year so it sucks thread tomorrow

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#9 ogvampire
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imo, the bolded part discredits this Games Radar reviewer:

"Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant. It looks amazing, plays like a dream and the voice-acting/story-telling will hook you in right from the off. PS3 officially has it's a killer-app and a million tears are shed by 360 fanboys."

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#10 Lto_thaG
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[QUOTE="Lto_thaG"]

[QUOTE="IronBass"]Giving a 9.3 to a PS3 exclusive = biased reviewer. Fact.IronBass

Are cows gonna be hearing about that for years to come? :lol:

Are you gonna defent those 360 fanboys from GT? :x

Ofcourse not :x I stand with GUFU!
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#11 roxlimn
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Being factually wrong.

If a reviewer reviewed Starcraft today and criticized it for being a shallow beat-em-up, he's automatically written off.

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#12 deactivated-63f6895020e66
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Ofcourse not :x I stand with GUFU!Lto_thaG
That's my boy ^_^
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#13 shawn7324
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Nothing. It's ultimately just his/her opinion & that can be whatever they want it to be. Why are you asking?

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Uh, inaccuracies?
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#15 gamefan274
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When one game get an amazing score then another game thats as good or better gets a crappy score. Eurogamer anyone?

Scores should be a way to compare games, not just to rate them.

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#16 shawn7324
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I've seen excuses from all sides bash reviewers for their reviews of games. For example, No one seemed to like IGN when they scored ODST at 9.0 but others praised them when they gave uncharted a 9.5.

So what makes you not like a reviewer no matter what score they give?

Zero_epyon
I can't say that I've ever actually disliked a reviewer. I don't personally know them & I really could care less what they think about a game.
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#17 Silent-Hal
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When the reviewer actually comes across as being a fanboy in their review (like in that Gamesradar review someone else quoted), when the reviewer says something about the game that simply isn't true or when a reviewer criticises a game for having mechanics that are typical for it's genre.

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#18 Eddie-Vedder
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Inconstancy.

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#19 Cicatraz_ESP
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imo, the bolded part discredits this Games Radar reviewer:

"Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant. It looks amazing, plays like a dream and the voice-acting/story-telling will hook you in right from the off. PS3 officially has it's a killer-app and a million tears are shed by 360 fanboys."

ogvampire

Wow, did they really say that?

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#20 deactivated-5b78379493e12
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[QUOTE="Zero_epyon"]

I've seen excuses from all sides bash reviewers for their reviews of games. For example, No one seemed to like IGN when they scored ODST at 9.0 but others praised them when they gave uncharted a 9.5.

So what makes you not like a reviewer no matter what score they give?

shawn7324

I can't say that I've ever actually disliked a reviewer. I don't personally know them & I really could care less what they think about a game.

Well said.

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#21 vaderhater
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Giving a 9.3 to a PS3 exclusive = biased reviewer. Fact.IronBass
Good News!!! At GT 9.3 is the new 10!!

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#22 CDUB316
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[QUOTE="ogvampire"]

imo, the bolded part discredits this Games Radar reviewer:

"Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant. It looks amazing, plays like a dream and the voice-acting/story-telling will hook you in right from the off. PS3 officially has it's a killer-app and a million tears are shed by 360 fanboys."

Cicatraz_ESP

Wow, did they really say that?

WTF?

if they did then that guy needs to be fired ASAP...fanboyism is the worst thing for any review site

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#23 ogvampire
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[QUOTE="ogvampire"]

imo, the bolded part discredits this Games Radar reviewer:

"Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant. It looks amazing, plays like a dream and the voice-acting/story-telling will hook you in right from the off. PS3 officially has it's a killer-app and a million tears are shed by 360 fanboys."

Cicatraz_ESP

Wow, did they really say that?

yup... thats a direct quote. i couldnt believe it either... very immature

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#24 SecretPolice
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When their opinion is different then mine. :P j/k

If they are found out to be on the take. :evil:

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#25 pontyfaxjr
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If their review mentions ANYTHING about the online components of the game (multiplayer specifically) yet they have an advanced review copy and thus, very few people to play with. Also, scrubs reviewing fighting games :D
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#26 Silent-Hal
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It also bugs me a little when a game is marked down for having certain flaws, and yet another, similar game is given a free pass for those exact same flaws.
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#27 CDUB316
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It also bugs me a little when a game is marked down for having certain flaws, and yet another, similar game is given a free pass for those exact same flaws. Silent-Hal

that all depends on who's reviewing it

some people can over look things more than others and are less harsh than others

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#28 1080pOnly
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If I see a reviewer wearing a hat made of cash, smoking a cash stuffed pipe and talking about how great the cash is from this game I start to question.

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#29 masiisam
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Mainly contradictions and inaccuracies found in the review are IMO clearindicators the reviewer did not spend enough time with the game and assumed…

IMO …they should be fired….If you can't do your job and play the game…. give a review on the merits of that game….and decide to take the weak lazy way out of assumption….

Your job should be given to someone else that is competent to give a proper review.

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#30 gamefan67
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When a reviewer reviews a game based on their personal taste and not how the good the game actually is.
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#31 Scythes777
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When they mark points off for being too hard.

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#32 shalashaska88
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When they dock out points for "having too much variety".:roll:

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#34 SpiritOfFire117
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When they are poor at the game or genre to begin with.
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#35 ActicEdge
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Giving a 9.3 to a PS3 exclusive = biased reviewer. Fact.IronBass

Second post nailed it. Also, if a game lacks originality, that's a flag for a bias reviewer. I mean ODST got a 9.

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#36 WTA2k5
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Nothing. It's their opinion and there are flaws with giving a numerical score to a game. Simple as that.

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#37 MajorGamer531
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If the reviewer hammers a weakness in one game and skips over that weakness in another game. Its a clear sign of bias.

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#38 67gt500
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It's simple, really... in accordance with Proper System Wars Tradition/Protocol a game reviewer is automatically discredited if he/she disagrees with my own personal opinion...
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#39 danish-death
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I usually never do, however the quoted piece with the fanboy statement was utterly useless and lame.
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#40 sonicthemegaman
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For me, it's when the reviewer shows a total lack of skill and knowledge of the game he/she is reviewing. Hilary Goldsteins's Sonic Unleashed review is a perfect example of this. Gamespot's reviews aren't that much better. Anyone who would call Sonic and the Black Knight's bosses "frustrating" just sucks at the game. IGN's Matt Cassima (who I consider a big Nintendo Fanboy) couldn't even defeat Gawain nor did he show any knowledge of how to do so assuming he was the one playing in the video. I'm surprised Sonic Rush Adventure got a good score on IGN as the gameplay videos had people playing without even using the boost. In fact, reading reviews today (especially about Sonic)) is like taking advice from an angry 10 year old. I'd sooner take my kid brother's review of video game seriously and he's 8. -_-
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#41 kaparsapar
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Inconsistency.

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#42 zero_snake99
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While I thought the 9.3 score was fine, I thought the inconsistencies were there enough that he decided to dock points. Gears of War is no where near original. Take Kill.switch and add chainsaws online and roadie run, and you get Gears of War, yet nothing about originality was mentioned there. SMG was also an example that was brought up, though it did feature planets and such (even though RnC:ToD had gravity boots) but the main mechanics come down to jumping and attacking goombas and other creatures. Not original, but the game was polished as hell, yet nothing was docked there. It's just inconsistencies that really really urk me.

Also, I can't stand people that review a game and they are outright biased or just not into the game (eg. Afrika scored an average of around 70, while IGN gave it like 30 or somethin).

People who make up reasons ("Forza is too realistic"? LOL!! NICE ON GAMEPRO!!) and people who complain about difficulty (some folks ragged on Demon's Souls because they suck at it).

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#43 zero_snake99
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Inconsistency.

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I love you man. I went on this long rant about that.. but you just said that single word, and hit it head on.
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#44 sonicthemegaman
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Inconsistency.

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quoted for truth
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#45 hashabnelah
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There are many reasons a reviewer may be discredited:

a) He has a conflict of interest when he is in the payroll of a publisher or enjoys the benefits of press junkets that may influence his reviews.

b) He shows a lack of knowledge of the games he reviewed.

c) He is biased on certain games, genres, platforms, or franchises that his biases are self-evident.

d) The reviews he writes are of poor quality and he rants about games than properly reviewing them.

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#46 dark-warmachine
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If his opinion is not inline with mine.:P

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#47 NoobisMaxcimus
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Giving a 9.3 to a PS3 exclusive = biased reviewer. Fact.IronBass

People were mad at the review itself, and not the score.

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#48 OreoMilkshake
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When they write crap like this.

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#49 Broman6015
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When a reviewer allows his passion for games to come before his work. That may sound backwards but when it comes to writing reviews and being a "game journalist" its my opinion that you should be a writer first, and a gamer second.
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#50 gamefan67
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When they write crap like this.

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