Ashilyn said: You know what I hate more than anything else? When a review does nothing but go on about the flaws of a game, what's wrong with it, and generally how unappealing it is... and then gives it a 7.5, 8, or even 9. This happens way to often, and disassociation between review content and scores is galling. It feels like way too many reviewers are afraid to own up to how they really feel about a game, either because it's whatever their parent company is shilling (this is why I stopped reading game informer), or because some reason teh scores are held to a radically different standard than actual review content. It's misleading and, you would think, unprofessional.
Rhaegar said: Ashilyn said: You know what I hate more than anything else? When a review does nothing but go on about the flaws of a game, what's wrong with it, and generally how unappealing it is... and then gives it a 7.5, 8, or even 9. This happens way to often, and disassociation between review content and scores is galling. It feels like way too many reviewers are afraid to own up to how they really feel about a game, either because it's whatever their parent company is shilling (this is why I stopped reading game informer), or because some reason teh scores are held to a radically different standard than actual review content. It's misleading and, you would think, unprofessional.I was about to post exactly this. Even worse is when you see two games in the same issue, both with the same flaws described in detail, and then one of those games (typically the one with more hype) gets rated a full 2-3+ points higher than the other despite that. Gaming journalism is Fox News-level retarded and unethical, plain and simple.
Onyx said: As bad as game reviewers are these days, gamers are also some of the most whiny, entitled shits ever. I listen to the opinions of a few trusted sources and I also go by my own gut. Otherwise, I don't care what the gaming media or gamers on the internet think.
