Review Scores and You (Questionnairre)

PostRe: Review Scores and You by **Spoonman** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 3:19 pm

Fruits Punch Samurai wrote:I buy any old gooseberry fool. I judge my purchases by how many characters they can fit on a box.

I once bought a game with 32 different versions of Goku from Dragon Ball on it.

PostRe: Review Scores and You by **Prototype** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 3:34 pm

Wow, someone from Official Playstation Magazine postedin my thread. It's almost like the time I got killed by OXM Monobrow on Call of Duty 3.

I think the Edge 10 is the pinnacle of awards for a game. I don't think Halo 3 deserved it, likewise with GTAIV.

PostRe: Review Scores and You by **Winckle** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 3:44 pm

Prototype wrote:I think the Edge 10 is the pinnacle of awards for a game. I don't think Halo 3 deserved it, likewise with GTAIV.

woah prototype, complete agreement here.

PostRe: Review Scores and You by **Rik** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 4:04 pm

Prototype wrote:Wow, someone from Official Playstation Magazine postedin my thread. It's almost like the time I got killed by OXM Monobrow on Call of Duty 3.

I think the Edge 10 is the pinnacle of awards for a game. I don't think Halo 3 deserved it, likewise with GTAIV.

Stop talking gooseberry fool

GTAIV is the only game to get full markes in both Edge and Games TM, trufax. Also did you ever see the Edge Innovation award?

PostRe: Review Scores and You by **Hero of Canton** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 4:06 pm

Rik wrote:Also did you ever see the Edge Innovation award?

How could we not? You've posted it about forty-seven times.

PostRe: Review Scores and You by **Cuttooth** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 4:13 pm

Prototype wrote:I think the Edge 10 is the pinnacle of awards for a game. I don't think Halo 3 deserved it, likewise with GTAIV.

Those two games really ruined the "reputation" an Edge 10 has for me.

PostRe: Review Scores and You by **Rik** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 4:19 pm

Cuttooth wrote:
Prototype wrote:I think the Edge 10 is the pinnacle of awards for a game. I don't think Halo 3 deserved it, likewise with GTAIV.

Those two games really ruined the "reputation" an Edge 10 has for me.

Obviously never noticed the Turok 2 [9] then :lol:

PostRe: Review Scores and You by **Hero of Canton** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 4:20 pm

Rik wrote:
Cuttooth wrote:
Prototype wrote:I think the Edge 10 is the pinnacle of awards for a game. I don't think Halo 3 deserved it, likewise with GTAIV.

Those two games really ruined the "reputation" an Edge 10 has for me.

Obviously never noticed the Turok 2 [9] then

How would a 9 ruin the reputation of a 10?

PostRe: Review Scores and You by **Rik** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 4:21 pm

It's only one more.

PostRe: Review Scores and You by **Winckle** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 4:22 pm

There's a gulf of difference.

PostRe: Review Scores and You by **Prototype** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 4:37 pm

This is like a proper forum.gamesradar.com discussion! Keep it up guys.

S'good to see you still hold onto the same views as a couple of years ago. At least the pair of you are consistent.

PostRe: Review Scores and You by **SEP** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 4:52 pm

The only review score that matters to me is the Official MCN Magazine™ score.

PostRe: Review Scores and You by **FatDaz** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 5:19 pm

Ditch scores and do like Gamesradar have + and - sections at the end. Well written article is more important than scoring. Scoring is just so the games have little captions to put on the boxes!

PostRe: Review Scores and You by **Winckle** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 5:22 pm

FatDaz wrote:Ditch scores and do like Gamesradar have + and - sections at the end. Well written article is more important than scoring. Scoring is just so the games have little captions to put on the boxes!

PostRe: Review Scores and You by **FatDaz** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 5:35 pm

Winckle wrote:
FatDaz wrote:Ditch scores and do like Gamesradar have + and - sections at the end. Well written article is more important than scoring. Scoring is just so the games have little captions to put on the boxes!

I never said Gamesradar was well written. The Full stop is very important. End of one thought, start of another! I simply meant the + and - sections are a good idea

You'll love.....
You'll hate.....

The well written article is obviously not one of GR's strengths!

PostRe: Review Scores and You by **<]:^D** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 6:47 pm

Do you get annoyed by review scores in general? No.

Which magazine/online source do you find to be the most trustworthy when it comes to scores I don't know.

Give an example of a review score you agreed with entirely. Haven't got one.

Give an example of a review score you disagreed with entirely. Haven't got one.

What would you change about the way games are reviewed, if anything? No strawberry floating scores.

:fp:

PostRe: Review Scores and You by **Captain Kinopio** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 6:51 pm

Prototype wrote:
Do you get annoyed by review scores in general?
If it's a game I love and the score is wildly different from mine then yes I do.

Which magazine/online source do you find to be the most trustworthy when it comes to scores
Gametrailers

Give an example of a review score you agreed with entirely.
Ocarina of Time - 10

Give an example of a review score you disagreed with entirely.
Super Smash Bros Melee - 5

What would you change about the way games are reviewed, if anything?
Nothing

Thanks

PostRe: Review Scores and You by **Prototype** » Wed Jul 29, 2009 8:03 pm

Cheers for the last two people actually filling out my wee question thingy.

Would be very interesting to see everyone else's thoughts!

Prototype wrote: Do you get annoyed by review scores in general? No

Which magazine/online source do you find to be the most trustworthy when it comes to scores None really, I just get whatever, mainly renting

Give an example of a review score you agreed with entirely. None I can think of

Give an example of a review score you disagreed with entirely. Same as above

What would you change about the way games are reviewed, if anything? I'd like to see another way or games being reviewed, see my last post.

Do you get annoyed by review scores in general? - Not particularly

Which magazine/online source do you find to be the most trustworthy when it comes to scores - I've a sub to GamesTM, which I find to be more in line with my tastes than any other mag out there. I also buy Edge monthly (I should really subscribe to this as well), and I check out GameTrailers a lot, mainly because it shows gameplay and I can get a resonable impression of the game from someone playing it.

Give an example of a review score you agreed with entirely. - Proabaly Edge 10 for Ocarina

Give an example of a review score you disagreed with entirely. - Edge 10 for GTAIV

What would you change about the way games are reviewed, if anything? - I'd like to see a second opinion box-out alongside the main review, and I'd like to see the end to the 'hive-mind' mentality that Edge favours. Basically, I like to know who reviews each game. That way, over time, you'd get to know what type of games they prefer and whether they give a bad review to a type of game that they're not all the fond of.

Aside from that, just generally reiterate what has been said above. I've been gaming for over 20 years now, and I know what type of games I like. I'm certainly not going to ditch a game from a genre I like if it get's a pasting in a certain mag; unless there's something really broken with said game.

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