Halo Reach Perfect 10! WTF?
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Game reviewers have personal opinions about the games they review. That changes their perception of the game's worth. I stopped paying attention to game reviews a long time ago and just went with my gut on wether or not it was a game to buy.
I agree, his logic was flawed, but hey... we all slip up sometimes.
I agree, his logic was flawed, but hey... we all slip up sometimes.
meh some game reviewers just go for what the people want to here so they are read. who would want to read a review that said a game they loved is crap. (Yahtzee is forgiven). Also in order for games to have fanboys they cant just be crap. therefore if so many people are fanboys of halo then they must be doing something right somewhere... im looking at you halo 1
Edit: also am i the only person that hasnt heard of IGN?
Edit: also am i the only person that hasnt heard of IGN?
I actually hear that Reach is supposed to be good and, frankly, that's the only part of Halo's story that I don't think is utter trash. If they like it then good for them. I'd still like to give this game a go.
Nice to see this thread hasn't got any more intelligent since i started it. If anyone took the time to read beyond the (admittedly) badly worded and provocative title, then they'd see this wasn't a critique of the score itself, but the way in which the reviewer neglected to ascribe value to the writing, which is a decision I personally find abhorrent in a medium that should be able to deliver story and gameplayMiracleOfSound said:
"IGN gives a game a perfect 10"
Right there is when the sirens and alarm bells start going off. IGN is notorious for giving a game a Perfect 10, you read the review and they have criticisms they apparently didn't take into account when ringing up the final score.
Not little things either, story is one, camera or even game controls but it'll get a Perfect 10.
Right there is when the sirens and alarm bells start going off. IGN is notorious for giving a game a Perfect 10, you read the review and they have criticisms they apparently didn't take into account when ringing up the final score.
Not little things either, story is one, camera or even game controls but it'll get a Perfect 10.
The movie "Scanners." It's a pretty good movie, in addition to having exploding heads.Dr. Awesome Face said:Totally unrelated, but where is that little clip from. Is it a movie, or a tv show or something. I saw it in the comments of a screwattack video recently and somewhere else as well. If you know, can you tell me what it is from. Cheers.Snarky Username said:You can't simultaneously call a game perfect and say it has a bad story. THAT IS NOT LOGICAL!
back on topic: i really don't see this as being that big of a deal. This isn't the first time something like this has happened and it certainly won't be the last. I am a lover of decent story in games, but I still enjoy Halo despite this. Why? because it is fun. Or at least I find it fun, as do all of my friends. The real problem here is that review sites such as IGN, and many others as well mind, give scores at all. Ignore the score and read the actual review, I have always considered the two to be seperate entities anyway as there is no way of summing up a complex opinion numerically, reviewers are far too liberal and generous with points anyway.
To anyone who doesn't want to read my text wall, I'll sum it up in big words below:
[HEADING=2]Who gives a shit? Read review. Ignore Score.[/HEADING]
Reviewers can be dumb, it is IGN after all. Personally, I'm going to get the game tonight, play it and then decide if I felt the sotrytelling was anygood.Evil_Weevil said:
Please don't insult my intelligence, it is a very human and understandable that people react to a provocative thread title like that.
ITT: "Boo boo, this is terrible just because i've been told my opinion on Halo by other people, if it was any other game i'd be fine with it! Boo boo"
and "Halo couldn't possibly have a good story despite ODST and Halo Wars have proven that wrong!"
Congratulations Halo Reach!
and "Halo couldn't possibly have a good story despite ODST and Halo Wars have proven that wrong!"
Congratulations Halo Reach!
Let us ride the hype train right along to mediocrityville. Seriously Scrumpmonkey, why in the hell do you still cream yourself to [your favourite thing]?. [Thing] is so pumped full of undeserved hype and praise it's almost unbearable. It's nearly of [your second favourite thing] proportions. You like [thing] because it's [thing], it can just be [thing] and you'll go bananas for it.Scrumpmonkey said:
What an appallingly generic rant. Please do better next time. Halo bashing is as worn out and tiresome as Halo-bashers would have everyone believe Halo itself is.
People should have less money to buy games. That way they will demand quality for their money. It wouldn't be easy for them to spend $60 in 3 months on a mediocre game.
I thought the story was solid in Halo in comparison to other mainstream games, not all games can have such an immersing story as Bioshock....