Poll: IGN is dead to me

[Not-here-anymore]

It's Pac-Man! One of the greatest, most enduring games of all time. It's still good! And, since I can see no way in which it can be improved, worthy of a 10.
9.9 if you're one of those people who refuses to give a 10 on general principle

 

[duchaked]

might need a "or should I just chill?" option at the bottom of the poll...

 

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[ENKC]

Mass Effect 2
Portal
Half-Life 2
Starcraft 2
Fallout 3

When you see this list of games, you most likely think "this is a list of some of the best games ever made

Fallout 3 is ok..but the rest are god awful. And did you play Pac-Man C.E DX? That game is awesome.

God awful? Really? Troll harder on the strings of your martyr.

 

[Aura Guardian]

Mass Effect 2
Portal
Half-Life 2
Starcraft 2
Fallout 3

When you see this list of games, you most likely think "this is a list of some of the best games ever made

Fallout 3 is ok..but the rest are god awful. And did you play Pac-Man C.E DX? That game is awesome.

God awful? Really? Troll harder on the strings of your martyr.

Stating an opinion =/= troll.

 

[mitchell271]

I agree with their 10. There really is nothing wrong with the game. Infinite replayability, innovative ideas, fun gameplay, perfect controls. Before you judge a game, at least try it out first. Unless they are like GT and say nothing but bad things about a game *cough*Medal of Honor*cough* and then give them an 8 which says "This game is good. It has some problems and you won't be mad if you miss it, but you should at least rent it and try it out for yourself." What you should be asking, "Is GT dead to you?"

 

[LeonLethality]

Mass Effect 2
Portal
Half-Life 2
Starcraft 2
Fallout 3

When you see this list of games, you most likely think "this is a list of some of the best games ever made

Fallout 3 is ok..but the rest are god awful. And did you play Pac-Man C.E DX? That game is awesome.

God awful? Really? Troll harder on the strings of your martyr.

Stating an opinion =/= troll.

This is the escapist though, having an opinion against everyone else means you ARE a troll. You're not allowed to have an opinion on those shitty games.

 

[Aura Guardian]

Mass Effect 2
Portal
Half-Life 2
Starcraft 2
Fallout 3

When you see this list of games, you most likely think "this is a list of some of the best games ever made

Fallout 3 is ok..but the rest are god awful. And did you play Pac-Man C.E DX? That game is awesome.

God awful? Really? Troll harder on the strings of your martyr.

Stating an opinion =/= troll.

This is the escapist though, having an opinion against everyone else means you ARE a troll. You're not allowed to have an opinion on those shitty games.

I have noticed this as well my friend.

 

[MrGalactus]

Well a lot of these gaming sites are sponsored by publishing companies, so scores are ALWAYS biased. Thats why I use the Escapist most. I doubt Yahtzee has ever given something a good review because he was paid to, same with Moviebob.
For other news, I use teeny indie sites made by gamers like http://rebelgaming.team-talk.net/forum.htm and others. (shameless self promotion there, but it is true that I use little sites more) They're unbiased because they don't get paid to say things, they just say things.

 

[Mcface]

Mass Effect 2
Portal
Half-Life 2
Starcraft 2
Fallout 3

When you see this list of games, you most likely think "this is a list of some of the best games ever made (Don't bother arguing that a game doesn't belong there, that isn't the point)

What would your first reaction be if I threw onto that list, Pac-Man Championship Edition DX
According to IGN, I would be applauded.

When I load up my computor and look for gaming news, I jump to 4 sites. Escapist, Gameinformer, Kotaku and IGN. I have come to expect the most up to date and accurate news and reviews. I am now regretfully announcing that I have to pull IGN from that list. They gave the new XBLA pac-man game a 10

A perfect 10

When I see a 10, I jump to metacritic and if that number isn't above 97, the giver of the 10 is in serious trouble. 10s are reserved for the best of the best, on the singular page of the history books in a hundred years that mentions video games as a sector of pop culture, these are the games whose pictures will be there.

I don't know what you think, but a random Pac Man re-release, seriously!

IGN considers this better than all of the games mentioned above:
http://xbox360.ign.com/objects/142/14235013.html
http://pc.ign.com/objects/842/842671.html
http://pc.ign.com/objects/850/850126.html
http://xbox360.ign.com/objects/882/882301.html
http://pc.ign.com/objects/492/492830.html
http://xbox360.ign.com/objects/834/834724.html

http://xbox360.ign.com/objects/077/077723.html

It's a 10 for a secondary XBLA game.. its not in the same league as the AAA games.. not sure what the problem is

 

[Mcface]

Pac-Man was already legendary.

Now there is a better version... I fail to see the problem.

EDIT: Where is the; Y U MAD? option for the poll?

This, i want my "U MAD?" option.

Problem, escapist?????

 

[Shapsters]

Compared to other Arcade games maybe it is incredible. The ranking system isn't necessarily intended to compare certain numbers with other games of the same number, especially when it is a completely different type of game.

Red Dead Redemption's new DLC got a ten as well, is it a full game? No. Is it super long? No. Is it one of the best DLC's ever made? Possibly yes that doesn't mean it should be compared to other, full games.

 

[dancinginfernal]

We already knew IGN was full of good old fashioned bull shit.

Or, rather, I did. How are you realizing this just now?

Also: THAT WAS EPIC FOR THE WIN.

 

[Senaro]

That pac-man game does look pretty amazing. I'd probably give it a 10. Now if only that number MEANT anything.

 

[Defense]

IGN always follows what everyone else says, they were dead to me a while ago.

Personally, GameInformer is getting worse. Their Sacred Cow Barbecue was lame, and their 30 characters that defined a decade is just abysmally bad. GLaDOS and Master Chief beat Auron and Phoenix Wright.

 

[floppylobster]

Pacman was the ONLY game besides Kirby's Epic Yarn that I enjoyed at this year's E3.

IGN is, and has always been, one of the LAST places you should be listening to on games.

 

[RedDeadFred]

A perfect 10

When I see a 10, I jump to metacritic and if that number isn't above 97, the giver of the 10 is in serious trouble. 10s are reserved for the best of the best, on the singular page of the history books in a hundred years that mentions video games as a sector of pop culture, these are the games whose pictures will be there.

I don't know what you think, but a random Pac Man re-release, seriously!

I just went to Metacritic and guess what? The game has a 97% (only 8 reviews so far). I bet you feel mildly stupid now.
IGN is almost always within 10% of the Metacritic average. I wouldn't throw their reviews away so quickly.

Edit: Also, you're asking a community that is very dedicated to their site (they should be, it's great). Don't you think there is going to be a little bias in the poll?

 

[ToxinArrow]

So what you're saying is....people with other opinions are dumb?

I see.

 

[agentmaine]

Your dissowning an entire sight because they gave a 10 to a game you didn't like? If your going to be that fickle and whiny about something, I dont understand why you expect people to sympathize with you.

It isn't that I don't like the game, simply that I think it isn't worthy of a 10. I don't really like the CoD series but I understand that some people think it is the best game ever and I respect that but I don't honestly think that IGN was justified in giving such a prize to a pacman remake