Which reviewer do you trust the most?

[NightmareExpress]

People that aren't afraid to punch the game in the face, declare a few flaws and put out a score that shows as much.
I absolutely despise reviews full of praise written out like a bloody advertisement and an opinionated high school essay mixed together. Therefore, I tend to avoid major sites because they are likely in the pocket of the publisher and biased beyond belief.

More oft than not I find myself watching gameplay footage and occasionally delving into a GiantBomb quick-look (mostly for the footage, some of the commentary is annoying for one reason or another).

But above all, I trust myself the most.
I know what I like and even when I enjoy something, I'm not afraid to admit it has flaws (be they minor or major).

 

[CommanderL]

angry joe He explains the good and the bad even though our views don't always line up I trust his judgement
total biscut not a reviewer persay but what he does is good as you get to see his thoughts on the game while playing it

nerd cubed me and him have very similar tastes

 

[The Hero Killer]

Everybody has their own opinions so I cant say that I trust one person more than another but I use different reviewers for different reasons.

Game Informer's opinions is normally closest to mine and the score they give a game is normally what I would.
Gametrailers is best for their 7-8 minute reviews for me to actually see the game in action.
Zero Punctuation is great for an honest opinion of the games flaws.

As far as movies go I normally dont agree with MovieBob's opinions but I take then into consideration before I go see a film. I do however really respect his knowledge of film and comic books displayed in his big picture episodes.

I'm not really a fan of the escapist game reviews for a multitude of reasons, and I find Jim Sterling's sense of humor too off putting for me to give his videos a dedicated viewing.

 

[chikusho]

I usually don't go by any one reviewer, but general consensus of quality among a handful of reviewers.

 

[Zacharious-khan]

I think Yahtzee is the best reviewer and my favorite reviewer because while i can tell whats good about the game because the box and/or description will outline any and all things that are good about it, Yahtzee outlines all the parts about the game that aren't good and its those things that ruin a game. plus hes funny

 

[ExtraDebit]

For now I trust, watch and read Jim Sterling, Yahtzee and Movie Bob only. I've tried other reviewers and only met with disappointments. It's justs that some reviewers have no standards and just don't get it.

Say for example if a game got a horrible control or ending, I don't mind the reviewer giving the game a high score while pointing out its flaws. But some reviewers competely ignores the flaw and without a single mention of it in their reviews.

I don't know if they as reviewer failed to notice the flaws or just completely bias. If a game got flaws they should first point out its flaws then justify their score (if it's a high one) why they got a high score despite its short commings.

Some reviewers think that just because they like and enjoy the game they can give whatever score they want since it's their review. That is just wrong! The purpose of a review should be to inform gamers about the game, THE GAME!! not the reviewers preference in games or what they like, we don't care about that!

Some reviewers I suspect just lacks experience playing games, they just didn't play enough games or play enough DIFFERENT types of games from different platforms and different era. But I think we're lucky enough to have Jim,Ben and Bob at the moment, most people in the world are mediocre at what they do and I'm just glad that we got 3 that excel in their jobs.

 

[Nomanslander]

Personally, it isn't a matter of trust; it's about my consideration to other people's opinions. I like to be an open minded fellow and not make any real judgement on a game or the product of any medium for that matter. And to do that, you can't really depend on a single review. The point of viewing or reading reviews - for me - is a means of enlightenment. Maybe the reviewer will enlighten me on what might make a game tickle my fancies, where as, I wouldn't have been able to attain on my own.

 

[veloper]

While Angry Joe does appear honest enough and while he does inform the viewer, you have to take into account that how super positive he always becomes whenever a game is average or better. He'll still point out the flaws, but he also gets alot of enjoyment out of simple things.
To put ratings into perspective again, I substract a full point from Joe's scores.

Yahtzee's ZP is mostly comedy, but since he does point out flaws, he's still a better source of information than most reviewers.

I prefer to watch for low scores and that usually means keeping an eye on Destructoid. A high score on Destructoid doesn't mean much, but when they give a low score (even when everyone else is selling 10/10s) it is time to pay attention, to read the review and to reconsider burning your money on the game.

 

[FFP2]

The people from Dtoid and the escapist
Angry Joe
NerdCubed

Still though, I tend to trust my gut on games. All the above people hated FF13 but I still loved it.

 

[Mr.Squishy]

That snarky englishman who moved abroad and now works for the escapist. You know, the one with the glasses.
Also Angry Joe does, indeed, tell it straight.

 

[Vhite]

I second you OP. Angry Joe is my favorite reviewer too, although maybe for different reasons. Those are simply that games he like usually match with what I like more than any other reviewer. I realized this in his Sacred 2 review. That game certainly got a lot of deserved criticism but loot whore in both of us loved it anyway.

 

[Magicman10893]

Angry Joe, Yahtzee, Jim Sterling (even though I haven't read his reviews, I trust his character based on episodes of the Jimquisition) and the guys at Xbox360Achievements.org

 

[Shadow-Phoenix]

Angry Joe is my main guy I watch for when he tears a game down first but then sometimes gets to liking it, DMC the reboot does not count as such.

Yahtzee is the second I watch purely because he's brutal in most cases, funny in others and though I like his videos his reviews do not influence me in not/getting a game.

and 3rd and final is Jim because thank god for a Brit like him.

 

[Frezzato]

I tend to trust Jim Sterling, and even though Yahtzee sounds like he hates some of the games I love, like Mass Effect 1, at least he's funny about it. Also, Susan Arendt makes some good comments on the podcast (it seems that only Susan talks about stuff she loves while the guys need more prodding), and I agreed with her about her review of Journey. Also, she tweeted that Dredd was a good movie, and I have to agree, that shit was awesome.

Granted, she did say she liked the Total Recall remake, which felt like it was just a dozen chase scenes chained together. I'll let that one slide because Colin Farrell was in it. That's like me recommending anything Ellen Page is in. Or Parker Posie. Or Kristin Scott Thomas. Emma Stone. Anna Faris. Amy Smart, et al.

 

[Assassin Xaero]

I don't really "trust" any reviewers. They have their opinions and I have mine, and I have yet to find a reviewer that has the same views as mine. Yahtzee is entertaining to watch, haven't wanted Jim review a game yet though. TotalBiscuit, or whatever the hell his name is, is probably the person I would least trust.

 

[Sir Pootis]

I watch Yahtzee because I find his opinions very agreeable (mostly). I like Angry Joe and Totalbuiscuit as they provide a mostly objective view on the games in question, though TB does first impressions more so than reviews.

The Completionist (Jirard Khalil) often looks at games for how fun they are.

Although I watch JonTron and PeanutButterGamer, it's more for entertainment than for a review of the game.

 

[etnavningenhar]

In my case, I dont really have to "trust" a reviewer, because I dont watch reviews of games I want to play.

I do look at reviews after completing games though, as I always find it interesting to see if my opinion is shared by others.

When I do, I tend to see if Yahtzee has reviewed the game in question, as he often brings out similar bad points about the game that I might notice, or when he says something which is terrible about a game, I will be like, "Yeah, what he is pointing out actually WAS annoying now that I consider it."

I also have a look at IGN or Gamespot, just to get a review where they usually highlight the positives of the game, just to get both ends of the scale.

Finally I check out Metacritic's user ratings, but only the reviews which graded the game as mediocre. The lowest grades tend to be "OMGZ This game suxxors!", and the highest grades often tend to be "This game is the most awesome game ever seen, go buy it now!" If you read the mediocre reviews you tend to get some pretty well rounded reviews, where both highs and lows are highlighted.

I think this gives me a pretty thorough general feeling of how others find the game to be.