A lot of big name titles seem to get scored based on name alone these days. Halo 3 for all its hype didn't even excite me enough to finish it. (yet) From what I played, it seems a score of 8-8.5 would've made more sense. But which review site wants to be the one to give Halo 3 anything less than a 9+? It was a good game with a really good MP but was did it really live up to the hype? I think not.
BioShock was 2K's big baby last year and it garnered some really high scores but the game was far from perfect and far from stellar. Another 8-8.5 in my book really. It was a really good game but nothing I felt was perfect or ground breaking.
In comes another big name title, Grand Theft Auto IV. And I'm wondering which media site regardless of if it's worth it, will give GTA IV anything less than a 9+? Are they afraid to score a big name title, less than perfect?
I guess none of this matters if you don't believe that review scores matter at all to people but I think they do. I know a number of people who refuse to buy games if they score low without even bothering to play it for themselves. Crazy I know but it is what it is.
GTA IV may very well be a great game but in the event that it's not...will any of these sites bother saying so and give it a lower than perfect score? I'm calling nothing but 9+ scores regardless.
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But that is a scary thought.
End of story.
because cbloggers can't seem to figure it out :) and keep talking about review scoresssssss
stfuajpg whether you like it, hate it, or think it deserves a point less.
And was BioShock really a 10? I mean the story was great and visually it was very nice but a 10? Come on.
GTA IV's MP might be shite..it is afterall a first attempt...can Rockstar get it perfect on the first try? Who knows really...I'm just guessing that no one, despite flaws, will give these big titles anything but 9+ scores.
Seriously.
Who cares about a score, its just a number it means nothing really, the actual reviewing is in the text.
Plus, from what I've heard it is deserving of the high scores it will no doubt recieve.
not everyone loved BioShock much the same as not everyone loved Halo 3. and i imagine not everyone will love GTA IV. the question though is if any "big media" reviewer would dare rate it low even if they thought so....
just wondering that's all.
I wouldn't worry about someone else's opinion too much guys. Oh wait this is the internet... darn.
I know here that reviews are done objectively, and that's why I keep coming back. I've got my pre-order in and I'm anxiously awaiting getting my hands on it.