nckillthegrimace
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AniHawk said:
Why did people give a shit about Double Dash getting a 7.9? The Mario Kart games have always gotten relatively "low" scores.
Skyward Sword review thread [Newest Reviews - Cubed3 10/10, GC: A, AusGamers: 7/10]
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Why did people give a shit about Double Dash getting a 7.9? The Mario Kart games have always gotten relatively "low" scores.
The prophecy has come true!Haziqonfire said:
boiled goose
good with gravy
Paradoxal_Utopia said:
nah haha.
it is on the Wii.
not enough gamer cred to really get mad. not HD, motion controls, no online, etc. Most people dont really get too mad about portable game scores or weird japanese niche titles. anything on the wii is basically not core gamer mainstream fair right now.
AniHawk said:
both haha.
if the zelda cycle holds true SS will be the best game ever after WiiU zelda. It is truly amazing how it works.
to be honest I have been disappointed by the last 4 major zelda games (WW, TP, PH, ST). All had good to great things about them, but were heavily flawed as well. Wonder how SS will go down.
walking fiend
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8.2 (gamespot) Deus ExAniHawk said:
4.9 (gamespot) Neverhood
Phonomezer
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Oh GameSpot...
Will duck into the system wars forum for a laugh
BertramCooper
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Who really cares?
This game took huge risks, and it's clearly better for it. If a somewhat divisive critical reception is the cost, then so be it.
And just to be clear, 7.5 is a very low score for a Zelda game.
This game took huge risks, and it's clearly better for it. If a somewhat divisive critical reception is the cost, then so be it.
And just to be clear, 7.5 is a very low score for a Zelda game.
It'd be annoying if it seemed serious. But with the "spoilers-ahoy" review and with such a notable deviation from most other scores, my initial impression is that seems like a cheap cry for hits/attention/fame(infamy).
Thankfully, I gave-up caring about our mainstream gaming media a while ago. They aren't worth the increased blood pressure.
Thankfully, I gave-up caring about our mainstream gaming media a while ago. They aren't worth the increased blood pressure.
EmCeeGramr
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"After a controversial detour from the standard style with the unconventional Skyward Sword in 2011, Nintendo successfully returns to the formula that made Zelda a winner with The Legend of Zelda: Xanthor's Cudgel for Wii U. (8.3/10)"AniHawk said:
TheGreatMightyPoo
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BertramCooper said:
Yeah, that was my point that was completely missed.
ShineALight
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I feel like this 7.5 won't be as big of a deal as the 8 for Uncharted or the 8.8 for TP. Maybe because it's coming from Gamespot again. It's pretty predictable and boring.
Lord_Byron28
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No, we were approaching almost meltdowns not too long ago when the reviews started coming out. It's that Eat Children moderated this thread pretty well and many were feeling self conscious from the recent Uncharted 3 8/10 meltdown on top of the TP 8.8 meltdown.amtentori said:
I also don't think we'll get a meltdown since it's a lot later than all the other reviews and people have been talking about it for a page waiting for a meltdown. Although I'm waiting for a certain 2 or 3 posters to respond to this that seem the most likely to freak out.
Dark Schala
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Phonomezer said:
I'm so glad I wasn't the only person who thought of doing this after seeing the review posted.
nincompoop
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Americans too fat/lazy to use motion controls confirmed!BY2K said:
EmCeeGramr
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Having lived through that shit, it was a mixture of a few things: IGN had been hyping up the game for a while (complete with a "Better than MK64!" article), and people got caught on a few things in the review text like complaints about no costumes or orchestrated music, and whether it was fair to dock points for no online.nckillthegrimace said:
walking fiend
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I am pretty sure the only reason they delayed the review, was to wait for other reviews come out so their pretty low score stands out. It's the lowest score given to the game, right?
Anyhow, knowing that it has spoilers, I won't even bother reading it. Why do they include spoilers in the reviews?
Anyhow, knowing that it has spoilers, I won't even bother reading it. Why do they include spoilers in the reviews?
MidnightScott
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I tend to ignore any of the big sites scores but I do like watching Game Trailers reviews. They seem to be pretty accurate and honest with what they think about a game. But the scoring is still stupid...what the hell is different between .8 and .9?
They are doing it for attention/hits just like the 8.8 review for TP was back in the day. GameSpot is so trashy lol.
They are doing it for attention/hits just like the 8.8 review for TP was back in the day. GameSpot is so trashy lol.
CoffeeJanitor
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Just came in here to say: I wonder if there's going to be another GAF shitstorm here. I haven't read any of the reviews, nor played the game, nor even really care, but that score screams "take cover" to me haha.
Stabby McSter
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oh good, a review to troll the shit out of my friend with :3
iAmMaximus
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Incoming rage....
nincompoop
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PS a mod really needs to edit the thread title warning people not to read the review if they don't want to be spoiled...
boiled goose
good with gravy
Lord_Byron28 said:
my point is that it is easier to dismiss reviewers' opinions because of these reasons, hence the lack of self-entitled, have-not-played-this-game-yet-but-it-is-better-than-this-score meltdowns.
The human brain is a marvelous thing.
guek said:
haha. Im pretty sure journalism is terrible in most parts of the world.
Well, looking at his profile, it's kind of obvious which GAFfer Tom McShea is.
nckillthegrimace
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It's fine if you disagree with the review or the score or whatever, but calling it a desperate bid for hits is kind of gross. It's getting dangerously close to that crazy Uncharted 3 post where the dude said that it flew in the face of objective criticism to give the game an 8.
Still, putting major spoilers in your review is a dick move.
Still, putting major spoilers in your review is a dick move.
TheGreatMightyPoo
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The Int3rsect said:
Shortcoming assumption....
MidnightScott said:
i dunno how they do it now, but back in olden times, gamespot had some sort of mathematical system in place that would determine the final score. graphics, sound, etc were all weighted to a different degree and out would pop the different score. i think it's one of the reasons people trusted gamespot's reviews to be tougher than ign's back then.
edit: yay, a thread title change.
walking fiend
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Why should there be? Gamespot writes a review after all major reviews are out with almost all giving very good reviews, it has factually wrong info (IR control), has spoilers, and gives the lowest score to the game?CoffeeJanitor said:
Why should you take the review seriously were it has been written obviously to cause hits/rage?
nckillthegrimace
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AniHawk said:
Were they the site with the random ass "Tilt" category?
ViewtifulJC
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"Other M is a strong departure from previous Metroid games, with fantastic combat and exciting bosses that make this another great entry in the series, 8.5/10"
- McShea
- McShea
TheGreatMightyPoo
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ViewtifulJC said:
I didn't hate the game but that made me laugh.