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Why do people take ign seriously?
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Jared Goodwin
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KeithFranklin said:
Well, IGN as a whole has pretty inflated scores.
My tastes run to short-form reviews, anyway, so it's not like I read IGN any more.
Jared Goodwin said:
Same here. Personally, the EGM-style paragraph or two from three different people has been and still is the best system by a mile. The overall impression you get is more balanced thanks to three separate opinions, and you don't have to wade through paragraph after paragraph of laborious writing.
VictimOfGrief
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I just quit Gamespot complete and went to IGN. Not that I think that IGN really has better reviews, but more media than GS. Quite frankly Greg K over at Gamespot is too thick headed to take any blame for the lacking community features and overall feel of the site. Honestly IGN (for the most part) is sane, except their review scores are inflated, doesn't mean they aren't good; just not great.
EternalDarko
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ign has the worst website design i have ever seen. the most cluttered, useless and tasteless waste of space there is in terms of a gaming site. But then again, Gamespots website is also highly cluttered....whatever happened to clean and functional?
why the fuck do both these sites have to have so many bloody icons and links popping out of each bloody page? is it an american thing?
Less is More!
well atleast gamespot has good info and reviews.
why the fuck do both these sites have to have so many bloody icons and links popping out of each bloody page? is it an american thing?
Less is More!
well atleast gamespot has good info and reviews.
Wellington
BAAAALLLINNN'
Why do people take IGN seriously? Simple.
People take them seriously when their system/faction's games get good review scores (ala RE4 or JE).
People question their integrity when a rival system's/faction/s games get good review scores (ala RE4 or JE).
People take them seriously when their system/faction's games get good review scores (ala RE4 or JE).
People question their integrity when a rival system's/faction/s games get good review scores (ala RE4 or JE).
Companion Cube
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Or sometimes deflated! (Digital Devil Saga)VictimOfGrief said:
Exactly. I never really take any kind of review seriously, especially on a gaming site. If I am interested in a game, I have viable reasons, and I know what I am getting into. Now if I had no idea what I wanted, and I was just going off of IGN/Gamespot's reviews, I would always be conflicted. IGN gave it a 10, Gamespot gave it a 5, am I supposed to hate it or love it? My only two sources of information disagree with each other.Ramirez said:
Yes, I am quite aware of that.MarkMacD said:Sometimes there is text included with the scores too, ya knowJust cause two reviews disagree with each other doesn't mean you can't read them both and still figure out if you'd like the game or not.
It's just that if the score is either inflated, or deflated, the text is probably going to match. I'm just saying that I prefer to read previews/impressions over a long term instead of just reading a review to decide whether I want to purchase a game or not.I used to take them seriously when they had Kwaiser Hang as the xbox editor. He used to give very fair scores on the harsh side. I also think Matt gives great fair reviews. Doug has gone fanboy and Ivan is derranged.
I tend to not look at scores anymore, more so the review text. On that note i find gamespot to be fucked. On one hand you have Gerstman who gives out 9+ scores like he has showers and then you have Kasavin who just seems angry that he is bald and ugly.
I really that nor IGN or Gamespot have stooped to the low that is known as the Gaming Age Ninja Gaiden review.
I tend to not look at scores anymore, more so the review text. On that note i find gamespot to be fucked. On one hand you have Gerstman who gives out 9+ scores like he has showers and then you have Kasavin who just seems angry that he is bald and ugly.
I really that nor IGN or Gamespot have stooped to the low that is known as the Gaming Age Ninja Gaiden review.
Burger
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I don't visit any other gaming site except this forum right here (apart from UKRESISTANCE).
Sure, you have to choose your threads, but I get an honest persons opinion on game X, usually on the day it comes out.
And I can usually get all the info I need by reading several paragraphs, not several pages. Also I cannot distinguish between 8.9 and 8.8, I mean... WHAT ? I'm getting .1 more fun with the other game ??
All these stupid sites, ign, gamespot, have meaningless rating systems. HEY HERE IS AN IDEA FOR FREE! If a game is shit, give it a 1/10, if it's great, give it a 10/10.
I'd stir some shit up if I was there. Hey guess what FOOLS, Republic Commando got 1/10! Yeah, why ? BECAUSE IT'S SHIT.
Having a rating system that goes as low as 7.2 and as high a 9.934 is brain smashingly stupid.
Sure, you have to choose your threads, but I get an honest persons opinion on game X, usually on the day it comes out.
And I can usually get all the info I need by reading several paragraphs, not several pages. Also I cannot distinguish between 8.9 and 8.8, I mean... WHAT ? I'm getting .1 more fun with the other game ??
All these stupid sites, ign, gamespot, have meaningless rating systems. HEY HERE IS AN IDEA FOR FREE! If a game is shit, give it a 1/10, if it's great, give it a 10/10.
I'd stir some shit up if I was there. Hey guess what FOOLS, Republic Commando got 1/10! Yeah, why ? BECAUSE IT'S SHIT.
Having a rating system that goes as low as 7.2 and as high a 9.934 is brain smashingly stupid.
Kobun Heat
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And screenshots!MarkMacD said:
Burger
Member
deadfish said:
Oh I don't go there, don't worry about that sonny. What I was saying is why I do not visit ign.
Essestially I said IGN was a steaming pile of shit.
I wouldn't say it really effects me, but I feel I can comment on it.
You can't go round saying "Oh you cannot comment on 3rd world poverty because you've never been there." That would just be STUPID.
disabledHeliocentric
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My dream job is to be a writer for IGN Babes.
Burger
Member
Ryudo said:
It's not really a generalization, more of a 'refusal to give in'.
Sure, IGN might have some good content (wouldn't know, don't visit). But the fact remains, a website that has every second page booby trapped as an advert, flash ads, popups, flyovers, insertials, upyerbums, whatever... Thats a webpage I can't really be fucked with just to hear somebodys opinion.
I could come here for instance, not get visually raped, and get an opinion.
Burger said:
Sure have your opinion, but if you dont know anything about the site then you obviously cant comment to a very accurate degree. You said yourself that you dont visit the site, thats like me having an opinon about something i havn't researched and proclaiming it good or bad. Just doesnt make sence to me.
TekunoRobby
Tag of Excellence
But IGN is valued at nearly $800 million! How can you scoff at that!?
KyotoMecca
Member
One day, everyone will understand how it works...
People look to IGN because it is the BIGGEST GAMING SITE IN TEH WORLD.
This does NOT mean the glory will last forever.
I BET YOU in five years we are looking at a totally different top spot re: global online games media (not IGN/GameSpot).
The fact is, if IGN was any better or any more respected for its editorial merits, it probably a) wouldn't still here or b) would have no life left. It's a fucking business, fortunately with passionate editors - get over it!
People can bitch about Casamassina all they like, they still want to suck him off.
People look to IGN because it is the BIGGEST GAMING SITE IN TEH WORLD.
This does NOT mean the glory will last forever.
I BET YOU in five years we are looking at a totally different top spot re: global online games media (not IGN/GameSpot).
The fact is, if IGN was any better or any more respected for its editorial merits, it probably a) wouldn't still here or b) would have no life left. It's a fucking business, fortunately with passionate editors - get over it!
People can bitch about Casamassina all they like, they still want to suck him off.
SatelliteOfLove
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Speevy said:
Went to update my game collection. [Refresh] past redirect ad for game I care not one iota for to hit main page. Click on SoL's Wishlist. Got another redirect about game #2 I care not one iota for, [Refresh]. Read article on SMT: DDS2, am interrupted by spastic chopper Flash with rappelling Green Berets dead center of the text, (carefully crafted not to cover ads on the corners). Finally done with site, collection updated, click different site.
Nope, I don't think you're correct there.
psycho_snake
I went to WAGs boutique and all I got was a sniff
I think that IGN is much more reliable than Gamespot evenr since Gamepot gave MGS3 and 8.7
Gamepsot reveiw quite harshly and lower the score down for most games but thats good. IGN seem to throw 9's everywhere, whilst Gamespot USUALLY give games a 9 when they deserve it.
Gamepsot reveiw quite harshly and lower the score down for most games but thats good. IGN seem to throw 9's everywhere, whilst Gamespot USUALLY give games a 9 when they deserve it.Heh, like I said eariler: "People have a greater tendency to believe reviews when they agree with them."Odnetnin said:
I mean, there are good things about IGN. But saying that there are good things about IGN shouldn't make you an IGN fanboy and it certainly isn't saying that it's the greatest site ever. I might be a little biased, since I don't give a shit about review scores. Honestly, I don't. They're pointless (heh, that was actually unintentional till just a second ago).
Still, the last IGN review I read was Doug Perry's (?) review of TS: FP and it was probably one of the most generic things I've ever read. It seemed to be built from a template or something and offered no real information on what made the game good in his eyes. I've also read the occasional Matt editorial or rant (or whatever he does), when he tries to make Nintendo cool again, which is quite often a mistake on my part.
Other than that though (and the ads), it's not like my eyes bleed every time I load a page. It's rare that I can get at that much media elsewhere and sometimes they might have the occasional interesting interview/exclusive. And I'd say the same for other sites as well. If anything, my only one-stop gaming info stop is GAF. Everything else is just a link.
I haven't really visited for years either, apart from some screenshots or such linked to from google. I mostly consider IGN a joke and also wonder why people go there. I reckon their readers are mostly quite young. Since Next Generation folded I've been unable to find anything nearly as credible. Edge is good, but there's not enough consistency there.
KyotoMecca
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callous said:
What about Game Informer?
Catchpenny
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ElyrionX said:
Go take a look at what was released for the PC in 2001 before you laugh at that.
Teknopathetic
Member
Uh, Catchpenny: Commandos 2? Throne of Bhaal? You wanna try again, now?
Semjaza Azazel
Member
A lot of the review policies at the site just strike me as strange. I realize different people review for different sections (and each section sometimes has a few people), but the differences between approaches are staggering at times. This is especially problematic when they don't tell you who wrote the review at the end.
I can't wait for Jade Empire and I have no real problem with the final score if the guy loved it that much, but the Lasting Appeal makes no sense. A 20 hour main quest and some mini-games make it a 10? Meanwhile, a RPG hits the PS2 with about a 40 hour main quest, extra dungeons, a mini-game or two, hidden bosses, multiple endings and it gets an 8. What exactly is being expected from this category on different sites?
Plus, the mailbags are just tiresome. Sometimes you get a few interesting answers in them, but for the most part it is just a really, really, really bad attempt at comedy. I can't even read Matt's rants at IGNCube anymore, whether they're about how great something is because it's flashy or stupid kangaroos or god knows what else. It's either that or he dangles some "I know something you don't" idea in front of everyone to make sure they give him attention.
I don't really know why I go to the site much anymore. Probably because it's just easier to go through than Gamespot or other large sites and I know when IGN updates each night. I can go there, spend ten minutes on it and get whatever it is they put up there.
I suppose the worst part of the site is sometimes IGNMusic, however. Sometimes there are some really good reviews up there. Sometimes there are reviews that feel like they were plucked off some random AOL messageboard and written by someone who hates the band just because of the hype fans were giving it. Who gives a shit, review it for what it is.
I can't wait for Jade Empire and I have no real problem with the final score if the guy loved it that much, but the Lasting Appeal makes no sense. A 20 hour main quest and some mini-games make it a 10? Meanwhile, a RPG hits the PS2 with about a 40 hour main quest, extra dungeons, a mini-game or two, hidden bosses, multiple endings and it gets an 8. What exactly is being expected from this category on different sites?
Plus, the mailbags are just tiresome. Sometimes you get a few interesting answers in them, but for the most part it is just a really, really, really bad attempt at comedy. I can't even read Matt's rants at IGNCube anymore, whether they're about how great something is because it's flashy or stupid kangaroos or god knows what else. It's either that or he dangles some "I know something you don't" idea in front of everyone to make sure they give him attention.
I don't really know why I go to the site much anymore. Probably because it's just easier to go through than Gamespot or other large sites and I know when IGN updates each night. I can go there, spend ten minutes on it and get whatever it is they put up there.
I suppose the worst part of the site is sometimes IGNMusic, however. Sometimes there are some really good reviews up there. Sometimes there are reviews that feel like they were plucked off some random AOL messageboard and written by someone who hates the band just because of the hype fans were giving it. Who gives a shit, review it for what it is.