Is IGN Biased?

[EricBC]

I doubt that the 9.5 (which is still an awesome score) had anything to do with the PS3 version being a little late. It's more likely that there are simply not that many Cons to name, so being late made the list.

Having said that, bias for a reviewer probably has nothing to do with the console the game is played on unless there are technical bugs from a shoddy port or something similar. Bias will probably be more apparent in licensed games and certain genre titles. I mean, the reviewer that only reviews sports games is going to give a JRPG a lower score than a reviewer that cosplays. That's where you find legitimate bias for reviews, not the fanboy console war nonsense.

 

[04whim]

Why should they be the same?

Because it's still the same game. If my girlfriend came up to me wearing a shirt that I didn't like as much as the one she wore the day before and some different coloured makeup, I wouldn't love her less, I'd just rather see her in the first shirt and the makeup's just abstraction anyway. (the girlfriends mass effect, the shirts the platform, the makeup's the extras, in this case, DLC) its still the same thing. why treat it differently?

So what you meant was that reviews should be objective?

I have a bit of trouble understanding the wording at the end.

Yeah, that's what I was trying to say. I live a life surrounded by chavs. My English skills are subjected weathering every day.

 

[Talal Provides]

Why should they be the same?

Because it's still the same game. If my girlfriend came up to me wearing a shirt that I didn't like as much as the one she wore the day before and some different coloured makeup, I wouldn't love her less, I'd just rather see her in the first shirt and the makeup's just abstraction anyway. (the girlfriends mass effect, the shirts the platform, the makeup's the extras, in this case, DLC) its still the same thing. why treat it differently?

So what you meant was that reviews should be objective?

I have a bit of trouble understanding the wording at the end.

Yeah, that's what I was trying to say. I live a life surrounded by chavs. My English skills are subjected weathering every day.

Once again, why would two different people have the exact same opinion on something? And how can you review a piece of entertainment in a way that isn't 100% subjective. There are no chemically reactive strips you hold up to the TV that change color according to how fun the game is or anything.

 

[04whim]

Once again, why would two different people have the exact same opinion on something? And how can you review a piece of entertainment in a way that isn't 100% subjective. There are no chemically reactive strips you hold up to the TV that change color according to how fun the game is or anything.

Once again, because it's the same thing. If it was an ideal world it would work like that, but it's not an ideal world. One twix does not trump another twix just because one came from tesco and one came from my corner shop. Theyre as good as each other.

 

[Talal Provides]

Once again, why would two different people have the exact same opinion on something? And how can you review a piece of entertainment in a way that isn't 100% subjective. There are no chemically reactive strips you hold up to the TV that change color according to how fun the game is or anything.

Once again, because it's the same thing. If it was an ideal world it would work like that, but it's not an ideal world. One twix does not trump another twix just because one came from tesco and one came from my corner shop. Theyre as good as each other.

But it's two different people.

 

[sunpop]

I find IGN much like other big gaming sites to be a joke and ignore their reviews because they aren't critical enough. Any time I listen to them about a game I get it and hate it because it's just more rehash sequel crap like modern warfare.

The very reason I came to escapist was because of ZP because he is super critical of games like me. He isn't a troll he just demands a lot from a game and with the price of them these days (especially for him) why the hell shouldn't you demand something good and original from your purchase.

It's not that I'm some indie game loving person who hates anything mainstream (although most of it is the same crap) I just am highly critical, Indie by the way is no excuse for charging 10$ for a crappy little 8bit game that lasts 5 minutes *glares*

 

[RandomHer0]

Just dont be lazy and go to multiple sites. Solves the bias issue.

 

[Booze Zombie]

Yes, IGN are biased; as are all sites laying out reviews.
Reviews are personal opinion and sometimes this can creep out a bit too much for some people's liking... IGN is one such site that does this (for me).

 

[Talal Provides]

I seriously want to know how a game review can be anything other than the personal opinion of the person doing the review, and why is it bad that it is.

 

[Ph33nix]

yes next topic

er um aaahhh filler for the rest of the post uuuuuhhhhhhhhhh ok that should be enough filler
but seriously yeah bug budget=big score

 

[squid5580]

They are completely and utterly biased. They gave Damnation (a crap game but at least it tried to be inventive) a 2.5. Then they gave Terminator Salvation a crap short game that tried nothing new over 5. An above average score. That was the last time I took IGN seriously.

 

[P3LICANT]

a whole company cant be biased as it is up to the personal opinion of the writer in question, yes, some writers can be biased towards things, but overall this affects the review in a very small way, they may just word it differently than other reviews. and i have seen the mass effect 2 on ps3 review and the score it came out with is close or the same as the xbox version (i cant really remember the score for the xbox version).

 

[Popido]

They're paid. They dont have opinions.

Find some guy with good taste instead.

 

[demoman_chaos]

I know they gave Bayonetta a higher score on the 360 despite them being 100% identical. Most all multiplatform games get higher scores on the 360 despite being the exact same.

If I remember right, they gave Kinectimals the same score as GT5 if that tells you anything.
Microsoft's money goes a long way.

 

[Brawndo]

They need to get rid of "exclusives" for gaming magazines, because this almost guarantees a high score for a title. PC Gamer got an exclusive for Civilization V and gave it a very high score, but gamers were much more mixed in their reactions

 

[CheckD3]

Every reviewer has a personal bias. Going into a genre they don't like, or they do, they'll know what to look for, or what not to also look for

Taking points off cause it's late? Retarded shit I say, bull shit I say

 

[Jonny1188]

I don't think they're biased in the sense of they're being paid off or something, I just think they're god awful writers and the whole staff needs to be fired and replaced.

 

[meowchef]

Sorta off topic, but Id like to see Mass Effect 1 also on the PS3 so that I can play the first before I get the second game.

Never going to happen, Since Microsoft owns the publishing rights.

Damn that sucks

why dont they have it for ME2. Not that Im complaining, but it seems a little wierd.

Dont know

Because after Microsoft published Mass Effect, EA bought BioWare Corp, published Mass Effect on the PC, then published Mass Effect 2.

 

[meowchef]

I know they gave Bayonetta a higher score on the 360 despite them being 100% identical. Most all multiplatform games get higher scores on the 360 despite being the exact same.

If I remember right, they gave Kinectimals the same score as GT5 if that tells you anything.
Microsoft's money goes a long way.

I think its pretty widely known that the PS3 port of Bayonetta was a disaster at release. That may have been fixed with patches, however.

 

[Jack Skelhon]

Mass Effect 2 was an incredible game, regardless of format.

To paraquote Yahtzee of this very site though, who gives a damn about numbers? You can't judge a game by them, so why trust/believe them?

The only way to know if you like a game is to play it. So bin the numbers and the reviews.

Get some critical perspectives.