Yeah, I got that impression as well. Either that, or the reviewer just didn't like the game and let that seep too much into his review.Iwata said:Pretty much this. Their review for "I Am Alive" had me wondering if they had a monkey trying out the game.Scrustle said:They're a bunch of sub-par writers who try to get traffic by stirring up bull shit.
I'd say that at least one of their guys, matt fowler who does the pro-wrestling reviews is good at writing, but other than him, yeah. IGN abandons quality for flame wars to get the most pageviews and comments on their site.Scrustle said:I think this whole "IGNorant" thing is really stupid. It's clearly not true at all. The people who say about it in regard to their reviews are total hypocrites too. Calling someone ignorant who had played a game they haven't. The hypocrisy is so blatant I don't know how these people don't realise it. IGN aren't ignorant. They're a bunch of sub-par writers who try to get traffic by stirring up bull shit.
But i thought people generally liked the books. What i heard was that the books were great, but the movie was shit.Kahunaburger said:IGN review of Eragon:
Presentation: 9.5. The font size is very readable, there are plenty of paragraph breaks, and there are very few typos.
Cover Art: 9.0. This book has a pretty picture of a dragon on the front.
Prose: 8.0. The book is easy to read, but some of the words in the author's constructed language are hard to remember.
Writing: 7.5. The story is easy to follow, but there are plot holes and the characters and dialogue aren't very good.
Lasting Appeal: 10.0. With four books and a movie, there's enough here to keep you occupied for a while.
Overall: 9.0. Amazing.
This happens relatively often with IGN. If you don't have a massive marketing hype machine and your game is difficult, niche, or complex, the review's basically a crap shoot.Fleetfiend said:Yeah, I got that impression as well. Either that, or the reviewer just didn't like the game and let that seep too much into his review.Iwata said:Pretty much this. Their review for "I Am Alive" had me wondering if they had a monkey trying out the game.Scrustle said:They're a bunch of sub-par writers who try to get traffic by stirring up bull shit.
They were both terrible by normal standards. The book at least had an excuse - it was written by a kid who was homeschooled. If, on the other hand, you want to see what the world looks like to a kid with above-average verbal/linguistic skills, below-average social skills, and little to no breadth or depth of real-world experience, they're a somewhat interesting read.Ulquiorra4sama said:But i thought people generally liked the books. What i heard was that the books were great, but the movie was shit.Kahunaburger said:IGN review of Eragon:
Presentation: 9.5. The font size is very readable, there are plenty of paragraph breaks, and there are very few typos.
Cover Art: 9.0. This book has a pretty picture of a dragon on the front.
Prose: 8.0. The book is easy to read, but some of the words in the author's constructed language are hard to remember.
Writing: 7.5. The story is easy to follow, but there are plot holes and the characters and dialogue aren't very good.
Lasting Appeal: 10.0. With four books and a movie, there's enough here to keep you occupied for a while.
Overall: 9.0. Amazing.
I Am Alive's on PS3.Scrustle said:The thing about that review which makes me suspicious is that it's an XBLA exclusive and yet they got their reviewer who is a self admitted Sony fanboy to review it. I can't say I disagree with him since I haven't played the game myself and from what I've seen of the game his criticisms seem to have been valid, but that doesn't negate the fact that he had biases and they still got him to do that review.Iwata said:Pretty much this. Their review for "I Am Alive" had me wondering if they had a monkey trying out the game.Scrustle said:They're a bunch of sub-par writers who try to get traffic by stirring up bull shit.
To be fair, everyone spoils The Sixth Sense. That's what it's there for.Lugbzurg said:"We won't give away what happens at the beginning of this game, but, we'll spoil the ending of The Sixth Sense for you!
Derp, I didn't know that. I thought it was an exclusive as part of that "House Party" thing.Woodsey said:I Am Alive's on PS3.
One thing is having an opinion, another is checking out the review for Modern Warfare 3 and seeing that you could find the exact same information on it's cover.xSKULLY said:to elaborate a review is giving you an opinion, opinions are subjective so everyone's opinion will be different, what you think is a big deal/game breaking/fun is different to what i think is a big deal/game breaking/fun and this problem gets worse when you factor in the shitty scoring systems game reviewers use and the butthurt level of the average fan boy, making large, stupid, immature and meaningless flame wars.