Oh God, it's Jeff Gerstman all over again. (Gamespot Skyward Sword review)

[Sewer Rat]

*reads some comments* Ok, I don't even know these people and already I want to punch every single one of them in the face. I'm a long time fan of Zelda, however I can respect the critics opinion and see it is just that. The only time I really have a problem with somebody trying to bash a game I enjoy is when they clearly did not play the game themselves or wanted the game to be something it never set out to be (IE I once was called a "fag" for enjoying Zelda because it was "unrealistic to walk down a corridor and open a treasure chest..." I wish I was joking), however this isn't even bashing it, it is simply saying it is above average, but flawed.

 

[byterunner]

lol there wont be a explosion like TP because its a totally different situation. TP was the one game to get for the Wii, HUGE release game, like Halo 3 huge almost. And a lot people still cared about the Wii or were interested enough in it. So when that came out, people went shit crazy. It happened again this year, just with Uncharted 3.

This time, SS is a swan song on a system no really cares about, its not as hyped as TP (though TP had astronomical hype honestly) so its not as bad. Like sure people will ***** a lot on GS, but you wont see a huge amount of bitching to people outside of GS.

But whatever I play the game and I'll love so fuck ya'll.

 

[Casual Shinji]

The reasons for shooting game scores in the back of the head just keep piling up this holiday.

I think it's pretty obvious now that the general gaming public simply can't handle numbers.

 

[Something Amyss]

The reviewers who give good reviews to Skyward Sword don't gloss over the controls

I said gloss over the flaws. That's not the same thing. not by a long shot.

 

[Dastardly]

The majority of reviews have praised it, but what I've noticed in the reviews with the lower scores is that they hate Skyward Sword's controls. Conversely, the highest scoring reviews are calling it an astounding success. I suspect what's going on is that some are "getting it", while others simply are not. Perhaps those reviewers don't have the necessary eye-hand coordination nor the adaptability to get used to the motion controls (too many years of playing with buttons?). Both control formats are independent skills, and old habits might be dying hard.

While I enjoy motion controls, we shouldn't act as though such criticisms are only about "not getting it." There are some valid reasons for disliking the motion control idea. Here are just a couple to get you started:

1. Motion controls are still incomplete without force feedback -- my character's sword stops when it meets an obstacle, but I don't feel that resistance. The incomplete information makes a lot of potential motion control "tricks" and "gimmicks" a bit impotent.

2. There's something to be said for a game that allows you to sit how you want and move how you want without it impacting your gameplay. Not to mention how it can ostracize your handicapped players, who have now even fewer control options to participate...

 

[Dastardly]

If you watch the review, the score is appropriate for his comments. I disagree with certain points he makes, and I didn't have one of the control issues he mentioned, but based on his experience, it's a fair score. Where he sees repetitious elements, I see the game staying true to its roots. He hated flying around Skyloftt, but I really enjoyed it. We saw the same things, just with different perspectives. People will freak out over the score, which is a shame, because it's a fair review.

And I always thought this was the entire point of having multiple review sites out there, each with multiple reviewers.

Maybe I'm a carnviore. And maybe a new restaurant was rated by my favorite site's resident herbivore. So now I know, this time around, that I need to go to a different site and get a review from a fellow carnivore.

The herbivore's review isn't useful to me, but it could be highly useful to someone else. At the same time, my neighbor the herbivore doesn't find much value in my carnivore friend's review, but to me it's exactly what I needed to help me decide.

In fact, maybe my site decided to have the herbivore review this restaurant specifically because every other site was probably doing a "carnivore review," and they wanted to present the other side.

That's why we have different types of reviewers, because there are different types of consumers. And because we should recommend different restaurants to a Lion than we should an Elk.

I've taken the liberty of diving into the filth and am here to give a list of the worst comments of the section (Edited for content)...

And oh, my God, I almost thought that list was your response to the topic (while I was rush-reading), and I was nearly banging my head on my desk before I realized you were listing a "best/worst of"...

Now I'm laughing my ass off.