Poll: IGN is dead to me
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Compared to other Arcade games maybe it is incredible. The ranking system isn't necessarily intended to compare certain numbers with other games of the same number, especially when it is a completely different type of game.
Red Dead Redemption's new DLC got a ten as well, is it a full game? No. Is it super long? No. Is it one of the best DLC's ever made? Possibly yes that doesn't mean it should be compared to other, full games.
Red Dead Redemption's new DLC got a ten as well, is it a full game? No. Is it super long? No. Is it one of the best DLC's ever made? Possibly yes that doesn't mean it should be compared to other, full games.
We already knew IGN was full of good old fashioned bull shit.
Or, rather, I did. How are you realizing this just now?
Also: THAT WAS EPIC FOR THE WIN.
Or, rather, I did. How are you realizing this just now?
Also: THAT WAS EPIC FOR THE WIN.
IGN always follows what everyone else says, they were dead to me a while ago.
Personally, GameInformer is getting worse. Their Sacred Cow Barbecue was lame, and their 30 characters that defined a decade is just abysmally bad. GLaDOS and Master Chief beat Auron and Phoenix Wright.
Personally, GameInformer is getting worse. Their Sacred Cow Barbecue was lame, and their 30 characters that defined a decade is just abysmally bad. GLaDOS and Master Chief beat Auron and Phoenix Wright.
Pacman was the ONLY game besides Kirby's Epic Yarn that I enjoyed at this year's E3.
IGN is, and has always been, one of the LAST places you should be listening to on games.
IGN is, and has always been, one of the LAST places you should be listening to on games.
I just went to Metacritic and guess what? The game has a 97% (only 8 reviews so far). I bet you feel mildly stupid now.agentmaine said:
IGN is almost always within 10% of the Metacritic average. I wouldn't throw their reviews away so quickly.
Edit: Also, you're asking a community that is very dedicated to their site (they should be, it's great). Don't you think there is going to be a little bias in the poll?
It isn't that I don't like the game, simply that I think it isn't worthy of a 10. I don't really like the CoD series but I understand that some people think it is the best game ever and I respect that but I don't honestly think that IGN was justified in giving such a prize to a pacman remakeHisshiss said:
IGN gave Donkey Kong Returns a 9, so what?, the world's not gonna end if Pac-Man recieves a 10 out of a XBLA title, also I stopped trusting IGN's reviews a long time ago.
I know this has already been said before, but if all you care about is numbers then go be an accountant. I'm sure if you read teh full review they will explain why they felt it appropriate to give such a high score.
Also, before ranting about an undeserved score, maybe you should try, I dunno... PLAYING THE GAME?
Just a thought...
Also, before ranting about an undeserved score, maybe you should try, I dunno... PLAYING THE GAME?
Just a thought...
IGN is an awful site that gets paid to review games that can't really be meaningfully compared based predominantly on hype and pedigree instead of quality. Really, the only reason to visit that site is for their journalism, not their criticism, and even that is merely passable.
There are people who think they are terrible, really, but who cares because none of our opinions matter anyway.elvor0 said:
On topic: I never pay too much attention to anyone's reviews on games, usually I just see what other people think then try it myself even if they don't like it. nothing to get worked up about. Also I hate how much their site makes my web browser lag!
When you're judging a game review based on an arbitrary number alone... you need help.
The number provides a general, at-a-glance impression of the quality of a game. If the number's higher than 8.5, think "it's probably good." If the number's lower than 7 on IGN think, "maybe try a demo or something." If it's lower than 4, run. Otherwise it doesn't tell you anything.
If two reviewers give two entirely different games, from entirely different genres, an 8.4 and an 8.6 -- I'm not even sure what to say here. The comparison isn't fair to begin with, and I can't think of a point system that would scale fairly for an amusing arcade game and a non-linear, storytelling, action-RPG extravaganza, never mind one that would account for a 0.2 point difference.
The numbers are guidelines and largely nonsense. If you want a review, actually try reading the review.
The number provides a general, at-a-glance impression of the quality of a game. If the number's higher than 8.5, think "it's probably good." If the number's lower than 7 on IGN think, "maybe try a demo or something." If it's lower than 4, run. Otherwise it doesn't tell you anything.
If two reviewers give two entirely different games, from entirely different genres, an 8.4 and an 8.6 -- I'm not even sure what to say here. The comparison isn't fair to begin with, and I can't think of a point system that would scale fairly for an amusing arcade game and a non-linear, storytelling, action-RPG extravaganza, never mind one that would account for a 0.2 point difference.
The numbers are guidelines and largely nonsense. If you want a review, actually try reading the review.
I have lost respect for Ign but I forgive them because I, as you check the escapist, kotaku, gamespot and IGN but Ign I just check because it keeps you up to date with the videogame world, but reviews, well u can't spell ignorance without IGN.agentmaine said:
Also I don't trust 10s cause no game is perfect, for reviews I recommend game trailers, the escapist, or gamespot.
maybe if i grew up with pac man and it was the only game available to me, it would be pretty awesome. But we live in a world full of choices so why would i play pac man when i could be fighting off a zombie horde or killing andrew ryan?I'm not saying pac man is a bad game, I'm just saying there are much better ones.