Bioshock infinite review changed, now has a 4 instead of 9.

Wow a 4? That's pretty much saying that the game is almost broken. Ether way more rage he will cause here LOL

I think the Score is alittle Low but I agree with the written review 100%. I was saying these certain points months ago but people were still stuck in the honey moon period, it was a overhyped game that didn't live up to its prequel.

@Blake135:

Actualy Infinite is the prequel, what you actually mean is predecessor.

But you need to make it plural, predecessors, because Bioshock 2 is a far better game than Infinite.

Did they do a 2nd opinion/review for other games or is Infinite just the first one to get it?

That's stupid as f*ck. You can make a game not broken, be poorly designed as hell. A tedious game is a bad game. It doesn't need to be loaded with glitches and bugs to be considered poor/bad/not worth spitting on.

@texasgoldrush:

Funny enough while I didn't like the story of Bioshock 2 I agree with you, Bioshock 2 improved alot from Bioshock 1, sadly Infinite took 1 step forward then 2 steps back.

Bioshock 2's story was great....the big difference from the first game is that instead of exploring a place like you were in the first game, you are exploring a Pairbond. It a far smaller focus. It also has a far better ending than the first game.

Minerva's den is th epeak of the series.

No, McShea's review is still there and it's still a 4

Cut the bullshit, it's fvcking clear that Tom was trying to nitpick and shit on the game to prove how damn different he is from others. Tom's lack of an understanding about the twist just reflex his knowledge about the game in general. Nitpicking the gameplay, complaining about how the main character got ressurected once he falls in battle (WTF), while giving shit like Beyond 2 Souls a free pass. And you calling me stupid, you're full of it dude.

Yeah sure, he can criticize however the fvck he wants, but giving the game a 4/10? Give me a fvcking break, how many games that on this caliber, with excellent art direction, great atmosphere, decent gunplay, excellent sound direction, got a 4/10 aka. a POOR game? How the hell can he come to that conclusion when he can't even support his arguments without contradicting himself or showing how ignorance he is about the game? And how many broken ass games, filled with terrible mechanics & story etc, got the same score. You can argue that different reviewer different score, but fvck, if you're gonna post it on a gaming review site, the scale has to be the same. If that's not hits fishing, I don't know what is.

Pretty much this. Blatant attempt to generate controversy.

Technically the review and score wasn't changed. Just... another thing was added.

Tom's opinion is addes to the reviews that's all. I like Tom but here he tries to get attention...

Even with the combat being what it is, it wasn't an unenjoyable game... I had a better time with it than with most of the other games this year...
I've never seen a reviewer who disagrees more with my opinion on games.

@Animal-Mother:

Yeah it did... I don;'t see how anyone likes the game as it was the story was complete crap and the powers were nowhere near as fun as in Bioshock 1 or even 2. I was going to trade my copy in but gamestop would only give me a $7 bucks for it...so nah.... stuck in my collection... and this from someone who rarely trades games.

Nice, I hope we start seeing more second looks now. Hell, maybe even extending farther back to older classics to see if they really held up through the time.

BTW, it's been mentioned before (by McShea himself) that the one who writes the review never decides the score.

And how Bioware raped Mass Effect.

Why not explain what's wrong with his review with reasons instead of acting like an angry twat who's mad someone has a different opinion? His point of being resurrected in battle is that there's no penalty and you start off very near where you died. He didn't like it then and he doesn't like it now, because it removes difficulty. Vigors really had no reason to be in Columbia, and the reason they exist at all is pretty lame and only served to put Plasmid-like powers in the game. Can't comment on Beyond because I haven't played it yet.

Good graphics and sound cannot make up for the lack of interesting gameplay, level design, or enemy encounters. These shortcomings are to be expected when a game is stuck in development hell and rushed to completion.

Well, I understand his points, but it's nowhere near 4/10, albeit it was a very boring, uninspired game in gameplay terms. It made look its previous iterations like Rainbow Six in comparison, when it came to depth of combat. It also failed to capitalize on the richness of the world it tried to present. Not only in terms of NPC interactions or your choices (illusion of choices more like), but also in gameplay mechanics, even Skylines seemed more like gimmicks after the very first time. They've gotten old very quickly. Besides, very little variety in vigors, ugprades in form of gear and infusions didn't add anything significant. Overall too little variety in gameplay, only the prison level was interesting as it made you sneak past sentries, and reminded me of Thief with its spooky atmosphere, but it was too little too late. The storyline was very fine, though. I'd rate it about 7/10. Overall, probably the biggest disappointment in the entire generation!

I think Infinite is awesome. I don't understand the hate it gets sometimes.

Wow 1.1 higher than Bomberman Act Zero

And Bomberman Act Zero was officially named Gamespot's Worst Game of 2006 in their end of the year awards..

What a joke of a "review" this is, Tom should be ashamed of himself

4/10?! That's way too harsh... Sure, it might be overrated, but that doesn't make it a "poor" game.

This is about the same i would score it, easily the most overrated game from this year.

And that guarantee a 4? Yeah fvcking right :roll:. I've already given my reasons why his "different opinion" is not simply the case, it was his blatant attempt to nitpick and downplay the game, and ultimately giving it a bad score in order to generate attention and hits.

His comment about the plot twist being randomly thrown into the ending instead of being built up throughout the game is plain wrong, anyone who plays the game and actually pays attention knows that hints from characters, audio logs, environments etc. are implemented into the game, setting up for the twist. He can say that it's bad, and I'll have no problem with it, but denying the existence of the build up is terrible. He totally contradicts himself by complaining about being resurrected in battle when the same thing happens in Beyond 2 souls, where there's no penalty or even worse, no sense of danger whatsoever. In addition, that "game"'s gameplay is as far from a game as you can imagine. Before you throwing some BS like "but you haven't played it", you don't need to buy or play the game yourself to know the fact that Beyond is first, and interactive movie, and second, has extremely linear and simplistic gameplay (even less than that of Heavy Rain), NEARLY to the point of non-existence.

Back to the MAIN point that i was always trying to make since the beginning, the game is NOT a 4/10 aka. a poor game. What is your definition of a 4 on a scale of 10? If a game that at the very least has a decent story, a functional mechanics, good visual and sound, but lacks "interesting" gameplay, level design etc etc.can get a 4/10, then what is the criteria for a 7/10?

Wow, it's actually a real review. The old one is still here: http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/bioshock-infinite-review/1900-6405506/

It's a polarizing game. I hate it, but others seem to love it.

You may hate it, but if you are to be completely honest, there is no way you would give this game a 4/10. You may dislike it, but it is not a broken game, which is what a 4 would suggest. It atleast is a 6/10.

@lightleggy:

I actually see SMG2 getting re-reviewed if they are keeping this up.

I thought the game was overrated personally but giving it 4/10? Seems like someones just trying to create controversy.

Exactly.

Part of the multiple reviews for popular games feature.

I haven't finished Infinite yet, but so far it's better than the original in every way.

This is the new change in GameSpot, from now on a game can have multiple reviews and multiple opinions instead of 1 which is pretty interesting.. when i first played Bioshock infinite it was straight up 9+ out of 10 for me but as of right now after 9 or so months passed the game is mealy 7/10 worthy.

PS3/XBOX360 version 9>>>>>>>>>>>>>PC version only 4.lol

Consoles master race.

I agree.I have play Bioshock infinite.......but Bioshock 1 and 2 are a lot better.Bioshock infinite story is meh and the end is just a mess.

My lord gamespot actually got even shitier.

Holy shit, i didn't expect that. Is this for real?

There is no point in a scoring system. It seems you're adding way too much value to the score. It's obvious that some people liked the game and some people didn't (just read through the comments in this thread). There are reasons for that and showing perspectives from different ends of the spectrum can be very informative for both sides. Both sides are as right as they are wrong, because we are talking about subjective experiences of entertainment products. Multiple perspectives (both positive and negative) allow you to make a more extensive list of the pros and cons and see which aspects apply to your taste. The score is completely irrelevant. It adds nothing to the content of the review itself. It only leads to rage and trolling. Gaming websites should drop scores alltogether, so we can delete this whole thread and start discussing the actual arguments.

Kevin and Tom are probably still arguing over Infinite, but they aren't arguing about the score, they're arguing about the game.

Um this is clearly a mistake... The game got a 9

@TheEroica: Nah it´s real,it´s sort of a second opinion thing GS has going on now apparently.

Which, to be honest, I'm in support of. Game Informer used to do it and so did Nintendo Power. It's always interesting to see differing views from the same outlet (even if one says something stupid).

I gave the game a 7/10 but I agreed with all his points. Its just an over-hyped game.

@funkymonkey4710: Yay, now three people can grossly underscore major titles instead of just one!

Gotta get those hits.

Lol at Mcshea.

Anyway,this could be great news.Now just find someone who enjoyed TLoU more and give it the 10 it deserved.

@PhazonBlazer: I agree with the review and the score.

@nintendoboy16: sure... I like it to when there is some legitimacy to calling a game that is pretty much adored, "poor" .

Jesus, whatever about not liking a game but 4/10 seems way too low. A lot of the stuff he's saying is correct but not enough to bring it down THAT much. It's still a very enjoyable experience overall

wow the site redesign is trash

The game was a disappointment but a 4? obvious troll for clicks is obvious

This isn't a review it's the kind of hyperbole I'd expect from some froth mouthed fanboy.

The graphics setting and scale alone deserve more than a 7.

This is the problem with the internet. Advertising is based on page hits, and uncontroversial opinions don't get as many so people have to post unpopular opinions to the detriment of the credibility of the site.

This has been posted for page hits and feedbackula same as the GTA review. Tom is an idiot.