[QUOTE="sonicmj1"]Someof those reviewers said it was the greatest game ever made. Some disagreed. There's a reason it has a lower average at Gamerankings than GTA4.
You prioritize certain reviewers over others. You're allowed to do that, but you can't pick 3 reviewers and say that it's everyone's opinion.
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They are 4 respected reviewers that has history in the gaming industry, the only reviewer that I think of right now which is worth mentioning is Gametrailers.
As for getting lower average, it is because of the weak and new reviewers, it seems now anyone with no journialist background can write reviews just for the sake of being included in gamerankings and metacritic.
And who cares about them anyways? do you really go by reviewers other than the veterans in the gaming industry?
You're still cherry-picking opinions, even if they're from those sites in particular.
Gametrailers gave the game a 9.3, pinning story at 8.7. 1UP gave it an A-. Eurogamer gave it an 8. I know you'll say that those reviews don't count for whatever reason, because they don't agree with you. You can disagree with them, but you can't say they're invalid because 'they don't understand Metal Gear'. Why don't they understand the game?
I don't blindly follow any particular site. I read the reviews, and I make up my mind based on what they say. If a reviewer isn't credible, it'll come out in the writing. Regardless, I was basically certain I was getting MGS4 before the first review hit. The bundle made me go out and get a PS3.
You know what? I think it's a fantastic game, and I love how it plays. But I think the story is a convoluted mess that spends way too much time on its own history, and not enough time actually being interesting. I don't think it's one of the greatest games of all time. Some reviews agree with me, and some don't. It doesn't matter. But I agree more with some of the reviews that you say are worthless because they're written by 'newcomers' than reviews written by your flawless veterans.
No opinion is objectively correct for all people.
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