ive noticed that alot of new games are getting 9.0's.. are there alot of good games now??? or are reviewers just to scared to put one game over the other??
I would think it's because games are starting to reach the pinnacle of what they aspire. Obviously, games can always be better, but given what the games give us right now, it's safe to say they did a great job creating them. They're based on fun and playability. I don't think reviewers are scared although sometimes it seems like it. A good example is when GTA4 came out and everyone gave it 10s, it just seemed like they didn't want to be the only reviewers to stand out.
I would think it's because games are starting to reach the pinnacle of what they aspire. Obviously, games can always be better, but given what the games give us right now, it's safe to say they did a great job creating them. They're based on fun and playability. I don't think reviewers are scared although sometimes it seems like it. A good example is when GTA4 came out and everyone gave it 10s, it just seemed like they didn't want to be the only reviewers to stand out.wwervin
I think its because most of the new games getting 9's are sequels to great games, so the makers of the game know that the sequel has to be really good. Also it might be a bit of reviewers not wanting to mark lower than everyone else, but i think mainly its just that they are great games.
I would think it's because games are starting to reach the pinnacle of what they aspire. Obviously, games can always be better, but given what the games give us right now, it's safe to say they did a great job creating them. They're based on fun and playability. I don't think reviewers are scared although sometimes it seems like it. A good example is when GTA4 came out and everyone gave it 10s, it just seemed like they didn't want to be the only reviewers to stand out.wwervin
The more I think about this the more I agree. I don't think GTA should have received a 10. It is a great game but now when really good games get less than a 10, people get mad because now even scores in the 9's seem bad. For example, I just told my cousin today that Gears 2 got a 9.5 from IGN and a 9.8 from Teamxbox and he asks me why it got a 9.5 when a different website gave it a 9.8. And I'm just like, dude... you can't be serious! 9.5 is AWESOME!!! But yeah, I think the games that have been getting 9's and above lately have been deserving of it for sure.
well since gs moved to .5 increments its hard to get specific with stuff like that i mean i think 2 might have got somewhere in between 9.5 but since they dont do that anymore they have to round it off. in the end though it still works out people look at scores to closely, people here on GS would argue for days on a .1 difference between 2 great games.
In all honesty though it doesn't matter what score a game gets. Reviewers give you a good idea of what the game deserves but it's really just them pushing their opinions on you. It doesn't mean anything. I've found tons of games that have received horrible scores that I've enjoyed quite a lot. It doesn't really mean anything.
Its annoying, Gamespot is a joke for using a .5 rating system. That is not a credible way to score anything...MickeyTheNinja
That's a stupid thing to say. There's a thin line between 6 and 7 that can usually mean a good game or a bad game, so the .5 helps when you're undecided. Plus, I was able to give Aqua Man a (well deserved) score lower than 1, thanks Gamespot!
Grand theft auto 4 didn't deserve a 10?? How about Metal Gear Solid 4? I was watching a friend play that game, and the story mode is filled with 40 minute cut scenes that are in there purely to show off the graphical prowess of the game. The plot and characters are still as convoluted as the other Metal Gears. I honestly think that GTA4 deserved a 10. Once IGN and Gamespot handed out another 10 to MGS4, they realized that they were all out of 10s for the year. If they handed out another one, everyone would start to dismiss their credibility. I think that Gamespot has very little credibility as it stands now. Ever since they decided to switch to the .5 system, their reviews have slimmed down in content and respectability. Most of them are two pages long at the most, and there has been many times where I noticed that they forgot to mention certain portions of a game (they didn't even discuss the co-op in Fable 2, though it's not much to speak of anyway). Right now, they are handing out all 9.0s because they are too afraid to hand out anything higher than that at this point.
also i dont believe in 10s i still haven't played a tn game imo and i doubt many other people have either. 10s are hand out by fanatics who highly favor the game but does it really deserve a 10 means perfect and any complaint no matter how small should prevent a ten.
I haven't been able to trust gamespot's reviews for a long time now. They started out the year throwing out 10's like its nothing. Now they wont even give a game a 9.5
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