Anyone noticed a change in GS's reviews? It's kinda silly but it bugs me...

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#1 isthisnametakn
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Ever since Gamespot has been changing the layout of their website I've noticed that they stopped showing how they rate each attribute (gameplay, sound, graphics, tilt, value). And you notice that all the old games still have theirs laid out but anything from the past month or so doesn't. Maybe I'm just wierd like that but I used to like to look at those. Is it just temporary or permanent becaus a sorta miss 'em?

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#2 Luminouslight
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Its still review, adding a gameplay, sound, graphics, tilt, value bars.. isn't going to make it more factual.
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#3 isthisnametakn
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But it's interesting to see the breakdown of it. To see where the game is good; and where it is not so good.
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#4 blooddemon666
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the new set up rates each games for each game's merrits and demerrits. because great games like guitar hero, katamari damacy were never able to get a high score in the 'graphics' department. so that brought the game's rating down.
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#5 vendettared468
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Just read the actual review. They will go over most oof the imprtant stuff with the game and give you their prefossional opinion.
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#6 isthisnametakn
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Well one could just say that's an aspect that game designers need to be conscious about. And I don't mind people rating the graphics of the game. Provided the they aren't totally subpar I don't know if the they should lower the overall score.

Now I see it's just a matter of opinion on how someone thinks a game should be rated. What you're guys' thoughts?

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#7 chicken008
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I prefer the old rating system..
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#8 isthisnametakn
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The thing I like about it was that you could get a quick idea of how a game did in every category and didn't need to read the entire review. I guess I'm kinda a learns-good-by-numbers kinda person.
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#9 isthisnametakn
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Oh c'mon peope. I like this sort of stuff. Polls are fun
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#10 StephenHu
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I liked that too, but at least they're badges so like a proficient graphics badge would be a 9 or 10 in graphics, etc. but it's really dumbed down now, looks like it belongs in a magazine