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#1 S4E
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[QUOTE="JohnFifteen12"]

[QUOTE="Cwagmire21"]

 I find an "exclusive" review from anyone hard to trust. 

KHAndAnime

 

One of the problems with the incredibly high cost of game development these days is the potential for payoffs and arm twisting when it comes to reviews. There are MASSIVE amounts of money involved with today's games, and it is very hard to believe that at least some of it is not going to the handful of people that can make or break a game with one simple review.

We all know that politicians are bought and paid for all of the time, so it is not that much of a stretch to assume that it is also taking place in the video game world, as well. 

There are also those rare times when a reviewer has gone public about a threat that was made from a publisher or developer concerning review scores (I believe that Ubisoft was the last one to be called out for that when they demanded a certain score or else the reviewer would not receive future copies of games to review).

Now, having said that, I'm not saying that a payoff/threat was made in this case, and Bioshock Infinite may indeed deserve a score of 9.4/"Amazing", but it certainly makes one wonder if there is more going on behind the scenes.

There is too much money at stake to assume otherwise.

 

 

It doesn't even have to result to a payoff/threat situation. Even if we look at the situation in the most simple way - if IGN consistently gives exclusively reviewed games great scores (typically the case), then they're more likely to receive more exclusive reviews. IGN wins and the so does the game's marketing team. I'll start taking game reviews more seriously when they do away with the scoring systems. It's a contrived system set up for nothing other than to sell games. There's not a single good reason why a completely superficial number needs to be attached to any of these reviews. The scores aren't formulated from any system or rules, nor do all reviewers have the same standards. It's inconsistent, nonsensical, and doesn't actually serve a purpose for consumers.

I do see what you mean, but scores/stars/whatever rating system used, give at least some sort of indication what the game could be like. It all boils down to whether you can trust the person who reviewed the game or not. Professional reviewers, although needing to give somewhat accurate ratings, are like this topic shows, really unreliable source for proper, unbiased reviews. Yes, games that get 9.0, 9.5 and maybe even 10, might deserve those, but then again, all the factors behind high ratings can influence them a bit too much. Money, coverage etc.
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#2 S4E
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[QUOTE="S4E"][QUOTE="kozzy1234"]

Looks good, can't wait to play this and Obsidians South Park rpg. So glad some companies picked these two and COH2 up.

kozzy1234

I was actually thnking about getting that as well, South Park I mean. It doesn't look half-bad, but I'm a bit skeptical still :D

South Park rpg made by my fav RPG devs? Gimmmmme :P

LOL Good pointers there, I'm just skeptical, because it is one of these games that can go either way, it looks funny as well, but I think I'll wait and see how it turns out though, I'm tempted, but going to wait nonetheless :D
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#3 S4E
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Looks good, can't wait to play this and Obsidians South Park rpg. So glad some companies picked these two and COH2 up.

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I was actually thnking about getting that as well, South Park I mean. It doesn't look half-bad, but I'm a bit skeptical still :D
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#4 S4E
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So SWTOR is free right? If i download now and start playing, what do i have to pay for? Is it equipment,ships etc.. or game play like a specific action, movement etc?

tanerb
As far as I know, you have to unlock a lot of things, e.g. special gear slots, ability to use any of the more rare gear... I think, how it says about F2P; you get the basic story and that's it. All the rest is either unavailable completely, or you have to purchase it with real money. Basically unlock this, unlock that. From what I've gathered it could get extremely expensive.
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#5 S4E
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I agree with people saying its exactly same with Steam etc. It has always been the same, and will always stay like that as well. Bashing Origin, and subsuquently EA (big surprise there), just shows a bit of ignorance and a lot of hate, whether justified or not, towards EA itself, ignoring the fact that everyone else does the exact same thing. I don't see the problem anyway. If you can get a game cheaper from Tesco or Asda, or even Morrisons/Sainsbury's (any name of supermarket will suffice), why not just buy it from there then? If Origin is more expensive than any other places, what have you lost exactly? Plus, from my experience supermarkets rarely have good prices on games anyway. Tesco is ripping you off left-right-and-centre for example. Just an example, FM 2013 which is about £18 from online retailers, costs £28-£32 from Tesco. This has happened numerous times with other games as well.
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#6 S4E
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I have been looking into Infinite quite a lot and just can't make up my mind. For some reason I can't get excited about it. Yes, the game looks good and yes, there is a story behind it all, but that being said, I just get this overwhelming feeling, from the footage I've seen, it being just shooting and shooting, sort of FPS with something (little) else. I for one, won't believe these reviews either. I can't justify pre-ordering something that I'm not even 90% happy with. I'll wait and see what real people, aka players who have bought the game, have to say about it first, before making any decisions.
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#7 S4E
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Looking good, can't wait for my pre-order to arrive :) Graphic-wise it looks rather impressive and what I also like is that you aren't just killing everything that moves, and that you have to collect stuff and parts and whatnot. Hoping this will keep me entertained for a while anyway :)
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#8 S4E
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I don't understand why people should pay for an unfinished product and then report faults with the product (which is the role of a paid employee). And why Steam/Valve are trying to market this crap as a good idea.

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I guess they get their cut as well, like it was a proper, finished game that was sold. Just another attempt to get peoples' money. I swear it keeps getting more and more ridiculous every day.
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#9 S4E
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nice idea. instead of paying testers, make people pay you to be testers

tanerb
I agree, it's an absolutely brilliant idea. Instead of losing money on wages, you are making money AND getting feedback. At first, before realising how it works, I thought, what a nice idea, Steam users get to play early development games and help to shape them, then the reality struck and I realised that you actually have to pay for it. Some of those cost near on £20, whaaaa... You gotta be effing kidding me. No thanks, I'll pass. Come on, seriously.
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#10 S4E
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I think the game looks good and something that could be a lot fun as well. If I have understood correctly it is done with cheeky attitude, so it shouldn't take itself too seriously :)