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I don't mind games being rated before release but I don't like review parties or whatever they are called. When the publisher holds big events and that is the only time reviewers get time with the game...
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Online is quite tough to judge fairly though. Servers can easily be updated to overcome early teething problems, but the game could be stuck with poor reviews. Similarly, a game with a great score for...
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@Trinexx: If you want a proper in-depth review you have to wait a couple of months anyway. Reviews posted by media are a quick way to gauge if the game's in your interest or not. I don't think they...
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I don't mind prerelease ratings but if I only look to see if they're giving it a "this game works/doesn't work. Is or isn't fun. Is too easy/hard" and check the number score for reference more than...
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Game Journalists should absolutely do pre-release reviews, because by not doing pre-release reviews, companies like EA, Konami, and Ubisoft could get away with shipping buggy, broken games (Assassin's...
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@MrMario02: Pre-release reviews haven't stopped them, in fact it seems like they help them because the reviewers are too hyped about the games and ignore some big faults
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@MrMario02 Agreed. Would've been nice to know about ToS's bad PC port via pre-release reviews, instead of angry and let-down posters on it's forum. Now the only hope that game has is enough people...
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@DefHalan: Except that from memory in the case of AC:Unity the reviews were not allowed to come out until after launch. Presumably because poor reviews before launch would have made people not get it...
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skywake wrote: Except that from memory in the case of AC:Unity the reviews were not allowed to come out until after launch. Presumably because poor reviews before launch would have made people not get...
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Single player games? Review them - and post the score or a summarised recommendation - as soon as the reviewer is happily (or unhappily!) finished with the game. Online and multi-player games? Review...
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As long it doesn't have spoilers sure but I wouldn't count a game being rubbish or good as a spoiler.
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@MrMario02: how generic of you naming the top trendy companies to hate on. Unless Bugthesda and CDPR can get away with it, because you're too afraid to mention them.
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Well the scumbag companies like EA, Konami, Capcom, Ubisoft, Square-Enix, Warner Bros, Activision and the like have all released games that were in no way finished or working properly that got positive...
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@DefHalan: I don't pay much attention to reviews unless they really go against what I thought. If there's a game I'm really interested in and it gets poor reviews? I won't bite. If it wasn't on my...
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skywake wrote: @DefHalan: If it's a Nintendo game I trust them enough that I'd buy the game without reading reviews. You happily - and blindly - purchased the mediocre Animal Crossing: amiibo...
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Peek-a-boo wrote: skywake wrote: @DefHalan: If it's a Nintendo game I trust them enough that I'd buy the game without reading reviews. You happily - and blindly - purchased the mediocre Animal...
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@skywake: Fair enough! It wasn't a swipe at the things you may or may not buy, merely an observation of how some folks may well go out and buy a game from their favourite developer(s) without worrying...
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@Peek-a-boo: I bought amiibo Featival and enjoy it. It is not a bad game as long as you know what you are getting yourself into. I knew what I was getting into because I paid attention to what Nintendo...
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Peek-a-boo wrote: Single player games? Review them - and post the score or a summarised recommendation - as soon as the reviewer is happily (or unhappily!) finished with the game. Online and...
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