[Norfleet]

Originally posted by The Panther:
I have made the mistake of buying games on a whim that sounded good (so and so gave it five stars!!!) only to find it a lousy game and then CGW subsequently gave it 2 stars or less in a review. I have truly learned my lesson on this.

I pay absolutely no attention to a review if it says the game is good. Reviews that like that are utterly worthless, especially when coupled with a rating system that is as utterly vague as "stars". Real benchmarking is done by setting something as a reference point, then rating everything relative to that. There is no "maximum score". Such a concept is absurd, as it would imply that the game would, by definition, have to be perfect, which can't happen.

But mostly, if you see a review of a game, that says the game is good, ignore it. Only listen to reviews that are bad. People who give bad reviews are those unafraid to criticize, which is what you want out of a review. A reviewer who can't do anything but drool isn't telling you anything you didn't already suspect: Why would you even bother reading it if you weren't thinking of getting it in the first place?

No news can be good news, but good news is no news.

[ August 04, 2004, 04:41: Message edited by: Norfleet ]