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And then there's the free DVD (which actually is free) that has about 30 minutes of footage from the E3 showfloor and of the games themselves. Thankfully this doesn't involve going through a DVD menu pressing 'enter' on each game one-by-one as the footage is one big TV-like programme. And a damn fine programme at that.
All of this for a mere £4, go buy now!
If you seriously want to compare two games, you either play them both or you read reviews of both.
Abolishing them means you can't properly compare them anymore.
THAT'S CLEVER
> Bah, I was going to point out that Edge gave Final Fantasy X 6/10 and
> SOCOM 5/10 and then I saw your "for the most part,
> consistant" phrase right at the end of your post. So I'll let
> you off.
yeah, i see your point. personally i though FFX was great (even though i sucked at it :) ) probably 8 or 9/10 personally and SOCOM would get around.. ooooooh 2/10 from me.
that's based on my preference on games that AREN'T team shooters though. Those games were reviewed on their merits within their genres and rated accordingly so their scores were both relative.
... i'd still have given ffx more though :)
GamesTM and Edge are the mags I buy every month, though.
of course there was a small section on the last page with the scores the games would normally get, for the benefit of those who cowered in the face of making their OWN mind up :)
I can't speak for everyone, but Edge's reviews have never yet differed from my opinions on any game that I've actually played. El Blokey mentioned that Edge's reviews are based on how fresh or revolutionary a game is, that's certainly true to an extent. For me though, that approximately translates to how enjoyable a game is to play.
If you put together a racing game, I don't care how many cars it has, how realistically they handle or which authentic tracks it has, because I've played it before and I'm bored of it. If it doesn't do something new, it's unlikely to entertain, no matter how well polished it is.
The same goes for fighting games, adventure games, RTS games, RPG's, the whole lot. If it's not different in some way, then I'm already bored of it.
I've been playing games since early primary school, and I've reached the point where enjoyment is variety.
Edge works for me, and I'm happy with that.