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All of us here buy games to play, and I would assume that all of us here read reviews or previews of the games we want to buy. If we didnít we could walk into a shop, pick up a game, look at the blurb and screenshots and think, "Hey, that looks pretty nifty, I think Iíll buy that" Weíll buy it, get home, play it and throw it away if itís rubbish.
This shows just how important reviews can be. They let you know how good the game is, tell you all about the features, list its good and bad points... They more or less tell you everything about the game, and the more or less tell you whether itís worth buying or not. Iím sure Iím not the only one here thatís bought a game on the basis of the hype and some reviews Iíve read about it. We trust the magazines or websites to tell us if a games worth a buy.
But thereís two well known sayings that comes in here, "Beauty is in the eye of the beerholderÖ" I mean beholder :-D and "One manís heaven is another mans hell..." Unless Jennifer Lopez is concernedÖ
Itís a well-known fact that somebodyís dream house will be another personís nightmare. Everyone has his or her own tastes. Indeed, thatís why some of us will be buying PS2ís, while others will be buying GameCubes. Thatís why some of us love coffee while others prefer tea. Everyone ahs their own individual likes and dislikes. And that is precisely why reviews canít be trusted... Much. But weíll come to that later.
Ones manís gaming hell, will be another manís gaming heaven. Itís as simple as that. One of them may love Black and White, while another may hate it. It all comes down to the personís tastes.
Iím sure weíve all experienced it at some point. A gameís been slated in a magazine but youíve played it somewhere and really enjoyed it. I know thatís happened to me. On many occasions.
Of course, itís not the reviewerís fault. Theyíre giving their *personal* opinion of the game. Theyíre writing the review from their feelings and opinions, which are most probably different to lots of other peoples. Thatís why you should nearly always not believe what you read about a game. Of course, if thereís a majority view from all the magazines and websites that one game is superb, then that is most likely going to be correct to most peopleís tastes. Not all obviously, but most.
Basically, you should always play a game before you make a decision to buy it. Thankgod for the idea of rentals! Unless thereís a majority view from a variety of different sources you really should play before you buy, otherwise you really canít be sure. And even if there IS a majority view, it canít always be trusted.
[Are trying to justify your unjustifiable liking of Clayfighter again?]
Ummm... No... :-D
Anyway, to use another clichÈ, the proof is always in the pudding.
RBS
This shows just how important reviews can be. They let you know how good the game is, tell you all about the features, list its good and bad points... They more or less tell you everything about the game, and the more or less tell you whether itís worth buying or not. Iím sure Iím not the only one here thatís bought a game on the basis of the hype and some reviews Iíve read about it. We trust the magazines or websites to tell us if a games worth a buy.
But thereís two well known sayings that comes in here, "Beauty is in the eye of the beerholderÖ" I mean beholder :-D and "One manís heaven is another mans hell..." Unless Jennifer Lopez is concernedÖ
Itís a well-known fact that somebodyís dream house will be another personís nightmare. Everyone has his or her own tastes. Indeed, thatís why some of us will be buying PS2ís, while others will be buying GameCubes. Thatís why some of us love coffee while others prefer tea. Everyone ahs their own individual likes and dislikes. And that is precisely why reviews canít be trusted... Much. But weíll come to that later.
Ones manís gaming hell, will be another manís gaming heaven. Itís as simple as that. One of them may love Black and White, while another may hate it. It all comes down to the personís tastes.
Iím sure weíve all experienced it at some point. A gameís been slated in a magazine but youíve played it somewhere and really enjoyed it. I know thatís happened to me. On many occasions.
Of course, itís not the reviewerís fault. Theyíre giving their *personal* opinion of the game. Theyíre writing the review from their feelings and opinions, which are most probably different to lots of other peoples. Thatís why you should nearly always not believe what you read about a game. Of course, if thereís a majority view from all the magazines and websites that one game is superb, then that is most likely going to be correct to most peopleís tastes. Not all obviously, but most.
Basically, you should always play a game before you make a decision to buy it. Thankgod for the idea of rentals! Unless thereís a majority view from a variety of different sources you really should play before you buy, otherwise you really canít be sure. And even if there IS a majority view, it canít always be trusted.
[Are trying to justify your unjustifiable liking of Clayfighter again?]
Ummm... No... :-D
Anyway, to use another clichÈ, the proof is always in the pudding.
RBS
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All of us here buy games to play, and I would assume that all of us here read reviews or previews of the games we want to buy. If we didnít we could walk into a shop, pick up a game, look at the blurb and screenshots and think, "Hey, that looks pretty nifty, I think Iíll buy that" Weíll buy it, get home, play it and throw it away if itís rubbish.
This shows just how important reviews can be. They let you know how good the game is, tell you all about the features, list its good and bad points... They more or less tell you everything about the game, and the more or less tell you whether itís worth buying or not. Iím sure Iím not the only one here thatís bought a game on the basis of the hype and some reviews Iíve read about it. We trust the magazines or websites to tell us if a games worth a buy.
But thereís two well known sayings that comes in here, "Beauty is in the eye of the beerholderÖ" I mean beholder :-D and "One manís heaven is another mans hell..." Unless Jennifer Lopez is concernedÖ
Itís a well-known fact that somebodyís dream house will be another personís nightmare. Everyone has his or her own tastes. Indeed, thatís why some of us will be buying PS2ís, while others will be buying GameCubes. Thatís why some of us love coffee while others prefer tea. Everyone ahs their own individual likes and dislikes. And that is precisely why reviews canít be trusted... Much. But weíll come to that later.
Ones manís gaming hell, will be another manís gaming heaven. Itís as simple as that. One of them may love Black and White, while another may hate it. It all comes down to the personís tastes.
Iím sure weíve all experienced it at some point. A gameís been slated in a magazine but youíve played it somewhere and really enjoyed it. I know thatís happened to me. On many occasions.
Of course, itís not the reviewerís fault. Theyíre giving their *personal* opinion of the game. Theyíre writing the review from their feelings and opinions, which are most probably different to lots of other peoples. Thatís why you should nearly always not believe what you read about a game. Of course, if thereís a majority view from all the magazines and websites that one game is superb, then that is most likely going to be correct to most peopleís tastes. Not all obviously, but most.
Basically, you should always play a game before you make a decision to buy it. Thankgod for the idea of rentals! Unless thereís a majority view from a variety of different sources you really should play before you buy, otherwise you really canít be sure. And even if there IS a majority view, it canít always be trusted.
[Are trying to justify your unjustifiable liking of Clayfighter again?]
Ummm... No... :-D
Anyway, to use another clichÈ, the proof is always in the pudding.
RBS
This shows just how important reviews can be. They let you know how good the game is, tell you all about the features, list its good and bad points... They more or less tell you everything about the game, and the more or less tell you whether itís worth buying or not. Iím sure Iím not the only one here thatís bought a game on the basis of the hype and some reviews Iíve read about it. We trust the magazines or websites to tell us if a games worth a buy.
But thereís two well known sayings that comes in here, "Beauty is in the eye of the beerholderÖ" I mean beholder :-D and "One manís heaven is another mans hell..." Unless Jennifer Lopez is concernedÖ
Itís a well-known fact that somebodyís dream house will be another personís nightmare. Everyone has his or her own tastes. Indeed, thatís why some of us will be buying PS2ís, while others will be buying GameCubes. Thatís why some of us love coffee while others prefer tea. Everyone ahs their own individual likes and dislikes. And that is precisely why reviews canít be trusted... Much. But weíll come to that later.
Ones manís gaming hell, will be another manís gaming heaven. Itís as simple as that. One of them may love Black and White, while another may hate it. It all comes down to the personís tastes.
Iím sure weíve all experienced it at some point. A gameís been slated in a magazine but youíve played it somewhere and really enjoyed it. I know thatís happened to me. On many occasions.
Of course, itís not the reviewerís fault. Theyíre giving their *personal* opinion of the game. Theyíre writing the review from their feelings and opinions, which are most probably different to lots of other peoples. Thatís why you should nearly always not believe what you read about a game. Of course, if thereís a majority view from all the magazines and websites that one game is superb, then that is most likely going to be correct to most peopleís tastes. Not all obviously, but most.
Basically, you should always play a game before you make a decision to buy it. Thankgod for the idea of rentals! Unless thereís a majority view from a variety of different sources you really should play before you buy, otherwise you really canít be sure. And even if there IS a majority view, it canít always be trusted.
[Are trying to justify your unjustifiable liking of Clayfighter again?]
Ummm... No... :-D
Anyway, to use another clichÈ, the proof is always in the pudding.
RBS
Page: