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People who write reviews professionally are some of the best writers around. They are mainly admirable to me because I am interested in what they are writing about :). Before you venture out and decide to buy a game, you check up on it first and read other people’s opinions on the game. The reviews are made from what other people think so he or she might love it and when you get home and play it you might end up throwing it to the back of your games cabinet.
If the review rates the game well, then the chances are you are going to rush down to your local games shop and buy it. But if the review is not great and really puts the game down then people will just ignore it. I don’t think this is fair because some games that are rated poorly by the reviewer could be great in other people’s opinions.
Some of the magazines you read give bias reviews, which is annoying because you can’t see what the game really has to offer. If it is a popular game and has been very commercialised then it will have outstanding reviews in every magazine. There are a few magazines that are great because they are not one sided and let the reader know exactly what the pros and con’s are.
Do you look to see if a game has a good review before you buy it? Are you put off if the game is not rated well? Naturally you are a bit discouraged if the game has a poor rating. Which is fair enough because you don’t want to go and pay up to £40 and end up hating the game.
Without reviews our games collection could be full of rubbish and we may even end up stop playing games consoles because we are put off by the rubbish games! :) If you about to buy a game and it had been given a bad review and rating would you still buy it? It is pretty certain that you will be extremely discouraged.
A solution to see if you like the game or not, is to rent it. Then you can really see for yourself instead of someone else’s opinion of the game.
Thanks for reading :)
If the review rates the game well, then the chances are you are going to rush down to your local games shop and buy it. But if the review is not great and really puts the game down then people will just ignore it. I don’t think this is fair because some games that are rated poorly by the reviewer could be great in other people’s opinions.
Some of the magazines you read give bias reviews, which is annoying because you can’t see what the game really has to offer. If it is a popular game and has been very commercialised then it will have outstanding reviews in every magazine. There are a few magazines that are great because they are not one sided and let the reader know exactly what the pros and con’s are.
Do you look to see if a game has a good review before you buy it? Are you put off if the game is not rated well? Naturally you are a bit discouraged if the game has a poor rating. Which is fair enough because you don’t want to go and pay up to £40 and end up hating the game.
Without reviews our games collection could be full of rubbish and we may even end up stop playing games consoles because we are put off by the rubbish games! :) If you about to buy a game and it had been given a bad review and rating would you still buy it? It is pretty certain that you will be extremely discouraged.
A solution to see if you like the game or not, is to rent it. Then you can really see for yourself instead of someone else’s opinion of the game.
Thanks for reading :)
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I suspected all of you would be discouraged by a bad review. (Hey I don't blame you I wouldn't want to go and waste money on a rubbish game) Have you actually played the games you didn't buy? If you have then I bet they are not half as bad as the reviewer marked them. I think they should have a short sentance at the bottom of the review saying "This is my opinion on the game and you may feel differently to me".
Anyway it nice to get some feedback on my post I was begining to stop writing topics because I got like 2 or 3 replies.
:) Thanks guys I appriciate it
Anyway it nice to get some feedback on my post I was begining to stop writing topics because I got like 2 or 3 replies.
:) Thanks guys I appriciate it
I would like to be a writer but the pay isn't too good...
I think that a bad review does affect the popularity of games, but I also like harsh reviewers, so if 'harsh' mags like NGC and PCGamer give a game a good review, you know your getting a top class game.
Nice concept...
I think that a bad review does affect the popularity of games, but I also like harsh reviewers, so if 'harsh' mags like NGC and PCGamer give a game a good review, you know your getting a top class game.
Nice concept...
I dont bother with a game if it gets a low review, i have to say that i hate th official magazine, it gives rubbish scores to games that sony don't really want to show off the consloe with. PSM2, they review very harsgly but is done very well. I cant believe the official mag only gave Grandia 2 5/10, i think it is one of the best RPG's i've played, i'm on the final boss, i think it should at least diserve a 7.
I have changed my mind about games loads of times if they get Bad reviews and have brought games before if they have got a good review.
i don't bother with a game if it has a low reveiw score.
People who write reviews professionally are some of the best writers around. They are mainly admirable to me because I am interested in what they are writing about :). Before you venture out and decide to buy a game, you check up on it first and read other people’s opinions on the game. The reviews are made from what other people think so he or she might love it and when you get home and play it you might end up throwing it to the back of your games cabinet.
If the review rates the game well, then the chances are you are going to rush down to your local games shop and buy it. But if the review is not great and really puts the game down then people will just ignore it. I don’t think this is fair because some games that are rated poorly by the reviewer could be great in other people’s opinions.
Some of the magazines you read give bias reviews, which is annoying because you can’t see what the game really has to offer. If it is a popular game and has been very commercialised then it will have outstanding reviews in every magazine. There are a few magazines that are great because they are not one sided and let the reader know exactly what the pros and con’s are.
Do you look to see if a game has a good review before you buy it? Are you put off if the game is not rated well? Naturally you are a bit discouraged if the game has a poor rating. Which is fair enough because you don’t want to go and pay up to £40 and end up hating the game.
Without reviews our games collection could be full of rubbish and we may even end up stop playing games consoles because we are put off by the rubbish games! :) If you about to buy a game and it had been given a bad review and rating would you still buy it? It is pretty certain that you will be extremely discouraged.
A solution to see if you like the game or not, is to rent it. Then you can really see for yourself instead of someone else’s opinion of the game.
Thanks for reading :)
If the review rates the game well, then the chances are you are going to rush down to your local games shop and buy it. But if the review is not great and really puts the game down then people will just ignore it. I don’t think this is fair because some games that are rated poorly by the reviewer could be great in other people’s opinions.
Some of the magazines you read give bias reviews, which is annoying because you can’t see what the game really has to offer. If it is a popular game and has been very commercialised then it will have outstanding reviews in every magazine. There are a few magazines that are great because they are not one sided and let the reader know exactly what the pros and con’s are.
Do you look to see if a game has a good review before you buy it? Are you put off if the game is not rated well? Naturally you are a bit discouraged if the game has a poor rating. Which is fair enough because you don’t want to go and pay up to £40 and end up hating the game.
Without reviews our games collection could be full of rubbish and we may even end up stop playing games consoles because we are put off by the rubbish games! :) If you about to buy a game and it had been given a bad review and rating would you still buy it? It is pretty certain that you will be extremely discouraged.
A solution to see if you like the game or not, is to rent it. Then you can really see for yourself instead of someone else’s opinion of the game.
Thanks for reading :)
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