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Does anyone read edge occasionally or regularly ?,
personally i think its a bit of a rip of being £4, which is why i only buy occasionally,
one thing that annoyed me this month though, was their review of Mario Sunshine, they basically slated it the whole way through, from the camera angles, to the graphics and the size and number of levels, and saying how its taken six years work and its doesnt really offer anything new over mario64, yet they still gave it 9/10 at the end.
ps. Capcom vs Snk Eo only got 3/10 i was gonna get this but now im not so sure,
personally i think its a bit of a rip of being £4, which is why i only buy occasionally,
one thing that annoyed me this month though, was their review of Mario Sunshine, they basically slated it the whole way through, from the camera angles, to the graphics and the size and number of levels, and saying how its taken six years work and its doesnt really offer anything new over mario64, yet they still gave it 9/10 at the end.
ps. Capcom vs Snk Eo only got 3/10 i was gonna get this but now im not so sure,
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God bless them.
Edge is a good mag - I did an article for them once. The thing is, for the Mario Sunshine review, the reason they pointed out all the flaws was to show it isn't perfect. You see, we already know the gameplay is great, the graphics are nice and it's Mario. But we want to know what's bad with it compared to Mario 64. And we were told.
Also, I agree with Edge's scoring system in that anything over 5 is an above average game, and should be looked at positively.
However, Edge has abused the system a bit, and made a few mistakes; Halo was nowhere near a ten (no matter how good the AI), and 4 for Jedi Knight 2? Not really. Still, it's their opinion. They seem to moan about linearity though, and then slate Morrowind for being too open ended.
However, Edge has abused the system a bit, and made a few mistakes; Halo was nowhere near a ten (no matter how good the AI), and 4 for Jedi Knight 2? Not really. Still, it's their opinion. They seem to moan about linearity though, and then slate Morrowind for being too open ended.
I disagree with you saying it's a rip-off - the mag is a good read throughout (although the trade adverts do get a bit boring, but not when you're looking for a job).
Did anyone read the Redeye bit this month? Quite funny, eh?
Did anyone read the Redeye bit this month? Quite funny, eh?
Did you really need to put that whole reply in your post, IndianDude?
Whitestripes wrote:
> Indian-DudeY2K wrote:
> i buy edge every month , i started buying them after i bought the
> one
> with the big black gamecube on the front , i missed on though about
> atari coming back because i couldn't find it in the shops. I read it
> all the way through and love every page , and the mario sunshine
> review , i though was well written and they gave it a good score. If
> the camera isn't perfect , or you can see through walls when you
> stand
> at the right angle , which were problems in mario 64 , and they
> weren't fixed for sunshine then no matter how much fun the game is
> it
> can't get a 10 ,because the problems can be fixed but weren't and
> the
> fact that it isn't a completely original game (much like mario 64)
> means that it can't get a ten. (if the first two problems didn't
> exist
> then i guess that it wouldn't most certainly get a ten.)
>
> Well excuse me but Halo is about the most un-original concept you can
> get, it added nothing new to the genre and once you reach the Library
> levels it becomes tedious and dull. But that didn't stop Edge giving
> it 10/10 and claiming it's the best thing to ever happen, ever.
well thats just what i think anyway.
> Indian-DudeY2K wrote:
> i buy edge every month , i started buying them after i bought the
> one
> with the big black gamecube on the front , i missed on though about
> atari coming back because i couldn't find it in the shops. I read it
> all the way through and love every page , and the mario sunshine
> review , i though was well written and they gave it a good score. If
> the camera isn't perfect , or you can see through walls when you
> stand
> at the right angle , which were problems in mario 64 , and they
> weren't fixed for sunshine then no matter how much fun the game is
> it
> can't get a 10 ,because the problems can be fixed but weren't and
> the
> fact that it isn't a completely original game (much like mario 64)
> means that it can't get a ten. (if the first two problems didn't
> exist
> then i guess that it wouldn't most certainly get a ten.)
>
> Well excuse me but Halo is about the most un-original concept you can
> get, it added nothing new to the genre and once you reach the Library
> levels it becomes tedious and dull. But that didn't stop Edge giving
> it 10/10 and claiming it's the best thing to ever happen, ever.
well thats just what i think anyway.
boxcar_boy wrote:
> also they gave Mario64 10/10 even though that has camera probs and
> more
Camera probs? and more???
Are you insane? No offence, but that game was shear PERFECTION!!!
:)
> also they gave Mario64 10/10 even though that has camera probs and
> more
Camera probs? and more???
Are you insane? No offence, but that game was shear PERFECTION!!!
:)
boxcar_boy wrote:
> also they gave Mario64 10/10 even though that has camera probs and
> more
But didn't Mario 64 revolutionise the platform gaming genre?
Halo was a mixed bunch. Yes. I believe it's one of the better games of 2002. One of my favourites in fact. But worthy of a 10? Not IMO.
> also they gave Mario64 10/10 even though that has camera probs and
> more
But didn't Mario 64 revolutionise the platform gaming genre?
Halo was a mixed bunch. Yes. I believe it's one of the better games of 2002. One of my favourites in fact. But worthy of a 10? Not IMO.
also they gave Mario64 10/10 even though that has camera probs and more
Indian-DudeY2K wrote:
> i buy edge every month , i started buying them after i bought the one
> with the big black gamecube on the front , i missed on though about
> atari coming back because i couldn't find it in the shops. I read it
> all the way through and love every page , and the mario sunshine
> review , i though was well written and they gave it a good score. If
> the camera isn't perfect , or you can see through walls when you stand
> at the right angle , which were problems in mario 64 , and they
> weren't fixed for sunshine then no matter how much fun the game is it
> can't get a 10 ,because the problems can be fixed but weren't and the
> fact that it isn't a completely original game (much like mario 64)
> means that it can't get a ten. (if the first two problems didn't exist
> then i guess that it wouldn't most certainly get a ten.)
Well excuse me but Halo is about the most un-original concept you can get, it added nothing new to the genre and once you reach the Library levels it becomes tedious and dull. But that didn't stop Edge giving it 10/10 and claiming it's the best thing to ever happen, ever.
> i buy edge every month , i started buying them after i bought the one
> with the big black gamecube on the front , i missed on though about
> atari coming back because i couldn't find it in the shops. I read it
> all the way through and love every page , and the mario sunshine
> review , i though was well written and they gave it a good score. If
> the camera isn't perfect , or you can see through walls when you stand
> at the right angle , which were problems in mario 64 , and they
> weren't fixed for sunshine then no matter how much fun the game is it
> can't get a 10 ,because the problems can be fixed but weren't and the
> fact that it isn't a completely original game (much like mario 64)
> means that it can't get a ten. (if the first two problems didn't exist
> then i guess that it wouldn't most certainly get a ten.)
Well excuse me but Halo is about the most un-original concept you can get, it added nothing new to the genre and once you reach the Library levels it becomes tedious and dull. But that didn't stop Edge giving it 10/10 and claiming it's the best thing to ever happen, ever.
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