Dec 3, 2007, 06:00 PM
Local time: Dec 3, 2007, 05:00 PM
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I find reviews more useful for RPGs than other formats. If I'm going to spend 80-100 hours in a game, I want to know if the first 10 hours are great but the rest is fluff, etc. Also, elements that may not annoy you after an hour of play may become mind-numbing after 80 hours of play.
I do agree that you have to give weight to the opinion of the reviewer, however. Saying that a battle system is in "real time" is a fact, but I'd rather hear whether or not that real time battle system adds or detracts to the fun of the game than just whether or not it's "there." I don't agree with the theory that a review should be nothing more than a factual list of game elements. It's the sum of the whole that matters...
Jam it back in, in the dark.
"We are all the sum of our tears. Too little, and the ground is not fertile and nothing can grow there. Too much – the best of us is washed away…" - G'Kar
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