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 Member 42 Level 42.28 Mar 2006 
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Video game review reform idea.
I was thinking about this for a few days, and I came to the conclusion that video games are a little too conservatively reviewed. Here's what I was thinking: for any successive game in a series (ex: Madden, or GTA), if it isn't a significant improvement from the predecessor (graphically or gameplay-wise, like GTA3 was to GTA2) then there should be a half-point deduction for each successive game (so, by the time San Andreas came out it should have had a full point deduction levied against it). This way, video game reviewers could be more responsible for recommending games.
(Note: I realize how useless most video game reviews are. Most gamers are smart enough to get their reviews from multiple sources. Still, I don't think game companies should be able to get away with sequels that are virtually the same every year. Would people have gotten the next Mario or Zelda or Metroid games if they stayed virtually the same each year? How about Sonic, or Crash Bandicoot? Or Jak and Daxter? Or, dare I say it, Halo? Those 5 series are just an example of series that more or less stayed the same each iteration. Maybe I'm alone on this, I don't know.) Jam it back in, in the dark. |
Member 42 Level 42.28 Mar 2006
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Maybe I'm an idealist. Part of me thinks someday video game reviewers will be played up like film critics.
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Member 42 Level 42.28 Mar 2006
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I just think that video games should evolve more often than they shouldn't. How often to great games really come out? Yeah, OK, those games shouldn't be bothered with much. I just think of Nintendo and how their games had evolved almost every single iteration (think Mario, Zelda) and since the N64 Mario has stayed mostly the same, Zelda has stayed mostly the same and Metroid doesn't look like it'll be changing much.
Like I said, I'm an idealist. There's really no expectation that this will happen, but it's not without hope. This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it. |
Member 42 Level 42.28 Mar 2006
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GTA3 deserves its 10 rating. Nothing is more revolutionary than a game others copy.
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