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1:59 am
03/24/2009


Ratchet525

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 Does anyone trust what video gaming websites say in their reviews about games you want to buy? Or are you a person who doesn't care and thinks the game will be awesome and you just go and buy it.

I spend all my money on Cheetos.

3:40 am
03/24/2009


Yakumo89

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Los Angeles, CA

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Some video gaming websites can be trusted, whilst the ones that are linked to major distributor of videogames should not be so much. Take for example a review made on http://www.gamestop.com or http://www.bestbuy.com.  Some the reviews made on those websites can, infact, be “mock” reviews which are used to “amp up” interest in a high-profile videogame. The only websites, in my opinion, that can be trusted are those whom are independent, free from any connection whatsoever to a store(Gamestop, Bestbuy etc.) or developer.

“Laughter is the countdown to devastation”- Target 01: Sunset.

4:10 am
03/24/2009


gow2rules

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Australia

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i only trust psm3uk or hyper for reviews

Marcus Tullius Cicero Any man can make mistakes, but only an idiot persists in his error

10:41 am
03/24/2009


ShadeBlack

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England

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yeah i don't trust game sites reviews… I tend to make my opinion of a game when i've actually played it.


unless it's a game i know I'll hate, like hannah montannah, I just won't bother with ones like that.

P.S I can't believe that some people are actually willing to get that game for the easy trophies.

A dirge for her, the doubly dead, in that she died so young. ~Edgar Allen Poe

1:11 pm
03/24/2009


pobert06

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shadeblack said:

yeah i don't trust game sites reviews… I tend to make my opinion of a game when i've actually played it.


unless it's a game i know I'll hate, like hannah montannah, I just won't bother with ones like that.

P.S I can't believe that some people are actually willing to get that game for the easy trophies.


hannah montana trophies? OMFG…i must get that gameSurprisedLaughing


well some game reviews site/shows have different opinions in judging the games so you can't trust them all the time

one example is Adam Sesslar of X-Play from G4TV..he gave resident evil 5 a 3/5 rating..he gave it that rating because he thinks the game is racist because of the killing of the black people,the gameplay mechanics and coop isnt that good and something about the graphics i didn't care to listen too.

yeah so it's hard or it's better not to trust in game reviews site/shows because they'll spill out uther nonsense most of the time rather than judging the gameplay or even the game itself.

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6:11 pm
03/24/2009


gamerben

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i base my buys on many things: 

demos

previous games

interviews and reviews

my friends

and reviews on sites such as this or play.com (where i buy most of my games) from the public

The only job you can start at the top is digging a hole

7:35 pm
03/24/2009


KILLER369

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i do the same as gamer ben, but i do research on games i wont and put them in a catalogued list of which ones i wont most. basically i get wot i like.

for example most of U think LBP is awesome, whereas i think its a load of shyt.

right now i got at least 18 games on my list and uncharted 2 is on top along wit ass crees 2 and just cause 2.

change is inevitable

9:42 pm
03/24/2009


kingofgames73

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Be afraid, be very afraid…

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I always buy games if they have had good sequels eg call of duty world at war but have been let down recently with the likes of need for speed undercover and (not so recent) GTAIV (i may be the only one who finds GTA san andreas better but i dont care lol) I also have a look at the footage on youtube or stagevu.com to get a better idea on what type of game it is. I dont really tend to find myself actually listening to reviews though (except for LBP and i wasnt dissapointed) kane and lynch was rated really bad but i loved it! and i only bought it because it was made by the people who did Hitman. Oh and i sometimes try the demo`s aswell

“Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I will not forget you. Love me and I may be forced to love you.” William Arthur Ward

10:28 pm
03/24/2009


barkiemailman

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Canada

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Game reviews are useless. Why listen to someone elses OPINION of a game. Just go and rent it and see if you like it for yourself. I've loved games rated by IGN that were rated between 3 – 10 (out of 10), so it's always a roll of the dice if you'll like 'em too.

10:47 pm
03/24/2009


Hurley48

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my “process” on buying games is watch HOURS and more hours or videos of the game then if there is a demo i'll play until i get used to the tecnicks and mechanics of the game and get some little skill then i'll buy it if i really liked it.

10:51 pm
03/24/2009


kingofgames73

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Be afraid, be very afraid…

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oh btw i always stay away from movie tie-ins cant stand any of them……..

“Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I will not forget you. Love me and I may be forced to love you.” William Arthur Ward

12:37 am
03/25/2009


parnakas

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Ontario, Canada

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i feel you there about the Movie-tie in games, especially the DISNEY ones….

But yea i dont trust reviews, if im interested in a game, and i watch some gameplay vids, i usually can tell by myself if it will be good or not. Because loving a game is all about your own opinion after all.


“Pull the pins, Save your grace. Mark these words, On his grave.” …………….. - The Mars Volta: Televators

9:02 pm
03/25/2009


gamerben

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kingofgames73 said:

GTAIV (i may be the only one who finds GTA san andreas better but i dont care lol)


all of my friend think san andreas is unbeatable and the ones without next gen consoles and with ps2 still play it

The only job you can start at the top is digging a hole

10:17 pm
03/25/2009


KILLER369

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they shud go back to san an in the next GTA but instead back to vice (YAWN).

reviews are all rigged by the companies (even sony sadly). Y do U think theres 5 or more games of the year out at 1ce. like fallout 3 was game of the year at the same time as COD5 and LBP.

change is inevitable

10:53 am
03/26/2009


kingawol

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gamerben said:

kingofgames73 said:

GTAIV (i may be the only one who finds GTA san andreas better but i dont care lol)


all of my friend think san andreas is unbeatable and the ones without next gen consoles and with ps2 still play it


i think VI was lame. san andreas kills it everytime , i got to 85% comp of nico bellic's version , and never bothered to play it again despite the trophy patch. Gta used to be my favorite series, now im hoping godfather 2 surprises me, i'll still get a new one , but not looking forward to GTA anymore , bring on gow3…..now that WONT disappoint…


i smoked the pot that called the kettle black.

2:33 pm
03/26/2009


kingofgames73

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Be afraid, be very afraid…

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Lol true GoW3 will own, and theres a rumour(nothing else just a rumour) goin around that it might have co-op. oh and ill be getting godfather 2 aswell :)

“Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I will not forget you. Love me and I may be forced to love you.” William Arthur Ward

9:42 pm
03/26/2009


Hypnosis

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Me personally. I find Xplay's reviews highly accurate on games. Pobert I saw that same episode. They did not give it a 3 out of 5 for the things that could be considered racist. he said thats not even really the term he would use. He said something along the lines of images from our dark past. They had nothing to do with gmeplay they were just there and he thought the game could have done without some of them.They gave it a 3 out of 5 due to the fact that the game cant be completed because the ai of your partner( the girl character,cant remember her name) was completely useless. It has to be done with a real person playing co-op. And the fact that you have a limited inventory that has to be accessed in real time. Another reason they knocked it was that fact that the genre made no real improvements in game mechanics, when so many other games in similar genres and gameplay styles have.

I played the demo and found that not being able to move while shooting or even pivot is just rediculous.Undecided


10:56 pm
03/26/2009


parnakas

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Ontario, Canada

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HYPNOSIS— thats what RE has always been about, and RE5 is brilliant
i have to disagree, X-PLAYS review mostly suck, due to the fact that they are X-BOTS, they worship the 360
they are always finding ways to say ps3 suks, 360 is best which is stupid..

“Pull the pins, Save your grace. Mark these words, On his grave.” …………….. - The Mars Volta: Televators

4:02 am
03/27/2009


Ratchet525

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Hey you know what i noticed on IGN. If you looked at the game of the year and you clicked on lets say best action game and the game would be a multi-platfrom game, then instead of showing it on all 3 consoles it will only show the 360 version.

I spend all my money on Cheetos.

4:42 am
03/31/2009


Hypnosis

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Joey Badafuco ova heeeeerrre!

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parnakas- I agree thats what re series has always been about. I have played them all and have to give them credit for sticking to their ways of control. I was just hoping that with so many advances in gaming play style and controls that they would have moved on and made that aspect of the series a little more realistic. Just my opinion though Smile

 
 

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