Umbrello Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 I'm surprised no one's mentioned GameRankings - a compilation of all the rankings rolled into one final average score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mounty Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 I generally base my purchasing decisions on the opinions given on discussion forums (though not gaming specific forums as they tend to have very childish members!), and also watch a few youtubes of the game in question to get an idea of how it plays. Looking for a play test review hardly ever occurs to me :blink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy0 Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 I generally watch video reviews from IGN and GameTrailers, however they don't usually influence my decision to by, it's just a chance to watch some gameplay and hear what different people think about the game. I'm surprised no one's mentioned GameRankings - a compilation of all the rankings rolled into one final average score. Most people probably use metacritic for their average scoring system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emn1ty Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 The gaming community and my own experience. Hasn't failed me yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
08993 Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 http://www.metacritic.com/games/pc/ is what I use (for PC), why suffer one personal opinion when you get get multiple ones aggregated? Plus, Steam uses the MC ratings as well, which is where I buy most of my games from nowadays anyhow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablo2008jedi Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 I generally play the demo and watch gameplay movies. Also read a few forums to get other users perspective. We are all different, in what "we" per-sieve is a good game, it personal opinion. Much like TV & Films. I decide myself if its good or not. Magazine and website reviewers are good for the initial idea on what the game is like, but I do research before buying. Hence I hate infamous but love prototype on the PS3 (its my opinion :p ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiB3R Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Sethos - I count the amount of bile produced, if it's over 5mm I tend to avoid the game. ;) ;D Yeah I have to agree, Sethos is a good indicator if I'll like a game or not. Really? His hate of Arkham Asylum and love of Horse grooming games concerns me :whistle: :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
furyshinobi Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Gametrailers and PCPowerplay Australia (though not much anymore) to gain a general idea of the game and see some gameplay shots/videos. For reviews I usually trust gametrailers since their reviews are pretty good and fun to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot B. Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 I use GameTraillers HD for video reviews, GameSpot for text-based reviews and GameRankings/Metacritic for aggregate scores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrunknMunky Veteran Posted September 18, 2009 Veteran Share Posted September 18, 2009 Really? His hate of Arkham Asylum and love of Horse grooming games concerns me :whistle: :laugh: Oh I didn't mean the games he likes are the games I like. Usually I just play the opposite to what he does :laugh: :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draken Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Good ones: Gametrailers - Very objective, well organized, I don't have to watch a nerd talking (gamespot :p) and the guys voice sounds good (Y) IGN: only for Jessica Chobot (well she never reviews anything, I know) Meristation: very nice reviews from people that enjoy games, but oh! it's in spanish hehe Bad Ones: Sethos - oh nooo!! it's like hearing my Scottish grandma ranting because I never call her!! :rofl: Gamespot: booooooh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massiveterra Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Gametrailers is usually my first go-to but I felt something was off with their BF1943 review Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
what Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 GameTrailers. I like to see what the good points/bad points are for my own eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massiveterra Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 To be honest, renting takes a lot of angst away as far as game reviews. That's why I love gamefly. If I love a game that much, then I keep it for 20% off retail price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MightyJordan Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 :p But seriously, I don't really follow reviews. I play demos of almost every game if there is one, and I'll make my own judgment on whether to buy it or not, instead of judging the games by their Metacritic scores. If I did the latter, I would have bought Batman Arkham Asylum, and DiRT 2... and Shadow Complex...... and inFAMOUS......... and Prototype............ and Red Faction Guerilla............... and Battlefield 1943.................. and Call of Juarez..................... and NHL 10........................ and Killzone 2........................... and Ghostbusters.............................. and Resident Evil 5................................. and Battlestations Pacific.................................... and Ashes Cricket 2009....................................... and Bionic Commando.......................................... ahh, looks like I've run out. Oh, and F.E.A.R. 2. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhav Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Eurogamer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d4rk5ky Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 I prefer GameTrailers myself. :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HardSide Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Gamespot....very trustworthy. :laugh: Gamespot by far is the most biased website listed, they have never given a lower rating then an 8 if they have advertisements for that game. Most games gamespot reviews that get low ratings then when the game gets popular they automatically make a statement that "Oh we didn't play the full version, so when we played the game it wasn't full developed so we gave it such a low rating". Case in point "Lost Odyssey", gave it a bad review before it came out, other sites bombarded the gamespot forums, and people complained and finally they said they didnt review the full game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soldiers33 Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 zero punctuation for me, nearly everythign he says is what i think of those games, so he is spot on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadrack Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 I read the user reviews of any combination of those sites. I think that the user reviews at Gamespot tend to be the best. Their % seems to align with what I end up thinking about the game for the most-part. Their in-house reviews seem bias to me, however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icarus ^i^ Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 For sites, I guess 1UP for me.. but I usually get my reviews/info from a bunch of podcasts like Co-op, RebelFM, Geekbox, ListenUP etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PyX Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 Well, I use GameSpot because they have a special feature called "Average of the critics", so it calculates an average score for the game according to like 20 critics website. Very good! I like to just watch movies and screenshots and usually I buy the games that are really popular (yeah, popular = good in my head). I don't have money to spend on a game that simply blows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigitalE Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 I usually use Metacritic to get a general idea of what everyone thinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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