I was always pretty shocked of the amount of complaints this review got, not only because 8.8 is a very good score, but also because I didn't think the game deserved much more than that.  It was a good game of course, but very uninspired, especially coming off the back of the Windwaker.  Still a great game in its own right, but easily one of the weakest in the series.

" According to GameSpot scoring, Wind Waker is better then Twilight Princess.  You heard it here first. "

Man, good thing I'm not a game reviewer. I don't think I would give any Zelda more than a 5.0 if using the whole 1-10 spectrum.
They're okay but I've only finished a couple of them. I think the disconnected puzzle style game play doesn't click with my brain very well and aside from that the combat is nothing more than a button masher. 
 
I agree it's pretty silly to talk about scores after such a long time. Must be pretty exhilarating to know you have a thousand rabid nintendo fans waiting to shank UH UH you at any opportunity. UH UH UH

" i sold my Wii launch copy of Twilight Princess before I finished it. "

Yeah, I was one of those people who thought he gave it the wrong score.  I would have given it a 7.5  There was so much wrong and missing.  It didn't stand up to something like Wind Waker.

At first I literally did not believe that anyone could be insane enough to still be bitching about this. Then I remembered that these are the same people that savaged the site's review of Shenmue until it was given a higher score, and sent Alex hate mail because he was generous/drunk enough to give Advent Rising a 5.7. I mean, seriously Internet, what the fuck is wrong with you?
 
On a totally unrelated note this thread also reminded me that Gamespot actually used to review their games using an arbitrary, procedural formula. Thank god we have Giant Bomb.

" @Pepsiman: Actually, I meant on a scale from 8.7 to 100 :o "

People wasting time on the internet?  My word...

And I give a fuck, why?

It's all fanboys. Take a look at this video and you'll see what I mean. 
 
  

" This is almost as stupid as on the Gamespot forum for Kane and Lynch 2. There are dozens of people still bringing up Jeff's review of the game and throwing around loads of rumors like they are fact. Like they say, the internet never forgets. "

Well, the Gamespot community is full of idiots and assholes, what do you expect? (not that our community, or really any community isn't also full of them, but I would like to think that there are less here. I would like to think that.).  People who get their panties up in a knot about scores not fitting their expectations are people who are insecure in their own opinions. Considering that most of those posters are most likely between the ages of 11 and 15, the insecurity is understandable.

That video is fantastic.

That vid is fucking epic. 
 
I've been playing through this game and while I'm really enjoying it, it's just another Ocarina clone and doesn't really have the "magic" these games should have. This game is a 4/5 from me so far.

Not really a big fan of of the Legend of Zelda franchise, never really played any of the games.

twilight princess was terrible, of course all the ninty fanboys will rage unless it gets at least a 9, so reviewers give in

On their scale, 8.8 means 'great' anyway. I don't get it. 

On their scale, 8.8 means 'great' anyway. I don't get it. 

"On one hand, it's nice to know that your work carries weight. On the other, watching people bicker about something so fucking stupid for so long sort of shakes your faith in humanity. It's a very high score given to a well-made game. It's also probably my least favorite "main" Zelda game, if we're ranking 'em. 
 
Here's your "behind the scenes" moment of what that's like: It's a bunch of message board posts coming in from unreasonable-sounding people while a room full of editors just kind of shrug and move on to the next assignment. Congratulations, Internet. Mission accomplished. "

G4's advice for when you feel like you're about to explode into a retarded fanboy rant: STFU and go suck a dick instead. 
 
I wholeheartedly support this sentiment. 

Agreed. It is annoying that folks seem to be incapable of seeing past those scores. Gamespot is still one of my major sources of news and reviews (apart from GiantBomb of course) but  I always try and avoid reading any review comments, because I can usually guess with a pretty high rate of certainty what most of them are saying. There are times though where my curiosity gets the better of me and I take a look, and I always regret it. After looking at it and see the bitching and the whining about how it's so "unfair" that such-and-such a game only got a pathetic 9.0 instead of the 10 that it "obviously" deserved just makes me loose faith in the gaming public. To an outsider it must makes us looking like a bunch of petty, stupid children. I also think it's shows the inherent flaw in that 1-10 scoring system, and the fact that people don't seem to understand it. It's why I was so glad that GiantBomb uses the five star system. It's simple, easy to understand, and, most importantly, makes the actually written review the star of the show because it doesn't give you enough information to make any conclusions on that alone, which is how it should be. 
There have been times when I've profoundly disagreed with reviews on both sites, but I always read the review and respected the reviewers opinion, despite own  disagreements. That's how it should be. Looking at a ultimately meaningless score and simply jumping to conclusions and ranting about it is a total and utter waste of time.
I suppose that there will always be idiots, this is the internet after all, but it would be nice if people though a little before shooting their mouth off (as it were), particually on GameSpot. It's one of those examples of, "the site would be great if it wasn't for the users".

God I hated that game.

Jeff got death threats. LOL.  
 
But in all seriousness the Twilight Princess review has to be one of my most epic Internet moments. To say the shit hit the fan doesn't even begin to describe it. People account suicided, banned, death threats, the rage, the anger, the forums blowing up. Marvellous.
 
I think Jeff will look back and laugh at it in the very far future, well maybe.

The people still complaining about the score rarely seem to even realize that Jeff Gerstmann no longer works for GameSpot. They obviously don't care, why should we?

" @ch13696:  I love Sessler so much. Would love a Giant Bomb feature calling out annoying community members who can't stop rampant fanboyism. "

I liked Twilight Princess. A lot. 8.8 looks like a rather random score. I would have either gone ahead and given it a 9 or if not go the other way and give an 8.5.
 
I'm surprised to see so much hate for TP though :O. It's one of my favorites in the series (Probably third after Majora's Mask and LTTP.)

" @AlisterCat said:

" @ch13696:  I love Sessler so much. Would love a Giant Bomb feature calling out annoying community members who can't stop rampant fanboyism. "

True. I'd like to see it, but we have no one with that kind of personality. Sessler seems to fit that role because has that hyper hatred attitude. No one on Giant Bomb I know has that attitude. "

" @ch13696 said:

" @AlisterCat said:

" @ch13696:  I love Sessler so much. Would love a Giant Bomb feature calling out annoying community members who can't stop rampant fanboyism. "

True. I'd like to see it, but we have no one with that kind of personality. Sessler seems to fit that role because has that hyper hatred attitude. No one on Giant Bomb I know has that attitude. "

Vinny is fair and calm (and not that jaded since he isn't a journalist), he would have the right mindset but he's far too gentle and non-confrontational for that. Plus I'm sure Jeff, Ryan and Brad have far better things to do then reward these people by getting the staff to talk about them. They just laugh at them in private. "

" I liked Twilight Princess. A lot. 8.8 looks like a rather random score. I would have either gone ahead and given it a 9 or if not go the other way and give an 8.5 "

ZOMG BIAS!1!!!!111

This is why the whole scoring system should just be done away with, or all sites should at least convert to a 5 point scale.

This is why the whole scoring system should just be done away with, or all sites should at least convert to a 5 point scale.

" This is why the whole scoring system should just be done away with, or all sites should at least convert to a 5 point scale. "

People shouldn't put so much value into those small numbers.
 
Twilight Princess was one of the all time favorite games, fuck what some asshole across the world thinks about it or rates it.
I buy games for me, not to brag on forums or to friends that I have bought a 10/10 game. 

I remember this. haha good days. Poor fanboys

"I liked Twilight Princess. A lot. 8.8 looks like a rather random score. I would have either gone ahead and given it a 9 or if not go the other way and give an 8.5.  I'm surprised to see so much hate for TP though :O. It's one of my favorites in the series (Probably third after Majora's Mask and LTTP.) "

Have you ever been to GT? People there consider 9.3 a bad score.

Ah, Gamespot.   At some point just after January 6, 2000, I got a clear picture that scores are pretty meaningless.   10/10 my ass.
 
The true value comes in being able to trust the reviewer and now how well their tastes align with your own.   

I was initially pissed and thought Jeff lowballed the game, but after playing it, the review seemed very fair. 

" Have you ever been to GT? People there consider 9.3 a bad score. "

Wind Waker has spirit, joy. TP is trying a little too hard to be epic, 'classic Zelda'  or even OoT 2.0.

To be honest it is my least favorite game in the series though to be fair I have never played the CD-I games or Majora's Mask.   The game is technically sound it just strikes me as same old shit but now Link can turn into a wolf.   At least it gave the furries something new to add to their spank banks.

I feel like I could spend all of eternity picking apart these comment but let's just say if there's one thing Gamespot taught me it's that arguing with fanboys is a lot like banging your head against a brick wall. However, a lot of these comments are ignorant, missing Jeff's points, or just missing the point of a review full-stop. The concept that this is Jeff's opinion and Jeff's opinion alone seems to escape most of these people, and it's frustrating to see so many people think they have to justify their own opinion by bashing Jeff's, but then again those are the characteristic traits of a fanboy. This stuff is really just sad to read and makes me glad I'm not part of that community any more. There were good people on Gamespot, but even in Gamespot's "golden day" it was crawling with fanboys.

@valrog said:

"Have you ever been to GT? People there consider 9.3 a bad score. "

Its sad because its true.