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#1  Edited By ErgoProxy77

You know how when it's sunny out, people say: what a nice day it is.  Well, I think it's also a nice day when it rains.  I think a grey sky is just as beautiful as a blue one.  Anybody else prefer rainy days over sunny ones?

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#2  Edited By ErgoProxy77

Yeah Yeah Yeahs in Toronto on August 4th.  FUCK YEA!

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#3  Edited By ErgoProxy77

I've got one landmark orb to go, and one hint orb.  I ran into problems in Times Square.  Shit.

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#4  Edited By ErgoProxy77

I think it's a really great game.  However, for a horror game, it didn't scare me much at all.

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#5  Edited By ErgoProxy77

I'm so down for NVGs, pre-order that shit!

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#6  Edited By ErgoProxy77
@EpicSteve: Reviews should be more about the game and less about the reviewer's opinion of the game.  This way, you could more easily decide whether you want to buy it or not.  
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#7  Edited By ErgoProxy77
@TimAllen624 said:
" I think you're thinking too philosophically. Game reviews are pretty useful to a lot of people because generally the people who review them have a relatively good taste for what makes a game good or bad.Therefore the general audience can get  a basic sense of weather or not they want that game. But many people may just have a huge bias for a game or company. Like with Brutal Legend, people could be giving it 1 star and I'd still be waking up early to get. But game reviews are not useful all the time but for many people on the fence they are quite useful. "
You may think that reviewers generally have good taste, but others may not.  I don't think there is such a thing as good taste or bad taste.  There is simply just "taste".  Everyone has their own taste.  You say people may have "huge bias".  Everyone has a bias and nobody is without one.  Everyone has their own individual opinions.  As for thinking philosophically, yes, but logic too.  Reviews are helpful, but the score part is not helpful should not be treated like an irrefutable fact.
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#8  Edited By ErgoProxy77
Recently, I thought about whether game reviews were really necessary to me.  By thinking logically, I came to the conclusion that video game reviews are potentially unnecessary.  So, let me explain.

When someone plays a video game, they  judge it based on their experience.  This judgement is based on the elements of the game that appeal to the player.  Things like art style, gameplay, story, graphics, and overall fun level are things the player may consider when deciding if they like the game or not.  A player may even find that he or she likes a game despite technical issues and glitches.  So, let's say I really like game X.  What if that game X was given a 1 out of 5 review score by most reviewers?  Does this mean I am wrong, and that game X is factually a bad game?  No.  Game X is neither good nor bad.  It is just game X and nothing more.  A video game is never factually good or bad, because determining if a game is good or bad requires judgement, and judgment strictly comes from the individual.  Therefore, they only way one can discern whether a game is good or bad is to play it.  The individual cannot rely on the judgments of another because it will never be true in their sense.  What is true for one may not be true for another.  So, if you say game X is bad, that is your own judgement, which will never be universal.  

I think game reviews should focus more on showcasing the different aspects of games.  Give a brief overview of the story, show what the art style is like, describe the general gameplay, but don't judge it, because that is for the individual to decide.  I am sick of people arguing on forums about how a game is good because it got great reviews and you are wrong if you think it's bad and vice versa.  Different games will appeal to different people.  Some games may appeal to everyone, and others may appeal to nobody.  I ask that people take review scores with a grain of salt.  I'm not saying reviews should be discontinued, because some people like getting another perspective.  That's all they are.  Another perspective, no more, no less.
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#9  Edited By ErgoProxy77

This has gone on for long enough.  Recently, Gametrailers posted a "Versus" video that compared Prototype and Infamous in order to determine which one was the better game.  I am appalled that people keep looking at the two games as if they were the same.  Sure they are both third-person action games, and they both take place in an urban open world setting, but the difference in gameplay remains vast.  I think the only reason why this comparison is happening is because they were released around around the same time.  People need to remember, the only thing that determines whether a game is good or not is you, the individual.  Gametrailers, what was the point of posting that video?  What is the need to compare two vastly different games, attempting to determine which one is better?  

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#10  Edited By ErgoProxy77

I have a tone of fun listening to the bombcast while I'm achievement hunting or something.  I wish it were longer, or that they do one more than once a week.  Compared to Invisible Walls, 1UP Listen-up, Gamespot Hotspot, and the Ign podcasts, I think the bombcast is by far the best.