6.0 
Somewhat expected, oh well. I am getting this game tomorrow and will judge for myself.  
http://www.gamespot.com/ps3/rpg/whiteknightstory/review.html 
 http://www.gamespot.com/ps3/rpg/whiteknightstory/video/6249223/white-knight-chronicles-video-review?hd=1 
 
Edit: They claim the game was bland, well I'd have to say that the reviewer was bland and uninteresting.

I gotta say, It's been a while since I visited Gamespot. Not to harp on this review, I haven't read it yet (reading it now) so I can't make a critical comment, although 6.0 seems pretty steep, then again the whole 10.0 scale thing annoys the crap out of me.
Didn't this get mediocre reviews in Japan too?

Well it is a one year old game.

Even tho it is a year old game + it didnt review well in japan (it sold well though) that review wasn't written well at all. Then in the video review was really boring cause he speaks in the same type of voice the whole entire time.. it was almost better watching the review muted..
 
EDIT: I'm buying this game no matter what reviews say anyway.

I personally can't stand Tom McShea or his opinions. He's one of the main reasons I stopped visiting that site. I still remember him decrying Call of Duty because he thought war should be off limits in video games.  I can't remember though whether it was him or Brendan Sinclair who referred to the U.S. Military a "trained murder squad."  This was a couple years back now though, maybe it's changed.

Well the game seems to have some quirks... 
 
"The strangest aspect of the story is the manner in which your created character is utilized. Before your adventure begins, you enter a robust character creation screen in which you choose the gender, the physical attributes, and even the voice of your hero. However, when your quest begins, you will find out that your personalized avatar is not the protagonist but a silent companion along for the ride. Whereas everyone else in your party will mutter their desires, hint at their unrequited feelings of love, or pine for a far-away princess, your character will stand dumbly by only to observe the quest without ever being included in the camaraderie. It is a jarring, exclusionist feeling that makes it difficult to form any kind of connection to your created character. When you tackle side missions online, you control your created character, so you better get their skills in order and equip them with the finest weapons. But it feels really strange that they are never given any lines of dialogue or included in any substantial way during the main quest."    

I remember 3 years ago we had a union on Gamespot hyping up this game.
 
That's right, 3 years.

" Well the game seems to have some quirks...  "The strangest aspect of the story is the manner in which your created character is utilized. Before your adventure begins, you enter a robust character creation screen in which you choose the gender, the physical attributes, and even the voice of your hero. However, when your quest begins, you will find out that your personalized avatar is not the protagonist but a silent companion along for the ride. Whereas everyone else in your party will mutter their desires, hint at their unrequited feelings of love, or pine for a far-away princess, your character will stand dumbly by only to observe the quest without ever being included in the camaraderie. It is a jarring, exclusionist feeling that makes it difficult to form any kind of connection to your created character. When you tackle side missions online, you control your created character, so you better get their skills in order and equip them with the finest weapons. But it feels really strange that they are never given any lines of dialogue or included in any substantial way during the main quest."     "

" @Jeust said:

" Well the game seems to have some quirks...  "The strangest aspect of the story is the manner in which your created character is utilized. Before your adventure begins, you enter a robust character creation screen in which you choose the gender, the physical attributes, and even the voice of your hero. However, when your quest begins, you will find out that your personalized avatar is not the protagonist but a silent companion along for the ride. Whereas everyone else in your party will mutter their desires, hint at their unrequited feelings of love, or pine for a far-away princess, your character will stand dumbly by only to observe the quest without ever being included in the camaraderie. It is a jarring, exclusionist feeling that makes it difficult to form any kind of connection to your created character. When you tackle side missions online, you control your created character, so you better get their skills in order and equip them with the finest weapons. But it feels really strange that they are never given any lines of dialogue or included in any substantial way during the main quest."     "

Is this pulled from Gamespots review? Because that review does not make sense. Isn't that the way half of JRPG's work? You get a character with no dialogue? I'm really beginning to doubt this review. But if he doesn't like it then thats his opinion. It's not going to change mine. "

" @ch13696 said:

" @Jeust said:

" Well the game seems to have some quirks...  "The strangest aspect of the story is the manner in which your created character is utilized. Before your adventure begins, you enter a robust character creation screen in which you choose the gender, the physical attributes, and even the voice of your hero. However, when your quest begins, you will find out that your personalized avatar is not the protagonist but a silent companion along for the ride. Whereas everyone else in your party will mutter their desires, hint at their unrequited feelings of love, or pine for a far-away princess, your character will stand dumbly by only to observe the quest without ever being included in the camaraderie. It is a jarring, exclusionist feeling that makes it difficult to form any kind of connection to your created character. When you tackle side missions online, you control your created character, so you better get their skills in order and equip them with the finest weapons. But it feels really strange that they are never given any lines of dialogue or included in any substantial way during the main quest."     "

Is this pulled from Gamespots review? Because that review does not make sense. Isn't that the way half of JRPG's work? You get a character with no dialogue? I'm really beginning to doubt this review. But if he doesn't like it then thats his opinion. It's not going to change mine. "

from the vids I've seen...you create a character and can swap between the main character (the guy that can turn into the White Knight) and your created character.  You can also take your created character online.  I see no problem with that, personally.   Game still looks good to me when I see vids of it.  Maybe I'll get around to buying it sometime. "

seems generous from what i've heard about the japanese version

from what Ive seen on WK, I can tell that it's not perfect. Another thing that isn't perfect is the review. 
After reading it, it sounded like the reviewer did not put any thoughts into writing it, basically two pages of bickering and complaining on how the story was crap, and the combat was crap - sounds like a biased opinion. 
Watching the review is even worse; the reviewer is bland and boring and has nothing worthwhile to say. 
 
The biggest problem with the game is an engaging story to keep you playing - that and a truly 'open world' experience. 
If the open world experience was done right, this game could have been so much more, along with the story. I can only think of one game that came close to it - Ultima IX: Asscencion, and FF12 in some manner. 
 
It sounds like gamespot just has a pole up their ass (they always sound like that, and that's the reason I don't go there). Below is a list of other reviews, and the game looks - okay, 
   

Site	Date	Type	Rating
Game Informer	02/02/10	Review	7.25 out of 10
Game Revolution	02/02/10	Review	B-
GameSpot	02/02/10	Review	6 out of 10
GameZone	02/01/10	Review	8 out of 10
Playstation Official Magazine UK	04/01/09	Review	8 out of 10
Eurogamer	02/18/09	Review	8 out of 10

Ugh Tom Mc Shea... I can't stand him. The only reviewer from Game Spot I pay any attention to is Kevin and even his opinion I take with a grain of salt. Actually, make that a full salt shaker. The single player looked like it had issues, but online is what sold me on it. Playing online still looks hella fun to me and I am still picking up the game today.

Game sorta reminds me of Infinite Undiscovery. The bland enviroments, the combat in a way and the predictable story, but hey i finished Infinite Undiscovery and thought it was ok, so i may try this game when it drops in price to around £15 (after it's eventually released in Europe).

I can't put much stock into these reviews considering the fact that the online servers just opened up. I don't want to sound like I'm rationalizing (what with my support for the game and my blue username), but most of these reviews mention the online aspects in passing; and lord only knows how the hell Game Informer got the game online. Even the reviewer for Gamespy admitted they weren't going to have a day one review because the servers weren't up.

IGN Review 
 
http://ps3.ign.com/articles/106/1066138p1.html  
 
Brutal.... I don't thnk I can say much more than that, a 5.1, that's even worse than gamespot, and IGN is usually soft. 
There is quickly becoming a rift between the reviews... 

" IGN Review 
 
http://ps3.ign.com/articles/106/1066138p1.html   Brutal.... I don't thnk I can say much more than that, a 5.1, that's even worse than gamespot, and IGN is usually soft. There is quickly becoming a rift between the reviews...  "

The game's probably pretty good. This is why I don't read reviews or look at scores. Most reviews effect my opinion negatively, possibly causing me to miss out on a game I would have enjoyed.
 
Only read reviews retroactively and you may find that you have/play more games that you enjoy.

I might rent it or something to see how it is. I don't know. I was looking forward to it.

" @ttocs: You are very right. I am mostly convincing myself that the game is good, but was just looking for opinions. When I get back, I will try out the game - I hope it will be good.... "

And it probably will live up to them in some part... :)

" The game's probably pretty good. This is why I don't read reviews or look at scores. Most reviews effect my opinion negatively, possibly causing me to miss out on a game I would have enjoyed.  Only read reviews retroactively and you may find that you have/play more games that you enjoy. "