BlackZodiac wrote:
Xendrid wrote:
I use reviews only to get an idea of what a game is about overall. People put too much faith into scores.

I don't get that all.
Some people even say that judging games on numerical base is incorrect or shouldn't be done that way.

I mean, like everything in life, it can be brought down to numbers.
I think the quality of a game can very well be expressed in a number from 1 to 10.

You would be correct if each review of a game was based on fact, but they are not they are based on opinions which may vary greatly between reviewers. What I find fun and what someone else views as fun can be two very different things.

Take for example Metroid. I never got into that game and if I had to review the game I would end up giving it a very average score like a 5 or 6 out of ten. Yet there are millions upon millions of people that would beg to differ.

The only way review scores can actually be helpful is if you know that you and the reviewer have similar tastes and even then there can be misses.

Also, 10/10 implies perfection.

Perfection is not only heavily subjective...it's also impossible.

How many 10/10 games have you seen with mass amounts of bugs, boring bits, dull storylines, bad acting, bad characters, etc, etc, etc?

I always make sure to watch out for whever the reviewer starts talking about their own opinion. Whenever I see the words "I think__," or "to me, this __" then I make sure to take the following opinions with a grain of salt. However, I make sure to pay attention to facts in the review. The problem is, it's hard to find real honest facts. Like some reviewers might say the control configuration is cumbersome, but I might like it. The reviews for Fallout 3 said the game glitched like crazy, but I think they were overexaggerating, since I hardly found any glitches in the game myself.

That's why, when I make a review, I simply let the reader know this is gonna be pretty much entirely my opinion. I don't think there's such a thing as a completely objective review, or even a review that's close to it. So I might as well be as opinionated as I can. That's also why I don't even really bother with big-name reviews like IGN or GameSpot, since I know it's just their opinion and experience with the game, especially if it's only one person reviewing. Maybe if they formed some sort of review consensus, then the review would be more valid and objective, but if it's just one person judging the game, I fail to see how it's anything more than one man's opinion.

So yeah, never really persuaded or disillusioned with a review

Objective reviews are totally possible. I will exemplify this with a made up on the spot Halo 3 review:

Halo 3 is a first person shooter made by Bungie. It has you shooting guns at aliens. It will cost you money to purchase it and it will take time to play it. Some will enjoy it more than others.

The end.

Yes, they do, but if a game I'm interested gets bad reviews, I will rent it. I love rental services.