Quote (Veilside @ Jan 11 2010 07:59pm)

I said professional gaming press, not Metacritic.

Quote (ZeRo-Europa @ Jan 12 2010 01:01am)

this is when you post examples in order to prove your point...

Quote (Veilside @ Jan 11 2010 04:59pm)

I said professional gaming press, not Metacritic.

Quote (Veilside @ Jan 11 2010 06:03pm)

Well, for one, Metacritic is saying 86, not 94. User score is sitting at 2.4 http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/modernwarfare2?q=modern%20warfare%202

As far as reviews go, here's one http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/11/17/wot-i-think-modern-warfare-2/
Another, same site, different journalist http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/11/19/wot-i-think-about-that-level/

Quote (mxfx @ Jan 12 2010 01:08am)

do you know what metacritic is? obv. not.

Quote (Akaris @ Jan 12 2010 01:10am)

http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/modernwarfare2/review.html
http://kotaku.com/5400558/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-2-review-this-means-war
http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/Horizons/2009/1110/modern-warfare-2-review-roundup
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/video-games/6514124/Call-Of-Duty-Modern-Warfare-2-video-game-review.html
http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/105/1052120p2.html

Those are just the first 5 I clicked,  But i don't read reviews before I play a game.  I either go out and buy it or I get it off of gamefly and if i like it, go out and buy it.  So reviews really don't mean shit to me, its all personal opinion.

Quote (Veilside @ Jan 11 2010 05:10pm)

Sigh, yes, it collates info from various online "reviewers" and gives a game/film/whatever a big dumb number that's generated from.

Unfortunately it's not a system that's able to tell them difference between a journalist and some fanboy that can't discern his arsehole from his elbow.

Quote (Veilside @ Jan 11 2010 08:03pm)

Well, for one, Metacritic is saying 86, not 94. User score is sitting at 2.4 http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/modernwarfare2?q=modern%20warfare%202

As far as reviews go, here's one http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/11/17/wot-i-think-modern-warfare-2/
Another, same site, different journalist http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/11/19/wot-i-think-about-that-level/

Quote (Veilside @ Jan 11 2010 06:10pm)

Sigh, yes, it collates info from various online "reviewers" and gives a game/film/whatever a big dumb number that's generated from those reviews.

Unfortunately it's not a system that's able to tell them difference between a journalist and some fanboy that can't discern his arsehole from his elbow.



Try looking for PC reviews.

Quote (mxfx @ Jan 12 2010 01:11am)

except they only use large media, nothing small & insignificant like the two reviews you linked to

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The site has four main contributors:
Kieron Gillen is a video games and music journalist. He is a former deputy editor of PC Gamer UK and has written for Eurogamer, Edge, Wired, The Guardian, Arena and Plan B. He is co-creator of the comic book Phonogram and he coined the term "New Games Journalism".[3]
Alec Meer is a video games journalist who has written for PC Gamer UK, Eurogamer, PC Format UK, Edge, IGN and The Independent.[3]
Jim Rossignol is an author and video games journalist who has written for the BBC, The Times, Wired, PC Gamer UK, Edge, PC Format UK, Eurogamer, Dazed & Confused, and Gamasutra. He is author of the 2008 book This Gaming Life: Travels in Three Cities.[3][4][5]
John Walker is a video games journalist who has written for, among others, PC Gamer UK, PC Format UK, Edge, NGamer, Xbox World 360, Eurogamer and The Escapist.[3]

Quote (Veilside @ Jan 11 2010 05:12pm)

Small and insignificant? You're kidding, right?