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Video Game Reviews...
Do video game reviews influence what video games you buy?
For me the answer is yes because I don't rent games anymore...so unless I buy a game I have no idea whether it's going to be good or bad.
I take the video game reviews at face value because they played those games so they must know whether they're good or bad.
same here.. but sometimes i would get it anyways cause its a matter of taste..
i think money is more important
Not really. I will have different tastes from the person who wrote the game review, not to mention, if they dislike the game, they will have a horrible bias against it, omitting the better parts of the game, and only highlighting the bad parts.
Not that I look at VG reviews. I just buy games if I think they'll be good. No game I've got so far has disappointed me too greatly.
I have read very few game reviews I agree with, since they're generally very sugary and gloss over the negatives - Gamespot in particular. I just don't read them, so no.
In my opinion, to create your own opinion, it's important not to subject yourself to someone else's too much.
I mostly buy games based on what I myself prefer. A few franchises that I've followed direct alot of my purchases, as do things that seem to just interest me.
One review isn't a good way to judge a game's worth, but if a game is receiving overwhelming support, that's usually a good indicator of it being pretty good.
Unless it's Edge or games then I don't trust their reviews. These two magazines are usually pretty accurate on what is and isn't a good game. Other than that, I don't trust reviews and prefer to try it for myself.
Yes, because people who play videogames and write about them might actually know what they're talking about! I read the opinions, see what they mention is good and bad, and then decide if it's worth shelling out a lot of money for.
Yes.Originally Posted by Azar
I would also like to add that I think the opinion of someone who plays games nonstop all day for a living is worth more than the opinion of someone who only plays games they think they'll like. :P
I buy games before I look at reviews. The reason why I usually buy games is because they look interesting, and then I'll see whether it has an interesting plot or not. If it looks appealing to me, then I'll buy it. I like to look at the reviews afterward to see whether someone's idea conflicts with mine.
There are some franchises that i have a blind faith on them and i follow them no matter what the reviewers say.Same goes for a couple developers.
Having said that,i find reviews very helpful for games or developing teams that i'm not very familiar with.I trust reviews from Edge,Games and RPGFan.Although i have to say that some times Edge is getting a bit too hard on some games...
Agreed. But I never limit myself to a single review since that would be ridiculous. I look at several reviews at least, usually ignoring a number score since people seem hesitant to give lower than a 7 unless a game really, really deserves it. Usually if you read a review you can get a good sense of what the pros and cons are, even if you have to read between the lines a bit sometimes. If I see common themes and complaints among several reviews, then it's safe to say said complaint is an actual problem with the game.
Yes. I would have bought Empire Earth III without a second's hesitation until I saw the reviews. It's universally acclaimed as dire, why would I spend the money? Yes, they MIGHT all be wrong, but it's not terribly likely, and it makes sense to put the money into a game which is widely lauded. If just one person says something's good, I'm not terribly likely to listen. If thirty different reviewers say it, I'll probably pay attention.
Is it the only factor? Absolutely not. For example I'm unlikely to ever buy a soccer game on release day, no matter how universal the accolades. And I know they don't always say things I agree with, nor do games always get the scores I agree with. But to suggest that I am in no way influenced by reviews would be silly and untrue.
In my experience, after reading several reviews of the same games, I find there are a lot of copy-cat reviewers though, who practically plagiarize one review to quickly boost the contents of their respective sites, so there's a good chance those "thirty reviews" aren't really thirty different points of view.
I read them to get an idea of the game, but not as an end-all be-all guide to what I play.
I have not discovered this in any way.In my experience, after reading several reviews of the same games, I find there are a lot of copy-cat reviewers though, who practically plagiarize one review to quickly boost the contents of their respective sites, so there's a good chance those "thirty reviews" aren't really thirty different points of view.
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