Let me first state this. The article ...

Let me first state this. The article Killzone 2: The Edge Verdict, I hardly know five words of what they are talking about in the article. I was so confused within the first two paragraphs that I quite reading it because it was pissing me off.....any help? Now as for the article Edge Killzone 2 Review: A Disservice To Game Consumers, By PSX Extreme basically is saying that numerical reviews on videogames are yes there and people look at them and consider them when they review games on line, "As we said, we're not about to question if there are legitimate reasons, and we're well aware of the often drastic differences in review policy from one publication to the next. But this is nothing more than a blatant attempt at attention, and if it were a strict editorial that doesn't really have any impact on the consumer, we wouldn't blink an eye."--But these do have an impact on the consumer. People take into account that number, (most people) because publications started to use them in the first place and it is what the media uses when they talk about a game. They probably say something to the effect that, -This game is a sequel to this game, the first game got a 7 will this one is just as good and it got an 8, BUT when you actually play the game you feel that you are playing the first game not the sequel there is nothing different or not much different between the two and you feel that the sequel deserved more like a 4. If they would have reviewed the game correctly and give it the right score and you wouldn't have wasted your money on it.   Continuing on with my rant the same article the writer writes, " But this is assigning a numerical value to a game that basically says, "it's good, but there are better titles out there for your money." This...is...a...lie. That's right, a lie. Like it or not, opinions exist on a sliding scale, and we're not saying everyone is going to enjoy KZ2, but this review is akin to saying something similar about "The Godfather II" or "Citizen Kane."

 

OK so how does everyone feel about the numerical parts of reviews? Do you think that too much weight is put on them? I do, I am almost to the point to say that I think that numerical parts of reviews shouldn't even be allowed!!!! What do ya think about that? They create too much bias toward a game, when you already that within when you think about it. If it is a game you like or kind of game you like you are more likely to rent, buy or "fly" that game anyways. Where as in you many people have friends who are as well gamers and they tend to feed off one another in their game choices and if one friend like first person shooter games and the other friend likes a game like Grand Theft Auto, one friend plays one and the other plays, and they trade and tell one another to play the other  OR TO NOT giving each other a personal review of their favorite game. O goodness I hope that makes sense to everyone. Sorry if it doesn't.