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Is There Something Wrong with Video Game Reviews?

Posted by Zonk on from the they're-time-consuming dept.

unclethursday writes "GamesAreFun.com has a new editorial about what the Editor in Chief feels is wrong with video game reviews, GamesAreFun's included. The editorial touches on the importance of scores to people, the importance of getting the first review out there, the problem with trying to review online parts of a game before the game is released into the wild, reviewing games in a series, the expectations from reviews about overly hyped games, and review length."

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  1. The photos by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    The biggest problem with these reviews is that the screen snapshots they choose are just too boring. They'll snap a picture of the female heroine blasting some tank or ghoul away instead of bending over or reaching way up over her head to grab something hanging from the ceiling. So then I have to be stuck with trying to imagine what it will look like if I buy the game, manage to put the character in that pose, and pause the action. Maybe there is horrible pixelation that will completely ruin what I'm trying to enjoy! How would I know?