Comments on: Game Reviews – Read’em or Not? http://www.gamebuzzard.com/game-reviews-readem-or-not/ Cyber Arcade Wed, 11 Aug 2010 19:01:52 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Top Buzzard http://www.gamebuzzard.com/game-reviews-readem-or-not/comment-page-1/#comment-608 Top Buzzard Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:47:52 +0000 http://www.gamebuzzard.com/?p=28#comment-608 Great Comment. As a side bar to your comment, because of all the media noise about games we launched a new site www.gamerrated.com. The site is designed so that the gamers can actual vote/poll what a game is really about and worth. check it out and thanks for a great comment. Keep them coming! Great Comment. As a side bar to your comment, because of all the media noise about games we launched a new site http://www.gamerrated.com. The site is designed so that the gamers can actual vote/poll what a game is really about and worth. check it out and thanks for a great comment. Keep them coming!

]]> By: Panda Mercenary http://www.gamebuzzard.com/game-reviews-readem-or-not/comment-page-1/#comment-607 Panda Mercenary Thu, 24 Sep 2009 05:11:17 +0000 http://www.gamebuzzard.com/?p=28#comment-607 I have to agree with you on that. A lot of games, especially within the last few years have got a ton of advertising dollars. So much in fact sometimes it gets hard to tell what is really going to be great, or mediocre. I sure everyone can remember the Halo 3 commercials with the diorama of the battlefield (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQnh7k09XBo) with a brute holding Master Chief . If you were anything like me the thought that instantly crossed my mind was, " Wow, this game is going to be huge." I am by no means saying the game was not a good/bad game or that it was anything horrible. I enjoyed it but the promotion for the title felt better than the game at some points. The same goes for the current Halo the commercial for it was amazing and made me want to see what was going on. The question is before you pick a title with major advertising like that do you think man I've gotta get that or hmm is that really all that is promised. While the subject is going about ads the Too Human magazine add that ran was amazing itself, it showed bodies with death times about the generally about a second apart and your awesome character standing over them. How could a young gamer possibly not want that game? It is straight to the point . I guess what I am getting to is, now there is no way of telling whether a game is really credible. You can look at reviews all day see the 5 out of 5's or 9.5's; whatever they may be. In the end though it being good and you liking it are two completely different things. Nintendo used to put their seal of approval on games they deemed worthy of play back on the original Nintendo and this didn't mean everyone would fall in instant love with the game, it simply meant the game was done well and was not some grand marketing ploy. The best thing we can do as gamers is use tools to our benefit (like we already are) and share our insight with each other on games. At least that way we can get a straight answer from someone on how much they really enjoyed a game that was good or bad. With that in mind we can make the infamous decision of new, used, rent or save money. So the next time you are on XBL or PSN look at one of your friends game list see what they've played and ask them about something find out what they think. Especially, if they are one of your specific title buddies. Don't leave yourself in the dark and likewise share info back. I have to agree with you on that. A lot of games, especially within the last few years have got a ton of advertising dollars. So much in fact sometimes it gets hard to tell what is really going to be great, or mediocre. I sure everyone can remember the Halo 3 commercials with the diorama of the battlefield (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQnh7k09XBo) with a brute holding Master Chief . If you were anything like me the thought that instantly crossed my mind was, ” Wow, this game is going to be huge.” I am by no means saying the game was not a good/bad game or that it was anything horrible. I enjoyed it but the promotion for the title felt better than the game at some points. The same goes for the current Halo the commercial for it was amazing and made me want to see what was going on. The question is before you pick a title with major advertising like that do you think man I’ve gotta get that or hmm is that really all that is promised. While the subject is going about ads the Too Human magazine add that ran was amazing itself, it showed bodies with death times about the generally about a second apart and your awesome character standing over them. How could a young gamer possibly not want that game? It is straight to the point .

I guess what I am getting to is, now there is no way of telling whether a game is really credible. You can look at reviews all day see the 5 out of 5’s or 9.5’s; whatever they may be. In the end though it being good and you liking it are two completely different things. Nintendo used to put their seal of approval on games they deemed worthy of play back on the original Nintendo and this didn’t mean everyone would fall in instant love with the game, it simply meant the game was done well and was not some grand marketing ploy. The best thing we can do as gamers is use tools to our benefit (like we already are) and share our insight with each other on games. At least that way we can get a straight answer from someone on how much they really enjoyed a game that was good or bad. With that in mind we can make the infamous decision of new, used, rent or save money.

So the next time you are on XBL or PSN look at one of your friends game list see what they’ve played and ask them about something find out what they think. Especially, if they are one of your specific title buddies. Don’t leave yourself in the dark and likewise share info back.

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