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Re: GTA V - September 17, 2013

I liked it too, but perfect score worthy and without issues on release it was not.

Besides, did anyone think IGN was going to rate this any way other than how they have? It's IGN. They've never met a triple A title they couldn't over-hype. :lol

I agree in a sense. However, they don't dish out 10's as much are you are insinuating. Here is a list of games they have given 10's to going back over 10 years. That's only 12 titles out of the thousands that have come out.

Tornado Mania! (Mobile phone, 2006)[38]
Grand Theft Auto IV (PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, 2008)[39]
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (PlayStation 3, 2008)[40]
Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii, 2010)[41]
Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare (PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, 2010)[42]
Pac-Man Championship Edition DX (PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, 2010)
Chrono Trigger (Wii Virtual Console, 2011)[44]
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception (PlayStation 3, 2011)[45]
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Wii, 2011)[46]
Infinity Blade II (iOS, 2011)[47]
The Last of Us (PlayStation 3, 2013)[48]
Grand Theft Auto V (PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, 2013)[49]
 
Re: GTA V - September 17, 2013

I agree in a sense. However, they don't dish out 10's as much are you are insinuating. Here is a list of games they have given 10's to going back over 10 years. That's only 12 titles out of the thousands that have come out.

Tornado Mania! (Mobile phone, 2006)[38]
Grand Theft Auto IV (PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, 2008)[39]
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (PlayStation 3, 2008)[40]
Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii, 2010)[41]
Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare (PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, 2010)[42]
Pac-Man Championship Edition DX (PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, 2010)
Chrono Trigger (Wii Virtual Console, 2011)[44]
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception (PlayStation 3, 2011)[45]
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Wii, 2011)[46]
Infinity Blade II (iOS, 2011)[47]
The Last of Us (PlayStation 3, 2013)[48]
Grand Theft Auto V (PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, 2013)[49]

I do not think any of those games deserve a perfect score
Some more close to 9/10 for instance borderlands was amazing and does not deserve a 10
 
Re: GTA V - September 17, 2013

So am I right in thinking the ps3 version will be a matter
Of just put the disc in and play with being only 1 disc blu ray?
 
Re: GTA V - September 17, 2013

I do not think any of those games deserve a perfect score
Some more close to 9/10 for instance borderlands was amazing and does not deserve a 10

Scores are relative anyway. It doesn't really matter. My only point was that IGN just doesn't dish out perfect 10's as some have said. Even if they did, that would also be relative. A review is never right or wrong for everyone. It's someone reviewing their experience. Usually if IGN gives a game a 9 or 10, I'm pretty confident I will enjoy it.

Now there are also times when a game is given a 4 and I still enjoy it. Althought there is a far greater risk to my finances when I make that leap.
 
Re: GTA V - September 17, 2013

Scores are relative anyway. It doesn't really matter. My only point was that IGN just doesn't dish out perfect 10's as some have said. Even if they did, that would also be relative. A review is never right or wrong for everyone. It's someone reviewing their experience. Usually if IGN gives a game a 9 or 10, I'm pretty confident I will enjoy it.

Now there are also times when a game is given a 4 and I still enjoy it. Althought there is a far greater risk to my finances when I make that leap.

Yeah I totally agree , there are some games that have been given terrible ratings and I have really enjoyed the game first that comes to mind is fracture.
 
Re: GTA V - September 17, 2013

Scores are relative anyway. It doesn't really matter. My only point was that IGN just doesn't dish out perfect 10's as some have said. Even if they did, that would also be relative. A review is never right or wrong for everyone. It's someone reviewing their experience. Usually if IGN gives a game a 9 or 10, I'm pretty confident I will enjoy it.

Now there are also times when a game is given a 4 and I still enjoy it. Althought there is a far greater risk to my finances when I make that leap.

I didn't say they dished out perfect 10's, I said they gave GTA 4 a perfect score, despite the issues the game had (and despite being a quality game, it had more than a few, especially on initial release), and that they have a history of overhyping Triple A titles. Which is hardly a secret.

Giving a 9 or a 9.5 to a game unworthy of that high a score it is just as bad as giving out an unwarranted 10. It's all from the same Triple A overhype playbook.

I'm not saying this isn't a worthy game, it'll likely be great fun, all my initial point was is that I don't exactly place a lot of value on IGN's scores, that's all.

At the end of the day when it comes to any game, the only opinion that should ever really matter to any gamer is their own.
 
Re: GTA V - September 17, 2013

Reviews for this are irrelevant. We all know it's gonna be da bomb yo.
 
Re: GTA V - September 17, 2013

Reviews for this are irrelevant. We all know it's gonna be da bomb yo.

Normally, I wouldn't agree with this, but come on...it's GTA. It's not a question of will it be awesome, but just how awesome will it be.
 
Re: GTA V - September 17, 2013

Just got back from GameStop , got my ticket :yess:
Group 2 , Be there @ 11:45 :panic:

Free GTAV Poster :rock:rock:banana

Free Moes Southwest Burritos tonight while in line :yess:
 
Re: GTA V - September 17, 2013

Given a 9.0. The reviewer was a woman... says the game is misogynistic. :ohbfrank:


Actually that Girl was once a man who is NOW a woman transgender. (changed his name) True Story. So take that as you will.


GS is hard on games and gave it a 9. Which is great! They gave Last of Us an 8.

Game is gonna be epic and provide years of fun even without the DLC. I don't even really play vids that much anymore, but i am a GTA fanboy to the core!

(Won't be playing till late tomorrow night cause of work! Gotta Sleep work nights and have tomorrow off thankfully!)

Any pics of the blueprint map yet?
 
Re: GTA V - September 17, 2013

I'm heading to my local Gamestop tonight to see if they have anything going on. I would try Union Square but I'm pretty sure that they're packed out right about now.
 
Re: GTA V - September 17, 2013

Disappointed that IGN only gave it 10/10.

GTAIV got 10/10 ...reviews are so irrelevant here they should have just written a Spinal Tap style joke review and gave it 11.5/10
 
Re: GTA V - September 17, 2013

Went there to go pay it off so I can go pick it up, they're going to have a PO line and a Paid for line. They said to get there @11
 
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