[phatosealpha]

I'm not sure I consider review scores to be inflated per se, rather they run to extremes.  Games which really don't deserve it get panned, like Alpha Protocol.

[Topgun]

STWFU2 got poor reviews despite the hype.

[Dark RevenantX]

That's because SWTFU2 really sucked.

Review sites that give great scores to hyped games would have gotten a good score anyway, but not necessarily a 10/10, rather a 9/10 or 8.5/10.

[Klaustrophobia]

i'm pretty sure C&C4 got slammed.  in any event, try before you buy.  if it doesn't have a demo, or i otherwise am sure i will like it, i don't mess with it.

[Grizzly]

Rock Paper Shotgun's review of Fallout New Vegas was pretty negative.

[CommanderDJ]

I don't really have any respect for game reviewers. It's all opinion-based anyway. They don't give valuable insight.

[Dark RevenantX]

This is exactly why I only write reviews for mods.  People can actually change stuff based on my insight.  Game reviews are just buyers' guides in the vast majority of the cases, and nearly always fail at being adequate at that role.

[Galemp]

90% of everything is crap. This includes video games.

Movie critics have no problem giving multi-million-dollar blockbusters two star reviews. It's a shame the gaming press isn't as critical.

[NGTM-1R]

Ignore numerics and actually read the damn articles. Then, shockingly, they're often still accurately described and useful.

[Grizzly]

90% of everything is crap. This includes video games.

And video game reviews .

[Unknown Target]

90% of everything is crap. This includes video games.

Movie critics have no problem giving multi-million-dollar blockbusters two star reviews. It's a shame the gaming press isn't as critical.

Mhm. That's why I laugh at people who try to make games as important or well respected as movies. If they can't be critical of their own art, how can they expect anyone to take it AS art?

[Polpolion]

90% of everything is crap. This includes video games.

Movie critics have no problem giving multi-million-dollar blockbusters two star reviews. It's a shame the gaming press isn't as critical.

Mhm. That's why I laugh at people who try to make games as important or well respected as movies. If they can't be critical of their own art, how can they expect anyone to take it AS art?

The problem is that the people that  try to make games as important or well respected as movies usually are critical of it. It's the ones that just want to make money off of them that aren't.