My disdain for Gamespot is somewhat well known. Last year they fired their best reviewer for giving a game a bad score. (aka doing his job) This enraged many of the other members of the editorial staff, as well as countless individuals who frequent the site. As a result, all but one of the editors quit and/or were fired. Gamespot was left in shambles, and they have yet to replenish their staff. They have, and have been for a while, been using their editors from overseas. Those who still bother to visit the site don't care for this. We once used to love the editors, and trusted their opinions and could relate to them. Now, they have all been replaced by people we know nothing about (or care about...?) and really have no reason to trust their reviews. Many of the new editors don't even have profile pages set up, so if we did want to get to know them, it would be impossible.
Anyways, my point is...
- Gamespot sucks, and it has for a while. and
- MGS4 is not a 10.0 game. (Neither was GTA4)
- The new editors at GS are making a mockery of their rating system by throwing out all these 10.0 scores like they are nothing.
The 10.0 score was once a coveted score, reserved for games that were perfect, or as close to perfect as possible in all aspects at the time it was released. Up until now, there were only four games that received this score, and I agreed with every single one of them. They were:
- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
- Chrono Cross
- Soul Calibur
Ocarina of Time is a no brainer. It's a timeless masterpiece. You aren't a gamer if you haven't played this game.
For THPS 3, you have to take into account the time that it was released. At this point, this was the absolute best skateboarding game ever created. The THPS series was fairly new and this game was the best it had. And it, in my opinion, is the best created so far. (After playing skate. though, the THPS series is pointless to me now.)
Chrono Cross is another timeless game. All the FF7 fanboys hate this game, and with good reason: It absolutely destroys FF7 in all aspects. It's a shame that the CC series isn't as popular as the garbage that continues to be released under the FF brand.
Soul Calibur is perfection defined. The graphics, at that time, were astounding. It's only problem was that it was released on a doomed system. (even though I love my Dreamcast, and I still play it.) It was, however, a system seller. Even though people knew the Dreamcast was going to fail, they still bought it just for a chance to play SC in their houses.
It's a shame that Gamespot has become a mockery of what it once was in terms of review quality. I've always felt that ultimately, the only person who can decide if a game is worth playing is yourself. But it helps to be guided to the right games by honest reviews made by people you like, trust and can relate to. Not reviews made by sellouts just to please the media and game companies.
That's all I have to say on this subject.
