Living up to the Hype - your insights into the last two years of video games.

[mista_mo]

9-10 score- perfect, by this, you need this game 8-average every other number- complete garbage, don't waste your time. That seems to be how people interpret these review scores anyways.

[SymphonicX]

9-10 score- perfect, by this, you need this game 8-average every other number- complete garbage, don't waste your time. That seems to be how people interpret these review scores anyways. That's basically exactly how I read into them - I won't touch a game below a 9 unless it's something I'm really into...

[Eyebiter]

PC retail game shelf life is now measured in weeks. Notice the length of publisher technical support has significantly eroded in the last few years. At one time you could count on at least three or four patches from a PC game publisher before they moved on to another project. Currently if a title gets a mediocre review or doesn't sell well, the publisher might release a single patch then drop support less than 6 months after the release date.

[Mr. Clean]

I believe games can set a new standards but in the end it's just that person's opinion. If I gave CODMW 2 a perfect 10 for a FPS(Not that I am), someone else would no doubt disagree by saying Halo is a far more superior game in some sort of manner.

[darth los]

A good read along the lines of what we're discussing: 10 Stale Ideas Holding Back Gaming http://pc.ign.com/articles/112/1120630p1.html 10 Fresh Ideas Saving Gaming http://pc.ign.com/articles/112/1122021p1.html