dannbrownn Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 Hello, i like to enjoy humour that only 'gamers' and active forum user gamers really know about, such as the 'Giant Enemy Crab' 'Riiiiidge Racer' and the crazyness that is the 'Sony Defence Force' For a while i have wandered what all the mentions of 8.8 Great are about, i think it's from the ratings off gamespot, do they give that rating to alot of thing? Is there no joke at all about 8.8 Great? Am i just reading into it to much?! PS. Sorry for putting this here but i didn't know where this topic would fit in, so to give it a wii related part... Didn't twilight princess get 8.8 Great? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReZourceman Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 Yeah its about Twilight Princess getting 8.8 Great rating, when clearly its a 9+ game. Heh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorty Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 How did you miss that the whole internet shook when Gamespot gave TP that rating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nintendork Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 Jesus fucking christ- shut up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 why do you shit on everyone in all the threads you reply in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solitanze Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 Query answered, now theres no real need for this thread to remain open for posting. LOCK THREAD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReZourceman Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 Jesus fucking christ- shut up. I think Im getting psychic powers. Somehow I knew this was Nintendorks post without looking at the poster info tab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 Query answered, now theres no real need for this thread to remain open for posting. LOCK THREAD. I'll be the judge of that, thank you. Why should it be closed just because the topic is over? Some people have finished Zelda, so should the Zelda topic be closed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannbrownn Posted December 23, 2006 Author Share Posted December 23, 2006 Ah Now i Sii! Said the blind man. I don't know how i missed that! What a fool i feel... oh no wait... i actually feel like a right 'fuxxing n00b!' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tellyn Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 I'll be the judge of that, thank you. Why should it be closed just because the topic is over? Some people have finished Zelda, so should the Zelda topic be closed? When I first saw your AV I laughed my head off. Classic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haden Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 Query answered, now theres no real need for this thread to remain open for posting. LOCK THREAD. We all know its you that did it! Its a cover up. Oh I want Zelda to score so high wa wa wa etc. Then you predicted the 8.8! A bit conivinient isnt it? ISNT IT! ISNT ITTTT!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Bananagrabber Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 Gamespot gave Zelda 8.8 because of very real flaws in the game. Selfish children spat their collective dummies out because of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blender Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 The truth is out there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 I thought it should have got more than 8.8 but i've not read any of their reviews so, I wouldn't know if they could review properly IGN sure can't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanman Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 Gamespot gave Zelda 8.8 because of very real flaws in the game.Selfish children spat their collective dummies out because of this. The flaws are minute. The game is one of the best ever made, and didn't deserve 8.8. These "selfish children" are laughing at the stupidity of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Bananagrabber Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 The flaws are minute. The game is one of the best ever made, and didn't deserve 8.8. These "selfish children" are laughing at the stupidity of it. Not the ridiculous fools who were spouting awful comments at the review and the reviewer before they had actually played the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fierce_LiNk Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 Not the ridiculous fools who were spouting awful comments at the review and the reviewer before they had actually played the game. Some of the comments were stupid, I agree with that. However, I think the review itself was questionable. I'm not going to go into great detail about it, but others have suggested that gamespot have done this to get more "hits" or to cause a stir. They certainly did that, but they've also ruined some of their credibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motion Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 Zelda TP has some serious flaws that make for a disappointing ZELDA game, but as an all round game, it deserves a 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fierce_LiNk Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 Zelda TP has some serious flaws that make for a disappointing ZELDA game, but as an all round game, it deserves a 10. If its a disappointing Zelda game, and it still deserves a 10, what do you give a score to a good zelda game? In this day and age, should we really take reviews all that seriously? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motion Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 Overall gaming score: OoT: 10 - TP: 10 In relation to all Zeldas: OoT/MM: 10 - TP: 8.8 (in my opinion of course) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fierce_LiNk Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 Overall gaming score: OoT: 10 - TP: 10In relation to all Zeldas: OoT/MM: 10 - TP: 8.8 (in my opinion of course) Yeah, but thats not really how reviews work. When Gamespot review this game, it should be reviewed on its own merits. Yes, if it hasnt progressed, mention it, mark it down, whatever they feel is necessary. But, you can't have 2 review scores for one game. We don't see a Fifa score compared to other games, and then a score compared to past Fifas. Its just one all accomodating review verdict. It can easily confuse some readers. For example, didn't Gears of War get a 9.4? If Gears got a 9.4, and TP got 8.8, does this mean gears is an all round better game? But, if this is a disappointing zelda but still deserves a 10, where does that place it in contention with other games? See, its one huge mess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motion Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 Ah but see I think TP deserves a 10 in every professional review, my 8.8 score would be among Zelda fandom when we're comparing this installment with others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c0Zm1c Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 Initially I thought 8.8 was very reasonable. A good score like that was never going to put me off buying the game, and neither should it have anyone else. But after playing the game, realising how much better it is than the review had me expecting, and then comparing it with other games Gamespot have scored similarly that have more serious flaws - Kameo: Elements Of Power comes to mind, which they gave 8.7, a good game but nowhere near as good as Twilight Princess - it becomes apparent that they really did the dirty on Twilight Princess. Gamespot's review simply doesn't feel consistent with their own reviewing standards. Then again, maybe it is? Had this game been on the Xbox 360 and had next-gen graphics, I'm sure it would have received a more deserving review and a score in the high 90's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorty Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 Zelda is flawed, but not enough to take over 1/10th of its score. This is the first time I've given my verdict on the 8.8 since actually playing the game, and I can see that it's foolish. The graphics are not next-gen, and I turned the pointer and wii-mote speaker sounds off out of pure annoyance - plus it's not as long as I expected. Weigh that against its redeeming features (epic size, fun, innovative, new ideas, surprises, great story, dark atmosphere... you get the idea) and it deserves to lose no more than 0.6 points. There's still no doubt whatsoever for me that it was done for attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domstercool Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 Meh, just sit down and enjoy it and don't complain. It shouldn't be messing with your judgement of the game when playing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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