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It’s that time again – EGM’s question of the month:
Have you ever bought a game based on a positive EGM review (or other magazine) and ended up hating it?
You can respond in this thread, but to make it in the magazine you need to send your answer WITH A PICTURE to egm@ziffdavis.com, subject: word on the street, by Monday the 27th. Please include your full name, too.
Thanks!
(would a mod mind stickying this baby until Monday?)
i'll go ahead and sticky it since i have nothing better to do.
you're a prince among men.
I don't think I've ever considered a game based on EGM reviews. Or any other magazine.
Jak II. I bought it because of all the great reviews from all over, and I absolutely hate it.
Yes but once I bought a game in spite of a bad Game Informer review. Otherwise, I'm the same way.Quote:
Originally Posted by Satsuki
Splinter Cell got almost exclusively rave reviews, but after I bought it, all I found was a medicore stealth game with digustingly linear level design and a main character equipped with a pistol considerably less powerful than a super soaker. It's a terribly average game in the guise of a blockbuster release.
EDIT: Please accompany my entry with a picture of Steve Bartman. :D
I know a lot of people were excited about Final Fantasy VII and wanted to hurl fire and brimstone at GameFan.
I don't get upset at other writer's reviews, unless I simply can't understand it.
I agree with Mamoscott 100% when it comes to Splinter Cell.
I'd like to add that I was pretty disappointed when EGM failed to mention any of the shortcomings in GTA Vice City and gave it a perfect score across the board. I was speechless.
Good game? Yes. Perfect? Not by a long shot.
I agree with Mamoscott and Mzo 200% when it comes to Splinter Cell.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mzo
(50% for Mzo and 150% to Mamoscott for saying it first)
I also once bought Blinx despite BenT's negative review... and he was exactly right.
I am still shamed with it sitting in my collection because it's trade-in value is a used copy of Tao Feng.