01-18-2013, 01:11 PM
Not getting into a "Should we listen to reviewers" war (and attempting to not get annoyed) but when you find someone who seems to have the same opinion as yourself, then their opinions on other things you haven't played yet are normally a good guide. Of course following reviews blindly is dumb but well, when 40/50 people say it's crap, it's probably crap, and when 40/50 say it's good - chances are it's probably good.
Obviously it's all down to personal taste but it's a good place to start, specially with games where no demo is available. Same with movies. If Rotten Tomatoes gives something 4% then I'm not going to rush out to the cinema to watch it, but if it's on, let's say 80% and I'm interested in it then I'm more likely to go watch it. I could think it's utterly crap and think all the reviewers must have been high while watching it but it's still something to initially go on.
Obviously it's all down to personal taste but it's a good place to start, specially with games where no demo is available. Same with movies. If Rotten Tomatoes gives something 4% then I'm not going to rush out to the cinema to watch it, but if it's on, let's say 80% and I'm interested in it then I'm more likely to go watch it. I could think it's utterly crap and think all the reviewers must have been high while watching it but it's still something to initially go on.