Machine for Pigs & Custom Stories

[Cuyir]

Reviewers HAVE to finish the game QUICKLY so they can write the review (I mean if they're professionals) so I wouldn't take a journalist's word on how long a game last because they're usually speeding through it.

I also wonder if they play videogames in the right conditions. Like, in the darkness with headphones, alone, for AMFP.

One would hope so.

But you can see how many variables they have working against a game when they're reviewed.

Think about it.

The games that are generally more subdued, less about action and more about a story or an atmospheric experience usually don't score as well as AAA action games.

Why?

AAA action games are easily digested by reviewers. Not much thinking. You can play through them pretty easily and on and on.

Another variable is that when you're PAID to review games you tend to enjoy them less. How do I know this? Think about this scenario:

You have to review a few games before a deadline. You have a AAA action title that you MUST submit because it's a big responsibility. You also have a huge indie rpg on your hands and you don't have the time to really get into it.

A journalist i used to speak with on some other forum (i forgot the guy's name) told me how he would have given x game a higher score after he spent more time with it and how he would give another game a lower score after he spent more time with it.

See why people need to analyze reviews correctly? The vast majority don't.