How long till the Reviews

Post » Fri Aug 13, 2010 11:18 pm

Still no reviews... will any Reviews come out before the games released? or will we have to wait? I reckon Bethesda should send out a copy to each major review site so we can decide if we should buy it or not.
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Lizzie
 
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Post » Fri Aug 13, 2010 4:06 pm

People have done PREVIEWS, which give an impression of the game, but in general, Reviews wont be till after the game is out.
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liz barnes
 
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Post » Fri Aug 13, 2010 12:24 pm

With everything the devs have said who need a review :P

Seriously though, reviews mostly come out after a game is released since the sites and/or mags have to buy the game themselves. But it's the devs choice
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Marie Maillos
 
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Post » Sat Aug 14, 2010 12:02 am

With everything the devs have said who need a review :P

Seriously though, reviews mostly come out after a game is released since the sites and/or mags have to buy the game themselves. But it's the devs choice


Sometimes they will give the bigger names in reviewing a early copy, although I think there is usually some controversy around that as sometimes there is some funny business with buying good reviews.
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Ernesto Salinas
 
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Post » Fri Aug 13, 2010 9:17 pm

Gotta be careful following game reviews these days.

I won't name games or their publishers, but alot of reviewers nowadays are paid off to favor the game.
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Pete Schmitzer
 
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Post » Fri Aug 13, 2010 4:05 pm

The game is gold. Shouldn't take long now, as long as Zenimax doesn't restrict reviewers.
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Post » Fri Aug 13, 2010 12:06 pm

I don't need a review from some 'professional' reviewer who's likely been paid to give a good rating or only plays FPS and Football games and finds anything that isn't his comfort zone to be too complex.
I'll just buy the game, play the game and form my own opinions from that.
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Epul Kedah
 
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Post » Fri Aug 13, 2010 9:23 pm

was thinking about that to day big sites might have it up late next week but at the latest probably Monday the 18th things should start showing up if not sooner
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Post » Fri Aug 13, 2010 2:13 pm

The 18th will be the earliest that someone will put up a review
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RObert loVes MOmmy
 
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Post » Fri Aug 13, 2010 7:16 pm

I don't need a review from some 'professional' reviewer who's likely been paid to give a good rating or only plays FPS and Football games and finds anything that isn't his comfort zone to be too complex.
I'll just buy the game, play the game and form my own opinions from that.

"HHHNNNNGGG. GAME NOT ON RAILS. BRAIN NO CAN DO THINK DEEP. MAKE ME MAD. ME GIVE BAD REVIEW OF GAME WITH HIGH THINKING INVOLVE. AND SMASH GAMIE SYSTEM"
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Post » Fri Aug 13, 2010 11:29 pm

Still no reviews... will any Reviews come out before the games released? or will we have to wait? I reckon Bethesda should send out a copy to each major review site so we can decide if we should buy it or not.

I just don't trust reviews much. I've had plenty of games that reviewers hated with a passion that I really love (Alpha Protocol being an example), you'll just have to buy or rent the game yourself and see what you think of it no one can form an opinion for you after all. :tops:

EDIT: If there are any early reviews I'd expect them to be out sometime next week.
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Post » Fri Aug 13, 2010 10:13 pm

More or less, though with a little more "Ug, brain go pop!" A game like New Vegas should be reviewed by someone who is willing to take the time to really learn the game, not just see that the combat system isn't like a Halo or a COD, someone who will note all aspects of the game.
Such reviewers are frankly very rare when it comes to the professional angle.

And many gamers also have that kind of mind set, as well as those who hate on the video game industry. Many will see a game like New Vegas and react with 'No go boom boom? Too much talkie, me want go boom boom!' and automatically hate the game without taking the time to learn that the game is different, it has a different form of play that requires learning different skills, approaching things from a different angle.
Many are too impatient.
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Post » Fri Aug 13, 2010 7:06 pm

yeah, I want someone to play Fallout, and only Fallout, for a week or two before giving us their review. If it's the desk of someone with 20 other titles to review, and a deadline approaching, then... meh. Actually I'm avoiding all previews and reviews until at least a week after I get the game.
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Post » Sat Aug 14, 2010 2:06 am

Pro reviews, not so much. GameFAQ's Reviews done by the average John Doe, definitely
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Post » Fri Aug 13, 2010 1:32 pm

The only review I'm interested in probably won't happen for some time after the game releases. Yahtzee tends to take his dear sweet time getting a hold of new releases because of Australian release dates, a fact he's mocked in his videos several times.
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Post » Sat Aug 14, 2010 2:43 am

This is probably the only game that I really could care less about the review.
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Post » Fri Aug 13, 2010 7:17 pm

For example if I were to give a review of New Vegas shortly after receiving it, then I wouldn't be able to say much. I would need at least a week to two weeks in order to profide a detailed review mentioning everything I experienced so that anyone reading the review might be interested in the game and want to buy it.
Instead of a review from a few hours play - 'I started the game, too much talking, not enough killing. I couldn't grasp the controls, I saw the game world and had a panic attack. Game too complex, need Halo'. That kind of review tends to be the usual and lacks any detail, any explanation.

If I were to give Fallout 3 a review, it would be quite detailed. I've got 100% on that game, I've explored pretty much everywhere and seen pretty much everything, if there's anything I'm missed then I'll find it. I would explain the pros and cons, that the game has gender choice and more.
While some reviews I've seen from those who hated the game all tend to say the same thing - 'Hated the intro, why am I playing as a baby? Left vault, took me hours, saw game world, switched off, too big to play without any hand holding'.

Professional reviewers shouldn't review a game until they've seen as much as possible so that they can a fair and unbiased review. Not just see an hour or so then comment on that.
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Jessie Rae Brouillette
 
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Post » Fri Aug 13, 2010 7:54 pm

People have done PREVIEWS.

So we're waiting for postviews?
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Post » Fri Aug 13, 2010 3:32 pm

If Obsidian gives out early copies to reviewers than reviews will be shown for some a couple of days or a single day before the official release.
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Post » Fri Aug 13, 2010 6:10 pm

I don't care about reviews. i never agree with them anyway, i just prefer to like what i like and let them moan about their graphics and technical jargon.
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Post » Fri Aug 13, 2010 2:46 pm

"HHHNNNNGGG. GAME NOT ON RAILS. BRAIN NO CAN DO THINK DEEP. MAKE ME MAD. ME GIVE BAD REVIEW OF GAME WITH HIGH THINKING INVOLVE. AND SMASH GAMIE SYSTEM"

Sounds like most of the Alpha Protocol reviews I read. :P

So we're waiting for postviews?

Yes.

Don't reviewers that get pre-release copies to review typically have an NDA to abide by until a certain date? I'm guessing there are reviews ready to go that can't be published until the game is released.
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Post » Fri Aug 13, 2010 5:23 pm

Don't reviewers that get pre-release copies to review typically have an NDA to abide by until a certain date? I'm guessing there are reviews ready to go that can't be published until the game is released.

NDAs are not the rule, they are reserved for special cases. In many it should make you somewhat suspicious. Fallout 3 only had one for previews, if I remember correctly. Don't know whether Zenimax/Bethesda changed their opinion about that.
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Post » Sat Aug 14, 2010 5:36 am

there will probably be a couple reviews that come out about 3 days before the game.

i hope yahtzee reviews it. i usually never listen to reviews. but after Rouge Warrior.....(not even worth the rental)

but im sure this game will be reviewed stupidly, because "da grafics dint get no better"

as long as it doesnt get like a 3.5/10 i will get it. might rent it first if it gets bad reviews though and then decide for myself
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Post » Sat Aug 14, 2010 6:02 am

This is probably the only game that I really could care less about the review.


AH-HA! So you DO care!
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Post » Fri Aug 13, 2010 10:28 pm

Yeah..I don't think any of us here give a rats rear about the reviews. I've bought games that were 9+'s just to return them within a couple weeks. Can't rely on the opinion of others, especially in this day and age. "Casual" gamers ruining everything...
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