Xmas EDGE Scores

[iloveannie]

Edge Scores:

Mario Galaxy-10
Assassins Creed-10
Crysis-10
Mass Effect-10
CoD4-10
Kane & Lynch-10
Tony Hawks proving ground-10
The Simpsons Game-10
Zack & Wiki-10
The Witcher-10
Blade Storm-10
Castlevania Dracula X Chronicles-10
Silent Hill Origins-10
Hellgate-10
Timeshift-10
Mutant Storm Empire-10
Guitar Hero 3-10
Beowulf-10
NFS Pro street-10

Sorry but someone had to do it...

[eastyy]

Mine just dropped as well - Don't fear the mass effect score they basically say at the end it suffers because it's not set in the Star Wars universe and Biowares universe doesn't have the 20 yr history Star Wars does.

Strange thing to mark it down on but there you go.

thats just madness :S

that would be like complaining in a devil may cry 1 review that its not set in the resident evil universe

think it should be judge on the universe its set in not on something with a history such as star wars..............i will now review panzer dragoon and complain its not set in the lord of the rings universe

[Simmy]

Slightly more than that tbh : They describe the Plot as Naff, which is a major issue I guess as it is supposed to be so story based. The weapons limited, the biotic's as bland so bland that you will rarely use them and will just spend xp powering up your weapons to a level which dominates enemies. The Moral choices as Dark/Light renamed but no more nuanced and the conversation wheel as not having much relation to the conversation which is going on. They summize though that it is worth a 20 hour playthrough but that it is just not as interesting a world as Starwars.

On the plus side they had no time to moan on any tech difficulties !

[Malavon]

I don't think Star Wars' world is that interesting though, only thing that has going for it imo is the whole Jedi/Sith thing.

Based on the Mass Effect book I'd say it has just as much potential.

[Simmy]

I don't think Star Wars' world is that interesting though, only thing that has going for it imo is the whole Jedi/Sith thing.

Based on the Mass Effect book I'd say it has just as much potential.

I think a few million would argue with you on that one tbh - but I think the score is more based on the other comments and it will be interesting to see if those who play it on here agree.

The one that worried me the most is the dark/light choices. It was implied that these would be so much more diverse than in KOTOR, hence all the talk about a Jack Bauer in space etc, but from the Edge review they have not pulled that off at all.

[GordonJ]

In any event, a 7 is hardly the end of the world and given I'm more of a space geek than a martial arts one, I'm sure Mass Effect will provide me with hours of entertainment regardless. Certainly, far more than Jade bloody Empire, that's for sure!

Although, if Mass Effect has some really crappy shoot 'em up minigame, I'll be upset.

[Kotatsu Neko]

The one that worried me the most is the dark/light choices. It was implied that these would be so much more diverse than in KOTOR, hence all the talk about a Jack Bauer in space etc, but from the Edge review they have not pulled that off at all.

The Edge review is clearly an anomaly as Mass Effect has got stellar reviews everywhere else. I'd just ignore it and play the game yourself. From what I've played of it so far it's superb stuff.

[rmoxon]

The Edge review is clearly an anomaly as Mass Effect has got stellar reviews everywhere else. I'd just ignore it and play the game yourself. From what I've played of it so far it's superb stuff.

I havent read the edge review, but Ive seen a few other reviews that say it has a poor frame rate, horrible driving sections and many crap menus. That stuff sounds enough to mark even an otherwise brilliant game down to 7 to me.

[Kotatsu Neko]

I havent read the edge review, but Ive seen a few other reviews that say it has a poor frame rate, horrible driving sections and many crap menus. That stuff sounds enough to mark even an otherwise brilliant game down to 7 to me.

The frame rate is a *little* wobbly in places but it's far from terrible, and I can't comment on the driving bits as I haven't got that far yet. As for the menus, well... it's an RPG... What do people expect! Of course it's full of menus and text and stats and levelling up and equipment screens. Goes with the genre and if that's not what people want they shouldn't buy RPGs in the first place.

[MonkeySteve]

The Edge review doesn?t even mention the framerate; their criticisms are purely levelled at the gameplay and story.

The Edge review is clearly an anomaly as Mass Effect has got stellar reviews everywhere else. I'd just ignore it and play the game yourself. From what I've played of it so far it's superb stuff.

I remember people saying the exact same thing when Edge reviewed Bioshock ? how they must be wrong because every other half-arsed gaming site on the web gave it an 11/10 and proclaimed it as the best thing ever (probably after playing it for about 2 hours). Well, having now played it, I completely agree with Edge?s 8/10 (and their criticisms) and I dare say I?m not the only one.

I?m not saying that one score or the other is right (opinions after all) but, despite the wild accusations, I don?t think Edge mark games down without due reason ? I generally find them to be the most informed and trust-worthy out there.

However, they are just one voice ? nothing can beat playing the game for yourself and forming your own opinion (although it helps to have finished said game first!)

[Dogg Thang]

Hmm... if the menus are tricky, that still needs to be taken into account regardless of genre. I mean, you could say that being **** goes with modern Sonic games and if that's not what people want they shouldn't buy Sonic games in the first place, and you'd be completely right but that doesn't mean it should get a higher mark as a result.

[Kotatsu Neko]

However, they are just one voice ? nothing can beat playing the game for yourself and forming your own opinion (although it helps to have finished said game first!)

Exactly, and personally speaking I tend to disagree with Edge reviews almost all the time. More than ever I think they delight in controversy.

I buy games based on developer history, game concept, and how it looks in videos and screen shots. Reviews have no impact, especially as I usually have the game at least in the mail before reviews come out.

[MonkeySteve]

Exactly, and personally speaking I tend to disagree with Edge reviews almost all the time. More than ever I think they delight in controversy.

I buy games based on developer history, game concept, and how it looks in videos and screen shots. Reviews have no impact, especially as I usually have the game at least in the mail before reviews come out.

Oh absolutely ? those things are far more important than a few journalist?s opinions, and I do the same. However, I just can?t agree with the ?delighting in controversy? tag labelled at Edge. Ok, they have given one or two interesting scores in their time, but on the whole I think they play it fair. Regardless of scores however, it?s the review body that I always find informed and interesting, far more so than anything else in print or online, which just seems amateurish in comparison.

[fuzzybee]

I think Edge more or less get the reviews spot on, we do all have to remember that a review is just an opinion but the reviewer in question is getting paid for the privilege.
The only two reviews i have disagreed with from Edge over recent years are the Heavenly Sword and Halo 3 reviews. IMO one scored lower and one higher than they should have but it's all subjective

People may agree or disagree but at the end of the day people make there own choice, i do think that the review system as it stands is flawed not just in Edge but the whole gaming industry.

Games like Assassins Creed have been acclaimed by some and slaughtered by others, again it's subjective opinion but this generation has seen lots of titles either being acclaimed or slated. At the moment we have no consistency from the so called experts who review titles for a living.

This generation more than any other should be approached with caution when reading reviews as most must be taken with a pinch of salt, it also seems to me some sights are blatantly pro X console and anti Y console.

just my thoughts


this is my first post on here for a while so please be gentle

[Yoshimax]

The fact is for all their faults their review narratives are still the ones I'm interested in reading - I don't care *that* much for the score at the end because I've usually got whatever game it is by the time the issue hits.

We wouldn't have these threads every month without Edge either - it's the little things that count

I think an important aspect to remember is that they (Edge) will be privvy to a lot more upcoming software in terms of getting hands-on and trying it than any of us do - So when they review Bioshock they've already probably dabbled with Orange Box and are already gearing up for a 10 bar some disaster with final code - they're scoring games relative to stuff they know is on the horizon (If Bioshock got a 10 where would they put Orange Box).