EDGE Christmas 2008

[SmokeMeAKipper]

Mine didn't come with one. I'd forgotten about that.

[egparadigm]

No wall planner - that comes with the January issue; this is Christmas.

[Leon Retro]

I don't really want to get too deeply into this as I stopped caring about Edge a long time ago, but what I can never understand about these threads is how people decide Edge is being controversial simply because it under-scores a game they happen to like a lot. Since when was it the magazine's job to tell people what they want to hear?

In other news, does this new issue have a wall planner as has been the case the last 3 years? If so, I may get it for that...

A games journo - should be really in touch with what is good and bad. They are meant to be experts; people who have played everything, and have a passion for expecting the best from any game.

If reviewers are simply normal gamers - giving out opinions and scores on a whim, then that is sad, because it should be far more important than that.

EDGE, as a name, has a lot of clout. Obviously, the magazine's staff change over the years.

I only know of the editor of EDGE; the other writers are unknown to me.

EDGE isn't an enthusiastic down-to-earth publication, anyway. The writers try to be highbrow and clever. It just makes the mag boring.

Gaming is about entertainment/fun, not about intellectual musing. Sure, the writing can be good and intelligent, but.. there is no need to make things so cold.

I don't take EDGE seriously. It used to be pretty good back in the 90s. When they started giving games like RallisportChallenge2, 6/10, and hyping the big, but not so great games, and giving them 10/10, I realised the magazine was being run by very sad people.

There is room for new games mags - that are aimed at adults. Sadly, there doesn't appear to be any enthusiastic, exciting writers to make it happen.

EDGE needs to go back to basics.

[dvdx2]

fallout is worth way more than a 7 if you consider all the criteria that should be looked at

but gears 2 a 9 - jez, its hard to tell the difference from the first one, apart from the graphics (which are rather nice) and sense of scale.

[teddymeow]

I've never trusted Edge since they marked down Skies of Arcadia just because it conflicted with a big review in the same magazine. It acts like some high brow better than you gaming snoot thats doing us a favour for reading. Its all a bit up its own arse for my tastes.

I thought they gave Skies an 8?! Still, I'd like to hear the story. Never knew there'd been an issue with that before.

I am sitting comfortably so you may begin

[Ady]

fallout is worth way more than a 7 if you consider all the criteria that should be looked at

That may be so, but how has Edge's score affected YOUR enjoyment of the game?

[Team Andromeda]

The biggest outcry was the PSO score , it was a 10 out of 10 game and reviews was worded as such, but because it was SEGA it couldn't be given a 10 .

I don't care for EDGE or other website or gameshow reviews these days , I tend to go more on what I feel looks good, or feedback for the board. But I do like to see a game and the team that made it , get some recognition in the press.

And I can't help but feel that Mirror's EDGE was given a low score to get some outcry . There's a game that EDGE knows will do nothing for the masses or the casuals , but it's making a sir with the more serious gamer , and one that is trying something new and diff and EDGE sticks the boot in , to pee off a lot of people and get a outcry

[dvdx2]

That may be so, but how has Edge's score affected YOUR enjoyment of the game?

it hasnt affected my enjoyment of the game at all. in the concept of giving games a rating out of 10, i think it deserves more.

[rmoxon]

While review scores dont effect anyones enjoyment of a game, they do effect some peoples descion to buy a game, so surley giving a game a ridiculous score just to look cool or whatever is some type of crime?

In fact they are actualy stopping some people from enjoying the game, at least they are if anyone is daft enough to listen to their reviews anymore, as they could put people off a good game.

[Dazzyman]

I now bring out my trump card and say yet again Edge lost the faith and have ever since when they gave a 3 to Souky. Let the VGI backlash begin

Ive felt for years Edge give low marks to certain games and high marks to others just to cause people to talk about em as a marketing tool and ever since they lost all credibility from me. Old Edge wouldnt give any sequel a higher mark than the original unless it was revolutionary different times moved on when Halo3 hit.

[egparadigm]

And I can't help but feel that Mirror's EDGE was given a low score to get some outcry . There's a game that EDGE knows will do nothing for the masses or the casuals , but it's making a sir with the more serious gamer , and one that is trying something new and diff and EDGE sticks the boot in , to pee off a lot of people and get a outcry

Then again, I would say that EDGE did a fair amount to publicise the game and gave it a great deal of praise before release. They often champion little-known games with interesting ideas - in this case they felt the end product didn't live up to expectations. Merely because of the review, I guess all the earlier praise offered by EDGE is null and void?

I know that Mirror's Edge wouldn't even be on my radar if it wasn't for EDGE magazine.

[Team Andromeda]

Then again, I would say that EDGE did a fair amount to publicise the game and gave it a great deal of praise before release. They often champion little-known games with interesting ideas - in this case they felt the end product didn't live up to expectations. Merely because of the review, I guess all the earlier praise offered by EDGE is null and void?

I know that Mirror's Edge wouldn't even be on my radar if it wasn't for EDGE magazine.

If the game was a bit of a turkey, I'll be inclined to agree . Sure the game as issues and problems but its better than a 5.
EDGE built up games like Fracture, The Force Unleashed but you'll not see me complain too much about the scores

Edge lost the faith and have ever since when they gave a 3 to Souky.

To be fair it was the PS version, now if it was the Saturn version it be an outrage

[Tig]

wow is this "controversial scores" month?
a bunch of 2008's biggest games swept under the carpet with 7's - Fallout 3, Banjo, Animal Crossing...

So... Biggest games = automatically great games?

eh?

I was just pointing out that Biggest games = More potientially irate fans when the scores don't match the hype.
ie mild controversy.


Personally I couldn't care less.... In fact, I'm sure those scores mentioned are well-justified. Those reviews are probably every bit as "accurate" as the glowing 10/10 hype media.


One thing that has really disappointed me, though, is the Mirror's Edge review.
Is it really more average than COD5? Really?

[Wools]

The biggest outcry was the PSO score , it was a 10 out of 10 game and reviews was worded as such, but because it was SEGA it couldn't be given a 10 .

Why do you think that?

The Review was full of praise, they constantly used to refer to it in subsequent issues and it was in their Top 100 issue last year.

Some people are paranoid in their hatred of Edge sometimes.

[Paulos G]

Out of interest, can anyone summarise the EDGE Mirror's Edge review?