Infinite-Bits' Nick Doerr was doing his usual routine of checking out reviews for games he's interested in when he came across one of his favorite gaming sites, IGN, and their review for Class of Heroes. What they gave the game isn't important because it's just a measure of the level of enjoyment the "common man" will find in the game. What he did have a problem with, though, is that the review screamed "I barely played this game and quickly typed a review before deadline".
From reading the review, it's clear IGN's reviewer didn't play the whole game. While no one will ever know the truth, it seems pretty safe to say that the review is based off of around 2 hours of gameplay in an 80+ hour game.
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Sorta,they just don't finish them anymore.
See "Eurogamer Darkfall Scandal".
I agree, it's obvious that a lot of reviewers only try a game once or just check out the core mechanics so they can address them.
I don't think you neccessarily have to finish a game but you actually have to devote time to it and get involved. If you don't like, tough, it's your job.
I think it's quite obvious that many reviewers don't play the games thoroughly these days. Eurogamer was caught with less than an hour of playtime clocked in before they published a review for an MMO of all types of games.
I fixed some editing mistakes that were rightfully reported, but I've still left off the IGN reviewer's name because, if possible, I don't want to call him out personally. His review is more of a catalyst for a bigger issue, so I don't want it to seem like I'm attacking him. I hope that's all right to the mods =)
Most reviews are jokes. Gaming websites are a business in it to make money. Rushing through games and tossing an arbitrary numerical score is NOT what reviewing games should be about.
Every idiot has an opinion. Sadly, some make websites to share them.