How IGN Have Lost Their Way

IP Conflict says: "...over the last couple of years or so I feel IGN have lost their way and this article is my qualification of this statement. IGN used to be the source of gaming information tailoring its content specifically to gamers, it was detailed, varied and always kept on point."

[LORD-PHOENIX]

their crisis 2 review was a joke

truthfully i have never played a game with glitchier graphics or dumb A.I this gen and lets not start on the story, yet the reviewer who clearly by his bio is a 360 nut gave it a glowing review, and i was duped...i thought it was sandbox?

CVG are another both these sites are desperate for hits

IGN are untrustworthy which is a shame they used to be my 'goto'

[Vojkan]

Problem is in people like you. If you don't like them, then stop giving them hits. You b!tch, but you admit that you read their reviews. Make a choice!

[disturbing_flame]

To criticize something you must be able to know what it is about. Like when you fight your opponent you must know his weak points.

IGN it's not a question of hit the problem, they will always have hits, it just a matter of mentality of people towards them.
When people will decide the dialogue of IGN is biased and is not appropriate in the way they want to be informed, it will change.
The problem is that the audience for the moment doesn't think their format of communication is inapropriate, they are fed with crap articles made by average journalists nothing is meant to go beneath this formula, there is no reflexion beyond that, all is centered around performances, frustration to maintain the war between fanboys. When people will start to think about their fanboy condition, i think they might see that all changes are possible and what the industry wanted to sell to them is useless, if they could put all their energy in other things they would be happier i presume, and IGN will be washed away from all the crap team they got now.

[Vojkan]

Lord

reported.

If I am done with a site, after realizing that it is biased I don't visit it anymore. I don't need to come back like some insecure watch dog. If I go out in a bar, and I don't like it, I go else where. I don't return every single night to be "sure" that it sucks. How re...ed is that logic? Well that's what you are doing. I hope IGN continues to post irritating scores, why not when f..ls come back and give them hits. Sheep people.

[malandra]

I agree completely, a few years ago IGN was a very trusted source for reviews and articles, now it's a joke

I remember when they had the balls to the give the first Assassin's Creed 7.5, a game that had huge hype and incredible graphics for its time which made most sites fall for that and gave it scores that didn't deserve, that IGN score pissed a lot of people off but in the end they had to admit they were wrong and IGN was right

now with Crysis 2 they do the exact opposite

[ultimate-remag]

this game is way over hyped.. enemies jus walking into each other terrible pop ins and jagged lookin graphics @ some parts... these reviewers need 2 be more honest..

[LORD-PHOENIX]

agreed....biggest propaganda this gen along with haze is crysis 2....i walked past an enemy and he did NOTHING

the graphics some parts are good but its too inconsistent, the walls are sharp like blocks,no texture nothing.

reviewers need to start being honest crysis 2 on consoles id give a 6-7 very average the A.I has put me off trading it in for a credit note

[theonlylolking]

When they are honest they get fired like one of gamespot's employees.

[Solid_Snake-]

should of bought the pc version then.

no problem with graphics on mine and the a.i are fine. prob because im playing it on the hardest setting.

[Amphion]

I lost all respect for IGN when they gave Crysis 2 graphics on PS3 an 8.5 while the 360 version got a 9.5. Yes the 360 version is mildly better but it is so so mild that it didn't warrant the huge deal that IGN made of this.

They were close enough where both versions should have gotten a 9.5 in the graphics department.

[Solid_Snake-]

so if they gave the ps3 the 9.5 and the xbox 8.5 youd be ok with that.

why should a game thats better be rated the same.

your defo a fanboy.

[Seraphemz]

360 - you didnt read that he thought they should get the same score? Who's the fanboy here?

[jeseth]

360.

The point is, the graphics are virtually the same on both. In some spots 360 looks better and in others PS3 looks better. Overall it looks like the same game.

This game is beyond overhyped. Many games have better story, character developement, and replayability, A.I., etc, yet Crysis 2 for some reason gets a pass. IGN looks bad on this one. While everyone else is in the range of 7-9, IGN goes and gives a review written by a self proclaimed 360 loyalist that makes fanboy flame comments during his review ....

IGN is becoming a bit of a joke.

[Chaos Striker]

Although the IGN reviewer's language might have been somewhat excessive, he really did not say anything that was inaccurate.

Firstly, the review score is pretty consistent with a lot of the other reviews out for the game. On GameRankings, it shows that GameInformer, GameTrailers, VideoGamer, 1UP, and others gave Crysis a 9.0. Moreover, the reviewer (Arthur), criticized both Killzone and Gears for their muted brown colors, which indicates that he was being consistent in his criticism.

Finally, his comments about the PS3 being sub-HD was verified by Digital Foundry's analysis. I disagree with his comment about the framerate, since Digital Foundry mentioned it was inconsistent on both platforms, but other than that Arthur covered everything that needs to be covered and pretty much presented an accurate portrayal for what someone will experience while playing the game.

[Stealth20k]

most of the gamers from ign dont work there anymore

And you get these horrible and bias reviews that compare games to other games and not really looking at the game itself

[demonddel]

they should have known better not to piss off the PlayStation extremists

[joab777]

What a statement, PlayStation extremist. PlayStation gamers have put up w inferior versions of almost everything on a system that is more powerful and simply need a Creator that isn't lazy or forced to find the cheapest options. Cryteks goal on ps3 was to use whatever shortcuts or design techniques to make sure it looked as good as Xbox. I'm not happy w that anymore. Build it for PlayStation and put it out. Then u will see extremism, from die hard Xbox fans and PC fans. But they don't have this option because the majority of fps gamers are on Xbox, it would hurt the bottom line. So, extremism? Are u kidding me? And for ur information, i own both, and play both and like them for different reasons. But, i want the best each can offer, not an industry wide status quo, because ps3 gamers are know for simply accepting and paying for garbage.

[Odion]

IGN has always been great peoples opinion just sway based on how much they dislike the current trend at the site.

Everyone hated Gamespot a few years back and now its iGN

[Godmars290]

But does anyone listen to Gamespot reviews since Gerstmann was fired? IGN has been shuffling people just to shuffle people and save money becoming less reliable in the process.

Its not about hating them, its about trusting what they have to say about games they're advertising.

[Rage_S90]

Yh that firing was bullsh*t proves that these conspiracies may have some basis after all.....

[Oner]

It's really not "conspiracy" if the truth is verifiable for all to see and confirm for themselves...that is, if those that are inquiring about the clear inconsistencies are mature and understanding enough to look at things objectively & without a closed mind (i.e. fanboys)

[Rage_S90]

I know what you mean some people just hate sites because they don't review their favourite games well. But what people have to understand is it's all just opinion.

In saying that i do feel IGN have gone down hill, this was especially true when they made the article about Mass Effect 3's new features, which turned out to have no new information.

[Odion]

YA but regardless there aren't many good gaming sites to begin with. IGN still is the best overall.

It boggles the mind when these little sites call foul on the big ones for pandering questionable content when they themselves only ever produce said content.

[CrazedJackPotty]

loads of sites are better than IGN.

1UP, IncGamers, Eurogamer etc.

The problem is that everything reads as though it's aimed at a six year old.

[BabyTownFrolics]

you cant spell ignorance without orance, did i do that right?

[bigevilworldwide]

Of course they are biased they have videos on the XBOX dashboard, they have MS pecker so far down their throat its pathetic, they wont go against MS in reviews because they dont want to lose their spot on the XBOX.

[Raven_Nomad]

I always listen to what IGN has to say, they've been pretty spot on, but I would never base a potential buy on something they or anyone said. I usually like to rent "Suspect" games from Gamefly first to see if it's worth a buy or not.

People at this site complaining another site biased is definitely a clear cut case of the pot calling the kettle black.

If you don't like it or agree with them, why go there? Why complain? Seems like people, especially Sony fans like confrontation and arguing.

[TheKindRoost]

This gen has been pretty pathetic (on the media side)if you ask me, drama after drama, site attacking site,fight over couple of missing pixels and etc...I can't even begin to imagine how worse it will be when the next gen of consoles arrive.

[SuperbVillain]

I haven't kept up with many IGN reviews for a while now

[telekineticmantis]

Greg is indeed funny though, but his reviews are hilarious. I rather not take their advice so I usually don't watch their reviews.

The sad part is when a leader goes down the industry starts to go with, smh. Goodbye gaming journalism, you've been dying for awhile time to put you out your misery.

[schlanz]

Ign started sucking royally once cassamasina and roper left, and maybe before that.

[jjank11]

IGN was best back in the day when they were more or less a nintendo only site