by tilinelson2 » Mon Nov 28, '11, 12:51 pm
I have the feeling that most of the "big" releases, especially those from big franchises, are overhyped nowadays. There is so much anticipation through videos, teasers and reviews that, sometimes, when the game gets released, you've already seen the best of it, so the rest disappoints. Not that the games are not good, but people's appreciation is based on expectations. If your favorite band releases an average album after the one you considered a masterpiece, you will probably feel disgusted, while if the same band release the same album after having released a "sell-out" album that you loathed, you will find it refreshing to see they are trying to get on the right tracks again.
Besides, about the review thing, reviewers are fans like us all and there is a big tendency for a fan disguised as a critic review a game "Super Joe Universe" with an 8, praising the solid gameplay and the good cartoonish graphics and review the same game, with sprites changed and the name "Super Mario Universe" with a 10, as "OMG!!! It is Mario! The best game ever!"
A person only sees and hears what he wants to see and hear and disregards the rest.