Apples And Oranges And (Score 1)

As an avid gamers since my fingers were big enough to mash the Vic 20 keys, I started to get really sick of the rating systems people use. Game themes and engines are spread across such a wide audience that one man's trash may be another's gold. I'd say reading about someone's experience in the game is quite a treat, especially if they really got into it and found things they loved about the game, beyond the usual faults like no story, glitches etc... And it can give you an insight into the possibilities about the game beyond the marketing. I.e. trapping people in doorless windowed rooms in the original sims, try it sometime. I guess it boils down to an example like: Starship Troopers was given bad reviews by local papers, but it still had me singing woohoo for the weeks until it was released simply because I have a hard-on for drop-ships. Everyone's interest in games is as unique as their ars or opinion. At http://www.dontgethurt.ca/ we took a more personal approach to reviewing games and are getting wonderful response to our editorial without rating systems or glitch reports. Screenshots can tell stories as well.