Quote Originally Posted by Nick View Post
My Avatar would agree. Meat Boy FTW! Also... I have come to a new viewpoint(That I established with the help of this thread). Hype is the software equivalent of Aids. Specifically for Big budget games. It is the cause of many game franchises deaths. While it's not the Hype that directly kills the franchise. But it was the major influence for pissing a lot of paying customers off.

I must say. Some of the games I enjoyed the most are the ones I just bought without reading any reviews really. Or I just got a recommendation from a friend without any real info. I also got some of the "not so good" ones. But hey who cares? Anyway... Sometimes reviews can poison a persons personal view on a game. I hate it when somebody says something like "But It only got a 6.6 average on gamespot... myaw...". Tom cruise has never won a Emmy(I think) but a lot of people still loved that creepy guys movies. It seems Nobody listened to the stupid critic there.
I'd say it's a lot more hazardous to series that are in the process of becoming established. Well established series can easily get over a hype backlash due to them having an established fanbase (will FFXV/vs XIII/whatever tank because of the shouts of overhype when it comes to FFXIII? Highly doubtful), but fresh games often have a hard time shaking that. As an example, I don't think Assassin's Creed will ever quite recover, regardless of how much improvement occurred with the sequels.

Why would he, the Emmy is for television. He has won several movie equivalents though. But awards don't necessarily show quality, just how much cock you're willing to suck in your respective field. Even I can win an award by being cast in a biopic, (based on a) true story, or blatant piece of award bait. And I can assure you that I am no actor. In the case of game reviews, pandering to nostalgia, buying adspace, or having a number in your title pretty much guarantees a good score. The next Zelda game or the newest Battlefield entry could easily be a steaming turd, but I can guarantee you won't see it score below an 8 anywhere even if that were the case.