http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=263778

 

What's that all about? I mean I work with some of the guys that worked on Fable 2, and I have yet to play it myself, but the review itself doesn't seem to hook up with it's 10/10 score WHAT THE HELL!?

 

Anyways, thought I'd throw it out into the crowd see if anyone cares.

That review was bought and paid for by Lionshead Studios, its just completely shameless advertising dressed up as a review.

That review was bought and paid for by Lionshead Studios, its just completely shameless advertising dressed up as a review.

 

I'd agree but edge has given 9/10

 

and then there is also http://www.snappygamer.com/2008/10/20/fabl...eview-xbox-360/

 

I'm waiting on a clearly unbias review.

Off-line co-op rpg and Edge reviews it as 9/10?

 

Sold.

It looks too childish. And it's 360 only.

 

Nothankyouverymuch.

proof that eurogamer is populated by morons?

yes.

 

yes, it is.

 

Fable was a highly-ordinary run-of-the-mill actionish CRPG with reasonable graphics and some cute customization.

 

it was nonetheless touted as ground-breaking and genre-busting by its developer who is a famous loudmouth.

 

in most other industries, the people who are paid to report news and review things are typically professionals, or at the very least people who can be reasonably expected to distinguish hype from reality, and do more than just recycle press releases.

 

in the gaming industry, though, it seems that all you need is a good PR and - viola! - you're automatically a visionary...

Maybe by 10/10 they mean it's not perfect, but it's the best at what it does.

Maybe by 10/10 they mean it's not perfect, but it's the best at what it does.

 

Hey I mean I like fable and all, and I know some of the guys personally who have had input, but I just can't see it being a 10/10 game, so i blame eurogamer for doing yet another "bias" this is the second coming review.

 

Fable 2 is probably a 7|8/10.

I really just don't bother looking at scores anymore. I read the articles for information on the gameplay and I make my own decision on how fitting the game will be for me. Sure, if a game is getting less than 50%, it's pretty obvious it will stink, but I don't really need a score to tell me that Pizza Tycoon 17 is not going to entertain me.

 

Fable 2 looks solid. If you enjoyed the first one, it seems very likely you will enjoy the second. The review is great for telling us if it is a buggy mess, or if the gameplay is borked, but it's not going to capture your personal likes and interests perfectly.

Heh, the same discussion popped up when some mag or other gave GTA a 10/10.

 

You'd have to be a moron to give any importance to some arbitrary rating by somebody you don't know, anyway.

From what I have heard, from people who've played it, it's really THAT good, and should appeal to people who didn't like Fable 1... Interesting, I'd written it off entirely until now.

in most other industries, the people who are paid to report news and review things are typically professionals

 

Those journalists exists in all areas, they are the other kind of 'professionals'. Anyway if a game gets less than a 9 these days it must be complete crap. The scale has to accommodate the whore jobs after all.

Edited October 20, 200817 yr by Gorgon

I'm not a fan of most of the game mechanics the original Fable had, but I will buy Fable 2 on day 1 even if it's basically the same game purely because of its amazing art direction. If the PC port comes out, that is.

IGN review: 8.8

The combat system in any RPG is perhaps one of the most important elements, especially in one where fighting happens a lot, and Fable II delivers on this front. We

This is where Fable II steps all over the idea of gamers playing a role. You could be the most evil bastard in the history of videogames

Bought and paid for by Lionshead? You're a cynical bunch of goons, aren't you. He liked the game. Whoop-dee-doo!

*Yawn*

 

At one time in history, "10/10" meant that a game not only achieves all its aims, but also trancends the genre of gaming in general. Simply put, a game that has the same profound impact that "Citizens Kane", "2001: A Space Odyssey" and "The Godfather" had to the movie industry.

 

If Fable 2 doesn't do that, then it is all a bunch of bantha poo-doo from the reviewers part.

Maybe by 10/10 they mean it's not perfect, but it's the best at what it does.

 

Or maybe we should stop embracing mediocrity and banality, and demand something of greatness instead. Like raise the barrier a little bit, or by a lot.

Bought and paid for by Lionshead? You're a cynical bunch of goons, aren't you. He liked the game. Whoop-dee-doo!

 

Liking the game obviously means:

1. He was paid.

2. He's an idiot.

 

Though no one in this thread has played the game, we all know very well that it sucks.

 

I do have a general problem with score inflation. I don't think it deserves a 10/10 anymore than BioShock, Half-Life 2, Halo 3, etc. It's a *perfect* game? Okay, no game is perfect. The reviewer thinks that in the next 10 years, no game will be better than this one?

 

I think it

Edited October 20, 200817 yr by Maria Caliban

That review was bought and paid for by Lionshead Studios, its just completely shameless advertising dressed up as a review.

 

I'd agree but edge has given 9/10

 

and then there is also http://www.snappygamer.com/2008/10/20/fabl...eview-xbox-360/

 

I'm waiting on a clearly unbias review.

 

Hello, Snappy Gamer is my site and I appreciate the linkage. I've just recently started my own site after five years as a freelance for various others, and I can assure you that my review is completely unbiased! That's the main reason I started my own site in the first place - I believe there should be some sources out there with completely honest gaming reviews - none of this plastered in adverts of the latest video game and mysteriously giving it a huge score malarky. I can honestly say, Fable 2 is great. If I'm brutally honest, I would've given it 9/10 if I worked for Eurogamer, but my site works on a 5 star scale and I thought it deserved the full 5.

 

Thanks for checking out my site though, and I hope you all bookmark it!

 

www.snappygamer.com

Bought and paid for by Lionshead? You're a cynical bunch of goons, aren't you. He liked the game. Whoop-dee-doo!

 

Liking the game obviously means:

1. He was paid.

2. He's an idiot.

 

Though no one in this thread has played the game, we all know very well that it sucks.

 

I do have a general problem with score inflation. I don't think it deserves a 10/10 anymore than BioShock, Half-Life 2, Halo 3, etc. It's a *perfect* game? Okay, no game is perfect. The reviewer thinks that in the next 10 years, no game will be better than this one?

 

I think it

Bought and paid for by Lionshead? You're a cynical bunch of goons, aren't you. He liked the game. Whoop-dee-doo!

 

Liking the game obviously means:

1. He was paid.

2. He's an idiot.

 

Though no one in this thread has played the game, we all know very well that it sucks.

 

I do have a general problem with score inflation. I don't think it deserves a 10/10 anymore than BioShock, Half-Life 2, Halo 3, etc. It's a *perfect* game? Okay, no game is perfect. The reviewer thinks that in the next 10 years, no game will be better than this one?

 

I think it

Edited October 20, 200817 yr by Maria Caliban

Bought and paid for by Lionshead? You're a cynical bunch of goons, aren't you. He liked the game. Whoop-dee-doo!

 

Liking the game obviously means:

1. He was paid.

2. He's an idiot.

 

Though no one in this thread has played the game, we all know very well that it sucks.

 

I do have a general problem with score inflation. I don't think it deserves a 10/10 anymore than BioShock, Half-Life 2, Halo 3, etc. It's a *perfect* game? Okay, no game is perfect. The reviewer thinks that in the next 10 years, no game will be better than this one?

 

I think it

Though no one in this thread has played the game, we all know very well that it sucks.

And what evidence do you have that it sucks? you readily admit that you haven't played the game so are you going by the "it sucks until proven otherwise" frame of mind or are you just making a snap judgement before ever even touching the thing like a certain group of people who said that there was full frontal nudity in Mass Effect?

 

Also you have to realize that Scores are subjective. A 10/10 game for me might be a 5/10 for you. to make everyone conform to your reviewing system just means that they could only review games for you.

 

Strix posted that VtM:B is in his opinion a 10/10. I beg to differ given the sheer number of bugs and the code leaks that were released within the game. YES it was a good game but it was so buggy it doesn't deserve to have the 10 out of 10 imho

Edited October 20, 200817 yr by Calax