<![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism - Kotaku Comments]]> http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/kotaku.com.png <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism - Kotaku Comments]]> http://kotaku.com Wed, 07 May 2008 07:11:25 MDT Wed, 07 May 2008 07:11:25 MDT http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5566280 what's the big hubbub about the reviews???? do people really pay that much attention to them??? Are we so stupid now that we can't tell a good game from a bad one without someones help??????

freespeech

]]> 9:384511:c5566280 Wed, 07 May 2008 07:11:25 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5423106 It's. So. Hard! ...Reading between the lines to taste your bitter sarcasm. Can't quite grasp it... Ambiguity all over the place...

Protector one

]]> 9:384511:c5423106 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:47:38 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5422228 I love the discrepancy between the users and the critics ^^ (in the screenshot :P)

reviewers:
100/100!!

users;
8.1!!

pyropetey

]]> 9:384511:c5422228 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 02:49:39 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5421991 @Zeliard: the point of this post was to rate how well the review overhyped the game. pointing out flaws reduces the hype, thus loss of a knicker. he gave 1UP's review 2knickers/5 because it was "tragically... fair and objective."

In other news, Gamespot's review is up. 10/10. Standard 2 pages. I'd say 3 knickers out of 5.

Crawl to China

]]> 9:384511:c5421991 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:13:20 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5418843 @Gustavo:
rofl, that would be a review of a review of the reviews of gta.

i give you're joke a 9.76 out of 10.

joelface

]]> 9:384511:c5418843 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:53:29 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5418833 "GTA4 is a monument in human history on par with landing on the moon."

joelface

]]> 9:384511:c5418833 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:52:24 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5417762 I didn't bother to read this article; could someone summarize it for me in 50 words and an out-of-ten score?

Gustavo

]]> 9:384511:c5417762 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:32:33 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5417714 Can I add that Frankenreviewreview deserves to be used more often? Admittedly, you might need to change the name to something more panty-twisting oriented, but damn, it's both hilarious and insightful to judge the general wave of hype.

Slatz_Grobnik

]]> 9:384511:c5417714 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:28:47 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5417571 @that_happy_cat: A terrible game, unless you like Final Fantasy VII.

Captain Impulse

]]> 9:384511:c5417571 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:16:56 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5417506 The next time some righteous video game writer deems it necessary to do up another one of those lengthy discourses on "the state of games journalism" "why game journalism isn't respected" or "when will games journalism grow up?" he or she should just post a bunch of links to these reviews.

interficium

]]> 9:384511:c5417506 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:12:26 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5417324 @photoboy: Sort of like TV commercials for movies, which always say "best movie of the Summer", etc, for every single release.

Petezah

]]> 9:384511:c5417324 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:57:33 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5417250 @spare-jello: Sorry, but in my opinion you're completely wrong in every aspect.

First, a 10/10 or even 100/100 does not mean perfect: review scores are vague comparisons to what is possible or previously experienced at the time. I'm sure Space Invaders would have got a 10 if game reviews existed back then, but if it came out now it'd be lucky to scrape a 1.

Second, the fact that games about cartoon plumbers and criminal gangs are rated using the same scale is irrelevant, nor does it mean they are directly comparable as you suggest. All a 10 means is that the game is fucking awesome. It's entirely possible for a game about a plumber to be fucking awesome, and a game about a criminal gang to be fucking awesome, without saying that they are directly comparable experiences. If you look at film, there are romcoms that get 5 stars and violent action movies that get 5 stars, and nobody complains. The fact that they are different genres has nothing to do with the rating system because people are smart enough to understand that things have different genres. If you hate violent action movies, you shouldn't go see that one even though it got five stars. People can figure this out for themselves.

Finally, Kotaku didn't give the game 3.5/5 (you appear to have missed the point of this post, which incidentally was pretty funny). The Kotaku review said, broadly, that it was fucking awesome.

quen

]]> 9:384511:c5417250 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:50:25 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5417179 @Earthslide:
Were the game not stuck with the GTA name, CVG would have had no reason not to give it a 10/10.


kingofallcosmos

]]> 9:384511:c5417179 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:44:14 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5417122 @dionion: That made me laugh my ass off. Specifically it was the animated GIF of the tree suddenly appearing in front of the car on the 360 version.

kcorbo

]]> 9:384511:c5417122 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:40:18 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5417096 Haha, thanks Luke.

A perfect storm of hype, excitement and pants-wetting. Best review of the lot. No, best review ever.

Lmao!

dnzperson

]]> 9:384511:c5417096 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:38:27 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5415424 Despite it's claims of awesomeness and a great deal here at Nebraska Furniture Mart ($50 for the game and a $10 gift card) I can't get excited for this game...

Grahamunculus

]]> 9:384511:c5415424 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:10:36 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5414460 You know, there are very few things that annoy me. The review system for video games is, sadly, one of them.

First things first- games are not linear. They are made not only in different ways, but for different people. You can't tell me that a game about an illegal immigrant in a city could be COMPARED to a plumber in outer space. Literally. I'm not saying that I don't like games like GTA, but they don't deserve to be considered better than games of other genres.

Honestly, games should be put into categories, then rated from there. GTAIV could be the best of the "Sandbox" genre while something like Galaxy could be the top of the platformers.

Now, I could be biased. Maybe I'm even a bit sad that Smash has a competitor for GOTY. But in all seriousness, a game with flaws is not "perfect", which is what most people consider a 10/10, an A+, or a 100/100 to be.

Is it advertising money? Maybe. If an outgoing game site such as Kotaku gives it a 3.5/5, then it probably is. I'm not saying that this is going to be a "Kane and Lynch" type of thing, but that doesn't mean that a game couldn't go up by point.

What is a game like this going to say about us as gamers? We know that, living in todays world, people are going to be all over GTA for it's views on life, the killing... all the things you see under the "M" in the ESRB logo. So, I'm asking you, will this be the game that defines our generation? If it is, will it be because of some kind of corruption, or because it was an actually good game?

spare-jello

]]> 9:384511:c5414460 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:29:30 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5414436 I'd love to see future Frankenreviews take this format. Reviewing the reviews is a great way to keep hype in check and hopefully improve the quality of reviews out there.

MacTenchi

]]> 9:384511:c5414436 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:28:48 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5414392 Rockstars are not gods, they're ROCKSTARS. Sex, Drugs, and Rock N' Roll

Grimmjow Jeagerjaques

]]> 9:384511:c5414392 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:27:10 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5413762 "a costly cop-out at the end, with ass-covering justifications for their scoring system, cost them a knicker."

Why and how was it a costly ass-covering on IGN's part? They needed to explain to the countless idiots who still don't understand that 10 doesn't mean perfect, that 10 doesn't, in fact, mean perfect.

Of course, that didn't stop those same idiots from whining about how no games can be perfect, and such, so maybe Hilary's only mistake was not sticking that paragraph at the beginning of the review in big fucking 20-sized bold font, instead of the end.

It's amazing how anybody can lambast that "justification" (which wasn't, it was simply an explanation) even though it was perfectly logical and reasonable and directly refuted things that they knew people would start whining about.

And people complain about both scores AND the written review length. It's quite amazing, really. You have people crying that Hilary Goldstein gave the game a 10, crying that he wrote a detailed *7-page* review which did nothing if not explain precisely where he was coming from, crying that he wraps the review up with a paragraph directed at the "b-but no game can be perfect!" morons. And if he had given the game a 9.9, everyone would be shutting the fuck up.

Sigh. The Internet, I guess.

Zeliard

]]> 9:384511:c5413762 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:06:06 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5412463 Gamespot's waiting on Rockstar's ad money to come in before they post their review of the game. Or adjust it according to the investment.

I'm just kidding, but you never know.

Crawl to China

]]> 9:384511:c5412463 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:22:31 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5411687 I want James Lipton to review this game.

Illyr

]]> 9:384511:c5411687 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:53:15 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5411634 This doesn't even make any sense - is more panties in a bunch worse or better?

kevin_o

]]> 9:384511:c5411634 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:51:40 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5411414 IGN: "A "10" is not a score we give out very often. In fact, the last time we gave a 10 to a console game was Soul Calibur in 1999."

Dreamcast rules!

DreamcastRIP

]]> 9:384511:c5411414 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:44:23 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5411081 My favorite part of the IGN review is where he stated that he would have paid $300 for GTA IV. Now, I love videogames but $300 for a game???...Now THAT is hyperbole!

kagai

]]> 9:384511:c5411081 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:32:49 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5410899 I wonder what this game would have got if it was a brand new series or had a title such as Saints Row 4 or Madeleine: Lost In New York?

Kenofthedead

]]> 9:384511:c5410899 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:26:24 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5410502 For some reason, all these perfect scores are making me less hyped for the game.

M

]]> 9:384511:c5410502 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:10:49 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5410406 Don't forget Game Almighty, they gave it a super-low 9.7

Kenny

]]> 9:384511:c5410406 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:06:50 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5410156 I guess I'll pick it up, maybe

Roflcopter_Down: Wants you to follow HIM!

]]> 9:384511:c5410156 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:56:45 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5410111 I like how the review of the review of the review even got a couple knickers for itself at the end there.

William "Killer" Shatner

]]> 9:384511:c5410111 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:55:41 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5409842 So. hyped. for. gta. iv.

googleguru

]]> 9:384511:c5409842 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:47:35 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5409085 Lets start taking bets on how gears of war 2 and Metal Gear solid 4 will get the same amount of asskissingly perfect scores as GTA IV. The game is undoubtedly good, but to praise it as if it were the second coming of christ is just selling out to the hype at its best. Halo 3 got about the same treatment. It's like reviewers nowadays review games not for the good of the consumers, but to be on the good side of the companies that make these games. We need more unapologetic reviewers how have the balls to review games based on the merits of the game itself and not on the amount of hype the game has.

Malevolentburrito

]]> 9:384511:c5409085 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:17:27 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5409011 Aside from Kotaku, I only really read Edge, and completely ignore numeric score at the end, but I have no doubt it will be a 10, which will make this a quite frankly insane few months for them, having perfect scored no less than 3 games recently (Super Mario Galaxy, The Orange Box and Halo 3). What does 10 mean anyway? It's not 100%, it just means excellent as far as I'm concerned.

TearsandScreams

]]> 9:384511:c5409011 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:14:06 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5408785 Shid.

Puzzle

]]> 9:384511:c5408785 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:04:58 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5408319 GamePro has a weird scoring system. They score by graphics, sound, control and fun factor, emphasizing the fun factor score. For GTA4, they gave it a 4.75, 4.75, 4.75, 5.0, respectively. I don't think the fun factor is supposed to be taken as an aggregate score, so GamePro really gave it more of a 4.8 overall than a 5.0. Just saying...

jsf49

]]> 9:384511:c5408319 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:46:28 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5408275 gamespot will probably score it lower than normal. they always do.

VixDiesel

]]> 9:384511:c5408275 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:44:36 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5408218 Wait, MARK WILSON is the guy in charge of the Frankenreviews??? MARK WILSON is the very same as the "I admittedly only own a 360" Mark Wilson? That kind of explains why two random sites nobody's ever heard of were used in the Gran Turismo Prologue Frankenreview.

jsf49

]]> 9:384511:c5408218 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:41:59 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5408008 Anyone who gave the game a 100 or perfect score or what ever has no credibilty with me what-so-ever. I have not played it yet but if there is "pop in" it is not perfect. Pop in is forgivable to an extent ( I loved Mass Effect but the pop in was kinda annoying at times ) but should DEFINATLEY subtract form any kind of scoring system IMHO.

Mr.SithNinja

]]> 9:384511:c5408008 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:33:21 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5407604 IGN UK's review is pretty gushing, too. Also their first ever 10/10 for any game ever in the history of ever ever.

Pombar

]]> 9:384511:c5407604 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:17:32 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5407437 @that_happy_cat:

The real review of the major outlets.

I think "Kotaku" has the best review. It's short, color coded, and isn't beholden to a number system.

Nothing like making an awkward statement and responding to questions 3 hours later...

Trystero

]]> 9:384511:c5407437 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:10:19 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5407138 @robinandtami: Poor Shadowrun. I wish it wasn't called shadowrun. It probably would have sold a ton under a new name and a different price point.

Should have named it Shadowstrike. (like counterstrike meets shadowrun) and the price should have been 40 dollars. Team fortress 2, alone, wouldn't sell on 360 for 60 bucks, why would shadowrun?

Boo microsoft, boo.

Spaz569

]]> 9:384511:c5407138 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:55:39 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5407078 The question is, what will the EDGE megabrain say? Until they have reviewed a game I simply don't know what to think... the megabrain must SPEAK FOR ME...

What happened to the concept of a medium game getting 50%, anyway? When any old crap gets 65 - 75% then all scale and proportion is lost :-(

Badben

]]> 9:384511:c5407078 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:52:45 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5406904 @Eon.: But in some ways, one also has to understand that their TARGET audience thinks it's a 10. As long as this is the case, they have to give a review that at least matches their expectations, since their profits come from their readers (those that say advertising is the reason is on the ball :D). At least for a AAA title anyways.

Awesome work for hilariousness, Luke! :D

Lyner

]]> 9:384511:c5406904 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:45:55 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5406894 @daklog: I believe you are talking about Metacritic

Golem29

]]> 9:384511:c5406894 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:45:29 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5406699 @latinogamer: 8.8 you mean :)

Luke Plunkett

]]> 9:384511:c5406699 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:35:36 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5406630 Whats up with gamestop? Maybe an 8 or something even less?

latinogamer

]]> 9:384511:c5406630 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:32:06 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5406538 I prefer the Kotaku reviewing method... just tell me what was good and what was bad. The scores are just a joke now. They've contributed to me being sick of GTA IV already. Not that it matters unless they release a PC version.

Mezodon

]]> 9:384511:c5406538 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:27:05 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5406461 IGN's review reads like someone had a shock collar on the poor reviewer.

Wolfers

]]> 9:384511:c5406461 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:24:02 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5406350 anyone know what site that is?? that shows the reviews other websites have given a game?

daklog

]]> 9:384511:c5406350 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:19:10 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5406288 These are the same sites and so called critics who circle jerk off mediocrity-fests like Halo, so taking everything with a pinch of salt is advised. Although IV does at this stage look like it deserves atleast some of the hype.

Golem29

]]> 9:384511:c5406288 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:15:35 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5406144 When the reviews of a game deserves a review.... there's either a truly orgasmic entertainment to be had, or the system is horribly wrong....

Kyuchen

]]> 9:384511:c5406144 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:07:59 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5406078 Hahaha! Good stuff Luke!

dead_red_eyes

]]> 9:384511:c5406078 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:04:51 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5406032 These scores worry me slightly. As people have mentioned before Shadowrun was a great example of a unique quality game but was ruined by the poor reviews which were all due to a lack of single player. Rainbow Six Vegas 2 received 9 out of 10 in general which is absolutely ridiculous considering the game is nothing compared to the original RB6V, I don't know anyone who thought or Vegas 2 as a success.

Rockstar have always provided us with great confidence in the GTA series and I am sure the game is good but seriously 10/10? I don't think people realise that full marks must mean it is the perfect game in every aspect. I wonder if a lot of the scores are widely based off hype.

Eon.

]]> 9:384511:c5406032 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:02:33 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5406011 @dionion: Wow, that review is absolutely the one I'm relying on. :)

All other reviews are irrelevant. Those guys deserve a medal for telling us the definitive, unbiased truth.

UnnDunn

]]> 9:384511:c5406011 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:01:18 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5405998 yeah, every GTA3 game got overwhelming positive reviews and I still can't stand any of them. It's not about the game it's just that they know it's going to sell gangbusters.

t0yrobo

]]> 9:384511:c5405998 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 09:00:20 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5405922 If these reviews are to be believed, then it's safe to say that many life-threatening diseases that plague humanity will soon become a thing of the past. War shall come to an end. Food and water will be plentiful, and no one will go hungry. Love will find it's way into the hearts of every lonely soul.

God Bless GTA4, for you shall save us all.

The Black Pigeon

]]> 9:384511:c5405922 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:56:29 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5405844 I just keep hearing that Dan le Sac vs Scroobius Pip song with altered lyrics: GTA IV just a game, Metal gear solid just a game, Halo just a game. The next big thing? just a game.

+ Watch video

CheechWizz

]]> 9:384511:c5405844 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:53:08 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5405785 Wow you gave Gameinformer the title.

chacho

]]> 9:384511:c5405785 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:50:18 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5405735 The Rule is: The popularity of the previous version is directly proportional to the hype of the latest version. This is cumulative for all previous releases.

Thus:
Halo 4 has already earned game of the year.
Final Fantasy XXVI has a metacritic score of 110.

Eldragon

]]> 9:384511:c5405735 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:47:15 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5405697 I cant wait to start seeing the parade of dicks who intentionally low-ball the game to distinguish themselves. Other then the IGN and EGM reviews, I plan to keep a close eye on the lower reviews to see what justification they have. It's not that I think the game is perfect (as I haven't played it yet) but I want to see if people being critical of it have found something that others seem to be overlooking or if I should cross them off of my list of reputable review houses on shear fanboyashenaniganry (yes it's a word because I typed it :P ).

okenny :)

]]> 9:384511:c5405697 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:45:12 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5405648 Okay, okay, someone update me on the rules again. If a game is getting extremely high scores everywhere, does that mean the game is all hype and there are other games that are better that noone is noticing?? Is the rule seasonal or only tied to particular franchises?

Tepoz

]]> 9:384511:c5405648 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:42:29 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5405617 That's awesome. The irony is not lost...on most of us anyway.

What will we do today whilst we wait?

Spoony Bard

]]> 9:384511:c5405617 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:41:21 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5405597 anything 100% ain't worth buying.

perfection does not exist, hence this game is a lie.

Onizuka-GTO

]]> 9:384511:c5405597 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:39:48 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5405571 IGN has a time-honored tradition of over-long reviews. I can read a thousand page novel, and can beat a 30 hour epic game, but I can never finish reading one of their reviews. They need to stop paying their writers by the word, and learn that brevity is a virtue.

Doomstalk

]]> 9:384511:c5405571 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:38:37 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5405348 @Earthslide:
Ha ha ha, no kidding. My guess it would have gotten 8/10 and people nit-picked on the game.

I played all of the previous GTA games to death, so I really have no interest in this one, despite the rave reviews. For similar reasons I refuse to pick up any WWII game these days.

Eldragon

]]> 9:384511:c5405348 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:26:08 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5405294 Wait... how can this game have a Metacritic score of 100 when there are already a few reviews that scored the game sub-100?

megaStryke

]]> 9:384511:c5405294 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:22:49 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5405281 [www.sonydefenseforce.com]

Best. Review. Ever.

dionion

]]> 9:384511:c5405281 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:22:07 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5405246 Crispin Boyer is a douchebag for spoiling end game stuff.

NoBullet

]]> 9:384511:c5405246 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:20:26 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5405222 it seems like that last 24 hours are the most difficult to wait out.

Sparth

]]> 9:384511:c5405222 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:19:25 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5405217 When I first saw metacritic last night with both the 360 and PS3 version of the game having 100s, I almost shit my pants.

Heyyou27

]]> 9:384511:c5405217 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:19:06 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5405215 Even the New York Times got a piece of the action in the technology section of their website today. This game is definitely the real deal, ass-kissing aside.

pot3ntial2suck

]]> 9:384511:c5405215 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:18:58 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5405212 GTA4 can't be *that* good, can it?

FhnuZoag

]]> 9:384511:c5405212 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:18:49 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5405194 My copy arrived today so I'll write a negative review just to even the equilibrium out :)

Destruction

]]> 9:384511:c5405194 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:18:07 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5405187 @megaStryke:

Clearly the comment was to entice reaction. Since you know, he chose to use a game's name on a system that doesnt have GTA4.

EnigmaNemesis

]]> 9:384511:c5405187 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:17:43 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5405142 Nice round up. It does show quite a bit of the butt kissing along with people trying to justify their scores despite acknowledged flaws in the game.

M.A.S.

]]> 9:384511:c5405142 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:15:20 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5405007 Psssh! You call that hype? Look at MTV Multiplayer's impressions of the first few hours of the game:

[multiplayerblog.mtv.com]

Stephen hits on all the high points, but then he said he was taking a break from the game to play some Mario Galaxy and the comments reached a fever pitch. It's like GTA4 has become more perfect than God and you are totally not allowed to play anything else ever again, much less during the first few hours.

megaStryke

]]> 9:384511:c5405007 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:08:12 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5405000 Im currently waiting for my special edition from Amazon UK. Just the last minute changed it to express... Here is hoping it dosnt go through customs... those bastards.

TheTimeRanger

]]> 9:384511:c5405000 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:07:35 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5404986 Excellent article Luke!

El-Suave

]]> 9:384511:c5404986 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:06:59 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5404979 @Luke I love this post. Thanks. It makes me wonder, if this type of Rockstar butt kissing is happening from dedicated and respected sources...The fanboy drivel that will spew forth any minute now will be a thing to behold. I'm worried the Internet will melt under the strain.

MasterSauce

]]> 9:384511:c5404979 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:06:36 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5404960 I am currently awaiting it's arrival via one of those "next day air" services that amazon uses. Should be here any minute now...Nice.

Great article btw. I think that this is one of those games that will match the hype. If you are into GTA that is. But this one looks good enough to convert some haters.

heretrix

]]> 9:384511:c5404960 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:05:31 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5404879 @Salen: OMG Lol, i couldnt stop laughing of that in the episode... Nice ref though ;-)

TheTimeRanger

]]> 9:384511:c5404879 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:00:49 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5404769 I think this game is a beast - I never enjoyed the GTA series (except the first one) but I will give this one a try.

IMHO the Reviews are overrated and too much hyped, it wouldnt score that good on PC tough. Why? I think the good points are overweighting the bad ones and that is what counts ... and because its "GTA" - dont you think? :)

derFeef

]]> 9:384511:c5404769 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:55:01 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5404746 "pick holes in its evolution-not-revolution systems which don't exactly re-write the rules?"

What, exactly, is wrong with significantly improving on existing mechanics?

Jonn

]]> 9:384511:c5404746 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:53:31 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5404698 they should just use the Feedback system for games to stay true without any biase.

Great Game, Smooth gameplay, Excellent controls, would play again. A++

Dakobah

]]> 9:384511:c5404698 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:50:42 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5404678 @robinandtami: Playing every game before buying them would be great if i could afford to do so, but i can't so reviews are important to me. In that respect i was only saying that a score means next to nothing in comparison to the positive and negative aspects the reviewer gives.

kitkatu

]]> 9:384511:c5404678 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:49:33 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5404649 @Johnny_Under: They actually gave the horse riding sim, Assassin's Creed, a 5/5. Unless they give GTA IV around a 8 or 9 out of 5, they're basically admitting their reviews are worthless.

JohnHype

]]> 9:384511:c5404649 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:48:15 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5404592 @karasu is my homeboy: "Names carry games. Mario Soccer, Tennis and Basketball would be nothing without him."

While it's true that the name on the box can pre-determine a review, it's not always for the best.

KOEI's Warriors series (a "yearly patchfest") as I've heard them called, routinely get docked major points for being the same game with only minor tweaks.

Yet you get games such as Madden, and those games are adorded for "sticking to the formula" that has worked for so long.

I think some of the Mario sports games get pigeon-holed into this type of situation as well.

That's why at the end of the day the content of the review is far more important, which is why massive novel-type reviews such as IGN's are less than helpful...and those such as GameSpot's that essentially gloss over any problems (or bury them on the 5th page, where most sane people have stopped reading by the 2nd) fail on every level.

TRT-X

]]> 9:384511:c5404592 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:44:53 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5404558 Looking and the words in the reviews and not the scores themselves????

That is blasphemy!!!

@Jabbertrack:

LOL so true ...

EnigmaNemesis

]]> 9:384511:c5404558 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:43:32 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5404542 Nice feature, thank you Kotaku!

Calitri101

]]> 9:384511:c5404542 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:42:48 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5404513 Kudos to all the hardworking people that made the game.

Just think... if there was a Nintendo character in there somewhere we would have seen our first 11/10 score.

Jabbertrack

]]> 9:384511:c5404513 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:41:09 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5404494 @Captain Impulse: dunno... is that bad? ;) No seriously, i don't know. What's Crisis Core?

that_happy_cat

]]> 9:384511:c5404494 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:39:41 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5404479 @Agies: The game's been leaked on Torrent's for at least a week now.

That was the big GTAIV story last week, up until the first reviews trickled in.

TRT-X

]]> 9:384511:c5404479 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:38:44 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5404469 Is anyone else really amazed at how great the reviews are for this game? This is the first game to ever get a perfect Metascore, right? That's so badass. Makes me want to go out and buy the 90 dollar version.

GusherKid

]]> 9:384511:c5404469 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:38:16 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5404431 I think we need a review of this review of reviews. I give it a 4/5 panties in a bunch.

badasscat

]]> 9:384511:c5404431 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:35:38 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5404413 @Sinharvest: same here... Playing as a russian gangster doing gangter deeds just ain't my game.

rich8606

]]> 9:384511:c5404413 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:34:23 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5404369 There are no bicycles??? Why? I can't believe what is Rockstar doing to us. I 'm going to start petition. One for bicycle and one for jet-pack.

flappy

]]> 9:384511:c5404369 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:30:58 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5404359 Haha, love it.

In related news, my copy is currently traveling through the postal service, according to what could possibly be the best e-mail ever. :D

ShaggE

]]> 9:384511:c5404359 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:30:39 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5404333 @sh0tgunn0strils: Thanks for the info, I didn't know there was a demo! Going to DL right away.

@KindaGamey: I'll bet the critics' average will go down, too, once the "I'm an independent reviewer assessing my independent independency" backlash starts.

Antiterra

]]> 9:384511:c5404333 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:28:36 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5404294 Bah, it's no Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

irkedpenguin

]]> 9:384511:c5404294 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:26:16 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5404295 @vanderblade: Now that's a review!

TRT-X

]]> 9:384511:c5404295 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:26:16 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5404265 "A perfect storm of hype, excitement and pants-wetting. Best review of the lot. No, best review ever."

Haha... Very nice. ^^

SmilingPolitely

]]> 9:384511:c5404265 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:24:22 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5404235 I completely agree about the IGN review. SEVEN PAGES is riddiculous for any game.

It's a review...not a novel. Yeah, they got to be first, congrats...but don't spend 7 pages kissing the game's butt.

Give it the 10, tell us why, and be on your way.

TRT-X

]]> 9:384511:c5404235 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:22:00 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5404220 How is the metacritic average user vote only 8.1!? Is someone bitter or something?

KindaGamey

]]> 9:384511:c5404220 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:20:41 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5404211 Unless the hyperbole is correct which, for my money, it looks like it might be. I guess I'll know in 20 hours!

Mister Adequate

]]> 9:384511:c5404211 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:19:54 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5404210 thinking this game will be completely gratuitous,senseless and immoral is a no brainer. it's what has always made the entire series so sucessful and fun to play.

GTAIV promises to be nothing short of being completely amazing. I'm looking forward to the first couple of hours i'll spend just jacking cars and sight seeing all that the revamped LC has to offer. cannot wait.

Kristopher.W

]]> 9:384511:c5404210 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:19:53 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5404206 >3.5/5. Misses out on a higher score because we don't do scores.

Ha!

Caduceus

]]> 9:384511:c5404206 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:19:24 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5404164 @sh0tgunn0strils: Wait... there's a Demo out of that out now?!? ACK! I gotta go download that!

Salen

]]> 9:384511:c5404164 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:15:25 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5404134 has any one played the Operation Darkness DEMO on XBL?

sh0tgunn0strils

]]> 9:384511:c5404134 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:12:55 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5404088 @spaz33:
Oh yes. Can't wait for Yahtzee.


Garo

]]> 9:384511:c5404088 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:08:46 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5404087 "Once you play it, you won't look at video games the same way again"

Good grief, I hate hyperbole like that, especially when you know they'll be saying the exact same thing about "the next big thing".

photoboy

]]> 9:384511:c5404087 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:08:31 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5404082 "GTAIV will redefine your relationships in real life. Your parents will be there for you, their sympathies never wavering, their check books always eager to help, your girlfriend (or boyfriend) will start doing things in bed she (he) previously said they would never try, your dog that ran away will come back home and your dead cat will be resurrected, because GTAIV is like Jesus - it can perform miracles. I don't throw the word Messiah around loosely, but this game just might be one."

11/10

sarcasticgamer.com

vanderblade

]]> 9:384511:c5404082 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:07:22 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5404081 Thanks for the roundup, Luke. And, in particular, thanks for the humour: I'm not sure I could have read those reviews in their entirety and seriousness without ending up hating the game before I'd even got my hands on it.
Why do I feel like those reviews are going to sound unbelievably ridiculous five years from now?

Oh, well, I'm sure the game will great anyway, since it doesn't sound as "adolescent" as San Andreas, which I enjoyed for about 3-4 hours until it dawned on me how profoundly dumb and occasionally tedious it was.
Apparently, that's not going to be a problem with GTAIV, which seems to be the first truly adult game in the series. Caring about characters in a GTA game? Who would've thunk it possible?



Antiterra

]]> 9:384511:c5404081 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:06:50 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5404074 @Salen:

lol @ gametrader robina

Sinharvest

]]> 9:384511:c5404074 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:06:16 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5404040 I haven't played the game yet, but I'm curious whether any reviewer's going to have the balls to mention the elephant in the room and address Niko's rather awful fake accent.

Perhaps the short clips I've seen and heard give a false impression.

frostcircus

]]> 9:384511:c5404040 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:00:47 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5404023 I am sooo hyped for this game now. But I am worried that these scores are hyped it up a little bit too much. I mean in the past couple years Twilight Princess, Halo 3 all getting perfect scores by some of these sites makes me a little hesitant. Not that these games are bad. No they are in fact great, but like this article points out I am talking about "Oscar worthy performances" and "You won't look at videogames the same way again". But then again this is comparing scores. Not reviews. Halo 3 and Twilight never got those comments, so maybe it really is something special. That story better be damn good. I'm gonna lower my anticipation a little bit though. I am not expecting the next Legend of Zelda, FF, Metal Gear Solid, or GTAIII. And if I do get that then whoopee!

Cartman86

]]> 9:384511:c5404023 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 06:57:56 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5404016 @Trystero:

I thought X-Play gave EVERY game 3/5.

Johnny_Under

]]> 9:384511:c5404016 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 06:56:32 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5404006 @spaz33: Thats the review I'm waiting for, although I have a bad feeling he's going to have to go to GAMETRADERS ROBINA for an import copy because Australia has the censored version.

Salen

]]> 9:384511:c5404006 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 06:55:01 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5403992 Riding the hype machine is kind of lame.

Metacritic wise, there are only 16 reviews out, and there are going to be about 60 by the time everyone is done reviewing it.

BlackDove

]]> 9:384511:c5403992 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 06:52:21 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5403975 This was a great idea for an article, nice work Luke.

frostcircus

]]> 9:384511:c5403975 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 06:49:36 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5403962 @karasu is my homeboy: ahh...my post should say "game pro review most ridiculous"

All these magazines names are to similar :/

karasu is my homeboy

]]> 9:384511:c5403962 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 06:47:55 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5403955 I don't know if it's the hype speaking or what, but i am SOOOOOO stoked to play this game ASAP!!!!

Orin

]]> 9:384511:c5403955 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 06:46:46 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5403953 @robinandtami: Absolutely. Shadowrun was amazing and it get hounded on bad because it lacked a single player campaign. It was truly innovative and exclusively in my 360 for months and months.

karasu is my homeboy

]]> 9:384511:c5403953 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 06:46:42 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5403945 @Earthslide: Probably not. Lost Odyssey is pretty much a Final Fantasy game and it averaged 70s, mostly because of the "oldschool battle system." (gasp...if turn based is old school then I don't want to go any further in time.)

Names carry games. Mario Soccer, Tennis and Basketball would be nothing without him.

The hype has much to do with the score, I think. But I also think it is obviously deserving of the score, anyhow.

I found the Game Informer review the most ridiculous. Small section for problems, big section for gushing compliments to the makers? This doesn't belong in the review.

Thanks for looking at content and putting scores aside. It's not done nearly enough. Kotaku ftw.

karasu is my homeboy

]]> 9:384511:c5403945 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 06:45:34 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5403940 @KroKan: Because any jackhole can come allong and give it a one. No one besides the press has played the game yet.

Agies

]]> 9:384511:c5403940 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 06:44:57 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5403936 I laugh at the hyperbole, yet I'm still seriously considering picking up a copy at the midnight launch tonight. Guess it's a testament to the strength of the hype that I want to check it out for myself that badly, despite knowing it's not going to live up to it.

freakout

]]> 9:384511:c5403936 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 06:44:43 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5403927 @that_happy_cat: X-Play goes for controversy? Is that because they gave Crisis Core a 2/5?

Captain Impulse

]]> 9:384511:c5403927 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 06:43:29 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5403923 Seven pages asside (that tends to be their lgenth for featured reviews), I have to say I agree with their feelings regarding "perfect" scores.

Agies

]]> 9:384511:c5403923 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 06:42:40 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5403915 And we will see what Zero Punctuation has to say.

spaz33

]]> 9:384511:c5403915 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 06:40:25 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5403913 Why are the user scores so low? Looks like not everybody thinks it is a masterpiece...

KroKan

]]> 9:384511:c5403913 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 06:40:05 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5403912 @Trystero: I see nothing more "real" about that than any other site's review. No review is official - each one is an individual person's opinion.

eastx

]]> 9:384511:c5403912 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 06:39:57 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5403907 @kitkatu:

Actually, you should judge it by how it plays. Take Shadowrun for instance. Reviewers universally trashed it because it didn't have a single player campaign, but it is one of the best FPS games around.

robinandtami

]]> 9:384511:c5403907 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 06:38:36 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5403896 @Trystero: why would the "real" review be the worst one? What about the small sites (X-play) that go for controversy?

that_happy_cat

]]> 9:384511:c5403896 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 06:36:11 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5403895 driving controls are weird to get used to at first, first car handles really bad

eagle14

]]> 9:384511:c5403895 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 06:36:05 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5403888 This game is going to save the economy! Or at least help "stimulate" it.

bostano

]]> 9:384511:c5403888 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 06:34:46 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5403887 Yeesh. I'm probably going to enjoy GTA IV, don't get me wrong. But these reviews are getting nuts. From now on, are all major releases going to be scored on a 9-10 decimal scale? What's the point?

I'm interested to see X-play's review. They gave Vice City three out of five...the score it deserved, but it put the internet into an uproar. Assuming the show retained some editors from those days, their review will represent the "real" one.

Trystero

]]> 9:384511:c5403887 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 06:34:45 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5403882 "Their scores cannot separate them, so let's take a look at their words."

Isn't it the case that you should always judge a game by what is said rather than the number at the end?

kitkatu

]]> 9:384511:c5403882 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 06:33:35 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5403874 "GTA IV's main achievement is making you feel like a man whilst playing it... a man whose balls are being gently cupped"

- 10/10 BallCuppingGamers.com

that_happy_cat

]]> 9:384511:c5403874 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 06:31:58 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5403865 Good stuff. In a few hours I'll be able to make my own outlandish claims as well. I'll try and work Jesus into my quote though because that always goes over well.

Hauler

]]> 9:384511:c5403865 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 06:29:57 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5403862 Looking forward to the game. Anyone think this would have gotten a perfect score if say it was named something else?

Earthslide

]]> 9:384511:c5403862 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 06:29:12 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5403860 I can't follow your knicker scoring system, but it's nice to see a writeup on what everybody's saying about the game.

eastx

]]> 9:384511:c5403860 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 06:28:47 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5403852 Too bad im not a GTA fan, not my "cup o tea". I just cant get into those games :/.

Sinharvest

]]> 9:384511:c5403852 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 06:27:33 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5403849 Thanks for the early morning laughs!

ca$h

]]> 9:384511:c5403849 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 06:26:43 MDT <![CDATA[GTA IV Reviews: An Exercise In Hyperbolism]]> http://kotaku.com/384511/gta-iv-reviews-an-exercise-in-hyperbolism#c5403841 "GTA IV isn't just a game. It's a testament to the immense talent and take-no-prisoners mentality that has made Rockstar the company that it is today."

Good to see there are still people out here that can create something fresh, and avoid the mob mentality :]

Tei

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