IGN reviews SMS - Page 3

Crono · 08-25-2002, 03:47 PM

IGN's review doesn't matter to me. The game is still the best GCN game to date. I don't care if the camera angles suck, makes the game more challenging anyway. And the tropical setting is very cool IMO, it fits the whole sunshine/spraying water thing perfectly. And I'm sure the textures are nothing to worry about, the game comes out tomorrow, I won't have it til like Sep 7 and I can't wait!

Mushlafa · 08-25-2002, 03:54 PM

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Originally posted by Crono
IGN's review doesn't matter to me. The game is still the best GCN game to date. I don't care if the camera angles suck, makes the game more challenging anyway.

You cant say something like that before having played the game... and ign reviews dont matter to me...but you say its the best game to date on the GCN so.. thats based off what? Reviews?

I think you do care bout reviews..

I forgot what my point was

gekko · 08-25-2002, 04:12 PM

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Originally posted by Perfect Stu
that's a bullsh*t overall score when looking at the flaws the game has. looks like fran didn't have the balls to give it a 8.5-9...then Nintendo fanboys would be going haywire over Mario not getting l33t reviews.

I mean, it got a 9.4 and people are still complaining about the scores in some areas...sheesh

Overall score is an overall rating of the game. It has flaws, like every other game. But it doesn't mean it gets a low score. It's still an amazing game, easily one of the best on Gamecube (2nd to Monkey Ball of course).

Crono · 08-25-2002, 04:37 PM

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Originally posted by Mushlafa

You cant say something like that before having played the game...

Who says I haven't played the game?? There's a demo, you know

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Originally posted by Mushlafa

I think you do care bout reviews...

And no, I don't.

gekko · 08-25-2002, 06:11 PM

You can't say Mario is the best game only by playing the demo. It could be like GTA3, good only for the first 10 minutes. You never know until you play the full version.

Xantar · 08-25-2002, 06:39 PM

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Originally posted by Bond

Yes, but the point that Mario games in general never have a good story is not an excuse for it having a bad story. Whether or not a game has a good story is something factual to judge a game on. Having bad stories in the past does not justify giving it a high score in that area. If the game has a bad story, it's going to get what it deserves, a bad score on storyline.

The question is what standard to use. Mario Sunshine's story isn't great, to be sure, but I have the feeling that the story in most platformers isn't exactly Pulitzer Prize winning material either. It's not fair to compare Mario Sunshine's story to that of, say, Metal Gear Solid because the platform genre just doesn't lend itself to great stories.

Don't get me wrong. I think IGN's score is more or less right, and even the indivdual scores are okay. I just don't agree with some of their reasoning. Docking the presentation score because of the game's vacation theme is simply wrong.

bobcat · 08-26-2002, 04:40 AM

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Originally posted by Xantar

The question is what standard to use. Mario Sunshine's story isn't great, to be sure, but I have the feeling that the story in most platformers isn't exactly Pulitzer Prize winning material either. It's not fair to compare Mario Sunshine's story to that of, say, Metal Gear Solid because the platform genre just doesn't lend itself to great stories.

Don't get me wrong. I think IGN's score is more or less right, and even the indivdual scores are okay. I just don't agree with some of their reasoning. Docking the presentation score because of the game's vacation theme is simply wrong.

Yeh what did everyone expect?

I mean how come Super Mario 64's presentation scored so well compared to SMS?

I sense some anti Mario attitude in his review though...........