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Originally Posted by UmbrellaCorporation
It seems like a lot of magazines/review sites, etc. tend to focus on the LEAST important thing about the game.
For example, a few of the flaws in the ONLINE play of SvR '06 got it a 2.5 out of 5.0 from Gamepro, equaling out to a 5/10 rating. I don't know about you guys, but online to me is the LEAST important thing about it. Never play online hardly, and I usually HATE playing online. Can't stand this thought that "Online gaming is the future", especially when so many people are tools online.
Gamepro completely neglected to mention the new OFFLINE features, such as the GM Mode, Title Defenses in Exhibition, etc. They basically centered their WHOLE review around the online section, and that's what is responsible for the lower score.
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They're pandering to the majority of gamers. The minute you put online in a game, rabid fanboys will buy it no matter how shitty the game is. I'm working on licensing Pong, making it online, and chargign a subscriber's fee. People will rank it up there with HALO.
One of the things Day of Reckoning 2 was HAMMERED over was lack of voiceovers, while the total and utter shite that was storymode was ignored. Lack of voiceovers ruined it? Fuck that. Try shitty story, lack of quality, and no replay value. It can't go online? Wow, that's nothing compared to the fact that hit detection actually took a hit.