Gamespot sucks at ratings!

The guy that reviewed Zelda:TP at Gamespot also reviewed Zelda:OOT and give it a 10. It's shocking.

It seems that if the sound was better, Zelda:TP would have made 9.0 or higher. The guy seems to hate the fact that they're not using voice over work and that the music is pretty much the same music that has been in Zelda games since it was first created on the NES. IGN's review said similar things but they gave it a 9.5.

also, everyone says Zelda has been of the most wanted/popular game for a while now yet on their top 10 of all systems, Zelda was no where there (this was a few months ago)...there were 10 other games they claimed were more popular. hmm...

The scores mean shit. Don't pay attention to them. READ the reviews and consider the points they make. The Zelda review makes a good point about the familiar gameplay, and I understand why they knock it down a bit for that. But, for me, I want to play a Zelda game precisely BECAUSE of that familiar gameplay. So what was a negative for them is a positive for me.

And unless you have played the new Zelda (my guess is you haven't), how can you fault them for their score? It is equally likely - hell, it is MORE likely- that a lethal combination of hype and nostalgia are causing other reviewers to inflate the game's score.

Could it just be that Zelda just isn't all that anymore?

:O

I dont buy games based on reviews anyways. For most games I buy them based on previous games in that series or I rent the game and try it out. Reviews are nice so you can get a feel for some of the pros and cons in a game. They're by no means a way to decide whether to buy something or not they're just one persons interpretation of their experience and its a way to let people know what they're getting themselves into.

Oh no you didn't!

Spot on. They complain that the series just hasn't taken any large steps since Ocarina, and while that's true and reasonable to subtract points for, it's not necessarily a bad thing. Zelda: TP is supposed be the perfection of the 3D Zelda in the way we know it and last of what it's supposed to be in it's current form. The Devs have been pushing that since the beginning of development.

And the reviewer doesn't just complain about the sound. While obviously a crappy speaker or turning it off and no sound would ruin the atmosphere, that probably wasn't the main reason for the subtraction. He does complain about the controls being just another way of playing while sometimes being less precise at times. But really, he gave the game a perfectly fine score. Really, this review has gotten so much shit that it's ridiculous. There's actually a thread on Neogaf with a bunch of fanboys actually attempting to find out Jeff Gerstmanm's address. People really read into the score too much and need to start reading the actual review. The guy goes into a fair amount of detail.

Honestly, the review has put me off from the Wii version, but at this point, unless I really aren't getting the Wii till somewhere near early December(which I highly doubt) i'll probably dive into the Wii version. Nintendo just has the launch set up far too well.

Agreed.

I don't often read reviews, but when I do I find that the actual content of the review is more valuable than an overall number.

I do the same.
In the end, reviews are merely glorified opinons, and one's personal bias are often different from anothers

I DO see the point Gamespot is making: that despite the new control scheme, the game really isn't that different from OoT which was released nearly a decade ago, and considering the many advances in music, sound, and presentation, much less the improved hardware and extra storage space, the reviewer found it lacking.

Now, 8.8 is certainly nothing to scoff at in light of Gamespot's usually tough reviews

Originally Posted by Grimlock 13 I'm not going to shell out import fees just because a toy is missing a blob of paint on its ass.

Well, this Zelda was meant for Gamecube originally.

It's only 1 review. If you let your game buying habits be dictated by them, you're a fool. You really need to judge the game yourself.