This is something I’ve been wondering about for a while, and is something my co-workers and I have discussed at length. When 1up (or your preferred game reviews site) gives a score to a game, how closely does that affect your purchasing decision? Is the text more important to you than the score? Do you go by the score, or is it more important to you who wrote the review?

Speaking for myself, score matters to me, but only when I feel that the reviewer is someone who’s taste I understand is close to my own. For instance, when I read what really feels like a faceless review on IGN, I don’t give a rat’s ass what the score was; I read the reviewer’s text and try to see if I understand his points. Furthermore, reading many reviews I almost always feel like the text doesn’t match the score. Reviews clearly have some issues they need to resolve.

Can you remember the times when a review kept you from buying a game? Or, when it made you decide to go out and purchase a game that you would have otherwise ignored?

Chufmoney