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    What do I look for in a review... One thing matters and tells me all I need to know SCORE. Personally never click a review link on shack because there's no score, and anything you've wrote is just a rehash of what has been written in your many previews of said game.

    This is all I need
    -genre- ie action RPG that plays like MMO, or open world driving game with leveling mechanics, or platformer metroidvania style with devil may cry combat.

    - length how long it took to play the game.

    - did it ever get frustrating a simple yes or no.

    - and one screenshot

    That's all you need to know then attach the most important piece the score and you know what the game is. None of this how it made you feel or anything helps its wasted text to me.
    Aug 17, 2012 12:34pm PDT
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    What do I look for in a review... One thing matters and tells me all I need to know SCORE. Personally nev... : Mysssss

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    • I am the exact opposite. A score on it's own is worthless without context. Elements that frustrate... : MHSilver
    • What I look for in a review is context and point of reference. I want to hear the reviewer's opinions... : CruelLEGACEY
    • I personally think the who is more important than the how. I want to know the reviewer and have an idea o... : Videosta
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      I think that a hard review should start with a thesis on why the game is good or not, followed by elabora... : RedSwirl
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        Honestly though, this podcast and Zero Punctuation are pretty much the only reviews I listen to/watch any... : RedSwirl
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          I'm totally with you. I don't read any formal written reviews anymore. This and a couple other podcasts... : Cats Akimbo
          • There is a lot to be said (pardon the pun) for the ease of understanding with just having a conversation ... : Garnett Lee
        • Same here. I rent everything, with the exception of multiplayer games I know I'll play for a long time, s... : ChaosNovaXZ
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      I don't quite understand this. What does a score actually tell you about the game? I have specific re... : Wuggyboobeaufuf
      • Score tells you all you need to know... What's so hard to understand about that? Lol that was rehotorical... : Mysssss
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      You don't like to read? That's cool. Just ignore Last Story then, because some guy gave it a 4/10 some... : lumphrey
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        Lol I see what you are attempting, and it very childish. Yes I don't like to read ViDEO GAME REVIEWS, it'... : Mysssss
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          I didn't realize a good review has to be the best four or five paragraphs you've ever read to be worth fi... : lumphrey
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            Don't be contradictory in the "review" not frustrating, in the second sentence of your review you open wi... : Mysssss
            • I state that it's not frustrating *for me* specifically, but only in my explanation. You clearly don't ev... : lumphrey
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              You're right in some way, though. People prefer those numbers. This site would be more popular that way. : lumphrey
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                Don't mind him. Unfortunately, it's people like Mysss that are ruining gaming. : Wuggyboobeaufuf
                • I think "ruining" is a bit over-dramatic. : ChaosNovaXZ