Review/preview websites?

[devitek]

I was just wondering where everyone likes to go to get the scoop on up-and-coming games.  I've been on IGN for awhile, but I'm disappointed with their slow load times and bad reviews.  When I say "bad" reviews, I mean they review games badly.  Not always, mind you, but I've missed out on some sweet games just because they gave it a low score.  On

Comments

[kassichu]

Invest in a supercard.

[gwydion01]

I never pay attention to review numbers, I read the reviews themselves, and go to GBAtemp for releases.

[bluegloves]

I'm feeling the same way about ign right now. www.1up.com is pretty handy. It looks a lot like ign, though, but they're pretty entertaining. If you really want to know if a game is good or not, I'd check out the reviews online stores get it (like amazon). Usually the majority is right about a game over there, but that's just been my experience (and I am a bit of a sheep ^_^). Also, the other lj gaming communities have good information :D The members here, girl_gamers and gamers are pretty knowledgeable. Hope you find what you're looking for.

[jgoreham]

I agree about 1up, there are a few guys whose reviews I really like :) Jeremy Parish always does a good review- even if I like a game more/less than he does, I get why he's said what he's said.

[gwydion01]

that's what i look for. they generally do a good job describing the actual content of the game. and that is far more valuble to me then arbitrary number.

[horty_pie]

Metacritic.com is good for getting an average of all reviews. IGN is usually on-point with crap games (like "Touch Detective" or "Steambot Chronicle"), but goes waaaaay overboard when they love a game, giving near-perfect reviews to severely-flawed games without mentioned those extant flaws.

[yukimaster]

Reviewers nowadays aren't good as it was back then in the 80s/90s. Oh hang on, that was before the Internet boom...

Anyone can be a reviewer but ho hum...