Re: Why are you not Responding to questions about the Beta Copy
You say when you consider a score for a game you take previous versions of the same game in account. So, in this instance, WSB2k3 got a 93 from your site last year. Correct? This year from playing the demo and reading many, many, many sites and articles about the game, I have concluded they did a few tweaks here and there, slapped on a few modes, but essentially left the game the way it was last year. In fact, from what I have gathered, you can set the game up to play basically the same as it did last year.
That's all well and good that you look at that and say to yourself, "Well MVP made this much improvement and ASB made this much improvement, so it should get a higher score because it is a better game than last year." That is cool.
BUT, and this is a Rosanne Barr kind of big but, what if Joe Schmo gamer has NEVER PLAYED ANY OF THESE GAMES? What if this is the first time he has seen ESPN Baseball or MVP Baseball or ASB or MLB baseball? Aren't you doing him wrong by reviewing a game in comparison to previous versions when he has no idea what the differences are? Shouldn't you review a game based on in merits THIS YEAR? THIS GAME?
I know what you are going to say. You are going to say most of the sports gaming public has played other versions of the same game and has played other games. While that is true, your thinking behind reviewing games is flawed.
A game should be reviewed based on its own merits THIS YEAR. THIS GAME. Not what it has done before.
Just my opinion.
You say when you consider a score for a game you take previous versions of the same game in account. So, in this instance, WSB2k3 got a 93 from your site last year. Correct? This year from playing the demo and reading many, many, many sites and articles about the game, I have concluded they did a few tweaks here and there, slapped on a few modes, but essentially left the game the way it was last year. In fact, from what I have gathered, you can set the game up to play basically the same as it did last year.
That's all well and good that you look at that and say to yourself, "Well MVP made this much improvement and ASB made this much improvement, so it should get a higher score because it is a better game than last year." That is cool.
BUT, and this is a Rosanne Barr kind of big but, what if Joe Schmo gamer has NEVER PLAYED ANY OF THESE GAMES? What if this is the first time he has seen ESPN Baseball or MVP Baseball or ASB or MLB baseball? Aren't you doing him wrong by reviewing a game in comparison to previous versions when he has no idea what the differences are? Shouldn't you review a game based on in merits THIS YEAR? THIS GAME?
I know what you are going to say. You are going to say most of the sports gaming public has played other versions of the same game and has played other games. While that is true, your thinking behind reviewing games is flawed.
A game should be reviewed based on its own merits THIS YEAR. THIS GAME. Not what it has done before.
Just my opinion.
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