IGN or Gamespot

Khaos · 02-15-2010, 12:10 PM

Personally I prefer IGN because it seems to have deeper and more straight-forward reviews and I like the fact that they end up with a conclusion.
But it's wiser to know various opinions.

What do you all think about this?

thecore95 · 02-15-2010, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Khaos

Personally I prefer IGN because it seems to have deeper and more straight-forward reviews and I like the fact that they end up with a conclusion.
But it's wiser to know various opinions.

What do you all think about this?

I go to IGN and at the moment I can't really give my opinion on their reviews. I enjoy going to gametrailers.com and watching their review which critiques the game in four sections story,design,gameplay,presentation. It feels pretty in depth you should check them out.

Adrir · 02-16-2010, 12:57 AM

I tend to read Edge and watch Zero Punctuation myself.

Khaos · 02-16-2010, 04:03 AM

Yeah, I've also been checking Zero Punctuation Out. His reviews are pretty right because he says what we are all thinking.
And thecore95 you're right gametrailers.com seems pretty good too. I can't tell if it is better or worse that IGN, but it is definitely better than Gamespot.

Gshonk · 02-16-2010, 05:14 AM

I mostly look at IGN and GameTrailers.com.

Khaos · 02-21-2010, 12:36 PM

Does anyone have more advice? You can also say any other site you think is worth it?

Davies · 04-03-2010, 11:15 AM

Wow the worth depth doesn't belong in the same sentance as IGN, both these sites have editors who write about games by reading other reivews, I am pretty sure of that.

Gaming Journalism is a freakin joke. Serious Game Forums are the best place to discuss these things.

TheeCakee · 08-11-2010, 08:15 PM

I like G4 instead actually. If I read anything its from a freelance site or other reviewers on my site. Most the time I don't have a choice, I need to grab the game and review the game ASAP.

brunhildr · 08-29-2010, 02:15 PM

I feel that between IGN and GameSpot, IGN is more impartial right now. I fell like GameSpot "prefers" PS3 above all now, but that's only my personal opinion.

Jwong · 08-31-2010, 07:07 AM

The real answer is neither.

You find the best journalists and follow them, not the organizations they work for.
Metacritic is good for an overall score, but reading a bunch of different reviews is a lot more enlightening than sticking yourself to only one.