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Originally Posted by Kikuchiyo
A single instance does not an effective argument make. Most review magazines/sights are paid to review a game, and what they get paid makes a difference on how well the game is reviewed. I did make a point to say "mainstream reviewers." There will be exceptions to every rule, and pointing out one such exception does not prove a contrary point. They don't recognize quality in most instances they recognize what their readers will enjoy over what is quality. I am not saying that everyone without exclusion will say Cliffs of Dover is not fun, but most will at VERY LEAST say it is not for the average gamer, and therefore most will review it poorly for being "too complex/hard" to be enjoyable.
I hope I am wrong in this regard, but I've been gaming long enough and reading reviews long enough that I know that filler garbage like Halo, Call of Duty, and World of Warcraft get excellent reviews while quality complex stuff like Rise of Flight and X3 Terran conflict (both of which are simmy, and have the developers hearts and souls in them) get horrible reviews.
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True. I guess by stating a single instance I did imply that was the rule. D'oh! That wasn't my intent. I do believe quality is recognized. RoF had relatively good marks on a the whole, with most minuses being an incomplete game at release (4 planes, no FMB, and a few other features prominantly missing) or complaints about the level of difficulty it took to master the game. At least I don't remember reading any down right pans of RoF.
X3 Terran, I'm not familiar with.
I was surprise Maximum PC covered the game at all. They usually use the typical bench mark games to qualify a good gaming system. Because of that, having a sim in their featured reviews struck me as memorable for of it's inclusion.
More often than not, I'll look at user reviews,You Tube videos, and game forums. It seems to work for me, wherein I can get a balanced view of a game, a camera, a car....... You get the idea.