Zaphod said:
I've seen 5 USGPs and a couple of IRL races. I have not missed a televised F1 race in 4 years. Hooray for Tivo. It may sound like whining like a little girl but if a review of a game starts off saying F1 is boring I think I may complain a bit about the review. Besides, this is a video game discussion board if we can't bitch then what are we supposed to do? Talk about the weather? The reviews in question seem so far off of the impressions of NeoGAFs residents, I think that this it is a worthwhile discussion.
Dude, I watch F1 as well...there's a lot I like about the sport. But even I'd admit that there are aspects of the sport that are boring as ****.
The review said the previous editions of the game were fantastic, something that's somehow gotten lost in this thread of frothing anger. They probably still found F1 boring back then as well, but still praised those games. And I doubt anyone had an issue with their opinions then, cause no one I knew ever put EA's F1 games at the same level as Sony's (not the console versions anyway). But now that they pan one of PS3's saviours, it's an issue? That's a little conveniant. And some of the comments I've seen like PSM having an XBox agenda or something is just beyond the pale.
If I owned a PS3 I'd probably buy F1 anyway, but only for a discounted price. I'd probably dock half it's overall rating just for being based on last season, which makes the game hopelessly out of date (unless there's a way to update it, and no one's ever been able to answer that question properly).
Anyway, my feeling for years that fanboys/hardcore gamers/GA forum posters put far too much stock in reviews, but only when it suits them. 90% of reviews aren't even worth paying attention to.