magerette
Hedgewitch
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I could go on with a few other things, all minor ones like the things mentioned above... it's really the sum of all these small flaws and glitches that makes The Witcher seem rather old fashioned. I'm not talking about story, linearity or stuff like that... that's really a matter of taste. I'm talking about the things that you can judge objectively... and from my point of view these aspects do not justify the highest rating possible...
Wow, someone remembers me... I feel a bit honored now. Hehe, but honestly you have a really nice point there bringing Fallout. If you ask me if I like Fallout, I have to tell you that I love it... for me personally it's one of the best RPGs ever made. If you ask me if I had given it 5 stars in a test, I have to tell you that I would never ever have done that. Despite all the many great things that Fallout featured, it was also quite bug-ridden, and the graphics were not up to date (not even close to that) at the time of release...
Points taken, ISS. I'm not going to dissect your post too much because I think I understand where you're coming from, but I will ask you one question, if you wouldn't give Fallout, a game you really love, the highest score, what game would you give five stars to? No game is going to be perfect, especially at initial release and before patching. So is no game worthy of the highest score? I think that's a valid point in a way--nothing in life is without flaws, but which is more important, the ultimate experience, or the flaws? Rating a game that is the best example of what you'd like a game to be at the highest rating is simply saying it's about the game experience itself and not the graphics, the engine, the translation or the load times.
To me, that score is deserved when you are able to be deeply impressed and involved with a game, i.e., "love" it despite the flaws, to the point where they are almost unnoticable. The flaws in the game are there, (though I hear the patch has really helped with loading times and such) but honestly they meant very little to me. Not to get overly serious, IMO, it's about appreciating the whole game experience on that high a level that you will either not care about flaws because the game transcends them, or you will just love the game anyway, like you loved your first puppy.
BTW, if you want a different look at the game from the site without the extra helping of rose coloured glasses, you might check out Dhruin's hands-on previews. He played an early build, but really goes over some of the technical issues and gives the game the kind of scrutiny I think you are looking for.
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