Kovacs Caprios wrote:
MetalAngel wrote:
In order for me to take a review seriously, the reviewer has to know what they're talking about. If they are doing the main review of (one of those sidebar 'second opinion' things doesn't matter as much) a sequel, they need to have played the original.
Likewise, no matter what anyone (Gillen) says, you cannot take a sequel in isolation from the original.
Isn't that liek saying you can't review any ford cars untill you have driven a model t ford?
Not really, but if a car reviewer was telling me about the New Fiesta, I would certainly want him to be familiar with the Old Fiesta.
If you review it entirely as a new thing, it might seem good, but it might be worse than a previous iteration. See the CoD5 thread for details - in there people are complaining that it seems more like a mod for CoD4 than a game in its own right.
Whenever I see a review for a sequel, I always want to know if it is worth buying even if I have the previous version. Given the amount of franchises in video games these days, it's pretty much essential.
Also, Wikipedia says this game is out today. Zavvi disagrees.
I really hate Zavvi.