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Originally Posted by jeff lackey
Well, there's a good reason most magazines review the out-of-the-box versions: that's what people are getting when they buy the product.
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Egg-sactly! You just gotta love the argument I've heard all day: "Don't review the stock version, review the game with the load of patches that fix the orginal bugs and functionality and therefore make it a more enjoyable gaming experience. Anything less is not fair to the game itself!"
Kee-effing-rist, give us a break with that nonsense. Does
Consumer Reports wait for the "fix" before they report the P.O.S. vacuum cleaner that rips up your carpet? I suppose we're supposed to overlook the functionality of a toaster that ignites into a fire bomb. It's all good just wait for the "patch" and ignore those third degree burns, look how well it toasts your bagel now? It is to laugh. It's this kind of sheep-like acceptance of shoddy goods and services that makes manufacturers continue to turn out over-priced garbage.
SH3 was buggy out of the box. From all reports SH4 is buggy out of the box. That's the reality. That's what should be reviewed, not the "sweetened" fixes, but the original game
as released.