sad2Bsingel on 13/6/2003 at 02:49
Bloodmoon has got some nice reviews, but some of the reviews Bethesdas has linked to are not as exclusive as they appear, mainly the nice review at Telefragged.com which in parts is word by word identical to the "exclusive" review on ugo.com Cut & paste reviewing, why be original when you can repeat yourself.
One review gave Bloodmoon a B+ for gameplay, the other review gave it 88 % , same reviewer behind the two I guess.:D
Hidden_7 on 14/6/2003 at 23:27
Where I come from an 88% is an A.
Seriously though, the reviews may appear to be similar because there's only so much you can about the game. And the markings are very likely going to be similar. Chances are the reviewers all like it, and being profesional reviewers can probably give it a fair mark.
sad2Bsingel on 15/6/2003 at 22:10
Bethesda's second expansion pack for their hit RPG, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, has hit stores. Bloodmoon continues on the open-ended gameplay tradition, with a tighter storyline, more involved quests than ever, and the ability to become a werewolf. Combine this with the branching good-or-evil storyline, and we have a winning game that goes beyond what people expect expansion packs to be.
Sadly, Bloodmoon adds basically nothing on the technology side of things. The engine seems pretty much untouched, although the scripting looks a little bit more robust than it was previously. The controls, system requirements, and graphics features are all the same - of course, even at a year old, Morrowind still looks awesome.
Since day one I have had issues with Morrowind crashing, and one year (and several patches) later, it seems to have only slightly improved. Morrowind would still drop to the desktop about once every hour or so while playing Bloodmoon, which is usually not too big a deal since I've gotten used to saving often. Still, it would have been nice to see major improvements in the game's stability.
sad2Bsingel on 15/6/2003 at 22:11
Bethesda's second expansion pack for their hit RPG, The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind, has hit stores. Bloodmoon continues on the open-ended gameplay tradition, with a tighter storyline, more involved quests than ever, and the ability to become a werewolf. Combine this with the branching good-or-evil storyline, and we have a winning game that goes beyond what people expect expansion packs to be.
Technology - 82%
Sadly, Bloodmoon adds basically nothing on the technology side of things. The engine seems pretty much untouched, although the scripting looks a little bit more robust than previously. The controls, system requirements, and graphics features are all the same - of course, even at a year old, Morrowind still looks awesome.
The pixel-shaded water is used
better in Bloodmoon than before.
Since day one I have had issues with Morrowind crashing, and one year (and several patches) later, it seems to have only slightly improved. Morrowind would still drop to the desktop about once every hour or so while playing Bloodmoon, which is usually not too big a deal since I've gotten used to saving often. Still, it would have been nice to see major improvements in the game's stability.
James Sterrett on 15/6/2003 at 22:34
Two views, both supporting the original contention.
If those two reviewers submitted those as papers in one of my classes, you'd better bet they'd be up on plagiarism charges - substantial chunks of text are perfectly identical; the only difficulty might be discovering if the person copied from had assisted the copier in the act.
Speaking as a reviewer, even if you're reviewing the same product, everybody has a different voice. I know that on occasion I've seen other reviewers use a very similar opening to one I'd done, for a given game, but even then it wasn't identical. And none of the websites I worked for were happy about their reviewers doing the same project for two different sites....
Something smells fishy. :)
Hidden_7 on 16/6/2003 at 07:36
Alright, I have to give you that, that DOES look suspicious, seeing as how it's word for word the same.
But my point still stands! ;)
fatman on 17/6/2003 at 17:49
You know, people have gotten so lazy these days
*sits on couch and turns tv on*
its not even funny
*orders pizza delivered to house*
