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Forums - Nintendo Discussion - Predict metascore for Pokemon Let's Go and Smash Bros. Ultimate

RaptorChrist on 12 November 2018

Let's Go: 83
Smash: 95



Cerebralbore101 on 12 November 2018
AngryLittleAlchemist said:
Cerebralbore101 said:
I remember when I made a thread complaining about how weak Nintendo's 2018 was. People kept saying that Let's Go would be a great game. Now it's being predicted to not even break 8/10.

Damn, it's almost like people don't enjoy games based on a metacritic aggregate score.

You have it in reverse. People don't enjoy games based on the score. The score is based on how much people enjoyed the game. Review aggregates aren't anything more than user reviews with the Timmys, Trolls, and Tasteless mostly taken out. 



fedfed on 12 November 2018

84%
98%



Switch!!!

kopstudent89 on 12 November 2018

i think Pokemon will scrape 80%

Pokemon 81%

Smash 95%



V-r0cK on 12 November 2018

Pokemon Let's Go - 83%
Smash Bro's Ultimate - 96%



Asriel on 12 November 2018
mZuzek said:
Asriel said:
80 for Pokemon, 92 for Smash.

Smash Ultimate is interesting too - Smash isn't quite as universally loved by critics as 3D Mario and Zelda, so even with the sheer amount of content this game has, I can't see it breaking in to the mid-90s the way those franchises do.

The last three Smash games all made 92+ and that's including a game that had barely any decent single-player content, which is something critics love. Ultimate looks like the Smash game ever by miles from every point of view (competitive, casual, online, single-player), it's quite unlikely to fall anywhere below the previous ones.

Which is why I've got it on 92%, I don't see it being any lower than that. The assumption Spirits mode will inflate the average might be wrong - it depends whether or not critics do enjoy it. It's not just about having single-player content, it's also whether or not that content is any good and whether or not critics enjoy that content. Plus, I wonder how online is going to play into it.

Personally I hope Smash does land higher than the series has before on Metacritic, I'm just not sure it will. Ultimate is my most anticipated game of the year.



AngryLittleAlchemist on 12 November 2018
Cerebralbore101 said:
AngryLittleAlchemist said:

Damn, it's almost like people don't enjoy games based on a metacritic aggregate score.

You have it in reverse. People don't enjoy games based on the score. The score is based on how much people enjoyed the game. Review aggregates aren't anything more than user reviews with the Timmys, Trolls, and Tasteless mostly taken out. 

Exactly, so why would you act like it's hypocritical when none of the people here are professional critics?



Cerebralbore101 on 12 November 2018
AngryLittleAlchemist said:
Cerebralbore101 said:

You have it in reverse. People don't enjoy games based on the score. The score is based on how much people enjoyed the game. Review aggregates aren't anything more than user reviews with the Timmys, Trolls, and Tasteless mostly taken out. 

Exactly, so why would you act like it's hypocritical when none of the people here are professional critics?

Ok so they are saying that critics won't be impressed, but they are still looking forward to it. That's fine. 



AngryLittleAlchemist on 12 November 2018
Cerebralbore101 said:
AngryLittleAlchemist said:

Exactly, so why would you act like it's hypocritical when none of the people here are professional critics?

Ok so they are saying that critics won't be impressed, but they are still looking forward to it. That's fine. 

You got it! 



HandofPrometheus on 13 November 2018
HandofPrometheus said:
Pokemon- 80
Smash- 92

So far Pokenon at 82. I'm off by two.