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CGI-Quality said:
daroamer said:
CGI-Quality said:

My own experience. How exactly does Metacritic prove, indisputably, what game is better than another (especially when the individual reviews themselves prove nothing absolute)? Would you, then, agree that Uncharted is better than Halo or Gears of War? That GTA IV is better than Red Dead Redemption? That HEAVY RAIN is better than Alan Wake?

Is Little Big Planet better than Sonic Adventure?  Is Killzone 2 better than Brink?  You can find just as many cases where metacritic is clearly right.  The point is if you're going to discount all measurable metrics - "Sales don't equal quality! McDonalds!"  or "Reviews don't mean anything!  Anomoly!" then what is the point having a discussion?

Then it boils down to "I'm right because it's my opinion!" and "No I'M right because it's MY opinion!".

So you don't disagree with the games I mentioned? Excellent, no double standards expected then.

On this end, however, Metacritic doesn't prove any of that to me (and it doesn't for millions and millions of other people either, despite the vice versa, meaning it will always be subjective).

For the record, I've yet to say that: "I'm right because it's my opinion". I said disagree with the idea that Metacritic proves anything without a doubt, which doesn't mean either side is "wrong". It means I contrast with that viewpoint. Simple.

"Then what metric would you like to use to compare games?"

"My own experience."

For the record none of the games you mentioned are direct competitors in the same way Forza and GT are.  Heavy Rain and Alan Wake are not similar in any capacity.  Why compare them?