Gears of War - Metacritic (currently 85)

[SammyGiireal]

COKTOE said:

SammyGiireal said:

Yes, most big publications have different reviewers. I think it is just a bit shocking as Gears 5 is seen as one of Microsoft's big guns and it delivers the goods as far the series goes. It seems this gen in particular there has been a lot of scrutiny over Metacritic/Gameranking scores for big titles and exclusives.  Let's remember HZD which ranked in the 80s though plenty of people loved it (myself included), very few games get to that mid 90s range. I still value Metacritic ....rarely has a game in the 90s range not turned out to be special. So I usually jump in blindfolded of a game gets those scores.

Off topic, again!...: I would have figured HZD was in the 90's. Blew my f***in' mind! But there it is, sitting at 89 on MC. Ah well.

Came to post what you and Don said. Different reviewers in play may lead to a scenario where a sequel that's almost universally considered to be superior to it predesessor, garners a similar score as said predecessor. The number of reviews is different too. 103 MC reviews for Gears 4 vs only 78 for Gears 5.

HZD is definately an easy 9 to me. The story, music and presentation were superb. It just goes to show, I used that example because that is one of the games that I have enjoyed more than many games rated in the 9s.