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RaptorChrist on 01 November 2019

There are no rules when reviewing a game. Gaming publications are incentivized to write quality reviews because that helps them get more readers. If they do a poor job with their reviews, they are going to lose readers/subscribers until they no longer profit and have to close shop.

Metacritic is the average of all publications reviewing the game, and the score that a game gets is the MC score. If you think some reviews are biased and need to be filtered out, then you are muddying the playing field. If you have a go-to publication that you prefer, then you can take their advice about the game.



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konnichiwa on 01 November 2019

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estebxx on 01 November 2019

After seeing how divisive it is when it comes to reviews and after hearing the people i trust saying they loved the game, i am actually dramatically more hyped up to play it than before the reviews dropped, because now i know it really is something different to anything i have ever played and it seems to be a game i will also enjoy a lot.

Cant wait for November 8.



Replicant on 01 November 2019
LGBTDBZBBQ said:
So, does Pokemon SnS have a chance to outscore Death Stranding?

Yeah, I'm pretty sure it will. Would that make your day?



Chrkeller on 01 November 2019
LGBTDBZBBQ said:
So, does Pokemon SnS have a chance to outscore Death Stranding?

I think it has an excellent chance.  I am guessing 88 for SnS.  



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pokoko on 01 November 2019
TruckOSaurus said:

From my standpoint people reviewing a game can take off points for anything they want. That's why I like to focus on the content of reviews than the scores attached to it. Even with a game with glowing reviews like Red Dead Redemption 2, I was able to get a sense this was not for me by reading what was praised and what was criticized within reviews that ended with a 100 or a 95.

The same is true for very low scores, you can read them and see what is pointed out and if the flaws highlighted are not a big deal to you then you can still feel confident the game will be good for you.

I agree.  Scores get way, way too much publicity.  They're really just for the sake of a very rough comparison in a crowded marketplace--and for bragging rights.  You learn very little from a bunch of arbitrary scales all mashed together.  

I honestly feel kind of bad for people who heavily depend on metascores, not unless their tastes match up exactly with the average from a tiny group of reviewers.  I know mine do not.  There are plenty of low scoring games I'll take over 90+ games any day of the week.  If I relied on metascores to determine what I play, I'd probably end up drifting away from gaming.

Simply reading one or two reviews gives me far more information than a metascore.



estebxx on 01 November 2019
RaptorChrist said:
I can try and pretend to hold back any expectations but I don't know if I have the capability to trick myself in such a way. With so many games coming out, I use MC as a measure to help me figure out if a game is worth buying, with some exceptions.

Without having played the game myself yet, I can safely assume it will be enjoyable to me, worthy of purchase, and fun, but not perfect.

In other words, if the game got a 55% MC, I wouldn't be buying it, as it would most likely be a bad game.

This is why I didn't buy Days Gone. I was really hyped for the game, but after reviews came out, I was disappointed and decided not to bother with it. There are exceptions to this rule, however. For example, MediEvil got a 67%, but I bought it anyways (and already beat it).

how was it? you liked it or nah?

i played the second one which was great but never the first one.



xMetroid on 01 November 2019

84 and taking in consideration the story behind the creator and the game... this is probably worth a big ole 75 in sum.



Keiji on 01 November 2019
xMetroid said:
84 and taking in consideration the story behind the creator and the game... this is probably worth a big ole 75 in sum.

This, it's just trolling, but coming from you I didn't expect anything more.

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Mospeada21CA on 01 November 2019
DeusXmachina said:
Edge reviewer says there won't be a review in this or the next issue because he got bored and didn't finish it.

Well...That's just lazy writing. ~Deadpool

Really, they wrote that!?

Imagine a race car driver pulling into the pits and telling the owner he's bored cause the track only goes left or right.