1UP a bit harsh on Disgaea 3?

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Basically reviewers thought they were getting mighty clever with their letter grading systems. They were not instituted, because they were fundamentally more sound then the systems they were using. They were instituted to make even poor marks sound less objectionable to fans and developers alike. Metacritic did not fall for it, and their linear extrapolation, or true extrapolation exposes the shenanigans for what they are complete bullshit. They are so vague as to be worthless.

This is how Metacritic is probably converting the bullshit five letter system into a true one hundred points system. For those that are terribly confused.

A+ 94-100
A 87-93
A- 80-86
B+ 73-79
B 66-72
B- 60-65
C+ 53-59
C 46-52
C- 40-45
D+ 33-39
D 26-32
D- 20-25
F+ 13-19
F 6-12
F- 0-5

The reviewers are in the wrong for trying to hide their empty meaning behind an empty system. They took a hundred point system cut away 59 points so that everyone can be better. Think about it there is no game according to them that is worse then 59 points on a traditional scale. Which should mean that there is no such thing as an unplayable game. Just average and slightly below average.

Pure brilliance until someone unwittingly mangled their nonsense. They had a perfect scheme a system that is not so offensive to most everyone. So that fanboys wouldn't lash them for giving out real scores, and the marketing departments would continue to give them money. Can you say Sell Out.

The irony is that Metacritic actually gives a minor bump in their system. Then again they might not be assuming a seven point spread for the plus column being too much and swinging that with a six instead of the seven, and giving the seven at the lower end of the spectrum. Anyway it is not their fault. They are just logically extrapolating a system that was intended to be illogical.