coasterlove said:
Khuutra said:
coasterlove said:
Khuutra said: A 3.5 isn't the same thing as a seven. It's a middle-of-the-road review, just like a 5 from IGN. |
A 3.5 isn't the same thing as a 5. It might be a seven but it depends if they start from 0 or 1.0 for their lowest possible score. If they do start at 0, then actually a 3.5 is exactly a seven. If they start at 1 instead, a 3.0 would be the equivalent of 5.0. So a 3.5 would be more like somewhere be between 6.0 and 7.0 if starting their rating at 1.0. |
Mathematical equivalency is not the same thing as trying to convey the same meaning with the same score. Assuming they start at 1, a 3 is perfectly average, and a 7 is about the mean/median score for IGN.
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A score of seven shouldn't be considered anything but a fairly positive score. If a 7 means that a game is just average, then it takes away the meaning of 8.0 and to some extent, even a 9.0. 5.o or at most 6.0 should mean average. Also, I doubt that a 7.0 is the mean or median score for IGN. I see fairly often games getting bad reviews from them. |
IGN's average score, according to gamestats (which is owned by IGN), is 6.9.
I agree that numbered scores are meaningless.