| blue-lady said: Before we get too upset and accuse edge of bias, Halo Wars is Microsoft's biggest exclusive this quarter and it got a 7. Having played the demo I can say that if the rest of the game is anything like it it deserves a 9-9.5. So Edge isn't biased, just anal. |
As I finished reading this thread up to this point, I have reached this conclusion about gaming scores (and finding myself in agreement with Zero Punctuation to some extent): Scores for games are now something fanboys on forums use as scoring devices to justify their egos. They aren't a measure of much of anything. They can, IN A CONTEXT, give a quick benchmark. One is FAR better reading what the reviewer has to say about the game, and let that be. Also, know WHY a game is rating high or low.
BUT, to think there is some universal standard for scoring is ABSURD. Metacritic and Gamerankings are NOT some universal scoreboard for tracking the greatness of the game. It is a collection of opinions, with scores not based on some universal standard.
In regards for Halo Wars, I would give it an 8, because does have waypoints, and LOTS of polish (well, basing this on the demo). If it didn't have waypoints, I would give it a seven. I have played better RTS on PCs. I applaud the attempt to get an RTS on a console, but Halo Wars is not all that. Haven't tried KZ2 demo (my PS3 is borrowed and I am not in Europe). Considering I have everything, for the game to push 9.5 or higher it better do EVERYTHING right, and bring something new to the table. If it happens to merely execute perfectly, it gets a 9 for me. I would drop it lower if it is lacking stuff. And if I were doing a review, I would expect people to READ what I wrote and understand where I am coming from.
If all people are going to do is throw reviewer scores in some pot and simmer an average, I hope all reviewers conspire to give EVERY game a 10, a 1, a 7 or whatever, so this score method is thrown out. Even executives are now basing decisions on the average score for a game on Metacritic, and it is sickening.
Stop being a junkie here. Stop worrying what reviews are. Is your life SO dependent upon Halo Wars or Killzone 2 averaging over 90 in metacritic? If they fall short, then what? How about finding a few reviewers you trust, and base your opinion on them? Not the net average. Oh, use Metacritic for a fly over, to get the high and low, but STOP making the cumulative score out to be something. Averages over the Internet have less standards governing them then gamer points on the XBox system do. Think on that a second.
