Onyxmeth said:
forest-spirit said:
Onyxmeth said:
One more thing that bothers me, but this is only about certain sites, including this one. I hate individually scoring each category and then creating a wacko score based on the three that isn't even averaged out. If you're going to go through the trouble of diving in so deep into every aspect of a title like gameplay, replay value, sound, graphics, etc. then why not let the user decide what is important?
Individualize the scoring. Let's say I use this scoring, based on IGN's scoring system:
Wii Fit
Presentation 7.0
Graphics 5.0
Sound 6.0
Gameplay 8.0
Lasting Appeal 9.0
Final Score 8.0
Now not only is this not an average, but some might even say they're not valuing the final score correctly because this is a fitness game and some things just shouldn't count for much. Why not have a cool little interactive review system? Each category is individually weighted by a percentage out of 100 which would be individual to the reviewer based on whatever genre he is reviewing. This in turn, accompanied by the numbers creates an actual average score, albeit a weighted one. You then allow the user to adjust the value of each category and recalculate the scoring themselves based on their own ideals. Don't care about graphics and sound in your fitness game? Put their weight to the average at 0. Care most about the gameplay and lasting appeal? Give them a heavy weight in the average. Press enter and see a new score pop up that works for you, the individual.
Allow all your saved scoring go under a profile so it can be saved for you, and allow yourself to return to the default score if you so wish. I think it's a novel idea. It wouldn't fix some of the earlier problems, but it would be a hell of a lot of fun to use, and may help you better at making purchases.
A search engine to find games based on their individual category scoring couldn't hurt either. Want to see only the 360 games that have a gameplay rating of 9.0 or above? Bam, a new list for you ignoring final scoring to help you find games based on a category that interests you.
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I think this would be a fantastic system.
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Of course it's a fantastic system. All the shit that comes out of my mouth turns to gold.
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What about your other end? 
That sounds pretty interesting, although in truth, if you know what you like, can read, and are willing to use your brain a little, you should be able to judge pretty well what you think.
I agree though, I just puzzle over the individual scores that then get ignored. The other issue is that the category is in flux as specs and standards change, yesterday's great graphics are today's average ones, for example, but hopefully good gameplay remains good gameplay.
Personally, I've decided I want scores dropped (screw the lazy can't be bothered to read generation) well written reviews and at the end, where it says SCORE I want it to then say JUDGE FOR YOURSELF.
