Slimebeast said:
Kenryoku_Maxis said:
Slimebeast said:
Kenryoku_Maxis said:
Slimebeast said:
In this thread axumblade breaks the myth about inflated review scores:
http://www.vgchartz.com/forum/thread.php?id=91272
axumblade said:
routsounmanman said:
Too many 90+ this gen... |
Actually....Looking at metacritic (i know right...)
Gamecube had 26 games at 90 or above, while the Wii only has 9. Xbox had 32 games at 90 or above whereas the 360 has only 24. And of course the 63 PS2 games that were 90 or above tramples the 15 for the PS3.
Last generation had 121 games at 90 or above. We have still only 48 games this generation at 90 or above. So in order for it to reach that number from last generation 73 more games need to hit 90 over the next few years.
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I do want to mention that, at least in my view, the 'inflation of review scores' started halfway through last gen. And most of the inflated scores came near the end of last gen.
Ignoring that completely however, we're not even done with this generation. And a lot of what could be keeping that score down is there's simply no console this gen that is a 'PS2'. No one console is going to generate so much attention that its going to garner so much uniform positive attention (aka positive bias) from reviewers. Instead, reviewers are having to often review the same game on two different consoles (360/PS3) and then have a whole different rating system for Wii games.
In any event, I don't think just adding up all the totals of review scores disproves their inflation of scores. That's like saying judges at figure skating contests don't lower certain contestants scores simply because they add up all the scores at the end to make an avg.
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What's a better method then to prove rather than just speculate?
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I don't follow. Isn't everything based on perception? Including review scores themselves?
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U said: "In any event, I don't think just adding up all the totals of review scores disproves their inflation of scores"
So I ask: whats a better method then to analyze wether scores have been inflated or not?
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Like Kasz216 said, there's no real way to analyze it, since scores for Nintendo games are generally downscored (unless they're major releases from Nintendo like Mario or Metroid) and popular games for the other systems are inflated.
And like I was trying to say, its just your opinion from then on whether or not reviewers are inflating a perticular consoles scores (or lowering the Wiis scores). Many people think they are right on track, while others think reviewers are trying to inflate/lower scores on purpose.
