Why is the Review System Broken?

[Riachu]

twesterm said:

sc94597 said:
My main problem with the review system is the 7-10 scale opposed to the 1-10 scale. I've noticed that every game that is "worth getting" is from 7-10 and everything else goes somewhere under that. Because of this way of going about things, there is only like 3 areas you can go in. 7-7.9 8-8.9 and 9-10. So things start to get clumped together and games I would rate a 9 are in the same category as games I wouldn't and vice-versa. The games aren't actually rated from 1-10.

The "7-10" system isn't a bad thing though because a 7-10 should be a good game while things below it just get progressively worse.

That's the way things should be.

The problem is though, now, if it isn't an 8 it's terrible and if it isn't a 9 it isn't good.  I've actually seen people say they only play 8.5+ games like anything below that is terrible.  That shit is just ridiculous.

I don't remember this being a huge problem last gen, only when Metacritic and Gamerankings became big.  Of course publishers have always done all they can to get the highest scores, but this gen, I don't know, it just seems so much worse.

 

They should try to do that by making the best damn game they can possibly make