Metacritic is a poor gauge of game quality see why

[d21lewis]

oldschoolfool said:

d21lewis said:

Metacritic is just a one stop shop for reviews.  I look at a few of them, read a couple of the good ones to see what they like, read a couple of the bad ones to see what they didn't like (and if those things matter to me) and then I go back to watching oily gangbang porn.  Too much emphasis is placed on that final number.  I don't give a damn about that number.  It's just another tool I use to make better informed purchases.

I do admit that sometimes, I check Meta after I buy a game, too.  I like to feel vindicated about my purchases.

Why do you like to feel vindicated? I hardly look at review scores. I know what type of games I like and I'm usually happy  with my purchases. I trust my judgement. I'll only read review scores if I don't know anything about the game and I want to get an idea of what the game is about. lol

Not all the time.  Just sometimes.  I buy a game and I think "Damn, that part was pretty cool.  I wonder if anybody else was impressed by that!" and then I go back and read the review.  Or I buy a game and I'm can't get to it for a while.  I may read a review to hype me up as to what's on the horizon.