Jay520 on 29 January 2012
| NotStan said: 10/10 highest possible score, how can games that you don't deem as "perfect" get the HIGHEST POSSIBLE score? [img] Surely if the game is GOOD in almost EVERY way, not perfect, but VERY good it ranges somewhere in the region of 9-9.9 not a 10. |
Many people base their scoring off their overall, personal experince of the game instead of simply adding every individual component from an objective perspective. Therefore, some people might just base their scores/review off the level of fun they had with it compared to other games they played, or whatever their scale is.
For example, I'd give SoTC a 10 even with it's technical issues. Even with it's technical issues, the incredible experience that I was left with would still warrant a 10/10. Or another game, Hitman: Blood Money. I'd give that a 10/10 too. I know the shooting mechanics are weak, the game freezes up on me, etc. But that still wouldn't erase the fact that the fun I had with the overall game is unparalled by anything I could have imagined.
Scores don't have to be objective measures of quality. They usually aren't, to be honest. A lot of times, they just represent a player's personal love of the game. So, a 10/10 probably doesn't represent absolute quality. It probably just represents the highest level of enjoyment that they could ask for.
