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bouzane on 12 February 2012
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Michael-5 said:
bouzane said:
''- not including games rated 70-79% on metacritic is purely to cut off the 360s massive lead in that category over PS3. I dont understand how people could cut games that are the equivalent of a B to B+ in the school grading system.''

Life is too short to play every single video game rated above 90%, I'll never understand why people tolerate mediocrity when there are so many masterpieces. I know that the metascore of a game is not always indicative of quality but once you stoop below 80% you typically start to waste your precious time.

Yea, but you know a B+ game can be perfect to some and shit to others, doesn't mean it isn't bad.

How many GT5 loyalists does this website have? Isn't that a B game? Isn't it worth considering when buying a PS3 (being a flagship title)?

Also being 90+ on metacritic doesn't mean a game is 90+. Lots of games get inflated scores because of brand names (Final Fantasy, Halo, God of War, etc, etc). They are all great games and for many, they are 90+ games, but to many others Lost Odyssey, Killzone, and Bayonetta are better, despite having lower scores.

You agree a B+ game on metacritic isn't necessarily a reflection of quality, so why is the cut off 80%? Why don't 79% games make the cut, I noticed 360 has quite a few between 75-80%. Lower the cut off by 5%, and suddenly 360 is in the lead.

GT5 has a Metascore above 84% on both Metacritic and Gamerankings which seems to reflect the quality of the original release quite well, although I can not contribute my own opinion about the title because I hate racing sims, especially GT.

Personally, I think an 80% cutoff is too low, but that's just me. I just don't even consider games below 80% unless I believe that the critics are being unduely harsh (and even then I don't expect anything special).  Why adjust the cutoff point just to give the 360 the victory anyway? Why not just drop the cutoff to a 60% if we're going to dig our way down?

Also, lol at God of War having inflated scores. It was one of the only reasons I considered repairing my PS3. I just wish that they didn't abandon any semblance of story or character development after the original (and prequels).