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kain_kusanagi on 16 June 2012
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michael_stutzer said:
kain_kusanagi said:
If the game is imperfect a 6.5 is an above average score. The only reason people get upset about 6s and 7s is they think a 10 point scale is like a grade school A,B,C,D,F. It's not. 5 would be a mediocre game, 6 would be better than average, 7 would be good, 8 would be great, 9 would be stellar, 10 would be an extremely rare perfect game with no flaws. Everything below 5 would be different shades of suck, but anything above 5 would be worth playing depending on a persons tastes.

Zelda SS is a 7 in my opinion. Gravity Rush is probably a legitimate 6. People need to stop getting all worked about about meta scores and .5s. And most of all the vast majority of gaming review websites need to use their entire 10 point grading system instead of just the top and bottom three numbers. It drives me crazy that truly shit games get 1-3 and mediocre to amazing games get 7-9 when the majority of games are really 4-6. There are so few perfect 10s that it should be shocking when a game scores it. The only game I've played in the last decade that I'd consider a 10 would be Portal 2 and that's because I prefer shorter games that can be enjoyed in small sessions.

I highly doubt Gravity Rush is the as good as Portal 2, but it also looks better than your average bargain bin game so 6.5 seems about right to me.

Seriously, you criticise people because they get worked up about meta scores and yet you do much worse, you talk shit about games you know nothing about. This is a much bigger problem. Gravity Rush was one of the best handheld games I've ever played and pretty much every people that played the game agree with that. 

And what "shit" did I talk? I explained in three paragraphs that in my opinion a 6 is an above average score. If Gravity Rush is good then getting anything above a 5 is good. I haven't played the game but I don't see how a 6.5 is a bad score. How good it is, is subjective. You think it's the best and someone else might think it's decent. The problem is too many gamers think anything below an 8 is a bad score. But in reality a review isn't negative until it dips below 5. I suggest that a 6 is a legitmently positive score and you think I'm bashing the game? This isn't grade school and it's not a A-F system, it's a 10 point system.

 Below is an example of how to break down the meaning behind a 10 point rating system.

The game "X Racing" is a racing game for all platforms.

Possible review scores for "X Racing":

 

10/10: Get this game even if you don't like racing games. It's one of the best games of the year, not just in the racing genre.

9/10: If you've ever enjoyed a racing game you'll like this.

8/10: A great racer, racing fans of most kinds will have fun.

7/10: Fun racer with a few flaws. If you're not a racing fan this won't change your mind.

6/10: An above average racing game with some flaws worth checking out.

5/10: Moderate to hardcore racing fans will find enjoyment, casual racing fans may want to rent first.

4/10: Only the most hardcore racing fans will want to try it, casual racing fans shouldn't bother.

3/10: Lots of flaws, don't bother unless you're really dying for another racing game.

2/10: So flawed that even the most hardcore racing fan won't be able to find any enjoyment.

1/10: Unplayable garbage.

 

When you look at the full spectrum of a 10 point system it's clear to me that a 6.5/10 is not a bad score.