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Augen on 05 November 2012
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d21lewis said:
Augen said:
I have been enjoying a game this past week, and then (literally just minutes ago) I discovered the meta critic score was....a 67%!?! What on Earth was I doing having fun playing it? It is almost as if others enjoyment or lack there of did not affect me in the slightest way.

I do not get this obsession, but then again I had no idea what ANY of the games I grew up playing in 8 and 16 bit era got for scores so they've never really bothered me like they apparently do younger gamers.


Happens more often than you think.  I've had Game of the Year contenders that have bored me to death and disappointed me.  I've had games that ranked horribly (Blades of Time, Lollipop Chainsaw) that I couldn't wait to play to completion.  I like it when people like a game that I like....I like to like....sorry.  Got confused, there.

Anyway, when it's all said and done, it doesn't matter if a few people I'll never meet dislike something that I enjoy.  I'll keep recommending and listening to recommendations but the experience is ultimately what the gamer makes of it.

My game is Lollipop Chainsaw funnily enough.  Beat it and immediately worked on beating the top scores getting A+ and unlocking costumes.  I was actually stunned it was 67% on there given how people here are worried over an 87%.   The only part I disliked was the baseball section, but one grumble in a game I have had a blast beating three times with tons of unlockable content gets my recomendation.  I even found Juliette surpringly endearing and Nick a more complex character than expected.

Sorry to go mildly off topic.  I hope the people that like the Halo series (I am not one, no offense ,I tried the first two, but FPS rarely do well with me) buy the game, have some fun and remembering gaming is about the experience, not the score.