Ni No Kuni gets a 9.4 from IGN. Surprised?

[the_dengle]

brendude13 said:

the_dengle said:

"The way IGN has been towards JRPGs this generation"? You mean... generous? Not sure why you would be surprised.

Halo: Reach - 10
Uncharted 3 - 10

Tales of Vesperia - 8.2

Hardly.

8.2 is a great score. I don't know Vesperia, but even if it's a legit 10/10, you shouldn't hold a grudge over a single game. Anyway, 8.2 is three points above the game's Metascore, so IGN graded it higher than most.

FFXIII -- 8.9
FFXIII-2 -- 8.0
Xenoblade -- 9.0
The Last Story -- 8.5
Pokémon Black & White -- 9.0
Pokémon Black 2 & White 2 -- 9.6
The World Ends With You -- 9.0
SMT: Devil Survivor -- 8.7
Valkyria Chronicles -- 9.0
Dragon Quest V -- 8.9
Folklore -- 9.0
Radiant Historia -- 8.5
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time -- 9.0
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story -- 9.5

IGN scored many other JRPGs with an 8 or higher this generation. I see no overwhelming bias against the genre in their reviews. If there is a lack of 9.5-10s, maybe it's because this wasn't the best generation ever for the JRPG as a whole.