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TheShape31 on 25 March 2013
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Conegamer said:
TheShape31 said:

People basing a potential purchase on these reviews need to stop worrying about numbers, and start paying attention to the words in those reviews.

VideoGamer.com wrote:
"BioShock Infinite might just be one of the most compelling games of this generation."

They then proceeded to complain about things that didn't seem much like negatives at all, and gave it an 8/10. It's a pretty bullshit score, and I can't say I understood where the reviewer was coming from.

 

NowGamer.com wrote:

"Bioshock Infinite is a fantastic game"

They then said that only "compared to the original" does it seem not as unique of a game and gave it an 8/10.  The review perhaps failed to realize that it's fucking CALLED BIOSHOCK.  It's not a new damned IP, and expands on the original idias of its predecessor, like follow-ups are supposed to.  Again, bullshit.

 

The numbers mean nothing. 80, 95, 100... none of it matters. Take your time and read.


Agreed. But too many people just look at that last score and judge the game on that.


Exactly.  What if a game gets a metacritic score of 100, but every review is poorly written and lacks any amount of credibility?  People would still go crazy in threads like this without actually reading those shit reviews.  There's absolutely no point in going by the numbers.  And unfortunately there are now game publishers that will fund/reward/fire developers based solely on those numbers which bear little merit.  It's kind of sad.