| Phronesis said: It’s a very common tradition: when a game is released, gamers will read the reviews to know if the game is good or not. Nobody really understands the logic behind the abstract scores. What is a 67? Who knows! But a 67 is better than 66 then people says game X is better than Y so my console is better than yours. I’m tired of this tradition because people can’t think by themselves anymore and have a personal opinion. All that matters is the metascore, the sales, the resolution. Numbers. Games are NOT a physics class, they are entertainment. We can stop depending on “professional opinions” because there are no pros when it comes to games: they are all just opinions.
So I propose that the next time you are in doubt if a game deserves be bought: download the demo, watch the gameplay on Youtube or even if you are going to ask someone or read a review, don’t bet your life on it, maybe you are discarding a very nice experience. |
Limited time or budget is what make reading review so important. I think you have it all wrong, If there a game your excited to play ... you're probably going to buy it anyways. It's a game like Shadow of Mordor, I knew very little about this game and never planned on getting it, once the positive reviews came out it peak my interest and now i'll probably pick it up once it get a discount from the full retail price.
I think metacritics is a great site and offer a good gague on quality of the game. In a month from now, I'll pick up either Sunset overdrive, Shadow of Mordor or Destiny on the Xbox one.... I'll wait to see the review on Sunset Overdrive and make a decision on which game to buy.
To answer your question a 67 is a bad game that should probably be avoided.
