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TRAVIS!!! on 20 January 2015
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artur-fernand said:
TRAVIS!!! said:

The problem is that for most game-reviewers, 7/10 means average, which is why Metacritic treats 74 as average. On the other hand, movie-reviewers tend to actually use the full scale, which is why a movie that has a rating of 72 is considered good. So, I think if game-reviewers would also use the full scale, Metacritic would reflect that.

I do agree that rotten tomatoes has a better system and that 5/10 should mean average and not bad. I'm not sure about your last point though. Sometimes a game that's good on one system can be much worse on another, because of screen-tearing, more bugs, or stuff like that, and I guess it's good that this system is able to point that out.

Which is why 0-10 ratings are pointless. And honestly, there are barely any games that have any real differences between platforms. Those are few and far between. Off the top of my head, I can think of Bayonetta and FFXIII

I don't think ratings are pointless. All I'm trying to say is that Metacritic itself isn't the problem.