Intrinsic said:
Not missing the point. It just happens to be that you are over simplifying things in an industry that is simply not simple. Yes, a 5 "should" represent average in a 10 point review system. But you'll have to be in denial if you say any review site adheres to that review doctrine. Majority of the games score above a 7. And because these reviewers don't follow any set review standards besides how a game "feels" which is mostly subjective the scores are all over the place and sometimes bias even plays into it. We cannot expect game journalism to take their jobs seriously if we don't hold them accountable. They can't be held accountable if there isn't a fixed review standard. Fact is that a games review score affects how it sells. It even affects the bonuses studios get/don't get for their work on a game. Reviews are way too important in this industry to not be taken seriously. My system does just that. Breaks a game up into its core elements and reviews each one individually. Take a car for instance, when reviewing a car its also broken up into different categories. Performce, fuel economy, design, interior...etc. Or a phone, they talk about its design, hardware, OS, camera..etc. But with gaming we got one block opinionated piece that is mostly contradictory. |
I'm sure the system is great. And I'm sure you put a lot of thought into it. I, personally, think it is a pointlessly overcomplicated and unintuitive system designed to fix the wrong kind of problem, but I haven't seen it in action. Maybe it just works, somehow. By all means, try it out.
I believe in honesty, civility, generosity, practicality, and impartiality.
