Exclusive: Critics Admit To Lowering Scores For Attention.

[ryuzaki57]

curl-6 said:

ryuzaki57 said:

Why the particular example? I'm talking about metacritic average here : major Nintendo exclusives always get the highest scores despite being one generation behind, whereas top PS or multiplatform games are hammered at the first drawback. And it so happens that Nintendo is boasting about Metascores. I daresay that it's rather strange.

Maybe because reviewers don't assess games solely on graphics?

Yes, but PS4/Vita games never get credits for having top graphics. 3DS games aren't penalised for having 10-year old graphics. That's not normal, gamers derserve the best tech and journalists deny that by being soft on Nintendo games.

Furthermore, gameplay, story, etc. are very subjective aspects and can be manipulated easily.