Reviewers Should Update Their Scores (System Broken)

[ReimTime]

tokilamockingbrd said:

ReimTime said:

Shouldn't you be happy that they are telling the truth? What kind of a job would a reviewer be doing if they neglected to "punish the dev" because they thought it was wrong?

A review is not about stroking the developers ego; they are about educating the consumer, thus an accurate depiction of the game's launch status is necessary. Many of these reviews state quite loud and clear that the game is not worth purchase until the necessary fixes are made. That is all that needs to be said; any subsequent fixes will be covered by the developers social media and the abundance of gaming peripherals we have. 

A developer is a business; a corporation. Do we really love a business so much as to need an updated score in order to sleep better at night? If you enjoy the game, then you shouldn't care about a fictional number anyway. It most certainly is not wrong to punish a dev for being lazy. Poor launches should be remembered, not covered up by an updated score. A short time ago in the PS2 era, there were no patches; games were ready at launch. The only reason devs can get away with day 1 broken messes is because of patches.

to me it has nothing to do with the developers feelings. When I am looking for a game to play that is not new (I usually follow the status of new games) I would like to know how good the game is not how it might have been 2 years ago when I was not considering a purchase(or avoided based on reviews).

For me time is my limitation so I could care less really if a game is 15 dollars or 60. I am just looking for which one is the best experiance so if its an old 15 dollar used game I want to make sure I use my time wisely. Reviews that only reflect one state of the game become worthless except for bragging rights for fans of it or a way to ridicule a console you dont own.

I see ignorant people using Driveclub as an example of a bad Sony game, but in reality it is currently the best gen 8 exclusive (should change in 8 days). Sony lost alot of sales it could have had over the holidays because it was half baked at launch, no reason someone buying a PS4 now should avoid the game because of its score.

Fair enough, I definitely see your point and I half-misunderstood you. I've seen a lot of complaining about review scores, and I am adamantly against broken games and justification for them being broken on release.

I also buy a lot of games months after they release to save money. Maybe a compromise is needed; for example releasing a second review score, say 6 months later, but still keeping the first score as well. I just don't believe in updating a score. Companies should be held accountable for their missteps.