My problem with review scores

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Barozi said:

That's how the scores are interpreted by most gamers though (sadly) and not how they are given by reviewers.
After all last year's GOTY only scored between 85 and 89.

It's their own fault if they don't touch anything under 80 (or 70). They've been spoilt too much.

A few years ago I never even read reviews before I bought a game, I would just buy the game if it looked interesting; I was nowhere close as connected to gaming media as I am now. Games like Schizm and Syberia that got absolutely shit on were enjoyable to me. To this day, I am not sure if reading reviews and judging a game by its score is a gift or a curse.

I absolutely agree that a score below 80 does not mean a bad game. I bought DOA5 about a month ago because it looked interesting (hehehehehe) and it is one of the best fighting games I have ever played.