Why Is Metacritic So Hated?

[Angelv577]

Mr Puggsly said:

Angelv577 said:
I really don't take metacritic too seriously, I just use it as an additional information before buying a game. I hate more the facts that some here are so inconsistent. When a game they like, get a bad score, they start trashing metacritic but when the opposite happens, they use the metascore as a reference that the game is great.

This is pretty much how I feel.

Metacritic is a great resource for people to find notable games.

It seems people get worked up when game they enjoy don't score great. Because a game scoring in the 50% - 70% somehow translates to nobody can enjoy it.

The worst is when people spin a relatively high score into something negative. For example, not long ago there were some people trolling Gears Ultimate for scoring less than the original Gears. 

that's true.  it's practically the same game but better so scoring less than the original won't change that.  if you enjoyed it before, you will enjoy it again.  As long as the game isn't broken, buying a game that score 60-70 shouldn't be problem if you are sure that you will enjoy it.