My point is the press has a history of ignoring technical aspects of a game. Ocarina of Time, if I recall correctly, ran at around 16 frames per second but I'm willing to bet there were reviews of the game that did not mention this at all or even if they did, looked past it.
With more recent releases, a game like Witcher 3 at times had technical issues or other flaws mentioned but the publication still handed out a perfect store:
"It’s not all perfect though. In fact there’s an awful lot wrong with the game, but most of it is incidental in comparison to that which is so right."
"On the PlayStation 4, The Witcher 3 runs at 30 frames-per-second, and while the framerate does drop from time to time when there’s a lot going on, this becomes less and less noticeable as time goes on, and this is a statement is coming from a bona fide framerate elitist. The Witcher 3 is such an incredibly immersive experience that its technical issues and open-world jank feel less important than they would in a game of lesser quality."
It seems to me a 10/10 game should not be interpreted as a perfect game, just a game that cannot be recommended enough?
From what I understand, handheld BotW has no framerate issues. Maybe reviewers were impressed by how such a tiny device trying to also be able to transition to a console experience was able to pull off a solid framerate running off of a tiny battery?
OoT had a framerate of 20FPS in NA and Japan. It was in the PAL regions where the framerate was like 17FPS.
I'm trying to find a source on the internet on this matter but can't (feeling sorta lazy right now lol)... I'll have to take your word for it. Thanks!
