Breath of the Wild, perfect scores, and framerate

[thismeintiel]

KLAMarine said:

thismeintiel said:

Couldn't put it better myself. And definitely agree with the evaluation analogy.  And that's not to say that a game can't receive high scores with technical issues, but a (near) perfect 10 should be out of the question.  That doesn't mean that an 8 or 9 is out, though.  And I think you are right that a big problem is fanboys not allowing their games getting less than a 9 (or cause the metacritic to go from a godly 98 to a shittiest of the shit 97), and if they do, they go apeshit over the reviewer.  It really makes future reviews for that franchise suspect.  I mean, are they actually loving the game that much?  Or are they worried about getting harrassed by 100s/1000s of fans and DDOS/hacked, so won't dare go below a 9?

If you want to open the floor to this level of speculation, the possibility that reviewers give bad reviews out for the attention or publicity should also be considered. The fact that game publishers buy ad space on game review sites is itself cause for concern. It's all suspect at that point.

Of course it should be considered, as it is also a fact.  Most notably when decent games get 4's or lower, which is below average.  I believe someone gave UC4 a 4, which is completely ridiculous.  Sure, the game may be average to you, gameplay-wise, but you can't ignore its graphical/technical achievements.  IMO, the lowest that game should get is a 6, or above average.  Unfortuanely, though, a 4 for a huge AAA title is guaranteed traffic to your site from fans who are going to voice their anger/disapproval for the score.

And it is somewhat concerning for gaming companies to advertise on gaming sites, as they may lead to skewed reviews.  However, I don't think that is too much of a concern.  Even if the site gives your game a lower score than you think it should have gotten, crying about it will only give you bad press, which could affect sales.  It also stands to reason that the vast majority of site goers are going to be gamers, so you are going to want to advertise on them, anyway, to reach the largest number of gamers.  Scores be damned.  And not all of those gamers go off of reviews.  Or think 6s or 7s make a game unbuyable.