BraLoD said:
Anfebious said:
Indeed, unpredictable is the word I would use.
But I doubt the higher scores are because of more "simplified" games.
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No, it's the contrary.
It's due to lower expectations, handheld games are always sitting on scores based on lesser technology than consoles counterparts, it's acceptable to something to be missing, concepts to be changed, graphics to be of lower quality and less details.
Now with a handheld receiving console like games, it feels better, it raises the perceived value of such games.
For example, when I saw what they could do with the PSP I was amazed, but tthat was something they were doing since 2000 with the PS2, I was amazed because it was for a handheld, while it was common expectations on the PS2.
So Mario Kart on Wii U was based on what was expected for a console, Wii U games felt lesser by default because of what was available on PS4/XBO, now the very same game on Switch feels way better because you can play it on a handheld, its perceived value increases a lot and reviews seems like will be increasing as well, as the game is not reviewing the same like TLOU or GTA V, which were ridiculously high acclaimed games, it's 5 points above the original release and being the exact same game in the core, which prompt most ports to drop points, exactly because of the perceived value boost.
Nintendo might have got a very good track critic with their Switch games.
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It could be, but it's not something that critics are explicitally pointing out, from what I reading.
If the original release didn't get a 90+ Metascore it's because of those 75 and 80s it got. Checking out Nintendo World Report's reviews for both the Wii U (7.5) and Switch (8.5) versions we can see that the "miserable" Battle Mode was an important factor for 7.5. Now that the Switch version has an improved mode, it obviously should have faired better.
Other example is Gamespot, which also complained about the Battle Mode and gave originally the game an 8 score, now it awarded a 9.
EDIT: GamesRadar, this one is huge. Originally 8 and now 10, but for some reason I can't see their 2014 review anymore, seems to me they just updated it.
My bet with The_Liquid_Laser: I think the Switch won't surpass the PS2 as the best selling system of all time. If it does, I'll play a game of a list that The_Liquid_Laser will provide, I will have to play it for 50 hours or complete it, whatever comes first.
