BraLoD said:
Even so, they aren't taking any points as its the usual. |
Well first off, the whole portable thing will almost certainly affect scores in a variety of ways depending on the reviewer... where some marvel at what's been pulled off as a portable console, others dock it points for being less capable as a home console.
Second, I remember we discussed it a couple days ago and you suggested there would be a "remaster" effect, causing reviews to drop a few points as it's not entirely new software. I did see that has happened in a couple of reviews... for instance the current low "80" score said the game was excellent but docked it 20 points as people who owned it and spent ~$100 on DLC wouldn't get much out of this experience that they haven't already.
That "remaster" effect you speak of isn't a given, though; The Last of Us scored a 95 on the PS4 just as it did on the PS3, and the upgraded PS4/Xbox1 GTA V also maintained the 97 that it previously had. For the most part, then, games that were already scoring very high tend not to see much fall off in their scores when remastered, and given how crazy high the two I just mentioned had already scored, it's really saying something that they managed to reach those heights again.
Mario Kart 8, meanwhile, had more room for improvement at merely 88. Unlike those others, this really has offered more in terms of upgrades when you consider what it's bringing to the table; its resolution has been improved, it's playable while portable now, both modes hold consistent frame rates without stutter, the huge negative of the original has been fixed by including five new battle maps and multiple battle modes, and it includes some ~$100 in DLC with additional maps (basically meaning it comes with 48 courses rather than 32, excluding the 5 battle maps).
Chances are it'll still lose another point or two as more reviews come in, but given all of this it shouldn't come as a surprise that this might gain a few points in the current review.
